Re: It might be a good idea to open a session for Apple

Posted on 2022-06-22, 20:41

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by Rikintosh

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Mac Rumors has a very good PPC session too https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/powerpc-macs.145/ I just really like Vogons, and would be happy if it became a gateway to all kinds of hardware... I know there are less people interested in macs than anything x86, there are those who collect everything …

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Re: Computers in disguise, do you know any?

Posted on 2022-06-20, 21:41

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by Rikintosh

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Jasin Natael wrote on 2022-06-20, 21:12: I have harvested K6 chips from a few Sonic Wall routers over the years. Unfortunately this is no longer the case with the newer ones being MIPS and the like. But I always check. I've never seen a sonicwall with x86, only mips. Could you tell me what the …

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Re: Computers in disguise, do you know any?

Posted on 2022-06-20, 19:12

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by Rikintosh

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Way back in 1999-2001 or so, one of the music stores at the mall here had a huge video display. I think it must’ve been at least 70”, was definitely 16x9, and probably rear projection CRT-based. That thing would just play music videos and movie trailers all day long, and you could hear it across …

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Re: It might be a good idea to open a session for Apple

Posted on 2022-06-20, 18:02

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by Rikintosh

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Vogons stopped being a "only dosbox" forum many years ago, and became a lounge for retro electronics lovers... I think the irony is that this attracts both experts/enthusiasts from the physical hardware scene and the emulation scene. If done right, there's a potential of each group to benefit from …

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Re: It might be a good idea to open a session for Apple

Posted on 2022-06-20, 17:23

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by Rikintosh

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Vogons stopped being a "only dosbox" forum many years ago, and became a lounge for retro electronics lovers... I believe that more than 80% of the people here are not users looking for tips to emulate games, but consumers of old computers, with piles of old hardware in the garage... The forum has …

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Re: Computers in disguise, do you know any?

Posted on 2022-06-19, 17:55

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by Rikintosh

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Too bad microsoft destroyed the first xbox prototypes... The people from the direct x department had built the first prototype of the console using a dell latitude notebook or something

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Re: Computers in disguise, do you know any?

Posted on 2022-06-19, 17:34

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by Rikintosh

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Yes, many arcades are computers (or a common video game inside). ATMs used to run Win NT or OS/2, as well as kiosks. Even slot machines... Slot machines had a configuration that allowed you to adjust the player's chance of winning, and always asked to leave between 1 and 2%. Well, at least here in …

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Re: Computers in disguise, do you know any?

Posted on 2022-06-19, 01:32

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by Rikintosh

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I had an Akai sampler, which used an 8088 processor or something. Unfortunately I sold it before I could study it better. Proxim RangeLAN 2 - It was a 386 with a wireless card in the early 90's Pfsense Router Hardware Mi4005L - its a Intel Core I3-4005

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It might be a good idea to open a session for Apple

Posted on 2022-06-19, 01:24

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Sorry if I posted in the wrong place. Unfortunately I haven't found an ideal place (like "suggestions") to post this. I know there are specialized forums out there, but it would be interesting to have an area for Apple Hardware and Software here on the forum. There is only one area for topics about …

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Computers in disguise, do you know any?

Posted on 2022-06-18, 21:48

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by Rikintosh

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Traditional X86 computers that are disguised as another device, such as routers, sound systems, controllers, and even modules (An entire computer, as a module of another computer, such as SOC cards)... Let's leave the risc, arm, etc, out. Only computers that can be hacked to be used as a personal …

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Is it possible to make a satin CRT monitor in to glossy?

Posted on 2022-06-17, 04:42

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by Rikintosh

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I know trinitron tubes seem to use some sort of plastic film that prevents glare, but how were traditional CRT monitors made to have their screens anti-glare? Is it a film, or is it a special glass? I ask this, because I already removed LCD films that were anti-reflective, and they became glossy …

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Re: Competition! Win a 3DFX Voodoo3 Graphics Card. ----#Quake3toTheMax----

Posted on 2022-06-10, 13:30

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by Rikintosh

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I built Netradiant for the macOS, but I have no clue how to get it to open the games texture? you need to first find out how the texture was compressed / what format. Opensource games usually have documentation explaining this. Ok, I was hoping this was something you had done before with Quake3. …

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Re: Competition! Win a 3DFX Voodoo3 Graphics Card. ----#Quake3toTheMax----

Posted on 2022-06-09, 16:56

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by Rikintosh

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Unfortunately I don't have time to join in the fun, so I'll leave some tips I know to help those who are participating. Open the game's textures, and reduce them to a ridiculous size, like 16x16, 8x8, or 4x4, you'll get something like a nintendo 64. Disable all effects that use alpha channel. If …

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Re: What was the most surprising/odd thing you've found on an old computer?

Posted on 2022-06-09, 16:46

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Sphere478 wrote on 2022-06-09, 06:33: Rikintosh wrote on 2022-06-02, 20:27: including banned books. What kind of banned books? What country are you in? Books that advocate this practice. I live in Brazil. Until that day, I didn't even know there were books about it. When I found out, I assumed they …

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2022-06-08, 20:30

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by Rikintosh

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Speaking of rare CPUs, have you met Transmeta? I think the most popular product with this CPU was the HP TC1000 tablet pc. Here is the wiki about this CPU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmeta_Crusoe The idea was pretty cool, it had its own instructions, and it wasn't a real x86, but it had a " …

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Re: Competition! Win a 3DFX Voodoo3 Graphics Card. ----#Quake3toTheMax----

Posted on 2022-06-08, 20:22

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by Rikintosh

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Unfortunately I don't have time to join in the fun, so I'll leave some tips I know to help those who are participating. Many years ago I had a small site about mods and hacks to run lowspec games, it was mainly focused on running games on the worst vgas like intel and sis/via. I won't mention the …

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Re: Competition! Win a 3DFX Voodoo3 Graphics Card. ----#Quake3toTheMax----

Posted on 2022-06-08, 15:50

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by Rikintosh

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Unfortunately I don't have time to join in the fun, so I'll leave some tips I know to help those who are participating. Many years ago I had a small site about mods and hacks to run lowspec games, it was mainly focused on running games on the worst vgas like intel and sis/via. I won't mention the …

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Re: Ultimate* Pentium 4 build (* within reason)

Posted on 2022-06-07, 03:24

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by Rikintosh

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I personally wouldn't use the 8800, it's a great card, iconic, loved by many, but it matches a core2quad better, it's so 2008, it looks too new for a Pentium 4. If I were you, I'd choose an Nvidia GF6800. I would also use 2 or 4 hds in raid, but using ssd is understandable these days, since there …

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Re: Tandy 1000 SL dual monitors possible ?

Posted on 2022-06-07, 03:16

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by Rikintosh

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You can get a "Y" cable and have two monitors with the same images. I don't know if at that time, there would be support for "extended desktop". I think only specific programs offered this kind of support, like CAD programs.

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Could you help me by hashing your games?

Posted on 2022-06-07, 00:13

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by Rikintosh

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As some of you know, I'm developing a launchbox-like game manager. This manager of mine, will try to automatically detect the games, through a list of .exe and .com that it detects in the folder that the user designates as "games folder", but for him to know who is who, he needs a base of data. It …

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