Re: Rendition Verité Speedy3D/RRedline info and pics

Posted on 2012-07-30, 11:54

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RichB93 wrote: Interesting. Wonder if anyone can mod theirs to 16MB. I saw for sale on ebay not very long ago a Voodoo 4 that someone upgraded from 32mb to 64mb so I guess as long as you can handle the delicate soldering that would be required and can find a batch of compatible RAM chips, it would …

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Re: 440BX Slot 1 VS. MVP3 Super7

Posted on 2012-07-30, 11:45

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If you already have a 440BX motherboard, there's no point in getting a Super 7 unless you want to do side by side comparison testing. Back when the hardware was new, a Super 7 system cost a lot less than a comparable P-II/P-III so it made sense for a lot of people to go that route but now you can …

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Re: does this sound like a virus?

Posted on 2012-07-30, 10:58

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Ok then, how come there are no HP Laserjet 4/5/6 drivers for Lion? HP telling you to go buy a new printer? MAYBE... so then, how come Microsoft wrote Windows 7 drivers for those popular printers? How about the Aureal sound card drivers Microsoft wrote for XP? In these two instances, they didn't …

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Re: introducing my quake3 benchmark demo

Posted on 2012-07-29, 10:16

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Methinks that the PCX2 is not the optimal video card for Q3.

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Re: Post was deleted

Posted on 2012-07-28, 18:54

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The OEM versions can be hard to identify sometimes since most sellers just put Dell or Gateway or whatever and nVidia in the title along with the OEM part number. You have to do a search to find out what card the OEM part number refers to. Finding retail GeForce 256 cards isn't as easy as finding …

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Re: does this sound like a virus?

Posted on 2012-07-28, 18:46

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ncmark wrote: While I appreciate your input, something tells me to stick with PCLinux, which is what I am using now. On the Athlon XP2400 system I built, it is really running pretty good... 😜 You said you were using Windows 98 several times in your original post, not Linux.

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Re: KotOR 2 -The Sith Lords - Restored Content Patch

Posted on 2012-07-28, 16:35

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Haven't they been releasing the missing content in bits and pieces for years already?

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Re: does this sound like a virus?

Posted on 2012-07-28, 16:33

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You can try using KernelEx to run a more recent browser under Windows 98. When IE6 started to get a bit long in the tooth there was a campaign to get old browsers off the internet so it would be more secure so you'll probably run into a lot of pages that either won't render correctly or may even be …

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Re: Hilarious Hardware Pictures

Posted on 2012-07-28, 14:58

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Is your computer too hot?

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Re: Dual 1.4ghz Pentium 3

Posted on 2012-07-27, 19:32

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Here is a link to a few photos: http://imgur.com/a/ZJ6U2 I will look in to the MX300. Right now I am running the Live! with no issues. Probably will pop the Audigy in later. I went with Windows XP. Just fired it up, and I am very pleased with the speed of the setup. Deus Ex gave me a little trouble …

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Re: PC-Chips M918 / Amptron dx-9300

Posted on 2012-07-27, 17:28

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1024KB is the maximum the Acer chipset supports. But 512KB should be fine with up to 64MB memory (4x16MB EDO or 2x32MB EDO). M918 comes in variations with soldered cache modules. These are F A K E and contain no cache. Please use SpeedSys or CacheChk to verify the amount of working cache in your …

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Re: Hilarious Hardware Pictures

Posted on 2012-07-27, 17:25

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Windows reboot tool.

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Re: Graphic cards and CPUs history trees, wanna help?

Posted on 2012-07-27, 17:21

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They did some stuff but Intel bought out their graphics division and the work that Raytheon did resulted in the i740. That would be REAL3D. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real3D According to wiki no real chip for pc was ever made, so no space for real3d :happyhappy: Then you need to look up the wiki …

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Re: Why did DOS games never use anything but the default EGA palette?

Posted on 2012-07-26, 22:15

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I guess I wasn't clear enough... I know that EGA couldn't use more than 16 colors at once. However those 16 colors could be chosen from a total palette of 64 colors. The default 16 colors didn't include a proper flesh color, but that's what most DOS games used. For example; http://www.mobygames.com …

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Re: Graphic cards and CPUs history trees, wanna help?

Posted on 2012-07-26, 22:08

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Headland isn't on the list, got a packard bell machine that has that for a gpu. Raytheon is another. Headland is on mine to do list. But never heard about Raytheon - any better info or list of cards? Wiki says that they do military stuff. They did some stuff but Intel bought out their graphics …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-07-26, 13:12

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I dont fully understand the fascination with boxed hardware and NOT opening it. When i get sealed games, I just L-O-V-E to open it and enjoy it! The people that build box-forts out of sealed boxes just seems strange. :( The point is that it is new and will always be new for as long as it is …

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Re: Wayne's world, Adventure game, Won't go past title screen

Posted on 2012-07-25, 22:54

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We don't support illegally downloaded games here.

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Re: New computers with an IDT WinChip or Rise mP6?

Posted on 2012-07-25, 22:51

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For those who are interested, the fastest reliable speed I could get a Rise mP6-266 was 208 MHz (83x2.5). It is rated at 200 MHz. While I can get a Speedsys screenshot at 233 MHz, at that frequency, it wouldn't even boot into Windows. I also tried 225 MHz, but it was unreliable. Note that at 208 …

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Re: Revised list of Voodoo games for DOS.

Posted on 2012-07-25, 07:53

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C&C Renegade missed it's original shipping date and then missed it's second shipping date so it's quite possible that it could have been developed early enough to have Glide support.

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Re: Cyrix MII-433GP Build

Posted on 2012-07-25, 07:44

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feipoa wrote: I think he was refering to the Redhill Tech. shop as not having sold them. Wow, $42! Weren't they only like $99 new? There's probably that much in gold on that chip. 😳

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