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Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-11-08, 13:43

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keropi wrote: What I like the most is the quick hybernation-like startup. I would like that if it would work, but Win10 likes to forget my SSD exists on anything but a full power cycle. so even just for a simple reboot I need to shut it down first.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-08, 10:57

by imi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

when one G200 simply isn't enough 🤣 Filename hardware33_01.jpg File size 442.05 KiB Views 1174 views

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-07, 20:39

by imi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Also this minitower. I bought this PC mostly because of this case lovely case, those always end up so expensive on ebay x3 I got a box full of random goodies today, GA-7DXR, PIII 550, and a few GPUs... among them this gem for 3€ together with the TNT2 behind it that I haven't identified yet ^^ …

Re: Any others given up on the hobby?

Posted on 2019-11-07, 14:54

by imi

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Who knows. I'd think the concept itself of " to be happy " is a false modern creation and many people confuse " to be happy " with " having what they wanted and feeling they reached their goal having it until the next one ". It should be replaced the false concept of "to be happy" with a more …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-07, 14:37

by imi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I mean it's still cheap for a HD3850 agp, people want too much money for those nowadays x3

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-06, 22:06

by imi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

luckily for me they just were on ebay, I posted about them here like 2-3 weeks ago, and the seller even relisted more after I posted about it but those too were gone pretty quickly.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-11-06, 21:56

by imi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

dionb wrote: Inside a NOS AT desktop. Plastic-y as hell and no rear feet by design, but hell, a brand-new AT case is always a cause for rejoicing 😀 ...so I was not the only one here after all 😁 I got two 🤣 Filename hardware32_05.jpg File size 89.84 KiB Views 997 views

Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-11-04, 22:16

by imi

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But now you can use a mouse in the BIOS! It truly is the 21st century. :blah: meanwhile they complicated the ability to use the windows UI with just a mouse to the level that you constantly need a hand on the keyboard to do anything really. I always thought the point of windows was an UI that you …

Re: Late 90's hardware, is it worth it?

Posted on 2019-11-04, 18:39

by imi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

just stay on the lookout, if you're patient you can often find a voodoo 3 for less than $30-50, if you're really lucky you can also get them for cheap if you buy lots of old stuff that might have a voodoo in them, I spent $50 for a whole box full of cards including a voodoo 3 PCI (which is usually …

Re: AWE64 Recap - should I use high-grade audiophile caps?

Posted on 2019-11-04, 14:51

by imi

in Marvin \ Sound

Nichicon make excellent caps. Like those died during capacitor plague, bulging or increasing capacity during shelf life. Sure. And Creative or Gigabyte mix them with G-luxon, GSC, CapXon and other reputable brands within one product don't bothering wtih that Nichicon make excellent caps. nichicon …

Re: Late 90's hardware, is it worth it?

Posted on 2019-11-04, 14:43

by imi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

that sound card alone is worth the $25 and you get a nice slot1 system on top of it, go for it 😀 should be a ct3620 from what I can decipher from the images if I am not mistaken?

Re: Please help me build an utimate 1999 AMD/ATi PC

Posted on 2019-11-04, 12:26

by imi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

For the graphics card, I was going to suggest ATi Rage Fury MAXX, but I'm not sure they actually got these into the hands of consumers before January 2000. yeah no chance to get one of these for anything close to a reasonable price unfortunately :( can you elaborate what's wrong with the early MSI …

Re: Is the risk from static damage overblown?

Posted on 2019-11-03, 02:00

by imi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I usually always at least touch something earthed before handling stuff... I try to be careful, but I don't wear full ESD protection gear, I have a ESD workmat that I use for things I really cherish though.

Re: Any others given up on the hobby?

Posted on 2019-11-02, 19:55

by imi

in Milliways

oeuvre wrote: money cannot buy happiness but money can buy you things that make you happy 😀

Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-11-02, 02:09

by imi

in Milliways

Yes, but end users (especially the less knowledgeable or more casual users) tend to dislike or even hate change, unless the change can be seen as being obviously for the better. And I've yet to meet anyone who says they like the new (well, a few years old now) 2D flat style of interface that is so …

Re: What to do when Windows 7 support ends in a few weeks time?

Posted on 2019-10-31, 12:44

by imi

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I love how distinct buttons and control elements and how easy to read text was in the old classic windows UI, usability got thrown out of the window (pun fully intended) for the sake of "looking nice". and don't even get me started on cleartype and all that useless whitespace wasting all my screen …