Re: i want to buy a IBM 300GL... is it good???
Posted on 2019-05-13, 19:27
mine not have agp slot because the one with agp lack of isa slot. i have 1xISA and 3xPCI
i want to buy a IBM 300GL... is it good???
Posted on 2019-05-13, 18:56
In my search for a good retropc inhave found an IBM 300GL. I love the IBM feeling in the retrocomputing...not absolute performance but retrocomputing with a lot of “history”. So, thi computer is the 6282 model: miditower for save space, BX chipset with one isa (for soundblaster and 3 pci for graphic …
Re: how to fix a heatsink to a NON ZIF Super Socket 7
Posted on 2019-05-12, 16:10
Glue for sure is not an option, termal biadesive can be but i need to know the name of this king of heatsink. Originally on the 233MMX there is a heasink + fan but seems to be fixed whit some glue or adesive and some clip on the cpu itself.
how to fix a heatsink to a NON ZIF Super Socket 7
Posted on 2019-05-12, 12:47
Use as a retropc a single board computer supersocket7 with a Pentium233MMX. Unfortunately the socket is not ZIFF (but the CPU is replaceable) and if I wanted to change the CPU I don't know how to fix the heat sink of the new CPU (a K6 for example) because in the socket there is no way to hang it. …
Re: Sound Blaster PRO1 vs PRO2
Posted on 2019-05-09, 21:48
Thanks a lot!!! VOGONS is really a site of high skilled retrofan, i'm proud to be part of it!
Re: Sound Blaster PRO1 vs PRO2
Posted on 2019-05-09, 20:52
Scali wrote: AlessandroB wrote: So, having SbPRO2 and SB16 is pratically the SAME???? The FM synthesizer is the same, yes. The SB16 just has a 16-bit DAC (which is not compatible with the SB Pro stereo mode, and suffers from clicking/popping with legacy SB 1.x stuff), where the SB Pro has an 8-bit …
Re: Sound Blaster PRO1 vs PRO2
Posted on 2019-05-09, 20:23
So, having SbPRO2 and SB16 is pratically the SAME???? I have found a SbPRO2 for 25$/€, is a good price? SB16 cost less...if is the same...
Sound Blaster PRO1 vs PRO2
Posted on 2019-05-09, 19:07
I have read a lot about the difference between SB16-SBPRO-SBPRO2, the fact that exhist OPL2 OPL3 ecc... in a discussion I read that the sound blaster pro2 has opl3 but is not used as an opl3 like the sound blaster 16 (audio mono ecc..)but as the double opl2 of the sound blaster pro1. Practically the …
Re: C&T 69000 is good for retrogaming?
Posted on 2019-05-09, 11:09
2 mb yes
Re: C&T 69000 is good for retrogaming?
Posted on 2019-05-09, 06:04
And my use/scenario is correct in your opinion?
Re: C&T 69000 is good for retrogaming?
Posted on 2019-05-07, 12:12
Nobody can ask me? it is so unknow card?
C&T 69000 is good for retrogaming?
Posted on 2019-04-26, 20:57
I have a SBC with P233MMX (but have also a K6III 400 if i need) with Alladin V and a graphic card C&T 69000. That card, is good enough for retrogaming '90 era? I means: no 3D games or only software render 3D games, if i remember wheel the real heavy 3D that need a 3D accelerator come out in a late …
Re: Please help a novice with ESS Solo-1
Posted on 2018-10-01, 21:00
If i made "restart in ms-dos" appear that... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JVmavEMs-HlG … iew?usp=sharing
Re: Please help a novice with ESS Solo-1
Posted on 2018-10-01, 18:31
Yes thanks but... i remember in pure DOS 6 in my 486 that all the instruction must be write on autoexec and config.sys a computer with Win98 that start automatically in Windows.. how work?? Autoexec.bat and config.sys are also used or all the configuration must be put inside the windows register??
Please help a novice with ESS Solo-1
Posted on 2018-10-01, 16:33
Hello to everyone. I have bought a Notebook Acer extensa with PII 366, Video Card compatible (i think), CD-ROM, Floppy Drive as my primary Machine to use with the older DOS Games ( from 1992 to 1999 approx, NOT EGA ecc.. from Monkey Island II forward). As a child I had a 486 DX2 with a Sound Blaster …
Re: Are my system Right for retrocimputing?
Posted on 2018-09-12, 11:08
Depends on the price. In laptops, at least, there are hardly any "ideal" machines for any given time period. 15€, but price is not really a problem, goal is to be more compact than a desktop and to play 90% of dos games natively. i know that changing card in a desktop 486 or Pentium give me 100% of …
Re: Are my system Right for retrocimputing?
Posted on 2018-09-12, 09:48
You know this notebook? Looking this spec, you think was ok for 1992->1997 games? DOS and some win games? Card is ESS Solo-1E These are the spec: http://users.libero.it/andrea-c/acer_travelmate_517te.htm No, I don't "know" this machine. I'm just judging by the specifications and what I can find on …
Re: Are my system Right for retrocimputing?
Posted on 2018-09-12, 09:17
And if i connect to the external monitor, same i did on a desktop computer? I ovecome this problem... when i am on a mobility i have some troble (but work) on my home connecting to the crt made this nice and clear or not? what you think about the soundcard compatibility? and the excessive CPU Speed …
Re: Are my system Right for retrocimputing?
Posted on 2018-09-12, 08:32
Well, the 486 should serve you well for most things DOS/Windows 3.x/9x. That's been my experience for over 20 years. Skimming the thread 1.) The 486 DX2 should be pretty capable of covering anything DOS From the mid-80's on up to maybe 1997-1998 at the latest. If it has a Turbo Switch, it may …
Re: Are my system Right for retrocimputing?
Posted on 2018-09-11, 22:14
No idea about the Acer Travelmate 517TE, but the specs are good for late DOS games. However, it has a 1024x768 screen, which will most likely only do integer scaling by 2 or non-integer scaling without caring about the aspect ratio. If that's the case, it's almost unusable for DOS games, since you …
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