Re: Logitech Trackman CC2 - how to crack open?

Posted on 2024-03-14, 02:30

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by kikendo

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megatron-uk wrote on 2024-03-13, 21:24: Put a paperclip in and rotate the bezel. The ball pops out. Hmm I tried that but it didn't rotate in either way, the bezel. will try again!

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Logitech Trackman CC2 - how to crack open?

Posted on 2024-03-13, 19:38

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by kikendo

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I just got one of these and would like to get inside for a good clean, but I can't seem to. It has a bunch of very fragile plastic tabs around the case and one screw under a anti-slip pad, but it still doesn't seem to want to pry open where the cable is. Anybody knows what I am missing here? [edit] …

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Re: Need help setting up Tandon computer BIOS

Posted on 2024-02-04, 22:51

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by kikendo

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You can then hook the 720k drive to your system, pretend it is a 360k 5.25" drive, and it will boot, and work. I don't have a spare 3.5" internal drive that's the problem. I only have some of those USB types. Would be "easier" to take the 5.25" drive and connect it to another PC and copy that way. …

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Re: Converter from serial input devices to PS/2?

Posted on 2024-02-04, 22:46

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by kikendo

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Yeah I think I am stuck with this. Problem is, it does not work with certain software, this mouse. But it's just so convenient, I refuse to give it up just yet! I don't have the desk space to run a regular mouse.

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Re: Need help setting up Tandon computer BIOS

Posted on 2024-02-04, 22:43

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by kikendo

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There were options up to Type 49 but none of them let me type in my own settings. I did find configuration settings info for the hard drive (a Seagate 157A-1) but I cannot find a way to type in the data in BIOS. Now let's see how to get this onto a a 5.25" floppy, because all I got is 3.5" drives ( …

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Need help setting up Tandon computer BIOS

Posted on 2024-02-04, 22:29

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by kikendo

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I just got one of these and there's really not much info online for these machines, I'm trying to set up the hard drive in it to see if it even works, but I cannot find a manual for the BIOS and all I can choose is a hard drive "type" but the BIOS offers no description as to the parameters of each a …

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Failure to write to disk on DOS when using flash media on a PII system

Posted on 2023-10-15, 16:08

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by kikendo

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I've been having issues on my PII-400 setup where many games and other software fail to write to the hard drive when using flash media. I have tried CF on IDE and also SD on IDE and in both cases games like Duke Nukem can't write setups to disk, or crashes when exiting the game. Does not happen with …

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Re: Replacing "Rayovac 844 Computer Clock battery"?

Posted on 2023-10-09, 15:41

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by kikendo

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DerBaum wrote on 2023-10-02, 13:26: Is there enough space for a regular AA or AAA 3x battery holder? I got one of those in a scrap 486 System and i thought the idea is pretty neat to just use regular batteries. I went for a AAA holder and let's hope it fits. I'm a bit worried about battery leakage …

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Re: Replacing "Rayovac 844 Computer Clock battery"?

Posted on 2023-10-02, 12:51

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by kikendo

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giantclam wrote on 2023-10-02, 04:02: https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1010.html That is beautiful, but out of stock. I haven't been able to find it in a local marketplace.

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Replacing "Rayovac 844 Computer Clock battery"?

Posted on 2023-10-02, 03:38

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by kikendo

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I got one of these in my old 386 and I am not sure what is correct to replace it with. Can I link up 3 coin cell 1.5V batteries and use that even though these are not alkaline? I don't feel like putting alkaline batteries in there, fear of them leaking acid. Any holders that fit 3 L type coin cells? …

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Re: successfully works MT-32 sound on the Roland D-110. ( MTD32 )

Posted on 2023-10-02, 03:35

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by kikendo

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Also, that link you provided is for changing your MT-32 to a General MIDI sound set, which is completely unrelated to this thread.. are you sure this is what you wanted? The file description clearly says: "This file is compatible with the Roland MT-32, D-5, D-10, D-110, D-20, CM-32L, CM-64, LAPC-1 …

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Re: What's the difference between these two SB Live! cards?

Posted on 2023-05-22, 13:42

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by kikendo

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Meatball wrote on 2023-05-19, 13:36: Front panel audio connector. Here's an example (I have no relation to this seller): But not the Live drive, right? Just when you have like audio jacks in the front. Would make sense if this was inside a brand computer as an OEM card.

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What's the difference between these two SB Live! cards?

Posted on 2023-05-19, 13:26

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by kikendo

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I got these two SB Live! cards, and I want to make sure I understand the differences between them. The top one is an SB0100, and the bottom one a CT4780 https://i.postimg.cc/8Ck8rBHX/image.png I understand the SB0100 is usually a recommended model, and that the Ct4780 is an OEM card, but what is the …

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Re: Help me choose a video card for my setup

Posted on 2023-05-19, 12:37

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by kikendo

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I just tried to run Genecyst after installing the MX200 and it crashed on launch. Not sure if it is that or something else, but it's probably that. Weird, because Callus works. I need to do some more testing

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Re: Help me choose a video card for my setup

Posted on 2023-05-18, 21:46

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by kikendo

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Thanks everyone for the valuable input! I didn't know the MX200 was such a favorite. Do you even need UNIVBE? With a VBE 2.0 or higher capable card, I thought it had the ability to run without needing a TSR. I thought I needed it. But is the MX200 a "vbe2+" card? DOS Tests https://gona.mactar.hu/DOS …

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Help me choose a video card for my setup

Posted on 2023-05-17, 12:48

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by kikendo

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I have a Pentium 2 setup as my main and I find myself in the situation of having several video cards but no idea what would be best. I narrowed it down to these: Supported by UNIVBE - STB Velocity (NVIDIA RIVA-128) AGP with 4MB RAM (currently installed in the machine) - ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP with 8MB …

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Re: successfully works MT-32 sound on the Roland D-110. ( MTD32 )

Posted on 2023-03-27, 15:54

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by kikendo

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I'm bumping this because I found myself in a similar situation after getting a very cheap Roland D-5. While googling today, I stumbled upon this Roland-provided solution: https://www.roland.com/us/support/by_product/all/general_apps_tools/508451ba-ab7a-44bb-979c-a4097dfe1142/ It should work on any …

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Converter from serial input devices to PS/2?

Posted on 2023-03-24, 14:55

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by kikendo

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Is there any active converter that would take *any* serial PC input device and convert it to PS/2? I have this old mouse that uses a Winpoint driver that is absolute trash. I can't get it running on Windows 2000. If there was something that would convert any serial mouse to a standard (say Microsoft …

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Re: Using -new- printer with -old- PC running Windows 98?

Posted on 2023-03-24, 14:53

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by kikendo

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What about PDFCreator 0.9.3 ? I use this on Windows 95. It's a virtual printer that spits out a PDF-file from any print-capable application. I'll give that a try. It rings a bell, maybe I tried it. Will let you know, thanks! Not free but old copies of Adobe Acrobat installed a virtual pdf printer. …

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Re: Using -new- printer with -old- PC running Windows 98?

Posted on 2023-03-20, 20:16

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by kikendo

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So here is an idea... Not sure if the software exists for it though. The ERP system we had where I used to work, saved files to a network folder and there was a service on the server that monitored that folder. Whenever something showed up in that folder, it printed to the printer. This is kind of …

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