Re: VOGONS is no marketplace!

Posted on 2011-02-18, 21:43

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Actually, I do have an idea, but didn't bother to post it because it may sound wrong or something. Some forums have a hidden part which is totally undocumented and you can only gain access by asking an admin or by getting invited. If we had an invisible section where only us vets could hang out and …

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Re: VOGONS is no marketplace!

Posted on 2011-02-18, 21:36

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I can understand leaving because of the cheaters but because shouting was autocorrected or too large signatures? Wow... Btw, too large or very annoying signatures have been corrected here, too. And I wouldn't mind having shouted subjects corrected to normal volume... And about the avatars, I don't …

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Re: VOGONS is no marketplace!

Posted on 2011-02-18, 12:26

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I just want to point 1 thing out. I'm also visiting a couple clan forums and one of them is getting more and more restricted. It used to be a very good forum to hang around until they started making more and more rules. Examples: *At some point they autocorrected all ALL CAPS posts to "All caps". * …

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Re: Pentium overdrive 83 MHz - overclocking options?

Posted on 2011-02-18, 12:14

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You can't up the voltage of the POD since it runs on 5v already. Externally, yes, though there is a way of modifying the onboard voltage regulator to change the voltage going to the chip itself. I'll be damned if I can remember the details of it, though, and I also recall it making little/no …

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Re: UMC chipset PCI 486 mobo. AMD P90 CPU options?

Posted on 2011-02-18, 12:11

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Edit 5: I got the board to post at 66 MHz bus speed, with a 3x multi = 198 MHz. The BIOS POST screens says 198 MHz, but it freezes after that. The memory count does not appear on the screen. This is really stunning result. I tried to boot up cyrix 5x86 100MHz with fsb set to 66MHz (multipler set to …

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Re: Pentium overdrive 83 MHz - overclocking options?

Posted on 2011-02-18, 02:38

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You can't up the voltage of the POD since it runs on 5v already. Externally, yes, though there is a way of modifying the onboard voltage regulator to change the voltage going to the chip itself. I'll be damned if I can remember the details of it, though, and I also recall it making little/no …

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Re: VOGONS is no marketplace!

Posted on 2011-02-17, 23:40

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...And why risk even a costly legal fight you know you might win in the end but until then will have to pay lawyers nethertheless? No fun in that justbecause you know you are right. I won't belabor my point...but I long for the day when a client will walk into my office and attempt to hire me for $ …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2011-02-17, 23:10

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It looks like a 430VX mobo, one of -the- oldest ATX mobo's around. The VX chipset can only cope with the lowest density SDRAM, hence why a single sided 64MB stick won't work properly. The mobo looks like it's made by Intel. Interesting that it has no SIMM slots whatsoever I have a couple of Intel …

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Re: Pentium overdrive 83 MHz - overclocking options?

Posted on 2011-02-17, 23:07

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Theres one significant drawback if you compare POD-83 overclocking and 5x86 overclocking: You can't up the voltage of the POD since it runs on 5v already. Btw RG, hows the noise of the little Intel fan on that thing?

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Re: Athlon PC problem

Posted on 2011-02-17, 23:02

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Doing a quick search reveals many posts about your motherboard and problems. Example: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=722374 Perhaps you should try another board before spending (and possibly wasting) another couple months?

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Re: Looking to build or buy a DOS ONLY gaming platform

Posted on 2011-02-17, 12:45

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What should I get, if the RAM doesnt pan out? PC100 PC133 128MB sticks 256MB sticks 512MB sticks Escape, could you please try to edit your posts instead of posting lots of tiny ones? The edit button is the really small one on the top right of your post PC133 of course. And as I'm not sure what chip …

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Re: I accidentally a CRT monitor.

Posted on 2011-02-17, 12:43

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Time to tie Svenne up and bring a very large kettle with peck and feathers 😜

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Re: Looking to build or buy a DOS ONLY gaming platform

Posted on 2011-02-17, 05:15

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Yeah, if it were available to me I'd definitely bid on it. Only got 1 K6-III non-plus 🤣. Fortunately it's the AFX variety 😀 Btw, I'm not sure if the standard K6 is that much more cool then the K6-III's Maybe better go with a Pentium? Or a mobile K6-X

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Re: Looking to build or buy a DOS ONLY gaming platform

Posted on 2011-02-17, 01:58

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The main issue with AT and newer hardware is that AT cases have very bad cooling. I wouldn't consider using an AT case in combination with a K6-III AHX and a Voodoo. Edit:Oh, and you're gonna be needing brackets, for mouse, USB, etc.

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Re: Looking to build or buy a DOS ONLY gaming platform

Posted on 2011-02-17, 01:55

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Nice that they come with K6-III's. Those are kinda hard to find. Even the mobiles appear easier to get then the standard K6-III's. Only drawback about the ones in your listing is they appear to be 2.4v ones. The 2.2v ones generate a lot less heat, but that's just details 😉

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Re: I accidentally a CRT monitor.

Posted on 2011-02-17, 01:48

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Well it's WORKING!!! 😜

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Re: Socket 7 Bug Has Hit

Posted on 2011-02-17, 01:47

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If you're into 9x games, then maybe a Slot 1 or s370 would be easier then a s7. The main reason is that s7 is a little bit more work to get right. Going for a slot 1 or Socket 370 is just plain easy and should be cheap. Also you'll get a working AGP slot, no "cacheable area" worries, larger …

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Re: Driver collections

Posted on 2011-02-17, 01:38

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Spam +1, right?

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Re: I accidentally a CRT monitor.

Posted on 2011-02-16, 23:05

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Dominus wrote: Can *anyone* please fix the topic 😀 it's driving me nuts... 😀 Lol! I was thinking the same thing 😜

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Re: Looking to build or buy a DOS ONLY gaming platform

Posted on 2011-02-16, 23:04

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EscapeVelocity wrote: My first dumpster dive is a Gateway 1400. It's not functioning, but it powers up and the CPU fan kicks on. Usually a dumpsterdive find means free parts! 😁 You need to figure out what part make it not work.

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