Re: Post your Packard Bell computers here!

Posted on 2022-05-24, 19:05

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I remember these back in the day , they're such a unique(🤔) layout and I think it's kinda funky cool. I had one with an identical case / layout back in early 2003 briefly when I just arrived US and hadn't ordered a new computer yet. It was a retired machine from my roommate and I don't have to tell …

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Re: Best LGA 775 Motherboard with AGP and DDR400?

Posted on 2022-05-20, 16:38

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The "original" GA-8I865GME-775 supports up to Pentium D 940 (3.2GHz) but not Pentium D 945. OTOH the revised, RoHS-compliant GA-8I865GME-775-RH has four revisions; the final rev. 6.6 can support up to Core 2 Extreme QX6800 (Kentsfield with 1066MHz FSB) just like any other last few MB using Intel …

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Re: Best LGA 775 Motherboard with AGP and DDR400?

Posted on 2022-05-20, 04:32

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I run a dual core 3.4Ghz and its pretty decent. Tops out at 2GB ram though. It would be great to know which CPU exactly, the official Gigabyte page doesn't show any CPUs close to that number. My guess is a Pentium D 945 The "original" GA-8I865GME-775 supports up to Pentium D 940 (3.2GHz) but not …

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Re: .dlls not showing in folders on win98

Posted on 2022-05-18, 14:48

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Control Panel > Folder Options > View tab > Show hidden files, folder and drives + uncheck "Hide protected system files"

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Re: Civilization 2 issues.

Posted on 2022-05-16, 17:55

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May I ask why you have to install it under Win31? Released in 1996, Civ2 could run under Win9x without problems.

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Re: soundblaster awe 32

Posted on 2022-05-15, 19:04

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scroeffie wrote on 2022-05-15, 18:58: stil no sound how do install the com file ? what am i doing wrong You have to edit your existing AUTOEXEC.BAT file, not creating a new AUTOEXEC without .BAT extension.

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Re: soundblaster awe 32

Posted on 2022-05-15, 18:42

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yes i have been using ms dos sins i was a kid ,but i forget fast and iam autistic and have dislexia ,iam 40 native language is dutch ,iam not good at reading and when i read i need time to process what i read :) if that makes sense wil try again to install it but not shure how to install a com file …

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Re: soundblaster awe 32

Posted on 2022-05-15, 18:09

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by dormcat

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nothing is happening i deleted dos and resintalled dos than the com file buts its a com file its does nothing ? May I ask Have you ever used MS-DOS before? Do you know how AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS work? What is your native language? How old are you? You've been active on VOGONS longer that I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-15, 16:25

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For me junk is literally that, a part that is so bad that it's best to bin it (like parts that are not just defective themselves, but also kill any hardware it is installed in or are just plain dangerous to use). Like my recently deceased Gigabyte motherboard which is almost at that point. It still …

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Re: GA-5AX prices on Ebay are outrageous; why?

Posted on 2022-05-14, 02:58

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What keeps my P5BV3+ off the "most wanted" list? https://theretroweb.com/hardware/motherboards/dfi-p5bv3-plus Supports 100MHZ fsb, K6-III+, has agp slot, three isa, two USB, etc. etc. I'm just sort of curious what makes a "top dog" SS& board at this point... I can't see why, but many consider the …

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Re: GA-5AX prices on Ebay are outrageous; why?

Posted on 2022-05-14, 01:52

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I know there are a ton of SS7 boards out there, but the only two I know the names of from the top of my head: P5A and GA-5AX. Let’s be real on lesser known boards prices are much more reasonable. People looking for an SS7 MB instead of regular S7 MB mostly for the following two reasons that S7 MB …

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Re: GA-5AX prices on Ebay are outrageous; why?

Posted on 2022-05-13, 16:12

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That being said, IMO, an Athlon XP "Thoroughbred" with a good VIA KT600 motherboard can offer by far the best "time machine" experience for early DOS, late DOS, Win98 and even a bit of early Windows XP. Not all games will work flawlessly on such a build, but at least 98% will. I've never seen any …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-13, 13:21

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It appears that the chips had markings. Then they put two horizontal bars over those. Like the counterfeits production was forced to unmark their chips in court, or whatever. And, even without any lense distortion, those lines are at an angle, not parallel, from chip to chip. IIRC those horizontal …

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Re: GA-5AX prices on Ebay are outrageous; why?

Posted on 2022-05-13, 13:05

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Is there really a reason, other than nostalgia, to choose SS7 over a Slot 1 (BX)-based board? I would not recommend newcomers in this hobby to hunt SS7-boards, given the current prices. Depending on what games they want to play, I'd go for a cheap LX-based board (good for DOS) or a P4-based AGP …

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Re: [How to Fix] Windows 98SE setup gets stuck

Posted on 2022-05-12, 16:08

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I don't have a Windows 98 boot disk and couldn't find any on Ebay, so I bought a Windows 2000 CD and hoped that would solve it, but the pc again freezes during installation. I have never owned a Windows 2000 CD so I'm not sure, but it THEORETICALLY can delete all current partition(s) on your HDD …

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Re: Windows 3.11 Ultimate Build

Posted on 2022-05-10, 00:34

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Grolier’s encyclopedia came bundled with my New Sony 2x CDROM drive back in 1993. It came in this multimedia pack including a dictionary, San Diego Zoo, and Carmen San Diego game. They were practically giving these away back in 1993 as entry level CDROM’s. Wish I had bought the Windows version of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-05-09, 16:55

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FIC PC-2012, launched 3Q 1997 it was the first motherboard with AGP for socket 7. With 3xDIMM slots, 2xUSB, 2xPS2, serial and parallel ports on the back doesn't look like a typical socket 7 board from 1997/1998. Seconded. It looks more like a P3 Coppermine-era Socket 370 motherboard from a distance …

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Re: Windows 3.11 Ultimate Build

Posted on 2022-05-09, 01:24

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I keep seeing people mentioning Micro$hit Encarta. Screw that. Compton and Grolier are what you want. Grolier was the best of the three; IIRC I had three editions. Compton was a mixed bag. Back in late 1990s while more and more Chinese grad students in US grad schools were skilled with computers, …

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Re: GPU Suggestions?

Posted on 2022-05-06, 20:11

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Pairing a 3200+ with a Voodoo3 sounds...weird to me. Voodoo3 belongs to a Slot1 Pentium III (600-800mhz), IMHO. For an Athlon XP 3200+, an Ati 9000 series or Geforce 6000 series (maybe FX5000 series to avoid trouble with W98se in certain games) feels right. Even Ti4200 would be more appropiate than …

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Re: GPU Suggestions?

Posted on 2022-05-06, 11:07

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I assume "Barton" is the code name for the architecture of the cpu? kinda like intel's Sky Lake, Coffee Lake, etc? Yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Athlon_XP_microprocessors#Athlon_XP_%22Barton%22_(Model_10,_130_nm) And even within the same retail name AND the same internal code name, …

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