Re: Any others given up on the hobby?

Posted on 2019-11-02, 19:14

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Last year I set up a cave in storage facility. This allowed me to actually have a couple beige boxes and CRTs setup and have the apartment clean of hobby stuff. I love it. I only go there once in 1-3 weeks depending on how busy I am with work and life and play with parts, play with softawre, and set …

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Re: Rudolph Loew apparently passed away in September 2019

Posted on 2019-10-28, 00:05

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Thank you! Even has source code for future dfevelopemnts. Simply amazing.

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Re: R.I.P. SoundBlaster AWE32

Posted on 2018-03-17, 11:34

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I have a similar issue with a a 2.0. There is a topic somewhere on vogons. So far my plan was to use assembler and the SDK docs to try to send some diag bytes to the card but I haven’t got that far yet.. Did you try playing fm music? My fm chip works, it’s just driver detection and digital sound fx …

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Re: Heresy - My Deus Ex Review

Posted on 2018-03-13, 09:57

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Deus Ex blew my mind when it just came out with the fact that you can complete levels un multitude of different ways. At least the first level. I had only sporadic access to PC at that time and it was rather slow so I was limited to something 15 fps so I wrote off a lot of the drawbacks of the game …

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Re: Introducing eisapc

Posted on 2018-03-12, 11:40

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Great collection. Looking forward to see some photos. I recently rented a storage cell for my computers and my wife’s paintings. Moving the hobby offsite so to speak.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2018-03-06, 09:07

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I want to play the Gravis game too! I have one yellowed and beaten up which I use now and one sealed in box. Will pop it open on my 40th birthday in 5 years.

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Re: Before and after de-yellowing my 1000HX keys, and a cautionary tale...

Posted on 2018-02-25, 01:52

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This is a very great result indeed, hope you find the key! Can you post an image of the ingredients of the hair product you used?

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Re: 1280x1024 75Hz lcd monitor in dos gaming.

Posted on 2018-01-12, 09:53

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Depending on a specific model my opinion is they can be great. Here is me experimenting with my monitor (left-most on all photos) in comparison to other screens I have: https://imgur.com/a/rXIHF Other screens: MacBook with retina 2014, 2016 generic IPS 1080p LG and a 2006 HP laptop. This is Sony SDM …

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Re: what to use in a dx2@66 DOS build

Posted on 2017-09-03, 23:57

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I have the exact same mobo with exact same cpu, it's allright! Not sure about cache though. Says I have 256kb when it posts. Should probably do some tests. period you're looking at (~1992) Sound Blaster Pro 2 is indeed an absolute winner for a 1992 build, but for this build it looks more like it's …

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Re: Electromyne and others overpricing. Changing face of the hobby. Opinions?

Posted on 2017-08-03, 22:56

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the main reason they replace those systems, because after 4 years of continues operation dust accumulated in those computers to such a degree that it can become a fire hazard or they fail due overheating (this was the answer I got from IT department when discussing it with them), my jaw dropped.... …

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Re: Electromyne and others overpricing. Changing face of the hobby. Opinions?

Posted on 2017-08-02, 11:50

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Stojke wrote: The main problem with western hobbyists is that they are too lazy to search... The main problem with eastern hobbyists is they are judgemental. That includes me! I try to battle this cultural quirk, but it still slips under the radar from time to time.

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Re: Old games with Russian translation

Posted on 2017-08-02, 07:53

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May I ask for how long you have been learning English this way? My current command of the language is a result of working with native speakers and living in English speaking countries for a limited time, so current state of affairs is not representative of the gaming/reading method I endorse :). In …

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Re: Old games with Russian translation

Posted on 2017-08-02, 04:11

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even though I know the english version of this game back to front it was still challenging playing it in Russian Awesome! I sincerely believe this is the way to go for quick results for cheap. Maybe focus less on storytelling and more on menu items and gameplay related labels. I never attended any …

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Re: Old games with Russian translation

Posted on 2017-08-01, 23:33

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«Таралей и Жабокряк» Awesome article! I don't browse much Russian internet past couple years but it looks like retro scene is thriving there now! Good on them, they probably have plenty of old hardware lying around because USSR was not a throw-away society. You are supposed to store stuff you no …

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Re: Old games with Russian translation

Posted on 2017-08-01, 13:47

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Fargus fallout was great indeed! Thoroughly enjoyable complete with translated graphics like signs and banner ads in game. I was excited when I found Full Throttle made by them, but their fully voiced translation turned out to be worse than another subtitle only version by some unknown pirate team. …

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Re: Old games with Russian translation

Posted on 2017-08-01, 08:52

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Спасибо большое! Вы помните, как называются эти CD? Я хочу найти их. Series which were widely available in my town were called "Crazy Collection 1,2,3,...,etc." (no idea how much there actually were, maybe around 20). This collection was indeed crazy because some discs contained viruses :). Not all …

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Re: Just finished my first retro build - and some questions

Posted on 2017-08-01, 08:36

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Cool setup! Good on you live in the area where crt monitors are still seen in the wild! 1. My older cards fail stored in antistatic and in dehumidified plastic box.. Some people say cards like when you use them and fail when you store them for too long :). Maybe ask seller if they ship in antistatic …

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Re: Old games with Russian translation

Posted on 2017-08-01, 07:32

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Greetings from an ethnic Russian living in Australia. Russia was and is notorious for digital piracy and lax copyright laws. I am not aware of a single MS-DOS game which was sold legally in USSR/Russia (at least in my town of origin). I learned about existence of big box pc games when I turned 30 …

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Re: Electromyne and others overpricing. Changing face of the hobby. Opinions?

Posted on 2017-07-30, 23:23

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I'm not talking about an acrylic box like they put certain items in the store to prevent shoplifting. I'm talking about something like this: headphone-amp-audio-design.jpg Good luck smashing that open. Wow, complete with engraving. If you have something like this in your house your kid will have +1 …

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Re: 486DX2/VLB build

Posted on 2017-07-29, 14:31

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Duke 3D was released in 1996 (same year as Quake), and 486 DX2 was released in 1992 - the year when Wolfenstein 3D just came out.

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