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First post, by GeorgeMan

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Hi everyone!
Just finished my second of the 4 retro computers I will keep! This one will hold Windows 95, some basic USB support and latest DOS/early Windows (+ Glide) games.
Specs:

  • AMD K6 266MHz 2.2v
  • Diamond 3dfx Voodoo2 12MB PCI
  • Matrox Mystique 220 4MB PCI
  • Creative Soundblaster AWE64 Gold
  • ECS P5TX-Bpro flashed with the latest BIOS to support up to 32GB HDDs
  • 2x32=64MB SDRAM
  • Western Digital WD200BB 20GB HDD 7200rpm (primary)
  • Maxtor 91021U2 10GB HDD 5400rpm (secondary)
  • Sony CD-RW 52x/32x/52x
  • Almost full AT case with LED display 🤣
  • Old styled floppy drive

Some pics, hope you like it! 😊

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Retro1: Athlon XP 3200+ @Arctic cooler | ASUS A7V600 | Radeon 9800XXL 128MB | SB Audigy 2 ZS | 160GB IDE HDD | Win98SE & XP
Retro2: under construction with a PIII 933 or a Tualatin Celeron 1200 and a GF2 GTS 32MB

Reply 1 of 3, by LunarG

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Now that is a system after my own heart. I love it 😁
I used to have a Mystique 220 back in the days, and it was a lovely little graphics card. I think you've made a really nice well built system there. Big congratulations 😀

WinXP : PIII 1.4GHz, 512MB RAM, 73GB SCSI HDD, Matrox Parhelia, SB Audigy 2.
Win98se : K6-3+ 500MHz, 256MB RAM, 80GB HDD, Matrox Millennium G400 MAX, Voodoo 2, SW1000XG.
DOS6.22 : Intel DX4, 64MB RAM, 1.6GB HDD, Diamond Stealth64 DRAM, GUS 1MB, SB16.

Reply 2 of 3, by GeorgeMan

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Thanks! I might try retrobright on the case at some point, as I like it very much! 😀

Retro1: Athlon XP 3200+ @Arctic cooler | ASUS A7V600 | Radeon 9800XXL 128MB | SB Audigy 2 ZS | 160GB IDE HDD | Win98SE & XP
Retro2: under construction with a PIII 933 or a Tualatin Celeron 1200 and a GF2 GTS 32MB

Reply 3 of 3, by LunarG

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The case looks good even without retrobright treatment.

WinXP : PIII 1.4GHz, 512MB RAM, 73GB SCSI HDD, Matrox Parhelia, SB Audigy 2.
Win98se : K6-3+ 500MHz, 256MB RAM, 80GB HDD, Matrox Millennium G400 MAX, Voodoo 2, SW1000XG.
DOS6.22 : Intel DX4, 64MB RAM, 1.6GB HDD, Diamond Stealth64 DRAM, GUS 1MB, SB16.

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