Re: Dell Dimension XPS D333

Posted on 2018-05-10, 12:50

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by chinny22

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Good to see another Dell with the "evil" ATX connecter still getting some love. as they are actually nice PC's I was going to make mine the "ultimate" Win3x PC, but practicality got the better of me and I stuck with Win98 I'm not sure what the original keyboard for these was, but I have a white Dell …

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Re: Recommended bike racing games

Posted on 2018-05-10, 12:29

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by chinny22

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Roadrash is fun for when you have a a spare few minutes.

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Re: Avoid Warcraft 2 DOS/4GW Pro throws error?

Posted on 2018-05-10, 12:27

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by chinny22

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Heads up that in the dos version of Warcraft 2 a fast CPU the game will move around the map wayyy to fast. Battlenet doesn't have this problem or you can use the mini map to move round the screen. So its not end of the world but another good reason to battlenet instead.

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Re: Why are 3Com NICs regarded in such high regard?

Posted on 2018-05-10, 12:09

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by chinny22

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Finding drivers is definitely one of the big selling points, But with HP takeover, this wont be the case for long and will have to rely on places like vogonsdrivers

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Re: Hewlett Packard HP 9816 9000/216 workstation

Posted on 2018-05-03, 15:27

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by chinny22

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get a mainframe to go with it? https://www.fastcompany.com/3063265/this-teen … ying-an-old-mai

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Re: Microsoft (Bill Gates) strikes again!

Posted on 2018-05-03, 15:05

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by chinny22

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I watched something on youtube about this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaoJErxYLtM Lundgren left a comment on, basically he admits something along the lines of he was wrong printing the logo. However that's copyright not piracy which is what he's jailed for in part. However if this brings the …

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Re: Packard Bell Club... what to do!

Posted on 2018-05-03, 14:07

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by chinny22

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I'd also say killer Dos PC. The good thing is you can test how this works with the currant OS, just boot it back to dos mode. the Voodoo would be a good fit as it'll play any dos glide games REALLY well. Re OS, While the system could haply handle WIn98 SE, If you already have that on another PC then …

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Re: Retro PCs are like loot boxes

Posted on 2018-05-03, 13:51

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by chinny22

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I used to like this back in the early/mid 2000's. Hardware was much more interesting then and more important I had plenty of space! I still like the idea of it. Opening it to find out what's inside, cleaning up and upgrading some old unloved PC, or in the worst cases saving good parts from death. …

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Re: A Permanent Solution to the Dell 'Fake ATX' Power Supply Problem?

Posted on 2018-05-03, 13:41

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by chinny22

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Its still an interesting find. Though I quite like the dell connecter, keeps prices down on otherwise good quality Intel motherboards 😉

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Re: BUILD COMPLETE(?): P3/V5500/GF2Ultra Water Cooled Build - A Marriage of Retro and Modern

Posted on 2018-05-03, 12:57

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by chinny22

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I cant believe its just about over! Has been one of the most epic builds here both time and effort as well as the whole mod's and cooling side of things. Always liked the attention to detail, I'd have lost interest many months ago!

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Re: The Lazarus Project - Rebuilding my first PC!

Posted on 2018-05-03, 12:25

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by chinny22

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Haven't looked at the vid's or writeup's yet but like where this is going. You got lucky with a 486 for $20 as well! I wouldn't feel sorry about parting it out. You can always keep an eye out for another case and re unite the 486 later down the track. I'd go with the original CPU and motherboard, …

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Re: Doom 2 what mods?

Posted on 2018-05-03, 12:01

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by chinny22

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If its your first time maybe stick to the traditional levels first. But my brother came across "Memorial Doom" the other day. All the levels in 1 big level https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/57974-m … eternal/?page=3

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Re: Emachine W3400

Posted on 2018-05-03, 11:47

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by chinny22

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If you go to the device properties details and google the Hardware ID you may find compatible drivers.

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Re: Recommendations for dedicated retro graphics workstation

Posted on 2018-05-03, 11:30

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by chinny22

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+1 for the Pentium Pro, its a better match. The PPro chip was designed for "serious work" not gaming. I get wanting you use old software, will you really miss watching a progress bar when you load, save, etc even the name, "workstation" suggests what it wants to do. While a VLB system is a bit …

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Re: utility that logs what files and where and registry changes of installers

Posted on 2018-05-03, 11:12

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by chinny22

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Back in the Win95 days I used Quarterdeck CleanSweep which sounds very similar. (run the scan before and after) It became Symantec Cleansweep few years later.

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Re: Help understanding soundcards and quality

Posted on 2018-04-26, 10:37

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by chinny22

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that was a real good summary jheronimus! When I first got back into old PC's I was lost with all the different sound formats as well. Young me simply selected SB16 whenever possible thinking it was the best option not counting the AWE32 which I didn't have, ah, blissful ignorance

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Re: Help with Compact Flash win98se drivers.

Posted on 2018-04-26, 10:10

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by chinny22

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sounds similar to when you insert a USB stick in Win98, which I guess you are basically doing as it's a different type of mass media device. You may get lucky by installing the unofficial service pack. This adds generic drivers for USB sticks so maybe it'll also work for your card reader?

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Re: Do you *need* a swap file with Win98 & 384/512MB RAM?

Posted on 2018-04-19, 16:08

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by chinny22

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yeh its actually windows that's dumb. It sees a swap file and is happy but doesn't realise/care its actually IN ram. I still found the analogy funny though

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Re: A fast 486 that isn't (a 486)

Posted on 2018-04-19, 15:59

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by chinny22

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Cant have a POD lying around doing nothing can you! AWE64 is probably good match really, Games that want adlib sound are better off with one of your slower PC's anyway and its always fun to compare OPL to CQM just like AWE to GM. I grabbed a simmconn adapter for my AWE64 value as well when I found …

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Re: 5.1 Surround Sound gaming and Win98SE

Posted on 2018-04-19, 15:27

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by chinny22

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I tried earlier this year with Logitech Z-5500 speakers and Audigy 2 ZS card in both Win98 and XP as well as a X-Fi Titanium in XP and was surprised how not straight forward it was. From memory it was not possible with digital connections, only analogue at least with those cards.

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