Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-31, 03:26

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BitWrangler wrote on 2023-01-31, 03:08: Yes, outgoing memory tech gets a dead cat bounce as availability dries up while systems maxed out are still useful. DDR3 appears to be near the bottom of the curve at the moment, but in a year or two will go spendy for a while again, so stock up if you think …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-13, 17:21

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Today's find is a MATSONIC MS8137C+ 2.0 VIA KT266a motherboard with a AMD Athlon XP 1700+ CPU with a Foxconn CPU Cooler. Also this board came with a I/O Shield. Any opinions? Well, it looks like it has a Universal AGP slot, which can be nice. And, what the ceck IS that loong black thin connector- …

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Re: What are the best Vga to hdmi scalers or peripherals for MS-DOS games ?

Posted on 2023-01-08, 19:30

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Depending on your budget, you might as well go for one of these handy things: https://www.amazon.com/SoulBay-Universal-Multi-Voltage-Selectable-Electronics/dp/B01N2K48HR/ (I have absolutely no idea about the Atlona barrel size etc, I just pick the one adapter part/tip that fits the best when I use …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-03, 16:32

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So, what's really the deal with these HD2900XT cards ? (I am mostly familiar with Nvidia from that era, never used any ATI cards before) If I find a cheap bunch/pair of these, should I buy them ? 😅

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2023-01-02, 20:22

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..... Remember, its not unethical to steal from a recycler or recycling bin. In fact, its good for the enviroment. Hug a tree: steal a PC ....... At this point I've amassed an inventory / hoard of probably close to a thousand systems which were on their way to landfill or China to be shredded. No …

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

Posted on 2022-12-24, 00:08

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Life is strange. Today, after more than 20(twenty) years of daily->weekly service, the ridiculously tiny fan/cooler on my Asus GF4 Ti 4400 graphics card finally started to sound like a lovesick hairdryer. Briefly pulling out the onboard fan connector led to strange effects, even in 2D, so.... I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-20, 10:48

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And all that, in that teeny tiny cardboard box ? 😲 It's a miracle that those motherboards did not end up as a jumble of broken parts! 😆 (and I see the sender is some kind of magician, writing that oh-so-pointless magic word on the side...) Ok, so yes, I am (still) ever so slightly bitter about all …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-15, 10:55

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I picked up a Dell ... Wow, it has triple channel memory in six slots. That's pretty interesting to see. Based on the parts inside it seems like someone used it for a while and kept upgrading it. Nice find! I tried to test play a Blu Ray , but it notified me that the monitor I have it attached to …

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Re: VCS - A capture utility for certain Datapath capture cards

Posted on 2022-11-27, 22:27

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Version 2.5.2, there is no exe file ? As usual, Github confuses me to no end...😳 and I am never sure what to really download. But in the online manual it says something about an vcs.exe file to 'install'/run this program in Windows ?

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-11-19, 22:39

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RaiderOfLostVoodoo wrote on 2022-11-19, 12:49: Now that the parcel is on the way to me, I can safely post the Ebay link. Didn't want anyone to interfere with the transaction. https://www.ebay.com/itm/113681854665 ... Those RAM slot locks look mismatched ? 😋 (2 pairs large, and 2 'small')

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

Posted on 2022-11-15, 09:57

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More or less finished my Pentium 133 mid-90s gaming setup. Added an A/V switcher which switches between my four MIDI audio sources. Currently using an MT-32, CM-32L, Yamaha MU2000 and internal daughtercard (Yucatan FX) on the MPU-401AT. All MIDI is routed via a MIDI Solutions Quadra Thru (4 port …

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Re: HDD Clicker - HDD Sound Simulator

Posted on 2022-11-08, 13:44

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And wait, there is more - now on PCGamer even: https://www.pcgamer.com/hdd-clicker-retro-sound-device/

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Re: Vogons.org down ? What happened ?

Posted on 2022-11-06, 17:49

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aaaaah.... of course, silly me !! 🤦‍♀️ Vogons are exclusively sponsored and served by Starlink - hence the weather balloon gas being an issue ! 🙃🎈

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Vogons.org down ? What happened ?

Posted on 2022-11-06, 17:20

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Seems like we have been down for a while ? Anyone know what happened here ?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-22, 22:10

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I don't know about any magic, but... here you can find some more info on the slightly different models: Abit BE6 and BH6 - any good? (click on the gif picture attached to the second post)

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2022-10-22, 15:51

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I remember looking for genuine sound track CD's from various computer games some years ago. And in the process ended up buying the full boxed Collector's editon of Morrowind myself, since that's where the CD seemed to be in all the listings. This was before the crazy pricings started, I think I paid …

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Re: HDD Clicker - HDD Sound Simulator

Posted on 2022-10-15, 23:10

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Seems like this is a musthave item indeed ! 😄 Even theregister has picked this up.... https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/30/hdd_clicker/

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Re: Intel SSD software for Windows 7

Posted on 2022-10-09, 20:14

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Thankyou for the effort! 👍 But.... I think this version is a bit on the old side though (August 2013), given the semi-modern drives I have coming in. I finally managed to dig up a more recent version from the waybackmachine, using the old download link as a search parameter there. ( " https:// …

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Re: bus mouse --> PS/2 mouse converter

Posted on 2022-10-08, 13:39

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Anonymous Coward wrote on 2022-10-08, 00:26: ... You wouldn't happen to own the manual, would you? ... You can find some manuals here: https://minuszerodegrees.net/msmouse/Microsoft%20mouse.htm

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Re: bus mouse --> PS/2 mouse converter

Posted on 2022-10-07, 20:53

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Maybe this thing can be reversed ? Bus mouse adapter for PS2 computers... = opposite direction, but.... ? https://www.flickr.com/photos/andysretrocomputers/7826275864/in/photostream/ Or maybe it actuall works in both directions already ? (guess not, as both ends of the adapter block has a identical …

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