Re: 486 VLB/PCI Motherboard: Go VLB or PCI
Posted on 2019-08-06, 14:27
Ahh.. so going with a PCI only SiS board rather than a VLB/PCI UMC board is a better idea? I have both.
486 VLB/PCI Motherboard: Go VLB or PCI
Posted on 2019-08-06, 14:08
HighTreason has a video where VLB beats PCI handily on a UMC motherboard but Im not convinced. Which bus is better to go with for DOS? Does a 64-bit card like Mach64 or Trio64 really get outperformed by a 32-bit one like GD5428 in gaming? Finally does a DX4-100 benefit from faster PCI cards like the …
Re: Send MIDI and wave separately through SPK_OUT and LINE_OUT?
Posted on 2019-08-06, 12:50
You can always install two sound cards, use one for OPL3 and the other for MIDI. This is a pretty common build type for me (AWE64+ES688/OPL3).
i486DX4-100 16KBWT vs Am486DX4-100 8KBWB
Posted on 2019-08-06, 09:54
Between the Intel 486DX4-100 with 16KB WB Cache and AMD 486DX4-100 with 8KB WB Cache, which one is the faster CPU? Trying to pick a chip for my daily driver..
Re: Time period PC's vs the affordable norm
Posted on 2019-08-06, 09:44
My 486DX33 system with a GD-5428 VLB, SB Pro, 4MB RAM and 213MB HDD cost around $2,000+Tax in Autum 1992. That, I remember VERY clearly. It was EXPENSIVE. Most of my friends still had 286/386 PCs or ran on upgraded Amigas. By 1994 most people had upgraded to a 486DX/DX2, but people who had 286/386 …
Re: [Build Log]: Dimension95 - A Retro DOS/95 Build & Project for Modern Internet Interactivity... and much more!
Posted on 2019-08-06, 08:28
To be fair if I saw a folder named Porno I would certainly DBAN the harddrive...
Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)
Posted on 2019-08-05, 13:17
It's a nice piece of hardware and I know it's not a sponsored review, but the fact that he got it free seems to have kind of messed up this video's perspective for me. I didn't like the way he just glossed over the fact that it costs $350 without any of the nice stuff he got with it. He should've …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-08-05, 13:15
arncht wrote: typically paired the v1 with mmx / early p2. My friends used the Voodoo with Late Pentium or MMX CPUs. At the time I was stuck with software mode Quake with a P-100 (or 120/133, I can't remember for sure). I went straight to a Voodoo 2 with a PII-300.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-08-05, 12:25
If the mainboard supports it, you can install an AMD X5-133 overclocked to 160 MHz. This will give you about 16 fps in Quake with the Voodoo at 512x384 resolution. I don't have any 5x86 or X5 CPUs; DX4-100 is the fastest I can go with. Regardless, if I wanted a Pseudo-Pentium I would just build a …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-08-05, 11:43
No. Keep in mind that the 3dfx cards only do the last stage of the rendering, unlike modern 3d graphics cards. All the geometry calculations are still done by the CPU, and so the FPU is still used. If I'm not mistaken, having an FPU is even a requirement for 3dfx, since Glide heavily relies on it. …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-08-05, 10:44
and will allow me to play Quake on a DX4-100 so why not? It won't. It will look much better, but not run any faster. The frame rate of quake is limited by the 486's slow FPU (or more correct: the Pentium-optimized way the FPU is used). I have such a setup - well, it's using a POD now, but was a DX4 …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2019-08-05, 09:08
Started playing the original Alone in the Dark with my son a few days ago. Despite its age, it's incredibly atmospheric of course (I have fond memories of playing AITD3 on CD). And it still managed to creep my son out who had trouble watching lol. Score 1 for old games. I tried this game last year, …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-08-05, 09:00
Got these two for not much.. My second SUPER33, I really want a SUPER40 :( https://i.postimg.cc/FfCp79d9/UMC-U5-S-SUPER33-B.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/dk7BCzrG/Intel-Pentium-166.jpg The dx4 is very slow for a voodoo. Perhaps but it's just lying about and will allow me to play Quake on a DX4-100 so why …
Re: Daggerfall Unity Alpha
Posted on 2019-08-02, 11:08
Holy shit..
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-08-02, 09:28
derSammler wrote: I'm a big fan of the Ultima games and own all versions of U7. There's no copy-protection on the disks. You can even just dump them with WinImage and they will work. Well, there goes that theory. 😎
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-08-02, 08:47
Got me a new AT case because those are starting to get more and more rare.. https://i.postimg.cc/SJ1Ms63W/AT-Case-G.jpg It was sold as an OEM computer in the early nineties by the same company I bought my first PC (Intel 486 DX33 4MB VLB) from, and it's the Mid-Tower doorless model of the case I had …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-08-02, 07:02
Really? Are you sure you are not just making up a story to complete your illegal copy of Ultima VII, because disk 2 is exactly the one that is missing in most disk image collections you can find out there. U6.JPG Maybe he's telling the truth and the 2nd disk just can't be imaged due to some copy …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-08-01, 11:11
K5 PR133.. Jealous. I want one of these to replace my Pentium 133. K5 PR133 and the U5S SX40 seem to be so elusive for me 🙁
Re: POST diagnostic card/motherboard analyzer + ebay rant
Posted on 2019-08-01, 08:35
I bought the exact same card locally and it works.. Not of help to you I know, but still..
Re: Gotek like Optical Driver Emulator - Is it possible?
Posted on 2019-08-01, 08:34
$200 is way too much.
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