DOS/Win9x laptop - what specifications would be perfect for you?

Posted on 2020-01-24, 19:29

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by cyclone3d

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So I am hatching an idea and want to get some input. What would be the specifications of the perfect DOS/Win9x laptop for you? I am not looking for what already exists. I want to know exactly what you would like to see.

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Re: Found an online store with multiple VLB ATI Mach64 cards (pricey)

Posted on 2020-01-24, 16:07

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by cyclone3d

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All 3 gone... at those prices. wow.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-01-24, 05:00

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by cyclone3d

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Yep, will do. I've already got an couple different MWave cards including the same one you have. I do have some drivers already but everything I could find about them said that they were super hard to set up with what was available and I haven't bothered messing with them because of that. Here are a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-01-24, 03:55

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by cyclone3d

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Was doing a really broad search on eBay and ran across a seller that has some PC/104 audio/video boards so I bought one. The sound chip is a Crystal CS4236B so it should work great for a retro PC/104 build. No idea what the video is. And it doesn't have a VGA out port. I'll have to try to look it up …

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Re: Found an online store with multiple VLB ATI Mach64 cards (pricey)

Posted on 2020-01-23, 21:46

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by cyclone3d

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It is the same company based on the contact information provided. They do list phone number and address. Shipping would be $14.43 for me which is not out of line as fare as shipping goes with online stores like that. Worst case scenario is that they don't ship anything and you have to open a dispute …

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Re: HP T5720 using ESS Allegro 1989 drivers, failure for dos sound

Posted on 2020-01-23, 15:25

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by cyclone3d

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If you just bridges the small cap spaces, you have caused shorts to ground which should not be there. SMD caps will be tan/brown in color. Resistors will be black. From what I could find, the sound will only work properly with the riser populated with caps. Make sure the polarity is correct on the …

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Re: Help me understand this ISA-PCMCIA for Pentium expansion card

Posted on 2020-01-23, 07:30

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by cyclone3d

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Yeah, I was not able to find any information about a different card either. That one is way too short and the slots are not in the correct place to line up with the slot in the case either from what I could tell from the pictures. My guess is that the case setup you have was meant to have an adapter …

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Re: HP T5720 using ESS Allegro 1989 drivers, failure for dos sound

Posted on 2020-01-23, 03:23

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by cyclone3d

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Took me a bit to find the thread where I posted the fix for the PCI riser and the AW744-L2 sound card. It should also fix issues with other cards. The PCI riser needs to be populated with capacitors. Low volume out of Cobra AW744L II card

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Re: Low volume out of Cobra AW744L II card

Posted on 2020-01-23, 03:20

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by cyclone3d

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franky52 wrote on 2019-12-07, 23:34: I’m suffering from very low sound and with a lot of noise. Does this fix solve both problems? Yes, it fixes both problems.

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Re: Help me understand this ISA-PCMCIA for Pentium expansion card

Posted on 2020-01-23, 00:30

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by cyclone3d

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Well, that quad slot card is not meant for that chassis. It is meant for the slimline chassis. See here for information about that card and pictures to see what system that card was made for. http://ps-2.kev009.com/ohlandl/9533/9533.html#4Slot

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Re: Help me understand this ISA-PCMCIA for Pentium expansion card

Posted on 2020-01-22, 23:24

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by cyclone3d

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That quad card reader you got off of eBay is meant to be able to use 2 cards inside your computer and use 2 more cards through the back of your computer. If you want something that will mount in that slot in the front of your case, you will need to find one that is specifically meant to mount in …

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Re: Buying new boxes to store motherboards individually

Posted on 2020-01-22, 20:53

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by cyclone3d

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Uhhhh.. I would think shipping to Europe would be quite expensive. Try one of these places: https://www.davpack.co.uk/cardboard-boxes/ https://cardboardboxco.ie/corrugated.html https://www.postofficeshop.co.uk/postal-supplies/mailing-boxes/cardboard-boxes/ There are probably a bunch more around your …

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Re: Buying new boxes to store motherboards individually

Posted on 2020-01-22, 19:37

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by cyclone3d

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Caluser2000 wrote on 2020-01-22, 19:08: Any major courier company like Fedex should have suitable boxes available. Have you seen what Fedex and other carriers charge for boxes in-store? Better idea is to order boxes for ~$1 a piece instead of the $7-$15 a piece they charge in the store.

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Re: Buying new boxes to store motherboards individually

Posted on 2020-01-22, 19:36

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by cyclone3d

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Look at what ULINE has to offer. The normal shipping kills their good prices but I order boxes from a local outfit that sells ULINE boxes and they give me free shipping. 14x12x3 seems like it would be a good size for ATX motherboards. That will give you approximately an inch on all sides depending …

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Found an online store with multiple VLB ATI Mach64 cards (pricey)

Posted on 2020-01-22, 16:36

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I was looking up part numbers for OEM cards and came across a site that has multiple VLB ATI Mach64 cards listed for sale. They are pricey IMO but, if you really really want one, they are supposedly available: http://www.tspire.com/vesa-local-bus They also have some other rare cards available as …

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Re: $100 bounty for a long lost Far Cry 1 mod. Research of a cancelled PC game from 2005.

Posted on 2020-01-22, 08:31

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This site lists the nofrag location: http://web.archive.org/web/20050403174500/htt … cry-expert.com/ http://www.nofrag.com/fichiers/farcry/mods/in … 50316_Setup.exe Guessing you already found that and that is why you asked nofrag to look in their backups.

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Re: $100 bounty for a long lost Far Cry 1 mod. Research of a cancelled PC game from 2005.

Posted on 2020-01-22, 08:14

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Hopefully somebody still has it. Only thing I came up with, which you already have from what I gather is the second tech demo: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.incorporated-game.com/release//* I've requested access to the beta web.archive.org site which I think is supposed to have a full text …

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Re: SATA to PATA adapter in the vintage computing

Posted on 2020-01-22, 07:10

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by cyclone3d

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I've been using the super generic ones from China. They seem to work just fine.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-01-22, 05:12

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Nice. A Geforce 256 DDR is one of the cards I am pretty sure I don't have and would like to. Not too high on my priority list though if I see one for a really good price I will pick it up. this is where i got mine. i think he has more. he also takes paypal. i've bought a couple of items from him in …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-01-22, 03:00

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by cyclone3d

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Nice. A Geforce 256 DDR is one of the cards I am pretty sure I don't have and would like to. Not too high on my priority list though if I see one for a really good price I will pick it up.

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