Re: Computing terminology in Non-English languages

Posted on 2014-09-29, 23:50

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by ElectricMonk

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Pasokon is japanese for Personal Computer/Laptops. I've got an entire book on technical terms in japanese that I'm supposed to be reading, but i keep putting off. My conversational Japanese is ok, and I can read most katakana and hiragana, but my kanji skills are borderline illiterate. I'll post …

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Re: 8088 vs 8086 for build

Posted on 2014-09-29, 19:44

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by ElectricMonk

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The IBM 5150 is just a regular original IBM PC. For some reason, they included it in the 5100 series, which were a totally incompatible architecture. Go figure... 😒

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Re: Blood always finding CD, even with no CD.

Posted on 2014-09-29, 18:51

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There could be a no-cd patch online somewhere. You'll have to find it, since I suspect linking it here would violate the TOS.

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Re: If you could only have one sound card, what would it be and why?

Posted on 2014-09-29, 18:43

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by ElectricMonk

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Didn't the AWE64 also come in ISA versions? it ORIGINALLY came in ISA versions. PCI versions were special OEM cards it's also not the best for compatibility either, it hardlocks in certain games. also had that godawful CQM I used the ISA version, and didn't encounter any hardlocks. Which games had …

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Re: 8088 vs 8086 for build

Posted on 2014-09-29, 18:41

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by ElectricMonk

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Which games are you planning on playing that use those features? I just used sierra online games, and some random games that came as batch files on floppy disks. Like the text star trek game, rogue, and some pretty poor arcade ports, so those may not have used the obscure features you're talking …

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Re: Modern graphics on a 486

Posted on 2014-09-29, 18:35

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by ElectricMonk

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Except it's a 486 system, which had more than just PCI, depending on the motherboard. ISA, EISA, and VLB ring a bell? http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/12215635.jpg Go actually read the thread, and notice how there are no ISA, EISA VLB Voodoos, Radeons and Geforces and stop assuming I was born …

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Re: If you could only have one sound card, what would it be and why?

Posted on 2014-09-29, 18:13

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by ElectricMonk

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So, if you could only have one sound card, what would it be and why? Sound Blaster Pro 2. Why? It works in any vintage system (including 8-bit ISA slots), it works with any software that supports 8-bit Sound Blaster output, and it can stumble through MIDI if it absolutely has to with OPL3 patches. …

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Re: Modern graphics on a 486

Posted on 2014-09-29, 18:07

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by ElectricMonk

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leileilol wrote: Isn't it obvious enough PCI is the bus of concern in a "modern graphics" thread? Except it's a 486 system, which had more than just PCI, depending on the motherboard. ISA, EISA, and VLB ring a bell?

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Re: Modern graphics on a 486

Posted on 2014-09-29, 18:02

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by ElectricMonk

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What bus does the system in question support? That'll help narrow the list down, if it's ISA, VLB, or PCI. It was VLB only, but I liked my old ET4000/w32p. Support 2D acceleration in DOS and Windows. No 3D support, though. I had a Rage 128 at one point, but between driver bugs, and lots of dithering …

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Re: If you could only have one sound card, what would it be and why?

Posted on 2014-09-29, 18:00

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by ElectricMonk

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As long as it's backwards compatible with an SB16, has the capability to add a bunch of RAM on it, so I can load the different soundfonts I use, and a nice DAC, I guess that would be enough to make me happy.

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Re: 8088 vs 8086 for build

Posted on 2014-09-29, 17:58

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by ElectricMonk

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Huh. Well, I was admittedly a 10 y/o kid when I first used that PC, so it seemed accurate enough for me, but I could always be mistaken.

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Re: Daytona USA Option Menu

Posted on 2014-09-29, 16:38

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The original Windows version doesn't have a Direct3D Patch. You're confusing it with "Daytona USA Deluxe", which is a port of the reworked "Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition" for the Sega Saturn. This game has better graphics, runs at 30fps and has a Direct3D patch. Is that the one that …

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Re: Efficiency clock per clock

Posted on 2014-09-29, 16:29

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by ElectricMonk

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i did'nt include pre coppermine processors because Feipoa did some benchs about those and its very clear. Besides im interested in processor's that can actually outperform something that is selling new (atom for example) im saying in general use. Several times i wondered how the f*** an AIO can …

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Re: 8088 vs 8086 for build

Posted on 2014-09-29, 15:25

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by ElectricMonk

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the 8088 is a variant of the 8086, but with an 8bit external bus, instead of the 16 bit ext bus found on the 8086s, and a smaller prefetch queue. It'll work, but depending on the instruction order, you may see some performance loss with the 8088. The Execution units are identical between the two, …

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Re: Midi Emulation for DOS games in Windows 98?

Posted on 2014-09-29, 15:21

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by ElectricMonk

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Munt *might* work on Win9X, but it looks like Bass Midi only supports XP and up. If you get munt running, you'll need the ROMs for it. PM me, and I an help with that. *EDIT* I just found a copy of YAMAHA.S-YXG50.VSTi.Plugin.v1.0 on my HDD, and it says "WinALL" under OS support. That might work. I …

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Re: A way to repurpose older PCs for educational uses

Posted on 2014-09-29, 13:15

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by ElectricMonk

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There's Slackware. You can do a custom bootstrap with distcc, but if you don't know scripting you'll have to learn it. Slackware is already 486 optimized BTW. I think it is the longest lasting Linux distro to support floppies too. Slackware is really cool because you don't need the internet to do …

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Re: A way to repurpose older PCs for educational uses

Posted on 2014-09-29, 13:13

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by ElectricMonk

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Because Ubuntu is terribly buggy and it monitors what you do. No I don't think there currently is a version of fedora geared towards children, it's mainly geared towards general desktop users. Besides how light weight are we talking here? What are you running it on? If you are running it on a dual …

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Re: Thinking about getting Rocksmith. Guitar suggestions welcome

Posted on 2014-09-29, 03:18

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by ElectricMonk

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After checking the prices online, I think you're correct. I can get an Epiphone or Ibanez for $300-$400 straight from them. That's comparable to what they were quoting me at the pawn shops, and Pecknel.

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Re: Efficiency clock per clock

Posted on 2014-09-29, 03:08

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by ElectricMonk

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That's kind of a loaded question. You can't really compare different architectures just by their clock speed. I've got an i7 2600K running at 4.5GHz, but depending on the work load, a 4GHz Power8 from IBM could trounce my intel cpu. And you are missing a lot of CPUs in that list. The MIPS family ( …

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Re: IBM PC cassette tape

Posted on 2014-09-28, 22:41

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by ElectricMonk

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How could you emulate this on a modern computer? Your emulator would need a perfect image of the original IBM PC ROM. That's not out of the realm of possibility. If the usual suspects in the ROM dumping community were interested, they'd find a way. I imagine it would be more difficult connecting …

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