Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-09-25, 16:22

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Really excited about this work in progress: Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-686BLX Mainboard with Intel 440LX Chipset CPU: Intel Pentium II 233 Mhz Slot I. Will upgrade to 333 mhz soon (less heat output, for passive cooling) RAM: 128 MB SD-RAM PC100 Optical: Sony CRX220E1 52x24x52x CD-R/RW IDE GPU: Matrox …

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Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->

Posted on 2023-09-25, 16:21

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what do we feel is the value of all these old development tools outside of nostalgia / preservation and so on? i think perhaps its the porting of software so as to make it available on older machines (lots of software, of course, was developed well after this era) also the creation of drivers and …

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Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->

Posted on 2023-09-22, 08:17

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There's also Locomotive Basic 2 on GEM.. It shipped with the floppies of my dad's PC 1512 many moons ago. Sadly, it's only an interpreter - but with a pretty IDE. Too bad it never evolved into a full-fledged QB alternative. that took me back! i remember experimenting with freegem/opengem and using …

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Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->

Posted on 2023-09-20, 12:12

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Does anyone here still use any of the following programming languages: 1. GwBasic 2. Q(uick Basic) 3. Visual Basic for MS-DOS 4. Visual Basic 2.0-4.0 for Windows 3.x 5. Visual Basic 5.0-6.0 6. Other old programming languages for other platforms. ? Yes! Perhaps not so regularly now though and also …

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Re: Midtown Madness 2 dosent run good it runs bad PCem

Posted on 2023-09-20, 11:26

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if you like the game and just want to play it you can do so without needing emulation (check feda's response). PCEM isn't that fast (well, its good because it is emulating a lot of things but the end result isnt 'fast') and not really the ideal for playing a game from year 2000

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Re: phases of vintage computer interest

Posted on 2023-09-20, 11:00

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Agree on th cyclic nature. I'm at the point where there is too much stuff on 'permanent' setup and it's driving me mad with the amount of space it is taking up. Suspect I will do a big clear up and declutter my office and box everything up into storage. Also got a lot of concoles/shelving setup to …

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Re: phases of vintage computer interest

Posted on 2023-09-20, 10:57

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Overall I break it down to only 2 phases. Software - In the mood to mess around with an old OS or play a certain game. Hardware - upgrading or building a new PC. Most my retro PC's are permanently setup so when I'm in the "software" phase and feel like a game of Doom I can simply turn on the 486, …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-09-19, 20:58

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I found this corroded Gigabyte board inside a rusted case, Before.jpg after vinegar and hot water treatment, it posted on the first try, After.jpg ItsAlive.jpg now I need to put a new thermistor inside the cpu socket, replace the busted usb connector and its fuse then it should be good to go. what …

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phases of vintage computer interest

Posted on 2023-09-19, 11:48

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i tend to have vintage computer interests that run in phases: Low interest - just not that into it, longish periods of low but not absent interest Fact finding - interested in technical or other information Hardware - acquiring Hardware/Software - setting up PCs Using software - games and other …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-09-19, 11:38

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Outside of getting bored with it, there are usually a couple of reasons why I will give up on a game. First, if I take a long break, I find it difficult to get back into a game, especially if it's story heavy. My memory sucks, so I usually forget what was going on. I haven't really found a good …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-08-22, 14:40

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Oh, I just saw that they are describing it as having gold that you could recover. That drives me crazy. What a waste. Does anyone know how much money you could get from extracting the gold from a CPU? Is it really enough to justify that cost? I'd assume that we'd hear more about people buying up …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-08-22, 14:36

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i think with fax machines and other old tech it is sometimes a mix of "if it isn't broken don't fix it" and also that short term expense of maintenance is cheaper than replacement cost and perhaps also that it is sometimes the simplest to operate, especially where the skills to use it are firmly …

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Re: It's always 1980 for my Leading Edge Model D...but why?

Posted on 2023-08-22, 14:25

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awgamer wrote on 2023-08-21, 12:36: Obviously leading edge has decided that the 80s are the best. i was thinking that too 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-22, 14:21

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Just took a gamble on 10 2GB and 1 8GB CF cards ... 2023-08-22 14.41.25.jpg That was quite fast shipping... I think 2,90€ per card wasnt too expensive. Sometimes small things make me really happy :D ... that's pretty good! lots of potential installs easy to swap and test there with cf to ide, 2gb …

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Re: General questions on win98 PC specs

Posted on 2023-08-07, 16:17

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it's a pretty good pc for win98 and adding a pci card as advised will do wonders, if you like it enough you'll end up getting a slightly later PC with windows XP and AGP anyway. and then some more, and maybe just one more, oh and that one is cheap... and i can repair that one so wont throw it out... …

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Re: Collection rationale

Posted on 2023-08-04, 14:38

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What was the topic again? Anyway, I just picked up yet another PS/2 keyboard. Can never have too many spares, right? (Help me it's become a sickness) Yeah, how many spares is too many is a really good question. it is, to answer it you'd need to have some kind of risk of failure, permutations of new …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-08-02, 08:19

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GTA IV is 15 years old ... but the driving..... all but one view options gives a "cinematic" view of the car that spends nearly as much time looking towards the side of the car as from behind. Turn a sharp corner and the camera actually points to the side for several seconds, ensuring you crash …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-08-02, 08:01

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TNT2 M64 "Pro" ======================== TNT2_M64 front.jpg This was listed as a TNT2 Pro, and the labeling implies that with the name "G4000 Pro", but it's actually an M64. tnt2M64Pro-driver40.72.gif I think there's such a thing as an "M64 Pro" - an M64 that's clocked slightly higher on the core, …

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Re: Python for Windows 3.1

Posted on 2023-08-01, 15:31

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so python does work for win 3.1? or rather did and hence still could 😀

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Re: Collection rationale

Posted on 2023-08-01, 15:28

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I had a whole array of solutions to running old games on a new computer. DOSBOX, PCem, 86Box, VirtualBox, fan patches, dgVoodoo2. Where there is a will, there is often a way. However, not every solution worked adequately. yes true, i like dosbox and gog installs especially for games and pcem for …

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