Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-04, 00:22

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Apparantly laser printers with Windows 7 support (drivers) has suddenly gone retro these last few months.... Was looking for a new* one since this summer, waiting for prices to go down a bit/fluctuating as usual, and suddenly all the 'old'(!) models had vanished from all the webshops (distributors …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-11-15, 12:34

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Just to add yet another example. Some years ago I got a full ATX motherboard shipped from Italy, in ONLY a thin bubble envelope(!). Yeah, go figure... So when it arrived, it seems to have landed/dropped on a corner at some point, as that corner now was standing up in a 90 degree angle from the …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2023-10-28, 01:10

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I built for me and my wife X58 based systems last year for cheap. Asus sabertooth X58, Xeon X5675, 16 gigs DDR 3 1600, 500 gig Corsair MX500 gig sata sad, 1tb PNY XLR8 NVME drives is pcie adapters, Corsair rm850 pay, EVGA RTX 3050 XC in mine and a Gigabyte RTX 3060 Vision OC for hers, 240mm aio cpu …

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Re: Intel SSD software for Windows 7

Posted on 2023-10-19, 17:35

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Well, there are some very logical reasons for this 'need' - one being the aforementioned firmware update, since that is the only way to do it if using Win7 (due to the integraton with the Toolbox). The other reasons are just 'reasons'... 😎 One could of course use THIS thing here: https://www. …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-09-07, 07:42

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midicollector wrote on 2023-09-07, 06:18: I mean, is there anything special or unique about that model that makes people want it? Like, is there something that makes that model desirable or high priced? Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-07, 07:30

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Must be something special about that high version number (2.3) ?? And someone perhaps wanting a dual set-up etc ? Really weird pricing/bidding, but all the other sold ones I see are only version 1.1, so who knows. MS-6905 slotket V2.3 works fine, V2 only at 100MHz

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Re: Anyone from FRANCE ? Help!

Posted on 2023-09-06, 00:36

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Ok, so here we are again, a full decade(!) later, and this still is a thing, heh..... Could not find any other similar (french) topics here, and figured why not recycle, hence the necro. Meaning, I myself am currently also looking for same kind of assistance. Well, almost. As all* I would need is a …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-09-04, 02:35

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Still have my Sharp EL-540D scientific calculator I purchased new at CTC around 1990's. Tried a Ti and was off about it, mainly about button press feel and layout, missing important keys. Cheers, EL-506P owner here ! (1985 model, semi-basic one) Using it daily , last time just a few hours ago 😁😎

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-02, 17:50

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And, then there's the issue of drivers for 'obsolete' operating systems... (if the motherboard built-in sound does not have such drivers, but your 'old' pci/pcie card has)

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-08-28, 00:10

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...sure, but what I meant was, why any cookies at all on such a website? 😅 Message says something about google(!) 'improving' the 'services' and whatnot, L.O.L. And there is NO opt-out option at all. Oh well, I'll not make too much of a deal out of this, but just had me baffled for a short minute …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-08-27, 13:43

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appiah4 wrote on 2023-08-17, 13:58: This is my newly finished 286 build. More of my computer builds are available on my website. Whats with all the cookies..? 🤨 Filename cookies.jpg File size 91.27 KiB Views 902 views

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Re: Convert USB keyboard to PS/2 or AT?

Posted on 2023-08-20, 00:55

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rasz_pl wrote on 2023-08-20, 00:26: yes, for the low low price of ~$100 with full pi 😀 Great, so you agree it works then.... 😄 And yes, $100 is a low price indeed, considering the alternatives.

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Re: Convert USB keyboard to PS/2 or AT?

Posted on 2023-08-19, 11:44

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This thing seems to be working though: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dekunukem/ ... =user_menu www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbHr7ULpusM www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=86211&p=1041402

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

Posted on 2023-08-18, 08:56

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Well, I just tell myself that taking a stroll by ancient/retro cathedrals can be considered a retro activity these days... 🤣 (but sadly no ruined temples in sight around here, so I'll leave that one for you to plot)

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

Posted on 2023-08-18, 08:04

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here you go, no printer needed 😜 : http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2HbnyKJZ9to/Up4Ei5I … 00/DSCN0267.JPG ('my' local church...) Walked by there so many times, and that AI-picture seemed eerily resemblant.... 😇

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

Posted on 2023-07-28, 09:48

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Any particular GF7000 card models more prone than other ? (was not aware of these being endangered that way...! 8000 series OTOH) As for particular requirements vs using the 5000 series, I think I read something about these FX cards being the last series that has certain backward/'retro' support: …

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Re: Vsync

Posted on 2023-07-21, 04:04

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I was wondering why I could not find the ' max framrate' setting I've just seen in some youtube videos, on my WinXP machine (352 driver). And... apparantly that is a much 'new'(er) setting (starting in 441.87 driver): https://www.engadget.com/2020-01-06-nvidia-geforce-drivers-framerate-cap-ces-2020. …

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Re: Vsync

Posted on 2023-07-18, 23:19

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Regarding ' native display Hz framerate ', does that translate to 'maximum framerate' ? Or, how does one determine that framrate ? For example, what is the 'native framerate' on this one: https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-g5-s27ag50 Judging by how the site describes it, it is …

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Vsync

Posted on 2023-07-18, 19:57

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So, being a total newb on this topic, I was wondering if someone could explain about how the limitations vs tearing work. - Or rather more specific, what exactly does that 60hz line in this diagram actually mean ? https://international.download.nvidia.com/webassets/en_US/shared/images/articles/ …

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

Posted on 2023-07-16, 19:19

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Trashbytes wrote on 2023-07-15, 08:39: .... I love the cheap Intel S series SSDs, they are damn reliable too and Intel does provide a software toolkit for these drives that includes Trim. Any links to this one ? And does it work with Win7 I wonder ?

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