Re: What makes (or made) WinME so horrible?

Posted on Yesterday, 18:56

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by Jasin Natael

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Arbitrarily locking out real mode DOS as others have stated, was the biggest issue likely. But also bugging early System Restore garbage, as well as flaky drivers in general. People thought that they were getting Windows 2000 Home Edition, but they really just getting 98TE with some window dressing …

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Re: Clarification on definition of abandoneware on Vogons.

Posted on 2023-06-05, 21:29

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by Jasin Natael

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I can see how a person could consider software that is not provided by a publisher (be it digital or otherwise), even if said software was never once available in a retail form, as being classified as "abandonware". I actually don't personally disagree with the definition. Having said that, I can …

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Re: Help on reviving PCCHIPS M571 Socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-06-01, 19:31

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by Jasin Natael

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What's the deal with this jumper? That is actually the front LED/SW header. As I remember those broken pins were NC anyway. Looks like a bent pin and soldered to a transistor. Is that factory? I would have to check, but I don't recall mine being that way. Possibly a different revision, I think …

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Re: Help on reviving PCCHIPS M571 Socket 7 motherboard

Posted on 2023-06-01, 13:41

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by Jasin Natael

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I have one of these boards. I had some wonkiness getting mine to work as well. I made a thread on it, if you care to read through it. In the end I ended up using a Cyrix MII in this board, but it's still working to this day. I would recommend the use of ATX PSU. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php …

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Re: Would this be a good basis for a Vodoo 2 or Vodoo 3 system?

Posted on 2023-05-27, 04:48

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by Jasin Natael

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Another option that is period correct for an 800MHz Pentium III is a Radeon DDR. And You definitely don't have to worry about image quality with those. I never had one, so I can't speak to driver quality, but I remember they had really competitive performance vs. the Geforce 2 (especially in 32-bit …

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Re: I got defeated by a case

Posted on 2023-05-25, 14:40

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by Jasin Natael

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There is also the off chance that the IO bracket (shield) might be shorting on one or more of the connectors. I have had that happen when in haste on newer PCs(USB for example). Granted this would be unlikely on an older motherboard and would be dependent on the IO bracket being molded or snapped …

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Re: Would this be a good basis for a Vodoo 2 or Vodoo 3 system?

Posted on 2023-05-25, 14:23

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by Jasin Natael

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Thanks for the info. Yes I have checked the prices of the Vodoo cards already. They are really not cheap. It is good to know that a 800mhz cpu is good starting point. I could replace it later with 1ghz later if I feel the need to do . Getting another D3D as parnter for the SLI cards in case I aim …

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Re: Would this be a good basis for a Vodoo 2 or Vodoo 3 system?

Posted on 2023-05-24, 20:07

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by Jasin Natael

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I think that 800mhz is a fine place to start. I do think that the Voodoo 3 can show some benefit with slightly faster CPU however. 1GHZ or so is the maximum that I would pair with say a V3 3500. Voodoo 2 SLI is a great option as it allows you to use a separate D3D card, which might or might not …

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Re: Would this be a good basis for a Vodoo 2 or Vodoo 3 system?

Posted on 2023-05-24, 15:10

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by Jasin Natael

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I think that 800mhz is a fine place to start. I do think that the Voodoo 3 can show some benefit with slightly faster CPU however. 1GHZ or so is the maximum that I would pair with say a V3 3500. Voodoo 2 SLI is a great option as it allows you to use a separate D3D card, which might or might not …

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Re: Attempting to run "Carnivorous" on PC...nothing I tried works, does anyone have any pointers?

Posted on 2023-05-23, 21:21

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Edit: I have no pointers, I'm sorry. Never heard of it. Neat.

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Re: What's your absolute favorite piece of retro hardware?

Posted on 2023-05-23, 19:40

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by Jasin Natael

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ATI Rage Fury Maxx - Terrible card really, but cool nonetheless.

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Re: Problem with GeForce2 MX400

Posted on 2023-05-22, 19:52

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by Jasin Natael

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I would stick with the earliest driver version that doesn't give you problems. Depending on the CPU you are using, the driver overhead from later versions can adversely impact performance.

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Re: HP RP5800 GPU help needed!

Posted on 2023-05-22, 15:17

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by Jasin Natael

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Have you confirmed that the Radeon card works in another PC? Validated that it isn't faulty? Does the HD7570 require external power? Some HP motherboards can be very finicky in regards to discreet GPUs be detected. Have you checked for any more recent BIOS versions? Could just need and update to …

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Re: Help me choose a video card for my setup

Posted on 2023-05-17, 21:04

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by Jasin Natael

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MX200. It might not be great but it's the best of the bunch.

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Re: Nvidia GeForce 4 4200 TI 128MB; overkill for a PIII 500MHz rig?

Posted on 2023-05-17, 20:53

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by Jasin Natael

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Definitely a big bottleneck, but it gets you started. It's easy enough to upgrade the CPU later on. Or barring that, building a faster platform for the Geforce 4 later, and throwing a TnT2 or something in with the PIII.

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Re: ASUS P/I-P55SP4 - GPU compatibility is atrocious

Posted on 2023-05-17, 20:39

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by Jasin Natael

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Yeah, welcome to socket 7. It helps to have a slew of cards to try. I have had my best luck with radeon 7000, 7500, 9200 and 9250 cards. Kinda surprised your 9250 didn’t work. But I have seen some of those fail post also. Though they usually work. I also have a rage 128 that doesn’t like many of my …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-05-17, 15:50

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by Jasin Natael

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I recently saved a IBM Thinkpad 390x from the scrapper. Not the most exciting laptop ever, but it is great shape. Even the battery holds a decent charge. It will compliment the other 6 or so retro laptops that I have, nicely.

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Re: Nostalgia for vintage PCs in the future

Posted on 2023-05-17, 14:23

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by Jasin Natael

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I enjoy my retro hobby, I really do. But I hope that in my twilight years I have better and more poignant things to reminisce over.

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Re: AGP for Super S7 with weak VRMS?

Posted on 2023-05-16, 16:27

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by Jasin Natael

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i don't think that it's that simple. It varies from board to board. I've had some boards with MVP3 chips be perfectly easy, and i've had them be a nightmare. Same is true for ALi boards, sometimes they are joy to use and sometimes they are a headache. It's just early AGP in general to be honest, …

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Re: AGP for Super S7 with weak VRMS?

Posted on 2023-05-15, 21:27

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by Jasin Natael

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Yet, as I mentioned, it seems an AGP Voodoo might get damaged or cause damage in this mainboard, so that was my point actually, what could be a nice but safe option in this scenario. I've never actually considered that I suppose. Voodoo cards are usually the only AGP cards that are rock solid in …

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