Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2021-05-24, 21:13

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by ragefury32

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Did the battery hold up after a few day’s usage? It did! I've been using it off and on since then. Holds a charge well. The 2nd battery, however, charged up but does not hold its charge, so I'm writing it off as bad. One good battery out of a set of two for $10 each isn't bad at all, I'd say. Oh …

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Re: "...not a valid win32 application"

Posted on 2021-05-24, 21:09

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Do you have specific examples in mind where 32-bit Windows 7/8/10 has better compatibility than 64-bit Windows 7/8/10? Other than 16-bit installer issues? There was a thread about this at https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=77846 which kind of went nowhere. Networking ye olde systems ol been …

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Re: "...not a valid win32 application"

Posted on 2021-05-24, 06:18

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There is one argument for using 32-bit Windows even if a 64-bit version would work on a given machine: better compatibility with older games, ie. fewer problems to solve. Sure, if it’s originally shipped with a 32 bit OS and you are dealing with hardware that primarily ran on 32 bit drivers from …

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Re: "...not a valid win32 application"

Posted on 2021-05-22, 22:35

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by ragefury32

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I've read in a few computr related forems that some folk have reverted back to 32-bit Windows on their 64-bit systems. Why you ask-because it was more stable on their particular set up. lol Ah yes, the same kind of people who calls up HP asking why their 20 year old WinPrinter/PPA Inkjets can't …

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Re: Building a good Windows 98 gaming pc

Posted on 2021-05-22, 22:10

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I recommend socket 370 as your platform, and in particular I recommend the intel 440bx chipset. It is well regarded for stability and for how well supported it is in software. If you can't find or afford a board by that description, any socket 370 board with an ISA slot is a good choice. https:// …

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Re: "...not a valid win32 application"

Posted on 2021-05-22, 21:51

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PAE is a ""nice"" """solution""", but useless if applications don't use it. Very few of them do. Well, PAE is really meant to allow operating systems to use a 64 rather than 32 bit page table entries, which is then used by the MMU to address actual physical RAM or swap - the page table is given an …

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Re: Domark's Flight Sim Toolkit - any shareware or commercial games based on it out there?

Posted on 2021-05-21, 17:05

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That viewport issue more of a bug with fly v1.46 as used on Jaguar. Fly 1.47 shouldn't have that issue. I actually replaced the original FLY.EXE from Jaguar with a copy of a v1.47 but the issue still persists: https://i.imgur.com/bVJY6DD.png However, I discovered that I can switch between this " …

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Re: Domark's Flight Sim Toolkit - any shareware or commercial games based on it out there?

Posted on 2021-05-20, 02:06

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It came with 2 sets of original 3.5" floppy disks, which I was not expecting. Recently an acquaintance of mine shared the Flight Sim Toolkit World War II copy they found (probably among some "abandonware" files), which also turned out to be two floppy disks, not a CD. I'm not sure if it would be …

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2021-05-19, 04:12

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Eh, that's probably because the LCDs are around the time when they are about to age out, and some of the smarter owners are letting them go before they plummet in value. You are seeing the same thing in the Japanese used market with PC110s and the ThinkPad 235/Hitachi FloraNote 210s. By luck I …

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2021-05-19, 01:55

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by ragefury32

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I have a feeling these might have been recelled at some point, or they are simply in very good condition. I didn't bother draining this first battery all the way down, since it was taking so long. 46 minutes and it was down to 80%. If it drains at the same rate the whole time, that would be a 3.5 …

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Re: Is it possible to do a linux dd in Windows?

Posted on 2021-05-11, 05:27

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by ragefury32

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digicube wrote on 2021-05-10, 04:16: Is it possible to do a linux dd in Windows? https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/how-view-co … ape-tape-header Use dd in a Cygwin elevated shell, or if you are on Windows 10 1903 or newer - WSL2. Who knows how Windows will expose the tape device in these cases, …

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2021-05-09, 19:09

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Guys, count my money... Toshiba Libretto 50 CTA in perfect condition, with Pentium 75 and docking station - 215 USD. Too expensive or good buy? For collection and maybe re-selling it in future with bigger price. Not sure, those seem to be hot lately. Personally I'd pay $150 but maybe there just …

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2021-05-02, 02:46

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Paraguayan cuisine. Filename DBE976CF-8045-4C1D-844C-474EC4D17BF1.jpeg File size 219.17 KiB Views 131 views File comment Yerba Mate with milk, and a guava tart Filename 987E6F9F-EB36-4AD6-ABEC-2DFB03ED6BD0.jpeg File size 236.4 KiB Views 131 views File comment Chipa Guazu (cheesy corn soufflé) and …

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Re: How low can you go with modern, user-friendly Linux?

Posted on 2021-04-30, 16:35

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by ragefury32

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PAE appeared in Pentium Pro onwards. Athlon onwards as well. Pentium M PAE support is Dothan which is all 2MB cache Pentium M only. The Banias did not have PAE. Cheers, Eh. Actually, Banias does have PAE - it's just not published on eflags/cpuid capability bits. If you include forcepae as a boot …

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Re: How low can you go with modern, user-friendly Linux?

Posted on 2021-04-30, 13:04

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by ragefury32

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About a year or so ago I tried my universal AGP test bench (Pentium 4 1.60A; 512MB DDR333; Abit SA7; X1050) with Debian 9 Xface. It was too slow to reasonably use. Maybe as a strictly offline machine for basic word processing it would work, but even basic browsing on moderately outdated sites were …

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Re: List of known Thin Clients/Laptops/Chipsets with SoundBlaster support for MS-DOS games !

Posted on 2021-04-30, 12:09

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by ragefury32

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I was ONLY talking about the "CP" serires. Not CPXXX. So the M233ST etc... Those are all considered CP series machines (because, you know, they all contain CP in their names and use the same C-series bays and accessories), and technically, the CPM and the CPiDs are the same exact chassis - same …

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Re: List of known Thin Clients/Laptops/Chipsets with SoundBlaster support for MS-DOS games !

Posted on 2021-04-30, 06:20

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by ragefury32

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The Dell CP series are great dos laptops. Also the Libretto's are great for dos as well. T. The Latitude CP line are not all good DOS machines. Only the CPM and CPiD, which has the Crystal CS4237B would qualify. The CPiA/CPiRs are Neomagic AC97 only, and the CPx models are ESS Maestro/Allegro based …

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2021-04-30, 01:52

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by ragefury32

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I'm always weary of those strange older looking online sites with supplies of older hardware. Right now I'm tempted to get a battery from Power-supplier.biz for the older Versas, and maybe an extra for the M & P from them. Looks like that's where my working battery came from based on the pictures ( …

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2021-04-29, 04:02

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by ragefury32

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I'll be darned. They shipped it. I requested USPS two-day priority and they used FedEx Ground instead. Whatever, as long as it arrives. Yeah, it might be NOS, but I guess we will find out. Good luck, man. You could also consider buying a USB-PD battery like the Ravpower PD Pioneer, a USB-PD to 5. …

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2021-04-27, 23:24

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by ragefury32

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Impact Computers had two large capacity Thinkpad 240 batteries "in stock". I ordered them. I half expect them to refund me weeks later with an email stating they never had them in stock to begin with, but you never know. Something fishy was that they had them marked down to $9.99. Either they are …

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