Re: Miro S3 Trio32 VLB opinions

Posted on 2019-04-30, 07:20

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by kixs

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Those go for 150+ EUR nowadays get listed for >$100, not sold Some cards get even over 200USD mark in the auction... it all depends on the card. Most collectors are in the hobby for the thrill of finding rare stuff in the free-$5 junk pile. I agree, but I only see a few people with all the luck to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-29, 08:44

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stalk3r wrote: kixs wrote: It will run in slow motion... around 1.5 to 2 FPS 😉 2 FPS is an overly optimistic estimate, I believe 😀 Depends on the CPU used.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-28, 14:54

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It will run in slow motion... around 1.5 to 2 FPS 😉

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Re: DX4 VLB FPS comparison, the fastest VLB video card in DOS

Posted on 2019-04-27, 04:37

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by kixs

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Stealth64 (depends on the exact model, but all are very good) Here go all the rest from your list. S3 xxxx (what models? as some are very good and some not so in DOS).

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Re: Miro S3 Trio32 VLB opinions

Posted on 2019-04-26, 21:26

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by kixs

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rasz_pl wrote: what? :o This is an insane price for what it is. […] Show full quote stalk3r wrote: 35 EUR kixs wrote: Price wise I'd say it's not on the expensive side. what? 😮 This is an insane price for what it is. I'd buy it at that price + shipping. But that's just me 🤣

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-26, 10:24

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Some quick test I've done between PPro 200MHz 1MB cache and socket 8 Overdrive P-II 333MHz. DOOM: PPro... 1070 realtics P-II... 931 realtics CPUmark32: PPro... 23 P-II... 27.3 But these are all 32-bit programs :exclamation: I don't think I used FastVid on any test. Might redo tests on this behalf : …

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Re: Miro S3 Trio32 VLB opinions

Posted on 2019-04-26, 10:04

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by kixs

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It's a smaller brother from Trio64. Performs very good in DOS (pretty much as good as Trio64/Vision864) and average in Windows. Price wise I'd say it's not on the expensive side.

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Re: Post photos of your Rarest or Unique computers or components.

Posted on 2019-04-25, 09:47

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by kixs

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I see some nice stuff 😀 Unfortunately I don't have much rare/odd/unique stuff...

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Re: What's the best CRT monitor for DOS gaming?

Posted on 2019-04-23, 10:32

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by kixs

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If that's how it displays 320x200/240 modes, I don't wanna imagine even looking at text modes on it, let alone SVGA graphics. But hey, to each their own - if that's what you're after, you might as well just take any old CRT and mod it to deliberately unfocus the beam. That's actually a neat idea. …

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Re: Performance comparison of CPU: 286-25 vs 386DX-25 vs 386SX-25

Posted on 2019-04-20, 20:57

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There is no time limit here as long it's in the right context. Please post your scores as optimised 386SX are pretty rare.

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Re: What's the best CRT monitor for DOS gaming?

Posted on 2019-04-20, 20:50

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If that's how it displays 320x200/240 modes, I don't wanna imagine even looking at text modes on it, let alone SVGA graphics. But hey, to each their own - if that's what you're after, you might as well just take any old CRT and mod it to deliberately unfocus the beam. That's actually a neat idea. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-19, 21:40

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Today I made a 300km round trip to get this one and it wasn't cheap too :lol: Sellers photo: http://i.imgur.com/yrOpjeGm.jpg Will post my photo in a dedicated CRT thread when I get to it... It's Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB. Picture quality is amazing even after 15 years. I already own a 22" 2070SB …

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Re: Chips & Technologies F64300 VLB vga question

Posted on 2019-04-18, 22:04

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Be sure first which memory you need... VRAM or DRAM. Using the incorrect RAM type can damage the card and memory. It says: By using one standard 256Kx4 Fast Page DRAM So any chip from an older VGA card would be fine. But I'm not sure why it says "one". There are clearly two DIP sockets. I have this …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-14, 14:50

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Images of OS and preinstalled software.

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Re: Trident TVGA9000B - opinions

Posted on 2019-04-10, 11:31

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by kixs

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Check the jumpers. Trident cards have settings for 8/16 bit operation. In 8-bit, XT mode, it will work really slow. Otherwise it's still slow but manageable in some 286/386 machine.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-09, 12:37

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I find it weird it doesn't have an ISA slot...

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Re: Making a removable heatsink for PGA-132 TI 486SXL2-66

Posted on 2019-04-09, 07:00

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by kixs

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Nice ideas 😀 Will come handy when I put mine into a fixed system... although will not be there for some time 😉

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-04-06, 20:45

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No idea why would you offer 100USD upfront when you don't even know the condition!?

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Re: Is it possiblie the modify the POD83:s multiplier?

Posted on 2019-04-06, 06:56

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by kixs

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For some reason it won't boot at 1x66 nor 1x60. AMD 5x86 boots at both with 3x multi.

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Re: Is it possiblie the modify the POD83:s multiplier?

Posted on 2019-04-05, 14:20

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by kixs

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Cache and memory latency would be higher at 66Mhz. Because of it overall performance wouldn't be much different. I can test this later tonight...

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