Lan-2-Wifi connection for retro rig?

Posted on 2024-04-02, 17:54

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Hey all I want to connect my retro windows 98 PC to a wifi network for reasons I cant elaborate further. I have a functioning network card on that particular system that runs with 100Mbs. I wondering what my best options are and have no idea if all of these would actually work: -should I get one of …

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Re: Tomb Raider 1 - Voodoo 2

Posted on 2023-12-27, 18:28

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Are you getting shadows under Lara, bats, etc. when using this configuration? I'll check it out later

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What soundcard(s) should I get for this specific purpose?

Posted on 2023-12-27, 18:27

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Hey all, looking for some insight. Right now I got a P3 1Ghz /Voodoo/Geforce 4 Setup with a Yamaha 719S + Mccake WP32 and a Soundblaster Live 5.1 Soundcard. Unfortunately, the Yamaha sometimes doesn't work with some games and the McCake produces a cacophony most of the time. I spend more trime …

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Re: USB4VC: USB Inputs on Retro Computers!

Posted on 2023-12-27, 14:52

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Love this. Not sure why nobody responded... this is awesome to use. Wireless M/K with a retro rig? No problemo.

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Battle Arena Toshinden running too fast on retro rig

Posted on 2023-12-27, 13:42

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Hey guys I finally got Battle Arena Toshinden working on the following sys: P3, 1Ghz Tualatin 256MB Ram 2x Voodoo 2 Geforce 4 Ti Win 98 Yamaha 719-S It took me a while to get 3dfx and the sound working, this game is a beast to set up. However, it now runs too fast. Sound is roughly 2x too fast and …

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Re: Tomb Raider 1 - Voodoo 2

Posted on 2023-12-27, 13:37

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This is kind of an old thread, but I got Tomb Raider running on a P3 1Ghz system with 2 Voodoo 2s in SLI. I used the 3_03_00_beta_w9x_dx7 drivers and then put the Glide2x.dll and the Glide2x.ovl files in the game folder. The game was patched using the 3dfx patch, the Rush patch will lead to instant …

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Re: Meet "The Black Owl", a silent inverted sleeper PC with lots of modern components (P3 1Ghz, Geforce 4, Voodoo 2)

Posted on 2023-09-15, 09:22

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mrzmaster wrote on 2023-08-08, 22:19: Where did you get the 5.25 bay cover/adapter for the gotek? I’ve been looking for one of those. umm honestly don't remember... maybe it came with it? Ebay probably? Actually no, it was a retailer in Switzerland I think.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-08-08, 23:25

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I'm trying to play Unreal Gold online and Theme hospital. However, I'm quite busy with BG3 at the moment ^^

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Re: Meet "The Black Owl", a silent inverted sleeper PC with lots of modern components (P3 1Ghz, Geforce 4, Voodoo 2)

Posted on 2023-08-07, 21:11

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Note that Win98SE doesn't work correctly with more than 512 MB RAM, unless you're using third-party patches (e.g. RLoew's PATCHMEM) or other software tools to limit the memory amount (e.g. HIMEMX). As for being able to run older DOS games, you might want to check this list on the Vogons wiki. I …

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Re: Meet "The Black Owl", a silent inverted sleeper PC with lots of modern components (P3 1Ghz, Geforce 4, Voodoo 2)

Posted on 2023-08-07, 21:10

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I have not found any good *PWM* fan controllers under 100. This aquaero 6 Pro sounds good but expensive. Noctua does have true PWM rpm controllers but they are internal inline singles and costs about 40 to 50 dollars each. Cheers, I'm happy with the aquaero, but I would have prefered something …

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Re: Meet "The Black Owl", a silent inverted sleeper PC with lots of modern components (P3 1Ghz, Geforce 4, Voodoo 2)

Posted on 2023-08-06, 13:23

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Well , what's there to say. Great looking system, very versatile, covers a good chunk of the retro era and it is impressive. But holy this hobby can get expensive hey. Congrats on the build, I can appreciate how difficult it must have been with full time work and a child. I'm actually surprised you …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2023-08-05, 22:49

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I'll add my habitat since I just posted my build-log (The Black Owl) in a separate post: What kind of desk is that? Is it IKEA? I noticed you're hanging at least 1 PC from it, so it must be sturdy? I'm currently using some of the cheap cardboard core IKEA tabletops and started to look for something …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2023-08-04, 15:34

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appiah4 wrote on 2023-08-04, 13:39: Ok, you guys with such clean desks.. Where do you keep your STUFF? I digitized most of it. The rest gets trashed or put into cabinets/wardrobes. I have a bit of OCD, the functional, positive kind 😉

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2023-08-04, 13:32

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I just added mine: Meet "The Black Owl", a silent inverted sleeper PC with lots of modern components (P3 1Ghz, Geforce 4, Voodoo 2)

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2023-08-04, 13:24

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I'll add my habitat since I just posted my build-log (The Black Owl) in a separate post:

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Meet "The Black Owl", a silent inverted sleeper PC with lots of modern components (P3 1Ghz, Geforce 4, Voodoo 2)

Posted on 2023-08-04, 13:16

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Introduction and goal of this build I would like to introduce you to my first retro build, which I affectionately call " The Black Owl. ". It earned its name due to its dark aesthetics and the use of Noctua components in the crafting process, resulting in a modernized approach to retro PC gaming …

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Re: Unreal 1 / UT 99 best versions to play?

Posted on 2023-08-03, 21:48

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Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2023-07-29, 09:50: IMO, you don't really lose much by playing OldUnreal instead of using real hardware. Well, it's more of a feasibility study and because I want to try out my new old rig. The Oldunreal version runs perfectly fine on my modern computer.

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Re: Unreal 1 / UT 99 best versions to play?

Posted on 2023-07-29, 09:07

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The problem is that there are no 226 Unreal 1 servers to play on... and 227 does not work on windows 98 Any workarounds for that?

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Re: Digital DOS games (GOG, Steam...) Retro PC Compatibility Sheet: We need your input!

Posted on 2023-07-26, 12:43

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Hmm I never even bother with GOG releases Usually I just pull an ISO from REMOVED and install that with patches. Ends up being quite the time saver usually.

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Re: Unreal 1 / UT 99 best versions to play?

Posted on 2023-07-25, 12:24

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As a heads up, UnrealGoldPatch227i.7z did not work on Windows 98, it expects a newer operating system to boot. So, still looking for the most recent version atm.

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