Re: Why are old PCs considered lame and boring?
Posted on 2016-06-03, 17:37
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/strider/scr … meShotId,16309/ http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-st/stride … eShotId,307188/
Re: Why are old PCs considered lame?
Posted on 2016-06-03, 17:27
PCs were terrible gaming platforms before SVGA/SoundBlaster/CD-ROM became standard. Expensive too.
Re: "Elite" (1987) save/load problem request.
Posted on 2016-06-03, 16:13
Maybe in Elite Plus, but the data files of the original Elite are completely unprotected, apart from this attribute thing.
Re: "Elite" (1987) save/load problem request.
Posted on 2016-06-03, 07:31
As mentioned above, it's the archive attribute. The game clears the attribute from save files and refuses to load files with it set. This 'copy protection' works because editing the save file in a hex editor or other program will reset the archive attribute. The files themselves are unencrypted and …
Re: Duplicate Hardware in Your Collection
Posted on 2016-06-03, 07:17
You're all amateurs. I have 50 kettle-type black power cables.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2016-06-02, 22:41
Haha, I did exactly the same thing a while ago, but trying to connect a new 2 GB drive to an eSATA connector. I also bought an identical drive and switched the PCBs, again with no luck. I got rid of the eSATA panel. The thing is just too dangerous. Removable drive trays FTW.
Re: Do you make money of your Retro habit?
Posted on 2016-06-02, 17:41
Re: Weird retro PC hardware artwork
Posted on 2016-05-31, 18:30
Freaky tree-woman pulling off tinkerbell's wings needs her own AAA game.
Re: Weird retro PC hardware artwork
Posted on 2016-05-31, 17:31
I used to have that deranged flying dog XFX card. I think Scooby-Doo got into Shaggy's stash. Or they're not baking Scooby Snacks like they used to.
Re: Retro Consoles.... who plays them
Posted on 2016-05-30, 12:04
clueless1 wrote: Vyothric-impressive setup! Good thing you don't live in an earthquake zone. Those packed shelves make me nervous. I was thinking something similar... Though being crushed to death by games is probably a routine occupational hazard for members of this board.
Re: 8.3 filename generation
Posted on 2016-05-30, 11:23
Stiletto wrote: https://usn.pw/blog/gen/2015/06/09/filenames/ Thanks. This was clever detective work. I like the way he created 10 million files to test the Windows routine.
8.3 filename generation
Posted on 2016-05-29, 15:10
How does Windows work out the 4 digit hashes in file names like this: AEFA0~1 (" a") AB748~1.B (" a.b") AB3445~1 (" ab") Is it just a random number?
Re: Perception of speed
Posted on 2016-05-27, 11:40
Has anyone tried the newer pi models? Mine are 1st generation. Speed's up to 1.2 Ghz quad-core in the latest one.
Re: Windows Me - "Misunderstood Edition"
Posted on 2016-05-26, 05:08
The weaknesses of 2K without the advantages of 98. I can see why most people just skipped it back in the day.
Re: That poor beige :(
Posted on 2016-05-26, 05:00
Death Row...
Re: Very old IDE drives... compatibility problems?
Posted on 2016-05-26, 04:57
Some of the Highpoint RocketRaid controllers are confused by small drives, reporting them as 2 GB regardless of actual size. This leads to problems with some drive imaging tools.
Re: Dell "fridge" 2x P PRO
Posted on 2016-05-25, 00:07
Which chipset does it use, 450GX? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_c … .2FIII_chipsets
Re: Joyce/Armstrad PCW 8256
Posted on 2016-05-23, 08:24
I believe you can play CGA PC games on this.
Re: How to know oif a Slotket will support Tualatins
Posted on 2016-05-22, 01:49
The PowerLeap PL-iP3/T does this. Haven't tried it in SMP setups though. eta: http://plcomp.sweb.cz/ip3ten.htm supports dual-processing (SMP) for the Pentium-III and Pentium-III/S (server) processor.
Re: Perception of speed
Posted on 2016-05-22, 01:36
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