Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Yesterday, 11:57

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by AndrettiGTO

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BetaC wrote on Yesterday, 05:06: Today I picked up a dinky little guy… Good to know it’s compatible with the 8 bit slot. Hope to find a reasonably priced EGA Wonder one day. I think it’s time you roll up your sleeves and do a motherboard and chassis wash. 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-09, 10:44

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by AndrettiGTO

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Todays was good day. Managed to grab on local auction site this one for almost nothing. Guy told me that his wife asked to get rid of it since it takes to much space. Also probably did not fit into modern room design. He is not used to sell stuff on auction sites hence the price... I'd say God …

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

Posted on 2024-04-08, 20:43

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by AndrettiGTO

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acl wrote on 2024-04-08, 16:50: Last Friday I received an am386 sx-40 I bought it untested so I needed some time to test everyhing… Very nice, be sure and post updated pics after those pieces find a proper home! 😀

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-04-06, 23:54

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I have this 'white' model: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/235096727128 Dell U2412M 1920x1200 IPS (VGA, DVI-D, DP)[/quote] I don't think that's a 4:3 aspect, maybe 16:9? PS: but if 15inch is what is required, then that one might not be suitable 😊 (still has a 4:3 aspect setting, + it is a 1920x 1200 though …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-04-06, 19:18

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Thanks everyone, appreciate the compliments! Good eye, the Samsung 15” was originally black/silver. I added internal speakers and painted it. Stupidly tossed VGA monitors that I now wish I’d kept. I’ve seen a few beige LCD monitors but prices kept me away.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-04-05, 22:16

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Additional:

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-04-05, 22:15

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I'd like to share my latest build. Actually, I should really call it a rebuild as most of the components I've owned since new. My goal was to recreate a Windows gamer system (no DOS) based on hardware and software from '98 to mid 2001. DX9 arrived around mid 2001 and by October, XP. I wanted to make …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-30, 12:23

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Nice XT clone board without parity. Is that an onboard speaker at the top right? Looks like it also has the provision to add the external speaker at bottom right. Wondering if it’ll boot with that ROM as the shields been removed.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-30, 03:14

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Well that wasn’t a long wait to find a system to put between my Model F and my 5151 monitor. IMG_3190.jpeg I’ll be able to test it later after I’m done at work. I’m excited to experience the slowness, and my inability to put anything on it until I can get an XTIDE and or some other way to transfer …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-29, 02:26

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Many “yo-yos” are affected by the bouncing economy and their need to continue providing.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-28, 02:33

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Sorry to hear, getting harder to find. It’s weird that I see your post today as I just received a 5150 p/s I was searching for a long time. My system is a Rev.A 16-64k with an upgraded p/s. Finally , I now have the original black 63w to install. Fortunately, no shipping damage. :) That is a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-27, 01:34

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The last piece of the puzzle for my Frankenstein 5150 arrived - the PSU. And, sigh, the power switch assembly was destroyed in transit. Wasn't bloody cheap, either. Actually, the last part would be a 5151 monitor but this is exactly why I refrain from buying one online. Sorry to hear, getting …

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Re: Win98 Graphics Card Not Found

Posted on 2024-03-22, 15:49

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Reinstalling the motherboards .inf files corrected the problem and allowed installation of the GeForce4 drivers. I'm can only guess that installing multiple games after, it somehow corrupted the Windows install. As an added measure, I've uninstalled the unofficial sp3. Thanks for the input.

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Win98 Graphics Card Not Found

Posted on 2024-03-21, 03:26

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Having difficulties installing drivers after upgrading my retro build. I have a Slot 1 MS-6119 v1.1 440BX with a P2-450 and 3.3v AGP. It's running Windows 98 with SP2 and unofficial SP3. All MS-6119 chipset .inf are installed. It's running Voodoo2 SLI and initially had a GeForce2 Ti 64mb AGP 4x as …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-14, 14:02

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BetaC wrote on 2024-03-14, 07:40: Yesterday I effectively declared an intent on getting something in the future Be prepared, a lonely flashing cursor is the only thing you’ll see during the long boot up of a 5150 with full memory! You’re off to a great start. 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-14, 14:01

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by AndrettiGTO

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BetaC wrote on 2024-03-14, 07:40: Yesterday I effectively declared an intent on getting something in the future Be prepared, a lonely flashing cursor is the only thing you’ll see during the long boot up of a 5150 with full memory! You’re off to a great start. 😀

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Re: Best CGA & Hercules monochrome games

Posted on 2024-02-20, 01:57

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PS: I've taken some more pictures, for you and Grzyb. It's about Blockout on CGA. Depending on the CRT monitor, the dithering really works. ^_^ Excellent example of a game designed to maximize the hardware it’s running on. CGA had many unsupported display modes that several publishers of the time …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-02-17, 01:48

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StriderTR wrote on 2024-02-13, 06:37: Just got done re-playing Serious Sam 4, again, with mods. 😀 Love the entire Serious series! Some games never grow old!

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Re: Successful 3dfx Voodoo 3 2000 AGP repair and upgrade to 5ns memory

Posted on 2024-02-07, 00:22

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Another one saved, nice work!

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Re: Image quality fix for Voodoo1 and 2 cards

Posted on 2024-02-07, 00:15

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Has anyone tried to retrofit a mechanical switch? I think one brand used them. Prior to reading this thread, I never realized the amount of signal degradation the pass through introduced. I checked my Win98 system today and yes, far dimmer and not as sharp with pass through. Reluctant to modify my …

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