Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2019-12-28, 09:42

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by mwdmeyer

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The forum software is fast and seems good but the theme needs serious work. The Old School theme is better but the font needs to change and the gradient on replies needs to be fixed. I also don't like the power button for login, makes no sense. Actually all the buttons & shadowing are odd. I am also …

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Re: For V2: K6-2 500 or celeron 500 ?

Posted on 2019-10-02, 10:16

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by mwdmeyer

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Although I love all things AMD. A Celeron 500 should be a lot faster than K6-2/500 in games.

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Re: Looking for 3Dfx voodoo 3500 compaq driver

Posted on 2019-09-12, 12:39

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by mwdmeyer

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Standard Voodoo 3 drivers should work. http://falconfly.vogonswiki.com/voodoo3.html

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-09-04, 21:53

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by mwdmeyer

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I got mine a few months ago. In before the rush 😀 It is a white PCB too 😁 I posted more info here: https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/NuXT Mine is Version 1.1 while the black ones are newer 1.2

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-09-03, 05:51

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by mwdmeyer

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I have a NuXT and it's great but I really want a 286/386 version!

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Re: Socket A and AGP Voodoo 3 ?

Posted on 2019-08-31, 00:23

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by mwdmeyer

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Athlon XP probably has 4x AGP/1.5v so the Voodoo 3 won't work anyway (and may cook something)...

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Re: SIV support for 386/486/586 class CPUs and 3Dfx + Matrox GPUs

Posted on 2019-08-22, 11:57

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by mwdmeyer

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See attached. Pentium 200 MMX 64MB Ram i430 TX Motherboard Matrox Mill 2 8mb Voodoo 2 12mb Sound Blaster 32 Voodoo 2 12mb Thank you, after checking the save file all looks to be as it should be. Given you have both a Millennium II and 3dfx Voodoo2 what does the 3dfx Voodoo2 do? I have just started …

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-08-11, 12:48

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by mwdmeyer

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Yes NuXT will generate -5v

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Re: SiS 6326 and OpenGL

Posted on 2019-07-23, 00:07

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by mwdmeyer

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I would also like to try OpenGL on the 6326! I had this card back in the day thinking it would be a massive improvement over my S3 Trio. It wasn't really! It would be cool to test with.

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Re: Raspberry Pi 4 is here!

Posted on 2019-07-02, 11:06

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by mwdmeyer

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I would like to see a Pi Zero replacement. I have a few running off solar which would benefit from the newer CPU fab.

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Re: 486 CPU VRM interposer board made from off the shelf parts

Posted on 2019-06-20, 00:17

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by mwdmeyer

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What use is 4.3 or 3.8 volts? I assume the CPU is 3.3 or is it useful for over clocking?

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Re: 486 CPU VRM interposer board made from off the shelf parts

Posted on 2019-06-17, 08:53

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by mwdmeyer

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Very cool. Do you need to to convert the signals down to 3.3volts too or it is just the power the CPU runs off running at 3.3v? I don't know much about it!

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Re: NuXT - MicroATX Turbo XT Motherboard - 9.55MHz, UMBs, XT-CF, SVGA, HD Floppy, Serial

Posted on 2019-06-07, 05:54

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by mwdmeyer

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Highly recommended product and seller. I have a white version which is way cooler 😎

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Re: 486dx2 66 intel - do i need cpu fan?

Posted on 2019-05-14, 02:00

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by mwdmeyer

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Yes it seems to depend on the revision of the CPU. I would recommend at least a heatsink on all 486 DX2s.

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2019-05-05, 03:52

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by mwdmeyer

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I just did an overview of the 3dfx cards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B0jUj3nNGw

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2019-05-05, 02:07

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by mwdmeyer

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@RetroSpector78 very nice videos, thanks!

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Re: Interest in archiving old GPU documentation?

Posted on 2019-04-28, 09:30

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by mwdmeyer

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You're welcome to upload on Vogons Wiki. I can increase upload size if needed.

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Re: Pentium 100/98Mb/Voodoo and HalfLife: amazing

Posted on 2019-04-14, 11:13

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by mwdmeyer

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I played HL back in the day with a Pentium 133 with TNT2 M64 PCI. When indoors or smaller maps I had no issues playing at 1024x768 (probably >15 fps), but as soon as you were outside or in a larger map the frame rate dropping significantly (~10fps).

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-01, 07:18

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by mwdmeyer

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Man, I would buy one in a heartbeat. If someone made an AT (286) clone board that size, I would use an ATX case to place it in. I wonder if there's a custom I/O shield for ATX cases that'll make it fit on there for that board? Yes 286+ is my preference too (it has the games I really like) but I've …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-01, 02:08

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by mwdmeyer

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Yes I don’t have the space for anymore machines so this is perfect. It gives me the best of both worlds basically. Can completely see the preference for original hardware but in this case this suits me very well.

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