Re: Would you be interested in an x86-based alternative to the Raspberry Pi, optimized for retro gaming?

Posted on Today, 09:15

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Some variant of this thread pops up every now and then: The OP has an (in principle) good idea for a new production piece of hardware to tackle a (preceived) scarcity on the market or to create a convenient one-size-fits-all solution for certain applications, and would like to ask wether it is worth …

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Re: I wish I had discovered Windows ME sooner!

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schmatzler wrote on Today, 00:12: Doornkaat wrote on Yesterday, 19:38: Would you happen to have the German version of the CD and could you upload an image somewhere? I have been looking for it for some time now. Already did that a while ago, here it is: https://archive.org/details/ms-security-cd- …

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Re: I wish I had discovered Windows ME sooner!

Posted on Yesterday, 19:38

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I didn't know such disc existed at all. But was it released only to companies, oem or what? It was available for order directly from the Microsoft website. At least here in Germany, the update CD was also bundled with one of the biggest computer magazines at the time. Would you happen to have the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Yesterday, 16:37

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subnet_zero wrote on Yesterday, 14:12: No, seller is from north of Germany: Schleswig Holstein. Just a funny coincidence then. Anyway, have fun with the parts! 😃

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Re: MP32L - Lite version of MP32 : Pi based MT32 synth

Posted on 2021-06-18, 10:48

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by Doornkaat

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Perfect. I am glad you understand our (stupid) situation with import taxes from Europe. We should still be in Europe! the declared and real value of 49eur is well below the limit UK has atm for import taxes so I doubt you will pay anything at the end , you just got an automated email also the value …

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Re: Black screen when using a StarTech.com 7 Port PCI USB Card on ATC-6130 Pentium 2 Motherboard

Posted on 2021-06-18, 05:20

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by Doornkaat

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According to the reviews on the site you bought it from others have the same problem. I'd say the card is the issue here.

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Re: How come none of my 3V 486 CPUs work at 3V?

Posted on 2021-06-17, 17:46

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by Doornkaat

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High fives all around! 😁

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Found 'new' KPT switch variant. Anyone with a Deskhistory wiki account?

Posted on 2021-06-17, 17:21

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by Doornkaat

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Hey all, I recently bought a KPT-102 beyboard. I partially disassembled the keyboard for cleaning and did some research on the switches. Most of the switches are blue KPT switches with a rectangular slider. Those are covered here . The spacebar and enter key however use KPT switches with a white …

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Re: Tseng mdram different models

Posted on 2021-06-17, 16:34

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Congrats on the working upgrade and thank you for the feedback! 😃👍

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Re: How come none of my 3V 486 CPUs work at 3V?

Posted on 2021-06-17, 13:15

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by Doornkaat

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Have you checked wether the board actually supplies 3.x volts to the CPU? I think it is normal for both CPUs to work at 5V for some time and not necessarily fail right away. There are even 486 CPUs meant to run at 3V that are 5V tolerant. Maybe the Ti is one of those?

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Re: SIS530/MATX manufacturer or where pulled from ?

Posted on 2021-06-17, 10:12

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by Doornkaat

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The board is a QDI Superb 1. Color coding for all rear I/O is only really a thing from late 99 onward as part of the PC System Design Guide PC 99 specification. Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_System_Design_Guide

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-06-17, 09:19

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I got a nice deal on a ASUS P4P800 SE with socket 478 and an Geforce 6800GT APG with 256MB DDR3 with the mermaid artwork from the NVIDIA Nalu Tech-Demo. Also included 1x 512MB DDR400 RAM from MTD that was "Made in Germany", a Northwood 3GHz Pentium 4 (sadly with 2 missing pins, see picture) and a …

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Re: GPU for 440BX machine with 133 MHz bus?

Posted on 2021-06-15, 12:18

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As far as I know, the norm for ATX boards with 3.3v AGP is to just pass the power straight from the power header to the slot. Perhaps that FIC board generates it's own 3.3v for some reason idk The early AT boards with AGP slots and some early ATX boards (Asus P2L97 comes to mind specifically) had …

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Re: Socket A for retrogaming?

Posted on 2021-06-13, 13:00

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As far as AoE is concerned, I remember playing AoE2 just fine back in the day, on a K6-2 500. With all due respect this is not true! I have done numerous tests in AoE2 and not even a Tualatin 1400s can play this game at this settings: highest difficulty; 7 enemy AI in 4 different teams; huge map; …

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Re: Help reviving a Voodoo 2

Posted on 2021-06-13, 07:12

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by Doornkaat

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C145 is most likely identical to C148. If you have a multimeter that can measure capacitance unsolder C148 and measure its capacitance to find the correct value for C145. Concerning voltage 12V puts you on the safe side. I believe C145 is related to the TMU on the other side. The issues you describe …

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Re: Biostar mb-8500tur and right jumpers for MMX 200

Posted on 2021-06-12, 22:18

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by Doornkaat

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No problem! I hope a new CPU fixes your issues. Using the 1.5x multiplier setting you can also run a 233MHz Pentium MMX on this board. In theory at least.

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Re: Biostar mb-8500tur and right jumpers for MMX 200

Posted on 2021-06-12, 21:47

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by Doornkaat

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Weird. I'm out of ideas, sorry.

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Re: Biostar mb-8500tur and right jumpers for MMX 200

Posted on 2021-06-12, 21:35

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by Doornkaat

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SL2RY is a 200MHz CPU. What if you try different multiplier settings? (JP1&JP2) The documentation on stason might be wrong.

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Re: Biostar mb-8500tur and right jumpers for MMX 200

Posted on 2021-06-12, 21:06

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by Doornkaat

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Weird. Are you trying to overclock the CPU or is it a genuine 200MHz CPU? Later Pentium MMX are multiplier locked. You can set the jumpers on the board but the signal won't be passed on to the die.

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Re: Which cpu is faster?

Posted on 2021-06-12, 20:45

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by Doornkaat

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Repo Man11 wrote on 2021-06-12, 20:29: I'd like to stumble across a Socket 8 board so I could see if the PP I have even works. Phrasing! 😄

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