Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2020-04-27, 22:29

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imi wrote on 2020-04-27, 22:19: definitely needs more eggs. I had schnitzel today :3 I can't eat more than five at midnight. Especially not with the type of bread. One slice, fill's you up, like 5 slices of white toast does. (And makes you feel full 3 times longer) EDIT: Veal or pork?

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2020-04-27, 22:12

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Just had a simple and small midnight snack.... 5 fried egg's, on top of a slice of sour dough rye bread. The type made with some wheat, rye flour and whole moist rye grains. MidnatSnack.jpg EDIT: If anyone want to see what the bread type is, then it is this below. Healthy bread, compared to white …

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2020-04-27, 22:09

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ragefury32 wrote on 2020-04-27, 16:43: So to continue on with the lusophone theme, I made some Portuguese caldo verde with chouriço for lunch. It’s a simple soup with potatoes and kale. Probably the best way for a non-vegetarian to eat kale. 81741691-36F3-4066-AFCD-F33399A485AC.jpeg That soup looks …

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

Posted on 2020-04-27, 20:48

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Spent the last few evenings gaming on my 486sx50. Really enjoying this machine and seeing what it can do. I have noticed this banding in certain resolutions with this vga card. The issue remains on the 3 systems I have tested it on. Has anyone seen this before? Ahhh... Spaghetti lines... The …

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Re: Socket 7 build luxury problems

Posted on 2020-04-27, 09:49

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We all horde... To various degree and extend. 😀 The question remains. When does hording become hording?

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

Posted on 2020-04-27, 09:10

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Rev. 1.5 has no issues running burnt Kickstart ROMs either. Here's an old picture of my Rev. 1.5 with the Kickstart 3.1 burnt to an EPROM: P9191199.JPG Having said that, the ROMs by Cloanto are crap anyway. See https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=71778 for an overview of my current Amigas. …

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

Posted on 2020-04-27, 09:03

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No I'm not going to convert a A600 to a desktop case. It's just not worth it imho and I quite like the original form factor. My priority systems are Acorn Risc systems and pre '98 x86 (socket 7 and super socket 7 mainly) systems. Far easier to upgrade at a reasonable cost. I have plenty of spares …

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

Posted on 2020-04-27, 09:02

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Sweet.... Just avoid upgrading an Revision 1.3 motherboard. It is not worth it. As far as I understand, by looking around. Is that the 1.3 board is the biggest PITA to work with. Many upgrades does simply not work and a lot of upgrades make the machine buggy and unstable. I no longer have my Rev …

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

Posted on 2020-04-27, 08:12

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Wow, talk about upgrading an Amiga :) What do you use your Amigas for with that amount of upgrades? I suspect not only playing Lemmings and Ports of Call? Well.... My Amiga600 is upgraded, because I get a few features extra this way. (CPU and Memory wise). Nearly all my Amiga's have a scandoubler, …

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

Posted on 2020-04-27, 07:14

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I also agree with good and even overkill cooling, especially when dealing with parts that are getting harder and harder to source . Heat is the enemy . So true... So true. That is why I have done overkill cooling in my Amiga600 as well. My Amiga600 on my blog Wow, talk about upgrading an Amiga :) …

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

Posted on 2020-04-27, 07:07

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Thanks. Yes, it does look cool, and it extends the life of my 6569-R5 chip. I have a near perfect image from this machine now. As I have recapped it, heatsinked chips that gets hot and I am using a high quality Video cable. And no. No need for oil or water cooling. The board is working perfect now, …

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Re: Salvaged some parts from a C64 machine. Best way to clean and shine them up?

Posted on 2020-04-26, 22:02

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Thanks.... I did find a place were they have most of the parts you mention here. Like the cartridge edge connector. It is a german supplier of old 8-bit hardware. They did have some DB9 connectors in plastic, as the new style with hex-screws will not work for a C64. And those they have, are the type …

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Salvaged some parts from a C64 machine. Best way to clean and shine them up?

Posted on 2020-04-26, 21:32

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Hi all. I salvaged these parts from a broken and old Commodore64. What would be the best way to shine them up? Vinagre bath, or something else? As some of the parts are close to impossible to source from new, then it would be cool to get rid of stuff like the black coating that have develloped on …

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

Posted on 2020-04-26, 21:12

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darry wrote on 2020-04-26, 20:18: I also agree with good and even overkill cooling, especially when dealing with parts that are getting harder and harder to source . Heat is the enemy . So true... So true. That is why I have done overkill cooling in my Amiga600 as well. My Amiga600 on my blog

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

Posted on 2020-04-26, 18:56

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I gave my breadbin (250407) a VIC-II cooler. The chip have a heatsink on it as well, making it an effective cooling solution. C64-Cooling.jpg That looks cool. Is the next step a water or mineral oil cooled C64? 😉 EDIT: maybe with an overclocked SuperCPU . Thanks. Yes, it does look cool, and it …

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

Posted on 2020-04-26, 18:39

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I gave my breadbin (250407) a VIC-II cooler. The chip have a heatsink on it as well, making it an effective cooling solution. Filename C64-Cooling.jpg File size 168.11 KiB Views 304 views

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Re: Apple is getting off Intel CPU’s ?

Posted on 2020-04-25, 08:48

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I never heard any Mac users complain about the reliability of the Intel CPU. But there was an issue with CPU throttling but I think that was a Apple problem. In any case. I think Apple has bigger problems with the Mac's in keyboard issues, and faulty logic board solder jobs. The Intel CPU has …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-04-24, 19:26

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Sold a couple of VIC-II's (8565-R2) and bought a complete set of rounded sockets for my SixtyClone 250466 project.

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Re: Alternatives to hard disks on 486 mobo.

Posted on 2020-04-24, 18:26

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jackmtech wrote on 2020-04-24, 18:16: imi wrote on 2020-04-24, 14:31: you can get industrial SLC cards on ebay for ~$5 usually I got one new from amazon for 8€ once cause I needed it quickly. Yes, but I'm asking if it is possible to install more than 512MB, since the mobo does support more. Drive …

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Re: International mail shipments and COVID-19

Posted on 2020-04-24, 17:11

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I have. UK ships fairly fast to Denmark. Italy not so much. As an example, I bought something on the 28'th of Feb. and it arived today. (Nearly two month's)

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