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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2022-05-10, 15:41

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bestemor wrote on 2022-05-10, 13:30: Looks like it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et0cmQn9mm4 At the very end there. […] Show full quote BetaC wrote on 2022-05-10, 00:52: ... It has the manual and the fold out technology tree, but the CD seems to be in a generic jewel case. Is that normal? Looks …

Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2022-05-10, 00:52

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Well I certainly feel lucky. Managed to find this in good condition. Filename EBC87F13-7C88-45D4-8956-BF33B2DEF48E.jpeg File size 1.92 MiB Views 1436 views It has the manual and the fold out technology tree, but the CD seems to be in a generic jewel case. Is that normal?

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-04-12, 04:59

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Well, I think I'm done actively looking for CEDs. I managed to find ESB locally, and that's probably my peak. IMG_0344.jpg I also went over to my Co-Worker's place earlier to see if the discs I own actually work, and was pleased to learn that they actually do. Of course, they sped ESB up hilariously …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-04-11, 06:47

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Kahenraz wrote on 2022-04-11, 06:06: It's unfortunate that laserdiscs are to be counted as a medium that can suffer from physical rot. I think it's a result of the discs being manufactured as two separate plates and it's the glue in between that's decomposing. Luckily, a lot seem to still be …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-04-11, 05:33

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After Asking a Coworker for a Laserdisc player, which he was more than glad to let me have thanks to his five spares , I decided to expand my collection of old Media. Of course, none of it was Laserdisc today because I didn't find something that just stood out to me. That said, I did pick up Ben-Hur …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-03-30, 04:00

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm so familiar with things like the Apple ][ and the Atari 2600 that I have 0 nostalgia feels for them. I have far better feelings for things that weren't such a common part of my life when I was young. Enough hands on time to hold a reverence for them but not enough to have experienced all I …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-03-29, 03:47

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Today I wrote some floppies, and proved to myself that both the 3.5 and 5.25 Apple II drives are working. So, naturally, I played Oregon Trail. Filename 67021175979__E692B1FA-81D3-4198-9962-5B0029C453B9.jpg File size 877.59 KiB Views 1246 views

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-03-27, 07:21

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I went mad with a Magic eraser earlier, and brought my 3.5 and 5.25 Apple II drives in to looking as good as the main computer. I also used a friend's floppy emu to make sure the system was working beyond the self-testing. Filename IMG_0195.jpg File size 598.96 KiB Views 1766 views

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-26, 00:23

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Today was a good day. 8BA83707-B991-4D2E-A6BF-B9BC2B7B2B2D.jpeg After a little scrubbing and checking for capacitor juice it became a great day. ADCAA970-6AE6-41AC-9FE4-D8A11AF766FB.jpeg And once the system was put back together it became a great day. EF6586F3-10E5-4C3E-898E-924B2E0A2C87.jpeg …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-03-24, 18:40

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I've been paying the half life games as of recent, and my eye for vintage hardware has made me faintly aware of Valve having more than a few Pentium 4 machines in their offices, a freely usable-for-photos slot-1 motherboard, and some Asus CD drives. It's hilarious to be able to see it despite the …

Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-03-21, 23:35

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I was completely unaware of the case market, 🤣.

Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2022-03-21, 23:31

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Today was a good day. Filename 9836D683-40E8-4C72-90E6-EA5CD4C7FC41.jpeg File size 1.57 MiB Views 1291 views

Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-03-21, 17:42

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Well I managed to pick up some old weather graphics systems from my new job, but I was really only able to put one together in the end. 9B52DFAE-94A9-4DDB-B815-DB7526BCA54F.jpeg Both are at style Pentium machines, and after finding a second case for the one on the right, I was able to get one up and …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-06, 14:36

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Hi, Got this, payed too much for a whole PC a pentium 90 that was a socket 7. If it were a socket 5 though but in the pics were this sound blaster. Nothing to it but the chip it had. Mostly i find the slot empty or no socket at all and they are not sold in any stores i can find. Good find or what? …

Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2022-03-04, 21:07

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So I've moved myself out of New Mexico for work, and went around to a couple of shops today. Sure, I can't find some place that is known for retro computing, but a few places seem to have some nice random bit here and there. Like this $10 C64 game. Now I just need to find a way to redo the adhesive …

Re: intel dx2-66 with blue heatsink

Posted on 2022-01-27, 06:01

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Yeah, it's probably best to look at motherboards if you want to find one, at least on Ebay. I got lucky and found mine attached to a board.

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-01-21, 06:11

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Today I added to my Big Box collection with a rather nice looking copy of Rebel Assault 2. Filename 655F1C56-0559-4CCE-B8CB-39A57EB926D6.jpeg File size 1.66 MiB Views 1113 views So, naturally, I played Rebel Assault 1 instead.

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-01-13, 19:49

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Yesterday I managed to switch out the Voltage Regulators in my Genesis to get rid of some of the noise that is seen when you have a 32x and SegaCD attached at the same time. As the system heats up it does get some snow in the BIOS screen, but it goes away when you actually play a game.

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-01-12, 02:03

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Mass Effect (PC) I had already completed ME2 and ME3 on the PS3 many years ago, but had skipped ME1 because it hadn't been released on the PS3 at the time, and wouldn't be until the ME1-3 collection came out. I remember really enjoying ME2 (ME3 less so), but for some reason even though I've had ME1 …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-01-11, 23:16

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Today I finally got around to figuring out the issue with my Sega 32X. As it turns out, the yellow video was being caused by a pin on one of the chips having a solder trail that had connected to a trace. Now I can use my full abomination to it's full extent, you know, playing the five games that …

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