Re: Another 486 being built

Posted on 2011-12-11, 15:52

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by chinny22

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Must admit didn't look that closely, just saw brown and thought VL-BUS but it is actually just an ISA Looking at the manual I found on the net it says it has 3 PCI and 4 ISA slots no reason why it's a different colour? Indeed ISA is a lot more use to me then any other type in a 486. Was thinking …

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Another 486 being built

Posted on 2011-12-11, 13:45

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by chinny22

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This is what I brought few weeks ago http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/compussus-computer-with-crt-screen/91751623 The creative CD drive caught my eye as it suggested it was older then the "14-16 months old" statement I was just hoping it had some ISA slots. I wasn't after anything special just …

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Re: Whats the best 486 possible?

Posted on 2011-12-11, 13:03

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by chinny22

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Really this topic was just to fantasize your ideal 486. Some would go for all out speed, others a true period piece or something that works well with games. I just found it interesting what others would do without the limits of actually finding/paying for the stuff. The family upgraded from an Apple …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2011-12-11, 12:22

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by chinny22

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Thats a really nice case! I’m of the opinion simple is best, not stylish bulges & recesses on the front and hate when the cases front covers the floppy faceplate to try make it more pretty And the speed indicator! Is there anything better then digital numbers to make something look l33t

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-12-11, 11:57

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by chinny22

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That’s almost identical to my Dell 15” (you can see it in the pics of your computing area thread) accept mine has 5 buttons on the right for contrast, brightness, etc. It’s a tough little thing I’ve moved house 6 times usually using public transport in a pull along bag (so lots of bouncing up & down …

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Whats the best 486 possible?

Posted on 2011-12-08, 22:47

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by chinny22

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I've picked up a 486 & have already gotten a few new parts to make it higher in the food chain but got me thinking, what do people think the list of hardware put together would make the ultimate 486 based machine if price/availability of parts was no issue? 586 chips are included in the "parts bin" …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-12-08, 22:17

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by chinny22

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Hmm, well if the gus isn't greatly better than using something else like AWE, SC55, etc I can put it in the only if its a bargain list of things to get, will keep n eye on your posts all the same.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-12-07, 15:47

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by chinny22

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That’s a lot of soundcard but more important where is this wave of gus cards coming from? I’d be interested in how the professor thinks of the gus compares to GM in games. As you said in your other post I’m happy enough with my AWE32/MU10 setup but if games like Epic Pinball sound 10x better I may …

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Re: Really Loud, Old Keyboard Found in My Garage

Posted on 2011-12-05, 12:58

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by chinny22

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When I used to work at a business supply shop someone came in asking for a typewriter ribbon which we could get but had to order in & was quite expensive. I asked him why he didn’t just get a basic pc & he said he did most of his writing in Africa away from any means of reliable power, not a problem …

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Re: How to get Audigy 2 or Audigy 4 support in Win98

Posted on 2011-12-02, 12:20

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by chinny22

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I'd say it most likely got corrupt during the d/l more then the original zip file as I simply used the 2nd mirror from here & everything worked fine, both files based off the original upload from WolverineDK

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Re: How to get Audigy 2 or Audigy 4 support in Win98

Posted on 2011-11-30, 15:37

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by chinny22

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I downloaded the iso image from here twice & it didnt work, looked around on the net & loads of other people were having the same problem without a fix. Even the Creative site is missing 9x drivers but still has drivers for the Audigy so I guessed it was a XP & later card. Tried again today using …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-11-30, 15:31

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by chinny22

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How much that cost? Actually saw a working copy of Win 3.0 on a PC my dad brought home from work to clean up in the late 90’s. (He’s a TAFE or collage teacher) Just a general delete old files, defrag, etc. No internet connection in those days so not that much needed doing. I was still using Windows …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-11-29, 22:06

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by chinny22

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I forgot 1 joystick port supported 2 devices, not that I ever had more then 1 joystick! Got a PC with Isa slots so hopefully that’ll look after my dos & midi needs. Hey SquallStrife was going to tell you about the kX drivers for your dell card, but reread your post & you already knew, gotta be …

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How to get Audigy 2 or Audigy 4 support in Win98

Posted on 2011-11-29, 22:01

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by chinny22

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While looking around to see if it’s possible to get EAX4 working on a 1st gen Audigy card I came across this instead. The kx project drivers support any device using an EMU10K1 EMU10K2 so that’s SB Live through Audigy 4 range (minus a few value/oem options) The last version that supports Win98 is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-11-28, 23:51

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by chinny22

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Saw the header, but as I didn’t get the joystick port bracket the MU10 will have to wait till the 9x box gets a better sound card which is where I really want it to live. As for how I got it cheap, no idea! just did a what’s my chances search on ebay and it came up with a few days to go! Think I was …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-11-28, 16:43

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by chinny22

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Yeh the fans are still in trial, if I'm happy with the results I'll use something more permanent. I'd love a pair of Tennmax Stealth's. Found reveiws of them while researching V2 cooling, look awesome & suit a SLI setup more than mine but couldnt find them anywhere. Much better then the 3dfxcool …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2011-11-28, 14:01

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by chinny22

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Got these over the last month but was away travelling so can only start to play with them now! I've now got an identical twin for my 12MB Diamond Monster Voodoo2 No vga pass through included but £4.20 is a lot less then the £20 I spent on the first card (I’m still getting used to retro prices) …

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Re: Roland SC55 vs Roland SC55 Mk2

Posted on 2011-11-23, 21:20

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by chinny22

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I didn’t really think many games would take advantage of the extra instruments being outside the standard but with most games supposedly written on a SC55 I would understand if they were tempted especially later games, glad to hear it’s not the case. The xeen post that was interesting, not an issue …

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Roland SC55 vs Roland SC55 Mk2

Posted on 2011-11-20, 18:13

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by chinny22

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Hi all, question for the Roland SC55 gurus. Does anyone know if games used the upgrades found in the SC55 Mk2 or will it sound exactly the same? Main games are Doom, Hexen, Raptor, Halloween Harry but if anyone knows of games that do take advantage that would also be interesting Thanks

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Re: Grrrr....tech help forums and posters....

Posted on 2011-10-08, 23:28

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by chinny22

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I remember at first I always hesitated telling attractive girls in the pub I was a techie so they wouldn’t write me off as an IT nerd. That very quickly changed to not wanting to tell them as their next sentence usually was “I’ve got this problem with my computer…” The secret was only semi fix it, …

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