Re: Revisiting an x86-based alternative to the Raspberry Pi, optimized for retro gaming

Posted on Yesterday, 21:12

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by Jasin Natael

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I don't think a "Win98 mini" makes sense right now. You can easily run Windows 98 on a Pentium 4 system. People are still unloading those for $50. After God knows how much electromigration they've already suffered? They could burn out at any moment. There is a need for fresh silicon. I don't think …

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Re: Windows 98 hanging when I open "My Computer"

Posted on 2022-05-18, 18:03

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by Jasin Natael

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I have had similar issues with enabling DMA on certain drives. I have a socket 7 board that just doesn't like certain hard drives. It took me some time to figure out the proper combination of drives so that I could enable DMA without lock ups. I suspect it is a buggy IDE controller.

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Re: Win98SE Pentium 4 Project

Posted on 2022-05-16, 21:43

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by Jasin Natael

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Misery! Booted the system up the other day and the screen went "wonky", plus the cpu fan was roaring loud. Turned out the cpu retention bracket busted at the clip connections. Was using the star tech cooler, maybe should have bent the clips somewhat to ease the stress? First order of business is …

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Re: Vodoo 5 fans, really necessary?

Posted on 2022-05-02, 14:33

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by Jasin Natael

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Yes they need active cooling. Valuable card, and getting even harder to find. Invest in some decent fans. It is well worth it.

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Re: Aureal Vortex 2 and DirectX 8

Posted on 2022-04-29, 21:13

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by Jasin Natael

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I haven't any issues on my P3 machine that has a Vortex 2 I'm fairly sure it is running DX 8, but I did have a whole plethora of issues getting my Vortex 1 to work properly in my Socket 7 machine. I am pretty sure that the card wasn't to blame there though.

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Re: Win98SE Pentium 4 Project

Posted on 2022-04-29, 17:38

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Anonymous Coward wrote on 2022-04-29, 17:24: With an avatar like mine, I guess there's no reason to ever respond to a P4 thread, right? 🤣. I'm not a big fan of the P4 either, but these days they do make a lot of sense for a cheap no nonsense 98 build. Not everyone has access to the more period …

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-04-28, 13:12

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by Jasin Natael

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Added some inbound rules on a Sophos firewall, opened a custom port for VPN service. Updated ASDM software on a Cisco and uploaded the latest VPN client software to it. Then updated a few laptops with the latest VPN. Scheduled time to update the firmware on the same ASA.

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-27, 21:44

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by Jasin Natael

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Never played Goldeneye but did laugh my head off at that 'real life Goldeneye' video on YT. Escort missions are horrible in every game. Very much so. Why are they always included? As filler is my guess. They are trash and shouldn't be allowed to exist. No one enjoys them, ever. Not entirely. There …

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-27, 21:40

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by Jasin Natael

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Quake4 was polarizing upon release much like Serious Sam 2 was. The multiplayer even more so. Back then (05-07), I did enjoy the Quake4 multiplayer. Those that didn't were frustrated they weren't allowed to turn off the shadows to "improve performance" (read: visual cheats, the fps was hard capped …

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-27, 21:35

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by Jasin Natael

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FioGermi wrote on 2022-04-27, 00:57: I forgot Quake 4 even existed until now. Same.

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 20:34

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by Jasin Natael

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FYI on the topic of Unreal, does anyone remember what the A.S.M.D acronym supposedly stood for?

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 20:32

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by Jasin Natael

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I haven't played Unreal (beyond the very first level) since I completed the game back in 1998... I also seem to remember the last few levels being a struggle (don't recall if I was playing in Medium or Hard difficulty). There was a room in particular where it was dark and there was wave after wave …

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 20:30

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by Jasin Natael

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You know, it's funny you mention Unreal, because a single level aside, I thought it did hold up rather well when I played it last year. The only thing that got on my nerves was how bullet spongy and dodgy the enemies/AI got in the back third of the game. Aside from that, the levels were varied and …

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 16:13

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Doom 3 has an interest place in my heart. I was so excited for it when it came out. I spent a ton of summer intern money on my very first, almost no compromises gaming PC specifically for it. I was so proud of my Athlon 64, Geforce 6800 GT system. Doom 3 was one of the best pieces of software to …

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 15:45

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by Jasin Natael

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there are quite a few i agree with! i'd add Quake and Quake 2 - both good gameplay but for me without much immersion or sense of 'being there'. I actually like Doom3 and Quake 4, though still not quite enough to consider myself a fan GTA4 - it is impressive looking, i like the setting - but it's …

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 15:42

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by Jasin Natael

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Funny you say that about Doom3. I really enjoyed Doom1 &2 but I hated Doom3. I admire what it was trying to do, and it was marvel at it's technical superiority when it launched. But the whole being forced to carry that damn flashlight and never being able to see what you were doing completely …

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 14:25

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To keep the thread going and I'm not sure it has been mentioned, and it almost breaks my own rule of "popular" but I'm including it anyway....Unreal II What a massive disappointment and a real slap in the face to OG game. It was a bloated pile of trash that had no right to carry the Unreal name.

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 14:23

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Errius wrote on 2022-04-24, 01:12: Never played Goldeneye but did laugh my head off at that 'real life Goldeneye' video on YT. Escort missions are horrible in every game. Very much so. Why are they always included? As filler is my guess. They are trash and shouldn't be allowed to exist. No one …

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 14:21

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by Jasin Natael

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Man, I was all about Quake 3 over Unreal Tournament back in the day. My memory of it back then was that UT just didn't feel as responsive or performant. Quake 3 just ran better on a wider variety of computers. Quite the opposite for me because I hated the way Quake 3's weapons felt. They had no " …

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Re: Popular games that you don't much care for and why?

Posted on 2022-04-26, 14:20

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by Jasin Natael

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there are quite a few i agree with! i'd add Quake and Quake 2 - both good gameplay but for me without much immersion or sense of 'being there'. I actually like Doom3 and Quake 4, though still not quite enough to consider myself a fan GTA4 - it is impressive looking, i like the setting - but it's …

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