Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-08, 18:52

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by Shponglefan

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Kahenraz wrote on 2022-04-08, 11:21: You can't test capacitors in circuit with DC components on a circuit board. Whomever told you this is dead wrong. For capacitance no, but they can be tested with an ESR meter in circuit, can they not?

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Re: Ultimate Windows XP Build (Intel E8400 / GTX 980Ti / X-Fi Titanium)

Posted on 2022-04-08, 13:09

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Aaaand I just realized I'm probably bogarting the thread. Sorry. No worries, bogart away! ;) The X-Fi will be a really nice card in your XP setup. I've only used one for a week and I already am really glad I added it to my rig (esp. for Battlefield 2 which has X-Fi specific settings/effects). For …

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Re: ARGUS Project thread (aka GUSsel Crowe) - it's not dead (yet)

Posted on 2022-04-07, 20:37

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Nikita Lita wrote on 2022-04-07, 20:33: Ok, so where do you propose we get one of these chips with the original copyrighted data on them? You can find the IW78C21M1 via UTSource: https://www.utsource.net/sch/IW78C21M1.html

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Re: ARGUS Project thread (aka GUSsel Crowe) - it's not dead (yet)

Posted on 2022-04-07, 19:59

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Fantastic news! Now to practice SMT soldering in the mean time... 😁

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Re: ARGUS Project thread (aka GUSsel Crowe) - it's not dead (yet)

Posted on 2022-04-07, 12:56

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Sunoo wrote on 2022-04-07, 00:44: Is this batch definitely being made? I don’t want to start stockpiling parts if we don’t end up meeting some needed threshold of orders or something. There's only 3 pre-orders left after just the first day so I imagine the target should get reached and we'll see …

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Re: Members of Vogons, what shows do you currently watch?

Posted on 2022-04-07, 12:50

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Made it through the first 6 seasons of GoT and started Season 7. I have noticed a distinct drop in quality in just the first couple episodes. Dialog feels more stilted and everything feels a bit more rushed; scenes don't have the setups or breathing room they used to. And scenes that should have …

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Re: Ultimate Windows XP Build (Intel E8400 / GTX 980Ti / X-Fi Titanium)

Posted on 2022-04-06, 17:44

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I've got a GTX 560 in it and it's super fast, so I can only imagine how amazing yours is with the GTX 980 Ti. It's pretty great. :D I've been mainly playing Battlefield 2 on it, which I can do at 1600x1200 with max settings. It runs at a consistent 60 FPS. The previous card I had (ATI 270 9X) …

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Re: Ultimate Windows XP Build (Intel E8400 / GTX 980Ti / X-Fi Titanium)

Posted on 2022-04-06, 17:41

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I'm interested to know how the SSDs fare under Windows XP without direct TRIM support. I'm debating going SSD in my future Windows XP build myself. I was going to use a similar speed Core 2 Duo and also trying to decide on a graphics card, probably a used 750Ti or something. So far they seem to be …

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Re: DOS Build with no external drives (CD, floppy)?

Posted on 2022-04-06, 16:22

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Having at least a floppy drive will make getting the OS installed easier but if you're short on them you can always remove it once DOS is installed. You might also find networking more convenient than shuffling the CF card around whenever you want to put something new on there. With mTCP you can …

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Re: DOS Build with no external drives (CD, floppy)?

Posted on 2022-04-06, 16:20

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I have no idea as I have never used it. What I did is simple and worked for me, I have done similar on several other systems. I feel that if you do all the partitioning/formatting on the target system then things will "just work" and it will take the same time as if you did it on W10, probably less …

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Cosmetic repair and restoration resources / experience?

Posted on 2022-04-06, 16:18

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I'm looking to develop more comprehensive skills for cosmetic repairs on old systems. The common cosmetic restorations I've seen typically include cleaning/washing, retrobrighting and occasional spray-painting. That stuff is relatively straightforward. What I'm really interested in are things like …

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Re: ARGUS Project thread (aka GUSsel Crowe) - it's not dead (yet)

Posted on 2022-04-06, 14:08

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Sunoo wrote on 2022-04-06, 12:57: I guess I’ll get to find out if my SMT soldering skills have gotten any better since my last project. I'm in the same boat. I'm debating if I want to contract out the soldering of this board, because I don't want to risk messing it up.

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Re: ARGUS Project thread (aka GUSsel Crowe) - it's not dead (yet)

Posted on 2022-04-06, 14:07

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Synoptic wrote on 2022-04-06, 12:47: Preorders are up at www.micronick.com/argus Pre-order submitted. Now to wait patiently... 😁

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Re: ARGUS Project thread (aka GUSsel Crowe) - it's not dead (yet)

Posted on 2022-04-05, 22:11

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I am in Canada, the boards will be assembled in Canada and will be red to keep the original feel of it. As a fellow Canadian this makes me so happy. :D Price will be in Canadian dollars. I am aiming at 100 Canadian dollars + shipping per PCB with Interwave on it. If I can get 20 pre-orders, I'll …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-04-05, 21:02

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Took delivery of this Packard Bell Legend 1 computer today. Already had the monitor, so it seemed like a good system to pair it with. It looks to be in really great shape, almost no wear on the case except for the obvious yellowing. Inside is extremely clean. Came with what appears to be an ATI …

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Re: DOS Build with no external drives (CD, floppy)?

Posted on 2022-04-05, 15:12

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The main thing to avoid is partitioning/formatting the SD Card using anything later than Windows XP/2003 and to format C: using DOS. Are there any issues using partition applications for this purpose though? I was hoping to use AOMEI Partition Assistant (under Win 10) since it does provide a lot of …

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DOS Build with no external drives (CD, floppy)?

Posted on 2022-04-05, 12:54

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Has anyone here built a DOS based system without any external drives? Given the option to use CF cards for such systems, I'm wondering if it's possible to build and use a DOS based system without any reliance on CDs and/or floppy disks.

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Re: Another "dead" Gravis Ultrasound Classic

Posted on 2022-04-04, 22:01

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I found my GUS Classic to be quite a challenge to get working on just regular MS-DOS 6.22. The installer couldn't see the GUS, or it could see the GUS but claimed whatever I/O base I had it set to was unavailable (even if I had just set it to one setup previously claimed was available), or I could …

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Re: How often do you purchase retro hardware?

Posted on 2022-04-04, 21:07

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It varies. I'll tend to buy things in chunks, usually if I have specific projects I want to work on. So I might be buying things daily for a short period, then go over a year without buying anything.

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Re: 386 / 486 Build: Your Suggestions Please?

Posted on 2022-04-03, 20:44

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C0deHunter wrote on 2022-04-02, 05:34: I see, thanks for clarification! I am going to get it then, the best part is the price: $50 😀 That sounds like a deal for sure! 😀

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