Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-03-28, 09:14

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by RacoonRider

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There is a bit of an issue with "monospace" function. I expect it to be used in case you need characters to be aligned with each other for visual clarity. However, when I submit a post, it destroys extra spaces between the characters, and the result is not what one would expect. If it is possible, …

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Re: Manufacturer of this 486 PCI board and recommended setting for AMD 5x86 160MHz

Posted on 2020-03-28, 09:09

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by RacoonRider

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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Okay, I checked the sources and it turns out that I was wrong and PCI divider on SIS496/497 is automatically set at 1 at 25/33MHz FSB and 1/2 at 40/50MHz FSB. Here are the benchmark results for Phil's benchmark suite from January, 2014: CPU______PCI_____3Dbench__PCplayer_Quake__Doom(lower is better) …

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Re: Manufacturer of this 486 PCI board and recommended setting for AMD 5x86 160MHz

Posted on 2020-03-28, 08:27

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by RacoonRider

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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No, TK62256 is TAG RAM, you do not need to change that. For 512K cache with your board, you'd have to use 4 1024k cache chips. Rare, expensive, and does not change pretty much anything in terms of performance for a 486. It's only needed to make RAM over 32 MB (WB) or 64 MB (WT) cacheable and let's …

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Re: Manufacturer of this 486 PCI board and recommended setting for AMD 5x86 160MHz

Posted on 2020-03-28, 07:32

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by RacoonRider

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have a similar system configurable via front panel switches to multipliers 3 or 4 and bus speeds 25MHz, 33MHz, 40MHz, 50MHz. I can get a fast benchmark of any combination if you like. PCI:FSB ratio is 1. Are you interested in any particular software? Full spec: Am5x86-133ADZ AOpen AP43 (512Kb L2 …

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Re: Manufacturer of this 486 PCI board and recommended setting for AMD 5x86 160MHz

Posted on 2020-03-28, 05:07

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by RacoonRider

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1) You might want to consider 150MHz, it's usually faster. 2) If you use jumpers for FSB settings, there might be undocumented options out there. Just check the FSB block for jumper positions following the same logic, but missing in the manual. It can be risky though.

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Re: How to unlock Jetboat Superchamps 1 & 2, Hot Chix n Gear Stix, SuperChix 76, Kayak Extreme on 64bit PC

Posted on 2020-03-27, 07:45

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by RacoonRider

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I used to play Kayak Extreme as a kid and I'm 100% sure it was Windows XP since I only discovered the joys of Windows 9x when I started to play with old computers. My first videocard was Radeon 8500, the game did not have any issues. I hated the game with deep passion though. It was really - really …

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Re: Any point keeping a Dual Socket 5 server?

Posted on 2020-03-26, 15:33

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by RacoonRider

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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Errius wrote on 2020-03-26, 15:10: Thank you very much! Do you need any dimensions?

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Re: Any point keeping a Dual Socket 5 server?

Posted on 2020-03-26, 15:08

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by RacoonRider

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Errius wrote on 2020-03-25, 17:36: If you take it apart I would appreciate detailed pictures of the hard drive cage. I am looking for one of these, and would like to get a clear idea of what to out look for. Also, please tell me if you find any part numbers on it. Here you go! My phone is not good …

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Re: Any point keeping a Dual Socket 5 server?

Posted on 2020-03-25, 17:21

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by RacoonRider

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Pics, from the day I got it: The last one shows rotated even though if I view it from the PC it's not 🙁

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Re: Any point keeping a Dual Socket 5 server?

Posted on 2020-03-25, 09:03

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by RacoonRider

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I'd agree with @luckybob, there's something about dual setups which I've only begun to appreciate since joining vogons - the one you're describing sounds a bit like an old Intel ALTServer like the one in this thread https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=55558 It looks exactly like that one :) …

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Any point keeping a Dual Socket 5 server?

Posted on 2020-03-25, 07:28

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by RacoonRider

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A few years ago I got a pile of good hardware for free, including a Dual Socket 5 server. It has a huge 430NX motherboard equipped with two 100MHz Pentiums, SCSI hard drives, a tape drive with a bunch of casettes, caddy loading CD-ROM, etc. All packed in gourgeous (and bulky!) Intel Comlubus chassis …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-21, 13:47

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by RacoonRider

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Xicor wrote on 2020-03-20, 22:56: And also a Traxdata CDRW4260, that is a Yamaha re-badged by Traxdata. This one would have real trouble selling in Russia since in Russian "trax" means "sex act". It is quite rude, but not taboo. It has a very nice, retro, race-style look though, I really like that! …

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Re: FTP test - feedback please.

Posted on 2020-03-17, 17:25

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by RacoonRider

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Same here. As if the FTP was completely empty.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-17, 09:18

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by RacoonRider

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And my favorite find - A socket 3 PCI motherboard! Despite being so tiny its got integrated IDE cotrollers and everything. I believe it's ZIDA 4DPS. A budget late 486 motherboard from the times when the 486 generation was already showing its age. It used to be very popular here in Russia, I got …

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Re: 7800 or 7900 series?

Posted on 2020-03-16, 02:11

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by RacoonRider

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swaaye wrote on 2020-03-15, 21:19: HDR+AA in Oblivion (super important 🤣) 😁 Back in the day I convinced my family to buy me a new PC because of Oblivion. E6300 and x1800GTO were not really enough for it, and only Q6700 and HD4870X2 made the game really playable for me 8 years later 😁

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Re: Got two old PCs, Looking for info/guidance

Posted on 2020-03-15, 15:45

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by RacoonRider

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If you are planning to use Windows, you might want to ask your uncle for some spare RAM (within cacheable limit) and a newer IDE hard drive, something in 10...20 Gb range. The HDD will change your experience a lot, not only by providing all the extra space but mainly decreasing loading/swapping time …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-13, 08:02

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by RacoonRider

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

xjas wrote on 2020-03-13, 03:50: Any idea what the other two video cards are? The top card screams "I might be a Voodoo3 2000" to me. But aha2940 is most probably right, they look like TNT2 M64/Vanta.

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Re: My thought on integrated video chipsets

Posted on 2020-03-08, 12:34

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by RacoonRider

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Heh. Could you imagine how much more fun you could've had if you bought an Atom Netbook with the nVidia MCP79 chipset (AKA an nVidia Ion machine)? Who knows? Newer games aren't always better, as the existence of this forum has proven, however, I would have certainly noticed higher weight and/or …

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Re: My thought on integrated video chipsets

Posted on 2020-03-08, 06:38

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by RacoonRider

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My biggest detour into integrated graphics gaming happened in 2009. I was very enthusiastic about netbooks back then (and I still really love the idea) and the first "big" thing I bought myself, with money I got as salary, was a 10" Atom N270 laptop. Then bad things happened and my father got into …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-03-05, 12:52

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by RacoonRider

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Spotted this one, put in a low offer and to my surprise I got it :) Comes with a docking station (serial+parallel) and a sleeve/bag. Keys are really really tiny! I hope it works, need to find an adapter. Should not be to hard, 15V center positive barrel. Does anybody know if there is a RTC/CMOS …

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