Re: Calling 440BX (and LX) users...

Posted on 2013-01-25, 21:22

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And I am wondering about video card compatibility on 440BX. When I install Matrox G400 from HP Vectra VL600 to my ASUS P2B-F, it won't boot. What is the problem. I think FX5200 was suck when installed on old hardware, DX9 on PII/PIII was not sense for me. The FX5200 sucks on any hardware. The only …

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Re: Rage Fury Maxx

Posted on 2013-01-25, 21:05

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I don't see how the ATi driver for a Rage Fury Maxx requires DX7 when it's only a DX6 card. Here's the legacy Rage drivers all on one page. The Rage Fury Maxx is the second on the list. http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/legacy-98me.aspx Notice how the Maxx requires a different driver …

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Re: Which Operating System to go for?

Posted on 2013-01-25, 20:43

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Riva TNT2 M64 definitely has Windows 98 drivers. nVidia has Windows 98 drivers from Riva 128 all the way up to GeForce 6. Here's the latest legacy driver for TNT and TNT2. I assumed you wanted the English drivers. http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_71.84.html If the latest driver doesn't work then …

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Re: Do any other teenagers enjoy retrocomputing/old PC games?

Posted on 2013-01-24, 23:04

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: Not just that. But the whole mindset might also be different. Away from owning things to consuming on-demand. Remember the good old days when "consuming on-demand" meant getting off your butt and driving to the software store to buy a CD in a box with a printed manual?

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Re: Looking for shareware compilation discs. (CD or Floppy)

Posted on 2013-01-24, 22:32

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American Megatrends logo Capstone logo Looks pretty damn close to me.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-01-24, 22:24

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subhuman@xgtx wrote: Bought a brand new AAlchemy 8164 + Power supply, will post pics as soon as it arrives 😜 It must be nice to be rich. 😜

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-01-24, 22:23

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https://dl.dropbox.com/u/57506833/vogons/diverse/powerleap.JPG Powerleap PL-iP3 with 1.4ghz P3 :) I hope you have a 133mhz bus machine to put it in. I had a problem when I first got my 2 and tried putting them in 100mhz bus systems and they did not report the speed correctly or run at anywhere near …

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Re: My Compaq Presario 4766 - DOS / Win9X machine

Posted on 2013-01-24, 22:19

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I bought a 450mhz Evergreen Spectra thinking it could be upgraded and I don't really think it can be. It looks like it's soldered together and the level of disassembly that would be required to change the processor would be too much work for too little benefit, if it can be done at all. You'd …

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Re: Fibrechannel 15k RPM harddrives

Posted on 2013-01-22, 22:26

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I've used 15K SCSI drives so I can attest that they are noisy at that speed but when you need something loaded it loads like lightning.

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Re: Computer-use pet peeves

Posted on 2013-01-22, 22:25

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The thing that I really hate is when people neglect to tell you that the thing you ordered was owned by a smoker then it arrives at your house reeking of smoke even before you take it out of the package. Sellers should be required to disclose that when they list an item for sale.

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Re: Computer-use pet peeves

Posted on 2013-01-22, 21:11

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vetz wrote: Afraid to get law suits on their hands maybe? Anyone so careless as to not reformat their drive several times before disposing of the computer deserves to have their data stolen.

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2013-01-22, 21:03

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[...] hopefully these games will be released on GOG and deflate those silly prices. I highly doubt this will happen (deflation of prices). Collectors don't care if a game has a 5$ GOG release, they still want the fully boxed version and that price is determined by other factors. A re-release …

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Re: Computer-use pet peeves

Posted on 2013-01-22, 20:57

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-Another thing that eats my ass up is when looking for old hardware on ebay and viewing an auction that says the harddrive was removed for privacy. What's wrong with that? Makes sense to me. And CF-to-IDE adapters are a cheap, effective solution, are they not? They're not cheap when you could have …

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Re: PS/2 Mouse port addon, optical mouse with serial protocol

Posted on 2013-01-21, 21:59

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Is there any way to adapt Apple ADB keyboards and mice to PC? Yes, via USB to ADB adapters. Adding a real PS/2 mouse port to an AT board seems like a fun challenge. Based on the documentation I could find, PS/2 mouse systems used a dual channel Intel i8042 keyboard controller with the mouse on the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-01-21, 21:50

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I ordered 20 boxes of 5 1/4" floppies last year. :lol: Wow they still make these? I had no idea... There is one company that still makes them and their main customer is the government because a lot of government departments still run on old tech. http://athana.com/ They also still make 8" floppies, …

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Re: Computer-use pet peeves

Posted on 2013-01-21, 16:16

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I'm pretty sure most Xbox 360 and PS3 games run at 30fps and they still remain playable. Ideally you would want 60+FPS for fast paced games. For some games frame rate isn't important, like puzzle games or board games, but for the types of games the typical XBox 360 or PS3 buyer plays FPS is of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-01-21, 16:09

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: LOL I know. But they are getting harder to find. Had to order them online :) […] Show full quote 🤣 I know. But they are getting harder to find. Had to order them online 😀 I ordered 20 boxes of 5 1/4" floppies last year. 🤣

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Re: Battle Arena Toshinden on Matrox Mystique

Posted on 2013-01-21, 14:14

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Try to find a Mystique edition of Mechwarrior 2. It was an amazing version. And Scorched Planet looked nice on the Mystique ( I think it shipped with the card ) but it lacked something, more of a tech demo than an enjoyable game. You mean this old thing? http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e160/ …

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Re: "Project Freeman" Retro 3dfx gaming build (Pentium3+Voodoo2 SLI)

Posted on 2013-01-21, 13:29

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Mau1wurf1977 wrote: With CPUs now including a graphics core, does this count? Not really. What I'm basically asking is do we really need graphics hardware at all anymore whether it's integrated into the CPU, the chipset or on a video card? Shouldn't a CPU be able to do it all now without any …

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Re: "Project Freeman" Retro 3dfx gaming build (Pentium3+Voodoo2 SLI)

Posted on 2013-01-21, 12:40

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Software Render versus 3DFX Voodoo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp7pkxs5ozU I made a small demo to show nfs3 quake2 halflife with software render and the voodoo2 sli setup. :happyhappy: Watching that makes me wonder. Are CPU's powerful enough now that we don't need 3D accelerators anymore? …

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