Re: New forum suggestions/Feedback

Posted on 2025-03-15, 08:32

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I made a couple of edits to some of my older (retired) PC build threads today to delete some old images and then got this message: You can only edit a limited number of posts at a time. Try again in 1 day, 22 hours, and 15 minutes. Why am I not allowed to edit my own posts? The limit is there to …

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Re: Cleaning up my attic and selling parts of my collection

Posted on 2025-03-12, 15:10

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Vogons doesn't allow selling or links to eBay, but perhaps the mods will simply remove the link and provide alternative suggestions for site that you can sell stuff through. Links to Ebay /markedplaces depend on the context. Else it's correct as Trashbytes says, no selling or promoting sales here. …

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Re: ITX-Llama (Vortex86EX ITX motherboard) - DONE!

Posted on 2025-03-11, 21:57

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I don't see what the fuss is about with this, assuming one is interested in DOS gaming and demo watching. Sound support is going to be a big problem (as reports already demonstrate) and there's no ISA slot to compensate. I'd bet that most DOS demos will either not have sound or have serious sound …

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Re: Most Rare Hardware.

Posted on 2025-03-11, 21:50

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PC Hoarder Patrol wrote on 2025-03-11, 19:59: Probably doesn't need another thread!...see Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own? Yes, please continue in that thread. Closing this one.

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Re: How many "hobbyist" PCs do you have?

Posted on 2025-03-11, 21:19

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Several offtopic posts have been removed. Stay on topic please.

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Re: Old Games Interesting to Tiny Humans (i.e. kids)

Posted on 2025-03-10, 10:42

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Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds

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Re: EtherDFS - a network drive for DOS

Posted on 2025-03-10, 08:51

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Just checking if you managed to make the changes? Not yet, no. I did the most challenging part just to prove it's perfectly achievable, and what's left is the easy-but-very-boring details. I still plan to get back to this and close it, but it's pretty far down on my list of priorities at the moment …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2025-03-10, 07:49

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I received this two days ago. It's a Trident 8900D-R 1MB, my first ISA VGA. It's unused (with nice box and Windows 3.1 driver floppy) and I bought it on Yahoo! Auctions for 4500 yen (about $30). I'd been keeping an eye on auction sites for about two years, hoping to find an ISA VGA for under 2000 …

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Re: Microsemi / Adaptec maybe close to removing downloads for their older products - call to action

Posted on 2025-03-09, 23:48

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by vetz

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sangokushi wrote on 2025-03-09, 23:20: Anyone may have a copy of drivers for the parallel port SCSI APA-348? https://web.archive.org/web/20070506032759/ht … rallel/APA-348/ Thanks! Yes, I have them + the PDF.

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Re: Reelmagic/Realmagic MPEG games

Posted on 2025-03-05, 13:22

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Two rare boxes of REALmagic Lite appeared today on sale. Unsurprisingly, the one for just 99 USD went away quite quickly. There is a sealed one still left: https://www.ebay.com/itm/187014492832 https://www.ebay.com/itm/187014510854 What is more interesting though, is that the box, while having "The …

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Re: MK1869 and MK1869 XTREME : new soundcards with ESS1869 and ES690 or Interwave chips

Posted on 2025-03-05, 09:33

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Keropi: Any more info on the PC Midi module for the MK1869? It says on your website to check the PC Midi page, but I can't find any info there. what info is missing? the features are the same and the same downloads/patches apply and it's the same as the megacard/mk8330 there is a jumpers schematic …

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Re: MK1869 and MK1869 XTREME : new soundcards with ESS1869 and ES690 or Interwave chips

Posted on 2025-03-05, 09:00

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Keropi: Any more info on the PC Midi module for the MK1869? It says on your website to check the PC Midi page, but I can't find any info there.

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Re: Microsemi / Adaptec maybe close to removing downloads for their older products - call to action

Posted on 2025-03-04, 15:49

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Currently Microsemi have their current products fixed and reporting that the "favorite" products might have issues. No indication that EOL products will be restored. Since I didn't archive all products properly under the RAID tab https://storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/raid/ I'm afraid some …

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Re: Microsemi / Adaptec maybe close to removing downloads for their older products - call to action

Posted on 2025-02-22, 07:41

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So all files on download.adaptec.com gives a 404. I do not think its intended by Microsemi as their current products are also affected. In the meantime, I can provide files if you post what you need. I hope to setup an archive of this soon. Could I ask you for the files from the Documentation page …

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Re: Microsemi / Adaptec maybe close to removing downloads for their older products - call to action

Posted on 2025-02-22, 07:39

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So all files on download.adaptec.com gives a 404. I do not think its intended by Microsemi as their current products are also affected. In the meantime, I can provide files if you post what you need. I hope to setup an archive of this soon. Hi, and could i also ask you for these three files? : …

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Re: Influenza A this year is brutal. Please stay safe, everyone!

Posted on 2025-02-20, 17:19

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My family just got through it and it definitely hit us harder than COVID did.

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Re: Microsemi / Adaptec maybe close to removing downloads for their older products - call to action

Posted on 2025-02-16, 09:41

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by vetz

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So all files on download.adaptec.com gives a 404. I do not think its intended by Microsemi as their current products are also affected. In the meantime, I can provide files if you post what you need. I hope to setup an archive of this soon.

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Re: Trying to get an Adaptec AAA-131 working in Windows NT 4.0

Posted on 2025-02-15, 20:02

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weedeewee wrote on 2025-02-15, 19:56: vetz, it kinda seems that way. Must be an error in some way, as their current products are giving 404 error as well, like this Win11 driver posted in December 2024 https://storage.microsemi.com/en-us/speed/rai … 04_cert_zip.php

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Re: Trying to get an Adaptec AAA-131 working in Windows NT 4.0

Posted on 2025-02-15, 19:52

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I did a scrape of the Adaptec webpage back in september 2024. Back then the file was available. I'm wondering if Microsemi now have nuked their whole library.

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Re: Super annoyed by eBay sellers jacking up prices and inflating shipping

Posted on 2025-02-12, 19:43

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Shponglefan wrote on 2025-02-12, 19:30: I'm in Canada where shipping is notoriously expensive. Really? Have you seen the prices in the US? Getting ANY package shipped to one of the nordic countries is 28 USD minimum. From Canada I just paid 12 CAD.

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