Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-04-01, 09:26

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by chinny22

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My work around for saving hardware from recycles is swap it out for something else. Works better in an office environment then an actual recycle center but have done it once or twice. the electronics I'm dropping off is the excuse to go over to the ewaste section. and as long as the workers are bust …

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Re: 386 / 486 Build: Your Suggestions Please?

Posted on 2022-03-29, 11:29

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by chinny22

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Not sure what's best suited for Turrican 2 but this list will give you an idea on typically required CPU's https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/List_of_CPU_speed_sensitive_games Should be noted this is optimal performance, often you can get away with slighty faster/slower CPU as well if that …

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Re: I accidently got a TCS9510 486 VLB PC

Posted on 2022-03-25, 11:25

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by chinny22

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It's la bit buried at the moment, but give me a month and will do!

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Re: People underestimate hardware they have and it's annoying

Posted on 2022-03-25, 11:21

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by chinny22

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But that's how consumerism works! Back in the day hardware was expensive so unless you had a lot of disposable income you had no choice but stick with a PC or maybe upgrade 1 or 2 components to stretch it out a few more years. But then the internet came along and everyone wanted a PC, hardware …

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Re: Periodically Incorrect: a Pentium 4-powered Windows 98 build

Posted on 2022-03-23, 09:36

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by chinny22

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I'd of gone with an Audigy 2 ZS for the "final XP era" type build. but honestly Live! is fine and makes perfect sense if on a budget or just for a friend. Next you need to start visiting each other and having 9x LAN parties again! 😀

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Re: Boring Tualatin Win98 build (formerly Nehemiah)

Posted on 2022-03-23, 09:31

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by chinny22

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Honestly I think you have all the bases covered and them some! Strong D3D support, check Glide, Check Eax, Check A3d, Check Only thing I can think of is MIDI, Still common in the 9x era, but you could cover this with the Audigy and soundfonts I managed to get the Aureal Vortex 2 and the Audigy …

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Re: Why did they rush Windows 11?

Posted on 2022-03-22, 12:42

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by chinny22

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What would you have MS do .. sit on its ass and never progress ? Progression always breaks stuff its just how it is and 90% of the time most issues are caused directly by users doing something the OS tries its hardest to prevent the user from doing, Win 11 is especially good about preventing users …

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Re: Hello darkness my old friend…

Posted on 2022-03-22, 12:11

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by chinny22

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Another possible option is ISA Network card, Yeh most likely you'll be stuck at 10Mb but how often do you really need to transfer large files once your up and running. Much cheaper/easier then finding a replacement case, and people are always calling me easy 😉

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Re: Why did they rush Windows 11?

Posted on 2022-03-22, 11:55

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by chinny22

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I'd swap the question round to why did you rush to install Windows 11? I never recommend anyone installing any windows version, (or anything new really) till it's been out in the wild for at least 12 months. Even if Microsoft themselves have updated everything for the new shinny OS, other software …

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Re: Ultimate Windows XP Build (Intel E8400 / AMD R9 270X)

Posted on 2022-03-22, 11:35

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by chinny22

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Nice clean build. I am a fan of the X-Fi range of cards and think I can tell the difference between my X-Fi Titanium and the 2 ZS (or maybe it is placebo effect) But for me it's not enough of a difference to go out and spend money on, Now if you want to use that ZS in a 9x build and you need to go …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2022-03-21, 10:51

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by chinny22

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Warlord wrote on 2022-03-20, 14:14: A 386 gorgeous

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Re: Double Sound Card - SB0060-SB16

Posted on 2022-03-21, 10:47

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by chinny22

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If your just wanting a SB16 (or the AWE which is just a SB16 with a EMU chip) I'd say any Vibra or SB16 you can get at a good starting point. Typical complaints of SB16's OPL vs CQM Personally I think people make this out to be a bigger problem then it really is but CQM does sound different to OPL. …

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Re: Why did they rush Windows 11?

Posted on 2022-03-21, 10:20

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by chinny22

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I'd swap the question round to why did you rush to install Windows 11? I never recommend anyone installing any windows version, (or anything new really) till it's been out in the wild for at least 12 months. Even if Microsoft themselves have updated everything for the new shinny OS, other software …

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Re: Multiple Partitions don't show up?

Posted on 2022-03-21, 09:52

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by chinny22

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I've only ever had 1 primary partition so not sure how extended partitions behave if more then 1 exist. I understand why you want/need both your boot partitions been primary, but couldn't your data drive just be an extended drive? I would assume this would be simple enough for windows to understand …

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Re: Flytech Carry I, is it worth saving?

Posted on 2022-03-16, 11:13

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by chinny22

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One mans trash is another mans treasure as they say! Someone somewhere would want it. The fact that it's in a rough state is fine, plenty of people enjoy the process or restoring old PC's then sell them on. Main drawback will be shipping, CRT's are a pain to pack safely, but if you put it up for …

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Re: I got my rig online and it's glorious!

Posted on 2022-03-16, 10:54

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by chinny22

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Only reason I network my retro rigs is file sharing but must admit for some reason having these 20+ year old PC's access the internet makes me happy, even if only for a few seconds before the outdated browser crashes

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Re: Intel 440BX Slot 1 on wheels

Posted on 2022-03-09, 12:21

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by chinny22

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Love me a slot 1 rig They handle Dos and WIn9x gamming pretty well. 512MB is perfect for 9x and way more then dos will ever need, I wouldn't worry about upgrading . A lot of people will use 2 soundcards in such a setup, the ISA card for dos, Creative cards are pretty bad but no ISA card is noise …

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Re: Compaq ProLiant 5000 pci video card makes the SCSI card not detect drives

Posted on 2022-03-09, 11:38

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by chinny22

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Nope no 68 pin on board and I posted the model number down below. I am wondering if I would be better off trying a different controller. But I am not sure what I am loosing if I switch SCSI controllers. Smart Array 3200 and 4200 are officially supported on the PL5000 and in theory should be faster …

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Re: Use an external controller (IDE or SCSI) to overcome the limitations of the 486

Posted on 2022-03-09, 11:05

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by chinny22

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Actually i swap cf but i like the seeking sound of the real hard disk drive. So do I :) I have spinning rust as c:\ with OS and App's installed and CF card's as D:\ with games and whatever else. That way I get the authentic sounds when PC is booting or windows is doing it's thing. but also the …

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Re: Compaq ProLiant 5000 pci video card makes the SCSI card not detect drives

Posted on 2022-03-07, 11:27

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by chinny22

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I think I had to make a change to dip switch on my Prolient 1600 to disable the onboard when adding a 2nd video card. I've actually got 2 addon cards now but both official compaq cards (Compaq ilo and Compaq RIB) when googleing to find the dip switch I found a post saying a Voodoo 3 didn't work in a …

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