Re: 8-Bit Guy video's are becoming a chore!

Posted on 2020-11-24, 10:09

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I'd think Adrians Digital Basement is probably my favorite channel at the moment (well hello hello). I think his format is really good and I like his mail call videos where he actually takes the time to go through the items. Not a big fan of candy reviews though... I have also enjoyed this channel, …

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

Posted on 2020-11-22, 09:29

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For some reason I have been getting interested in Win 3.1 programming. I used to do a fair bit of Win32 programming back in the second half of the 90's (plain C Win32 and MFC) but never really gave much thought to Win16. Anyhow, I stumbled on this second hand book online a while ago and ordered it. …

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Re: need info on m$ quickbasic

Posted on 2020-11-20, 05:10

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The command line compiler BASCOM.EXE from version 1 seemed to have been renamed to BC.EXE in version 4.5 (the most common version of QuickBasic, maybe even the last?). Anyhow, 4.5 is the version of QuickBasic I always use. I think I there used to be version 4 before that, can't remember back that …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-11-05, 09:05

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Finally got hold of one of these again after regretting selling all of those 10 years ago :) Nice. You must have paid a pretty price for that? I'm glad I never sold mine, although I've lost other hardware over the years (moving around). I have the exact same card. I think I got it in late '94 and …

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Re: Additional memory for Cirrus Logic CL-GD5428 VLB

Posted on 2020-11-02, 07:07

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Hmm. That would be sad. I was reading through this documentation and it implied that the 5428 seems to support 1024x768 64k colors (interlaced). https://datasheetspdf.com/pdf-file/1278053/Ci … gic/CL-GD5428/1

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Additional memory for Cirrus Logic CL-GD5428 VLB

Posted on 2020-11-02, 06:46

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I have this Cirrus Logic CL-GD5428 VLB and it has two sockets to add an additional 1MB of ram and I was wondering, what would be good chips to get for this card? I'm thinking of using it in my 486/100 windows 3.11 set up to get into the 1024x768 16bit video mode. Filename IMG_20201102_173300.jpg …

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

Posted on 2020-10-28, 02:43

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Use a dremel or other such rotary tools for the job would be my advice. Worked great for me. Looking around my area if I can find a place that has a drill press (e.g. small(er) car repair workshops etc). I figured, if I can print the layout of the openings on sticky paper then use a drill press for …

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

Posted on 2020-10-27, 05:19

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I ordered (and received) a tiny little screw to attach the volume wheel to the potentiometer for my upcoming Snark Barker build. I think I have everything in place now, just need to figure out how I'm going to create the required openings in the mount bracket... 🤔 Filename IMG_20201027_160351.jpg …

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How to insert this motherboard diagnostics card?

Posted on 2020-10-23, 05:07

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So, I have this motherboard diagnostics card and I'm slightly confused as to how to insert into an ISA slot. It has a "rear" designation on it but does that mean the rear of the board, ie. the "rear" designation facing outwards or the rear of the ISA slot which means it would mean "rear" would point …

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Re: An AdLib-Compatible Card (1986) Older than AdLib (1987)

Posted on 2020-10-22, 03:24

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It looks to be in pristine condition, i.e. I can't see/spot any wear or tear on the ISA connector at all. Maybe worth adding some info and a photo to Wikipedia?

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Re: Retro Hardware Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-10-21, 09:34

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Some guy on ebay is charging $80 AUD (~55 USD) for shipping an ATX I/O back plate from the states to aus. 😆

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Re: Retro Hardware Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-10-20, 20:49

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I "watched" an item on eBay the other day. 30 mins later the price was raised by $30. 🤔

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-20, 09:05

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Two beauties. Western Digital VGA 16 WD90c00 Filename IMG_20201020_180849.jpg File size 1.31 MiB Views 1927 views ATI VGA Wonder 16 Filename IMG_20201020_181045.jpg File size 1.24 MiB Views 1927 views Filename VGA Wonder Operation Manual (1st Edition, July 1988).pdf File size 2.44 MiB Downloads 55 …

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Re: 386 with VLB, suggestions?

Posted on 2020-10-20, 06:19

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H3nrik V! wrote on 2020-10-20, 06:02: Doesn't VLB only work with 486 and later? If I'm not mistaken, VLB is more a chip set feature than a CPU feature. I have a 386/486 board with VLB. At the moment I have a 386/33 on it. Re: 386 motherboard recommendation

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-18, 21:04

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SVD wrote on 2020-10-18, 18:58: And even more Btw, that mouse (with joystick look) have to go to LGR oddware or something 😂 That Vibra based sound card is kinda interesting, not special though. Some discussion here: Help me identify this Vibra 16 card

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

Posted on 2020-10-16, 03:57

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Because it's been a few weeks, I thought I might as well beat Dark Forces again. This time it only took around two hours. image0.jpg I've been playing this game lately. The level design in this game can be super frustrating. Maybe "Dark Corners" should have been a better name for this game. : …

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Re: Iconic Sound Blaster CT numbers

Posted on 2020-10-14, 10:50

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Creative Sound Blaster ISA cards that are historically significant or interesting to be displayed. Although the quality of Sound Blaster cards is debatable, it seems to be the brand that has made the most impact and reached the largest audience. If I was to do something like this I'd focus on the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-14, 03:05

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Aublak wrote on 2020-10-14, 02:36: Your board looks close enough that I think the Bios would match without a problem. I noticed that the link to the manual in the tread I linked to was dead. I have attached the manual (PDF) to the original post in my thread re. this board (in case you, or some else …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-14, 02:02

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I picked up this FIC 486-GVT-2 motherboard. Its missing its bios chip, but I figured I could search for it online. Sigh... I shouldn't assume too much from now on. I have the same board, although it seems we have different revisions, i.e. I can spot differences. I can't make ROM dumps atm but I …

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Re: S3 Virge/DX with two different type of ram chips

Posted on 2020-10-10, 20:32

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The card has no way of detecting the chip type, so there is no way the stock clock speed and performance will differ between upgraded and stock version. I'm not the original owner of this card so I don't know if the chips in the sockets are stock. But if you are going to customly clock (e.g. …

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