Re: Merry X-Mas 2014 and Happy New Year 2015

Posted on 2014-12-31, 16:31

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philscomputerlab wrote: Welcome to 2015 😀 May everyone enjoy themselves, have fun with Retro Computing and have a good year. Right back at you! I saw the Australian fireworks display this AM on the news. 😀

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Re: Reese's Gateway 2000 Desktop Project!

Posted on 2014-12-31, 16:23

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what year is your Tower P5-75? I'll have to check the back of it.. not sure off-hand EDIT : 02/01/95 on the back of the tower. Are those 486's or Pentiums? P5 = Pentium, so P5-60 is the Socket 4 5V Pentium 60mhz (the first Pentium with the FDIV bug) and the P5-75 is the second generation 3.3V …

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Re: Reese's Gateway 2000 Desktop Project!

Posted on 2014-12-31, 14:34

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Your Dallas RTC is not socketed?! That's surprising. My P4D-66 Gateway 2000 tower has a socket for it. The RTC is still available too. :happy: I have a pretty new one in mine, and it's been keeping excellent time. Just checked and I'm pretty sure it's soldered. Any idea if this board has a 4-pin …

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Re: Reese's Gateway 2000 Desktop Project!

Posted on 2014-12-31, 02:17

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Your Dallas RTC is not socketed?! That's surprising. My P4D-66 Gateway 2000 tower has a socket for it. The RTC is still available too. :happy: I have a pretty new one in mine, and it's been keeping excellent time. Just checked and I'm pretty sure it's soldered. Any idea if this board has a 4-pin …

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Re: VL/EISA Pentium (turbocharged)

Posted on 2014-12-31, 01:50

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Interesting! I fired up my Gateway 2000 P5-60 and I think you're right. It's got a passive heatsink and really is only warm to the touch after an hour of gaming.

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Re: Reese's Gateway 2000 Desktop Project!

Posted on 2014-12-30, 20:10

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I have a soft spot for Gateway 2000's. I am actually in the process of restoring my collection of Gateway 2000 systems to add to my "weekly build" series! I have the following Gateway 2000 systems: Gateway 2000 4DX2/66 slim desktop Gateway 2000 P5-60 Desktop #1 Gateway 2000 P5-60 Desktop #2 Gateway …

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Re: VL/EISA Pentium (turbocharged)

Posted on 2014-12-30, 16:26

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Love those dual gold-tops! Must get HOT!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-12-28, 18:43

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RacoonRider wrote: raymangold, I don't get it, is it a PCI version of one of the old sound blasters? Looks very weird. Not PCI, but Micro Channel (MCA) bus: Info here: http://museum.ttrk.ee/th99/i/C-D/53588.htm And Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Channel_architecture

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Molex Connector Confusion

Posted on 2014-12-26, 14:13

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I'm looking to purchase a Molex remover tool: http://www.ebay.com/itm/OKgear-TOOL4-MOLEX-Male-Female-Pin-Remover-For-Computer-Wiring-/261632673532?pt=US_Computer_Case_Accessories_Tool_Kits&hash=item3cea85c6fc The description states "The larger barrel of the tool fits over the FEMALE Molex pins (.093 …

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ROTT turns 20!

Posted on 2014-12-22, 19:57

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Linked from BluesNews: http://www.bluesnews.com/s/157646/rott-tturns-ttwentty Happy 20th, Rise of the Triad! http://joe.siegler.net/2014/12/happy-20th-rise-of-the-triad/ Rise of the Triad Unused Video Capture Sessions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJZ4udNVQtY

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Re: Artex's Build of the Week: Intel DX4 100 Write Back Enhanced - the Classic!

Posted on 2014-12-22, 16:09

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3D Blaster VLB MmmmMMmm. Want! Is that overdrive processor of yours an 83Mhz overclocked to 100Mhz using 40Mhz instead of a 33Mhz bus? I can't get mine stable enough to run Quake in the PVI-486Sp3, but man, what a score in SpeedSys - right around 74.x! Unfortunately the board has no PCI divider.... …

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Re: Artex's Build of the Week: Intel DX4 100 Write Back Enhanced - the Classic!

Posted on 2014-12-22, 15:23

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Nahkri wrote: Why not a build with the cyrix 5x86 120mhz ?i know it's not a pure 486 but it is the most performance processor with a 486 core. I did.. 😀 I will be adding/documenting it soon as part of another iteration of my Weekly Builds. It's a beast of a machine! More info here.

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Re: Artex's Build of the Week: Intel DX4 100 Write Back Enhanced - the Classic!

Posted on 2014-12-22, 15:21

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Isn't it overkill with 5 486 systems and all of them being very similar? I would go for low end 486, high end 486, early Pentium, late Pentium in that case. "Overkill" is my middle name man!! Come on now.. Seriously though, I have several low end systems including two 386-based Packard Bells, and a …

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Re: Artex's Build of the Week: Intel DX4 100 Write Back Enhanced - the Classic!

Posted on 2014-12-22, 14:45

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Very nice. Had a DX4 myself in the 90s and it rocked for the first wave of VGA 640x480 games. Wing Commander III, Crusader, Red Alert etc. Nice! Growing up I completely skipped the 486 generation, moving from a 386 SX 16Mhz with 2MB RAM to a Pentium 75Mhz with 16MB. I'm having a lot of fun …

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Re: Artex's Build of the Week: Intel DX4 100 Write Back Enhanced - the Classic!

Posted on 2014-12-21, 19:30

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GL1zdA wrote: Is this DX4 sticker genuine? I've never seen pre-Pentium Intel stickers. 🤣...far from. I made a bunch of these through Photoshop for fun.

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Artex's Build of the Week: Intel DX4 100 Write Back Enhanced - the Classic!

Posted on 2014-12-21, 18:48

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I thought I'd dive into some of my Socket 3-based systems for these next few "Artex's Build of the Week" iterations. A few of these have been documented in what turned out to be a massive thread , but I know everyone loves pix so here goes! Round two of my Socket 3 round of builds... Specs: Case: 5- …

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Re: Artex's Build of the Week: Am5x86-P75 @ 160Mhz VLB

Posted on 2014-12-21, 14:43

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Artex: nice setup :D Is it possible to do some Windows 95 benchmarks (Winbench 3.11, Wintach 1.0 and VideoDD1 - for DirectDraw)? Thanks! This machine is DOS only (for now)... but once I wrap of the rest of my "Weekly Builds" over the next few weeks, I may circle back and get Windows installed on …

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Re: Artex's Build of the Week: Am5x86-P75 @ 160Mhz VLB

Posted on 2014-12-21, 14:42

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carlostex wrote: Nice build and nice choice of parts. Make sure you have the partition on that Compact Flash card alligned. Thanks! I'm still not clear on the idea behind the partition alignment. Is it just for performance reasons? Does that even matter in a DOS environment?

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Re: "I would never buy this". Thread

Posted on 2014-12-20, 00:09

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🤣.. I hope those people have decent insurance. 😀

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Re: What is the best low wattage modern ATX power supply for a Pentium III system money can buy?

Posted on 2014-12-19, 20:33

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Poor Artex with a bunch of Corsair CX430M units :) A bunch = 2, and I got them on sale for $29.99 each from NewEgg so I don't feel too bad, and you shouldn't either. :dead: That was just a joke. I am pretty sure that the Corsair CX430M is pretty good for the price when it's on sale :) LoL. No …

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