Re: What is that? ... Only agpx2

Posted on 2019-09-24, 20:55

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by schmatzler

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Intel took massive shortcuts to increase their performance, though. Meltdown and Spectre are a disaster and all of the software security patches now needed make older processors significantly slower. We still haven't fully recovered from that even with the current generation of CPU's. And all of …

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Re: What retro hardware you killed today or in the past :(. Killing spree stories+serial killers are welcome.Rest in pieces.

Posted on 2019-09-23, 21:29

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by schmatzler

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I just killed my Radeon 9500XT. This thing was way too loud, so I wanted to put a passive cooler on it. Still had a Zalman ZM80D-HP around that I used without a problem for a GeForce before. I screw that onto the card and - crack - there goes the chip. F*CK! :dead: It was a pretty good card. At …

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Re: What is that? ... Only agpx2

Posted on 2019-09-21, 16:29

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by schmatzler

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I really don't understand how people during the 586 and 686 generations could put up with VIA and their endless problems. The best board I own is an Abit VH6T with a VIA Apollo Pro 133T and I don't have ANY problems with that thing. I tried Asus and FIC before and was never able to fix extreme …

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Re: NEW iPhones

Posted on 2019-09-20, 23:10

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by schmatzler

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Totally unimpressed. I would be back to Android in the blink of an eye if the company didn't force me to use the iOS environment (and supply me with the phone). I work in a company where I'm the only person without an Apple device. It all depends on how you can sell to your boss that you are much …

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Re: The value of keeping a Windows 98 installation? (aka which games run poorly on newer OSes)

Posted on 2019-09-19, 19:18

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by schmatzler

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I think they dropped the Gameport with Windows Vista, but there is an unofficial "Gameport support pack" out there that works with Vista and 7 to bring it back. That only runs on the 32bit versions, though.

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Re: Rudolph Loew apparently passed away in September 2019

Posted on 2019-09-19, 19:15

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by schmatzler

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I know alot of people didn't like the fact you had to pay, but you have to give him credit for maintaining Win9x for as long as he did, he was even still updating the memory patch up to 2017. To me, his software worked like magic. I spent a few days trying to get my Windows 98SE box to play ball …

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Re: The value of keeping a Windows 98 installation? (aka which games run poorly on newer OSes)

Posted on 2019-09-19, 00:41

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by schmatzler

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No one talked about hardware yet. I have a Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro. That joystick does work on Windows XP with official drivers and I have also built a USB adapter to make it work on Windows 10. Technically, it can be used. All axis and buttons work. But I still prefer to use it on …

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Re: Any others given up on the hobby?

Posted on 2019-09-19, 00:30

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by schmatzler

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What I have given up on is the computer/video game industries as they are at present. Nothing but a sea of greed, arrogance, grandstanding - and a bunch of underwhelming products/services (all IMHO of course). Same here. I own a PlayStation 4 and a few older consoles - the PS4 is the one that gets …

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Re: Windows 98se Askes for More Memory when I have 4GB

Posted on 2019-09-18, 23:59

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by schmatzler

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Now, I wonder what will happen to his work. I hope it won't get lost :( I bought the memory patch from him a few months ago (Version 7.2). This should be the last version ever released. I have uploaded it to archive.org so it may be preserved and be useful to this community in the future. https:// …

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Re: What 9x Software is Essential

Posted on 2019-09-18, 23:47

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by schmatzler

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Well I'm sorry to say that I think it will never come back online ... https://kraussfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/858/Rudolph-Loew/obituary.html Damn. :depressed: May he rest in peace. His software gave me countless hours of fun. I have uploaded the memory limitation patch to archive.org so it …

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Re: What 9x Software is Essential

Posted on 2019-09-18, 23:18

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by schmatzler

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have these tools: - PATCHMEM from rloew (website down at the moment) Without this, I can't use more than 512MB RAM or the system gets extremely unstable up to the point of data corruption. - Daemon Tools 3.47 - for mounting all of my "backup copies" of software and games - 7-Zip 9.20 - for …

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Re: Off the grid

Posted on 2019-09-02, 19:17

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by schmatzler

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I have never owned a cable plan, but in Germany we're forced to pay for TV anyways. :dead: Did live without an internet plan for a year, because I was subscribed to a HotSpot service and they forgot to disable my account after I cancelled them. That was the greatest year of my life. :) My cellphone …

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Re: another LCD died, RIP Dell 1901FP

Posted on 2019-08-26, 18:28

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by schmatzler

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

my LG with bad PSU caps (it was external in this monitor, making it a lot easier) would flicker a lot and become stable after 30s or a min initially, but it kept getting worse and when I checked the caps they looked really bad. I just opened mine up and all of the caps look fine. None of them are …

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Re: another LCD died, RIP Dell 1901FP

Posted on 2019-08-26, 10:29

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by schmatzler

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My Dell 1901FP just died, it doesn't have power, when i plug in the power cord, the light doesn't illuminate nor does the Dell Ultrasharp logo on the screen come up. I bought a Dell 2007FP for my retro shenanigans two weeks ago. It worked fine for a week, but then the backlight started to flicker …

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Re: Problem With Chasm The Rift On My Win98 Computer

Posted on 2019-08-25, 20:57

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by schmatzler

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OK, another idea - maybe there is a timing issue that prevents Chasm from accessing the keyboard properly when the CPU is too fast? I don't think so. The keyboard works fine on my 1.4GHz Tualatin. @Braca862: Did you install the last patch for the game? It is supposed to fix issues with fast CPU's: …

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Re: Can you install command.com or 16 bit drivers on Windows 10?

Posted on 2019-08-25, 19:47

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by schmatzler

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Well, there is NTVDMx64. It is based on leaked source code of the original NTVDM. http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/ntvdmx64.html

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Re: List the PC games that you have beaten

Posted on 2019-08-25, 17:45

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After many years I started up "Vampire - The Masquerade: Redemption" again and played through it. My god, this game has one of the stupidest storylines I've ever experienced. I was interested in what happened in the predecessor of Bloodlines (one of the best RPG's), but the writer(s) of Redemption …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-12-22, 00:50

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by schmatzler

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I just got a Sidewinder Force Feedback Wheel (USB) for 5 bucks. It's amazing: A very sturdy wheel with a solid build quality and it just works fine with my massive hands. I've tried some old games like Monster Truck Madness 2 or some NFS games and it's cool . But it really shines on modern games …

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Re: Link Between Depression and 'Collecting'?

Posted on 2018-12-11, 23:47

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by schmatzler

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It's pretty easy to become a hoarder and lose yourself in shiny toys when life around you is crumbling apart. I worked in a callcentre for a few years and it fucked me up in a very bad way. I was constantly yelled at by customers to the point where I had to take heart medication because of anxiety …

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Re: best windows 98 agp card

Posted on 2018-11-29, 15:16

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by schmatzler

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Der Kuenringer wrote: Hm, well maybe I should specify then. I would be happy if the card is able to play late space sim games, like Freespace Open, Independence War 2 & Freelancer at 1600x1200. I can confirm that at least I-War 2 runs very well on 1680x1050 with a GF4 4800. Don't know about the …

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