Re: Let's talk about our hated trends
Posted on 2021-01-21, 11:34
or... or... get this, let the user decide if they want a "feature" update or not. afaik there is still no way to get security updates without feature updates in windows 10
Re: Wavetable socket on the motherboard
Posted on 2021-01-21, 09:50
Hold on, need pictures, it might be a VGA VESA connector. They are the same size, and many motherboards with onboard VGA have a VESA connector, but I have never heard of a motherboard with a Wavetable connector. So please be sure, not to fry your motherboard and/or wavetable card. Both have exactly …
Re: Let's talk about our hated trends
Posted on 2021-01-21, 01:05
Re: Let's talk about our hated trends
Posted on 2021-01-20, 20:50
it took me almost a month once to figure out why a program we used at work wouldn't work anymore on some PCs until I realized a windows update broke it, I didn't even know an update was installed because while transitioning offices the new IT did a "test install" of the update on one PC... and then …
Re: Let's talk about our hated trends
Posted on 2021-01-19, 21:02
well hdd access indicators are pretty useless in modern windows systems anyways, back then they used to indicate that your drives are busy loading something or still writing data... nowadays your drive is always busy because windows thinks it needs to index this and that and shuffle around it's page …
Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?
Posted on 2021-01-19, 18:51
Cyberdyne wrote on 2021-01-19, 06:25: but the 486 motherboards will live forever, if not in use. Varta disagrees with you.
Re: Let's talk about our hated trends
Posted on 2021-01-19, 18:43
my main PC is in a black bland big tower without a window... does have a blue power LED though (that is covered x3 because it's annoying) I have to admit though that I did mod my old In-Win back in the day with a blue and red LED :3
Re: What did I just bought and how to use it?
Posted on 2021-01-19, 10:43
most motherboards I have with on board LVDS interface use this connector, though thinking about it most generic LCD controllers actually use a pretty standard pin-header instead nowadays, though if you check the other end of the cable you may still find one with appropriate connector
Re: Intel smashes Ryzen
Posted on 2021-01-18, 23:50
@imi: Apple might not be dominating the home consumer market in computers, but I noticed two things from the two links you posted. 1. The first (lowendmac) is from 2003. 17 years ago. A lot as changed since then, so we can agree that this one doesn't count, right? 2. This one is good since it spans …
Re: Intel smashes Ryzen
Posted on 2021-01-18, 22:03
I am not bias towards any Computer company I just comment on my own experiences and observations. you're also posting a lot of falsehoods though, and it often feels deliberately so. Apple eco-system is dominating the computer and consumer market. this simply is not true, no matter how often you …
Re: Do you keep your retro rigs offline?
Posted on 2021-01-18, 20:54
dont mean to sound rude but what is the point of this thread. it's like who pets their dogs I do, let me make a thread about how i pet my dog and why i should or shouldn't then ask other if they pet or dont pet their pets. a more sensiblke question would have maybe been "do you go online with your …
Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?
Posted on 2021-01-18, 01:07
I'm about to throw away the original box of a small IBM CRT monitor... it's only a monochrome POS monitor so not that special, but it was nicely boxed, while cleaning up today I noticed mold on the box though, it arrived in pretty rough shape already so I guess this was always there and I haven't …
Re: Intel CPU naming
Posted on 2021-01-17, 12:09
no it doesn't. i3 5xx was launched in 2010 i3 2xxx was launched in 2011 i3 3xxx was launched in 2013 (first time the number somewhat matches) i3 4xxx was launched in 2013 still i3 6xxx was launched in 2015 i3 7xxx was launched in 2017 (only the second time now) i3 8xxx was launched in 2017 as well …
Re: What did I just bought and how to use it?
Posted on 2021-01-16, 20:17
oooh nice and large screen, the connector looks to be pretty standard LVDS if you know the resolution you can just buy a generic LCD controller for a few bucks
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-01-16, 14:25
oooh awesome components too :3
Re: Music Quest PC MIDI Card MPU IH9MQ9 : info , drivers and tests
Posted on 2021-01-16, 14:03
that's good to hear, thank you :3
Re: Music Quest PC MIDI Card MPU IH9MQ9 : info , drivers and tests
Posted on 2021-01-16, 01:14
I guess this is the appropriate thread to ask this in... so, this music quest card "fell" into my hands ^^ see other thread: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=926794#p926794 hardware40_09.jpg I haven't found much info online apart from the same card also being sold by opcode FCC ID is IH91X1 ( …
Re: Ruined memory of an old game by playing it!
Posted on 2021-01-16, 00:02
but there is sometimes a rude shock when I go back to certain FPS or racing games now that I'm spoiled by modern framerates. I still love Microprose Grand Prix for example, but I'd be more compelled to play a campaign if it wasn't capped at 25fps! I often have the opposite, when I experience a game …
Re: Ruined memory of an old game by playing it!
Posted on 2021-01-15, 22:21
yeah, GTA V, when I tried playing it on PC a few years after I first got it on PS3 and realized I couldn't copy my online character over it ruined the game for me :p but in all seriousness, no not really, I appreciate every single one so far, I even sometimes enjoy having to clean my ball mouse …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-01-15, 19:24
sweet :3 I'l just have to make do with my "surprise" music quest card x3
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