Re: Selling question

Posted on 2020-07-11, 01:14

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Marbo wrote on 2020-07-11, 01:02: So just a basic clean and a few photos of widows to show it working and the specs. Then wipe the disk ready for a new owner to install whatever os they like? Probably the simplest and most legal option .

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Re: Minimalist SC-55 setup - Naive dreams about reverse engineering the SC-55

Posted on 2020-07-11, 01:12

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The Yucatan FX (resurrected Cancun FX) mentioned earlier in this thread uses a Dream chip and the infamous GS ROM that Roland sued over and then licensed . I have a Monster MIDI which uses the same Dream chip and ROM, so sounds essentially the same as the Yucatan FX should . I do not find it that …

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Re: Question about Geforce FX 5900 current draw per rail

Posted on 2020-07-10, 23:54

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If we could get permission from whoever owned Xbit Labs at the time, maybe that data could find a nice home on the vogons wiki .

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Re: Minimalist SC-55 setup - Naive dreams about reverse engineering the SC-55

Posted on 2020-07-10, 23:04

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Very promising ! I never heard about those cards, I think they're unobtainium nowadays and basically rare than a SCD-55 ? I wonder if there's some attempt made to clone them since I read somewhere that dream branded chips can still be found. The Yucatan FX (resurrected Cancun FX) mentioned earlier …

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Re: Selling question

Posted on 2020-07-10, 22:49

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I have a 486 to sell. As enthusiasts would it be more interest to you as it stands or would you prefer it restored? Should I add a graphics card? Would you prefer a clean install of windows or prefer to have a look through the old stuff on the hard drive before doing it? If the point is making the …

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Re: Best OS with support for Dual Pentium Pro’s

Posted on 2020-07-10, 22:38

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If the intended purpose is running anything Internet facing and in a server role, using any version of Windows that can run on such a machine is probably not a good idea .

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

Posted on 2020-07-10, 22:33

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Agreed that 133MHz FSB on a 440BX is overclocking . That said, my 440BX based P3B-F 1.03 is stable running at 133MHz with an FX5900XT , as are many other P3B-F boards . The Abit BX133 was obviously marketed as being 133MHz capable and I doubt they had to resort to binning chipsets. My guess would …

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Re: Retro builds with modern conveniences

Posted on 2020-07-10, 22:30

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well fans back then weren't as noisy as they are now... bearings age, same goes for hdds, they weren't the same screaming platters they are today ^^ so it isn't even that accurate. Any hard drive made before fluid bearings (mid 2000s) became commonplace will not see the inside of one of my builds . …

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Re: Whiplash / Fatal Racing on Voodoo graphics

Posted on 2020-07-10, 20:54

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I have Whiplash working in the standard software mode but it won't run using the 3dfx patch. I get a black screen and the computer is frozen. Any tricks getting old dos games to work with these 3dfx / glide patches? Any special drivers that are needed? In the Device Manager I do show "Voodoo …

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Re: DOSBox SVN-Daum: Memory Corruption (Paradox Application)

Posted on 2020-07-10, 20:52

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Hi everyone, I wanted to thank you for all of the replies, I was finally able to get it working with DOSBox-X. It looks like I was fighting a Paradox issue and not a DOSBox issue, I think there was a file locked on the system that when it was closed out or became unlocked it allowed DOSBox, Paradox …

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Re: How to get Realmagic EM8300 Mpeg decoder to work?

Posted on 2020-07-10, 19:47

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Do you have a Driver CD? Just bought this card on ebay without anything, so I don't have a driver, found some on the internet although I would like to have a copy of the original CD. Could you make and ISO and upload is to vogonsdrivers.com? And are there also DOS drivers available for this card? …

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Re: 70Hz in pure DOS at 1600x1200 (or other) over DVI on an old card (FX5900) with modern monitor is possible

Posted on 2020-07-10, 19:44

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Many thanks Darry for your tests. Am I correct to assume the Geforce FX 5500 should be able to accept 1600x1200@70 Hz, considering the max. resolution is 2048x1536? If so, then I suppose the BIOS is for some reason rejecting this custom resolution even though the hardware is capable of handling it. …

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Re: [HOWTO] Running DOS games natively with perfect 4:3 aspect ratio @ 70 Hz over DVI

Posted on 2020-07-10, 18:46

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That is very nice indeed. It is similar to the approach I used in this thread https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=74244 . The main difference is that I used a ready-made programmable EDID emulator, while you have effectively built your own, which is way cooler, potentially more flexible and …

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

Posted on 2020-07-10, 16:29

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I wonder if I'd be able to overclock my 440BX-based GA-6BA board. What's the highest speed slot 1 CPU available? According to this http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Slot%201%20(SC242).html and excluding the recalled 1133MHz one, the fastest slot1 CPU is 1GHz P3 with 133MHZ FSB (7.5x multiplier) . …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-10, 16:23

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I have been using Ebay since 2001 and I have never payed with a bank transfer. I buy items from all over, but mostly from North America (where I am located). yeah I think bank transfer is a lot more common in the EU, I've been on ebay since 1999, back then bank transfer was pretty much the norm …

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

Posted on 2020-07-10, 15:37

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Agreed that 133MHz FSB on a 440BX is overclocking . That said, my 440BX based P3B-F 1.03 is stable running at 133MHz with an FX5900XT , as are many other P3B-F boards . The Abit BX133 was obviously marketed as being 133MHz capable and I doubt they had to resort to binning chipsets. My guess would be …

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Re: Minimalist SC-55 setup - Naive dreams about reverse engineering the SC-55

Posted on 2020-07-10, 14:19

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Jonas-fr, thanks for the clarification. I understand now (I had assumed you had a modern PC nearby, as many of us do). I wish you luck on the reverse engineering thing, but I fear that there will be less interest behind something like this for the SC-55 than there was for the MT-32 as an official …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-10, 14:08

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Yeah, If paypal ever goes away for ebay, I'd probably stop using ebay by at least 90%. It's why I don't buy anything on Aliexpress, don't need the stress in my life. I'm sure sellers will cry bloody murder when there are no customers left on the platform, despite spending the last 10 years crying …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-10, 14:04

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well seeing as how paypals agreement with ebay runs out this year afaik there's going to be a whole lot less of auctions offering paypal in the future :/ I'd say currently it's about half-half paypal vs bank transfer here (idk if it's different in other countries) is not a red flag automatically if …

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

Posted on 2020-07-10, 13:49

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I have a Slot 1 Pentium III running at 800 MHz with a FSB at 100 MHz on an ASUS P2B. It's close to what you want, but I had to use a beta version of the BIOS for it to work. In other words, that's very high end for this chipset. You'd be safer with a Socket 370. In my experience, I've never seen a …

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