Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-27, 06:35

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by AppleSauce

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Finally got myself a boxed gravis gamepad , wanted one for ages , thankfully this one has the little stick to go with it even though I'm not sure how useful it is. Apparently it comes with a very generous free copy of commander keen as well 😀 Filename 20220127_172250.jpg File size 1.23 MiB Views …

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Re: what Vintage items are you looking for?

Posted on 2022-01-27, 06:10

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by AppleSauce

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Anyways as for stuff I want im not super sure , ofc an adlib gold would be fun to try out but I'm not holding my breath. Bit newer than what op said, maybe an awe64 gold but I'm not sure I really need it. That serdashop CMSLPT is quite tempting however , always wanted to listen to some gameblaster …

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Re: what Vintage items are you looking for?

Posted on 2022-01-27, 05:57

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by AppleSauce

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More (affordable) Gravis Ultrasound cards . I want to have more 1 or 2 more spares . Dies laughing, they are like more affordable Adlib Gold cards. According to recent sold prices on a certain auction site, 200-300 $US (card only) seems to be the going rate for GUSes these last few months whereas …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2022-01-25, 14:55

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Here is my hodge podge setup , she's not the prettiest , but it's what's inside that counts anyways. As for why the case is so horrible , well basically all the money went into the hardware , so the case is a bit wanting. I tried to make it compatible and flexible, pushing as far back possible down …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 10:34

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by AppleSauce

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IIRC, the Radeon 9700 was made during the capacitor plague period. Meanwhile, the 8800 GT was produced around the time when companies started switching to led-free solder, which led to many cards failing due to cracked solder joints, as the process hadn't been perfected yet. Personally, I use all …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 10:29

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Which model is it ? 4000 XT ? Ive tended to avoid the Kryo cards but might grab one cheap just to tinker with it and see what it can do. PC3DEngine Its the nec pc98 version of the pcx1 20211221_210235.jpg Nice little card, went looking on eBay and found a Videologic Apocalypse 5D Sonic which uses …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 08:30

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by AppleSauce

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TrashPanda wrote on 2022-01-24, 08:07: Which model is it ? 4000 XT ? Ive tended to avoid the Kryo cards but might grab one cheap just to tinker with it and see what it can do. PC3DEngine Its the nec pc98 version of the pcx1 Filename 20211221_210235.jpg File size 1.24 MiB Views 2269 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-24, 08:18

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by AppleSauce

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Wow WTF?? Are Awe64 Golds really selling for over $300 now? I bought one a couple years ago for I think $70-$90, somewhere in there. The ones listed for sale on ebay are insane! The bigger question is will those prices continue up forever, or are we just in a periodic price hike? This is getting to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-24, 08:08

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by AppleSauce

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Gonna ditch the idea for a AWE32, gonna get a AWE64 Gold with 28mb ram upgrade board and call it a day, it works out 200 USD cheaper and for what I want to use it for itll work out better. Wow WTF?? Are Awe64 Golds really selling for over $300 now? I bought one a couple years ago for I think $70-$ …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 08:01

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by AppleSauce

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How is the PowerVr ? I agree with the feeling of relief when that Vintage DOS PC you haven't ran in 6 months powers on and bursts into life with happy beeps and floppy drive noises then sits there flashing a cursor at you waiting for your command. Yeah hearing the old pc rattle to life , somehow …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 07:32

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by AppleSauce

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I guess it depends , I find servicing the machine probably the most stressful part , if I add a new bit or want to adjust something, having to open it up and sweat about hitting , breaking or ESRing anything gives me nightmares. I basically treat each card like its made of fragile glass , and since …

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Re: PCB destroying adhesive found in my Roland Sound Canvas SC-55mkII (inspect your synthesizer!)

Posted on 2022-01-22, 04:25

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by AppleSauce

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appiah4 wrote on 2022-01-21, 09:34: That all sounds like such terrible design.. Don't psus use glue on caps as well?

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Re: what will you do when your last hardware fails?

Posted on 2022-01-22, 01:29

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I dread to think about any of my parts failing. When I built my rig I mostly went for compatibility + iconic hardware and alot of those parts are probably just going to keep up in price. I put all of my eggs in one basket to save space...well 2 if I count the second rig im working on , but I've only …

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Re: New processors for old sockets.

Posted on 2022-01-21, 08:04

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by AppleSauce

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Looks like we might get those intel 4004 garage made clones after all xD https://www.wired.com/story/22-year-old-builds-chips-parents-garage/amp Zeloof recently upgraded his photolithography machine to print details as small as about 0.3 microns, or 300 nanometers—roughly on par with the commercial …

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Re: My 'new' retro 3dfx msdos win98 pc.

Posted on 2022-01-20, 03:58

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by AppleSauce

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Is it worth getting an awe64 for windows 95? I've been toying with the idea of making my rig a dual boot alongside the already installed dos 6.22. But I haven't got any free slots left so I'd have to give up my tandy card which I'm not super keen on.

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Re: Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own?

Posted on 2022-01-19, 13:46

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I'm not sure how rare this stuff is since there's probably some people on vogons who have a whole pallet load of every item I'm going to list , but here goes: Primax Soundstorm version of the Gravis UltraSound with box and manual etc NEC PC 3D Engine Power VR card ACHITEC Rendition Verite Spider …

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Re: Roland LAPC-I

Posted on 2022-01-14, 11:27

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by AppleSauce

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ill just leave this here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULeDlxa3gyc

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Re: F29 Retaliator + MT-32

Posted on 2022-01-04, 06:46

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by AppleSauce

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Does anyone know how to get F29 Retaliator to recognize and use an MT-32 for music? There is no setup program or configuration file I can see (only retal.00, retal.01, x.exe). I took out my sound card, thinking maybe it defaulted to that if it detected one, but still nothing. Searching online, all …

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Re: F29 Retaliator + MT-32

Posted on 2022-01-04, 06:44

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by AppleSauce

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What's your setup? , works fine for me on my ms-5148 motherboard with 430tx chipset and pentium 233 cpu. Filename 20220104_173210.jpg File size 1.05 MiB Views 638 views

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Re: DOS USB mass storage - undiscovered method?

Posted on 2021-12-26, 12:27

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by AppleSauce

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Apparently there is also nj32disk.sys (ASPI DISK Driver Ver. 1.06 by Workbit Corp) , I don't know if you already have that in the list under a different name though.

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