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

Posted on 2022-05-30, 03:44

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by Byrd

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Yeah it has been worryingly slow for a while, there seemed to be lots of development last year but not so much this year. Worst case scenario, if it's still not out by the end of next year I'll probably have to consider something like the Terrible Fire myself too. I reckon by the time you drop a …

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

Posted on 2022-05-27, 05:09

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This RAM expansion should tide me over until hopefully the PiStorm32 gets released at some point in the future. I've a basic A1200 and that's what I've been waiting for too - but I can't see much development of late? I know there are cheap TF030 or even TF060 but the thought of an upgradable, …

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Epox EP-58MVP3C-M - undocumented 5.5V multi, 112FSB?

Posted on 2022-05-09, 02:23

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by Byrd

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Hi all, I've a revision 1.0 Epox EP58MCP3C-M motherboard, running an AMD K6-2 500 CPU. According to documentation it tops out at 5.0X multiplier and 100FSB - there is suggestion (but couldn't find the info) the board supports an undocumented 5.5X multiplier and 112FSB, does anyone know the right …

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Re: What the best Pentium 4 (533mhz fsb)?

Posted on 2022-05-04, 01:01

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by Byrd

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I have them in droves in a box in my basement. As for these SIS "graphics solutions"? Is very bad? I'm going to buy an AGP card for it in the near future, but I'll have to be content with this SiS 315, opinions about it out there are very divergent, because I believe there were several versions, …

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Re: Voodoo 2 weirdness

Posted on 2022-04-25, 06:28

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That's right for dual SLI 12MB cards - 4MB frame buffer memory + 8MB texture memory, SLI detected

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Re: Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop - screen has red tint

Posted on 2022-04-11, 23:04

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by Byrd

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Before replacing the screen though, reseat and clean the LCD connector - you might find it flickers back to normal colours

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Re: BeOS

Posted on 2022-04-01, 11:30

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by Byrd

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lolo799 wrote on 2022-04-01, 11:14: I think it needs something like 7.5.2 upto 8.0 or 8.1 and a 4MB rom, which would be oldworld powermac. I currently run BeOS dr8, too old for SheepShaver. Thanks, the readme suggested anything above 8.5, so I'll try 8.1 and below next.

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Re: BeOS

Posted on 2022-04-01, 02:50

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Dude, you clicked "quote and reply" so you saw in the code where those pictures came from. Wikipedia, entry for the BeBox. So, I sure wish I did. Just meant to point out that BeOS started out as the software to some hardware. Yes, I did - but had to ask thought "maybe, just maybe" that was your own …

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Re: BeOS

Posted on 2022-03-31, 22:39

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Oh well, man of wealth and taste that you are, you'll have to start with the appropriate hardware: Cuttoon, do you any any chance own this? What version of Mac OS and ROM did you use to get SheepShaver going? I've a dual 133 BeBox running BeOS R5.03 and can't find the correct version of Mac OS to …

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Re: Compact Flash or SSD for Windows 98?

Posted on 2022-03-20, 04:32

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For slow 486 and Pentiums, CF is more than enough and removes a lot of compatibility issues using more modern solutions. For Pentium II and above era, SSD (as in, mSATA/M2 with IDE adapter, IDE SSD, IDE DOM) will provide a nice boost in performance over a mechanical HD. Having said that I'm still …

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Re: Where is the inner degaussing button for older CRT Monitors typically located?

Posted on 2022-02-25, 01:15

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by Byrd

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I've never heard of an internal degaussing "button", it might not have a degausser built in. If there are no wires/coils around the outer edge of the CRT, it doesn't have one. You can pick up degaussing wands instead.

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Re: any hard core Thinkpad fans amongst the ranks?

Posted on 2022-02-14, 07:49

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by Byrd

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IBM PC110 = will always be one of my favourite pieces of tech ever. Bought mine locally off a man who used it travelling O/S before shelving it for years - never thought I'd see one close by. Odd, feature packed, pinnacle of 90's ingenuity.

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Re: Acer Travelmate 603TER - great retrogaming laptop, but how to replace CMOS battery?

Posted on 2022-02-12, 10:16

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by Byrd

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Is it the VGA ports screws themselves that need to be removed?

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Re: Toshiba Libretto 50CT - Contemplating Purchase - What Repair Knowledge/Info/Resources Is/Are Out There?

Posted on 2022-02-11, 00:41

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by Byrd

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Congrats, they're great little units. There is no hard disk size limitation, I've used a 16GB CF card in mine, however you need to block out some space as unformatted around 8GB for the hibernation partition - if not put in place data corruption occurs. I think I put in a 500MB gap in mine around 2 …

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Re: FX 5600 have opporunity to buy one.

Posted on 2022-02-05, 04:45

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by Byrd

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It's no opportunity for 90 CDN; it's a pretty basic card I'd still look out for a Ti4200.

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Re: Siemens Scenic 500 510 replace or upgrade display from DSTN to TFT

Posted on 2022-01-25, 06:16

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by Byrd

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Sadly you can't just grab some other 11.3" TFT and expect it to work - a lot of DSTN laptops had different inverters, very different ribbon cabling (often in different locations) and a straight switch wasn't made easy. Not knowing your laptop though, with some research it might be an easy one to …

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Re: Newly made PCMCIA sound card

Posted on 2022-01-04, 10:23

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by Byrd

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Looks amazing - off topic I’m super interested in the PC110 TFT kit you have blogged about - would that also reach saleable status? Thanks

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Re: Pentium II 400Mhz seen as a Celeron 400Mhz

Posted on 2022-01-04, 10:18

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by Byrd

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You need the plastic supports - I believe there are ones you can 3D print out there.

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Re: [RAM patch] Windows 98SE - 4GB Ram - DOS Sound

Posted on 2022-01-01, 03:16

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by Byrd

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We were already given rloew patches from his family after he passed away, isn't this reinventing the wheel. How are yours compared to his? I think the answer you were supposed to post, was thank you, person from the internet for doing something to support our hobby instead of this demanding …

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

Posted on 2021-12-24, 08:15

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I imported two parted LCDs from the UK for a very obscure laptop I've been trying to refurbish for years. Just my luck that each of them had a single dead pixel on them. Finding a good replacement part can be both tedious and expensive. I had one of these laptops in my youth but had given it to a …

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