Re: Signs Your an Old Geek

Posted on Yesterday, 01:54

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smtkr wrote on Yesterday, 01:46: I know I'm old because I look at new technology and I don't think it's useful, but everyone else is super excited about it. I feel that way about AI and increasingly, about the internet in general.

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Re: Clueless question about VR...

Posted on Yesterday, 01:46

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You load up an FPS game, and it has mouselook. You move the mouse left and right, and the view pans left and right. You move the mouse back/forward and it tilts the view up and down. Now you transfer those functions to the motion tracking of the headset. You turn your head left and right and the …

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Re: Signs Your an Old Geek

Posted on Yesterday, 01:35

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ElectroSoldier wrote on Yesterday, 00:33: I know how to do things in Win3.1 to WinXP without even thinking about it but I find newer versions of Windows complicated. I know how to do things in DOS without thinking about it, but find Windows in general complicated. 😉

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Re: Socket 478 P4 and DOS.

Posted on 2025-01-11, 23:38

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Something I don't think was suggested yet is using SBEMU to emulate sound blaster support using AC97 audio: SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97 It's not a perfect solution, but it may serve in lieu of buying any PCI sound cards.

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Re: Ideas for a DOS machine?

Posted on 2025-01-07, 18:00

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Having watched the LGR video on the Pixel x86, I don't really see the appeal either. The faster model seems like it would be too crippled as a Windows 98 machine, lacking both 3D graphics and 3D audio options. The slower model seems like it could be okay for a DOS machine, but is still quite limited …

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Re: Ideas for a DOS machine?

Posted on 2025-01-05, 20:39

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What are the advantages of running a 386 or 486 over a Pentium MMX? Speaking from my own experience, I find running dedicated 386 or 486 machines allows one to hit specific CPU performance that might only be approximated using slowdown methods on faster systems. It's convenient to have a system …

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Re: Help Diagnosing Socket 7 Motherboard: Stuck at POST Code 410D with Continuous Beeps

Posted on 2025-01-05, 16:24

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by Shponglefan

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I'll second the suggestion to try to extract / reflash the BIOS.

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Re: Did you manage to adjust to various generations of video games?

Posted on 2025-01-05, 16:11

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For the most part, yes. I'll play anything that is fun regardless of when it was released. The one thing I have shied away from has been multiplayer games. From mid-90s to early 2000s, I played a ton of multiplayer FPS games. But with the rise of microphones and teamspeak, other players started …

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Re: Ideas for a DOS machine?

Posted on 2025-01-05, 14:39

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VivienM wrote on 2025-01-05, 14:32: But I am perfectly happy to buy another CF card! I just can't seem to find anything that gives me confidence... Don't know if I mentioned earlier, but I've had good success with official Sandisk cards, Verbatim cards, and Cisco industrial cards.

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Re: Ideas for a DOS machine?

Posted on 2025-01-05, 13:38

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I'm not sure if modern Windows versions (10 and 11) can even read FAT16 partitions correctly. If you google "Windows 11 fat16" some discouraging results pop up. For what it's worth, current Linux distros (I'm using Debian 12) can still read from FAT16 partitions and write to them. Windows 10 can. I …

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Re: Was anyone else disappointed by the weapons in Doom 3?

Posted on 2025-01-02, 22:06

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The original Doom shotgun is one of the most satisfying weapons in any FPS.

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Re: socket 478, P4 PC - Win 98, Win XP, or both?

Posted on 2025-01-02, 19:37

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Whether dual booting is worth it will come down to specific games / hardware you intend to use. For example, if you want to use A3D audio, you'll want Windows 98, but for EAX audio you could use either 98 or XP. Windows 98 will also give you a native DOS option if you happen to want to play any DOS …

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Re: Ideas for a DOS machine?

Posted on 2025-01-02, 14:55

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This is way, way, way more labour-intensive than any retro XP project, that's for sure... Doing things from raw installer disks is going to take awhile. This is where I'll echo Joseph_Joestar 's suggestion of using a CF reader and copying things over that way. Once you get everything set up, I'd …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-12-27, 03:09

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Bought a new vid card and played some Doom Eternal. I hate the gameplay, all those coordinated jumps that make you fall to your death are boring and annoying. I'll probably finish the game for the sake of it but I regret the purchase. I had the same reaction to Doom Eternal. I enjoyed Doom 2016, it …

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Re: Advice on retro gaming Windows 98 build

Posted on 2024-12-26, 13:01

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I wouldn’t have thought the GeForce 2 would be weaker than a 256 what with being its successor. 😮 It isn't. They linked to the GeForce 2 MX which is a cut-down budget version of the GeForce 2. The 'proper' GeForce 2 cards include the GeForce 2 GTS, GeForce 2 Pro, GeForce 2 Ti and GeForce 2 Ultra. …

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Re: Advice on retro gaming Windows 98 build

Posted on 2024-12-26, 12:55

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Alice requires DX7 hardware, the TNT is DX6, if those are the cards you're looking at i definitely think you should just get an fx5200, i wouldnt bother with a geforce 2, aside from its DX7 and 2 extra TMU's, looking at everything else it doesnt seems like a massive impovement over the TNT, compare …

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

Posted on 2024-12-25, 18:00

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Kahenraz wrote on 2024-12-25, 13:02: The plastic clips on my Orpheus II RAM slot make me nervous. I understand that you had to go with what stock was available. They probably don't even make the ones with metal clips anymore. SIMM sockets with metal clips should be available. Mouser has about ~1500 …

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Re: Best EGA games?

Posted on 2024-12-24, 14:58

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So I'm going to grab my 12mhz 286 with memory expansion card and swap vga adapter from it to vectra ega adapter. It's same kind of setup I had as a kid. I remember playing games like streed rod, eye of the beholder and grand prix circuit. What are your recommendations? All of the early Sierra …

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Re: Is there a really easy way to run old games, without learning and remembering their installation nuances?

Posted on 2024-12-20, 23:23

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As others have suggested, the easiest way is to buy and install them via GOG. They even have their own launcher similar to Steam which makes the process about as a simple as it gets. If you're talking about running games on retro hardware, then the easiest way is to use original media and just …

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Re: Good 4:3 LCD Monitor

Posted on 2024-12-17, 00:20

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As another thought, I got an idea to check what the Checkmate A1500 Plus retro display did: https://www.checkmate1500plus.com/ , but their product page doesn't seem to print even the basic technical specifications of the display. Anyone know what the max resolution and hsync/vsync rates of that …

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