Re: Gamestop To Begin Trading in Retro Consoles and Games

Posted on 2015-04-23, 05:33

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I used to like Funcoland/etc back when they had massive quantities of NES and Genesis games for sale. It was almost heaven. That was a long time ago. The last Genesis game I saw in a modern Gamestop was some sports title for 49 cents. It was all they had left. I made a few shopping trips for N64 …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-04-23, 02:26

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'route print' finally revealed that the problem was in the routing table. The PC has 2 network connections. The 10/100 goes to the LAN and internet, and the GbE leads to a file server. For some reason, both interfaces had gateway IPs assigned - the gateway on the GbE interface was a nonexistent …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-04-22, 15:16

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I guess it's not really retro, but I finally solved the most confusing PC problem I've dealt with in a long time. That may just be a reflection of my inexperience, but it drove me crazy. My internet was intermittently losing connection. When this occurred I could still talk to the LAN, but not the …

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Re: tom's Hardware piece about building a vintage PC

Posted on 2015-04-22, 01:55

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Doesn't Thomas Pabst write articles anymore? Not in ages. Too bad. This seems like exactly the topic that should have brought him out for an encore. Seems like he'd enjoy the opportunity to revisit this stuff, but maybe it's not that simple. The article would have more credibility and novelty with …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2015-04-22, 01:07

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/271836061695 I've read stories over the years where those things have sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auctions. I wouldn't be surprised if if reaches at least $250,000, maybe even more since it's verified as working. A few weeks ago I was watching an old video …

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Re: Found a Dell Precision T3400 in the trash

Posted on 2015-04-22, 00:52

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Stuff gets uneconomical to repair as soon as warranty is expired for most businesses. I used to get all sorts of good stuff just casue the HDD had failed. New drive and engineers time to reinstall everything and no guarantee how long till something else fails. vs New PC with windows pre installed …

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Re: tom's Hardware piece about building a vintage PC

Posted on 2015-04-21, 09:15

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The article wasn't as bad as I feared, but it's not as good as it should be. I think it's just a test to see if the audience is interested. The info is lacking and not very well presented, so I don't think much time was spent on it. I get the impression that the author's knowledge of late 90s …

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Re: Terrible XP Preformance

Posted on 2015-04-20, 02:58

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Did the CMOS get reset as part of the flashing procedure? If so, that might be the real reason it got fixed. There are some settings stored in CMOS that aren't shown as user configurable options, so if something gets screwed up there, it can cause an invisible configuration problem.

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Re: Socket 775 - obsolete for modern games/SW or not?

Posted on 2015-04-18, 14:02

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It seems nearly every motherboard manual I've looked at has never given specifications for what the fan headers can handle. The only board I have which documents it is a Tyan server board (socket 940, not 775), which allows 2A on most headers, and 3A on a couple others which lack PWM support. It is …

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Re: Good quality CRT´s monitors can you list some?

Posted on 2015-04-16, 00:25

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I used to have a Sony Trinitron G400, at least I'm pretty sure that's what it was: http://www.dansdata.com/sg400.htm It definitely does 1600x1200 at 85Hz, but I think it might fall short of 120Hz at 1280x960. I don't remember what it's limit was at that resolution. I thought it had an amazing …

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Re: Socket 775 - obsolete for modern games/SW or not?

Posted on 2015-04-15, 16:26

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I don't own any LGA775 machine except a useless Dell GX280 SFF board which only supports P4 Prescotts. It's a tiny toaster that consumes over 100W idle, has an overworked and noisy fan, and minimal expansion of basically 1 connector of each type. I have no interest in using that machine and have …

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Re: Reccomend me the best oldest cd burning software for sub-500mhz PCs

Posted on 2015-04-15, 15:05

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I suspect that old drives designed specifically for burning CDRs might make better quality results than a DVD burner. Assuming the drive in question were a good quality unit in good condition, anyway. I've occasionally thought about putting a few optical drives in an old box just for burning and …

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Re: New (to me) K5 box

Posted on 2015-04-15, 14:25

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- ELSA Winner 1000 - S3 Trio 64 w/ 2 MB They made a video card called the "Winner" ? lol Thank you! I'm having a blast with this. At first I wasn't sure about Windows 95 or why I'd want a 95 install - pure DOS or 98SE should be better in every way, right? After using it a bit I've grown to like it …

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Re: Found a Dell Precision T3400 in the trash

Posted on 2015-04-15, 14:02

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That's a great find. I'm amazed anybody throws something like that out. Seriously, the 90s are over. 5 years is not that old anymore. I wonder how long this rapid obsolescence mindset with computers will persist.

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Re: What is your favorite vintage Video Card?

Posted on 2015-04-15, 06:20

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BX300A wrote: Asus V7100 Geforce 2 MX, purely because it was my first proper 3D card and gave me that satisfying 'holy shit' feeling when I installed it. I agree - my first "real" (non- Virge) 3D accelerator was a Geforce2 MX also. It really blew me away.

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Re: a Choice between 2 P4's

Posted on 2015-04-15, 06:16

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Nothing makes a manufacturer look more like an ass than when they depopulate MOSFETs, then have a problem with them melting down under stress. Whoops.

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Re: What's in your PCI/ISA slots?

Posted on 2015-04-14, 03:27

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Addonics ADSA4R5 SATA controller (Sil3124) Diamond ATI Radeon 9250 128bit 256MB Filename IMG_3462_cropped.JPG File size 229.88 KiB Views 2743 views Was curious if the 9250 supports 66MHz PCI, but the CPU is too slow to be able to tell. I just noticed the power isn't plugged into the motherboard.. …

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Re: a Choice between 2 P4's

Posted on 2015-04-14, 01:14

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IIRC, the Dell was actively trying to downclock the Prescott chip, almost as if it knew how crazy hot those things can get. Even if those systems worked properly with that Prescott chip, the performance just wouldn't match an equivalent Northwood chip. No curse, nothing creepy, etc. Prescott …

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Re: What's a good tdp vs performance CPU?

Posted on 2015-04-13, 15:17

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Low end coppermines are pretty awesome for low power usage in some simple task that they're suited for. Any systems I've measured using a Deschutes, Tualatin, Athlons, or need I even say P4, have all been more power hungry. A highly integrated (i810?) board with a low end coppermine and small PSU …

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Re: a Choice between 2 P4's

Posted on 2015-04-13, 14:30

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I agree as well. I will mention though that I've seen the Prescott outperform the Northwood in h264 decoding. I don't know if that's because of cache or if it was utilizing SSE3. It isn't worth the heat though and the Northwood is generally faster at anything else, and in this case the Northwood is …

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