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

Posted on 2017-03-20, 10:02

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I spent a WHOLE DAY searching for my socket 3, socket 7 and socket 939 CPUs that have gone missing. If one set had gone missing I'd be less concerned because they would obviously be misplaced. But for all three sets to disappear is most odd. The P4s and PIIIs / Athlons are exactly where they should …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-03-17, 15:04

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Pretty sure the graphics card is an ATi Radeon 7500 - the connector spacing looks wrong for a G400/G450, and the G550 always had at least one DVI-I, IIRC, as did later Radeons and GeForces. Every Radeon VE I've ever seen had VGA and DVI-I, too. There may have been a Quadro produced with dual VGA, …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-03-17, 13:59

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Hmm, interesting question! I'm guessing a late P3, around 1GHz, i815 motherboard. The indicators are, onboard sound, Win 2K installed and floppy drive. The last slot may possibly be an ISA slot, and if so, rules out the i815 motherboard. The second last slot looks like it has a PCI 3Com 905 card in …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-17, 13:37

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And yesterday I've received complete FAST Movie Machine II Power Pack - with the M-JPEG and MPEG options, the breakout connector (often missing), software (Premiere 4.0 LE, Photoshop 2.5 LE, Xing MPEG Encoder) and manuals. The boxes are in pretty poor state, but it's still an almost complete …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2017-03-17, 11:15

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Let's play a guessing game. I was putting a crappy machine into the cage at work yesterday, prior to it being disposed of. And then I saw this bad boy: 20170317_103951-1200x2133.jpg 20170317_104000-1200x2133.jpg I couldn't take it there and then (it is now in my car) but an external inspection gave …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-15, 13:50

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Picked up a pair of HD 4850x2 cards for £15 each from different sellers: £30 for what would have cost $840 in 2008 ain't bad and it outperforms the GTX 280 and 9800 GTX in most cases. They will go in my 'Triple Quad' Vista build (quad core Phenom, quad CrossfireX, GTA IV). Still need the CPU for …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-15, 13:25

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Picked up a pair of HD 4850x2 cards for £15 each from different sellers: £30 for what would have cost $840 in 2008 ain't bad and it outperforms the GTX 280 and 9800 GTX in most cases. They will go in my 'Triple Quad' Vista build (quad core Phenom, quad CrossfireX, GTA IV). Still need the CPU for …

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Re: Your old CD-ROMs are probably rotting

Posted on 2017-03-13, 12:33

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I keep a tape backup in a safety deposit box at my bank. It has things that are not replaceable, such as digital family photos, copies of deeds/titles/etc. I change out the tape once a year. I'm going to have to upgrade to the 1.6GB tape soon. :P But only if I can get a cheap drive. I've bought 3 …

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Re: Adventures In $0.99 Computer Lot Buying

Posted on 2017-03-01, 14:45

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That is a damn shame about the board but a restoration project like that ain't for everyone. Nice case though, and you gotta be happy with 2x VLB cards and an SB16.

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Re: EISA Graphics card benchmark results

Posted on 2017-02-28, 12:18

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I have just acquired an EISA / VLB combo board. Although it came with an EISA SCSI controller, I have no other EISA cards. I've got about 3 VLB cards and a selection of ISA ones too so, as soon I can hunt down some EISA equivalents, I'll be able to contribute to this cool project 😀

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Re: Level 2 (L2) cache - performance improvements on older motherboards

Posted on 2017-02-27, 11:36

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Byte Magazine, volume 14, issue 3 (March 1989) [archive.org] Awesome article on page 281 for everything you ever needed to know about cache RAM.

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Re: Retro phone Nokia 3310

Posted on 2017-02-27, 11:32

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I got the 3310 when it first came out and my next phone was the 8820, which was basically the same phone with a much smaller footprint and the most I've ever paid for a phone (£200 - that was the upgrade fee). I've still got it and it still works. :) Loved the changeable fascias. My favourite ' …

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2017-02-27, 11:22

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Next up for guessing... hint: not an in-game shot (that'd be too easy!) vas_ist_das.png Man, that's annoying. The graphics are extremely reminiscent of the kind of pre-rendered CGI used in the Little Big Adventure and Worms cutscenes but I can't place it! p.s. I think a month could be considered ' …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-02-25, 18:56

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Untested for not many £ from eBay: Hercules 3D Prophet 9000 PCI Radeon X800 SE PCI-E Radeon 9600XT AGP 2x Radeon 9700 Pro AGP (both with at least 2 SMD caps missing, 2 were in the box) Asus M4A79T Deluxe 20170225_163311-1600x900.jpg Mostly I'm interested in the mobo, as it has quad CrossfireX …

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Re: Help needed identifying ISA Sound Card

Posted on 2017-02-22, 15:56

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I would guess that it's an ESS 1869 based SB clone so it depends what you're after. If you don't own any ISA sound cards and you need one, this is probably okay if it's free or very cheap. But without knowing the chipset you can't guarantee finding drivers for it or what it will sound like. This may …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-02-20, 16:12

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Creative CT6200 (3D Blaster VLB) 2MB ISA with Magic Carpet CD-ROM (1995) http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/923/csn6C7.jpg Woah - that's the pick of the bunch right there. Rarer than hen's teeth!! Either you got really lucky with that and didn't pay much, or had to donor an organ / limb.

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

Posted on 2017-02-16, 14:18

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I "fixed" an 8bit SB clone (a "Protac International Corp Audio Interface Card" ) after noticing that you can either populate it with clones of YM3812+DAC or the real ICs. So I desoldered the old IC sockets , soldered new suitable for the real ICs and gave it a go - it works perfect. Tested the SB …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-02-16, 08:57

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Filename 20170215_204801_crop_766x747.jpg File size 440.2 KiB Views 2176 views 15" Apple Studio Display, £12 from local seller. The perfect companion for my Power Mac G4.

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Re: Read classic computer and video game magazines in your browser

Posted on 2017-02-08, 12:41

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PDFs of Computer Gaming World. Issue 63, referenced by Great Hierophant in a blog entry has a preview of Creative's 'Killer Card' - mentions of it are rare.

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

Posted on 2017-02-07, 09:06

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Why does everyone seem to think that Super Socket 7 boards can be marked up like you're dealing in controlled substances? http://www.ebay.ca/itm/WBL-560-VIA-Apollo-MVP3-FA-121-0B-WBL560-VA2-5-SBC-NetSight-Imaging-Technology-/322196482906?hash=item4b04682b5a:g:d0cAAOSwYGFU0MUJ Probably hoping …

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