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

Posted on 2022-01-25, 11:31

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Steam no longer supports Vista though, right? Its almost impossible to get Steam running on XP but im pretty sure Vista was only dropped in 2019 so you may be able to find an older version of steam that will still work, the main issue with modern Steam is the version chromium it currently uses wont …

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

Posted on 2022-01-25, 08:09

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I found a nonworking beige IBM Netvista Pentium 4 in my collection I completely forgot about. Considering removing the insides and using the case for some sort of generic matx build. Not sure what to build though.. Options: -MVP4 Socket7 + Banshee -PLE133T Socket370 + Banshee -KM266 Socket A + …

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Re: new old computers

Posted on 2022-01-25, 01:29

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Intel 2600 is a Sandy Bridge i7 I still have a 2600k PC that is currently running as a MC server, its been at 4.8ghz since the day I got it and has never missed a beat, I love that little CPU and regard it as one of the best CPUs Intel has made. Nothing after it really comes close, tho the 4790k I …

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Re: new old computers

Posted on 2022-01-25, 00:07

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Intel 2600 here... What does 2600 denote? Intel 2600 is a Sandy Bridge i7 I still have a 2600k PC that is currently running as a MC server, its been at 4.8ghz since the day I got it and has never missed a beat, I love that little CPU and regard it as one of the best CPUs Intel has made. Nothing …

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Re: A pentium 4 with low tdp?

Posted on 2022-01-24, 18:40

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It is a weird laptop. According to a newegg listing , it did come with a 2.8GHz Pentium 4, but based on the specs, it supposed to be a desktop Northwood. I can't find a 2.8GHz mobile CPU on Intel's site with 800MHz FSB in the Prescott line either. I'm surprised a manufacturer made a laptop like …

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Re: A pentium 4 with low tdp?

Posted on 2022-01-24, 18:18

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Hmm not sure if a Ceadar Mill P4 would work in there but they are 65watt CPUs, they are 800 FSB and the P4 HT 661 SL9KD (D0) is a 3.6ghz 65watt part, might be a little hard to find on on eBay but I have seen them up on there on a regular basis. (Avoid the C0 and B0 models, they are 86watt parts) …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 17:46

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So far, I haven't done much. I originally tried to make "1 machine to rule them all" with my retro hardware and that went precisely nowhere. There is always a game which won't work no matter how much tweaking is done. It's as random as the system you put together. Whatever combination of other …

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Re: A pentium 4 with low tdp?

Posted on 2022-01-24, 17:25

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Hmm not sure if a Ceadar Mill P4 would work in there but they are 65watt CPUs, they are 800 FSB and the P4 HT 661 SL9KD (D0) is a 3.6ghz 65watt part, might be a little hard to find on on eBay but I have seen them up on there on a regular basis. (Avoid the C0 and B0 models, they are 86watt parts) You …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 16:17

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your example of using a modest machine to encompass all games is similar to me i have too many machines, unable to resist a cheap computer or stop one going into trash, i cannot use them all so they mostly sit waiting to become spare parts (i doubt they ever will) for playing a game though a …

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Re: How can I image an IBM 486SLC N51 hard drive? It has a 14.4 modem and 1.44mb floppy drive.

Posted on 2022-01-24, 08:48

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It's running windows 3.11. MSBACKUP and 200 floppies seems to be pretty much my only real option? I can probably get a parallel port NIC up and running tho, now that I think about it... You can burn CDs on a 486, so you could even back up to a zip file and burn it to a CD if the machine has one, …

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Re: Any good high DPI ball mouses for PS/2?

Posted on 2022-01-24, 08:42

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I have plenty of ball mouses, I like them but the only thing that's bothering me is that they have quite a low DPI, and thus in many FPS games it can be a bit bothersome since the DPI is not as smooth as the framerate of the games. I was wondering if there are any good quality high DPI PS/2 ball …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 08:39

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Which model is it ? 4000 XT ? Ive tended to avoid the Kryo cards but might grab one cheap just to tinker with it and see what it can do. PC3DEngine Its the nec pc98 version of the pcx1 20211221_210235.jpg Nice little card, went looking on eBay and found a Videologic Apocalypse 5D Sonic which uses …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-24, 08:10

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Gonna ditch the idea for a AWE32, gonna get a AWE64 Gold with 28mb ram upgrade board and call it a day, it works out 200 USD cheaper and for what I want to use it for itll work out better. Wow WTF?? Are Awe64 Golds really selling for over $300 now? I bought one a couple years ago for I think $70-$ …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 08:07

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Which model is it ? 4000 XT ? Ive tended to avoid the Kryo cards but might grab one cheap just to tinker with it and see what it can do.

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 07:43

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How is the PowerVr ? I agree with the feeling of relief when that Vintage DOS PC you haven't ran in 6 months powers on and bursts into life with happy beeps and floppy drive noises then sits there flashing a cursor at you waiting for your command.

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 06:27

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Most of my stuff is from the 80s and 90s but I don't worry about wearing anything out. There's no point in having something if you aren't going to use it. I guess I'm lucky because the only component failures I've had are CRTs, mechanical parts, batteries and capacitors. I have loads of spare …

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Re: Do 40 Pin Compact Flash to IDE Adapters need power?

Posted on 2022-01-24, 05:58

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From many topics it turns out that the CF card is not recommended for Windows 95/98 Is that because of the swap file? I've been thinking about using them for 9x builds. Possibly even 2K. I have a couple of revo drives for XP, and plenty of SSDs for SATA builds. Yeah I think a swap file would …

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Re: Super Socket 7 cooling

Posted on 2022-01-24, 05:50

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I just found this thread because my P5A just came in and I quickly realized that the StarTech FAN370Pro (of which I have three) doesn't fit on the board with the 20-pin power cable connected... Looking at Amazon, I settled on StarTech's FANP1003LD which restricts it's girth to within 5cm square and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-24, 05:47

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Edit - Currently watching an auction for a K6-3+ 550ACR ..its at $830 AUD(596 USD) buyout ....why would anyone pay that for this CPU when you can grab the K6-3+ 500ACR for 112USD or 3 K6-2+ 570ACZ's for 70 USD ...I dont get the crazy prices for certain bits of junk. (The guy selling the 550 has two …

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Re: Playing ON vs WITH retro hardware (and hardware preservation)

Posted on 2022-01-24, 05:24

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My vintage machines I treat like my fully restored 2 door fast back Torana, it gets driven twice a month on the weekends its allowed to be on the road, lets me find out if any parts need maintenance or servicing but it also means the car doesnt get extra stress put on it that would come with being …

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