Re: Win98SE + P4 Build

Posted on 2021-09-15, 00:28

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- USB keyboard and mouse will after USB 2.0 drivers are installed but you should have PS/2 variants just in case. Also if you want to use DOS, USB wont work. I'd like to say that there's a compatibility option in the BIOS for these USB keyboards but I wouldn't bank on it. It might work but may not …

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Re: Win98SE + P4 Build

Posted on 2021-09-14, 05:09

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a P4 will be great for a Windows 98 build but will be limited in it's compatibility in DOS. Older games that are speed sensitive will bug out, not load, or be too fast to play. Newer DOS games might be better. edit- Many dos games will still work, it will just be a coin toss as to which ones don't. …

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Re: Name a famous old game which you (strangely!) never heard of until modern times

Posted on 2021-09-13, 00:58

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I had never heard of the Screamer series or Blood until 2/3 years ago. Don't think I ever heard of Blackthorne either. I place Blood in my top 10 games played and Screamer 2/Rally are really really fun games I keep going back to. I don't enjoy the original screamer as much, the animations don't do …

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Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?

Posted on 2021-09-13, 00:33

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May be a cringe fest, but man does that movie have a killer soundtrack! Prodigy, Leftfield and besides others the god of vinyl himself: Carl Cox! Is it a confession to tell that I do actually have a turntable which I regularly use? Great soundtrack(s) for sure. the BT radio in my car died last year …

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Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?

Posted on 2021-09-09, 23:42

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My dream build I never had but always lusted after was a laptop with a 6x86 in it, after that scene in Hackers. And then the disappointment upon discovering there was never such a CPU in any laptop, period. "In the scene when Acid is showing-off her laptop, they speak of the laptop having a …

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Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?

Posted on 2021-09-08, 05:59

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I had a 230W PSU and I undervolted it to 115W intentionally and the pc *boom* it blasted like a Dynamite. I still remember that day. same, but... unintentionally? i guess? I was looking for a volume knob like on some soundblasters, but found a switch instead and thought "wonder what this controls"? …

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Re: Is it worth it for me to get a Voodoo card?

Posted on 2021-09-06, 06:40

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Tomb Raider 1 runs perfect Not on a Voodoo3. It may run with a stable frame rate (locked to 30) but it suffers from some graphical glitches such as Lara missing her shadow, pistols flashing white when AA is used and gamma being too washed out, without the possibility of adjustment. For the best …

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Re: Is it worth it for me to get a Voodoo card?

Posted on 2021-09-03, 04:43

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man i'm just having fun with it. I got a voodoo 1 to fill in the gap of those few games that won't run on a voodoo 3. Descent and Descent 2's 3Dfx patches don't work so well on my V3 and this was a big motivating factor. I've got 6 machines that I love to use for old games and comparing the …

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Re: Is it worth it for me to get a Voodoo card?

Posted on 2021-09-03, 03:58

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yeah im with you joe. i have the parts but keep putting it off - my nas has a spare network port, i got a 3com isa nic and a nice switch i found recently. im just super lazy. true gmlb, but id still like to try out blood/swarrior even if its not the best experience. ill def have another go sometime …

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Re: Is it worth it for me to get a Voodoo card?

Posted on 2021-09-03, 02:51

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this thread made me boot up my Pentium 166 MMX / 3d monster PC last night and I tried out a few games to give a rating on how good performance is on some of these 1996/97/98 games: GLquake - ran at about 30-40 FPS and can dip down to 15 or so in action packed areas. In 1997 this was acceptable but …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-08-31, 00:33

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Brand new OG Intellimouse Optical. Back in the day I had this one and also an Explorer which was grey with an extra button - PS2 compatible optical a must. Too bad it won't also work with a serial converter. IMG_20210830_172414231.jpg IMG_20210830_172442620.jpg ACS295s aren't brand new but they may …

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Re: Why people still love XP

Posted on 2021-08-23, 02:30

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you can't blame them for wanting something contemporary and visually fresh, considering the last 3 releases looked pretty much the same. how you can complain about this when you even mention that you change to classic theme is beyond me. they literally give you the option to use it the way you like. …

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Re: ATI TruForm - all games, software that use that technology

Posted on 2021-08-19, 01:02

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truform is really cool but it's cursed. i still remember how the counterstrike guns looked - the silencer of the m4 colt looked like a blown up pillow. the AK looked like it had been cooked like a rice bubble. for a good while i had no idea how to turn it off until i was messing with tickboxes in …

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Re: All my XP Rigs

Posted on 2021-08-16, 00:23

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iGamer wrote on 2021-08-15, 20:37: Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-08-15, 19:52: Can we form a P4 appreciation sub group og vogons.....😉 I'm ok with this 😁 i'm in - but there better be aircon.

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Re: Win 9x Build - Three Graphics Cards?

Posted on 2021-08-12, 00:32

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GrampaGotTheKeys wrote on 2021-08-06, 20:53: Ending on a positive note, the seller replied quickly with a refund without needing to send back the card, a champ in my books 🍺 hope you find a v2 that completes this graphics card orgy

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Re: Help with a 1999 Computer build

Posted on 2021-08-11, 04:42

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You might find this website from November 1999 useful for seeing what was available at the time. https://web.archive.org/web/19991122041714/http://scan.co.uk/hw_idx.htm GeForce 256 were available then, as were P3 750 Slot 1 and Athlon 750 Slot A. What's the exact page? Because clicking on systems …

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Re: Help with a 1999 Computer build

Posted on 2021-08-11, 02:38

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You might find this website from November 1999 useful for seeing what was available at the time. https://web.archive.org/web/19991122041714/http://scan.co.uk/hw_idx.htm GeForce 256 were available then, as were P3 750 Slot 1 and Athlon 750 Slot A. thanks, this is the real nostalgia for me: not …

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Re: Help with a 1999 Computer build

Posted on 2021-08-10, 06:02

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it'd be nice to find some pc part websites pre-2000 on the wayback machine to see what was available late 99. there's only one site that i have found (in aus) but it only goes back to 2001: https://web.archive.org/web/20010201055700/http://www.gamedude.com.au/ it's hard for me to know what was an …

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

Posted on 2021-08-10, 05:14

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Spring cleaning. I moved all my PCs from the corner they were in, wiped down all the cases and audio/kvm/usb cabling and then gave the tiled floor a good vaccuuming. Nearly a year and a bit worth of dust and crap that sorely needed attention. I rearranged the PCs and cabling so that it was a little …

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Re: Riva 128 vs TNT vs M64 Pentium MMX

Posted on 2021-07-08, 00:13

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it'd be worth testing out all 3 cards to be sure, but if it was me i'd prefer the vanilla TNT cos they're just neat.

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