Re: Pentium 166MMX tower of power.

Posted on 2014-01-16, 05:16

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I remember, as a kid, setting the display to show HI and LO once :) I had a similar case and I drilled two holes in the front, mounted two switches and wired them up with the FSB and multiplier jumper. That way I could set the AMD 486DX4-100 to various speeds, ranging from a DX2-50 all the way an …

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Re: List the PC games that you have beaten

Posted on 2014-01-15, 09:54

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Partial list: All leisure suit larry games Jones in the fast lane Kings quest (all) Space quest (all) Strip poker:) Clouds of Xeen Darkside of Xeen EGA Trek Gotta say, some of the lists on here are crazy! How does one find the time to play all those games and finish them also?? Some lists are long …

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Re: Soundblaster PCI 128 CT4810

Posted on 2014-01-15, 09:23

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dnewhous wrote: What was the equivalent Turtle Beach card to the Soundblaster PCI 128? I think some of the vortex cards found in dell systems were close...search "dell vortex sound" on ebay

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Re: Local sellers using Ebay as reference

Posted on 2014-01-15, 08:53

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It's happened one too many times that I have crossed paths with stubborn sellers like this. The only chance you have to get a decent deal from "stubborn as an ox" sellers like this is to catch them when their wife or girlfriend are there nearby...usually they make them sell at a lower price to make …

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Re: Pentium 166MMX tower of power.

Posted on 2014-01-15, 08:10

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I also have a P166MMX for my DOS and early Windows 95 games, and after a lot of changes and reconfigurations it finally works and performs to my satisfaction. The specs are here , with some recent changes: -FPM RAM replaced with EDO (same amount) JayCeeBee64: I checked out the link to your P166MMX …

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Posted on 2014-01-15, 07:41

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Awesome build! Does your turbo button function? If so, does it work "on the fly" or do you have to have your system off to switch it on or off? Is there a Turbo button header on the ASUS VX97 then? As I mentioned in another post, I am always on the lookout for socket 7 boards with a turbo switch. I …

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Re: Tex's ultimate 386 project!

Posted on 2014-01-14, 00:37

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Haha..I know! that's the first order of business - to get rid of it! I have an external battery holder to use instead.

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Re: debating between two retro rigs - SSE in win98 games

Posted on 2014-01-13, 23:56

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The Gateway e3200 (and your 300pl for that matter) are "great looking and solid machines as they stand, but they are certainly limited in terms of expansion.

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Re: Tex's ultimate 386 project!

Posted on 2014-01-13, 23:39

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It is cramped, but it's a nice unique case....it would be awesome to have a few of those for all my retro systems all stacked on top of one another above my stereo system since they are so thrifty on space requirements. The coolest thing about that case though, is the proper turbo LED readout and …

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Re: debating between two retro rigs - SSE in win98 games

Posted on 2014-01-13, 23:10

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I'm not sure about the SSE support thing, but I think I saw some information that might be useful in this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_SIMD_Extensions and maybe here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlon_XP#Athlon_XP.2FMP I personally would always prefer an intel chip as I found it to …

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Re: Tex's ultimate 386 project!

Posted on 2014-01-13, 22:41

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For a long time i decided that i should have a 386DX-40 again, ready and able for my retro needs. Since last year i spend some time gathering retro stuff, restoring my old 386 baby AT tower, which unfortunately became a bit "bent". I never had an horizontal type desktop case, so i grabbed one a few …

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Re: my fast DOS PC

Posted on 2014-01-05, 13:14

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Nice build....that FIC board with all that cache is awesome. I was wondering about your choice to go with a 200MMX. I have been looking around VOGONS and see that a lot of people tend to go with the P200 over a P166. I have heard that some dos games don't like the 200MHz speed of that CPU and the …

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Re: What is the real difference between VIBRA16 and SB16?

Posted on 2014-01-05, 12:40

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Sometimes you can find DSP version by looking at the card. But you have to know where to look. SB 2.0 CT1350 from Wikipedia DSP 2.02, determined from CT1351V202 inscription on a square chip in left-upper PCB corner. SB Pro CT1330 DSP 3.01, read from CT1341V301 inscription on a square chip under ' …

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Re: If you could only choose 12 games...

Posted on 2014-01-05, 12:37

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In no particular order: - King's Quest VI - was a great adventure game...just easy enough to not frustrate me and hard enough to keep me thinking. It still had the feel of Kings Quest IV and V, but more refined - Space Quest III - who can forget this great game that had a great game within the game …

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Re: What is the real difference between VIBRA16 and SB16?

Posted on 2014-01-05, 12:03

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DSP version is displayed when you run DIAGNOSE.EXE utility. Thank you very much! (and to F2bnp as well) I just had to ask because I can't believe how hard it was for me to find an answer to this even when I googled it. Is there a way to find it by just looking at the chips on the card itself though …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2014-01-05, 11:48

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Hi there! So here I am with my 'loaded' IBM Aptiva: o AMD K6-III+ 400 on a Kingston TurboChip-Socket (4x66 MHz) o 128 EDO PS/2 RAM o 20 GB Maxtor 541DX o Adaptec aha 1542cf with external SCSI CD-ROM drive o Vibra 16 (Yamaha OPL-Version) o 3Com 905 o Voodoo3 2000 PCI Running IBM PC-DOS 7 & NT4.0 …

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Re: What is the real difference between VIBRA16 and SB16?

Posted on 2014-01-05, 11:34

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I looked everywhere on VOGONS and I can't seem to find an answer to my question. This may be a stupid newbie question but here it goes...how do I tell what DSP revision my SB card is? Can I tell by just looking at it or will I have to install it and run some program? Thanks in advance

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Re: Reese's Intel Pentium build!

Posted on 2014-01-05, 11:25

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Awesome build ReeseRiverson! I'm curious...is there a turbo switch header on your motherboard? I've had a hard time trying to find a socket 7 board with a "change on the fly" turbo switch. My socket 7 boards all need to be turned off first before I switch the turbo button on or off. Just a …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2014-01-05, 07:54

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I am happy to say this is my first post on VOGONS. I have been following the plethora of great information on here for a while now and I appreciate all the intelligent and useful information that everyone provides. I especially like to see all the retro hardware that’s out there and how people put …

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