Re: WebOne - proxy for old browsers to make them Web 2.0-capable

Posted on 2020-06-04, 15:16

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While I was at it , I created a "containerized" version of WebOne, using the official Ubuntu Focal Docker image as base. Although the process of creating the image was pretty straightforward, it turned out to be not exactly lightweight (almost 500 MB in size), probably because I had to install …

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

Posted on 2020-06-04, 11:28

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It really annoyed me that I was not able to use older versions of Outlook / Outlook Express to read my email because they don't support modern encryption protocols. I did some research and found that stunnel seems to be the way to go to solve this problem. I could have installed it on my Win10 …

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Re: Anyone sold their collections / parts on... any regrets?

Posted on 2020-05-30, 15:17

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My storage space is limited as well, so I have to prioritize and sell the items (mainly the bulky ones like cases, monitors and complete systems) that I have no real use for. I don't regret it (as of today) because I like to think that the new owners can probably put those things to good use. I …

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

Posted on 2020-05-25, 10:15

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Today, I replaced the barrel battery on my Gigabyte GA-486VS with a new one. To avoid the hassle with external battery packs or coin cell holders, I just ordered a new barrel battery as a drop-in replacement. The existing one had survived 26 years without leaking, so I suppose the new one will be …

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Re: The Flying Dutchman: Tulip Vision Line dt 5/120 (upgraded)

Posted on 2020-05-22, 18:42

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Today I decided to level up my game on this one. Swapped the Voodoo 1 for the Creative 3D Blaster Banshee PCI, added an Adaptec AVA-2904 SCSI Controller and replaced the DVD with a Pioneer Slot-In SCSI CD-ROM drive from 1998. 😀

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The Flying Dutchman: Tulip Vision Line dt 5/120 (upgraded)

Posted on 2020-05-20, 13:32

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TL;DR I was able to acquire this Socket 7 system that I am nostalgically attached to and that I have upgraded to suit my DOS/Win95 retro computing needs: Front View.JPG Background Story The company that provided (and actually still provides) business IT solutions for my dads business back in the …

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Re: Own a old Pentium 233mhz LT430TX, question about hard drive size and IDE to SD readers

Posted on 2020-05-18, 07:57

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Use Ontrack disk manager. Download it here: https://www.philscomputerlab.com/ontrack-disk-manager.html Set drive to not installed in bios, or type 47 without any parameters. Follow instructions and it should work (of course if your OS supports 1TB) I am in a similar situation, I have a 430TX board …

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

Posted on 2020-05-13, 12:20

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Tested the Pentium II 450 that arrived today. Works like a charm. I just have to clean the heatsink and fan and then drop it into my 440BX Slot 1 machine (Epox EP-BX3). Yesterday I thoroughly cleaned the Tulip TC76 mainboard that will go into my Visionline dt. Today I replaced the P166 MMX with a …

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Re: ISA MIDI-only wavetable cards?

Posted on 2020-05-12, 14:03

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On my recently acquired Tulip TC76 mainboard I found an 8-pin header labeled "WAVE" as well. See the attached picture. I think it should be doable to trace back the connections to the Vibra 16X chip with a high-res photo and then figure out whether it is possible to build a simple 8-to-26-pin …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-11, 19:59

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ah, so that was you ;) good thing it went to someone who has a fitting machine for it, I've been wanting to buy it purely for the hardware so it was on my watch list for a while now but I wouldn't have had an adequate case/machine to put it in ^^ Hah, so I guess "thank you for not buying it" :D …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-11, 19:27

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Today I received a Tulip TC76 mainboard that I'm going to use as a drop-in replacement for the TC48 that my Visionline dt 5/120 came with. The TC76 has several advantages over the TC48, most notably: - support for MMX CPUs (which some TC48s do have since the VX chipset generally supports it, but …

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

Posted on 2020-04-28, 19:46

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I installed "Mario is missing" and Windows Entertainment Packs 1 + 2 on the P75 DOS/WfW 3.11 build I have been working on lately and played a fair bit. My brother and I spent days and weeks with these games back in the day. So, working remotely during COVID-19 does have its advantages, like being …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-28, 19:39

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I finally got the chance to acquire a system that comes very close to two of my childhood systems. It's a Vision Line DT 5/120 by dutch manufacturer Tulip. First PC we had in our home was an Impression Compact with a 486 DX2-66 in a very similar case. Some time later I got a Vision Line DT 5/200 …

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Re: Voodoo 2 component map

Posted on 2020-04-27, 09:04

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@gex85 No problem! But before replacing the cap I'd recommend checking the card for other damage, I don't see how a missing C128 would cause this behavior. C128 is used for TMU0 RAM VCC decoupling, the card should be detected without it. I double- and triple-checked the whole board and apart from a …

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Re: AZ2316 v. ES1868F

Posted on 2020-04-27, 08:56

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IIRC, the AZT2320 used a licensed OPL3 core. I was never too enthused with having to stick with Intel ICA to allocate PnP resources, but better tools have just recently come available, so it's less of an issue. I recently tried to get an AZT2320 (MM PRO16III PNP) working in a very similar build ( …

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Re: Voodoo 2 component map

Posted on 2020-04-25, 20:11

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that is awesome, thanks literally just bought a defective Voodoo2 with some components knocked off, this helps a lot. edit: it's a Diamond Monster 3D II, the layout is slightly different, but component numbers seem to be the same at first glance. Hah, I bought the same model the other day and it …

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

Posted on 2020-04-24, 07:01

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For the past couple of days I have been struggling to get a fresh copy of Win95 installed to my Compaq LTE 5100. Something seems to be wrong with the hard disk. It does pass all tests that I have thrown at it and the first half of the installation always goes pretty well. But after the first reboot …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-21, 13:31

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imi wrote on 2020-04-20, 17:06: don't think this needs any words :3 hardware38_13.jpg I was watching this auction as well... initially the card was listed with the "Buy now" option enabled for only 30€, I was tempted to buy it but didn't do it because I didn't have any real use for the card... 😄

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Re: What are some common failure modes for defective Voodoo2 cards?

Posted on 2020-04-20, 18:58

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Sorry for hijacking, but I have a Diamond Voodoo2 card with a missing C128 capacitor (backside, upper left corner, next to the memory chip). Does anyone happen to know which value it should be? I could of course de-solder one of the other SMD caps that are sitting next to the memory chips, but I'd …

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Re: Compaq LTE screen swaps:

Posted on 2020-04-20, 18:46

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I have not tried it, but I have an LTE 5100 with the 800x600 screen at hand. In case you need any detailled photos, measurements etc., I'll be happy to help. Actually I have just recently traded a Slot 1 mainboard for the 5100, which is in excellent, very clean overall condition and even came with …

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