Re: A discussion - two graphics cards in one machine - Voodoo 5 + faster card

Posted on 2017-10-03, 02:20

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:neutral: ... :dead: ... :lol: OK. So just for funsies. ... So... pretty simple. :-D Oh yes, so simple! haha! :cool: I did see those ribbon cables and something along those lines crossed my mind, but obviously a custom PCB is quite far outside my expertise. A friend and I actually designed one of …

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Re: A discussion - two graphics cards in one machine - Voodoo 5 + faster card

Posted on 2017-10-03, 00:21

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by Qjimbo

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How fast do you need? AFAIK the fastest PCI card that supports win98 is GF6200, and GT430 is among the fastest PCI cards regardless of OS support. I had no idea there was a plain PCI graphics card that new! That definitely changes things, might be a good solution to get the best of both, even if it …

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Re: A discussion - two graphics cards in one machine - Voodoo 5 + faster card

Posted on 2017-10-02, 23:06

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by Qjimbo

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The reality is that any solution other than "Build a second tower" or "Buy a PCI Voodoo5 or alternate graphics card" is needlessly complex. True - I've known that from the beginning though, thats the status quo right now. But as more and more people become interested in older graphics hardware and …

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A discussion - two graphics cards in one machine - Voodoo 5 + faster card

Posted on 2017-10-02, 22:05

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I have a Voodoo 5500 AGP (3.3v). It's a classic card, it looks great with Glide, and I have fond memories of using it, with it now sitting in a box. I'd love to put it into use again, but the problem is for many early 2000s titles, it's simply too slow. It benefits just a small slice of games. I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-01, 17:00

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I was going to say that's a bit expensive for a CRT considering most people here get them for free or very cheap but then I googled it. 20mm dot pitch with 1920x1440 @ 60hz max res and 1600x1200 @ 75hz recommended. That's one hell of a monitor if it has good contrast and color. $65 is a fair bit …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-01, 06:20

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Samsung SyncMaster 997DF DynaFlat - $65 (CAD) http://qjimbo.com/photobucket/syncmaster997df-1.jpg http://qjimbo.com/photobucket/syncmaster997df-2.jpg http://qjimbo.com/photobucket/syncmaster997df-3.jpg http://qjimbo.com/photobucket/syncmaster997df-4.jpg Not a "true" flatscreen (you can tell it's …

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Re: Where can I get drivers for Windows 95?

Posted on 2017-09-29, 15:23

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by Qjimbo

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Muz wrote: I can get 256 colors, but only up to 800 x 600 pixels. I want to have 1024 x 768, but I can't find the driver for it. Did you try the drivers I linked to?

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Re: Where can I get drivers for Windows 95?

Posted on 2017-09-28, 17:04

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by Qjimbo

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As others have stated, official drivers for Windows 95 simply may not exist . However, you can try treating it like Virtual Machine and use generic graphics drivers - this VirtualBox guide recommends the BearWindows Universal VESA/VBE Video Display Driver - you can grab it here http://bearwindows. …

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Re: Great collectors of Vogons! What's missing in your collections? :P

Posted on 2017-09-26, 22:29

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by Qjimbo

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I'm looking now to build a high-performance Windows 98 computer as my compaq isn't really cutting it. I would love to get an official Sony Trinitron CRT like the Sony GDM-F520 MMaximus shared in his post http://i.imgur.com/ShR30VMm.jpg Gorgeous. But I could also live with one of the IBM or Dell …

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Re: Silencing a noisy 6800GT

Posted on 2017-09-26, 17:16

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by Qjimbo

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Thanks for the replies guys! I appreciate the suggestion of lubricating the fan, and I did consider it, but I don't think that would solve the fundamental issue that it is a very small fan trying to move a lot of air meaning it has to move very fast creating a lot of noise. Unbelievably, I actually …

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Silencing a noisy 6800GT

Posted on 2017-09-25, 23:17

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by Qjimbo

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I like having a bit of oomph in my retro PC with the Geforce 6800GT that I luckily found at a freegeek. It's a great card and one of the fastest that works on Win 98. However, it is so noisy as it uses the reference design fan. It is actually the noisiest part of my whole retro PC. Does anyone have …

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Looking for Winstar 95

Posted on 2017-09-15, 20:00

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by Qjimbo

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In the late 90s/early 00s, a friend of mine had an old Windows computer that came preloaded with some software (or game) that displayed various patterns and shapes using a star field, and it ran as a GUI application in windows. It was sort of like an old "demoscene" type app. I believe it was called …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-05-25, 18:27

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Shponglefan wrote: Picked up a few sound modules recently: […] Show full quote Picked up a few sound modules recently: Wow, the SD-90, nice! Did you find a decent deal on it? Seems to go for a lot on ebay.

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How to search the HP FTP for Old Compaq Drivers

Posted on 2017-05-25, 17:44

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by Qjimbo

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In the What are the pros and cons of using a propietary system as your retro box? topic, I had a couple people ask how to search the HP FTP ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq for old compaq drivers. How does that FTP server actualy "work" ? I'm quite interested with this one but I can't figure out how did …

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Re: What are the pros and cons of using a propietary system as your retro box?

Posted on 2017-05-23, 20:26

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by Qjimbo

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A big pro for me with my Compaq PC is that if I need to find a driver or BIOS update I can just search on google "driver site:ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq" since all the compaq drivers are still online on HPs FTP, at least at the moment.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-05-23, 19:38

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Found these at the Freegeek thrift store in Vancouver. Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS - $10 Both these cards were untested at the store so they were discounted - so far I've tested the 6800 GT and it works fine: Geforce 6800 GT 256MB AGP - $5 Geforce 7600 GS 256MB AGP Silent - $5 http://i.imgur.com/ …

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Re: How do you feel about old hardware in modern cases?

Posted on 2017-05-08, 20:43

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by Qjimbo

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To me a big part of this whole retro hardware movement is to rediscover things we have lost in the name of progress - programs that no longer work, functions and IO that has been lost, thing like that. I do think case design and aesthetic IS part of that, but definitely not the entire picture. If …

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Re: Compaq Presario 2240

Posted on 2017-04-27, 19:56

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by Qjimbo

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98SE is pretty much the best version of Windows built on top of DOS. It contains many fixes and improvements from '95 and will run pretty much any software from that era without issues, and it also has the WDM driver model which means more hardware support. You can also install the Windows 98 …

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Re: Compaq Presario 2240

Posted on 2017-04-27, 19:14

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by Qjimbo

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Haha, good point. I misread my notes, I guess the only option would be a Pentium MMX then.

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Re: Compaq Presario 2240

Posted on 2017-04-27, 18:19

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by Qjimbo

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Nice model I really like the old desktop-format presarios. You can see the specs on Mobokive: http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/archive/Compaq/Presario/Presario%2022xx/2240/2240quickspecs.html If you want more compatibility you can take out the AMD chip and put in a Socket 7 Pentium 2 in there I believe …

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