Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-08-22, 17:37
Munx wrote: Both retro and not at the same time, this just arrived P_20160822_182203[1].jpg Oh I want one of those so bad.
Re: What will we look like in 30 years?
Posted on 2016-08-21, 19:44
Ah, but LOGO has actual commands whereas wannabes like "Scratch" or whatever it is have graphical blocks that you drag around. And idiot can do that, I've taught it to 7-year-olds who couldn't program their way out of a paper bag (and when I was 7, I was writing prime number generators). Just last …
Re: Keen Game Engine: A Clone of the Galaxy Engine, with VGA!
Posted on 2016-08-21, 18:00
I had a chance to check it out on my DX2-66. Framerate seems pretty low, but it still feels very smooth. Just feels in slow motion. In other words, no jerky motion, just slow movement. Yeah, that sounds about right. Lately I've been trying to figure out why the engine is so slow, and I think it's …
What will we look like in 30 years?
Posted on 2016-08-21, 16:13
What do you guys think VOGONS, DOSBox, and the retro gaming community in general will look like in 30, 40+ years? We'll all be old geezers by that point. Hopefully there will be new blood. Maybe, just maybe, by that time DOSBox 0.75 will have been released. But I wouldn't count on it :) One thing I …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-08-21, 05:34
Awesome. Slap an SBPro II in there and you got yourself a perfect late 80's - early 90's gaming system. What's the video card? I assume VGA of some sort. (I'm asking because I couldn't find any information online except listings 😊 )
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-08-21, 02:08
Ahhhhh! Is that a 386 system? Please post full specs 😁
Re: Help with TE100 CardBus ethernet card
Posted on 2016-08-21, 01:01
I agree, and that was one of my first thoughts, but unfortunately I don't have another machine with cardbus slots right now.
Re: Help with TE100 CardBus ethernet card
Posted on 2016-08-20, 20:27
Sorry for necroposting, but argh, I can't get this stupid card to work properly! I've followed all of the instructions in the readme files to the letter, including using the card enabler and excluding the required memory from EMM386. As I said above: Here's what happens in Windows 98: 1. Put the …
Re: Pure DOS gaming system with 100% digital audio output
Posted on 2016-08-17, 01:27
Ha. Just try me. I'll tell the difference a mile away. 😀
Re: Bought an IBM PS/2 Model 30
Posted on 2016-08-17, 00:02
Blow it out with a compressed air can, then try it 😀 That's worked for me in the past.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-08-16, 18:57
Wow! Excellent haul, sir! Did that person advertise on Craigslist or what?
Re: Strange gameport cable - Any ID?
Posted on 2016-08-16, 18:22
Well, agreed, the only time I've ever seen plugs like that is on video cards, which go to breakout boxes for s-video, RGB output and stuff like that. But you never know.
Re: Bought an IBM PS/2 Model 30
Posted on 2016-08-16, 18:04
Definitely you must use an image writer utility to write the image byte by byte to the disk. Really, any 720K bootable floppy disk should work. Stick it in your 386 and use the command "format a: /s" and it should boot.
Re: Strange gameport cable - Any ID?
Posted on 2016-08-16, 16:53
Ziginox, I think you got pretty close to the truth. I bet you anything it goes to a laptop, or to a laptop docking station. But I could be wrong, of course.
Re: What is the best graphics card for Super Socket 7? My journey :D
Posted on 2016-08-16, 16:39
Woohoo! Go Voodoo 3! That was the card in my Pentium III machine when I was a kid. I never even had to think about video performance as it always worked perfectly for everything, which led me into the false conclusion for years that only the CPU mattered 🤣
Re: How to repair a toshiba laptop floppy drive ?
Posted on 2016-08-16, 15:08
Ah yes, I remember that number. Does anyone think that my drive is malfunctioning because I'm using a rubber band and therefore the speed is not constant or too low?
Re: [DOS]Changing drive and directory in one line?
Posted on 2016-08-15, 23:53
Davros wrote: "C:\ contains too many files for DOS to display. System halted." Dir c: /p The result of this: Bill Gates wrote: I already told you that C:\ contains too many files! You moron! Upgrade your 486 to Windows 10 now and then it will work.
Re: How to repair a toshiba laptop floppy drive ?
Posted on 2016-08-15, 23:49
I replaced mine with a rubber band 🤣 spun up perfectly but unfortunately the heads got misaligned so now it works intermittently 😐
Re: The year is 1990 and you still have a PC/XT and can't upgrade. Which games are you playing?
Posted on 2016-08-15, 16:23
When I think about this scenario, it makes me realize I'd probably regain a lot of interest in programming. I guess at some point, the complexity of modern operating systems and the plethora of graphically intense multi-million dollar games killed my enthusiasm. There is a small scene of …
Re: Separated at Birth?
Posted on 2016-08-15, 04:13
Hmm... Could be! Don't know if this was your original intent but I'll post one just for the heck of it (kind of obscure and strange but oh well): A friend of mine: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/avatars/adamwangeman_1432265665_140.jpg And Michael Phelps :lol: : http://cdn01.cdn.justjared.com/ …
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