Re: The Demise of MobyGames

Posted on 2013-10-02, 21:58

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Atleast we still have Vogons :) Not any Iphone crap here so far Here, this was done in 20 minutes or so, like all designs of this kind probably are. It has tiles! It has shitty clashing colors! It uses Segoe UI! It has BIG images! It takes two pages to show what can be shown in two rows of text! …

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Re: DSub and DVI-I to be phased out

Posted on 2013-10-02, 20:45

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You realize you are linking to an article dated December 8, 2010 as if it were recent news, right? It was always inevitable that the VGA port was going to be phased out because it isn't a secure connection. DVI doesn't have long to live, either, because it isn't secure enough. It is the content …

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Re: Why are BIOS updates so scary?

Posted on 2013-10-02, 12:25

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In the video card flashing community, DOS based flashing tools are ALWAYS recommended over Windows based tools. DOS based tools have a much higher success rate. The difference between the two is high enough where it's a virtual certainty that the DOS based flashing tool will succeed while Windows …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-10-02, 12:02

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@senrew There's nothing wrong with buying a complete PC just for the case IF it's a standard AT or ATX case and not proprietary (unless it's a proprietary case that you actually need). Not knowing whether it works or not or what parts are already inside can be an issue if the price is high which is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-10-01, 12:01

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/121182210217 Untested per the description. I hope I didn't overpay... Honestly, I didn't think I'd actually win the thing. I was expecting to get outbid in the last few minutes. That's actually a good price. They usually go for $100-$150. I found one a while back with a $40 …

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

Posted on 2013-10-01, 11:54

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... these so called "gold recovery" idiots, completely DESTROYING working parts? It seriously pisses me off to no end, and the onslaught of this catastrophe is making the old stuff harder and harder to find. >:( :blah: Yes, it pisses me off too. That's why I search the scrap gold listings looking …

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

Posted on 2013-09-29, 13:01

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Mobility Radeon 7500 AGP http://www.bluewaveteck.com/diablotek-mobilit … phics-card.html Only $1322.88 Radeon x300 http://www.bluewaveteck.com/computer-systems/ … phics-card.html $1795.48

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Re: Is it possible to turn a mechanical mouse into a trackball?

Posted on 2013-09-29, 12:51

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I have an Atari trackball that someone modded for use as a mouse. The red square button is not stock. I think that's a switch for changing from mouse to trackball and back. The two tiny buttons above the ball are the mouse buttons.

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Re: Sound Blaster AWE32 Upgrade Card???

Posted on 2013-09-29, 12:48

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the goldfinch cards were mostly OEM upgrades sold by PC makers... they were never offered as retail because of the additional technical complexities involved in making them work... as such, they were only sold in a limited basis, tightly controlled by PC makers... they only sold the cards to people …

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Re: ATI 9800 Pro chores

Posted on 2013-09-29, 12:42

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Weird memory clocks on Radeon cards can certainly happen. My Powercolor X1950 Pro has a slight factory overclock on the core but the memory is mysteriously underclocked by almost 100 MHz or so compared to the reference design. Some manufacturers would put slower memory chips on their cards to keep …

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Re: Anyone have interest in buying a NOS 200MHz system?

Posted on 2013-09-29, 12:37

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. My main complaint about the board is that it has jumper settings for 4x33 (133 MHz) operation, but lists this as "testing only". The board didn't even turn on when set to 133 MHz. Perhaps there is some trick to getting 4x working? Maybe Cyrix/AMD did something silly with the MediaGX/Geode like …

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Re: Which Vortex to pick?

Posted on 2013-09-29, 12:27

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I'd pick the Aureal, too. The SQ2500 is basically the same as the much rarer SQ3500 only without the daughterboard attached. Aureal planned to offer the daughterboard as an upgrade for the SQ2500 but that plan got shelved when they ran out of money after the lawsuit from Creative. If you ever find a …

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Re: The Demise of MobyGames

Posted on 2013-09-28, 21:06

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Corn Popper is the one who is getting paid for precisely that - communicating with GameFly management. But for some reason he is awfully surprised whenever I blame him for the shit that is happening. Every time he pretends to be an innocent lamb just forced by his evil masters to be the courier of …

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Re: MT-32 + generic keyboard controller = D-50?

Posted on 2013-09-28, 19:38

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d1stortion wrote: No. The D-50 is totally different (save for using LAS) and is far superior to the MT-32. And a hell of a lot more expensive when you can find one.

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Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread

Posted on 2013-09-28, 12:55

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Putas wrote: stuntman wrote: sliderider wrote: that's <2001 right? But end of that year. Even GeForce 3 barely made it for the benchmark release. GeForce3 Ti500 and Radeon 8500 would have both been out by the end of 2001. Given ATi's driver issues at that time, I would have to go with the GeForce …

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Re: Anyone have interest in buying a NOS 200MHz system?

Posted on 2013-09-28, 00:08

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How compatible are they with games, though? I thought Geode was descended from MediaGX which had all the peripherals on the chip to simplify motherboard design.

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Re: 3D Accelerated Games List (Proprietary APIs - No 3DFX/Direct3D)

Posted on 2013-09-27, 13:33

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Isn't Mantle a step backwards? Proprietary API's died out for a reason.

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Re: Have you opened your SC-55 to check the battery inside?

Posted on 2013-09-27, 13:31

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About the CR-2032 batteries - you can also get them at camera selling shops too. There are Chinese sellers who have them in bulk packs on ebay for only pennies per battery. A 100 pack would probably be a good investment for almost anyone who has a lot of old hardware lying around that needs at …

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Re: N64 emulation - does anyone else share my dissatisfaction?

Posted on 2013-09-27, 13:26

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Kerr Avon wrote: The areas they didn't apparently even try to copy the N64 game are; fun, imagination, replayability, and atmosphere. You made milk come out my nose! Lol!

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Re: Sound Blaster AWE32 Upgrade Card???

Posted on 2013-09-27, 13:04

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CT1920 and 1922, otherwise known as the Goldfinch board. It works in conjunction with a SB16 to give AWE32 capability. A lot of people owned SB16 cards at the time the AWE32 was released so Creative made the Goldfinch board as a less expensive upgrade for existing customers who might not have …

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