Re: VL-Bus and POD
Posted on 2011-07-04, 22:19
Pentium Overdrive for Socket 3 is a Pentium redesigned for full compatibility with the 486 platform. That's all there is to it. Yes VLB works.
Re: 133 MHz Challenge - 5th/6th gen CPU per clock performance
Posted on 2011-07-04, 22:13
For my tests all I did was swap the CPU and do everything the same way with each test. I'm thinking I typed into the console manually for each timedemo but ran it twice to make sure the HDD didn't affect it. I don't think I had a sound card installed. BIOS settings were the defaults as I recall.
Re: Voodoo 5 Reliability
Posted on 2011-07-01, 18:40
My regular 5500 PC edition hasn't blown up yet. It gets maybe an hour of use a year though.
Re: XP-TMC
Posted on 2011-07-01, 04:33
prophase_j wrote: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/speed,651.html This is likely what the OP was referring to. Good point. Yeah that's not what a Goldfingers device is. That's a socket interposer.
Re: Anyone know where to get a goldfinger device?
Posted on 2011-07-01, 02:07
Ya but we're talking the Slot chips with offchip cache. Argon K7 (0.25 µm) K75 (0.18 µm), Pluto, Orion (1 GHz) [Thanks Sandpile.org]
Re: Kenwood True-X 42x UDMA cannot be set.
Posted on 2011-06-30, 18:59
this is why all 80 conductor cables are keyed 80 wire cables often have two keys. There's the notch on the plug and there's also a blocked pin. The blocked pin often makes it impossible to plug them into sockets of UDMA33 and older ports. I have punched a hole in these and found them to work fine …
Re: Best old joystick!
Posted on 2011-06-30, 18:47
rug wrote: You're missing my point: 4-Axis\4-buttons, DOS, no USB. What games do you want to play and what input hardware to they support? DOS games often assume a basic 2 axis 2-4 button joystick. Check this old joystick roundup out: http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/9c59a7c333123 … d60a35e3c12783/
Re: Kenwood True-X 42x UDMA cannot be set.
Posted on 2011-06-30, 04:56
I think the Sandforce drives should be safe to use. They are pretty smart. But expensive. It's the silence and instant access times that I'm mostly after. Btw you can punch a hole in those plugged 80 wire cables. They work fine once you can plug them in.
Re: SC-55 + RAP-10 in CardBus Form?
Posted on 2011-06-30, 02:37
Found the manual. http://media.rolandus.com/manuals/SCP-55_OM.pdf Also, scp-55 question
Re: What retro configuration would you suggest?
Posted on 2011-06-30, 02:31
It agree that it's a fun read but it's not really representative of how old hardware works better with pre 2000 games. For example, you don't get to see how all Radeon cards will fail to render the table fog of Shadows of the Empire. 😉
Re: 386 vs. DVD-ROM drive
Posted on 2011-06-30, 00:22
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1998_Feb_9/ai_20211565/ The EIDEMAX allows users to instantly upgrade any PC system -- PCI, VESA or ISA -- to EIDE compatibility and allows an existing IDE controller to connect drives up to 8.4GB. EIDEMAX also provides 80 percent improved 16-bit ISA …
Re: What retro configuration would you suggest?
Posted on 2011-06-29, 23:28
Yeah if you want to play mostly 3D games from 2000 and older, a Voodoo is the way to go. I'd consider investing in a Voodoo 5. Adding FSAA to old Glide games is really wonderful. The fact of the matter is that most of those games are designed around Glide or 3dfx's D3D driver first. Unless it's a …
Re: Ensoniq Soundscape Elite is broken. Can it be fixed?
Posted on 2011-06-29, 22:11
You never know, one may show up on ebay again. But I too found one mislabeled years ago as an IO card so it's hard to know where to find them...
Re: Kenwood True-X 42x UDMA cannot be set.
Posted on 2011-06-29, 22:06
Yes I've followed rounded cables since the beginning too. Like I said since they aren't a ribbon anymore the 40 ground wires may not be doing their job as intended. They are great to work with but data corruption isn't worth it. I have a rounded floppy cable that I do use however. I had a DFI NF4 …
Re: Kenwood True-X 42x UDMA cannot be set.
Posted on 2011-06-29, 20:48
I've had problems with rounded cables. PATA cables are ribbons because there can be crosstalk if the wires get too close to each other. The 80 pin cable interleaves grounds in with the wires to reduce crosstalk even more (it's like 2 dimensional shielding). That said I don't know if there are some …
Re: Things you will never own, but want to.
Posted on 2011-06-29, 18:43
I once found a Slot 1 FX board. First and only Slot 1 board I ever saw that used SIMM slots? I still kick myself for not having gotten it as it was tossed out before I had the chance to seize it -_- When I bought my Pentium II 233 in 1997, I bought a board called the Megatrends FX83A. This is a …
Re: Kenwood True-X 42x UDMA cannot be set.
Posted on 2011-06-29, 18:32
It will usually read them but it will struggle and not read anywhere near its rated speed. These drives will blow your mind when you install a large app off of a pressed disc though. It's like installing off of a hard drive. The problem is that I usually do install from a hard drive because I use …
Re: Geforce FX Super Thread
Posted on 2011-06-29, 18:31
That's a good point about the Quadro catch.
Re: Best old joystick!
Posted on 2011-06-29, 18:26
CH Flightstick or Flightstick Pro. Work great for both lefties and righties, unlike many other contoured sticks. Very smooth, light movement and a small deadzone. Available in USB and gameport versions. ;) rfnagel and I know best. :D I also like my Logitech Wingman Rumblepad for racers. It works …
Re: Things you will never own, but want to.
Posted on 2011-06-29, 04:17
sliderider wrote: You'd likely want to avoid one of those boards for a gaming machine, though, and get a slightly newer one with AGP so you have more video cards to choose from. 440LX brought UDMA33, AGP, usable USB, and SDRAM support. Major improvement. Definitely avoid 440FX for Pentium IIs.
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