Re: Cool ATX Case Design Recommendation?

Posted on 2024-01-18, 03:28

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by DerBaum

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For me each decade would be a different style. 80s heavy metal, 90 beige boxes, 2000s black boxes, 2010s black boxes with windows, 2020s black boxes with windows and RGB. or something like that... What is your general idea of "cool"? Neat and tidy office pc from the 80s or more like a mid 2000s …

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Re: A beginner with a 386SX

Posted on 2024-01-17, 21:19

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Small update, after getting nowhere with the FDD I put some effort into troubleshooting the ET4000 with that graphics glitch, that happened over here; https://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/tseng-labs-et-4000w32i-1mb-video-corruption/ We really did not get anywhere, but It is safe to say that the …

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Re: Future nostalgia?

Posted on 2024-01-17, 20:23

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@ThinkpadIL Thank you for your reply! 😃 It makes sense to me, but simultaneously I feel very nostalgic for times I wasn't even born yet. Or rather, these times were something I can more relate to. Personally, the current times are the worst of my life (until now), not just because of technology. I …

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Re: Future nostalgia?

Posted on 2024-01-17, 19:43

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I already feel nostalgic for my first "proper gaming pc" wich i build in an Aerocool case. It was called "Aerocool Aeroengine". Thats a proper name :D I think it was the first series of these cases, and aerocool is still selling a variation of this case today... Before that i had to cut windows in …

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Re: looking at motherboards

Posted on 2024-01-17, 02:34

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PCs are still PCs. I would say its even more simple to build one today as it was 20 30 years ago. Sockets, connectors, and cases look a little bit different but still do the same thing as always. Have a look at Socket AM4 it was introduced in 2016 and recently got new processors. Thats amazing. Way …

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Re: HELP! Oak Mozart BTC-1820 missing all Capacitors! need list!

Posted on 2024-01-16, 18:00

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by DerBaum

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More pictures edit: added picture of backside

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Re: HELP! Oak Mozart BTC-1820 missing all Capacitors! need list!

Posted on 2024-01-16, 17:59

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by DerBaum

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I have another Mozart variation. Maybe it helps.

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Re: First post about sound cards

Posted on 2024-01-16, 04:45

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by DerBaum

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2B9 on the last picture looks suspiciously like an unpopulated SB-Link header... wich can probably just be soldered in and work. That would give native compability for older dos games (that need isa soundcards).

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Re: ISA PCMCIA cards for DOS?

Posted on 2024-01-15, 15:16

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by DerBaum

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I want to use this adapter card (ISA to PCMCIA) with an adapter PCMCIA to Compact Flash. Is there a special reason you want the pcmcia layer in between IDE and a CF card? You can use CF cards as Harddrives with just a small passive 10 euro adapter. There are even brackets for the rear of the pc …

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Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?

Posted on 2024-01-14, 19:47

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One allmost universal anoyance. Why the hell do many nerd youtubers have to drink beer or soda all the time? Does it make them somehow extra cool? Especially LGR and AVGN, but seen it with other nerd culture youtubers. Do something cooler drink whiskey, snort coke idk.... Maybe speaking a lot makes …

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

Posted on 2024-01-14, 19:11

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by DerBaum

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I am investigating why some Aztech soundcards dont have a eeprom but most of them have one. 2024-01-13 00.44.56.jpg I have 3 Cards without eeprom (IC U9(11)/UX2)in my collection. So i decided to try what happens if i add an eeprom. All Aztech cards from Generation 1 to Generation 4 use eeproms. On …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-01-14, 18:32

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Yeah, play Atlantis or C&C with both add-ons with only a push of a button. How convenient. :) Indeed. :) How does it work physically? This system seems to push the cd forward and move the laser/motor and the top clamp towards the slected cd. https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/encyclopedia-terms/cd-rom- …

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Re: ISA PCMCIA cards for DOS?

Posted on 2024-01-14, 08:31

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This card seems to be part of a specific car diagnostics solution from BOSCH (KTS500). It came with a pcmcia card to interface cars. It worked with the Software/drivers from BOSCH integrated in the software "ESI[tronic]". Here is a link i found about this problem (its in german, use auto translator) …

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

Posted on 2024-01-13, 23:35

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by DerBaum

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Does anyone know the name of these loops motherboards use for chipset heatsinks? They just look like standard 2.54mm headers but with a loop. I've tried searching mouser and aliexpress but can't find them. Searched through all the test points and headers. loop.jpg http://www.yinghuachina.com/ …

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Re: Acrylic 2003 build (January 2024)

Posted on 2024-01-13, 22:07

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by DerBaum

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H3nrik V! wrote on 2024-01-13, 21:37: Absolutely love that case! Yes the Sharkoon Showcase always was pretty cool to look at. 👍

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Re: Keyboard + mouse connectors problem

Posted on 2024-01-13, 20:37

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by DerBaum

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DerBaum wrote on 2024-01-01, 19:25: Let me just mention that you should use leaded solder with flux core, if you are not already using it. It makes life more easy. let me mention that again...

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Re: Midi sounds different in DOS and Windows?

Posted on 2024-01-13, 19:57

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by DerBaum

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If i use Adlib (Real OPL3 in real DOS) in Duke3D the duke Theme in the Setup and the one in the Menue sound different. And i am not really sure why. Maybe the playback of the file uses different routines in the setup and in the game? Yes, the Setup util uses different instruments compared to the …

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Re: Midi sounds different in DOS and Windows?

Posted on 2024-01-13, 16:43

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by DerBaum

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If i use Adlib (Real OPL3 in real DOS) in Duke3D the duke Theme in the Setup and the one in the Menue sound different. And i am not really sure why. Maybe the playback of the file uses different routines in the setup and in the game? [hr] Also in windows you can select the playback device for midi …

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Re: What other online communities are you all a part of?

Posted on 2024-01-13, 15:16

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I use Hackaday.io to publish my other not computer related stuff (mainly hacking car electronics). for example this: https://hackaday.io/project/192042-reverse-engineering-a-renault-safrane-speech-synth Here i reverse engineered a speech synthesizer of a Renault Safrane. Hackaday is pretty similar …

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

Posted on 2024-01-13, 14:34

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I did a small Ooopsie... I needed some old serial Eeproms... Around 4 or 5. Then i found an ebay seller offering an auction for just 1 euro per chip, wich is a good price. So i bought all the remaining stock of 9. (If i need 5 i want at least 2 spare chips...) for 9 euros plus 4 shipping. Today the …

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