Re: IBM PCjr emulation preferably on old PC? And other related questions

Posted on 2020-06-10, 16:10

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by kikendo

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I don't see why emulation is needed to identify the diskettes. You should be able to read the diskettes and create images of them, except for the copy protected sectors. From the images you can search for strings to get an idea of what is on the diskette. What is the best program to use to make …

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Re: Help resurrecting a Gateway 386SX/25

Posted on 2020-06-08, 16:24

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by kikendo

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Unclear if you tried this already, but if you try to power on an AT power supply with nothing connected to it, nothing will happen; not even the fan will turn. You would at least have to connect a hard drive in order to test the voltages. That's a good tip, I did not do that later, but initially, I …

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Re: Help resurrecting a Gateway 386SX/25

Posted on 2020-06-03, 17:26

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by kikendo

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I believe most modern ATX power supplies will immediately shut themselves off if they detect a short. First thing I'd do is pull out all expansion cards, disconnect hard drives and floppies, everthing. Just bare mainboard with the speaker attached so you can get a POST beep. If it still doesn't …

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Help resurrecting a Gateway 386SX/25

Posted on 2020-06-03, 16:36

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by kikendo

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I recently acquired a really cheap Gateway 386SX/25 but it's not booting and I am a bit confused as to how to proceed next. On first try, the power supply wouldn't even power up, so I suspected it, and I am now 100% sure it's dead, since it doesn't even turn on its fan,. and I get no readings on the …

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Re: IBM PCjr emulation preferably on old PC? And other related questions

Posted on 2020-06-03, 16:31

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by kikendo

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Why not just use standard floppy disk surface-testing software? Because that's not gonna tell me what the disk contains. A lot of these disks are poorly labeled or just unlabeled. As for what I got that seems most interesting, there seems to be a lot of disks from a public domain library. That's …

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IBM PCjr emulation preferably on old PC? And other related questions

Posted on 2020-05-20, 13:37

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by kikendo

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Is there any emulator for PCjr that will run on a Pentium II? Is this one the only option? http://www.oldskool.org/pc/tand-em/tand-em_docs.html I got a hold of a bunch of IBM PCjr software, and I cannot find a software repository online anywhere. I want to check against what I have, I think I can …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-04-23, 03:53

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by kikendo

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OK I like how the new forum looks, but there's a big problem for me: it does not run on my old computer anymore. It was great to be able to run Vogons in my Pentium using Retrozilla. I can barely browse and I cannot log in. I guess it has to do with the change to HTTPS.

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Re: Using -new- printer with -old- PC running Windows 98?

Posted on 2020-04-21, 21:09

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by kikendo

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There are registry settings that need to be changed on the Windows 7 side to enable Windows 98 SE 's older and less secure version of SMB . In any case, I just dusted off an XP machine, which doesn't need that hack, and even though I managed to get a connection to the shared printer, the same …

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Re: Using -new- printer with -old- PC running Windows 98?

Posted on 2020-04-21, 20:29

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by kikendo

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I found this software called pdf995 that alleges Windows 9x compatibility, yet the installer says it "expects a newer version of Windows". I cannot find PDFCreator, not that old version, not for free. Any suggestions? Anybody ever used pdf995? Maybe an old version will do... Actually, it seems you …

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Re: Using -new- printer with -old- PC running Windows 98?

Posted on 2020-04-21, 19:17

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by kikendo

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Thanks for the pointer to that particular program, I'll look it up. For DOS you can see if the program supports saving to file or redirecting the output to a file. Well supposedly Windows 98 can capture DOS print output if you run it within Windows, and direct it to a Windows printer. I never tried …

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Re: Using -new- printer with -old- PC running Windows 98?

Posted on 2020-04-21, 18:00

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by kikendo

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Your best bet might be to install print-to-pdf software on Windows 98 and then save to a shared folder on the Win7 machine, and then actually print the file from there. You could always set up a pdf or xps printer and then transfer the pdf or xps to a network share and have the computer that has …

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Re: Using -new- printer with -old- PC running Windows 98?

Posted on 2020-04-21, 12:57

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by kikendo

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Your best bet is finding a printer driver for another protocol-compatible Brother printer that is supported with a driver under Windows 98 . How can I find which printer protocols my machine is compatible with? I read online something about Laserjet III but that didn't work. ACtually, at the moment …

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Using -new- printer with -old- PC running Windows 98?

Posted on 2020-04-20, 23:51

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by kikendo

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I have a Brother MFC-L2700DW laser hooked up to our home network, and I would love, if possible, to print to it from my Windows 98 rig, also connected to the network. I tried using any Brother MFC driver I found on Windows, but that doesn't seem to work. Is there any generic driver I can use that …

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Re: WebOne - proxy for old browsers to make them Web 2.0-capable

Posted on 2020-04-14, 20:03

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by kikendo

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Ahh this sounds awesome, but dedicating a PC to it does not. Is it possible to convert it to raspberry Pi?

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Re: What vintage PC hardware is considered highly collectible or ordinary and unwanted?

Posted on 2020-04-14, 13:27

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by kikendo

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What about input devices? A lot of mice and especially gaming controllers are insanely expensive. For example the super overpriced and overrated Gravis Gamepad. Good luck scoring a classic mouse like a Microsoft or Logitech MouseMan for cheap.

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Re: Need someone to record music from various (will pay) - AppleIIe, Amiga, old Mac, PC (Speaker, SB1.5), FM-7, MSX, etc

Posted on 2020-04-14, 13:21

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by kikendo

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lordskylark wrote on 2020-03-27, 02:41: Amiga (two games: 1 minute + 30 minutes) (1990, 1992) I can do this for you, I have several Amigas and professional sound interfaces. Send me a PM

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Re: what hardware were you using in 1999?

Posted on 2020-04-14, 13:14

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by kikendo

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Pentium 133 CPU on a Soyo motherboard 32MB RAM Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 PCI Crystal SBPro clone 8GB and 2GB hard drives 16x CD-ROM drive (but I was till running my Amiga 600 on the side until it broke sometime late 1999)

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Re: Suncom Atom Mouse drivers needed

Posted on 2020-04-14, 05:51

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by kikendo

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Ok found the files, some are slightly newer but has same file set as PC Hoarder Patrol linked. Dude you rock! All of you! I love these forums ❤️ I installed this pack and everything works as expected! Will take some getting used to but it feels great and does exactly what I wanted. I only play …

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Re: Suncom Atom Mouse drivers needed

Posted on 2020-04-14, 03:54

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by kikendo

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According to the Suncom Technology site on Wayback, the file is called ATOM98.ZIP (no it's not available there). This site seems to list the zip and it's contents http://www.input-drivers.com/drivers/0/252.htm but I can see no way to download it without going thru the shit that is their Driver Easy …

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Re: Suncom Atom Mouse drivers needed

Posted on 2020-04-14, 02:39

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by kikendo

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It's a three button mouse and it's unique in how it is and its name. It doesn't move around on a table, it slides on a fixed platform it is attached to, to save space. Windows says " it's safe to plug a serial mouse now" but it doesn't work. Also as I said cutemouse in DOS recognizes a mouse in COM1 …

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