Re: Let's talk about our hated trends

Posted on 2020-12-14, 10:16

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by chinny22

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Physical media, I will never miss the "Error reading drive A" or a stuck CD drive. Sometimes the action of inserting or the sounds of a disk drive are nice but I love my gotek and the reliability but I've always hated playing games off CD/DVD's They get lost, scratched and just a mess if playing …

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Re: Yet another 486 DX4-100 build

Posted on 2020-12-11, 11:47

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by chinny22

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When reading I thought nah I can't do that silent PC's creep me out, but then when I saw you'll still get the FDD boot sound the creepy factor is no longer an issue by my own standards and quite the achievement when you think how noisy HDD's and PSUs were in the day. Love that case, that display is …

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Re: Facing the "retro build scare" - a nightmare before Xmas

Posted on 2020-12-11, 10:51

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by chinny22

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1. Stealing is definitely an option ;) As companies get more strict on how they dispose of old hardware I've had to get a bit sneaky at times swapping out the component I'm after for a dead one I have eg CD/DVD drive, HDD, etc. It's only going to scrap anyway and the company just needs something to …

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Re: 486 Amibios and Windows for Workgroups Setup

Posted on 2020-12-09, 10:07

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by chinny22

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I can imagine setup integrates bios to find hardware settings. It mustn't like/understand the values amibios is giving back and locks up. No big deal for 3.11 just means maybe you'll need to set correct resources for onboard ports and the like and any add on cards was always going to be done with …

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Re: Audigy 2 ZS Jumper Question

Posted on 2020-12-09, 09:57

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by chinny22

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By pure chance SScorpio just answered your question in a similar post! Auzentech Prelude 40 pin header uses? Note at the bottom says jumper across 25-35 tricks the card into thinking you have a front panel like the one above, not sure why you want want to though?

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Re: Bizarre Ebay Transaction - Am I The Jerk? I've NEVER had something like this happen before.

Posted on 2020-12-09, 09:29

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by chinny22

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You have done everything correct. If his listing says returns accepted then even if the listing was correct and you changed your mind then you will still have done nothing wrong. The fact that the listing was incorrect just means your been all the more reasonable Of course raise a case with ebay is …

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Re: My Dual Socket XP Build

Posted on 2020-12-08, 11:00

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by chinny22

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I've no problem with the hijack, still makes for interesting reading :) We do have progress though :) I decided it was time to have a Win7 PC in my gaming line up and thought this could be it. Only reason I need it is for Ion fury and C&C Remastered, neither are particularly demanding by todays …

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Re: Please recommend some "quick" games to play on DOS

Posted on 2020-12-08, 10:03

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by chinny22

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In part it depends on your gaming style. Personally I wouldn't consider any RTS quick as hate having to save a game mid battle, 3D shooters to a lesser extent as you forget what your up to mid level BUT you can save at any point so can see how some people would consider them options . I do find …

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Re: 486 Amibios and Windows for Workgroups Setup

Posted on 2020-12-07, 13:52

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by chinny22

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Copy the disks to the HDD and run the install form there. this will confirm it's not the disk at fault which is what I'd be pointing the blame at first. dos will complain if the disk is bad and cant read any of the files. The "correct" way to do this is setup /a which will copy the contents of each …

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Re: DB25 networking

Posted on 2020-12-07, 13:33

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by chinny22

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In many hospitals, think that's highly likely. Remember or two still having a few dumb terminals around. GP surgeries wouldn't have been though I don't think - would have been far too expensive and only a quite small number of users The ports are in GP surgeries as well? interesting... I imagine …

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Re: Internal Audio Help

Posted on 2020-12-07, 12:49

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by chinny22

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If you just want to use the case ports this is what you are after http://audigy2zshowto.blogspot.com/2005/05/wa … stroy-your.html As digital only supports stereo anyway (suck's I know) your best bet is a just to use the existing port on the back with a 3.5mm to RCA converter.

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Re: DB25 networking

Posted on 2020-12-07, 12:16

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by chinny22

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Quick google I found and article from someone in NHS IT saying 25 years ago NHS was mainframe and green screen based so keep in mind this is very different setup to a PC based network. The sever would look closer to those big as a fridge reel to reel servers from 60's movies then a PC with a bunch …

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Re: Windows Services for NetWare 5

Posted on 2020-12-07, 11:53

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by chinny22

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Life's a strange thing. From 1998ish till 2006 I always joined my home PC's to a domain, namely a part's built NT4 box with a bunch of HDD's for storage. I actually preferred how 9x-XP behaved when joined, and didn't see a non domain XP install for a good few years. These days I have NT3.51, NT4, 2k …

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Re: Power Supply Recommendations for a dual P3 System

Posted on 2020-12-04, 10:09

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by chinny22

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To give some period correct examples My Proliant 1600 which is dual slot 1 and 5 power hungry SCSI drives comes with a 325W PSU My P2B-DS motherboard came out of a case with a 300W PSU The P2B had an older Corsair 750W PSU and was happy. It now has a AX1200 and complains abut the +5v running at 4.4 …

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Re: Sony Vaio P4 3.06GHz + Voodoo 3 3000 + Matrox m3D + SB Live!

Posted on 2020-12-03, 11:12

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by chinny22

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never mind watching old PC's on youtube. the M3d stuff especially, as you say there isn't much on that

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Re: Where to find the Stealth 3D release of Destruction Derby?

Posted on 2020-12-03, 11:04

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by chinny22

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Not really, think of this scenario Early 2000's I've an old virge I'm no longer using to so give it to a friend who just needs a basic card for a parts machine. He doesn't care about the software and I don't want to waste time digging around my game cd's Now in a few years time if he download a copy …

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Re: Building a 486, Any tips & recommendations for a newcomer?

Posted on 2020-12-03, 10:43

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by chinny22

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Living arse end of the world right definitely has it's benefits but parts availability isn't one of them! ;) Socket 3 motherboards with PCI are common enough, not as much as pure ISA boards but still common. It's not a bad idea either as the desirable PCI cards for a 486 are cheep and plentiful. A …

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Re: Black screen problems with Screamer 2 and Screamer Rally on Matrox Mystique

Posted on 2020-12-02, 16:20

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by chinny22

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Had the same problem few years ago https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=67875 at least Vetz has confirmed the mode for future generations :) In the end I got a CRT, Only had to wait a few months for one to show up on freecycle and then got another this summer. Funny enough saw one just …

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Re: School PC with D850EMV2 MoBo,P4 2.4gz,Radeon 7000, Best OS & Games?

Posted on 2020-12-02, 10:18

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by chinny22

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Mostly it works just like XP, so you can set compatibility mode though the shortcut just like XP. But for the most part the games just work, only ones I own that don't are: Need for Speed 3, 4, Porsche (XP patches may fix this, I've never really tried and just play in 98) Return Fire, Early Win95 …

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Re: what cool retro thing would mean little to you?

Posted on 2020-12-02, 10:02

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by chinny22

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386 and below, Our first PC was a 486 so have no nostalgia for anything earlier. It would be fun to tinker with earlier machines but would never really appreciate it for what it is. GUS is actually high on my wish list but not for the prices they sell for. I put them in the same category as say …

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