Today I received these lovely 100mn CDR ( 900MB ! )

Already burned 2 for games that requires a little bit more than 800MB. Really usefull 😀

It's 2020, and someone is still using CDs? Amazing

thats great and all, but at that point wouldn't it be easier to us a DVD? Or am I missing something?

I don't want to "crack" a game that needs a CD. ( like Carmageddon, GTA, GP2, etc.. ) and I will not use a DVD player on my WIndows98 Rig. I'll even replace the 48x CD player I have by a slower one when I'll find a 4 or 8x 😀

NyLan wrote on 2020-07-30, 19:12:

Today I received these lovely 100mn CDR ( 900MB ! )
Already burned 2 for games that requires a little bit more than 800MB. Really usefull 😀

These are nice for Sega Saturn ISO's too.

imi wrote on 2020-07-27, 20:35:

just thinking... I'd have the chance to buy a 200Mhz 2ch scope locally, do I need 200Mhz or 4channels more in retro computer repairs? ^^

It is always a trade off (and nice to have both), but given the choice, I would personally go for a 2 ch 200 MHz scope for repairing an old retro PC.

As rule of thumb you need at least five times (5x) the bandwidth that you would like to measure *1. If you want to do a complete check up of an old 40 MHz machine your generally better off with a 200 MHz scope.

Ref 1: https://siglentna.com/operating-tip/determine … re-application/

NyLan wrote on 2020-07-29, 12:02:

I bought 2 IDE/Sata Adapters. Works the same on ATA33 (22MB/s Read and 32MB/s Write) but I just tested on another ATA100 Mobo a […]
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I bought 2 IDE/Sata Adapters. Works the same on ATA33 (22MB/s Read and 32MB/s Write) but I just tested on another ATA100 Mobo and Startech is slightly faster :

( With an Intel SSD )
Startech : Read 109MB/s and Write 81MB/s
Digitus : Read 96MB/s and Write 78MB/s

Digitus

Startech

Nice!

Where did you buy the Startech one?

Hi, I bought it on Amazon

Made some recent purchases for a new build. Went cheap on the case, after looking it over
major pain awaits. Cable management is not my "forte", stay tuned elsewhere for my
"ahem" progress.

luckybob wrote on 2020-07-30, 20:35:

thats great and all, but at that point wouldn't it be easier to us a DVD? Or am I missing something?

You need these for old 386 and 486 computers that only have CDR’s.
DVD player requires a pentium CPU.

lots of local stores no longer sell CDR disks so better buy them up as long as they are still making them.

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-08-03, 21:32:

You need these for old 386 and 486 computers that only have CDR’s. DVD player requires a pentium CPU. […]
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luckybob wrote on 2020-07-30, 20:35:

thats great and all, but at that point wouldn't it be easier to us a DVD? Or am I missing something?

You need these for old 386 and 486 computers that only have CDR’s.
DVD player requires a pentium CPU.

lots of local stores no longer sell CDR disks so better buy them up as long as they are still making them.

I run a DVD drive on my IBM AT. That's an 8Mhz 80286, I don't know what you are talking about.

Well, mosts DVD drive minimal system requirements list a Pentium II class CPU or better. And the CDR’s are more compatible than the DVD as the CDR will work in any drive. I tried a Sony DVD drive in a Sony Pentium 150MHz computer once and it did not work well.

I would assume those requirements are included because of the DVD part, burning and playing movies etc in particular.
So perhaps just reading a simple CD would be just fine even on a 386 or 486 ? Not sure about burning a CD though, but...

But then again, you have had bad experiences with a DVD drive on Pentium 150mhz, so who knows...
(not sure if that was with just a CD or a DVD ?)

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-08-06, 06:29:

Well, mosts DVD drive minimal system requirements list a Pentium II class CPU or better. And the CDR’s are more compatible than the DVD as the CDR will work in any drive. I tried a Sony DVD drive in a Sony Pentium 150MHz computer once and it did not work well.

Those are requirements to use the software, not for the DVD drive to work. Of course any kind of software suite you use is going to have to work with your hardware.

NyLan wrote on 2020-07-30, 19:12:

Today I received these lovely 100mn CDR ( 900MB ! ) […]
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Today I received these lovely 100mn CDR ( 900MB ! )

Already burned 2 for games that requires a little bit more than 800MB. Really usefull 😀

I have never seen 900mb disks. How do they do that ? Does it require a special CDR drive ?

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-08-06, 18:15:

NyLan wrote on 2020-07-30, 19:12:

Today I received these lovely 100mn CDR ( 900MB ! ) […]
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Today I received these lovely 100mn CDR ( 900MB ! )

Already burned 2 for games that requires a little bit more than 800MB. Really usefull 😀

I have never seen 900mb disks. How do they do that ? Does it require a special CDR drive ?

Hi,
Nothing special, I'm using a Lenovo USB Burner on my Windows 10 computer to burn them ( using Nero + Overburn )
On my old P3 / P4 Rigs I have a regular IDE CD player. It sees them correctly, no issues.

Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-08-06, 06:29:

Well, mosts DVD drive minimal system requirements list a Pentium II class CPU or better. And the CDR’s are more compatible than the DVD as the CDR will work in any drive. I tried a Sony DVD drive in a Sony Pentium 150MHz computer once and it did not work well.

As as others already has (at least partly) pointed out, those requirements or for all of the software/apps bundle included with the DVD drive. Usually for the movie codecs while playing and watching DVD films, etc.

If you just want to read data (for example copy normal files) from a disc, those do not generally apply. It is (more or less) comparable to simply adding another IDE drive (like hard drive, SSD, etc.) to the machine.

Does anyone own a Kworld DVBS 100 and could tell me the specs of the missing capacitor on the left?

I finally bought a new fight stick today.

And here she is, all ready for action. Let me tell you guys, I'm just chuffed to bits with this thing. And I know Goldilocks would approve because ahhh...this fight stick feels just right baby! I've already spent half the evening playing the hell out of Dariusburst with it and couldn't be happier.

Stumbled on a used BenQ BL2711-8 (BL2711-U) today, 27" 4K @ 60Hz, paid $29.95 at a local thrift store. Works great at 3840x2160 except has one dark spot as seen near the mouse pointer in first picture. The second pic is 1920x1080 mode, quite sharp ! Even though I have 14 days to return it, I do not think I will, can live with one little dark spot 😀