Re: How many "ways" is a PS/2 mouse socket?

Posted on 2021-06-23, 01:58

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by aha2940

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DraxDomax wrote on 2021-06-21, 10:32: so, when they say, in the first link "8-way" - that's the number of pins (a different socket shape), not just more wires coming out the back? (I did wonder how a 5 pin socket can break out to 8 wires!) correct.

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Re: How many "ways" is a PS/2 mouse socket?

Posted on 2021-06-21, 02:52

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Yeah this I know... (thanks for spending time to take care that I cover that, though!) Just wondering about the "holes". Isn't this connector more suitable than the one I previously linked: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304016597873 - this one's holes look more like I am used to for PS/2 and they are …

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

Posted on 2021-06-21, 02:48

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Several retro stuff done today: - Fixed my original "The offspring - Ixnay on the hombre" cassette tape. I played side A as usual on my Walkman, but then side B never started playing (Walkman has auto-reverse) so I opened the tray and saw the brown audio tape had separated from the final clear blue …

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Re: Is this CF-IDE adapter a viable option for DOS?

Posted on 2021-06-10, 15:08

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Those devices work fine and cause no issues, however not all computers (mainly old ones, like 286 or 386) seem to like working with any CF card. I have not had any issues with Pentium machines using those adapters, though. Only annoying thing is that they use the floppy connection instead of the HDD …

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

Posted on 2021-06-10, 05:57

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Few days ago I found an old power supply I had bought new like 10 years ago but never used it and had completely forgot about it. Nothing special, a cheap chinese one, but for some testing it may be ok.

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

Posted on 2021-06-05, 03:11

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Not computer related, but still a retro-activity. I worked some more on my battle vest. I sewed on my new back patch. Happy with the result. I am a fan of multiple genres of metal, so I went for an old Memento Mori artwork instead of just slamming a band name on it. The original image is an old …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (PCBs finalized! 12.05.2021)

Posted on 2021-06-03, 16:26

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Sorry. A bit of "live" intervened (who ever invites this "life" thing?). I've lost my access to project e-mail for a week or two. Shall answer all outstanding messages shortly. CNC guy still has had no chance to do the cases. No worries Volo, this "life" thing seems to happen whether we like it or …

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Re: DOSBox ECE (for Windows & Linux)

Posted on 2021-06-02, 05:37

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Hi guys, I'm trying to compile dosbox-ece r4456 on Fedora 34, but it's not working. Here's the log part where are the errors I am getting: ... g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../.. -I../../include -I/usr/include/SDL -D_GNU_SOURCE=1 -D_REENTRANT -g -O2 -mno-ms-bitfields -MT vga_paradise.o -MD -MP -MF .deps …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2021-05-20, 02:38

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I´m not a huge Laptop fan, but three IBM Thinkspads have found a dry place with me..... 370C IBM 370c_02.jpg What is the maximum resolution on this? does it have a DOS-compatible soundcard? I have a 360Ce which maxes at 640x480 (nice) but without a soundcard, and the body and keyboard look exactly …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (PCBs finalized! 12.05.2021)

Posted on 2021-05-17, 04:27

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by aha2940

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Great news Volo, thanks for the updates and for all your work.

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

Posted on 2021-05-06, 03:24

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Nice job fixing the mouse. My wife has a very similar mouse for her laptop and she really likes how comfortable it is in her hand. Thanks, it is very comfortable indeed but what I like the most about it is that since it uses 2 AA batteries (as opposed to just one, like most wireless mice) it has …

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

Posted on 2021-05-06, 01:10

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Not exactly retro, but the main character in this story is already discontinued since a long time ago (its exact brand does not even exist anymore) so I guess it fits. Got out of storage an old wireless mouse (logitech V450 laser). Exactly like this one: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/ …

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Re: Newly made PCMCIA sound card

Posted on 2021-04-25, 05:41

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I'd also be interested in one, since I have a nice (IMO) Thinkpad 486 laptop, which can be used to play most classic DOS games but it only has pc speaker as a sound output.

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Re: WebOne - proxy for old browsers to make them Web 2.0-capable

Posted on 2021-04-13, 17:19

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1. I downloaded the source file for version 0.10.7 in tar.gz format, however I found no source code inside, only a couple big windows binaries (ffmpeg.exe and convert.exe) along with other smaller files. Can a proper source code release file be made? Hmm... It is a correct C# project. https://i.ibb …

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Re: WebOne - proxy for old browsers to make them Web 2.0-capable

Posted on 2021-04-12, 20:50

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Version 0.10.7 is ready. Fixed infinite loop when opening http://[::1]:8080/. Fixed infinite redirect loop in some cases (e.g. http://getfirebug.com/docs.html, http://vogons.org). Optimized server protocol detection, so HTTPS sites are now opening faster. Added some advertisement-blocking list in …

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Re: Best hardware for Need For Speed Porsche 2000 / Unleashed

Posted on 2021-04-07, 04:26

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For 6 series nv gpu u need use glide wrapper bcus gpu is too new Already tried that for other games (NFS2SE and POD) however I have not found a decent glide wrapper that works with DirectX 7 (max version supported by my video card). I tried dgvoodoo 1.40.and 1.50, but they crash on start. Any …

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Re: How to install and run vanilla Half-Life 2 without Steam

Posted on 2021-04-05, 23:44

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I recently installed on my WinXP machine the DVD version of Half-Life 2, along with Counterstrike and Half-life Source. All games work fine, and I did not even had to run Steam once, much less log into it. It tried to update to latest verision on reboot, but of course it failed. Games still work …

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Re: Replace Low ESR Electrolytic KZJ Cap with a polymer or similar NOS electrolytic ?

Posted on 2021-04-05, 23:41

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Search their datasheets if they are from a reputable brand . If they're not, Panasonic FR series never failed me when it came to re-capping power supplies. Generally speaking, the caps in the primary side are general-purpose ones and secondary side are low-ESR but not ultra-low like those on …

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Re: Replace Low ESR Electrolytic KZJ Cap with a polymer or similar NOS electrolytic ?

Posted on 2021-04-05, 23:10

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I'm in the process of replacing all capacitors on a few power supplies I have here. I already desoldered all of them. How do I know if the original ones were low ESR or not? I do not see any interesting marks on them. Thanks!

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Re: Best hardware for Need For Speed Porsche 2000 / Unleashed

Posted on 2021-04-05, 23:07

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Hi! I am having a strange (for me) issue with NFS5: Porsche unleashed. It will start without any issues, then at the menus it will freeze. The music keeps playing, but the mouse pointer will not move and no keyboard combination (Ctrl-Alt-Del, Alt+F4, etc.) will work. However, if I eject the CDROM …

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