Re: Do you keep your retro rigs offline?

Posted on 2021-01-23, 02:36

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I keep my retro machines hooked up to my home network, and they can access the internet, yes, but there is no point in doing so. The only reason I keep them hooked up on my home network is to make the transfer of files to/from them easier.

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Re: Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDT

Posted on 2021-01-14, 01:26

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Definitely, the 400CDT would be the perfect DOS laptop as far as I'm concerned. They do seem to be quite uncommon compared to any of the other 4x0CDT models, however.

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Re: What old software do you still use daily ?

Posted on 2021-01-09, 17:40

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Open Cubic Player is probably the oldest thing by far that I use on a near-daily basis.

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Re: Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDT

Posted on 2021-01-06, 01:16

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No problem @flyboypuoi, glad it was helpful for you. 😀 Tecra 700CT is a nice machine!

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Re: Let's talk about our hated trends

Posted on 2020-12-13, 14:34

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Not exactly a "retro-themed" trend, but the chase for thinner hardware. Good in theory (why wouldn't you want your devices to be smaller and lighter?), but in practice it also seems to lead to much more non-user-serviceable hardware and furthering the much worse trend of disposable electronics. …

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Re: Sony Playstation Classic gamepad works perfect on WIN98!!!

Posted on 2020-11-15, 15:47

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D-pads on Playstation controllers are completely awful, even today, in my opinion. The 4 direction buttons being separated instead of being in a complete cross-shape as in your typical Nintendo controllers, makes it feel very wrong to me when you're rolling your thumb from one direction to the next. …

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Re: Toshiba Satellite Pro 430CDT

Posted on 2020-10-23, 11:54

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serenitatis wrote on 2020-10-22, 14:28: Can you upload your utility for time setup on boot? Sure, you can download the .exe and the .bas source code right here.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-19, 21:22

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Received my Amiga 600! https://i.imgur.com/twKAM4Om.jpg I already have an Amiga 500 which is in great shape, and have a bunch of addons and accessories for it... but it has always been just a bit too big to fit on my desk comfortably (particularly once I plug in the ACA500+, it ends up being very …

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Re: Crystal Caves HD!?

Posted on 2020-10-12, 15:15

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Cool rerelease / semi-remaster overall. Haven't played it myself, only watched the LGR video on it (I don't really buy anything on Steam, so meh). I like the graphics updates overall, nicer looking but still in the spirit of the era. Feels like what the game would've looked like back then if Apogee …

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Re: Share your AUTOEXEC.BAT + CONFIG.SYS

Posted on 2020-09-25, 12:53

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For my 486: config.sys: [MENU] MENUITEM=NOEMM, No EMM386 MENUITEM=EMS, EMM386 Upper + EMS MENUITEM=NOEMS, EMM386 Upper Only MENUITEM=CODING, Dev (2MB ramdrive, 4MB smartdrv, EMM386) MENUITEM=WINDOWS, Windows MENUDEFAULT=NOEMM,5 [COMMON] SWITCHES=/F BUFFERS=11,0 FILES=40 DOS=HIGH,UMB STACKS=9,256 …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-09-12, 17:18

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Just double checked my Sony with a tape.. 15.5" maybe they had some different cases? That's interesting, haha. I just took my tape measure out again to triple-check and there's absolutely no way I can reasonably tilt the measurer or just measure it "differently" somehow to chop a full inch off of …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-09-12, 14:45

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Jeez that glass stand gives me anxiety. Not to worry. The manufacturer rates it for 60 lbs. The monitor + speakers combined are about 43-44 lbs at most (haven't weighed the speakers actually, but they are very light, guessing that combined they are only a few pounds). Also I think Klw2 maybe made a …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-09-11, 20:44

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Recent pickup. Sony CPD-210GS (17"). Pretty decent shape overall.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-08, 18:33

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Every time I buy another CRT monitor, I tell myself "ok, now I really have enough. no more!" ... and then I buy another one. If only there was some way to ban use of certain search terms from yourself on places like eBay/craigslist/kijiji :) Sony CPD 210GS. Needs some cleaning but featuring a …

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Re: Programming on DOS/Windows 95/98

Posted on 2020-09-02, 01:53

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I bounce around a bit with what I program in on my retro computers. For me this is 486 DX2 and Pentium MMX systems. Right now, I primarily have separate on-going projects in both Turbo Pascal 7 and Watcom C. Turbo Pascal 7 of course has it's own included IDE which is awesome, but for Watcom C …

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2020-08-27, 22:25

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This took forever to arrive, but it finally did. Everything coming out of the U.S. has been super slow to arrive for me (still waiting on a couple things since May), but anything coming from any other part of the world seems to still arrive within a reasonable amount of time. Meh. Oh well. https:// …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2020-08-27, 15:29

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Haha, thanks. Love the FDS. Even though it was released in Japan only, many, many games are very playable often even with lots of English text in them, which is great for someone like me that cannot read Japanese. Cannot say the same about the 64DD. I have no regrets for buying one (I always wanted …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2020-08-27, 14:39

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Don't think I had ever posted pics in this thread either, but I've shared pics of my "computing area" before in other threads. Meh. Here is a current pic showing typical work-from-home stuff running, plus another of my retro console gaming set up too, because why not. https://i.imgur.com/1ph66IOm. …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-08-27, 12:44

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I guess I've never posted in this thread yet, despite the fact that I have many CRTs. Current set up with Samsung SyncMaster 763MB. Fantastic monitor, original owner apparently barely used it before upgrading to an LCD. And it shows, as it is by far the brightest monitor I own. https://i.imgur.com/ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-21, 23:38

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Not today, but within the past week or two. https://i.imgur.com/skJ2HuBm.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/zMpPDWXm.jpg?1 And yes, the Lexmark one is buckling spring, not to worry. That Lexmark one was a local pickup (5 minute drive, not bad!) and was in fantastic condition. Apparently had sat in the guy's …

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