Re: Olivetti M20 monitor

Posted on 2022-10-22, 12:50

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Bernkastel7734 wrote on 2022-10-22, 12:17: VSync is 70Hz and that's a problem What is the pixel clock? vsync and hsync matter less than the pixel clock (even though you might get a rolling image it at least won’t explode)

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Re: MiniClip gone

Posted on 2022-10-22, 02:10

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Never heard of it. It's annoying when statements are made by websites that don't apply to everyone but assume that they do: Many didn't know Club Penguin until it died. This is another of the cases. Camp chaos or one of the millions of flash sites. I’m reminded of one of the first, Joe Cartoon

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Re: 486 133 MHz (33x4) on a system with 25MHz FSB?

Posted on 2022-10-22, 02:04

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Had any luck? I got my hands on a PNY Powerstacker (an interposed AM5x86-P75) and I'm trying to get it to work with a PS/1 2133-F43 (originally with a 20Mhz CPU) but I can't get it to POST :( IBM went to great lengths to cripple their boards from being upgradable. My guess is any chip you install …

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Re: Video card haul

Posted on 2022-10-22, 01:56

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well the valuable cards are FX5950 Ultra, Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb, and Geforce 7600GT AGP, the Ti 4200 would be aswell but I don't know how to reattach those surface mount polymers sadly the one im most excited for though, the Savage 2000, I've never had a Savage product, I've had the onboard …

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Re: So many choices so little time - Hercules graphics card decision (cloned title :-))

Posted on 2022-10-20, 18:23

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But isn't that MDA/Herc or mono CGA modes to the monitor and not VGA modes, which I thought was what was implied. The monitor type defines the video modes available by the VGA card. An MDA monitor can be used for EGA monochrome mode (640x350 mono) sometimes, I vaguely remember. That's because HGC …

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Re: So many choices so little time - Hercules graphics card decision (cloned title :-))

Posted on 2022-10-19, 02:34

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Do they though? The VGA mono setup I've seen is just mono on the green connector with monitor working at VGA scan rates, not Hercules. Got a VGA mono monitor in the stash, white phosphor. Edit: By the way I think this is why pentium and even PII machines turn up with Trident 9000 ISA graphics in, …

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Re: So many choices so little time - Hercules graphics card decision (cloned title :-))

Posted on 2022-10-18, 21:04

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What of the very late multimode EGA/VGA cards that can drive a “Hercules “ monitor?

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Re: over clocking a P166 to 200... chance of success?

Posted on 2022-10-18, 15:46

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I’ve had systems with linear power supplies that crash with any chip 166mhz or faster And forget AMD/Cyrix at any speed, put on a large heatsync with the regulators and could still fry an egg

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Re: Commander X16 of The 8-Bit Guy, can it be considered as the most nonsense neo-retro computer of all times?

Posted on 2022-10-17, 14:03

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Something not discussed is the fact the original Commodore 128 could emulate some other 8 bit machines of the time. Considering you already have a fast 6502 w/ lots of memory I don’t see it a leap that this could potentially emulate a variety of 8bit micros even without the proper video subsystem, …

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Re: The frustrations of the GPU market

Posted on 2022-10-14, 14:28

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Sounds like this thread has become not about GPU prices but instead about why you only need a mobile phone to game and discrete GPUs are stupid.

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Re: Commander X16 of The 8-Bit Guy, can it be considered as the most nonsense neo-retro computer of all times?

Posted on 2022-10-14, 13:19

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I almost forgot that existed BloodyCactus wrote on 2022-10-14, 12:06: I look at it like the Mega65. Massively expensive and its not really "retro" or anything. its inspired by the classic machines we love, but feels somewhat pointless. Damn Germans and their overpriced fast compatible c64 emulated …

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Re: Commander X16 of The 8-Bit Guy, can it be considered as the most nonsense neo-retro computer of all times?

Posted on 2022-10-14, 11:50

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It originally was supposed to be a 16mhz “16bit” 65816 Considering it’s meant to be a imagined spiritual successor to a c64 using all off the shelf parts and considering with one exception nothing commodore itself made in the 8 bit era was compatible with anything else I think he succeeded And made …

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Re: Flagship GPU prices to rise exponentially?

Posted on 2022-10-14, 11:25

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I like what the new stuff and market situation is doing to second hand prices. There's definitely a large group out there that will pay almost anything to have the current best for playing games though. It’s nice seeing a drop but it’s only about a max of a 14% drop, so below MSRP but still not …

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Re: Help me Identify this NuBus Graphics card

Posted on 2022-10-14, 03:23

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Sadly sigma has never had a comprehensive list of devices made, everyone knows who they are but no one has bothered to make an archive of the things … Sigma Designs pitched monitors at both the Mac II and SE as well: Sigma Designs will exhibit its LaserView Display System, the highest resolution ( …

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Re: Slotket 8 Tweaker.

Posted on 2022-10-14, 03:15

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I don’t think they were that rare as I had an example. I have a feeling most went into the scrap heap after someone upgraded out of it.

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Re: How big is the custom video mode gap before VESA VBE 1.0?

Posted on 2022-10-10, 14:58

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IIRC, UniVBE didn't support cards with only 256KB. They basically said "it needs at least 512KB to count as SVGA." But I think 800x600 16-color (often interlaced) is pretty common even on cards with only 256KB. Vega VGA card can do it. WD90C00 can do it (and 640x400 256-color). 800x600 interlaced …

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Re: Pentium1 50mhz ?

Posted on 2022-10-02, 13:52

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I thought there used to be a pic of this https://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/Q0/Q0399.html

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Re: Stadia shutting down

Posted on 2022-10-01, 15:53

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lti wrote on 2022-10-01, 15:51: I didn't know that Stadia was still around. If stadia was going to succeed it would have had no better opportunity than the pandemic. So yeah, bad concept and better competition

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Re: Stadia shutting down

Posted on 2022-09-30, 13:12

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At least they are refunding, I can think of a variety of other small launches that died on the vine. I wonder if monthly service fees stay with google (Considering the differences in plan the pay as you go might get more of the costs back to the user)

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Re: Windows XP on pentium II 300(66)mhz, 256MB?

Posted on 2022-09-30, 13:00

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I had a roommate running an early 233mhz PII , he had to max out ram but it worked

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