Re: The Outer Worlds releases in 2 days

Posted on 2019-10-27, 08:00

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Fallout NV is one of my favorite games -- love that shit. I only buy DRM-free however and I can't play FPS games with a controller so no console will work either. If they would just give me locked 60 FPS and a k&m I would largely abandon modern PC gaming right now. At least until another 1-2 …

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Re: Hardware experts, are we ever going to see replica 3D GPU's?

Posted on 2019-10-27, 07:57

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weldum wrote: i would rather make a 2d/3d accelerator that supports everything natively rredline glide metal ati cif sgl opengl and directx an […] Show full quote i would rather make a 2d/3d accelerator that supports everything natively rredline glide metal ati cif sgl opengl and directx and so on …

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Re: Hardware experts, are we ever going to see replica 3D GPU's?

Posted on 2019-10-21, 07:42

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I think it's only a matter of time, honestly. I'm not talking about an actual replica with source parts, but more along the lines of FPGA or maybe even some other new tech that doesn't exist yet. Eventually, yes.

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Re: TANDY Dos-Gaming-Thread (1000RL/HD)

Posted on 2019-09-28, 07:24

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CM-11s are so nice -- I hope you're able to get that dimming one repaired rather than junked

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-09, 22:47

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bjwil1991 wrote: Original Xbox bundle for $10 revision 1.6b (manufactured 11/2004) […] Show full quote Original Xbox bundle for $10 revision 1.6b (manufactured 11/2004) I think I want one -- but I need a good comprehensive list of either "Games exclusive to XBOX" as I own a PS2 and Gamecube for …

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-09-09, 19:21

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matze79 wrote: Tandy ISA Card already exists, and will soon launch 😀 And graphics? There are some games that were only 16 color in Tandy mode. Also, for the Tandy sound card that will require game-by-game patches, won't it?

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Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-09-09, 04:46

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matze79 wrote: Yeah its missing onboard Sound OPL or 3 Voice Generator ;D . OPL can be added easily enough. I would be all over this if it somehow had Tandy Graphics and Sound onboard.

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Re: Tandy 1000, Lo-Tech XT/IDE, CF and DOS 3.x

Posted on 2019-09-04, 23:45

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Okay, then I would say the chances are very good Dr Xray that you will have success doing what I did -- use DOS 5.0's FDISK utility to do an master boot record format (fdisk/mbr) then back and pop in your 3.3 disks and install.

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Re: Tandy 1000, Lo-Tech XT/IDE, CF and DOS 3.x

Posted on 2019-09-03, 22:18

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I can't guarantee that your issue is the same that I was having but I 100% could not get a bootable 3.3 DOS on my system until I first popped in a DOS 5.0 disc and used THAT fdisk to do an fdisk/mbr. Then I backed out of the installation and popped in 3.3, installed it, etc. and that finally worked …

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Re: Tandy 1000, Lo-Tech XT/IDE, CF and DOS 3.x

Posted on 2019-09-03, 02:39

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drphilxray wrote: fdisk on DOS 3.3 gives me 4 options- #4 to list drives /partitions and the CF doesn't appear. Hey, is this *after* you used FDISK/MBR command from a DOS 5.0 or later FDISK ?

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Re: Tandy 1000, Lo-Tech XT/IDE, CF and DOS 3.x

Posted on 2019-09-01, 06:20

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Very glad I documented what I went through with my CF on the Tandy 1000SX seeing as so many have responded and used this thread. Dr Xray, I'm assuming you tried the steps in the original post, specifically "DISKPART LIST DISK, found # for my CF. SELECT DISK # CLEAN" in the CMD prompt of Windows 7 to …

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Re: Reproduction Big Boxes?

Posted on 2019-08-28, 22:42

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It would be very expensive, since most are embossed with reliefs of the text/imagery. If you were just to use photo cardstock without embossing, it would be wayyyy cheaper -- but then you wouldn't get the right texture and sheen. Good point.. I have no concept of the equipment required to do such …

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Re: Every Speed Reference Point on a Single CPU - VIA C3 Nehemiah

Posted on 2019-08-27, 00:12

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Yeah, I didn't do as much extensive testing with the Nehemiah but I remember with the K6 it was a from a 486 DX33-ish speed straight to a Pentium and there are definitely games that are ideal for the DX-2 66mhz while a Pentium is too fast. Such games aren't unplayable on a DX-33 just noticeably less …

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Re: Every Speed Reference Point on a Single CPU - VIA C3 Nehemiah

Posted on 2019-08-26, 21:14

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Hey, Glad to hear about your success with the VIA build. I was happy to offer what advice I could but I was basically just passing on the knowledge shared with me by j^aws and Gerwin. I am grateful to them both for their experimentation and sharing their knowledge and also especially appreciative to …

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Re: Can a K6-2/III+ 'do' 486DX2-66? (SetMul)

Posted on 2019-08-26, 03:32

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by infiniteclouds

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Very old post -- but the answer is no. If you want fast 486 speeds on a Socket 7 (DX2-66,DX4-100) you'll need something like a Pentium MMX 233. This is why I switched over to a VIA C3 build.

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Reproduction Big Boxes?

Posted on 2019-08-26, 00:43

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I have all of my original manuals and jewel cases, but most of my boxes were destroyed. I miss them but damn are those cardboards getting expensive. How hard would it be to reproduce them?

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Re: NVIDIA Fermi is now officially retro (or atleast unsupported)

Posted on 2019-08-09, 18:02

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To the people saying Maxwell works just fine in XP -- have you extensively played very early XP games say from late 2001-2004?

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Re: NVIDIA Fermi is now officially retro (or atleast unsupported)

Posted on 2019-08-08, 07:21

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I think 780Ti's are going to be very expensive cards someday. Like they will be the V5 5500 of this era when they are approaching the age the V5s are now. All due to Windows XP support, proper DX9 support (Maxwell cards are shit at DX9 in most titles), CSAA support, they were some of the last cards …

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Re: NVIDIA Fermi is now officially retro (or atleast unsupported)

Posted on 2019-08-08, 05:03

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I just got a Titan Black to replace my 760GTX for my main rig. It is an Ivy-E from 2014 so I'll be installing Windows XP on a separate drive for alternate boot. Titan Black only just finally dropped low enough in price for me to get one -- I was wondering what took it so damn long until I realized …

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Re: NVIDIA Fermi is now officially retro (or atleast unsupported)

Posted on 2019-08-08, 03:02

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I just got a Titan Black to replace my 760GTX for my main rig. It is an Ivy-E from 2014 so I'll be installing Windows XP on a separate drive for alternate boot. Titan Black only just finally dropped low enough in price for me to get one -- I was wondering what took it so damn long until I realized …

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