Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-11-04, 23:14

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I have got this stuff saterday. Nice haul! Was that a single purchase? I wish I could get stuff like that. Usually I have to get individual stuff for quite a bit of coin. Yes it was one haul. Two crates full of that stuff in total. You need to be careful when ordering bulk lots of parts, especially …

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Re: I have a Radeon 9200 AIW sitting on my desk

Posted on 2013-11-04, 15:16

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I think Radeon 9200 is going to be a bottleneck paired with an A64.

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Re: Is my promotional copy of Windows NT rare?

Posted on 2013-11-04, 15:11

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Rare doesn't always mean valuable. I have some guitars in my collection that could be considered 'rare' but don't have a high pricetag because they are either from relatively unknown makers or were made as inexpensive entry level guitars out of lower quality materials than a high end model would be …

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Re: What new console will you be buying this holiday season?

Posted on 2013-11-04, 15:02

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Now I just got to LEARN how to play FPS games with the controller :dead: What's there to learn? FPS games with a game controller is a lot easier than a keyboard. Every command and function that you need is right at your fingertips. No need to hunt for the keyboard key that you need and risk hitting …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-11-04, 14:55

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awergh wrote: I thought about taking just the bits I wanted and leaving the AT case behind As hard as it's getting to find AT cases and you were going to let one go the crusher? Shame on you! 😠

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Re: Retro 3D Accelerator Screenshot Collection

Posted on 2013-11-02, 13:19

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I just realized something - 3dfxgl.dll apparently postprocesses the screenshot?! That's why still frames in magazine reviews always look horrible when comparing 3dfx cards to other makers cards. With other makers cards, the screenshots are more or less complete and representative of what you see on …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-10-31, 20:50

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I found a broken Toshiba laptop in the trash a few weeks ago and ordered a power supply to test it. The battery charges, so that's still good, but unfortunately no boot. I think maybe the video chip needs to be resoldered as that seems to be a common ailment with these. I got a new motherboard and …

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Re: What new console will you be buying this holiday season?

Posted on 2013-10-31, 19:41

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I have the ps2 since it was new and is indeed a GREAT console, miles ahead of the competition in terms of software. Many great and exclusive games. The PS3 has also many exclusive and hidden gems, now that it will get cheaper it's a good chance to grab one as well ;) The one to get is the first …

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Re: What new console will you be buying this holiday season?

Posted on 2013-10-30, 19:15

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I hope they have this game in the Nintendo store this Christmas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgACcUDttQ0 🤣

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Re: What new console will you be buying this holiday season?

Posted on 2013-10-29, 22:59

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Wii U is NOT next generation, BTW. If you want to get technical, Wii U isn't even last generation seeing as it's an evolution of Wii hardware which itself is an evolution of Gamecube hardware but I'm looking for something with good exclusives to tide me over until all the bugs have been worked out …

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Re: What upgrade path should I go with for my LGA775 box?

Posted on 2013-10-28, 21:34

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What about an early core i7 like the 920?

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Re: Am I the only one that gets pissed off about...

Posted on 2013-10-28, 21:32

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US agency baffled by modern technology, destroys mice to get rid of viruses PLEASE LET'S NOT START TALKING ABOUT US POLITICS AGAIN OH PRETTY PLEASE I posted once about the Core 2 Duo I pulled out of dumpster after someone claimed that "all the bits had been taken out" and found it to be perfectly …

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Re: What new console will you be buying this holiday season?

Posted on 2013-10-28, 18:35

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Official backwards compatibility was removed from the Wii quite some time ago. Not according to Nintendo http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/built-in-software/wii-menu/ "Enjoy nearly all of your existing Wii games on your new Wii U console. Wii Menu is built in to Wii U. It allows for backwards …

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Re: New hardware that feels slow

Posted on 2013-10-28, 18:27

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Any modern single core CPU feels slow with multi-threaded software becoming more and more prevalent since the advent of multi-core CPU's. The fastest, single core AMD Sempron is much faster than the fastest single core Athlon64-FX, which totally kicked ass on the games of it's own time, but despite …

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What new console will you be buying this holiday season?

Posted on 2013-10-27, 23:56

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I was pretty geared up over the PS4 but decided to hold off because new console launches are usually disastrous for the first few months, at least. I'm going to wait on PS4 and XBOX One until at least quarter 2 2014 and get one of the new Mario Brothers edition Deluxe WiiU bundles to tide me over …

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Re: Finally scored a 25 mhz Harris

Posted on 2013-10-27, 23:47

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Incidentally, I picked up a pair of AMD 286 16/S chips recently. A few months ago I pulled my A,T&T 6300 out of storage for a cleaning and noticed that it is actually a 6300 Plus, which is a 286 based machine. My hope is that it can be upgraded with one of the 16mhz AMD chips and an oscillator swap. …

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Re: New hardware that feels slow

Posted on 2013-10-27, 23:31

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This was why when I was shopping for netbook I passed them over for a low end laptop. For $50 more than a netbook I got a faster CPU, bigger screen, bigger hard drive, more expansion ports, more RAM. It's still slow by laptop standards, but more usable than any netbook that was for sale at the time. …

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Re: Duke Nukem games

Posted on 2013-10-27, 23:21

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** I HATE the way Microsoft are calling the XBox 3 the XBox One, which means us loyal users of the original XBox can't call it the XBox 1 anymore in case it confuses people. How can you call the third XBox the "XBox One"? It's not only stupid, it's unfair to people who have stuck with the original …

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Re: a good motherboard/CPU for windows XP

Posted on 2013-10-27, 23:11

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For CPU all you need to remember is Q6600 SLACR. It can be overclocked to ridiculous levels on air alone. Grab one before they become collectible and prices soar. I do not think the Q6600 prices will soar simply because of the availability of the Q9xxx CPUs, and even the more budget-friendly …

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Re: Will there ever be a practical WindowsBox program?

Posted on 2013-10-27, 23:03

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I think that it would be difficult to do a fully functional Windows emulator without violating Microsoft software patents or ripping Microsoft code and getting a cease and desist letter. Even if it does turn out to be easy, that wouldn't stop Microsoft from trying to patent troll you to death with …

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