Re: Slowest Computer, I think I win.

Posted on 2014-10-22, 20:46

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by Stiletto

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Info and Manual: http://www.polylith.com/~brendan/ClassicComputers/Tandy/uCptrTrain.html Manual Pages: http://www.polylith.com/~brendan/ClassicComputers/Tandy/uCptrTrainManual1.html Some more info: http://vintagecomputer.livejournal.com/67414.html Even more: http://www.old-computers.com/museum/ …

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Re: is my CRT dying

Posted on 2014-10-22, 15:40

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by Stiletto

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Logistics wrote: cdoublejj wrote: 1 Day i will hit it with a real deal air compressor. Don't do this--regular, compressed air can create static amidst the components and ruin something. Get several cans of canned air, which is not regular oxygen. Urban legend IMHO, please provide evidence. 😀 - …

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Re: Diamond Edge 3D card

Posted on 2014-10-21, 05:20

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by Stiletto

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I can help with this, I think. No need to bother Don Goddard, though I'd be interested in seeing those tech demos if they still existed. Please give me a little time.

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Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Posted on 2014-10-18, 18:32

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by Stiletto

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Uploaded an ATI Radeon 7500/8500 install CD rip sent to me by mirh. Maybe a bit newer than the usual fare, but seemed interesting enough. Most files from it date from 09-28-2001 or before, though some folders date from 11-28-2001 or before. Most other metadata regarding this CD has been lost, so if …

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

Posted on 2014-10-18, 03:52

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by Stiletto

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Today I helped lay the groundwork for Number Nine Revolution 512x32 emulation as an option for the PC core's videocard selection in MESS - thanks to: * Vas Crabb for the suggestion * per for the photos * per and fzrfast for the manual * elianda for the drivers * crazyc for the coding * Kale and …

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Re: Bad Mojo and The Neverhood

Posted on 2014-10-18, 00:14

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Make a batch file with: @ECHO OFF TASKKILL /F /IM explorer.exe nhc.exe start explorer.exe and save it in the game's folder. Start the game with the bat. Personally, I feel this sort of fix is deprecated. There are generally better fixes for the graphics-corruption-solved-by-killing-explorer.exe …

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Re: Bad Mojo and The Neverhood

Posted on 2014-10-17, 22:10

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OK, I'm confued about "kill explorer". To me, that means killing windows explorer, and that causes the Win7 machine to literally shit the bed. Is there a different explorer y'all are talking about? In Windows 2000/XP and above you can usually kill the "explorer" task using Task Manager with …

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Re: What would you do with a Dell Dimension 4600?

Posted on 2014-10-16, 20:34

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by Stiletto

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Coincidentally, I got a Dell Dimension 4600 a few months ago and it was gathering dust! So now it's a Linux box running Fedora. With the parts I had on hand, I was able to bump it up to 2.2GB Single Channel DDR, and replace the sound card with a slightly fancier Audigy, and throw in a USB card and …

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Re: Modern DOS games

Posted on 2014-10-16, 15:07

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Great project! Determining the "last DOS game" has always been tricky, since indie gaming and shareware and such. I'd be curious what the last non-shareware commercial game was, which wasn't a repackage/republishing/expansion pack/etc., from a major label. (at which Gemini000 shakes his fist at me …

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Re: star trek a final unity

Posted on 2014-10-16, 14:57

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Locked - Warez.

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Re: 3D Accelerated Games List (Proprietary APIs - No 3DFX/Direct3D)

Posted on 2014-10-15, 14:53

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by Stiletto

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Resolutions are 640x480 for Tank Commander and 640x400 for FX Fighter. I've been trying to see if the chip was released on other products as well, but I've not found any evidence. It might have found its way into industrial, defense, CAD, arcade or that type of hardware. Have not seen any consumer …

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Re: 3D Accelerated Games List (Proprietary APIs - No 3DFX/Direct3D)

Posted on 2014-10-14, 14:53

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by Stiletto

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This is VERY cool! 😁

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Re: Voodoo 2 tests?

Posted on 2014-10-13, 15:23

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by Stiletto

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Nice diagnostic work, FeedingDragon!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-10-13, 15:17

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This arrived today from Japan (its not NitroX Infinity's card). Second known card in existence :) I'll provide tests results very soon in my 3D Accelerated Games List thread. Arrrrg you lucky bum! Maybe if you acquire the retail versions much like Nitro-X Infinity did, maybe you can create …

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Re: Vengeful Chip - A video game music collection in FLAC

Posted on 2014-10-13, 14:44

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marooned_on_mars wrote: On MobyGames it indeed was listed as the game having an Arcade port, and I was wondering why I couldn't find it! 🤣 Yep! MAMEDEV does not have it. I reached out to Ocean veterans on their (inactive) forum but no answer yet: http://oceanexp.proboards.com/thread/506/push-over- …

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Re: Vengeful Chip - A video game music collection in FLAC. Now on YouTube Too!

Posted on 2014-10-13, 00:29

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marooned_on_mars wrote: Added Push-Over (Amiga, Atari ST, IBM-PC AdLib, CM-32L and SNES) Possibly came close to becoming an arcade version too, but no one knows HOW close: http://mamedev.emulab.it/undumped/index.php?title=Push-Over

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Re: Voodoo 2 tests?

Posted on 2014-10-12, 11:59

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Wrapper is probably the wrong term. For games that use it, I was hoping that a replacement GLIDE2X.OVL was available that would access other cards instead. From what I understand, Creative Labs had one such for their NVidia based cards, but had to remove it when 3DFX sued them. Since NVidia bought …

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Re: [Troubleshooting] [Insert CDROM Issue] GT Racing 97

Posted on 2014-10-11, 15:10

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by Stiletto

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Moved to DOSBox.

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Re: Rendition Verite Thread

Posted on 2014-10-09, 16:21

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For those who don't remember the old discussions on the Hercules Thriller Conspiracy or the Fujitsu "FGX-1"/"Pinolite" MB86242: “Fujitsu Develops World’s First Three Dimensional Geometry Processor,” press release, Fujitsu Fujitsu press release 1997-0139, July 2, 1997. https://pr.fujitsu.com/jp/news/ …

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Re: What retro computing gadget that doesn't exist would you like to have?

Posted on 2014-10-07, 04:26

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Something else I've thought of: a motherboard with multiple AGP slots. Late to the party :lol: Prototype Micron Samurai DDR (Pentium 3) chipset based motherboard: http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/20000131/03.jpg http://www.theburnerishot.com/photo/Samurai-DDR-Diagram.gif YES! :lol:

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