Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-01-17, 20:25
Better than nothing, though. Check for cold solder joints on the card and reflow if necessary.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-01-17, 14:11
I have the exact TNT2 card, minus the composite and S-video ports. Every game (minus the ones that require the GeForce2 or higher) has amazing frame rates, except NFS HP2 requires a Pentium 3 (with the SSE instruction set).
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-01-17, 13:20
Nice. I can tell the difference between the two: one works, and the other one doesn't. Learnt that the hard way when I purchased IDT chips for my 486. Purchased Winbond SRAM chips on eBay.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-01-16, 15:49
Bought the following today on eBay for my Packard Bell Pack-Mate 28 Plus (PB450M): 1) 8 pcs WinBond W24257AK-15 15ns 32Kx8 SRAM TAG Memory Cache Chip DIP Vintage 2) 14pcs Winbond W24257AK-20 32K x 8 CMOS Static RAM SRAM - 9332 Date Codes 3) IC Chip Extractor Circuit ROM Mother Board Remover Puller …
Re: MELTDOWN and SPECTRE vulnerabilities and older hardware?
Posted on 2018-01-16, 15:45
Downloaded latest bios for my Precision 5510 and my system is now patched. My MSI gt72 2qe still has no BIOS update and I doubt my parents Dell Latitude D630 and D520 (both running Windows 10) ever will. Hopefully MS can get a microcode update pushed. You'd hope that something like this would get …
Pentium OverDrive Interposer: Where can I find one?
Posted on 2018-01-15, 19:11
I'm thinking about installing an Intel Pentium OverDrive 83MHz (5V) into my Packard Bell Pack-Mate 28 Plus, but according to the UKT Support page, the site states the following: If you wish to upgrade the processor with an Intel P24T (Pentium Overdrive), the Interposer is required. An Interposer can …
Re: MELTDOWN and SPECTRE vulnerabilities and older hardware?
Posted on 2018-01-14, 19:49
Here are my results after installing the 64-bit version of linux: Filename 2018-01-14-143026_659x634_scrot.png File size 119.59 KiB Views 2099 views File comment Bug results
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-01-14, 05:25
Definitely. Sounds better and everything now works. Now my system just locks up and I figured the standby timer was active (dummy me), but all is well. When I close out Hot Pursuit 2, it locks the system up (did this with the PSU by itself without the adapter in place).
Re: MELTDOWN and SPECTRE vulnerabilities and older hardware?
Posted on 2018-01-14, 05:21
My Presario C700 has the second level Spectre vulnerability and the Meltdown as well. Unfortunately, there are no patches for the 32-bit version of linux, only the 64-bit version of linux has the patches available. Edit (1/14/18 @ 13:12 or 1:12pm): My laptop has all 3 vulnerabilities after …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-01-13, 22:50
Bought 2 ATX 24-pin (no -5v) to ATX 20-pin (w/ -5v and toggle switch <-- optional) adapters on eBay, got them today, and I installed one in my Socket 370 system for the Media Vision Pro Audio Studio 16 card that requires the -5v for the card to work correctly. https://i.imgur.com/POp4BZ1h.jpg Note: …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-01-11, 20:10
maverick85 wrote: Not really retro but my oh my, it makes a huge difference in cleaning dust out of dusty builds (not laden with tar) and it only […] Show full quote Not really retro but my oh my, it makes a huge difference in cleaning dust out of dusty builds (not laden with tar) and it only cost …
Re: MELTDOWN and SPECTRE vulnerabilities and older hardware?
Posted on 2018-01-11, 15:48
Looks like Meltdown and Spectre already run on old hardware :dead: Except for the 8088/8086, 286, 386, and 486 machines. Pentium (as well as the OverDrive and Pro) and higher are affected by these bugs. AMD processors, not so much (zero chance according to the AMD team). Did you clicky the linkyies …
Re: MELTDOWN and SPECTRE vulnerabilities and older hardware?
Posted on 2018-01-11, 14:57
spiroyster wrote: Looks like Meltdown and Spectre already run on old hardware 😵 Except for the 8088/8086, 286, 386, and 486 machines. Pentium (as well as the OverDrive and Pro) and higher are affected by these bugs. AMD processors, not so much (zero chance according to the AMD team).
Re: DSS / Covox Speech Thing exclusive games
Posted on 2018-01-10, 21:44
Ah, the good old Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro. I have that card, and I never knew that it had the Covox Speech Thing and Disney Sound Source with a genuine OPL3 chipset.
Re: Sound Blaster 16 in SimCity 2000
Posted on 2018-01-10, 20:42
I'm going to test my sound card tonight after visiting ye olde DMV and copying everything from the 2.5" IDE HDD to the 3.5" IDE I pulled from a dysfunctional Power Mac G3/400 (going to take the PSU out as well).
Re: TNDLPT : Tandy Sound on parallel port
Posted on 2018-01-10, 16:46
I have the Lo-Tech Tandy Compatible Sound Card in my Packard Bell Pack-Mate 28 Plus that I purchased on eBay last year, and it sounds amazing. Too bad there isn't a Lo-Tech Tandy Sound Card that has the DAC since some games require that (Police Quest 3).
Re: MELTDOWN and SPECTRE vulnerabilities and older hardware?
Posted on 2018-01-10, 16:18
No wonder my Packard Bell Pack-Mate 28 Plus is faster than my laptops that have the Pentium 4 or higher.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-01-10, 15:49
Bought 2x 24-pin (no -5V) to 20-pin w/ -5V ATX adapters for my Socket 370 and K6-2/300 systems since some of the cards I have require the -5V, otherwise, there would be either no sound or Alvin and the Chipmunks (fast speed). Going to order a 20-pin ATX to AT P8/P9 w/ -5V, dummy load with the power …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-01-10, 12:13
A Commodore 486 SX-25? Dang, that's impressive.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2018-01-10, 04:35
I purchased two things when I was on my thrift store adventures: 1) Yamaha PSR-215 keyboard for $30. 2) Samsung Gear VR (new) <-- not retro for $20 for my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge phone. Video: Thrifting Adventures
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