Re: 1280x1024 LCD with scaling options?

Posted on 2015-10-29, 08:41

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by amadeus777999

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An update for anyone interested: I got tired of using my 15" LCD and fired up my old CRT again. It was having problems when I put it away, but seems to be fine now... fingers crossed. Long story short, I was completely blown away, and remembered why I was making such a big deal on this thread about …

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Re: Phil’s massive Windows 98 SE graphics benchmarks project

Posted on 2015-10-27, 10:01

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by amadeus777999

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Pretty cool - looking forward to the results!

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Re: 1280x1024 LCD with scaling options?

Posted on 2015-09-27, 19:23

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I have 2 Eizos (1280x1024) and they, as you may have expected, do not feature a proper (integer) scaling mode. On a more positive note you could have a go at a laptop panel if you happen to know the model. I once bought a used Tecra9100 which features "proper" integer multiple scaling with black …

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Re: Pentium processor and the 1993/95 ...

Posted on 2015-09-10, 22:47

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I remember the dubious Pentium vs 486 discussions. Often a run through Quake would lay the argument to rest. Even in Doom the Pentium, despite its low clock speed, did a great job. Regarding optimization for the ol' Pentium - next to Abrash, Agner Fog did some outstanding work but unfortunately not …

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Re: Pentium 60 Voodoo selection

Posted on 2015-09-10, 17:10

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Very nice! It's funny how big the main-boards were - is there a jumper to change the frequency from 60 to 66? I love the classic Pentium as it was my machine to delve into Doom and the amazing articles of Michael Abrash... which helped intensify this fascination. Is the cooler directly glued onto …

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Re: Pentium 60 Voodoo selection

Posted on 2015-09-09, 14:29

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Very nice! It's funny how big the main-boards were - is there a jumper to change the frequency from 60 to 66? I love the classic Pentium as it was my machine to delve into Doom and the amazing articles of Michael Abrash... which helped intensify this fascination. Is the cooler directly glued onto …

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Re: Pentium 60 Voodoo selection

Posted on 2015-09-08, 17:17

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The Voodoo2 is without a doubt more than overkill for this classic cpu. I remember having one in my Vobis P60 for experimenting how the system would behave - wandering through the corridors of (GL)Quake in amazement. Could you post some inside shots of your system and cpu - the Pentium60 is my all …

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Re: Quake 2 DOS 3DFX: Call to Testing [Voodoo Rush]

Posted on 2015-08-28, 12:11

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The scrambled color bars seem to be specific to the gfx driver/windows - they do also appear in Blood, but the card is new so I got the wrong impression that it had something to do with your port. Quake II 3.20 .exe with '-nosound' gives ~158 fps @ 640x480 - marginally "faster". Your pre-built …

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Re: Quake 2 DOS 3DFX: Call to Testing [Voodoo Rush]

Posted on 2015-08-27, 17:34

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by amadeus777999

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The scrambled color bars seem to be specific to the gfx driver/windows - they do also appear in Blood, but the card is new so I got the wrong impression that it had something to do with your port. Quake II 3.20 .exe with '-nosound' gives ~158 fps @ 640x480 - marginally "faster". Your pre-built …

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Re: Quake 2 DOS 3DFX: Call to Testing [Voodoo Rush]

Posted on 2015-08-26, 20:58

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Atlon64/2000/225 fsb. No VoodooRush card to test on unfortunately. One thing I forgot to mention is that under Win98 in 1280x1024 there's a horizontal bar running from left to right at around 3/4 from the top of the screen. A few pixels high(~2-3 guesstimate) featuring various colors.

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Re: Quake 2 DOS 3DFX: Call to Testing [Voodoo Rush]

Posted on 2015-08-26, 18:46

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Awesome work! Tested the software only version and got... Dos(exited from Win98) - using "MTRRLFBE LFB -WC" 31.5 fps on timedemo1 @ 1280x1024 and 103.0 fps on timedemo1 @ 640x 480 -in Dos(exited from Win98) - 'mtrrlfbe LFB -WC'. Win98(Dos'd and -nosound) 57.1 fps on timedemo1 @1280x1024 (~183%) 155 …

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Re: Old fart topic: What was your hardware specs in 1992?

Posted on 2015-08-26, 12:50

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As far as I can remember most likely an Amiga500(1 Mbyte) and a RGB monitor(1085 I think). The Amiga was hooked up to a stereo with self built speakers so that the awesome tune of "NewYorkWarriors" would frighten any adults entering the room. We always used to laugh about the PC people with their …

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Re: Games you can play with a Riva 128?

Posted on 2015-08-18, 12:38

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Trevize wrote: Did anybody play Ignition (Wikipedia) back then? 😀 A blast on a LAN but it used to crash quite often. Having a dos- and win.exe out of the box was a nice oddity too.

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Re: Ultimate OS/2 Warp 4 machine?

Posted on 2015-08-12, 14:18

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OS/2 - what a blast from the past. I remember it being bundled with my Vobis Pentium 60 plus applications(including a ?Borland? C Compiler)... all LOST unfortunately. Recently the father of a friend of mine gave me OS/2 Warp 4 and a Celeron laptop. I will try the ecomstation version though. There …

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Re: what hardware were you using in 1999?

Posted on 2015-01-25, 17:00

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1999 was the year of many fun LAN matches in QuakeI/II. Like many I had the low budget speed solution - a celeron300A@450 on a good BX board. If I remember correctly I had a second CeleronA/BX box at a friends house for net purposes. Both had a TNT with 16MByte ram. Buddy of mine whom also befell …

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Re: Quake on a P75

Posted on 2015-01-21, 14:23

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Used to play Quake on my beloved Pentium 60 which was equipped with a Cirrus video card. Timerefresh in the start room was "12.xx fps". I added a Voodoo2 later but it still was too much for it. Nonetheless my favorite setup. Btw, first time i saw it running on a P200MMX I nearly fell out of my …

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Re: Creating a new LED MHz indicator for my PC's front panel! [PROJECT]

Posted on 2013-09-25, 18:09

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Great one! Love the crafty engineer stuff.

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Re: Anyone ever considered a liquid-cooled retro box?

Posted on 2013-09-18, 17:21

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Would be awesome to see a PentiumMMX being pushed beyond 300 MHz. Also cool chips like AMD's x5 come to mind. An original Pentium clocked beyond 66 MHz would be my arch setup though I doubt there's a Socket 4 board with bus frequencies beyond the usual 66.

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Re: How many Retro PCs do you got in your house?

Posted on 2013-09-06, 23:01

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by amadeus777999

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Strictly speaking I have one complete retro PC - an Athlon64 @ ~2500 Mhz... though that's stretching retro to Jupiter and back. More interesting may be my SuperSocket7 tech dump where a lovely K5 is nesting(overclocked from 100 to ~116 Mhz).

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Re: The Ultimate 686 Benchmark Comparison

Posted on 2013-07-08, 12:12

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Fantastic comparison - big props!

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