Re: Looking for a WW2 planes/dogfight game for WinXp

Posted on 2018-04-26, 17:53

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IL-2 is a lot of fun, but novices need to stay out of the single engine fighters. First of all learn to fly the Bf-110 or Stuka, or of course, the Sturmovik itself. They're stable, easy to control and rarely get you into trouble. Only after you've learned your way around these should you try the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-25, 20:04

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There's no SB option in the BIOS, but games appear to be working with SB/Pro/16 selected. I'm using the wdm.exe SoundMAX driver package in Windows 98 SE. I've tested the following DOS-only games: Doom II and The Ultimate Doom - Sound is good using General MIDI (port 330) and Sound Blaster (220) …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-25, 15:22

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Yes, I have one set up running Windows 98. Let me pull it out of the cupboard. Edit: OK I've got it set up running Windows 98 SE with onboard sound. Are there any specific games you'd like me to test?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-25, 15:14

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I've never used this board to run DOS programs so can't say. (I do remember many years ago trying to get pure DOS audio to work and giving up without success.) It doesn't have an SB-Link connector either.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-04-25, 14:57

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I've had several of those over the years. They can take CPUs from 300 MHz Celeron to 1 GHZ Pentium III. (I tried a 1.1 GHz Coppermine Celeron and it wasn't recognised.) Maximum RAM is 512 MB RAM. They make nice little late Windows 9x or early Windows XP machines. Integrated video and audio are poor …

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Re: European Air War and Glide don't play nice

Posted on 2018-04-25, 14:43

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I've never tried with SLI, but can confirm that these single-card configurations work OK: 12 MB Voodoo2 PCI + 8 MB Matrox Millennium G200 AGP in Windows 98 SE 12 MB Voodoo2 PCI + 2 MB S3 Trio64v+ PCI in Windows 95C

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Re: When did prices on eBay skyrocket?

Posted on 2018-04-25, 12:37

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Well the economy is improving. People have more money to spend on luxuries. Interest rates are (still) low which also helps. Edit: Attach chart of interest rates to 2016

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Re: Make a reset button

Posted on 2018-04-25, 11:30

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See if your trap has a valve like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_(plu ... g_trap.jpg (I have lost components like this as well. Now I always put down a drain filter before cleaning small parts in the sink.)

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Re: Make a reset button

Posted on 2018-04-25, 11:24

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If this happened to me I'd open up the pipe as someone has suggested. (Sink traps should be cleaned at regular intervals anyway). If the part is very light however it's probably gone for good.

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

Posted on 2018-04-25, 01:05

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http://aopen.jp/products/housing/h300.html http://aopen.jp/products/housing/h340.html The H340A is externally similar to the H300A but has more ventilation holes. It also comes with a beefier (200W) P4-capable PSU. The FSP145-60SA PSU was produced in two variants. The version in the H300A is …

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

Posted on 2018-04-24, 17:47

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I have assembled another PIII system: http://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=46603&t=1 I recognise that case. I used to have 3 identical computers that used it. Ex-office equipment. They were Compusys branded and used the Aopen MX3S motherboard. Exact same funny-shaped PSU (FSP145-60SA). The …

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Re: Tape brands used in electronics ?

Posted on 2018-04-21, 01:13

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I don't know about brands. I just buy whatever's cheapest on ebay. (Goes to look). I see I've been buying Kapton tape. I don't know if there are better alternatives.

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Re: What is the longest peripheral card in your possession?

Posted on 2018-04-20, 21:49

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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote: Have you ever owned a card very long that won't fit into standard ATX case? Baby AT motherboards that put the CPU right of the PCI slots (e.g. PCChips M573) are annoying. ATX put a stop to that nonsense.

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Re: What CRT TV is this?!

Posted on 2018-04-20, 19:21

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Nothing wrong with CRT TVs. We still have a Philips 32PW9617/12 as our main screen. Still works fine, though the remote has had to be replaced several times over the years.

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Re: Tape brands used in electronics ?

Posted on 2018-04-20, 04:09

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That's heat resistant tape. Normal tape will peel off over time due to the heat inside the case.

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Re: Hardware you wish you'd never bought.

Posted on 2018-04-20, 00:51

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LOL @ this thread. So much rage. Someone up top mentioned CD-ROM drives with fans. I've wondered about that. I took an old drive apart for cleaning a while ago and noticed that, although it didn't have a fan, there was a little vent in the back of the case and mounting slot for a small fan inside. …

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Re: Retro Hardware Prices... are NUTS!

Posted on 2018-04-13, 07:38

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Doesn't matter. It's generational. Kids who began tinkering with computers around Y2K will now be old guys with fond memories of P4's -- and lots of cash to spend on them.

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Re: Advantages of DOS 6.22 + Windows 3.11 over Win98

Posted on 2018-04-12, 23:30

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How does booting into DOS from CD work anyway? Aren't there driver issues to sort out, since DOS doesn't have native optical drive support?

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Re: What is the longest peripheral card in your possession?

Posted on 2018-04-12, 12:32

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Longcard is long.

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Re: A decent ISA NIC for W98

Posted on 2018-04-11, 23:33

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dosgamer wrote: Back in the day I played through Half-Life on a Pentium MMX 233 with a (heavily overclocked) Voodoo 1. It ran absolutely fine. Runs fine on a Pentium MMX 200 with Voodoo2 as well. I did have problems running Blue Shift on that setup tho.

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