Re: Windows 98SE is running on Intel 9th gen platform (bare metal)

Posted on 2023-03-29, 15:42

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I am a bit curious about this, couldn't you in theory use the onboard sata controller in "IDE mode". I would think that would still be an option as even OEMs sometimes will offer FreeDOS as an OS option for Linux (or *BSD) users who don't want to pay for a Windows license. Or is it a case where the …

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Re: How has your interest in vintage computing changed over time?

Posted on 2023-03-29, 15:37

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I like old games, I like old computers, and I like old Windows versions. But boy has these couple years of this hobby really beaten me down. What started as way to faithfully recreate old experiences shattered my nostalgic view of the hardware and became a money sink that I didn't expect. Emulation …

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Re: SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

Posted on 2023-03-26, 14:47

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Something I thought about last night when laying in bed is a bit convoluted, but I wonder if it would work. Basically my idea is could this be used to to emulate a soundcard that the dos version of dosbox-x can use, and then using dosbox-x run windows 3.1 and have working sound for that? or hell …

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Re: SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

Posted on 2023-03-22, 23:04

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Did a quick test earlier on a c2d dell. I booted dos 6.22, loaded everything up, and did a quick test with Ultimate Doom. I was able to get sound effects and music working

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Re: Hardware you wish you'd never bought.

Posted on 2022-12-04, 20:13

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A Ryzen 3 3300X and either of the two AM4 boards I owned.

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Re: games on consoles you wish were released on PC

Posted on 2022-12-04, 20:10

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Midtown Madness 3, when I was younger I had both 1 and 2 and I really always wanted to be able to play the 3rd one.

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

Posted on 2022-11-27, 03:42

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pulled out the SFF c2d dell machine, replaced the CMOS battery, and got Lubuntu 22.04.1 LTS installed. Now technically I kinda see c2d as being borderline retro, but it's still possible to use for daily desktop usage if you have enough RAM and an SSD. This machine has neither. I intend to setup up …

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Re: What games did you become really good at?

Posted on 2022-11-10, 02:32

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I think the only game I really got good at is the first Doom game, except for Thy Flesh consumed. I can play the first 3 episodes fine on Ultra Violence, but Thy Flesh Consumed really is a pain.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-11-10, 02:30

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I've been playing the first Dishonored game. I wouldn't say I'm any good at it, but I've managed to get quite far in the game. Runs quite nicely under proton, but then again it's not too demanding.

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

Posted on 2022-11-10, 02:22

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I got a PCIe riser card that allows me to use an nvme m.2 drive on an older system that doesn't have it. I installed the card in daily driver along with an SSD and it works. Unfortunately my motherboard is too old to support booting from a pcie card. I tested this by directly passing through the …

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

Posted on 2022-11-09, 21:22

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I got a PCIe riser card that allows me to use an nvme m.2 drive on an older system that doesn't have it. I installed the card in daily driver along with an SSD and it works. Unfortunately my motherboard is too old to support booting from a pcie card. I tested this by directly passing through the …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-11-03, 00:19

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Oh yeah, Episodes 4 and 5 were quite brutal in heretic. even more difficult than Doom's episode 4 though I'll admit I haven't played heretic nearly as much as I've played doom. Speaking of Doom off and on for a while I've been doing a challenge to beat every level on ultra-violence with a pistol …

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Re: Game environments that left a lasting impression

Posted on 2022-11-01, 19:54

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For me, that moment in Fallout3 when you first go outside of the Vault...just wow. Back in the day I was very sceptical about fo3 steering away from the isometric-turnbased style, but fo3 won me over very quickly once I played it. I did enjoy the sequel New Vegas too, but atmosphere-wise fo3 feels …

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Re: How's everyone doing these days?

Posted on 2022-11-01, 19:22

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I'm doing alright, I recently kinda quit my destiny 2 addiction which has left me more time for other games and also I took the time today to just walk around my backyard. As for my collection, I have a bunch of various retro machines and only one of them actually fully works and can be used right …

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Re: What to do about a Socket 462/A motherboard with a broken socket?

Posted on 2022-10-26, 02:26

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How was the old cooler attached? Using the mounting holes around the socket? If you still have it (and the mounting hardware) is it possible maybe to exchange the fan for a modern/silent one? the old cooler is a thermaltake super orb. It had a plate that latched on to the sides of the socket, 3 of …

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What to do about a Socket 462/A motherboard with a broken socket?

Posted on 2022-10-25, 21:10

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I have a motherboard that I bought some time ago with a CPU, cooler, and RAM included with the package all installed? The cooler was big name brand but wired in a way that was kinda jank and was horribly loud and was made worse after trying to blow dust out of it. So I decided to go out and replace …

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Re: MiniClip gone

Posted on 2022-10-22, 20:23

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damn, I remember playing on mini clip when I was young. flash games were pretty much a staple as a kid. It's sad to see it go, but with flash being dead it's really no surprise.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-22, 20:16

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Abit BH6 . I love 90's abit boards, could not pass this one up. Came with a 333Mhz Pentium II and 64MB of PC100 SDRAM. I also have a BE6-II. I wonder what the differences between the two are. I'm kinda jealous you got a BH6. Mine gave up the magic smoke months ago and fleabay prices are pretty high …

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

Posted on 2022-10-21, 19:13

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well I'm back to thinking this being a bad hard drive in my pentium 4 machine. It is a seagate afterall and has a few years on it. I reconnected it and even swapped sata cables it it doesn't want to boot at all. just says disk read error, hit control+alt+delete to restart. I mean I suspected that …

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Re: What era of computers do you draw the line at collecting and/or using?

Posted on 2022-10-20, 21:45

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As one of the younger guys here, I would go out of my way to collect hardware from pentium 2 to pretty much the core 2 duo. but even then the core 2 duo is kinda too new for me and on the other end I have a mild interest in socket 7. I still have the k6 system I found months ago that was covered in …

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