PC Zone FTP

Posted on 2015-03-30, 17:27

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Just found this (incomplete) collection of scans of PCZone Magazine from Dennis publishing. Issue 1 is there (from 1993), and it seems to go through to issue 110 (from 2001). Some great reading in probably the best PC Games magazine I have ever read. I subscribed from issue 7 back when you got one …

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Socket 7 system stability issues

Posted on 2015-03-30, 17:04

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K6/3 400 @ 550Mhz (5.5x Multiplier via jumpers, 100FSB) FIC PA-2013 Motherboard SS7 256MB (2x128) SDRAM 100 20GB 5400 IDE WD Geforce 2 MX400 AGP 64MB VooDOO 2 SLI 8MB 300W Enermax PSU ALI USB 2.0 4+2 PCI Card Windows 2000 SP4 So I installed the system clean with Windows 2000 after 98SE proved to be …

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Re: USB Card driver problem...

Posted on 2015-03-30, 10:44

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They work great though. Even reads my 16GB pen drives in NTFS and they seem really fast, full USB2.0 speeds. Installing from CD Image files is so much easier this way, and I don't have to cut discs anymore. Mid way through testing a whole host of GPU's, from 1996-2001, in this K6/3+ system. Fun …

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2015-03-29, 18:03

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Well done 😁 Thought I would go for a slightly obscure still from the intro sequence, figured most people skip it these days! 🤣

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2015-03-29, 17:06

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Filename 1233.jpg File size 27.74 KiB Views 2273 views

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Re: USB Card driver problem...

Posted on 2015-03-29, 12:32

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by Iris030380

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I am so close to building my dream Socket 7 PC... falling at the last hurdle. Thanks for the help. I'm gonna keep looking for this mystery driver. *FOUND IT* http://www.startech.com/Value-6-Port-USB-20-PCI-Card~PCI625USB2I Startech make an identical card only with a green PCB. Downloaded the driver …

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Re: USB Card driver problem...

Posted on 2015-03-29, 12:19

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Yes it is a PA-2013 FIC super socket 7 motherboard with the MPV3 chipset, and has two USB ports on the rear of the board. However I read that these very early USB ports only work properly under Windows XP. Apparently under 95/98/2000 they are only good for keyboards and mice, and will not recognise …

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USB Card driver problem...

Posted on 2015-03-29, 11:30

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123.jpg As in, I cannot find a driver. I built a retro rig consisting of a K6/3+ and installed Windows 2000 SP4 on it. VooDoo 2 SLI and a TNT2 Ultra. The problem is, every IDE DVD ROM I own seems to have a problem reading certain files from the Driver DVD I burned, particularly the VooDoo 2 driver …

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Re: New Stuff :D

Posted on 2012-11-17, 11:46

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by Iris030380

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Name me a game released post Crysis which needs more than my PC - a Dual Core 3 generations old bottom end CPU with a single video card. There are maybe a handful. An i7 with 4 GFX cards in SLI for GAMING? Pointless and a total waste of money.

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Re: Battle Arena Toshinden on Matrox Mystique

Posted on 2012-11-14, 00:09

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Yep this is true. Sometimes the bi-linear gets a little washed out, especially on large surfaces with pixels of roughly the same colour making up the texture. This happened a lot in Twisted Metal 2 and the Test Drive games. The Mystique lacked the smooth looking filtering, but I also really didn't …

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Re: Hardware that makes you drool - Your wish list

Posted on 2012-11-13, 05:32

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This 😁

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Re: Retro 3D Accelerator Screenshot Collection

Posted on 2012-11-13, 02:43

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Here is the result of a RageXL (low cost Rage Pro) for 3DMark2000. ftp://78.46.141.148/pictures/ati/ragexl_3dmark2000.png The Rage-XL cards looked cool though, especially the L-shaped ones. And they make a great partner to a VooDoo 2 on older windows 98 systems, as they give a great sharp image …

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Re: New Stuff :D

Posted on 2012-11-13, 02:36

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I had no idea how fast that q8300 actually is. If I took my i3 back to stock speeds (3.06ghz) I think the q8300 is probably on a par with it gaming wise, and most definitely faster than my i3 in multitasking and encoding. Seems he got a really good deal! :D Presuming I get any spare money around the …

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Re: New Stuff :D

Posted on 2012-11-13, 00:08

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I put all my faith and hope into maybe one day I find an entire working 486 that has been lofted/garaged/skipped or maybe even in some old building that I am employed to renovate. Perhaps I'm charged with taking down an old corportate building, and while I'm cruising around I find the old computer …

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Re: Hardware that makes you drool - Your wish list

Posted on 2012-11-13, 00:04

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... 4) The only PC I feel (besides the 486) that I lack for the collection : A nice Pentium II 450 build, maybe dual CPU board in a huge server tower. ... Might I suggest a Celeron 300A (Mendocino) overclocked to 450MHz so you have cache that runs at full speed. Sounds good I will look into it. Are …

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Re: Hardware that makes you drool - Your wish list

Posted on 2012-11-13, 00:03

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MaxWar wrote: Last night i had a dream where i found an Adlib gold for real cheap in a thrift store. However in my dream it was an adlib gold made by Diamond multimedia and i was wondering (in the dream) Why i had never heard about these before. /nerdydream You got it bad, son .... ^^

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Re: A sad day...

Posted on 2012-11-13, 00:01

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You guys are so noob .... 😉 😉

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Re: Hardware that makes you drool - Your wish list

Posted on 2012-11-12, 18:33

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1) Any working 486 DX2 / SX2. 2) A cache of Logitech MX518's so I never, ever run out. 3) Another Diamond Mitsubishi SB22 pro 22" CRT, preferably in black. 4) The only PC I feel (besides the 486) that I lack for the collection : A nice Pentium II 450 build, maybe dual CPU board in a huge server …

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Re: A sad day...

Posted on 2012-11-12, 12:21

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I'd rather put my hand in a blender than use a Duke Nukem mousepad, but that's just old prejudices. Anyways, back then the king of gaming surfaces was probably Allsop. They had a perfect cloth surface and seem to be made out of some alien synthetic material that just would not die. I too have one …

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New Stuff :D

Posted on 2012-11-12, 07:33

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Visited my friend last night who works at a small computer shop. Obviously over the months lots of people bring their old, dead PC's to his shop and dump them on the counter, and most of the time they are persuaded to buy a new build. The cost is low and these people are just amazed at the modern …

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