Re: Capturing Nostalgia; A Windows 95 Build. Help & advice appreciated.

Posted on 2021-06-18, 10:43

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by chinny22

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Not sure about cost but that motherboard/CPU looks fine. Carmageddon and Quake would benefit from a Voodoo but you'll still need a 2D card anyway, so would wait till you can find a Voodoo for not crazy expensive price which may take a while. First thing to check for the 2D card is it's dos …

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Re: CD-Burners

Posted on 2021-06-18, 10:05

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by chinny22

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Got mine in 99? Was my first purchase working at a computer store after finishing school. Cant remember the price but got it at cost. Iomega Zip 650 4x 4x 24x I was one of the last out of my circle of computer friends who were a few years older so had been working longer. But was the first out of my …

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Re: Allure of retro computing

Posted on 2021-06-18, 09:40

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by chinny22

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Tinkering and escaping back to earlier/simpler times are definitely the main motivations. Not been able to afford current hardware even before the currant crazy prices helps keep me where I belong.

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Re: I build too many computers

Posted on 2021-06-18, 09:25

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by chinny22

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Ah that's one thing I don't do. I don't use my Win7 gaming PC to surf the web. Steam is the only thing that connects to the outside world. Not that I 've blocked anything. So Windows updates, AV, and whatever else probably does phone home from time to time. But I leave surfing to my laptops trying …

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Re: Best network cards for MSDOS / Win98

Posted on 2021-06-18, 08:38

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by chinny22

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Drivers are the most important consideration, just about any 100MB card will have drivers for dos gaming and Win98 as long as you can find the driver disk. Popular choices for PCI are the 3Com 3C905 series and Intel Pro 100 series which are a bit lighter on resources or CPU cycles. Realtek RTL 8139 …

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Re: I build too many computers

Posted on 2021-06-17, 16:10

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by chinny22

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I also suffer from wanting to play a game at a moments notice. As such I've 10 PC's setup permanently next to my desk hooked upto 3 KVM's. And that was after I culled 4 that no longer switch on. (failed Dallas chip, needs recap, corrupt BIOS, god knows) Problem is if you actually like the hardware. …

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Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-17, 10:44

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by chinny22

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That's a tablet UI. Another attempt in merging both worlds? I still don't get MS contently focusing on tablets. I actually use touch screens a fair bit having to support POS machines and in this regard the newer UI since Windows 8 is easer to use. but out of the total number of devices with Win10 …

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Re: Gateway PSU vs Pico PSU

Posted on 2021-06-17, 10:24

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by chinny22

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Good thing about Gateway is they sold millions of PC's don't think PSU's will run out for a few more years. They were decent quality so referb is always an option. Otherwise I'd probably feel more comfortable with something like a small tfx PSU, even if it was simply sitting on the bottom of the …

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Re: Voodoo2 VS Voodoo5 w/Voodoo1

Posted on 2021-06-17, 10:11

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by chinny22

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You can enable antialiasing and texture filtering on the V5 which will enhance the image. Was a post here a good few years ago comparing V2 to V3 from memory. Removing the pass though cable did improve things slightly but definitely noticeable when compared side to side. I cant seem to find it now …

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Re: Would a Socket 7 Compaq Deskpro board be a useful purchse?

Posted on 2021-06-17, 09:43

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by chinny22

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Deskpro's don't cripple the bios, as they don't have one! (well not in the traditional sense) You'll need to have a special boot disk to gain access and make changes. This gives you an idea, and yes your options are very limited. http://seriss.com/people/erco/compaq-deskpro-2000 I really like these …

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Re: Which slot do you like better for the Voodoo5 (PCI / AGP)?

Posted on 2021-06-17, 09:29

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by chinny22

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I wonder how does it work out when you put something in the AGP slot - I mean, that would be, by that time, a fully loaded GPU with 2d and 3d and then how can another GPU fit in? I understand why the voodoo1 and such need an extra card - for 2d But what you are saying sounds like 2 voodoo1's... How …

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Re: Help spec my P4 Win98 Retro Rig

Posted on 2021-06-17, 08:32

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by chinny22

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If you already have the making of a Pentium MMX I wouldn't worry about OPL on this. For my P4 Win98 rig I kept it simple and just have the Audigy 2 ZS. I'm not saying the Audigy's implementation sounds great but it does the job. But something as fast as a P4 your probably going to be mainly playing …

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Re: Which slot do you like better for the Voodoo5 (PCI / AGP)?

Posted on 2021-06-16, 16:20

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by chinny22

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Voodoo 5 as a whole don't make all that much sense. By the time it came out the hey day of Glide was all but over. V5's do have their benefits like been able to enable Antialiasing and some games do take advantage of the extra speed at higher resolutions But with most games aiming roughly at the V2 …

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Re: Voodoo 1 with a 16-bit ISA VGA card? Dolch LPAC-486.

Posted on 2021-06-16, 15:58

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by chinny22

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You could plug a external screen direct to to voodoo. Some people do that to get around loosing signal quality using a passthrough cable. It's hardly ideal though depending on how the games coded you may have 2D images like the menu showing on one screen then gameplay on the other screen. But as for …

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Re: Help with few parts ideas for building my 1996-1998 machine

Posted on 2021-06-16, 11:33

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by chinny22

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I agree that buying a complete system is a good way to start out then build from that. Personally I have mixed feelings about OEM systems, I remember my old Packard Bell socket 1 PII @350 MHz fondly, but then again expansion would probably have been a hassle so what you buy is sometimes what you …

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Re: Please take a look at my Voodoo-1 AT build for any problems

Posted on 2021-06-16, 10:46

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by chinny22

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I'd say this has late dos/early 9x written all over it. Yeh the Matrox card isn't great but if you don't hit any of the dos incompatibilities and focusing on glide games you should be ok. No one is saying the MX is a fast card but its very compatible and plenty fast for this rig BUT if it brings up …

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Re: Help me build the Ultimate Win95 gaming computer.

Posted on 2021-06-16, 10:32

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by chinny22

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I thought the point was you didn't want to install drivers? If that's no longer the case then you can find the busmaster and chipset drivers on Phils page, your after the top 2 downloads. https://www.philscomputerlab.com/intel-chipset-drivers.html

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Re: Desert strike roland canvas or mt32

Posted on 2021-06-16, 10:27

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by chinny22

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It's all just guess work on my part. but I can imagine an Amiga port not been the best coded game and maybe midi communication happing faster then the game expects or can handle. SoftMPU can be used to delay the signal, maybe worth a shot? "The optional /DELAYSYSEX switch enables small transmission …

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Re: Help with few parts ideas for building my 1996-1998 machine

Posted on 2021-06-16, 09:56

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by chinny22

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Another angle you can go is simply get a Packard Bell with MMX as that's what you dreamed of. A complete system can work out to be about the same price once you add the cost of the case + hardware, sometimes. Just do your costing first. On the plus side AT based OEM systems were much quicker to move …

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Re: The best Motherboard for a Pentium II MMX.

Posted on 2021-06-16, 09:41

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by chinny22

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Voodoo 2 cards are not what I'd call cheap anywhere anymore. At least on ebay or places like that. You can still find them on local trading sites, markets, places that people use to simply sell old stuff they no longer want. It'll take time and luck as these people don't actually know what they are …

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