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

Posted on 2022-05-23, 17:26

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Not been working on any PC-related hardware for a while, but have had some non-PC retro activities: Had a busy weekend with friends over and some retro gaming on classic micro computers, so today I've been tidying everything back away. I laid everything out first before putting it away, so that I …

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Re: Gotek Floppy Emulator with FlashFloppy

Posted on 2022-05-18, 12:29

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Add me also to the list of people who didn't realise it reflashed ff.cfg every single time. This might explain the delay on power up of the Gotek on my Atari ST after I changed to a slower USB stick! I'll have to remove it from all of my devices.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-25, 18:56

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Got a couple of controllers, didn't spend a lot of money so they were just impulse buys: Firstly a Logic 3 Top Drive 3-in-1 Steering Wheel Controller: topdrivewheel.jpeg Compatible with Sega Saturn, N64 & PS1 (plus some PS2 games). Also works on PC via a PS to USB adapter and I might even experiment …

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

Posted on 2022-04-19, 19:15

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Had to completely disassemble my Sharp MZ-700 computer, including the keyboard and it's many many screws, all just to fix 1 non-functional key on the keyboard! A dab of IPA on the key's contacts and it was back to life and promptly reassembled. It looked like a previous owner had performed repairs …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-13, 15:54

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Bought myself a little obscurity recently and it arrived today - Sharp1.jpeg A Sharp MZ-700 computer from 1982. The seller has already cleaned it up and recapped the power supply, which is great! Not the most highly specced or capable computer of all time, it was already outdated & overpriced by the …

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

Posted on 2022-03-23, 17:05

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Today I replaced the original power supply in my Sega Saturn console, with a modern 12V DC power supply kit. The original PSU was causing issues, probably due to needing a recap, where it would cause ripples in the picture whilst reading data from discs. Also a couple of backup discs refused to boot …

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

Posted on 2022-03-13, 17:03

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Haven't done a lot of retro computer activities lately, been busy working on several retro games consoles instead: First, on my Atari 7800 - been playing a lot of Atari 7800 & 2600 games this past week with my recently aquired Atari 7800 2-button controller, including trying out some newer 2600 …

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

Posted on 2022-02-22, 19:23

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Received another addition to my retro collection today: a7800.jpg So today's retro activity was getting this thing up and running. It had a few issues that I was aware of prior to buying, hence why it was fairly cheap. Firstly, no power adapter and the proprietary connector. Thankfully, I'm such a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-02-04, 16:12

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Bought another Console for my collection. A PC Engine Core Grafx II: cg2a.jpeg Imported from Japan and only took 5 days to arrive here in the UK, quite impressed! This is the first time I've seen 1 of these in person and was surprised just how small the PC Engine console is, fits in the palm of the …

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Re: what Vintage items are you looking for?

Posted on 2022-01-27, 14:22

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PC wise, I'd like to plug a few gaps in my collection, though I'm presently not actively looking. Want to do a 486 DX4 build, as well as a 386 DX build. So to add on from that, I guess the things I'm most looking for are AT cases that are not overpriced, not damaged and not too yellowed. I do keep …

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Amiga 1200 + Fast RAM - What OS etc?

Posted on 2022-01-23, 11:02

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More of a curiosity question for Amiga 1200 owners here. My Amiga 1200 with a CF card & IDE DVD-ROM drive, just has a single 8MB Fast RAM expansion, no FPU or other accelerators, no scan doubler or anything else. I currently have installed to the CF - ClassicWB Full, it seemed the easiest way to get …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-22, 12:32

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Bought and received a 32KB Sideways RAM upgrade for my BBC Micro. It's a solderless kit and easily reversible - my favourite kind of modifications. They don't cost a lot of money and are pretty easy to fit, so I thought why not. A couple of games will benefit from it.

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Re: Windows 3.11 Cannot load KRNL386.exe

Posted on 2022-01-18, 12:52

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A bit more information needed - Some general PC specs & what version of DOS is installed?

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

Posted on 2022-01-12, 18:38

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Received an SD-512 cartridge for my Toshiba HX-10 MSX today, a 512KB RAM expansion & SD card solution. So I have been testing it out for most of the day. I used a 4GB SD card and created 4 partitions, 2x FAT16 & 2x FAT12 (for MSX-DOS 1). Nextor DOS boots from the FAT16 partition and I've copied …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-07, 11:04

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Yeah, it's not going to be one of my main machines by any stretch of the imagination, but who am I to say no to something so, well, cute. It's a tiny little micro a quarter the size of my keys-missing VIC-20 that can barely function. I'll need to get a composite mod in there at some point so that I …

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

Posted on 2021-11-29, 12:58

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xcomcmdr wrote on 2021-11-29, 08:55: Even a Pentium II or III can run XP. XP is retro. As can a Pentium 1 given enough RAM & if you're crazy enough that is.

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

Posted on 2021-11-24, 18:53

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Just been testing a bunch of PCs & associated hardware ready for this weekend - I've invited friends over for a retro PC LAN Party, so just making sure all 9 computers are going to be ready for use, as well as checking all peripherals are in good working order, ie. keyboards, mice, controllers etc. …

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Re: The weird GTA San Andreas build

Posted on 2021-11-24, 17:17

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Nothing wrong with running San Andreas on such a spec imo, it's what I did back in the day. I currently have the game installed on my 2 rough 2003-era builds (P4 Prescott 3.0 HT in 1 & an Athlon XP 3200+ in the other), using era-specific graphics so I can't dial up all the settings. But with …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-15, 17:26

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Why the MSX1 initially instead of a 2? Im not very familiar with the platform other then the Konami games on it. Isn't 2 /2+/Turbo R a straight upgrade or are there some particular compatibility issues? They are upgrades yes, 2 is better than 1, 2+ can be better than 2 and Turbo R (some …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-15, 16:55

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I bought a 1MB Mapper/MegaRAM SD cartridge for my MSX 1, to expand the RAM & run games from SD Card. I was aware that the particular MSX model I own has compatibility issues with some mapper cartridges (a Sanyo MPC-100) and indeed the cartridge doesn't function - "Disk driver not found. System …

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