Re: Reverse dumpster find thread, AKA what did you finally throw away after years of hoarding?

Posted on 2023-09-28, 13:19

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"most of these don't even work" - thats a key point having said that i 'd guess that over the next 5 years you will encounter some problem or think of something you'd like to do that would have been answered by something in that collection - but its difficult to guess at which pieces in that pile …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-09-28, 10:49

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i finished gta 4, and both episodes 'tlad' and 'tbogt' after playing for so long i, ironically, came to appreciate the driving mechanics more while still frustrated by the oft silly camera. helicopters are trickier, but then its a city full of skyscrapers! in terms of story gta4 was most satisfying, …

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

Posted on 2023-09-26, 10:21

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what do we feel is the value of all these old development tools outside of nostalgia / preservation and so on? Aside from the stuff already mentioned, it can be fun to change things up. If you work in one language and os all the time, it can be a lot of fun to do something totally different in a …

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

Posted on 2023-09-26, 10:19

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what do we feel is the value of all these old development tools outside of nostalgia / preservation and so on? Little selection of alternatives? 😔 Turbo Pascal/QB had fine, tidy IDEs with both an integrated interpreter/compiler and help system. On Linux, everything is very crude by contrast. They …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-09-26, 10:15

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Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2023-09-25, 17:15: gerry wrote on 2023-09-25, 16:45: what would be different about it though? kinda intrigued! See this thread: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide thanks, interesting too see those screenshots for direct comparsion

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-09-25, 16:45

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Started playing Unreal (1998) . I'm enjoying it: really good level design, graphics and overall fun and challenging, mostly on enemy combat. I'm playing it on a P2 400MHz and a 3Dfx Voodoo2, 640x480 resolution: runs ok, with frame drops on big areas or when a lot of things/particles are on screen. …

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Re: C64 fans seem to me more passionate and committed than retro-computing fans

Posted on 2023-09-25, 16:44

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I must admit, I find myself frequently and repeatedly impressed at how passionate, committed, effective, and persistent c64 fans/people are! I mean, let's be blunt: C64 is just 1 product. It's just it: the Commodore 64. maybe that's why - 1 product experienced by millions around the world creating …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2023-09-25, 16:24

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STX wrote on 2023-09-25, 03:39: I'm making fun of myself. search-ebay-for-more-used-games.jpg i complete less games the more i have, so that's kinda true!

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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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