Re: Upgrading a windows 95 desktop

Posted on 2015-09-28, 19:19

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by raymangold

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I am talking about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_on_a_stick Ohhh right, a COAST module. The part number for the module for your compaq is: 236708-001 I couldn't find any on ebay. There's this random website, you could ask the guy if he has one: https://www.bigblueparts.com/pc-11161-230- …

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Re: Upgrading a windows 95 desktop

Posted on 2015-09-28, 17:55

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Probably just a cost-cutting measure, as the more expensive HX chipset could handle it with the appropriate tag ram. Remember, 64MB was a huge amount of memory for home users when these boards first came out. But many OEMs who implemented Triton II didn't bother to add the 11-bit tag. It should …

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Re: 1280x1024 LCD with scaling options?

Posted on 2015-09-28, 13:43

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I do know of one LCD that can properly scale: 1280x1024 / 1024x768 / 800x600 / 640x480 (and **possibly** 320x240, never tried it) is the IBM T221. It's one of the few monitors to offer advanced scaling because being so expensive I guess they decided to put proper scaler chips in. The monitor is " …

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Re: Upgrading a windows 95 desktop

Posted on 2015-09-28, 13:27

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You can possibly (depending if the board isn't finicky) get a 233 w/ MMX going by using the PowerLeap PL-ProMMX Plus http://homepage3.nifty.com/sandy55/Interposer/pl_mmx.html#PL-ProMMX%20Plus%20Ver.%204.0 If you need 128 MB EDO DIMM modules I might be able to hunt some listings for you. I purchased …

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Re: FB01 / IMFC Music

Posted on 2015-08-14, 13:15

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Isn't the FB-01 similar to the DX100 and therefore the Genesis? Unfortunately I don't know of anything that works with it out of the box. Sort of, except the Genesis' OPN2 has a lot of limitations. Here's a good example of what OPM can do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLpd8GJlxhE It's a shame …

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Re: FB01 / IMFC Music

Posted on 2015-08-14, 11:29

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There's an FB-01 sound editor, I am assuming it also works with the IMFC: http://sourceforge.net/projects/fb01editor/ I was going to try it on my IMFC at some point; I was playing around with a low quality tracker on it the other week. The OPM chip is capable of so much... I don't think western …

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Re: identify this case , never seen one

Posted on 2015-08-11, 23:55

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what should I do with this case? put a computer in it? new components or old? Leave it unsoild and don't touch it? should I paint over just the beige? black/silver/blue maybe? I'll never paint over the clear blue obviously. should i illuminate the panels with led strips? Well clearly you need to …

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Re: Questions about installing soundcard on IBM PS/2...

Posted on 2015-08-10, 08:09

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by raymangold

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Because you haven't bothered to do prior research before aquiring the machine? Enjoy it for what it is, an OEM IBM MCA product with limited expandibility.Use a generic clone to do real stuff... Actually... the PS/2s do 'real stuff' better than the generic clones once you configure them up and snipe …

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Re: So i got a boxed Voodoo 2...

Posted on 2015-08-05, 09:17

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...and i'm not impressed by it. Well, let's put it this way. My experience during the Voodoo days was exclusively via a Voodoo Banshee, manufactered by Creative. The bugger ran hot, so me and my brother modded it with a fan to cool it. It did bring the heat down, and we could further overclock it …

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Re: The teardown

Posted on 2015-07-12, 21:18

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The 300PL hasn't seen much use for almost a year. In efforts to make it more stable I took it apart completely, including the PSU. It tuns out, the PSU has a small circuit board that burned out. Btw, I was impressed with the amount of components it had, including solid copper radiators. Wow! So …

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Re: A 3dfx Voodoo 5, Vortex2, Pentium III-S based Glide Beast Gaming PC

Posted on 2015-07-07, 19:20

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by raymangold

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Hey Phil, do you have the diamond drivers for that diamond monster sound vortex 2? I did some quick searches and couldn't find any except reference drivers. I happened to find the same card in a PC I gutted.

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Re: Athlon 64 project - finally finished!

Posted on 2015-07-07, 19:19

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EDIT: posted this in the wrong thread by accident.

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Re: how rare (or fake) is this?

Posted on 2015-07-05, 04:20

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by raymangold

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There's enough unopened voodoo 3 boxes out there to last for the next 100 years. A documentary was done on some Scandinavian fellow who had this unnatural addiction to 3dfx boxes where his entire house was filled with them from floor to ceiling-- and he'd periodically re-organize and move them …

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Re: AGP falling back to PCI on Aladdin V. HELP

Posted on 2015-07-04, 20:11

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by raymangold

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GART isnt' support on PCI from what I understand (PCI-e it is) For TESTING purposes, I would try another motherboard to see if a different result is gathered.

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Re: AWE 32 price spike on E-bay?

Posted on 2015-06-29, 22:04

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Some of the AWE32's combine a good OPL implementation with decent sound quality, easily expandable memory and daughter board support (a little buggy at worst). Actually, one variant of the AWE32 with OPL3 and the philips amp has one of the *worst* OPL3 implementations known to man kind. Very …

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Re: AWE 32 price spike on E-bay?

Posted on 2015-06-29, 18:44

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The fact that the AWE32 has a broken poorly made OPL3 clone, low quality capacitors, unrealistic sheet specs and a throng of other undesirable characteristics make it interesting that people are willing to pay that much for it. In fact I got my AWE32 for free... and I still don't want it. Yuck.

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Re: A Voodoo 3, Vortex 2, Slot 1 based Glide machine

Posted on 2015-06-28, 22:47

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Has anyone performed any statistical analysis as to whether lack of active cooling on the voodoo 3 is correlated with lower lifespan (voodoo3 lifespan not user lifespan)? If so, one would want to know by how much and with what probability. The prevailing theory is that running any integrated …

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Re: A Voodoo 3, Vortex 2, Slot 1 based Glide machine

Posted on 2015-06-28, 16:27

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Also, is that a Model A keyboard? (they're rubber dome, but I can't say I see them very often). Yes it is - I bought it new in the box a while back for a buck! Yes it's rubber dome, but I need a rest from the clacking of my model M sometimes. What do you know about them? Searching the interwebs …

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Re: A Voodoo 3, Vortex 2, Slot 1 based Glide machine

Posted on 2015-06-28, 03:59

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It's also possible to flash a V3 3000 with a V3 1000 BIOS to underclock it so it runs *far* cooler. However, you'll sacrifice performance. Also, is that a Model A keyboard? (they're rubber dome, but I can't say I see them very often).

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Re: A gallery of strange sound devices

Posted on 2015-06-22, 02:59

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Reply SB 16: ChipChat 16: I won't bother posting the MCA soundblasters since they're pretty common, relatively.

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