Re: Stadia shutting down
Posted on 2022-09-30, 12:00
Relying on Google in any way is like building your house on sand. How many times must old proverbs be relearned?
Re: Year 2038 bug?
Posted on 2022-09-29, 17:27
Calendars repeat. 2027 matches 2038, so you can throw the system time back 11 years and still have all the days line up.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-09-17, 14:47
Not the best of the multitude of 6800s, but it's AGP and that's what counts. This is the missing piece in my ASRock 775i65G build 'Tuvix'.
Re: Intel closes Celeron and Pentium brands
Posted on 2022-09-17, 14:22
F in the chat for the sometimes mighty Celeron, but the Pentium name should have been retired before the P6 architecture. It denied us the Sexium.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-09-08, 20:56
Spent another not inconsiderable sum on a Model M even though I already have one. Some covet the IBM logo, but there's something more I've sought: the Made in Greenock label. Centuries of shipbuilding eclipses 30 years of Silicon Glen in local history, to my chagrin. My dad contends 'Assembled in …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-08-13, 19:11
Saw this Sun UltraSPARC IIi pop up in my Slot 1/Socket 370 saved search and assumed it was an error in listing. But sure enough, the seller sent it sitting in a PGA370 socket - all the pins mate. I'm going to chalk it up reuse of an existing cheap and plentiful socket unless someone can tell me …
Re: Dealing with energy consumption of old hardware
Posted on 2022-08-09, 19:03
Speaking of cars: the oil crises of the 70s killed off those American landyachts. Does anyone think a prolonged energy crisis might spell the end of x86? ARMchair generals love to paint x86 as a bloated energy-hungry architecture like the gas-guzzlers cruising the highways of the Carter …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-08-04, 18:28
Completely forgot about this from last week. From i740 to HD4670, my AGP collection is totally incomplete but it is bookended.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2022-07-29, 14:28
Whole bunch of condemned flats on my new duty are being cleared out. Lots of bed frames and cabinets left behind, I wondered if there might be a 486 or something waiting to be uncovered. This'll do nicely...
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-07-13, 18:02
Spotted this little Socket 370 board on that electronic marketplace I spend too much time browsing. Couldn't find any search results for PICA MB-06004-0. Clearly some kind of router, although I'd have thought a 440BX chipset would be a bit overkill for that. I was hoping for a simple barrel jack …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-07-13, 16:10
Spotted this little Socket 370 board on that electronic marketplace I spend too much time browsing. Couldn't find any search results for PICA MB-06004-0. Clearly some kind of router, although I'd have thought a 440BX chipset would be a bit overkill for that. I was hoping for a simple barrel jack …
Re: I miss the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s
Posted on 2022-05-12, 20:22
Nowadays these things are no longer an "event", it's just about the hype about what's coming next, and as soon as it's there you pretty much have to move on to the next big thing at breakneck speed. I've genuinely stopped a few times in the last few years and thought 'did that film come out already …
Re: Colored lines on screen on TV channel programming
Posted on 2022-04-03, 22:39
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMPTE_color_bars If you see the test signal it means the broadcast link is established but that no active programming is currently transmitting (either intentionally with scheduled test transmissions, or a technical interruption to service).
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-03-29, 21:02
It would be best to find a part number from someone who has a complete board already, to be absolutely sure. I've got the manual and it lists the part numbers. Already ordered two. There's some pricey eBay listings for the PSU - good quality photos though, so assuming the wire colours are standard …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-03-29, 18:21
Yeah I know about the VRMs, although they're pretty cheap. I figured the PSU was proprietary at least in part with the extra input header.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-03-29, 18:02
99p for this Compaq motherboard from, it appears after a lot of searches, a ProLiant ML350 G2. I was kind of hoping the bottom slot was EISA but it turns out it's for the 'Feature Board'. Dual Tualatin capable! Now if I only two Tualatin CPUs. Or even one.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-03-19, 16:57
BitWrangler wrote on 2022-03-19, 15:57: I've got a card where they're messed up in that area too... coincidence? Or do they fall off if the GPU overheats??? The yellow caps on the back stick out quite a bit. Probably mechanical damage from poor storage conditions.
Re: Is there software that will change Windows 98 desktop wallpaper on every reboot or on a timed interval or something?
Posted on 2022-03-14, 23:32
Tech Tangents showed off a Sony Vaio that would change the wallpaper depending on the time of day using Active Desktop and JavaScript (shown on screen): https://youtu.be/LxbcIZfe3x0?t=575
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-02-14, 17:02
Getting it to this hemisphere cost three times the value of the card, but now I have a Diamond SupraSonic II Shotgun modem. What in the hell do I want this dial-up modem for? I've been quietly working on a project since Cathode Ray Dude put up his 'Dialing Up At Home' video.
Re: Why is YouTube decreasing video resolutions?
Posted on 2022-01-22, 16:47
It's showing up again now - could be they're prioritising VP9 and AV1 on new uploads and later offering an h.264 encoding, but they're definitely expanding the use of the newer codecs. I haven't watched YouTube in the browser since the Flash days. The site is too bloated and bogs down Firefox, so I …
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