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

Posted on 2024-04-18, 05:55

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After getting my XT upgraded a bit more with the previously posted about VGA card, I toyed with it for a little bit. I've managed to get full color graphics and sound via the SB 2.0 that's in there. Now I'm just at a loss as to how I can get around to upgrading the BIOS/ROM. As it stands, I have a …

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

Posted on 2024-04-17, 08:09

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After getting my XT upgraded a bit more with the previously posted about VGA card, I toyed with it for a little bit. I've managed to get full color graphics and sound via the SB 2.0 that's in there. Now I'm just at a loss as to how I can get around to upgrading the BIOS/ROM. As it stands, I have a …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-04-17, 07:34

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appiah4 wrote on 2024-04-17, 06:19: BetaC wrote on 2024-04-17, 04:36: appiah4 wrote on 2024-04-16, 05:46: I had the aliens encounter but never got the Tardis one despite two playthroughs. Interesting. Just wait until you find the redshirts in Fallout 2. The Whats? Filename Fo2_Trekguy_2.png File …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-17, 05:06

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Today I picked up a dinky little guy. IMG_3265.jpg I mean just look at him. Small PCB, weird feature connector popping outta his head. And he doesn't even fit in to the system he's meant to be put in to. IMG_3266.jpg I mean, just look at those hanging fingers... As you can tell by the joking, It's …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-04-17, 04:36

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What version of Fallout 1 has a tardis? It's an extremely low chance random encounter, like the aliens and the Used Car Salesman that has the very OP Christmas Story BB Gun. Haha! Never knew this, thanks for the explanation. You're welcome. What version of Fallout 1 has a tardis? It's an extremely …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-04-16, 03:44

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The amazon show gave me a reason to play through Fallout 1/2/NV, so I've been doing that as of recent. Luckily, there's a project called Community Edition nowadays which let me play it natively on my Apple Silicon Macbook. Screenshot 2024-04-14 at 9.49.45 PM.png What version of Fallout 1 has a …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-04-15, 16:15

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The amazon show gave me a reason to play through Fallout 1/2/NV, so I've been doing that as of recent. Luckily, there's a project called Community Edition nowadays which let me play it natively on my Apple Silicon Macbook. Filename Screenshot 2024-04-14 at 9.49.45 PM.png File size 619.76 KiB Views …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-09, 22:45

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Now I can switch in to MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE when I eventually give in to the idea of a 486 again. I keep on trying to do them, and they keep on giving me a reason to move on from them. But hey, I won't complain about the CPU collection I have built up... Filename IMG_3238.jpg File size 322.36 KiB …

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

Posted on 2024-04-08, 21:46

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Now that my flash floppy enabled gotek and XTIDE with an SD converter attached are in, I've gotten my 5160 to basically where I want it to be. Sure, I could get an EGA to VGA converter at some point, and get a mouse working somehow through a serial size converter as well, but for now a completely …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-03, 18:04

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Nothing too fancy today, just a cute little ceramic 5x86 with a board sandwich below it to, maybe, just add a fan to it. IMG_3219.jpg Thats an interposer, likely to throw it onto a board that doesnt support that CPU, if you are just putting it onto a 5v board then it wont need that interposer. Can …

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

Posted on 2024-04-03, 05:24

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Today I managed to sift through a bunch of ATi Mach 64 and Rage IIC PCI cards at the local recycler before getting their other 5160 up and running, well, up to the point of asking for boot media. I don't have spare floppies for everything just yet. I also spent a bit of time trying to figure out …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-03, 05:01

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Nothing too fancy today, just a cute little ceramic 5x86 with a board sandwich below it to, maybe, just add a fan to it. Filename IMG_3219.jpg File size 204.55 KiB Views 755 views

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2024-04-02, 05:25

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Maybe not bought, but I found a cd with Dark Forces (1) at my parents house. Don't think I ever played that game tbh. Will be fun to try it on my pentium 1. If you can get in to it, it's incredibly fun. The levels feel a bit more like a real location than doom, but are varied enough to not get old. …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-04-02, 05:15

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I have never gotten around to actually playing Heroes 4 or 5, but from a basic glance and also based on some evidence - it seems that H4 tried to change the gameplay formula drastically. Some liked it, many did not, and therefore H5 largely went back to the gameplay mechanics of the original …

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

Posted on 2024-04-02, 04:50

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Kahenraz wrote on 2024-04-02, 04:21: I am allergic to motherboard BIOSes which do not allow me to skip the startup memory check. Don't ever buy a PS/2, then. They're just as bad. Mine also needs to let me know that the only RAM it likes either has been reserved or has lost some capacity. Never …

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

Posted on 2024-04-02, 04:08

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I'm waiting on an upgraded Gotek and an XTIDE with an SD Card adapter on it, but I've otherwise gotten my XT in to the condition I want it to be in. Although I believe I got to play with Apple IIs as a child, I've only ever seen these IBM systems in photos. I've always wanted to experience just how …

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

Posted on 2024-04-01, 23:41

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I'm waiting on an upgraded Gotek and an XTIDE with an SD Card adapter on it, but I've otherwise gotten my XT in to the condition I want it to be in. Keyboard has been thoroughly cleaned, and the monitor and case have been magic erasered. Only thing I really need to do is figure out how to get all …

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

Posted on 2024-04-01, 17:56

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I'm waiting on an upgraded Gotek and an XTIDE with an SD Card adapter on it, but I've otherwise gotten my XT in to the condition I want it to be in. IMG_3210.jpg Keyboard has been thoroughly cleaned, and the monitor and case have been magic erasered. Only thing I really need to do is figure out how …

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

Posted on 2024-03-30, 07:42

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After bringing home the 5160, I was able to find out a few things about it. IMG_3198.jpg On the nice side, it has a full 640k installed between the 256k Motherboard and a RAM card. I was also able to get the MFM hard drive to come back to life after tapping on it. On the bad side, it can't boot …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-03-29, 19:07

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Well that wasn’t a long wait to find a system to put between my Model F and my 5151 monitor. IMG_3190.jpeg I’ll be able to test it later after I’m done at work. I’m excited to experience the slowness, and my inability to put anything on it until I can get an XTIDE and or some other way to transfer …

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