Re: Joysticks - general advice please

Posted on 2010-11-16, 13:09

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Hehe, yes it is a bit strange. The CD-ROM itself has "Tomb Raider limited edition to be sold with ThrustMaster hardware only" written on it. I will install this game, and test out the joystick with it. Perhaps the buttons all do something useful in the game? BTW, I tried TIE fighter, and movement …

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Re: Joysticks - general advice please

Posted on 2010-11-16, 12:27

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It's arrived. I'll hook it up to a SB, and play TIE fighter...

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Re: FM Synth (Soundblaster) comparison using Monkey Island 2!

Posted on 2010-11-15, 21:26

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Mau1wurf1977, you have a Monkey Island youtube video with various sound cards, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NJuEzHuKuQ I have spotted another. It's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a324ykKV-7Y

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Re: Joysticks - general advice please

Posted on 2010-11-13, 07:11

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Re: Joysticks - general advice please

Posted on 2010-11-13, 06:38

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Thanks very much for all comments. In order to replace the joystick which never arrived, I decided to get a Thrustmaster Topgun. There's a review of one here . They seem to like it. It was only £10 including delivery, and I think it's new because the seller seems to have dozens of them, and it even …

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Re: NV RIVA 128 Brochure

Posted on 2010-11-12, 15:03

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elianda wrote: AFAIK the first S3 Virges (no DX) were quite blurry. STB manufactured S3 Virge (325 chipset) video card = good general image quality. 😀

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Re: NV RIVA 128 Brochure

Posted on 2010-11-12, 13:34

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unmei220 wrote: I have a Diamond Viper V330 PCI, Riva128. Output is very clear on mine. Same here. I have a few of these cards. I notice that there are quite a few revisions. For example, one of them is a revision G. Maybe some early versions were blurry?

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Re: The Other 3D Chips (screens incl)

Posted on 2010-11-12, 07:49

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Re: Matrox G200. The latest BIOS can be found here: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/support/drivers/previous/bios/ It looks like Matrox have removed a lot of these BIOS files. They used to all be on an FTP server of theirs. There were lots of different older versions. Now, it seems that only the …

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Re: What's the difference between a green and a brown Palomino 2100+ ?

Posted on 2010-11-10, 19:28

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Excellent info, thanks!

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What's the difference between a green and a brown Palomino 2100+ ?

Posted on 2010-11-10, 18:30

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I'm testing a Gigabyte 7IXE4 mobo, AMD 751 Irongate North Bridge, 756 Viper South Bridge. It's got 2 ISA slots - useful retro board. It runs at 100 FSB (200 DDR). You can overclock it up to a maximum of 115 FSB. Here is its support page. On it, there's a CPU support list , and it suggests that the …

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Re: Joysticks - general advice please

Posted on 2010-11-10, 09:23

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I bought a joystick a couple of weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived yet. No comms from the seller either. Oh well. Here's a list of 9 new and different vintage joysticks being sold by one ebay seller. Any ideas which is a good one please people? I intend to play games such as TIE Fighter. Thanks. …

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Re: Looking/searching for s3d (S3 Virge specific) games

Posted on 2010-11-09, 18:42

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Re: old FRAPS, the blurb on the net seems to be: "This [FRAPS 1.9D] is the last version of FREE Fraps before it became a thing where you have to buy it." To get this free version, I think you can simply google for it and grab it from the nearest DL site. MajorGeeks has a copy, I just tried …

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Re: Looking/searching for s3d (S3 Virge specific) games

Posted on 2010-11-09, 18:36

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swaaye wrote: I tried FRAPS but it doesn't support 9x. You want FRAPS version 1.9D for Win9x! 😀 If you run it, and you find that the FPS value is missing on screen, try toggling the V-Sync setting in your video card's control panel settings.

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Re: Image of badly applied CPU thermal paste

Posted on 2010-11-09, 17:24

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Another interesting point of discussion is where exactly to put the paste: just on the CPU, or on the CPU and also on the heatsink? Perhaps the best method is to put it very thinly on to both surfaces?

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Re: Image of badly applied CPU thermal paste

Posted on 2010-11-09, 16:26

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One easy way of applying grease to CPUs, and also removing the stuff is to use a q-tip . The amount of grease you need is small, typically about half the size of a grain of rice. It's best to use a bit less than you think you'll need, then add a bit more if required, than the other way around. :wink …

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Re: Image of badly applied CPU thermal paste

Posted on 2010-11-09, 15:29

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Actually, that was my rather poor photography. (The flash bulb is broken on the camera.) The board + CPU are both alive! I've only just removed the heatsink after buying this board about 6 months ago on ebay, and was startled to see what was underneath it! 😉

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Re: Image of badly applied CPU thermal paste

Posted on 2010-11-09, 14:50

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🤣 Good replies people. Hal 9000 is correct. Also, the camera angle doesn't show the chipboard panel the mobo is resting on.

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Image of badly applied CPU thermal paste

Posted on 2010-11-09, 14:34

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Apart from the blindingly obvious, what strikes you about this image? The winner gets a screw loose from the hull of my spaceship. BTW, it's from a Gigabyte 7IXE4 mobo I'm testing. That "thing" in the picture is a working :shocked: Duron 750. http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Dop-eDMechk/TNla_-bOB3I/AAAAAAAAAW0 …

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Re: Wizardry 8 question

Posted on 2010-11-09, 09:48

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I had a look on ebay, and there is an edition with a large printed manual, here.

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Re: ctmouse only sees my 3 button mouse as a 2 button mouse

Posted on 2010-11-07, 10:18

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Thanks for the info. However, I think I tried all of the ctmouse command line options. I might try a different driver, perhaps a logitech driver...

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