Re: 486DX-50 MHz EISA system
Posted on 2019-11-25, 19:54
VERY cool rig! I had zero exposure really to EISA and Microchannel, and I find this fascinating to learn more about. Thanks for the pictures and the details.
Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2019-11-24, 06:41
That looks really awesome - thanks for listening and incorporating all the feedback!
Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)
Posted on 2019-11-03, 20:56
Just posting to say I love these “episodes”. Really like the backstory and of course, the pictures. Thanks Robert for continuing the saga. I look forward to each new post!
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-10-08, 21:36
Finally succumbed to the allure of super socket 7. I can remember no end of issues and hassles with this platform in general back in its heyday, but the Asus P5A I've stumbled upon seems to be a really good performer. I really like it! All in the name of trying to keep it running for hopefully …
Re: Asus P5A very slow AGP / Video cards
Posted on 2019-10-08, 01:23
Apologies for the thread necro, but wanted to say "thanks" for all the effort to document and test (and test and test). I am getting awesome results on my new-to-me K6 system: K6-III+ 450 ACZ (at stock speed 4.5x100) Asus P5A 1.03 (1011 Beta 5 BIOS) 3x128MB Micron PC133 CL2 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP …
Re: Two SS7 Builds - CUSTOM Mini-ITX Alternative to my Mid-Tower
Posted on 2019-09-04, 04:35
Damn, these systems are awesome. In the mid-tower, what heatsinks are you using (CPU + it looks like you put one on the chipset - good call)?
Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2019-08-12, 03:37
Wow, it's really nice looking! Considering the pricing on AWE32/64 cards these days I am most certainly interested.
Re: Retro game/storage/backup server for older systems
Posted on 2019-08-07, 04:39
Fantastic!! Thanks! This gives me a really good place to start tuning up a lean, supported Linux or BSD version. I'm going in no particular order here. Since it was brought up - I did indeed try the Server 2003 update pack at https://ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5591. It's my own personal …
Re: DosFreak All System Specs 8-5-2019
Posted on 2019-08-06, 22:08
I've been using RAIDZFS3 with FreeNAS for about a decade now and it's been pretty solid. I can rearrange SATA cables, rearrange drives, take the drives out and stick them in another computer, etc and no issues. FreeNAS will just see it. When I want to upgrade the storage I just replace each drive …
Re: Retro game/storage/backup server for older systems
Posted on 2019-08-06, 21:43
The security reductions are an interesting topic that I should explain further. I'll admit my MCSE was originally on Windows 2000, so I am not as well versed in the auth model pre-Kerberos, Active Directory, etc as we were sprinting away from older NT versions, NetWare, and so on, at the time. …
Re: DosFreak All System Specs 8-5-2019
Posted on 2019-08-06, 03:51
Nice. I’m a pfSense guy too. The EPYC system is of particular interest to me though - how are you liking that? Are you running hardware raid, zfs, etc for your storage array?
Re: Retro game/storage/backup server for older systems
Posted on 2019-08-05, 23:19
Approach to configuration and security on an unsupported Server OS.. You're running an ancient operating system, which is now surrounded by a very different Internet than what it was designed for. This has huge benefits for retro systems; enabling you to run completely media-free (saving wear/tear …
Retro game/storage/backup server for older systems
Posted on 2019-08-05, 23:13
I owe a lot to this community - maybe it didn't save me much money in terms of wanting to buy more hardware :lol: , but it most certainly saved tons of time hunting down drivers, lots of frustration with known hardware issues, so on, and so on. In my desire to contribute back, I started looking into …
Re: OR840 / Voodoo 5500 Build!
Posted on 2019-04-16, 20:52
11 BUILDS?! 11! Whoa, what an opening act!
Re: Recreating MaximumPC's Dream Machine 2000 (Plus!)
Posted on 2019-02-16, 01:12
You've motivated me to buy a sous vide. My wife will thank you. Yeah, aside from making plastic white again, you can make some really delicious food! For retrobrighting, I highly recommend this method. When restoring parts of various vintage and condition, you've gotta watch closely. I didn't get …
Re: Recreating MaximumPC's Dream Machine 2000 (Plus!)
Posted on 2019-02-15, 22:35
Results are in on the parts that were not quite as yellowed - pretty good! We have 2 "controls" here - both the PX-40TSi and the Zip 100 drive were NOS/sealed and thus kept out of the sun. The Live! Drive is perfect I think - matching up very close against the Plextor CD-ROM. I of course removed the …
Re: Recreating MaximumPC's Dream Machine 2000 (Plus!)
Posted on 2019-02-15, 19:53
Got some time to work on a couple of the details today. Cooking up some drive bezels. Mmmm...bezels. :lol: The water is at about 150F/65C, bags are full of 40 volume clear developer peroxide, with most of the air drawn out. Lighting is nothing special, so I may have to improve that portion of this …
Re: [Build Log]: Dimension95 - A Retro DOS/95 Build & Project for Modern Internet Interactivity... and much more!
Posted on 2019-02-13, 20:15
I just giggled. I love it. Please do the AIO - it's such an unholy matrimony, but you absolutely know that if we had those kits back in the day, we would have done it over and over again. Alternatively, I've had good success with the StarTech copper 370 heatsink, chucked the fan and bolted a 60mm …
Re: Recreating MaximumPC's Dream Machine 2000 (Plus!)
Posted on 2019-02-13, 20:02
I ended up swapping the Gotek for a real floppy drive. I understand both arguments; floppies are not super useful to me now that I've got my software imaged and centralized, but they may be for whatever situation this machine eventually ends up in. oh and a few of us here know that, in most cases, …
Re: Recreating MaximumPC's Dream Machine 2000 (Plus!)
Posted on 2019-02-11, 23:01
You're right on all counts, however do remember that the goal is to follow a recipe for an insane machine that was built for a magazine article. That's the reason for the pile of I/O, and for making this a bit of a showpiece rather than optimizing for specific use cases. https://i.imgur.com/y1iE7P3. …
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