Re: Scariest pc game you played

Posted on 2018-09-23, 14:50

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Phantasmagoria was a bit scary when I first played it. It was the first time I’ve ever seen any sort of violence in FMV in a computer game so it was more the shock factor at the time I guess.

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Re: Most frustrating part of working on old computers?

Posted on 2018-01-11, 18:14

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Have everything in order :lol: I hate when I need some cable/splitter/memory/cpu/heatsink... and don't have it at hand... go through my boxes which takes a few days and still don't find what I need. Only to find it later when I don't need it anymore. And this happens a lot lately :lol: Also finding …

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Re: Old hardware you didn't take or buy... but might still want?

Posted on 2018-01-04, 22:08

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I visited a fairly large PC recycler that has a retail store attached that sells some older pc parts and systems and sometimes gaming consoles and I found and bought some really cool items including an old TI-99, a Yamaha sound module, an IBM Aptiva (Pentium 75) with the fancy sliding front case …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-09, 22:03

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Found a video cross-converter that supposedly supports ALL PC resolutions up to 2048x2048, HD resolutions up to 1080 and refresh rates up to 250Hz for cheap. Anybody care to guess what brand and model it is? Not going to post full details until it arrives and I have a chance to test it because, if …

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Re: 386 SX40 build

Posted on 2017-07-31, 21:52

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Nice job Andy1979...this is a very nice build...welcome to Vogons

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Re: What retro YouTubers do you subscribe to?

Posted on 2017-06-01, 21:54

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I was searching lately looking to build a list of youtube channels I enjoy...this topic has a lot of great suggestions...I just wanted to add "Happy Console Gamer" to the list. Sorry for resurrecting an old thread.

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2017-02-03, 21:49

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My 1990 Chevy Lumina was recently featured on Regular Car Reviews : Luminas are awesome. Reminds me of the movie Days of Thunder with tom Cruise as Cole Trickle, where he races on the street with one vs. Rowdy Burns! lol I think the stock car he raced in the movie had lumina badges on them too. …

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Re: Do anybody collect other retrto stuff, not computers)

Posted on 2017-02-03, 21:40

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Video Game Systems and Cartridges Books Comic Books Old Radios Cassette Tapes VHS Tapes CD's DVD's Old Calculators Sony Stereo Components (but I would trade 3 of my Sony receivers for one Sansui amp like Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman's one he posted above!!!! - That's a beauty for sure) And I used to …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2017-02-03, 21:34

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creepingnet wrote: Now the Tandy 1000a .... Great Tandy creepingnet! Where did you get your XT-IDE controller? Can one be added to a stock Tandy 1000a? I am asking because I am thinking of doing the same on one of my Tandy 1000a's as well.

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2016-08-27, 18:57

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Shot in the dark...EPIC by Ocean?

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-07-14, 21:21

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After a lot of research I've been doing it all slotted together perfectly to result in.. what I think is nearly "The fastest" in some terms for Win98se that is fully compatible. And by fully compatible I mean no hard-core modifications to the Win98se Kernel / system to run on an i7 or anything …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-07-14, 21:18

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A few more items... Matrox Millennium Matrox Millenium 65nm.JPG SMart RAID Ultra IV Controller SMART RAID IV Ultra.JPG Toshiba Satellite 2610 DVD Laptop Toshiba Satellite 2610DVD.JPG US Robotics 28,800bps Fax Modem USR 28800 FAX MODEM.JPG and a Yamaha TG-100 sound module(!!I'm very happy about this …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-07-14, 21:14

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Picked up some goodies this past two months... Some CPU's cpus.JPG Dell Latitude L400 PIII Laptop Dell Latitude L400.JPG HP xw4600 Workstation - edit: sorry - not so retro HP xw4600 Workstation.JPG HP xw9400 Workstation edit: sorry - not so retro HP xw9400 Workstation.JPG Intel L440GX+ server …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2016-07-14, 20:46

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Robert B wrote: A not so lucky Asus Geforce 4 4600 Ti Nice try though...it was totally worth trying to save. I have not seen many 4600Ti's out there lately available to buy at a decent price. Again, good job, I'm liking your posts.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-07-14, 20:43

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After a lot of research I've been doing it all slotted together perfectly to result in.. what I think is nearly "The fastest" in some terms for Win98se that is fully compatible. And by fully compatible I mean no hard-core modifications to the Win98se Kernel / system to run on an i7 or anything …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2016-07-14, 20:36

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Yep works perfectly. :D I had to clean it up and adjust the colours etc but now everything works like new. That's great! I'm curious if I have the same CRT but without the speakers attached because my CRT looks very similar. Is it possible that the speakers were just not attached to mine or are …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2016-07-14, 17:52

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Just pulled this out of the trash a couple days ago! I finally have a matching Packard Bell monitor for my Platinum 55. :D Very nice find King_Corduroy! Do the speakers work? I've been looking for a similar monitor for my Packard Bell as well. I do have another PB CRT that's in good shape but I …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2016-07-11, 03:58

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Very nice!!! Love all the detail you presented. Welcome to vogons!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-19, 00:44

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some new atypical things GB with 875P and all possible equip http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz23/prospekty7/hwnet5/DSCF3255_resize_zpsicgdchmi.jpg AMAZING!!! Where did you find this????? It's been impossible to find one of these for over 7 years for me on eBay! Very nice!!!! this is my first …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-02-01, 12:39

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I see the floppy eject button is blue, did they use IBM floppy drives or did they just copy the "blue eject button" design? :P I believe they just mimic the ibm design with the blue/teal eject button. From what I recall, Tandy 1000 floppy drives were made by Panasonic, Teac, and Sony. Also, most …

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