Re: the end of optical media

Posted on 2015-08-01, 00:17

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Would make a cool kickstarter project IMO. Or one could explore this for a starter. Don't think it's Win9X compatible though. https://tinyapps.org/blog/misc/201005080700_boot_any_iso_from_usb.html Btw.. Startech makes some sort of USB hard drive with ISO emulation of some sort. Read it really …

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Re: Asus P2B-DS?

Posted on 2015-07-31, 23:40

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All my modern motherboards are from Asrock or Asus. Don't recall ever having any issues, they just work. For second hand gear, I've had very good luck with AOpen boards, they always seem to use quality caps. At work, currently recycling a ton of older machines, the boards are mostly Intel (S775) …

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Re: Asus P2B-DS?

Posted on 2015-07-31, 22:45

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Personally I like Asrock. And I pretty much love old hardware in general. Just yeah. We all have our preferences. Don't we all. That does not mean that we can not have other type of hardware. Hardware that we not usually in use, yet have in store in order to benchmark for other's that ask. Or simply …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-07-31, 19:58

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meljor wrote: considering the ebay madness at the moment. Yeah.... True that. Got my Gold cards at aprox the same price-range (+/- 50%) Ebay is simply just too expensive. Another hint for people just to hang on to their AWE32's You never know where you can get another when ebay becomes the only …

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Re: Asus P2B-DS?

Posted on 2015-07-31, 19:46

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Still too much if you ask me. And shipping usually come too. If shipping is 25 US Dollars. I would end up paying something like 180 US Dollars in total. Including taxes and import charges, collected by the Danish authorities. Naaa... If I get a green light on sunday or monday from the seller I have …

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Re: Any of you on Windows 10?

Posted on 2015-07-31, 19:15

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Stojke wrote: Hint from outer space - Back up data offline True... All my pictures of my family is on my USB-Harddrive. Not any NAS or Cloud.

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Re: Any of you on Windows 10?

Posted on 2015-07-31, 19:10

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To fuel the pyre... I have something worth hiding. Something called "My private life", wich is mine and is private. My photo's, my essay's, my notes, my own recording's of my dead grandmother. Those are only for my eye's, and those I choose to show it too. That's private life. And if they want to …

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Re: What machines did you use in High School?

Posted on 2015-07-31, 17:56

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Different computers, both the one I had at home and the school had a computer room too. (No internet at home) Calculators. First a TI-35-Solar, and later a TI-68.

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Re: Asus P2B-DS?

Posted on 2015-07-31, 17:36

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Thanks to all. And thanks to Hightreason for clearing things up a bit further. I am in the market for one. As I really like the idea of having a Dual-Boot Win-98/2K setup with 440BX, SCSI, ISA and all those other stuff. It might be hard to get one. Well... Not hard. eBay are just really overpriced …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-07-31, 17:29

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Got me self some Voodoo2-SLI setup in the mail today. And because it is Creative cards, I have been asking about 8/12mb recently. And yeah... Been asking about SLI recently too. I know that they are 8mb. On the other hand, the deal is somewhat special in a couple of ways. Not the cards, they are not …

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Re: Asus P2B-DS?

Posted on 2015-07-31, 13:06

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This sounds great. Win2k it is then. Hmmm... What is the fastest P3's that this board can handle? And wich gfx would be considered a decent solution? If I get one, it will be installed with an AWE64-Gold. The rest is well.... Have to figure it out then. 😁

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Asus P2B-DS?

Posted on 2015-07-30, 21:40

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Does anyone know anything about plus's and minus's regarding this board? If anyone have such board, how is it to work with?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-07-30, 21:34

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I really like that Apricot case. It's beautifull I think.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-07-30, 16:05

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yeah, like some people think you just want old stuff. they don't know the difference between items. It is a bit of a gamble sometimes but buying from such people can be hugely rewarding as they don't know the value. It's always a problem in this game. Some people think everything old is worthless; …

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Re: First computers you've used

Posted on 2015-07-30, 15:48

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My first time sitting down and using a computer was in 1984 or so. I was in 4th grade and the library had a small room where there was about 8 or so Apple II computers. It was here I was first exposed to the wonders of software such as the Oregon Trail and Print Shop. I spent many hours sitting in …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-07-30, 11:15

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Still scamming, I would say.... Or at least in the darkish-grey field. One can only ask the seller, if the picture is of the item in question.

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Re: What old game would you like to see remade?

Posted on 2015-07-30, 11:09

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Old games as remake? Hmmm. Let's see. :-) There are 3 games that I like to be "remade". I just want to see the same pixelated GFX and just an upgrade in sound quality. And they need to have the exact same feel/response-time as the original... Game 1: Hugo the troll.... http://static.giantbomb.com/ …

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Re: hello:-)

Posted on 2015-07-30, 11:00

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mdwali wrote: Hello, Good morning everybody. I am a new member from Bangladesh. Please welcome me. Thanks. […] Show full quote Hello, Good morning everybody. I am a new member from Bangladesh. Please welcome me. Thanks. Welcome... Hope you will have a great time here... 😀

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Re: The Forgotten Noire of Internet Cafés

Posted on 2015-07-30, 10:26

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I had the same experience of Internet-Cafe's, just in a little different way. So.... Yeah... Never really wen't to those places. As I said, I have never actually been at such places. They were just too "alien", for mee. Most of the male cliantel, were pale pizzafaces with a look on there face's wich …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-07-30, 08:41

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Blurredman wrote: Purchased this to replace my server case: […] Show full quote Purchased this to replace my server case: That is a nice case. Seen it on youtube, were someone reused it for a project of some sort. As far as I could tell, it is made from thick plates.

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