Re: good stuff getting harder to find

Posted on 2013-10-15, 11:54

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I don't know where you are, but the local Microcenter has all that stuff in stock and brand new. They even have new 3.5" floppy disks! Yeah but MicroCenter has what? 20 stores in the entire United States? When I bought my XBox 360 I drove all the way out to the one by Villanova University which is …

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Re: Ebay blocks computer games and other items from buyer's search result - apparently to strongarm sellers to join GSP

Posted on 2013-10-13, 18:25

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It even applies to used material imported from outside because some other distribution company reaped the profit from that CD and you being allowed to buy it from outside your country takes a sale away from the company that is licensed to sell it there. Got any sources to back that up? That's the …

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Re: Ebay blocks computer games and other items from buyer's search result - apparently to strongarm sellers to join GSP

Posted on 2013-10-13, 17:47

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Does region restriction even apply to audio CD? W Audio CD may not be region coded, but there may still be distribution contracts within regions. So if Distribution Company A located in your country obtains the distribution rights from Big Recording Company B then Distribution Company C located …

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Re: Ebay blocks computer games and other items from buyer's search result - apparently to strongarm sellers to join GSP

Posted on 2013-10-13, 14:22

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It's most likely the country specific import/export regulations that are preventing you from buying the item and not ebay. One thing for sure: Indonesia does not have import restriction on audio CD. Does the US have export restriction on used audio CD? It probably has something to do with region …

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Re: Ebay blocks computer games and other items from buyer's search result - apparently to strongarm sellers to join GSP

Posted on 2013-10-13, 14:17

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It's most likely the country specific import/export regulations that are preventing you from buying the item and not ebay.

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Re: Has there ever been a virus or malware on a console?

Posted on 2013-10-13, 14:00

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There is still so much of the original XBOX that remains undocumented or else we'd have a fully working emulator by now. If we can't get a working emulator yet, I don't think the threat of a virus is very likely. Oh, and the XBOX wasn't the first console to have a large homebrew scene. There were …

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

Posted on 2013-10-13, 13:51

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Something I noticed when looking at all the mainboards on eBay. There are a TON of Socket 775 / Core 2 Duo boards available. But something else, these boards are very pretty! I mean the colours, the layout, the heatpipes, it's really fascinating to see how these boards have evolved. I used to think …

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Re: P2/P3 VS K6-3+ - A Great Battle Commences

Posted on 2013-10-12, 19:30

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Skyscraper wrote: Is it really DEAD dead, not just resting? Lol. First thing I thought of was this He's not dead, he's just resting.

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2013-10-12, 13:26

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stuntman wrote: Come on, nobody doing dual tualatin CPU benchmark with 3DMark01 ? Does it support multiple CPU's?

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2013-10-11, 19:53

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Especially Manhattan. It's changed so much in just the last 10 years - the *complete* over run by financial/corporate types, stem-to-toe up and downtown, driving up rents up wherever they think it's 'cool' to live - pushing out the natives [ie the 98%], interesting local businesses that once …

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

Posted on 2013-10-11, 12:11

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I have to qualify my previous post about Pentium 4 machines still being available by saying that LATE Pentium 4 stuff is still reasonably easy to come by in trash piles or in junk shops. The Willamette machines are starting to become really difficult, and Northwoods are slowing to a trickle. I …

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Re: The Apple iBook G3/300 Original Clamshell Project

Posted on 2013-10-09, 20:55

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Dell Latitude D620/D820/D630/D830 models had a second "upgrade" RAM slot on the underside, but the first slot was underneath the keyboard. Apple is still terrible when it comes to that crap though. ;) Yeah,I know some machines were even more awkward. My emachines M6911 had one slot accessible from …

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Re: Which DOSBox build(s) is fastest?

Posted on 2013-10-09, 20:49

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Personally,I value compatibility with games more than speed. A fast emulator means nothing if it only runs a handful of games well.

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Re: Need some advices for a new retropc build (II)

Posted on 2013-10-09, 20:12

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Recap: Until now, I've got so far: A Super7 motherboard: Gigabyte GA-5AX , underclockable through BIOS (following Mau1wurf1977 tutorials) AMD K6-III+ 450ACZ (low power edition, oveclockable if needed). 3Dfx Vooodoo Diamond Monser (Voodoo 1) PCI for older games Compaq 3dfx 147908-001 (3500 without …

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Re: What was the first graphics card with a fan?

Posted on 2013-10-09, 19:54

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My Quantum3D X-24 has a cooling fan. It was optional, but it was still 1998. Canopus also had a first generation Riva TNT (not TNT2) card with a fan in 1998. http://www.pcgameshardware.com/screenshots/medium/2009/04/Quantum_3D_Obsidian_X24.jpg http://images.hardwarezone.com/upload/files/2010/03/ …

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Re: The Apple iBook G3/300 Original Clamshell Project

Posted on 2013-10-09, 19:48

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Good luck to you trying to upgrade the RAM in this thing. Those early clamshell iBooks are notoriously difficult to work on. There is no room to work inside them and they have to be nearly completely disassembled to replace anything inside. Honestly, popping the battery out, prying the keyboard off …

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

Posted on 2013-10-09, 12:14

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I'm sure you could find plenty of Americans who are convinced the police are going through their trash as well. :p Why not? The government already monitors our telephone calls and emails. They've even cracked all the internet security protocols so they have access to the passwords to all your …

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Re: The Apple iBook G3/300 Original Clamshell Project

Posted on 2013-10-09, 12:11

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Good luck to you trying to upgrade the RAM in this thing. Those early clamshell iBooks are notoriously difficult to work on. There is no room to work inside them and they have to be nearly completely disassembled to replace anything inside.

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Re: The Demise of MobyGames

Posted on 2013-10-08, 12:05

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Dominus wrote: Yay, back to politics. Great And the Iraqi propaganda minister isn't political?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-10-07, 21:50

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I found a Samsung Syncmaster 150MP in the trash a few days ago. I had to buy a power supply for it but that was only $8 and it works great. This was an expensive monitor when it was new because it also has a TV tuner built in and LCD's were still a long way from replacing CRT's when it was released …

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