Re: dumpster
Posted on 2012-07-17, 20:54
Re: buying/building
Posted on 2012-07-17, 20:47
Windows 7 is fabulous -- by far Microsoft's best OS to date. I don't think I would run it on a single-core Athlon XP, though.. I imagine it would be pretty underwhelming. And drivers might be an issue, since that generation of hardware was pretty old when 7 was released, and manufacturers might not …
Re: "Upgraded" GPU, now recent bouts of stutter, help?
Posted on 2012-07-17, 17:38
Are any of your add-in cards sharing an IRQ?
Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online
Posted on 2012-07-17, 02:50
Re: Creative Sound Blaster Live! CT4760 (X-Gamer), quick test
Posted on 2012-07-16, 20:00
Casting Raise Dead because this thread is awesome. Any chance the .iso in the first link could be uploaded somewhere else, now that MegaUpload is hosed?
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-07-16, 15:09
SquallStrife wrote: I'm really digging the quality of the loopback cable on that 3Dfx card. Nice and heavy. I reckon a lot of the image quality issues with Voodoo 1 cards comes from using rubbish loopback cables. I've kind of been wondering about the quality of this cable. Hard to go wrong for the …
Re: YouTube Video - Roland vs Yamaha General MIDI DOS Games Music Comparison
Posted on 2012-07-15, 17:16
This video is awesome, thanks for putting it together!
Re: What kind of system?
Posted on 2012-07-13, 15:13
People 'round here claim that a Voodoo2 will fry itself if it's run with too fast of a CPU. I have not verified this. :P Windows 98 can have issues with CPUs faster than 2.2GHz. If he still insists on a P4, you'll want to choose a chipset with AGP, as PCI-E won't fly with '98. And (obviously) make …
Re: dumpster
Posted on 2012-07-12, 16:01
Nope, several of us have done this. And I bet in a few years you'll regret junking it all! 😁 If you're located anywhere near a recycling center, you should probably dispose of those items responsibly..
Re: is a 486 really worth it
Posted on 2012-07-11, 02:41
badmofo wrote: @Skull - directly listing slow on a 486, really?? I'm not sure you were doing it right 😀 Yeah, who knows. This was about five years ago, back when I was still swimming in retro hardware. I think I tossed that motherboard in the recycle pile and went with a Pentium. 😢
Re: So I guess none of you got hit with the big virus today
Posted on 2012-07-11, 02:35
Re: Good NICs for retro rigs?
Posted on 2012-07-10, 22:38
Ditto to all this. Intel has Pro 1000 GT drivers for every OS under the sun (clicky). I also used to use 3c905 cards, and way back when loved my 3c509 for having BNC and RJ45 connectors, and also the ability to hard-set its IRQ.
Re: is a 486 really worth it
Posted on 2012-07-10, 16:23
I think it just depends on your disposable income and how hard of a grip nostalgia has on you. Often it's more fun to dream about something than to make it a reality. Personally, I liked the idea of a 486 until I put together a DX2-66 system and realized that simple things like DOS directory …
Re: Please suggest GPU for Windows 95 PC
Posted on 2012-07-10, 02:31
Now now, avoidance is not the answer. Suppression will get you nowhere! 😉
Re: [retro swim] - An episodic video tour of SquallStrife's retro junk
Posted on 2012-07-09, 21:54
It's always fun to journey through others' nerd caves. Do you notice much video degradation using so many A/V switches right now? Also, you seem to be lacking Shining Force for your Mega Drive. 😁
Re: Dual PIII-S Tualatin 1.4 GHz Success Stories
Posted on 2012-07-09, 17:16
Irrational people often don't appreciate rational offers. Gotta' love eBay. 😜
Re: Using a AT MB in a modern CASE
Posted on 2012-07-08, 22:32
I was looking into this very thing just last week. I was surprised that some manufacturers still claim Baby-AT support for their cases ( click here for examples on Newegg ). If I understand correctly, a Baby-AT board will fit in an ATX Mid Tower case, but not in a MicroATX Mini Tower -- or rather, …
Re: anyone remember tape backup?
Posted on 2012-07-08, 18:21
I just recalled another memory.. back in the good ol' BBS (and expensive HDD) days, there were several "elite" boards in my area that had more files than their meager hard drives could hold. They used software that allowed for offline files to remain listed in the file sections, and if you wanted …
Re: anyone remember tape backup?
Posted on 2012-07-08, 16:16
Tape backup is still pretty common in the private sector. They have 1.6TB tapes now. It can be a good solution for offsite backups of large amounts of data, and best of all it's super cheap. I don't know why anyone would use tapes at home, though, unless they were running a business from there.
Re: Gaming on Laptops?
Posted on 2012-07-08, 14:33
lcdrugo has a thread on this topic. One big issue you'll run into with vintage laptops is ghosting on the screens, but in a lot of cases you can hook up an external monitor to solve that. If you just want to play games in DOS and not deal with hardware or drivers, you might as well use DOSbox. 😁
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