Re: Well, should I ask this girl to coffee or not?

Posted on 2016-10-26, 07:57

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Yeah dont worry about it, at least now it will be a tiny bit easier to ask the next one out :) ^^This. Btw, what really helped me, was to simply talk to women the same way I talk to men (not to think of them as being demi-gods, so to say. They are just people like you and I), it made socializing …

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Re: Well, should I ask this girl to coffee or not?

Posted on 2016-10-26, 07:51

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Doh, I was wondering what her answer was, but for some reason I missed the last reply on the 3rd page :blush: Sorry to hear that, but at least you gave it a shot :). Next time, wait until the project/class is almost over. I hope the discomfort that follows isn't nearly as bad as mine was. While some …

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Re: Need info on motherboard

Posted on 2016-10-26, 07:44

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I know, i was being an ass. $5 says it is the firmware required for EISA. and the larger one is probably a micro-controller for the nearby front panel lcd. Front panel lcd? This could get interesting if I bound a system with it. I was just going to bench it . Not many dual sk7 boards out there and …

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Re: What makes real hardware.. "real"?

Posted on 2016-10-26, 00:35

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For me it was always having made something out of metal and plastic parts that, after lots of thinking, thinkering, patience and TLC, ended up going alive after pushing a single button and getting to the desktop :). It's also the sounds and the smell (though the smell does partially dissipate in due …

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Re: Replacement Case Feet

Posted on 2016-10-26, 00:27

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I had a case that was missing a single foot. I've used cardboard cut into squares and piled up till the desired height is attained, then taping them over with this very sturdy black-colored nuke-proof tape and stuck it under the case and it's still there yeears later, fantastic stuff! 😁

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Re: Claustrophobia feeling from having too much stuff?

Posted on 2016-10-26, 00:21

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To sum it up, it's all about organizing your stuff and hiding the rest of it in a closet. Must use your space wisely. ^This You have two routes: 1) Organizing ( like buying one of those old oak entertainment centers for your TVs and consoles, a few tall shelves, and an computer desk with a bunch of …

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Re: Phil's YouTube and Website updates (philscomputerlab)

Posted on 2016-10-25, 23:44

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It's interesting, especially since most people who are experienced with building retro rigs and finding its parts will know the drill :). I didn't know one could flash a Windows BIOS without actually needing Windows, but I'd only flash if I have a need to do so. It would make a good video for …

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Re: Best OS for each below build

Posted on 2016-10-25, 00:26

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A bit late, but I'd list it like this: 1. DOS ( +Win3.11 if you want to for whatever reason) 2. ME (or 98SE if you want a 98SE rig and make #6 a 95 rig) 3. ME 4. XP SP2 5. Not sure, I tend to move towards XP SP3 or 7 6. 95 or 98SE

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Re: Iomega ZIP drive - format disk in DOS?

Posted on 2016-10-24, 23:07

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As long as they work, I don't see a problem with them. But I have to admit that I kinda am biased here, I haven't had one die on me yet. I do prefer the external ones though.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-10-24, 22:55

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I always thought the engraved AMD DX5-133V16BGC chips had newer datecodes than the ones with the printed white lettering, that is, until I saw this photo. I wonder why they produced these two differences at the same time... I can't remember having seen these with such early date codes, perhaps …

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Re: Bought a 486

Posted on 2016-10-24, 21:04

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That's a very interesting find actually, never knew these existed. chinny22 wrote: That's 5 bucks a computer! 🤣!

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Re: Why 478 and not 775?

Posted on 2016-10-24, 20:47

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Nobody mentioned Northwood? It was the early VIA chipsetted boards that had these issues with the onboard SATA controller and the newer SATA2 drives, it seemed to work fine after I jumpered my SATA2 drives correctly, but in the end could never get the same HDD working on my KT600 board (I ended up …

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Re: DOS PCI Video Card Compatibility and Benchmark tests

Posted on 2016-10-24, 20:40

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Very well done kanecvr! And I can remember the SiS6326 being exceptionally good at being exceptionally slow, even for generic Windows stuff. But we did often use XP at lower resolutions, having tweaked the GUI to not be so bloated which didn't help it too much, even Virge seemed to be faster.

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Re: Which Vesa Local Bus graphics card?

Posted on 2016-10-24, 19:50

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And here I was thinking RG100 came back. Anyone know what happened to him?? And agreed about things like the speed of hardware components often being circumstantial.

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Re: Does anyone have an emachines in their collection?

Posted on 2016-08-20, 10:10

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I checked the board over and it looked fine, I guess i should have just hooked a different power supply to it. I've gotten PSUs in my hands which would look fine from the outside (with little dust and stuff), but were true potential accidents just waiting for me to apply power to Bestec psu? I've …

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Re: My Socket 7 "circa 1997" build

Posted on 2016-08-20, 10:03

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Nice build! I don't know the brand of your PSU, but the exhaust 'grill' looks very similar to the ones FSP used to use back in those Athlon XP days Your case looks newer though, more in the lines of the early 2k's. Was this case originally part of your Athlon XP build? EDIT: Nvm, I should get me …

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Re: Test Bench Info

Posted on 2016-08-20, 05:31

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PhilsComputerLab wrote: Motherboard box FTW 😀 ^^This And I wouldn't put the mobo on an antistatic bag when powering it up.

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Re: Does anyone have an emachines in their collection?

Posted on 2016-08-19, 15:00

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So I got another emachines for free today and as plug it in it shoots out sparks in my face and puts the power out in my house.... lovely Emachines was an American thing, right? Personally, I'd never try to power up any machine that somehow finds its way into my lap, I'd first take it apart and …

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Re: My new QDI VLB motherboard - couple of questions

Posted on 2016-08-19, 09:34

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What's wrong with the lever of your board? Iirc those white s3 ZIF sockets always had plastic levers, the metal ones came later? I thought the same as you, but there are actually some Socket 3 levers made of metal (the Socket 3 entry in Wikipedia shows one). In any case, having a ZIF socket with a …

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Re: Venturing through a pentium MMX

Posted on 2016-08-19, 07:41

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Tetrium you are awsome, thanks for all your help on this I got a ton of k6 processors laying around and this bios will help with supporting my k6-2 500mhz and a 128GB HDD. Question.... what is the tool for flashing this bios? Ive flashed a ton of different bios through DOS, but they've all had …

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