How bad is Trident Cyberblade XP2 for win98 and early win XP gaming ?

Posted on 2019-05-21, 11:11

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by Violett'Blossom

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I want to buy toshiba A25-S207 since i can get one with 2.66 GHz Pentium 4 desktop version for just 35 bucks, but I have never heard of such graphics card. Any info is really appriciated 😀

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Why is Amiga so popular with retro community ?

Posted on 2019-05-12, 08:17

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by Violett'Blossom

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I am amused by retro hardware however I haven't got any chance to play with breadbin computers, what's so cool about them ? What can they do that for instance 8088 can not ?

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Have anyone made CF to IDE work in ThinkPad 755C ?

Posted on 2019-05-11, 18:04

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by Violett'Blossom

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I want to ask before opening the hardrive caddy if it actually worked for someone 😊 Any info is really appreciated 😊

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-11, 06:40

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by Violett'Blossom

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I'd recommend looking for a Dell Inspirion 8100. 1.2ghz pentium 3 and geforce 2 go graphics chipset. Its only letdown really is the sound chip doesn't work under DOS. In windows though with late 90's early 00's games this laptop absolutely rocks. Can run any 3D game of the time period 1024x768 with …

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Re: How to open IBM Thinkpad 755C caddy to replace HDD ?

Posted on 2019-05-11, 06:33

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by Violett'Blossom

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I will try to use Sandisk Ultra II 2gb and 2.5inch latpop cf adapter.😊 I have seen one working with ide to sd card here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ANCchZGZg 😕

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Re: How to open IBM Thinkpad 755C caddy to replace HDD ?

Posted on 2019-05-11, 06:28

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by Violett'Blossom

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Be very careful. The plastics on those old IBM laptops is very brittle. I will be surprised if it survives shipping. You will probably have to replace the battery for sure. I have one of those IBM 755c thinkpads but the display went bad. You can still find refurbished displays on eBay. Also those …

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Re: How to open IBM Thinkpad 755C caddy to replace HDD ?

Posted on 2019-05-11, 06:26

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by Violett'Blossom

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Thanks for all of this information 😀 I really appriciate it. 😊

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How to open IBM Thinkpad 755C caddy to replace HDD ?

Posted on 2019-05-09, 10:30

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by Violett'Blossom

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I have this laptop coming next monday and the hdd thats inside is dead however it's still inside. I would love to replace it, however I don't know how to open the caddy without any damage. Any help is appriciated.

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Re: De-yellowing of plastics by only leaving them under the sun

Posted on 2019-05-09, 09:24

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by Violett'Blossom

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I have read something similiar about 7 or 8 months ago on thinkpad forum where someone wanted to tell everyone that his original IBM mouse was getting whiter just by using sun. Sure Its easier than bleaching it with peroxide since you can do whole computer without dismantling it first, but Iam quite …

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-09, 08:32

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by Violett'Blossom

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How about one of the Toshiba Satellite Pro 4280 Laptops? https://content.us.dynabook.com/content/product/pdf_files/detailed_specs/satellite_pro_4280xdvd.pdf 1024x768 display, S3 Savage IX graphics and Yamaha 744-B soundchip (XG). I used to have one of those in late 2010' it was a nice laptop, …

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-09, 08:26

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by Violett'Blossom

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90skidJohnny wrote: Ugh, wish this was posted a few months ago. I would have gladly donated one to ya for cost of postage. But a friend took them off my hands 🙁 Sorry Aww,It's a shame. 😢 Hopefully it makes him happy 😊

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-08, 05:52

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by Violett'Blossom

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If you are that determined, you could always use a service to ship it to you. You essentially have the seller ship it to them and for an additional fee (usually not much) they ship it to you. Are you sure the seller doesn't provide international shipping though? Sometimes they do but do not update …

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-08, 05:50

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by Violett'Blossom

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A bunch of the old Sony Vaio Pentium III laptops have a Yamaha YMF744 soundcard built it. They also have the PC-PCI/SBLink port wired up so you get full DOS support. Precisely. I'm the lucky owner of one of those (Sony Vaio PCG-Z505JE SuperSlim Pro)- it's a powerhouse. Its analog output is crystal …

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-08, 05:48

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by Violett'Blossom

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Maybe you could try a Compaq Armada E500. Almost as solid as the Thinkpads, also has a nice (and very compatible) ESS1688 set to default 220h-5-1. There's one on a well-known auction site now at a decent price (though with 4 days bidding to go) in Germany with a seller prepared to ship to anywhere …

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-08, 05:45

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by Violett'Blossom

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A bunch of the old Sony Vaio Pentium III laptops have a Yamaha YMF744 soundcard built it. They also have the PC-PCI/SBLink port wired up so you get full DOS support. You won't really have much 3d acceleration, but that is going to be the same with pretty much any laptop of that era. If you want 3D …

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-07, 15:11

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by Violett'Blossom

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It just feels like those machines are out of reach here in Czech Rep. 😒

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-07, 15:04

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by Violett'Blossom

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I use thinkpad T21 and I think it is the latest thinkpad that has dos sound drivers. I think the latest are T22/A22m/A22p. How does it sound ? Like this: https://cloakedthargoid.wordpress.com/crystal-soundfusion-dos-fm/ It doesn't sound half bad and doesn't seem to skip notes which is a nice addon.

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-07, 15:02

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by Violett'Blossom

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Garrett W wrote: Found a T21 on ebay if you are tempted to get one. It's lovely, but he wont send it into Czech Republic. 😢

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-07, 09:41

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by Violett'Blossom

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You will have a very hard time finding anything that will match your requirements, as compromises will have to be made in different areas of the laptop. CPU wise, it should be fairly easy to find a laptop equipped with a Pentium III that will fit the bill, however finding a GPU that will "play more …

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Re: Looking for decent pentium 2/3 laptop for late DOS and win 98 gaming.

Posted on 2019-05-07, 09:39

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by Violett'Blossom

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Baoran wrote: I use thinkpad T21 and I think it is the latest thinkpad that has dos sound drivers. How does it sound ?

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