Re: Socket 370 VIA C3 Retro DOS PC

Posted on 2021-05-18, 08:18

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A voodoo2 is always good to splurge on 😉 You're only inches away from buying that Gravis Ultrasound card. And then a Roland MT32. And then another Sound Canvas 55 or 88. And then.. ah you know where this is going.

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Re: My Vintage computer collection and software...

Posted on 2021-05-18, 08:11

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Add some photo's! 😀

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Re: Symphony Haydn 386DX/486DLC - plus case quandry

Posted on 2021-05-17, 20:13

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Nice job on this system! I would love to see a 5.25 mounted MT-32-pi! Building that from scratch would be a feat.

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Re: My utterly redicilous dream Pentium II (build log with pics!)

Posted on 2021-05-16, 19:15

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That is a fun game and would be a nice test for EAX. It certainly is! https://i.imgur.com/TaCl58e.jpg Hooked up my old QuickShot joystick there from 1990. I used to play Freespace with keyboard only so it's been tricky trying to adapt to joystick controls but it's adding to the immersion. The 3d …

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Re: Quake Shareware Music.

Posted on 2021-05-16, 11:38

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the shareware version featured the full sound track..

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Re: My utterly redicilous dream Pentium II (build log with pics!)

Posted on 2021-05-15, 10:40

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I found a decent list of EAX games. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_with_EAX_support Thanks for that list! I've also found this list with games that feature surround sound: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_that_support_surround_sound Also this: https://satsun.org/audio/ …

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Re: My utterly redicilous dream Pentium II (build log with pics!)

Posted on 2021-05-13, 19:18

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I finally got around to doing the most important part after building a retro PC: tune it and put it through some benchmarks! Before I'll try any overclocking, I'm adding a 40mm fan to my Voodoo 3 2000. The heatsink is glued on and doesn't have any fan connectors or inserts, so you'd need to take off …

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Re: My utterly redicilous dream Pentium II (build log with pics!)

Posted on 2021-05-12, 13:15

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I was thinking you should get one of those old 4x Philips cd writers in gold and black but that's also cool. I agree nice job. Thandor suggested a few of them in his post above but I wasn't able to find one locally for a reasonable price. And a CDROM drive is quite the must in such a system, so I …

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Re: ( abandoned project ) German theme 486 computer.

Posted on 2021-05-12, 08:54

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Oetker wrote on 2021-05-12, 08:37: [Project] Regular 486 computer. What is the most regular IDE controller? Or make a 486 with abandoned parts instead? To the junkyard! 😁

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Re: My utterly redicilous dream Pentium II (build log with pics!)

Posted on 2021-05-11, 15:45

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Thanks for the nice comments! :) Nice build! Cute little monitor. It's a 17" CRT and is almost as high as the case itself, although the photo angle makes it seem smaller. I've also managed to find a proper solution for the CDROM unit. I took this pretty generic looking drive I had laying around and …

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Re: Joysticks in DOS

Posted on 2021-05-10, 15:01

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If you use Win98 you should be able to remap the controls. Not sure if Tie Fighter will adapt to those recaps though.

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Re: Why do some old games has no in-game music in it?

Posted on 2021-05-09, 16:36

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Probably for the better since the speaker is very limited in what it can do and it could not play sound fx and music at the same time. Bah. Even Paratrooper for DOS had music. Plam-Plim-Plom-Plum-Plam-Plim-Plom-Plum-Plam-Plim-Plom-Plum-Plam-Plim-Plom-Plum- Plam-Plam-Plum-Plum-Plim-Plim-Plum-Plum- …

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Re: Community Socket 7: Choose my parts!

Posted on 2021-05-09, 06:44

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Very interesting case! Surprised how 'modern' the design is considering it's AT. Also great how it came with mouse, keyboard, psu and motherboard! Great acquisition! I like the betweener idea! Especially since it has USB support. Put in a zip drive, 5,25" FDD, CD-Writer, network card and CF storage …

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Re: Why do some old games has no in-game music in it?

Posted on 2021-05-09, 06:01

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I could name a few reasons: Making good soundtracks isn't easy. Back then games were not made by miltimillion dollar companies, but often by just a few people or sometimes just one. If no one was a musical talent then there wasn't any money to simply hire a pro to do it. Music also takes up disk …

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My utterly redicilous dream Pentium II (build log with pics!)

Posted on 2021-05-08, 17:16

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I love 90's gaming and my Pentium 233 MMX build pretty much covers everything up to '97 but I wanted something for those later games from 1998/1999. So let's get building! :) Part 1: THE CASE We'll start with the case. I've owned this ATX case for 20 years and up until 2019 it housed my main rig. …

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Re: Show us your custom Physical mt32-pi Builds

Posted on 2021-05-04, 09:25

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Those are some really cool designs! Especially the mini 3d printed one. And having one in a 5,25 bay would be awesome too! I'm really happy to own a real MT-32. Prices are going more insane with each passing year.

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Re: S3 ViRGE/DX

Posted on 2021-05-04, 07:07

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I haven't played any of the Harry Potter games but they must have been early 2000s games, so that S3 Virge DX isn't going to cut it, since that one is from the 90s. You'd best try to find a GeForce 4 series or a Radeon 8500 to get a good framerate out of those games. Especially if you want to play …

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Re: Removing rust from old AT cases

Posted on 2021-05-02, 07:53

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I've mostly used wheel wire brushes, which you connect to a drill. After the rust is gone, use sandpaper to smooth out the surface until it's shiny again. You can then repaint it or, if you want to keep the bare metal, add a layer of transparent lacquer.

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The Interdimensional Door in my Floor: A poem for the fellow tinkerer.

Posted on 2021-04-26, 11:21

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A poem for the fellow tinkerer. I'm sure some of you can relate :) The shed and the attic is where I reside in bright or dim or coloured light working on my projects these retro tech machines hammering, soldering, tinkering building childhood nerdy dreams hours and hours spent on old these old …

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2021-04-26, 06:59

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Woody72 wrote on 2021-04-25, 08:27: Nope. I'm an IT engineer, not a hairdresser 🤣. A friend of mine had a Scirocco and he was an IT engineer 😅

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