Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-19, 01:00

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Artex wrote on 2020-09-19, 00:50: Plans for this card?! if it works, throw it in a Slot A system, if it doesn't, clean it up further and put it on a shelf alongside other dual ATi cards ^^ Artex wrote on 2020-09-19, 00:51: Is that a heatsink next to the CR2032? yeah, on the VRMs

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-09-18, 21:12

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there was a SCC-1 on the local classifieds last year for €100-something I think... I was like, nah that's kind of expensive... it was there for a few weeks before it was gone, shortly after I saw one sell on ebay for €300 and was like... hmm maybe I should have gotten it, but then again I don't like …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-18, 20:40

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"just" some random stuff ^^ Quickjoy SV210 gameport card Rage Fury MAXX :3c finally! and a nice Gainward GeForce 3 almost can't believe those last two came out of scrap lots, cleaned up nicely ^^ Filename hardware39_59.jpg File size 363.84 KiB Views 606 views

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Re: Which browser do you use?

Posted on 2020-09-18, 12:23

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Firefox 56.x and Waterfox I detest anything chrome based, and the new Firefox is useless without all the old extensions.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-18, 11:17

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Yesterday I went to my local pc store and spotted this crazy contraption by Thermaltake hiding on a top of a shelf, yet new. It was so appealing that I hat to take it home. So I present to you the Thermaltake Tide Water, an AIO cooler for vga cards circa 2006. Thermaltake_tide_water.jpg I have a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-17, 19:15

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with echo no less 😁

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Re: Until when PC used 10 function keys, instead of 12?

Posted on 2020-09-17, 15:07

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I have some keyboards that only have 10 function keys but provide F11/F12 via FN key on F9 and F10 otherwise same layout actually as on the old Toshiba laptops.

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2020-09-17, 11:04

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This took forever to arrive, but it finally did. Everything coming out of the U.S. has been super slow to arrive for me (still waiting on a couple things since May), but anything coming from any other part of the world seems to still arrive within a reasonable amount of time. Meh. Oh well. https:// …

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Re: Can anyone tell me if this case was sold under a different brand?

Posted on 2020-09-17, 01:14

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it is an intel case, there's a thread about it here: The first ATX case?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-16, 19:55

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Here's one of my recent purchases: Philips_CDD-462_1.JPG At a glance it looks like a normal audio cd-player, until you notice: Philips_CDD-462_2.JPG It's an early CD-ROM reader, Philips CDD 462. Here's a peek inside: Philips_CDD-462_3.JPG Not very much info about this one on the web. I don't have …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2020-09-16, 14:59

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umm... you're only testing WITH a heatsink? right? just put a fan blowing air on it should be cool enough to touch.

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2020-09-16, 12:06

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yeah it's a good deal if you need an intelligent midi card anyways, but as I already have one of the PCmidi cards I can't justify it atm ^^

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Re: Is a Voodoo 2 worth the cost

Posted on 2020-09-16, 12:04

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I've paid around $30 total for my Voodoo 1 + 2. One a lucky recent score, and the other had for a long time when it cost nothing. So I will never need to spend the current open market price of $200. in what world does a voodoo 2 cost $200? that's what you can get a full SLI setup for usually. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-15, 17:18

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awesome, I think I was watching that card too ^^ the price isn't too bad honestly for what you got.

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2020-09-15, 13:49

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I got it back in the day for the same reason, because I got to play it on SNES at a friends house, I was really bummed when I realized it was not actually the same game as on the SNES and was missing the part that was the reason I bought it for in the first place ^^

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-09-15, 10:53

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yeah the IBM ones are not PCMCIA compatible, the other "DRAM" cards might be third party RAM cards for IBM, see if they have the same staggered pin layout. some of the others are probably just flash cards, what PCMCIA was originally created for ^^ just think of them as "oversized CF cards"

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Re: Are there any silent AT PSUs?

Posted on 2020-09-15, 01:01

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well most AT PSU fans are 20-30 years old by now, the only way they are silent is if the bearings have seized up and they're not turning at all :p apart from still manufactured ones there is not much you can do but replace the fan (or refurbish the old one, but even then it probably won't be as …

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Re: Photographing processor silicon - starting with a Pentium Pro

Posted on 2020-09-15, 00:42

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yeah, all the regular topdown views don't really show you the "3D-ness" of the silicon ^^

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Re: Photographing processor silicon - starting with a Pentium Pro

Posted on 2020-09-14, 18:47

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the copyright date is only when it was well... copyrighted ^^ "L435" means it was built in Malaysia week 35 in 94 which is close, but weird that it's earlier ^^

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Re: Best Socket A or 478 Chipset for Windows 98 Compatibility

Posted on 2020-09-14, 13:06

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Wolfus wrote on 2020-09-14, 12:36: You can use modern PSU on Socket A boards as well. They do have auxiliary 4-pin connector. that really depends, if the board uses 12V for CPU power then yes, but a lot of socket A boards rely on 5V and for higher power systems modern PSUs just don't deliver enough …

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