Re: What NAS are you using ?

Posted on 2020-05-02, 19:36

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114TB UnRaid server: https://imgur.com/a/u74RyIR The Specs: CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12c 24t) Mobo: Asus P9X79 LE RAM: 48GB (6x8GB) of 1333mhz DDR3 GPU: PowerColor PCIE x1 AMD Radeon HD 5450 512mb LAN: Aquantia AQtion 10G Pro NIC (The RealTek 1gbps NIC is also used for most network and internet …

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

Posted on 2020-04-28, 16:54

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Making physical copies of PC games that have no physical release. CAD$50 for the printer, CAD$21.99 for three sets of ink tanks from it, CAD$46 for gloss inkjet printable 25GB BD Discs. Kinda fun. Filename IMG_20200428_124417.jpg File size 1.81 MiB Views 1900 views Filename IMG_20200428_124620.jpg …

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Re: eMachines eMonster 500a Restoration/Sleeper

Posted on 2020-04-26, 22:56

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by Fujoshi-hime

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So I picked up this HP L2035 20" LCD monitor for CAD$12 over a month ago, just before COVID-19 shut things down. When researching the specs everything said it was a 'TFT' screen and I thusly assumed it was TN. I'm sure others who know mid 2000's monitors know better than I did but it turns out this …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2020-04-26, 03:52

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by Fujoshi-hime

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What kind of retro desk has no DOS compatible gaming PC? Point of order: They are all COMPATIBLE with DOS. It's just that none of them have DOS installed. :P Though DOS would probably be less than ideal on anything other than the E5800 machine. Also, just about anything that doesn't require Real …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2020-04-26, 00:53

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An update with a what's what of my 'Retro Desk' now that everything is setup and I'm using it during this pandemic. Yes, it's a proton pack to the left. I kinda have nowhere else to keep it. Filename IMG_20200425_203303.jpg File size 1.57 MiB Views 1630 views

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Re: The Painfully Inauthentic Windows 9X Build

Posted on 2020-04-25, 21:35

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by Fujoshi-hime

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Since you're running overkill hardware for WinME, how about overkill software? Doom3 can run Win9x with a patch and Half-Life 2 will run out of the box. I don't know about Fujoshi-hime, but I'm definitely planning to do that in near future on my overkill build . Recently I found out about that …

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Re: International mail shipments and COVID-19

Posted on 2020-04-25, 02:26

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If your stuff is in air mail, tough luck. Afaik, most international postal services heavily rely on cargo bays of passenger flights. Sadly, they are all gone, and air mails are grounded. Yeah it's a real mess. A LOT of freight was actually moved in the cargo holds of passenger airliners. There's …

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Re: The Painfully Inauthentic Windows 9X Build

Posted on 2020-04-23, 00:43

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by Fujoshi-hime

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My motherboard has an IDE port, but SATA drives can also be ran in legacy mode (aka IDE drives). As for graphics cards, if the PCIe X800 GTO I have doesn't work even with the ati drivers on philscomputerlab than I still have a PCI graphics card that can be used (Geforce MX4000). Though I might not …

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Re: The Painfully Inauthentic Windows 9X Build

Posted on 2020-04-22, 23:08

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I'm wondering, would an Intel D945psn motherboard with with Win98SE/ME? It's a socket 775 motherboard that supports the Pentium 4 line of cpus. Also since there is talk of PCIe cards that work with win9x, is the Ati Radeon X800 GTO one of those working PCIe cards? I have one but the fan on the …

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Re: The Painfully Inauthentic Windows 9X Build

Posted on 2020-04-22, 13:27

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by Fujoshi-hime

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Yeah, that's a shame. When I was buying my X8xx Pros, I was specifically looking for VIVO ones (I know, you wasn't buying Pro). And even though I have a X850 Pro VIVO, I wasn't able to unlock it, since it's using slow 2.0ns memory. At least my X800 Pro VIVO is now fully working X800 XT. Yeah and …

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

Posted on 2020-04-20, 17:54

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bofh.fromhell wrote on 2020-04-20, 02:13: Very nice! What printer is that? A Canon Pixma MX922 which I got used for CAD$50. Keep in mind you also need ink jet printable media, plenty of discs would just smear the ink off.

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Re: The Painfully Inauthentic Windows 9X Build

Posted on 2020-04-19, 22:31

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by Fujoshi-hime

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Do you have small yellow connector under Molex one? Also, how fast is your VRAM (1.6 or 2.0ns)? If you have that yellow connector and 1.6ns VRAM, you would be able to "upgrade" to XT or XT PE by flashing vBIOS. I did that few weeks ago with my X800 Pro, and I currently have X800 XT ;) I already …

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Re: eMachines eMonster 500a Restoration/Sleeper

Posted on 2020-04-19, 16:18

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by Fujoshi-hime

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Easily fixable is those 2 capacitors were the only issue. It also lost a fan blade which was a $8 part ordered from China. (God knows when that'll show up however) But yeah, it even still works without the capacitors, but gonna replace them eventually. That said, someone ships something as …

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Re: eMachines eMonster 500a Restoration/Sleeper

Posted on 2020-04-19, 02:49

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So the HD 6750... Uhh... Who would just wrap a GPU in bubble wrap, stick a shipping sticker on it, and ship it that way? It did not make it here unscathed... Yes, I got a full refund. Filename IMG_20200416_162846.jpg File size 1.94 MiB Views 1009 views Filename IMG_20200416_163153.jpg File size 1. …

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Re: COVID 19 and being pent up

Posted on 2020-04-16, 03:34

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I'm an introvert by nature so I'm dealing with the lock down and working from home pretty well. Though I am glad that I was able to get my WinME and WinXP PCs moooostly up and running before shipping got more challenging. I also have like 3 more hours per work day of personal time, which is great …

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Re: Windows 98 games that won't run in Windows XP

Posted on 2020-04-12, 03:22

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by Fujoshi-hime

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Transport Tycoon Deluxe. It was this issue that actually lead to the creation of TTDPatch and that then lead to Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe. Quite a legacy from some nerds frustrated that the game wouldn't start in XP. 😀

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Re: eMachines eMonster 500a Restoration/Sleeper

Posted on 2020-04-10, 18:18

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by Fujoshi-hime

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https://i.imgur.com/2P226gY.jpg A small bummer, I had a Radeon HD 7950 on hand which is also one of the last AMD GPUs to have XP 32 bit drivers. It worked in a lot of cases and 3D Mark 2003 was getting scores in excess of 60 000. (I'm sure that glorified Phenom II X4 3.0ghz CPU in it, running …

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How do I buy activate Windows XP in 2020?

Posted on 2020-04-09, 23:30

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by Fujoshi-hime

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Right so, I tried the piracy way and I just can't make it work. XP keeps nagging me about activation with countdowns I reset and everything else. I ONLY pirated XP when I actually used it as my mainline Windows OS but I apparently am not smart enough to make that work now. ...So how, if I even can, …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2020-04-06, 20:41

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by Fujoshi-hime

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My four main PCs, from left to right: I both hate this setup and love it at the same time. May I ask what you don't like about it? Please don't take me too seriously, it as just one of those tongue in cheek 'It's so ugly that it's beautiful' type comments. Such as using a pair of old school large …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2020-04-06, 20:14

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https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/FIRE-FLARE/IMG_20200404_140105187_zpsifiksb7f.jpg My four main PCs, from left to right: My modern gaming beast A backup server. My Retro Rig. And a laptop for looking up guides when I get stuck in games. (The second server tower is empty, together they hold …

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