Re: Heads up: Vogons will be updated

Posted on 2019-12-09, 12:34

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Web 2.0 is fine, sneak peek: https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=72433&t=1&sid=ba5ed754ebb55b1444699085c4027886 I suppose it was inevitable that the software would have to be updated sooner or later. Too bad, the current site loads in 3 seconds with javascript active. The preview looks like …

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Creative CT2770 - What are these jumpers for?

Posted on 2019-12-09, 12:33

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I just grabbed a Creative CT2770 to add to my SB16 collection. There are some jumpers on this card that I do not know what purpose they serve. I am hoping some of them may be line out or line in headers to make it possible to use this as a simple OPL3/SB16 companion card to a PCI one. Does anyone …

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Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?

Posted on 2019-12-09, 12:15

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I agree with the above sentiment. Games from early 1990s is too much for a 286 and even for people who like earlier games, the experience of an Amiga renders the 286 totally lacklustre for them as well.

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IBM Netvista 6349 71G - Hardware Specifications?

Posted on 2019-12-09, 11:56

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I'm trying to find the exact specifications of this IBM model but the functionality seems to be gone from the IBM website.. I'm particularly intereste din expansion ports available on the motherboard, graphics card (and whether it's integrated) and what integrated audio it has. Does anyone know …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2019-12-09, 10:14

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Are they comfortable? They don't look particularly ergonomic..

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Re: Strange case of Non-Post after rehousing..

Posted on 2019-12-09, 09:01

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The PSU is a known and fully working High Power 500W that I have previously used in my Athlon FX system as well as this very same Socket 754 motherboard. It is (was) fully functionaly and ATX compliant. It is weird that there is a short (or seemingly there is one, there is a continuity beep for half …

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

Posted on 2019-12-09, 08:10

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brostenen wrote: I am in the search for a Dell 2001fp (pre-2004 model) my self. Because it can take a 15khz signal. It is for my Amiga's. Dell U2414 can also do that. I tried to re-house my Athlon64 system last night. It did not go well... 🙁

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Re: Why and how to setup dual sound (ISA + PCI) ?

Posted on 2019-12-09, 08:01

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by appiah4

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You route the PCI card's Line Out to the ISA card's Line IN internally. CD Adio is connected to ISA card. Both cards are present in Windows device manager but only ISA card is initialized in Real DOS and OS/2. That's how I do it.

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2019-12-09, 07:54

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I've had enough of Wraith Stealth, so..

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Re: Strange case of Non-Post after rehousing..

Posted on 2019-12-09, 07:19

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Reset the BIOS. The settings may have gotten buggered in storage. All through DDR & DDR2 Asus was fond of junk non-Japanese caps. Disconnect the PSU and do the 5v continuity check directly on the pins in the mobo power connector. Did you connect any drives when you connected the motherboard? A …

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Re: What music are you listening to?

Posted on 2019-12-09, 06:19

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I listened to quite a bit of Ghost and Soen over the weekend due to recommendations, I can't say I walked away liking either. I also discovered Dark Funeral actually released an album in the last couple of years (Where Shadows Forever Reign) and it's quite possibly their best album to date? There's …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2019-12-09, 06:17

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A brand new iPhone SE because there will be no SE 2 and I can't stand big phones. ipse.jpg I've been told that iOS is the best computer OS ever. Maybe I should add a bluetooth keyboard and make it my daily driver. I'm currently on an iPhone 7; how is the SE compared to 7 spec-wise and size-wise? …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-12-09, 06:16

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Nice grab, enjoy it! I got me a CT2770 (Nothing special, but I did not have one in my SB16 collection)

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Re: 32-bit OS that will run best on 8MB 386sx-16

Posted on 2019-12-09, 06:08

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maxtherabbit wrote: I'm going to try 95 for giggles, and hope that reducing the vcache to a minimum of 512kB allows the CF card to shoulder more of the burden and keep more system memory free to reduce swapping If that runs like ass, OS/2 2.1 is on deck OK, OS/2 2.1 is on deck then.

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Re: Post your 'current' PC

Posted on 2019-12-09, 06:07

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HP Z440 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1650v3 3.5GHz 6 core processor 64GB DDR4 ECC RAM (4x16GB) Gigabyte WINDFORCE NVIDIA GeForce GTX1070 8GB PCIe video card LG GH24NS95 24X DVD/RW drive HP EX950 512GB NVMe SSD via M.2 to PCIe x4 adapter Seagate ST2000DM001 2TB 7200RPM hard drive Windows 10 Pro 1909 PS …

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Re: Heads up: Vogons will be updated

Posted on 2019-12-09, 06:05

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Dominus wrote: yes, we figured that just surprising you all with this would not go over well 😀

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Re: M-audio Audiophile 2496

Posted on 2019-12-09, 06:02

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Too bad M-Audio does not give a shit about updating the Win7 driver. Like, at all.

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Strange case of Non-Post after rehousing..

Posted on 2019-12-09, 06:00

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The Athlon64 Socket 754 computer in my signature (I will list the parts again in a moment) was rehoused last night to a modern ATX case (because I want to use the Elan Vital T10 it is in for another purpose) and.. it would simply not POST. Build: ASUS K8V Deluxe motherboard AMD Athlon64 3700+ 2x1GB …

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Re: To end the AMD v. Intel debate.

Posted on 2019-12-09, 05:49

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Stop posting lies. Scali can't be wrong.

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Re: To end the AMD v. Intel debate.

Posted on 2019-12-08, 15:54

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Intel and AMD are closely matched only in your strange fantasyland. Pretty sure the context of the discussion was gaming, and pretty sure the benchmarks support that they are closely matched in gaming. If the rumours of Comet Lake-S being 8-18% faster than Coffee Lake are true, then that would give …

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