Re: PC/Mac Hybrid CD-Games
Posted on 2022-11-19, 10:15
Some releases of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition came on a hybrid PC/MAC DVD.
Re: DFI K6XV3+/66 L2 cache upgrade
Posted on 2022-11-16, 09:03
Limiting factor are the crappy green electrolytics in the VRM circuitry around the CPU socket. So I would recommend a recap before going any further. This is most likely what I will do when it starts crashing too frequently. IIRC, if your installed RAM is larger than the cacheable areas, and you …
Re: DFI K6XV3+/66 L2 cache upgrade
Posted on 2022-11-16, 08:44
Very interesting. I would consider doing this to my K6XV3+/66, but I suspect that board has severe aging issues, so at this point I don't feel like investing into a board that may die any day...
Re: Emulation on MS Windows 3.1x ?
Posted on 2022-11-14, 22:50
Quick update! Just noticed! Zophar.net has just had an anniversay , too! Let's gratulate him and the crew for over 25 years of Zophar's Domain! :partying_face: :balloon: :cake: The whole emulation scene wouldn't be the same without this place! :heart: Well, that's a blast from the past. I totally …
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2022-11-13, 19:28
If there are at least USB2 and AC97 front audio headers on your board, then adapters from USB3 / HD Audio front panel cables can be used.
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2022-11-12, 19:54
Stress? Let me tell you about RTS stress. I used to play C&C: Generals with an old friend via a VPN connection and he had this irritating (and effective) strategy of sending a sea of 'Angry Mob' units that had the 'Arm The Mob' upgrade towards my base which would lay waste upon my HQ and units. It …
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2022-11-12, 19:50
A001 wrote on 2022-11-12, 15:52: PIII 866 512M 133 CL2 GF3 80GB HDD W98 SE […] Show full quote PIII 866 512M 133 CL2 GF3 80GB HDD W98 SE Very nice machine. Did you connect the front-panel ports somehow?
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2022-11-12, 14:56
^^^ That's how I feel about every real-time strategy game I played, which as far as I recall is just Warcraft, Warcraft II + Expansion, StarCraft + Expansion. They just don't cater naturally to my mindset for me to be able to enjoy. I spend lots of time being stressed, saving, reloading, sometimes …
Inkjet stops printing specific color? Wash the printhead with water.
Posted on 2022-11-06, 15:29
My HP Officejet All-in-one 6830 has worked well for over 6 years of moderate use. Recently it stopped printing black, even though a new cartridge was installed and was detected as full. All other colors worked fine. A quick search showed the issue to be, if not common, then at least well-known. …
Re: Anyone here able to modify a Lenovo laptop T61 BIOS?
Posted on 2022-10-29, 16:06
That's a screen problem (defective column driver), as far as I know. Seen it on several screens and it's never been the GPU. Can there be exceptions? Who knows. But it's not likely.
Re: Anyone here able to modify a Lenovo laptop T61 BIOS?
Posted on 2022-10-29, 08:45
On boot up I receive "Fan error" and the system auto shuts down, even though the fan is spinning normally. With "Fan error", I am unable to enter the BIOS. The only means to either enter the BIOS or boot the system is to take some high pressure air and blow it into the fan exhaust until you hear …
Re: Surprise scratches on the inner surface of floppy disks are ominous
Posted on 2022-10-29, 08:34
Back when I was using floppies, they kept randomly dying / developing bad sectors / becoming totally unreadable. Way too often. It was probably some combination of shitty media and defective drives, or what not. But the result is - I stopped using floppies for anything years ago. To me this media is …
Re: Are there any CompactFlash to CardBus adapters?
Posted on 2022-10-25, 21:41
There are, but they are rare. And the UDMA one is virtually impossible to obtain. https://cloakedthargoid.wordpress.com/laptop- … ansion-cards-4/
Re: Trying to build a DOS & Windows98SE PC, but very new to retro PC building
Posted on 2022-10-22, 17:56
I kinda think it's a waste and might be a bit overwhelming to try to build two PCs for DOS and Win98 SE simultaneously , especially if you are very new to retro PC building and are starting from scratch. I would start with a K6-II/II+/III/III+ based PC, which can cover the full range of DOS games, …
Re: Dual booting Windows 7 & 10 with shared drives- good idea?
Posted on 2022-10-22, 12:17
I've been running a dual boot of W7 and W8.1 on an old laptop, with a single SSD, and 3 partitions - one for each OS, one data partition. No issues. Can't see why it would be different with W10.
Re: Best old MP3 player for Win 9x/XP ?
Posted on 2022-10-21, 14:22
Use Winamp, or Foobar 2000 or something.
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2022-10-15, 19:58
DosFreak wrote on 2022-10-15, 19:38: Tried to play Hardspace Shipbreaker and bounced right off. Don't consider "job" games fun. I wonder if this would be fun, though. 🤣
Re: Is it just me or are Realtek wifi cards hot garbage?
Posted on 2022-10-14, 21:39
I have a TP-Link TL-WN821N USB WiFi adapter with a Realtek chip. It has massive issues with Windows 10 ever since build 2004 - randomly loses connectivity, takes way too long to reconnect after the PC resumes from sleep or even long idle. Sometimes it recovers within a minute, sometimes it requires …
Re: You can run Doom inside (DOS) Doom, for real.
Posted on 2022-10-12, 21:17
Re: Best laptops for retro gaming?
Posted on 2022-10-11, 08:55
I have a Thinkpad T42 connected to a Dock II hosting a Aureal Vortex. The screen is beautiful and the Mobility Radeon 9000 is no slouch at DirectX 8 gaming. It's my favorite DOS system when I use the Aureal Vortex with a Dreamblaster S2. It also responds pretty well to slowdown programs. Is not …
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