Re: COASt module misery
Posted on Today, 06:46
I was under the impression that most boards with COAST slots would use either the onboard chips OR the COAST module; not add both of them together.
Re: Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own?
Posted on Today, 05:42
Hah . I have a 3060Ti that a family member was able to purchase through the EVGA program and I bought it from him for the inflated "retail" price.
Re: Looking for AT&T branded Nexgen Nx586 computer system restore floppy.
Posted on Today, 05:32
Got the CD with disk about a week ago now. Since I don't have an Nx586 setup, I am going To try to make a system with similar performance. Looks like a Pentium 75 would be just a bit faster So that is probably what I will go with. I'll post a build log in another thread and put the link here.
Re: Looking for a videocard that can do composite out by default with 3d accelleration.
Posted on Today, 05:14
The output quality is going to be horrid either way. What is the reason you want composite out... other than playing on an old TV?
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on Yesterday, 15:25
Looking at buying a AWE32 .. found a CT3900 on ebay for 350 USD .. seems kind of expensive till I looked for the other WT versions and the CT2760 is 400USD. Not sure if its worth it, could go for a AWE64 gold too but no wavetable header. Nope, not worth it. At least not to me. The prices have …
Re: i need midi volume control, what midi synthesizers do you recommand?
Posted on Yesterday, 02:13
OEM copies of VSC3 had been available on eBay for pretty cheap. No idea if there are any left
Re: No space in your room to store old PC?
Posted on Yesterday, 02:10
Hah... I need to get rid of about 70% of my retro / vintage hardware. Finding the time to test everything is the big issue. Deciding what to keep isn't as hard for about 50% of it. I've got 12 4-drawer filing cabinets filled with mostly loose cards in anti-static bags... I think maybe 8 drawers …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on Yesterday, 02:03
I've got yet another ASUS P5A on the way. This one is version 1.04. Sold as working when it was pulled out of a system sometime in the past. Maybe the 4th time is a charm. Still need to try recapping the other 3. Sad that the P5A seems way more likely to die than the P5A-B, which has the CPU socket …
Re: what will you do when your last hardware fails?
Posted on Yesterday, 01:59
Never discount willpower as a tool to get hardware working, especially when it's playing mind games, like it won't turn on, and it has given you doubt about the jumper settings, so you double check everything and then when you are 100% certain it is set right (having changed nothing.) it suddenly …
Re: PCI or PCI Express Sound Card for DOS Sound Blaster Sound Effects working on Intel Sandy Bridge Z68 or newer chipset
Posted on 2022-01-21, 04:49
If you really need LPT access on a modern platform, there are still motherboards being made with LPT headers. Usually its on the low end side of things though. The Dell E-Dock has LPT, serial, and PS/2 ports... along with VGA, DVI and Displayport, e-Sata/USB and 5x more USB. The newest version also …
Re: Whats the most rare piece of hardware you own?
Posted on 2022-01-19, 20:01
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-01-18, 06:36
You, the 3dfx prices now are insane. I'm glad to say I've never spent more than about $35 for a v2 12MB or any Voodoo 3. My spare V5-5500, I snagged for $100 before the prices started to go crazy.
Re: Windows XP sound card that supports A3D and EAX?
Posted on 2022-01-18, 06:30
You won't be able to tell the difference unless you have pretty high end speakers or headphones. A good set of used cans will generally set you back about $100-$300 depending on how high you go. A good set I can recommend is the Sennheiser HD630VB. Listening to music on YouTube and there are much …
Re: what will you do when your last hardware fails?
Posted on 2022-01-18, 03:45
The only thing I am sure will cease to exist in workable form is CRT monitors. Tubes are no longer being produced and they do wear out a lot faster than most other hardware. As for when current retro hardware ceases to work, fpga or even software emulation could be pretty perfect reproductions of …
Re: How do you keep old machine Windows 95/98 stable and no crash?
Posted on 2022-01-18, 03:37
I'm surprised anybody actually responded with any actual advice considering the OP is known for posting off the wall threads and then usually never responding.
Re: Is there Anyone "Overpaying" for Hardware and Proud of it? Well, maybe not Proud, but...
Posted on 2022-01-18, 03:35
I only "overpay" for things I have been looking for for a long time that very rarely, if ever, pop up for sale. I still won't spend crazy money for anything though. I've been able to get most of the things on my want list for pretty cheap or for very reasonable prices. Actually scored a complete …
Re: Windows XP sound card that supports A3D and EAX?
Posted on 2022-01-17, 16:29
For dual booting XP and 7 or 10, you will want the BIOS in legacy/BIOS and NOT in UEFI mode. If the BIOS has the SATA option set to RAID, you will most likely need drivers to do the XP install. From what I am finding, it should just work if you install XP and then 7. I would, at the very least have …
Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga
Posted on 2022-01-17, 16:17
You shouldn't have to use Compact Flash, you can get 44-pin IDE to m.2 SATA SSD. Should be more reliable and more compatible as well. I've run into some Compact Flash cards that cause issues / don't detect properly and/or get corrupted on every boot. The low capacity m.2 drives are generally pretty …
Re: It should be okay to use a website's forums to rally support to sue the company running it...
Posted on 2022-01-17, 05:37
The Serpent Rider wrote on 2022-01-17, 00:49: badmojo wrote: I've been thinking about starting a class action against VOGONS for deliberately and unfairly distracting me from real life. Procrastinators unite! Can we put together a group tomorrow?
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-01-17, 02:24
Urgh, bought a 3rd useless DB9 to RJ45 dongle... So I had one a decade or so back that was an honest to goodness RS-232 to Ethernet dongle, but it's been MIA. Bought one that looked similar a couple of years ago, but that turned out to be a RS-232 to RS-485 adapter, bought one earlier this year …
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