Internet Archive loses lawsuit

Posted on 2023-03-26, 12:14

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While this was a group of publishers suing over books, hopefully it's not a first crack in the wall :( https://www.npr.org/2023/03/26/1166101459/internet-archive-lawsuit-books-library-publishers A federal judge has ruled in favor of a group of book publishers who sued the nonprofit Internet Archive …

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Re: Capacitors on STB Voodoo

Posted on 2023-03-26, 12:06

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have you actually tested it? i thought i've read that if they're simply decoupling caps, the card may still work albeit with possibly more interference. there are codes for SMCs, could help if theres any text on em - https://www.digikey.com/en/resources/conversion-calculators/conversion-calculator- …

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Re: The curious case of the artifacting Geforce 2 MX

Posted on 2023-03-25, 22:50

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i had strange problems with a geforce - artifacting and such, which went away with downclocking. ultimately a full recap fixed all the issues at normal clock speed in both 2d and GL modes.

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Re: Capacitors on STB Voodoo

Posted on 2023-03-25, 22:47

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maybe something here: Voodoo 2 component map

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Re: Cirrus Logic GD5429 VLB significantly slower than a TSENG ET4000

Posted on 2023-03-25, 22:42

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Yes that looks much better. Glad you got it working.

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Re: 486 motherboards, need help for troubleshooting.

Posted on 2023-03-23, 00:18

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Pics are not great. Third one down doesnt appear to have a lot of damage though.

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Re: Cirrus Logic GD5429 VLB significantly slower than a TSENG ET4000

Posted on 2023-03-22, 00:18

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drosse1meyer, what do your jumpers look like on your card? On mine there are 2 jumpers (4 pins) and they are soldered in (as BitWrangler mentioned). Nothing of interest. A jumper to set IRQ. And some headers for 'green' control which I assume is some sort of early low power mode thing. No idea how …

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Re: Cirrus Logic GD5429 VLB significantly slower than a TSENG ET4000

Posted on 2023-03-21, 13:03

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I have the same board too and I'm assuming these are correct settings. Anyone with further advice, please chime in! I had to manually re-set these after the battery died and only ran some quick testing. JP16 closed (> 33 mhz) JP17 open (Vesa 0 WS) Write Through Cache Enabled 2-1-1-1 Cache Write 0 WS …

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Re: Cirrus Logic GD5429 VLB significantly slower than a TSENG ET4000

Posted on 2023-03-20, 23:48

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I'm also running GL 5429 albeit in a AMD 120mhz, your numbers seem a bit low. Have you tweaked the bios settings? Results can be very sensitive. For comparison: Mem bandwidth - 10,200 kb/s Chris normal - 47.4 fps Chris 640x480 - 14.8 fps

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2023-03-15, 23:20

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Been collecting parts and monitoring deals for a "theseus" rebuild (keeping some parts and replacing others) i5 13600k, Asus TUF z690, 32 gb of DDR5, 2 tb P41

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Re: Modern retro-comptible monitor?

Posted on 2023-03-15, 23:14

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also What are the best Vga to hdmi scalers or peripherals for MS-DOS games ?

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Re: Help repairing Gainward Voodoo 2

Posted on 2023-03-14, 00:47

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i'd double check both sides for missing resistors/capacitors. if you look close enough, you should be able to tell if a component was ripped from the pads.

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Re: What are the best Vga to hdmi scalers or peripherals for MS-DOS games ?

Posted on 2023-03-13, 23:38

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I’d like to chime in by saying the Extron 300 is total garbage. Or maybe my model is, but I fear it‘s not just my device. The quality is utterly disappointing and there is terrible permanent ‚ghosting ‚ (i.e. smudge-like effect on letters and windows menu, extremely irritating). I don‘t quite know …

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Re: What are the best Vga to hdmi scalers or peripherals for MS-DOS games ?

Posted on 2023-03-13, 22:26

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I’d like to chime in by saying the Extron 300 is total garbage. Or maybe my model is, but I fear it‘s not just my device. The quality is utterly disappointing and there is terrible permanent ‚ghosting ‚ (i.e. smudge-like effect on letters and windows menu, extremely irritating). I don‘t quite know …

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Re: Building a new Socket 7 MMX MS-DOS / Windows 95 All-in-one system

Posted on 2023-03-13, 22:23

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damn you have a lot of nice parts 😀

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Re: Where can I find older AT Cases?

Posted on 2023-03-13, 17:02

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That's something I would probably grab if I came across it. Maybe give it a sheet ductwork metal cover if nothing else. The fiddly part with cases is the motherboard tray and slot bracket spacing/relationship, if you can get something or anything in which that exists, partial cases, test frames, …

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Re: Where can I find older AT Cases?

Posted on 2023-03-12, 14:59

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i'd say best bet is to find a complete 386 or 486 and gut it. 'untested' or 'broken for parts' could save you a few bucks. but yes its hard to find AT style cases nowadays. on a separate note - has anyone tried appliance touch-up paint on a PC case? i dont have the means to fully repaint.

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Re: ISA Graphics Cards - need solid advice inbetween all the confusing scene

Posted on 2023-01-21, 18:18

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Generally, because most programs would be able to take advantage of the VGA hardware directly.

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Re: Graphic card advice for my K6-III retro build (Epox Super Socket 7 Mobo MVP3G-M)

Posted on 2023-01-21, 14:10

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I wouldn't get too hung up on the PCI vs AGP Banshee performance. The card you already have should work pretty well with that system. Also note the Banshee didn't have great AGP support anyway. For example: While the Banshee does support the AGP specification, its implementation is incredibly poor …

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Re: DigiPOS adventures!

Posted on 2023-01-18, 23:24

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what is the pico psu rated at? i can't image a P1 based PC taking more than like 60-70 W total, depending on the number of components

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