Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?

Posted on 2024-02-05, 17:46

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ShK wrote on 2024-02-05, 15:23: Is there any alternative for Youtube? Vimeo is not that better either... There aren't many alternatives with retro computing content. You can find some stuff on the Internet Archive, like old computer shows.

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Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?

Posted on 2024-02-05, 17:44

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You watch one video on a topic or from a person, and YouTube thinks you want to be flooded with more of the same. It's annoying for shorts because I don't think you can block recommendations for the channel. At least I haven't noticed it for shorts. Facebook Marketplace is really bad too. I keep …

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Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?

Posted on 2024-02-05, 03:49

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Facebook Marketplace is really bad too. I keep getting recommendations for women's clothes because a local person sells "midi" dresses. I'm only interested in midi hardware. I wonder if there's cute clothes available for MIDI hardware. Hmm, maybe an anthropomorphized project...... :laughing: Wait, …

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Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?

Posted on 2024-02-05, 03:17

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You watch one video on a topic or from a person, and YouTube thinks you want to be flooded with more of the same. It's annoying for shorts because I don't think you can block recommendations for the channel. At least I haven't noticed it for shorts. Facebook Marketplace is really bad too. I keep …

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Re: What hasn’t been done?

Posted on 2024-02-05, 03:11

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I'm going to go on a slight tangent, but I'd like to see more PS/2 port gamepad adapters "re-done". I've seen some adapters mentioned here that translate gamepad actions into key presses. I might be mistaken, but I don't think many people are making these anymore. I have found one on Tindie that …

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Re: What hasn’t been done?

Posted on 2024-02-04, 20:39

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I'm going to go on a slight tangent, but I'd like to see more PS/2 port gamepad adapters "re-done". I've seen some adapters mentioned here that translate gamepad actions into key presses. I might be mistaken, but I don't think many people are making these anymore. I have found one on Tindie that …

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Re: What hasn’t been done?

Posted on 2024-02-04, 20:28

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I think there's room for innovation regarding general midi. For example, I think it would be feasible to make a game soundtrack that sounds like an actual band. I think you could do this with existing tools relatively easy. Drums would be the easiest and there are a number of very realistic tools …

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Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?

Posted on 2024-02-03, 23:50

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The "sitting at home and tinkering with Computers" is probably one of the simpler things to film after a lets play. Not to beat this horse to death, but Ellen Rose of Outside Xtra just released a personal video (here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU8eGzI1YL8) of 5 reasons she's not doing …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-03, 23:40

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I saw a drive controller on Ebay at a low price and ordered it. What showed up was still shrink wrapped. Photo Feb 02 2024, 9 40 39 AM.jpg I want to play with it, but I also don't want to open it. I'd almost rather get a dirty board to clean up than to remove shrink wrap. Am I weird? I don't …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-03, 23:34

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I saw a drive controller on Ebay at a low price and ordered it. What showed up was still shrink wrapped. Photo Feb 02 2024, 9 40 39 AM.jpg I want to play with it, but I also don't want to open it. I'd almost rather get a dirty board to clean up than to remove shrink wrap. Am I weird? I don't …

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

Posted on 2024-02-03, 23:23

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What adapter and monitor are you using? I like to have diverse experiences with retro gaming and would like to play around with different graphics modes. However, it's hard to find affordable solutions for anything pre-svga. I'm curious if I could do something similar with a Pentium and svga …

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

Posted on 2024-02-03, 18:40

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Trying out a Hercules graphics adapter with this Pentium 4 setup. While I couldn't get it to work in Hercules mode, the BIOS does detect it as a CGA adapter and works in that mode. What adapter and monitor are you using? I like to have diverse experiences with retro gaming and would like to play …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-03, 18:33

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Picked up my 2nd CRT today. Well, 2nd CRT the 2nd time around of course. This is an LG 773N in a Tiny branded case. It's of particular interest to me as I try to re-create the Tiny system my family bought in 1997. This monitor is actually from 2003 but it will look the part, if I ever manage to …

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Re: Continuous humming noise after installing sound card

Posted on 2024-02-03, 18:19

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Very sorry for the double post. But I thought a video would illustrate the issue better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEO97wBTXbs I also had that high pitched squeal with my Covox. That sounds pretty close to how I remember it. If you have any of those USB cable with a cylinder in them, you …

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Re: Continuous humming noise after installing sound card

Posted on 2024-02-03, 18:10

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I recently bought one of those Covox/DSS replicas from Tindie and was so disappointed when I plugged it in. The hum was unbearable and was really obvious even when I had music playing through it. I bought a ground loop isolator from Amazon for $10 and it fixed the problem. I now have a great little …

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Re: I realized that I was an alternative

Posted on 2024-02-03, 18:03

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One cool thing about retro computers is that I can occasionally snag a computer or a piece of hardware for a tiny fraction of the original cost. I have lots of fancy gear that I never experienced as a kid. I'm now the coolest kid in 1995.

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Re: PicoGUS: ISA sound card emulator with Raspberry Pi Pico (Gravis Ultrasound, AdLib, MPU-401, Tandy, CMS)

Posted on 2024-02-02, 07:08

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[/quote]My limited take: While we can be certain that a great deal of comparison was done across the years of Ultrasound emulation development (from DOSBox to PicoGUS, etc), I'm not aware of any structured scientific comparison that exists, to compare the different options - e.g. the mdfourier gold …

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Re: Newly made ISA CGA cards with real 6845s?!

Posted on 2024-02-01, 22:52

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As with many products coming out of China, there are a few sellers who have this for sale and use the same images and description. ...and price. Even worse their usernames are username_a, username_b, username_c... I don't get it, it's very weird and repelling. It's a common practice for some eBay …

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Re: Newly made ISA CGA cards with real 6845s?!

Posted on 2024-02-01, 03:38

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As with many products coming out of China, there are a few sellers who have this for sale and use the same images and description. Features: The CGA graphics card with ISA interface. This interface still plays an important role in the for Pentium for Celeron processor. Plug this graphics card into …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-01-28, 18:14

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Installed and modded TESV: Skyrim, it's been ten years so maybe I'm finally ready to check the DLC's out so I can cross them off. Been in a bit of a dry season, haven't been in the mood to dive into anything that requires an actual brain so I figured an inch deep Bethesda puddle could work 😁 Turns …

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