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Found it! It wasn't Super Solvers, but it was Number Maze Challenge by Great Wave software. Can't seem to find a copy of the game online, just a couple of dead rapidshare links.

Old math maze game?

Posted on 2017-07-25, 03:33

by oeuvre

in Milliways

This was a game we'd play on the elementary school computers... I think you had to navigate a maze by solving math problems. There were keys involved IIRC. I can't remember much else. Can't remember the name of the game... we ran it on brand new Optiplexes in the late 90s.

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

Posted on 2017-07-25, 01:55

by oeuvre

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

glory

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-24, 20:34

by oeuvre

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Not *quite* retro, but bought an HP Compaq 8510p laptop on eBay. T7700, 4GB, etc.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-24, 12:48

by oeuvre

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

tikoellner wrote: Local flea market findings (paid ~15 USD in total): […] Show full quote Local flea market findings (paid ~15 USD in total): What is that large card on the top left?

Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2017-07-24, 03:34

by oeuvre

in Milliways

No, you misunderstood. The ones who have pre-2000 computers are those who run the global economy.

Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2017-07-24, 03:05

by oeuvre

in Milliways

The ones who are in control are the owners of pre-2000 computers.

Re: Modern beige rigs & peripherals

Posted on 2017-07-23, 16:12

by oeuvre

in Milliways

A lot of stuff like movies, fashion, TV shows, remakes/reboots, cars, etc. are marketed by nostalgia fuel. That's why every other new movie is a freshened version of a decades-ago iteration; some cars even (look at the Toyota FJ Cruiser, the Jeep Wrangler, the Mercedes G class, etc.). For the past …

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

Posted on 2017-07-23, 13:12

by oeuvre

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

just Doom things LCD aside, that's a very nice period setup. The Gravis gamepad always a nice touch and those Altec's are awesome speakers (especially if you have the sub). The thing I like about them the most is the two inputs, so you can plug in a MIDI box without extra parts. Thanks! Yeah, …

Re: Yamaha soundcard - Good or bad?

Posted on 2017-07-23, 13:11

by oeuvre

in Marvin \ Sound

I have the same card; quite nice. It's cleaner and less noisy than an SB16. Only thing is since it is a bit smaller some wavetable cards won't fit properly

Re: Show me your HP!

Posted on 2017-07-23, 13:10

by oeuvre

in Marvin \ System Specs

Scraphoarder wrote: Can we also show Digital and Compaqs? Digital was buyed by Compaq and Compaq merged with HP. Yes! Also, Omnibooks look like pretty slick machines. I've never had one... how do they compare to Thinkpads of the same era?

Re: Modern beige rigs & peripherals

Posted on 2017-07-23, 13:08

by oeuvre

in Milliways

There are some white cases, but I don't think we'll see older looking beige cases anytime soon. The market for them is probably very niche.

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

Posted on 2017-07-22, 13:20

by oeuvre

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Setup Windows 95 on my HP Pavilion 7270 and installed System Commander 7. Now I can boot between 2 hard drives, one with MS-DOS 6.22 + WfW 3.11 and another with 95 http://imgur.com/a/PrGcM