Re: One or two retro builds?

Posted on 2018-11-09, 09:02

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Hi Guys, Pc 1: Chaintech 6BTA3 Slot 1, Intel 440BX Pentium 2 333MHz (unlocked = downclockable to 133MHz) 384MB RAM Voodoo 3 3000 AGP Sound Blaster AWE64 CT4520 32GB SSD (IDE to S-ATA adapter) Pc 2: QDI Advance 10T Socket 370, VIA 694T Pentium 4 Tualatin S 1400MHz (Equivalent to 386DX25 with caches …

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Re: Making Windows 98 use modern printers?

Posted on 2018-11-09, 08:21

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by tayyare

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Zup wrote: ...(Another option would be using a PDF printer and then get your PDF doc to another computer that could print)... This is what I use for my Windows 9x machines. CutePDF Writer is free, well documented, and works like a charm. http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

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Re: External batteries for a couple of 386 boards

Posted on 2018-11-08, 09:07

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by tayyare

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Thanks but that would be too expensive. Apparently those terminals require special pressing pincers. Now i wonder if with a home-made joint there's a risk of damaging the RTC in case of poor contact, i guess there is. I don't think the tool is expensive: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/SN-28B-Pin- …

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Re: What 5¼ FDD density is more appropriate for '90-'94?

Posted on 2018-11-08, 09:02

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by tayyare

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Wasn't that for the apricot PC's from the 80's with some of the first 3.5 disks? I started highschool in 1985 and that was the year our computer lab with "brand new PCs" had been opened. Those brand new PC's were Apricot F1s with 3.5" 1.44MB drives. I'm sure about that since I still had the Nashua …

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Re: External batteries for a couple of 386 boards

Posted on 2018-11-05, 10:55

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by tayyare

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You can buy a cheap dupont connector set and an appropriate crimp tool, so you will never need to solder any connectors of this type for the next 30 years or more :lol: https://tr.aliexpress.com/item/620-adet-Dupont-Ba-lay-c-2-54mm-Kablo-Teli-Pin-Header-Konut-Kiti-erkek-K/32884911697.html?spm=a2g10. …

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Re: Power Issue with Socket 7 Motherboard in an AT case

Posted on 2018-11-05, 07:26

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by tayyare

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...I have no idea where these are supposed to connect to: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1942/44780664365_aa9987a3ee_o.jpg The power led is supposed to be connected to the 3 of 5 pins on the board labeled as "keylock". It should be either at the left or right side, not in the middle, So you need to …

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Re: Seeking floppy image of Wing Commander 2; disk 2

Posted on 2018-11-02, 06:22

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by tayyare

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McBierle wrote: Long blabla short. If you could give me access to those disks i'd say yes; if no one else has disk 2... How can we have any disk 2? You are hoarding them like the end of the world is near... 🤣

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Re: The Story of Why Everyone Uses Onboard Sound Today

Posted on 2018-11-01, 15:11

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by tayyare

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It is Core2 for me. I retired my Audigy 2 ZS (that I was using with my AMD Athlon 64 PC) when I upgraded into a Core 2 system (Asus P5Q Premium) in 2009. I was using XP (used it till 2013) and had PCI slots on the board, I just didn't bother

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Re: Dual booting MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 95C on different partitions: is it possible?

Posted on 2018-11-01, 15:00

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by tayyare

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Currently, I have MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 95C installed on a 2GB CF card, and FAT16 makes Windows 95C run slower than my 10GB Western Digital HDD. My question is: would it be possible to have MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 95C on separate hard drive partitions or would that be impossible? I'm planning on …

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Re: Seeking floppy image of Wing Commander 2; disk 2

Posted on 2018-11-01, 11:53

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by tayyare

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McBierle wrote: WP_20181101_002.jpg WP_20181101_001.jpg greetings Hey, I'm on TV! 🤣 And that's just proves my point: You only collect the second floppies. Where are the others? 🤣 🤣 🤣

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-11-01, 09:07

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by tayyare

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I was lookng for one of these for a while. Best of AGP as far as I know: HD 3850 (Sapphire 512MB version, for around 15 USD) WhatsApp Image 2018-10-31 at 13.53.56.jpeg Great card, I was considering using it for my Socket 754 system, I went for the X1950PRO as a more period correct option instead. …

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Re: PCI + VLB in 486

Posted on 2018-11-01, 08:10

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by tayyare

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I have seen in many threads that 486 motherboards with both PCI and VLB slots are pretty bad/slow/unstable. Someone gave me today a dirty 486 pc without case cover. I thought that perhaps I will at least get a working AT PSU and a free 486 cpu. It seems to have FIC 486-VIP-IO motherboard with ISA, …

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Re: Seeking floppy image of Wing Commander 2; disk 2

Posted on 2018-11-01, 06:31

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by tayyare

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KCompRoom2000 wrote: Do you own a genuine physical copy of the game? If so, can you post pictures to prove it so that we know you're not trying to pirate it? He/she should have a very specialized way of pirating games, with a special interest on second disks of all the games 🤣

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-10-31, 10:57

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by tayyare

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I was lookng for one of these for a while. Best of AGP as far as I know: HD 3850 (Sapphire 512MB version, for around 15 USD) Filename WhatsApp Image 2018-10-31 at 13.53.56.jpeg File size 222.52 KiB Views 1204 views

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Re: IDE to SD Adapter with Bracket

Posted on 2018-10-29, 09:49

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by tayyare

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I never tried more than one adapters in a single build, but in all my builds, my adapters working well with other devices like CDROM drivers and HDDs so I don’t think there will be a problem.

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Re: Sound blaster 5.1 Live (asking for version and drivers)

Posted on 2018-10-26, 14:10

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by tayyare

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Audigy 2 and Audigy 2 ZS are both ok I guess. I prefer ZS (for no apparent reason). Drivers are available in vogons driver library IIRC. If not, I have the original CDs from my ZS, just tell me if you need them.

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Re: Old photos of old rigs thread

Posted on 2018-10-26, 14:05

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...Here's my computer in 2003. Case was an Elan Vital (I only found out about it from the vintage computer thread, before that I had no idea what the brand was))... Elan Vital T10! :lol: Beautiful case. In where I live, they were somehow marketed as "Asus" cases. I used more than one T5 (the mid …

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Re: Old photos of old rigs thread

Posted on 2018-10-26, 13:56

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Roman78 wrote: Here is a picture of my computer-room, back in 2002. Must have some more pictures from back than. P1170002.JPG Seven of Nine on the left and missus in the front? 🤣

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Re: Sound blaster 5.1 Live (asking for version and drivers)

Posted on 2018-10-26, 10:29

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by tayyare

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This is exactly the same as what I think. The best SB Live is an Audigy2 ZS 🤣

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Re: Windows 2000 or XP for a "Gaming Netbook" (no really)

Posted on 2018-10-24, 11:35

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xjas wrote: ...It allows you to set a higher desktop resolution than the actual panel and pan around that with the mouse, or scale it down. HIGHLY useful. If I'm not mistaken, my wife's old EeePC (1000ha or something) has this ability (which I hate 🤣) already built in out of box.

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