Re: Huge 286 tower found

Posted on 2013-11-30, 00:36

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Did a 286 really need a huge case like this 1? A huge tower like that would be of little use unless you are building a professional system with a lot of drives installed like a workstation or server. A simple desktop or mini tower is enough for a period gaming rig. I'd rehouse the 286 in a smaller …

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Re: Too much RAM for some games?

Posted on 2013-11-29, 23:24

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I find it ironic how games back then used to always be demanding more memory in order to run but then when you gave it to them they still wouldn't run because you gave them too much. 🤣

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Re: Rendition Verite Thread

Posted on 2013-11-29, 12:53

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vetz wrote: Does anyone own a boxed version of Canopus Total3D? I'm curious to how the box looks and user reports about the 3D Glasses. Here's the box It's not my pic so I don't know about the glasses.

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Re: Cute PC chassis

Posted on 2013-11-29, 12:49

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I also like the desktop GX1 case because the way it opens and is laid out inside reminds me of the case to my Powermac 7500/7600 machines which are among the easiest to service Macs of that time period.

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Re: Does anyone remember what bundles with a sb16 card?

Posted on 2013-11-26, 18:25

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It's especially pathetic when there were better bundles at the same 1994 timeframe, like Diamond for example... which was just gaming packed along with a 2X CD-ROM and a WSS soundcard. It's also got the obligatory encyclopedia disc too, but this one had PATRICK STEWART so it's better!!! Don't …

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Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card

Posted on 2013-11-26, 18:18

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The really nice thing about ESS1868 based cards is that OEMs bought them in large quantities so they are easy to find and good prices can still be had on them.

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Re: Steam Machine (Valve's first console)

Posted on 2013-11-26, 18:10

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I can't see buying a console to run PC games. If I want to play PC games, I'd rather play them on a PC so I can upgrade my hardware if my system turns out to be a little too slow at the settings I want to play at. Fixed hardware that can't be upgraded sucks in that regard, which is why the XBox 360 …

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Re: Huge 286 tower found

Posted on 2013-11-26, 11:59

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16mb on a 286 is a bit extreme. I can't see having that much as being very useful except if you wanted a massive RAMdisk for lightning fast access times. 4mb is probably more than enough for a 286 system.

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Re: Winamp is Dead

Posted on 2013-11-26, 11:55

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As long as there is a cash bidder interested in acquiring the technology, it won't go open source. Microsoft is only sniffing around to see if they can add anything to their patent portfolio so they can troll more people for violating their patents than they already do.

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Re: Huge 286 tower found

Posted on 2013-11-26, 00:44

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SIMM sockets on a 286? I never would have thought. What would you do with them? Yup. I bought a board from artifact systems a while back that had them. They are only on late production 286 boards, which is probably why a lot of people have never seen them. Boards that have them usually also have a …

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Re: Cute PC chassis

Posted on 2013-11-25, 18:30

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I'm partial to the Dell Optiplex GX1 desktop case (that's why I have 3 of them) And the tower version isn't bad, either It's just a shame they're proprietary.

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Re: Winamp is Dead

Posted on 2013-11-25, 16:21

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My fondest memories of Winamp revolved around a pirate internet TV station called UK Gold (not related to the legitimate UK cable television channel of the same name). I say "pirate" because they used to broadcast a lot of classic television shows and films without the consent of copyright holders …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2013-11-25, 16:13

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Here's my workdesk at the office: http://shrani.si/t/p/MB/1CbsK7Fz/workplace.jpg It's a tight crop because there's a ton of sh*t around ;-) Oh, so your computing area really isn't that neat. Kind of like this oldie http://www.anvari.org/db/fun/Misc/The_Art_of_MySpace_Cropping.jpg From the cropped …

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Re: The Ultimate 686 Benchmark Comparison

Posted on 2013-11-25, 16:08

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Those socket 8 to 370 converters aren't that easy to find and usually not cheap. It would probably be cheaper just to buy a socket 370 motherboard to put your socket 370 CPU into rather than trying to upgrade a socket 8 system to use it.

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Re: Rare CPUs

Posted on 2013-11-25, 12:51

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I think the rarest is the 486slc that's in the IBM PS/2 Model 30-286. It was a very niche processor, mainly aimed at laptop manufacturers that wanted 486 speeds without creating a fully 32-bit bus or going with a 386sx. The second most rare is probably the Intel 387 and AMD? or Cyrix? coproessor …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-11-25, 12:42

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Oh the memories of playing UT2k4 on this... :lol: How was it? I know the Kyro2 appears to be a dx7 card in spec (minus hw t&l) so it would've been an....interesting experience. Now Im searching for the most appropriate 462 board for my t-bird/V5 combo. I'm leaning towards the A7V133. Thoughts …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2013-11-24, 19:05

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A new high for an AWE64 Gold http://www.ebay.com/itm/Creative-Sound-Blaste … =item2585aee2e3 $399 AUD 🤣

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2013-11-24, 18:52

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If he sells any of those for that price, i'll be listing mine

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Re: mac hpv card question

Posted on 2013-11-23, 12:25

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soviet conscript wrote: Will the system still take advantage of the VRAM on that card if I use the built in port to display to my audio vision monitor? The memory on the card isn't shared with the rest of the system, if that's what you're asking.

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Re: mac hpv card question

Posted on 2013-11-23, 02:36

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I'm looking at grabbing a 8100 hpv card for my 6110cd. Problem is I'm not really sure what I'm looking for as nothing comes up in eBay under Macintosh hpv. Is this a controller card or is it an actual video card with a monitor output. Basicly I want it for the VRAM and better colors/resolutions. If …

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