Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2016-06-06, 20:20

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Jade Falcon wrote: Arthur: The quest for excalibur And we have a winner! Did you happen to find it by image search? I should have cropped it better, after I posted I did an image search of it and it showed up on a Russian gaming site. Your turn, Jade Falcon!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-06, 20:09

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Are you using any Aztech utilities such has hwset.exe or diagnose.exe? Those should help you out. I can't seem to find those in any of the driver packages I have for Aztech, but I'll keep looking. Keep in mind this is a non-PNP card. I don't think those programs are meant for cards like this. I …

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

Posted on 2016-06-06, 20:05

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I played about 30 minutes of Ultima Underworld early this morning. It's amazing how much more immersive the game is when played in darkness and silence.

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2016-06-06, 19:55

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Jade Falcon wrote: the quest for excalibur? Close. 😀 You're missing a word.

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Re: Retro keepsakes that you don't actually use (and know you won't ever)

Posted on 2016-06-06, 19:51

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I have a Genoa 8500VL (Cirrus Logic VLB) and I don't own a single VLB mainboard. I suppose one day if circumstances change I may source the components for a 486 VLB system, but it's not looking like that will happen anytime soon. Where did it come from? Last summer I visited my mom and found the …

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Re: Why are old PCs considered lame and boring?

Posted on 2016-06-06, 18:41

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Probably because their childhood was different. For example, I love stuff around the early PC and DOS era because that's what I grew up with. But go a little farther back with the blocky Atari 2600 stuff and I start thinking it's "lame and boring" because it just feels "too old" to pique my …

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Re: What was the coolest looking vintage computer?

Posted on 2016-06-06, 18:23

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^^^ this!

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

Posted on 2016-06-06, 18:22

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What the heck! I've *never* come across a stack of PCs laying at the curb in my life. I've lived in two different US states, and maybe 5 towns. Just doesn't happen where I am. 🙁

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2016-06-06, 16:24

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Next game! Filename whatda.jpg File size 77.63 KiB Views 1125 views

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2016-06-06, 15:30

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Cold War, developed by Mindware Studios in 2006. Mindware also developed Painkiller: Overdose, a standalone expansion pack to Painkiller.

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Re: What was the coolest looking vintage computer?

Posted on 2016-06-06, 01:38

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This is not a computer, but rather a 5 1/4 disk drive--the Indus GT. Perhaps the coolest looking floppy drive ever. My brother had one for his 8-bit Atari computers. Filename indus1.jpg File size 6.25 KiB Views 2154 views Filename indus2.jpg File size 28.09 KiB Views 2155 views

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Re: Microsoft forced to change Windows 10 upgrade policy

Posted on 2016-06-05, 22:38

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Windows 10 activates with a hash of the hardware platform. Paul Thurrott guessed it was based on the serial number/hardware ID of the motherboard. So anytime THAT computer with THAT hardware ID reaches out the Microsoft's activation servers, they recognize the hash and say "Yep, you're good! …

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Re: Other hobbies?

Posted on 2016-06-05, 22:34

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My other hobby (which is considerably more expensive than collecting old computers/consoles :(( ) is flying. I've been working 1 and a half year but I finally last weekend got my private pilot license so now I can fly my family wherever I want :) Now, the question is how can I combine the 2 hobbies …

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Re: WIP 1: Ezra-T slow-down machine, S370 industrial build...

Posted on 2016-06-05, 22:25

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Thanks, j^aws! Quite an impressive chip.

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Re: Microsoft forced to change Windows 10 upgrade policy

Posted on 2016-06-05, 21:03

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Read the fine print. When you upgrade to Windows 10 you are no longer licensed for Win 7 (unless you use Pro). This is the first I've heard of this, but I'm not an expert in fine print. :) I wonder why sites like winsupersite.com and howtogeek are not aware of this? http://www.howtogeek.com/253901/ …

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2016-06-05, 16:39

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Wild guess: Red Orchestra 2

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Re: Microsoft forced to change Windows 10 upgrade policy

Posted on 2016-06-05, 15:09

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One cool thing about Win10 is that once you activate it on a hardware platform, it is forever activated on that hardware. That means you can do something like: upgrade from Win7 to Win10, then later, wipe out the drive and do a clean install from a Win10 ISO and it "just activates". No activation …

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Re: WIP 1: Ezra-T slow-down machine, S370 industrial build...

Posted on 2016-06-05, 14:54

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Quite an amazing processor. 😀

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Re: Microsoft forced to change Windows 10 upgrade policy

Posted on 2016-06-05, 14:14

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That said, if you want to claim your free upgrade, just image your Win7 system, do the upgrade, then image back to Win7. Your machine is now forever activated for Win10, so if you change your mind in 5 years, you can install Win10 for free then. About the above, I'm not sure at all if it works like …

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Re: Microsoft forced to change Windows 10 upgrade policy

Posted on 2016-06-05, 13:11

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Well, it depends on your definition of "forced". :) They changed the upgrade from Optional to Recommended. The thing is, on most systems, Win7 Recommended Updates is enabled. Never10 is the simplest, best method to block it, because all it does is change two registry keys in accordance to …

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