Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2011-06-09, 16:55

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by SavantStrike

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Here's *part* of my (portable) computing area lol And here's another area: http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o293/ebondefender/IMG_0017.jpg (Although it's not "computing" per se!) Where's the game genie, sonic and knuckles, and EA title with early mode 7 chip? C'mon if you're going to put a 32X on …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-06-09, 16:50

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by SavantStrike

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Got myself two of these to put in my Dos rig, SLI mode (need to get the darn connector, those things are rare) I don't feel like taking an hour cutting a floppy cable with a hobby knife! http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o293/ebondefender/BrZS6SBmkKGrHqMH-DEEu8jultZBLzfNVCfg_3.jpg 3dfx Black Magic …

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Re: How much of a performance hit is a motherboard with 256kb of cache vs 512kb

Posted on 2011-06-09, 13:38

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by SavantStrike

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but mine only has the sexy white ISA slots (seriously, though, they're hot looking). I've never seen them in any color other than black. No one really pays attention to the bios chips any ways so the green and white color scheme is still valid :). I love seeing these connectors having a different …

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Re: Did no one else notice this?

Posted on 2011-06-09, 03:08

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by SavantStrike

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They've been pointed out a few times before 😀. They do make me want to build a SS7 rig though 🤣.

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Re: Creative AWE64 ISA sound card, quick test

Posted on 2011-06-09, 00:41

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by SavantStrike

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so is the simmconn still available or not? I haven't had any real answers yet :( xuxu@ht.rol.cn.net email and ask there's some text that scrolls on the top of the page that says last updated Mar. 1 2011 so unless they've gone under in the last few months, I would assume they are still available. I …

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Re: Anyone else ever forgot a password?

Posted on 2011-06-09, 00:21

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by SavantStrike

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No. Never. *quickly runs and hides in the corner in shame* Yes, I've forgotten passwords before, once in a way that it was never recoverable again.

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Re: How much of a performance hit is a motherboard with 256kb of cache vs 512kb

Posted on 2011-06-09, 00:05

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by SavantStrike

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I love seeing these connectors having a different color! (provided not everyone starts doing it). I've got an old 486 PCI board laying around with white ISA slots, a s370 board with a black socket, a GigaByte s370 with a blue socket and another GigaByte Socket A which was greenish iirc, including …

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Re: Gentlemen, behold!

Posted on 2011-06-08, 17:09

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by SavantStrike

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I have only one 100 Mbit ISA ethernet by 3Com. From memory, I think its a 3c515 and only does 100 Mbit in non-duplex mode, which is pretty annoying. It is a pretty slow network card. I did some speed tests once; it was about 5% faster than a 10 mBit 3Com EtherlinkIII. I tried to up the ISA bus with …

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Re: Gentlemen, behold!

Posted on 2011-06-08, 15:25

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by SavantStrike

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I have only one 100 Mbit ISA ethernet by 3Com. From memory, I think its a 3c515 and only does 100 Mbit in non-duplex mode, which is pretty annoying. It is a pretty slow network card. I did some speed tests once; it was about 5% faster than a 10 mBit 3Com EtherlinkIII. I tried to up the ISA bus with …

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Re: Query: Dell Optiplex processor?

Posted on 2011-06-08, 15:02

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by SavantStrike

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He might not need to remove any of the ram, he said it was EDO memory. Does that system run on the 430HX chipset? If so, try to find out if it's got the 430HX or 430FX. EDIT: I checked, it's 430FX :( Still, I would hazard a guess that it's faster with uncached memory for the apps you're running (FF7 …

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Re: Power cable question - 3 pin cable in 2 pin connector

Posted on 2011-06-08, 14:38

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by SavantStrike

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It's DC, does it run like it is now? The fan might just spin backwards (and work less efficiently). Nope, I did it once and the fan FRIED! Twas some crazy old overclocking experiment back in my newbie days :D Shouldn't be TOO hard to just use another fan (preferably one with molex instead of the …

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Re: Creative AWE64 ISA sound card, quick test

Posted on 2011-06-08, 14:30

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by SavantStrike

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TheMAN wrote: so is the simmconn still available or not? I haven't had any real answers yet 🙁 Still available. I got mine a month ago.

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Re: Creative AWE64 ISA sound card, quick test

Posted on 2011-06-08, 02:40

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by SavantStrike

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Btw, does that creative memory module make a lot of difference? I can't speak for the creative module, but the simmconn module makes a huge difference. I have no desire to chase a GUS or an MT-32, at least not with how much they cost. Anything that supports GM sounds freaking amazing with 28MB of …

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Re: Gentlemen, behold!

Posted on 2011-06-08, 02:32

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by SavantStrike

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Sliderider, you have indirectly raised an important question -- Are there PCMCIA PS/2 port mouse cards? Perhaps you could get a PCMCIA USB card, then a USB-to-PS/2 adapter, but that probably won't work in NT4.0, so what about a PCMCIA PS/2 port card? Have you tested your ISA PCMCIA card? What have …

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Re: How much of a performance hit is a motherboard with 256kb of cache vs 512kb

Posted on 2011-06-08, 02:29

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by SavantStrike

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but mine only has the sexy white ISA slots (seriously, though, they're hot looking). I've never seen them in any color other than black. No one really pays attention to the bios chips any ways so the green and white color scheme is still valid :). I love seeing these connectors having a different …

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Re: Power cable question - 3 pin cable in 2 pin connector

Posted on 2011-06-08, 00:13

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by SavantStrike

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Well, I can put it in this way: http://wedemandhtml.com/tmp/IMAG0614.jpg Of course it needs to be the other way around. The little plastic bar prevents me from just flipping the connector. I could just break off the bar? BTW, I was under the impression that yellow was 12V and the red one was RPM/ …

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Re: Gentlemen, behold!

Posted on 2011-06-08, 00:08

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by SavantStrike

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48 dollars. Oh man. I think I'm the lucky one when I get like a nice 8 + shipping deal on a motherboard, but some of you Vogoners just seem to attract this stuff. It's not attraction, you have to actively be seeking this stuff out and luck plays into it, too. I fully expected this one to go to $150 …

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Re: Power cable question - 3 pin cable in 2 pin connector

Posted on 2011-06-07, 23:58

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by SavantStrike

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You need red and black, yellow is an RPM sensor. Red should be positive. Some of those two pin connectors are made in such a fashion that you can jam a 3 pin connector on there and just forget it has a yellow. If not though, you'll need to do a bit of soldering, as I've not seen adapters.

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Re: Gentlemen, behold!

Posted on 2011-06-07, 23:12

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by SavantStrike

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48 dollars. Oh man. I think I'm the lucky one when I get like a nice 8 + shipping deal on a motherboard, but some of you Vogoners just seem to attract this stuff.

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Re: How much of a performance hit is a motherboard with 256kb of cache vs 512kb

Posted on 2011-06-07, 22:57

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by SavantStrike

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Well, the two boards came, and I'm pleasantly surprised. Sockets on the Dallas RTC chips, so if I kill one fixing it, I can replace it rather than toss the whole board! I have since seen pictures of an ECS 430VX board where they go all out and put sexy white sockets for the bios and RTC on the board …

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