Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-10-03, 19:41

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Really cool :) How does one get a custom-made replica box? I'm guessing it's not as valuable as a genuine one, is there any marking on it to indicate it's a replica? Just curious if they do that to prevent someone from trying to sell it as genuine. At any rate, that will look great in your …

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Re: D-Link DSL-2750U router - Wi-Fi connection drops once I reconnect my LAN connection

Posted on 2016-10-03, 16:30

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Sounds like you've tried just about everything I could think of to suggest. The firmware update was my ace in the hole. Have you tried a factory reset on the router? Print off or note down all your settings, hold the reset button in for 30 seconds, then reprogram it for your home network. Maybe try …

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Re: HP Touchsmart 600 Modding/Upgrading

Posted on 2016-10-02, 19:49

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No luck so far. Here's what's going on. It' an HP Touchsmart 600-1350. It came with an i3-370M with integrated graphics. There is Mobile PCI Express Module (MXM) slot on the system. My friend bought an i7-820QM (no integrated video) and a compatible MXM graphics adapter. Both of these are supposedly …

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

Posted on 2016-10-02, 17:19

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Played a few hours of Ultima Underworld II on my 486. Already hooked! Music is amazing and I don't think I've ever heard such low FM notes in a couple of the songs. Just got down to level 5 of the sewers. My druid is level 7. That sounds awesome. I never played UW2 and I really need to. I keep …

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Re: Favorite MIDI game soundtracks?

Posted on 2016-10-02, 14:16

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Besides Wing Commander I and II (MT-32 only), WC3 and Privateer have some pretty amazing General MIDI music. I also really grew to enjoy the Lands of Lore music, in particle Castle Cimmeria and Betrayal at Krondor is amazing. edit: here is an Origin Systems Audio CD with a great selection of …

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Re: Build your XP Time Machines Now

Posted on 2016-10-02, 13:10

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My daily driver at home is a C2D, 4GB, 8800GTX, and WinXP. I use it for web browsing and GOG gaming (I play almost zero modern games). It's perfect, though eventually Firefox will stop supporting XP, security protocols will move forward, and XP won't be viable for web browsing anymore. But it should …

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

Posted on 2016-10-02, 04:05

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Played a few hours of Ultima Underworld II on my 486. Already hooked! Music is amazing and I don't think I've ever heard such low FM notes in a couple of the songs. Just got down to level 5 of the sewers. My druid is level 7.

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Re: Build your XP Time Machines Now

Posted on 2016-10-02, 01:42

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Great advice. Thank you 😀

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Re: Create EMS memory without EMM386 or restarting?

Posted on 2016-10-01, 15:09

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by clueless1

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Sounds like an Ultima Underworld spell: "Create EMS"

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Re: 7-zip benchmarks for over 60 CPUs

Posted on 2016-10-01, 13:20

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BSA Starfire wrote: Just added a Cyrix 6x86 MII PR333 (75MHz x 3.5) @ 262 MHz. First Cyrix on the list, nice! Looks like it's right on par with the K6-II 233 overall. The Cyrix has higher memory bandwidth, the K6-II slightly more processing power.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-30, 20:21

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...and I thought Tseng Labs ET4000 is the best DOS video card. Never thought Cirrus Logic has better image quality. I've done testing before, the Cirrus Logic cards are the slowest piece of turd crap I've ever seen in dos. I don't care how good they look or don't look, they're just insanely slow. …

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Re: Repair bad setors in DOS?

Posted on 2016-09-30, 15:25

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As others have said, it's not necessarily the hard drive. You need to determine if it indeed is. You didn't mention the model/brand of hard drive, but for example, Seagate has SeaTools and WD has Data Lifeguard Tools. You can use the manufacturer's testing software to know for sure if the drive is …

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Re: Alien Legacy on 486DX-33 with ATI with Ti VGA Wonder XL24.

Posted on 2016-09-30, 13:39

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Well, you're going to want a mouse anyway. It is such a useful part of the retro gaming experience. Tip: when I was looking for a mouse for my 486, I bought a new old stock serial mouse. Looked so cool, worked GREAT...except that the left button requires about 2x the pressing force as modern mice. I …

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Re: Alien Legacy on 486DX-33 with ATI with Ti VGA Wonder XL24.

Posted on 2016-09-30, 02:17

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Oh well. Worth a shot. I think you're last option is to find or buy another graphics card. Something Cirrus Logic will be very compatible and good performing. I use a CL GD5428 on my 486 and it is great. Best of luck.

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Re: Alien Legacy on 486DX-33 with ATI with Ti VGA Wonder XL24.

Posted on 2016-09-30, 01:56

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Here's the one that was bundled with CyberMage. I think it's version 5.1a or something like that.

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Re: Alien Legacy on 486DX-33 with ATI with Ti VGA Wonder XL24.

Posted on 2016-09-30, 01:19

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it wouldn't hurt to try the actual univbe even though you've already tried vvesa.com. I recall that EA included a lite version with a lot of their games (USNF, Cybermage, Need for Speed, Crusader No Remorse), , and it seems Sim City 2k came with one licensed to Maxis. If you want, I can attach it …

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Re: Backing up DOS era CD-ROM games?

Posted on 2016-09-30, 00:46

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Try AnyBurn and CDBurnerXP.

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Re: Alien Legacy on 486DX-33 with ATI with Ti VGA Wonder XL24.

Posted on 2016-09-29, 23:29

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by clueless1

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Have you tried univbe yet?

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Re: Alien Legacy on 486DX-33 with ATI with Ti VGA Wonder XL24.

Posted on 2016-09-29, 23:03

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doom 2 chugs like hell on this system. 486dx33 somehow sounds like a CPU that are too slow. (It's perfect for 1988 to 1992 games though) It might be the cache that are too slow or you have too little of. This is only guessing on my behalf, and I know that other users here can help you more than I …

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Re: The 486 DX2 66 Retro Sleeper or 486 DX2 66 with modern parts

Posted on 2016-09-29, 22:00

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I just started Ultima Underworld II on my DX2-66 and it plays perfectly on it. :) My plan is to finish UU2 then go straight into Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle, another title that will play well on this platform. It's a great CPU for so many classic titles of the early 90's. Thought about doing …

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