Re: Trident 9388 and DOS games

Posted on 2020-12-12, 02:14

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Sorry for doubleposting, but I just couldn't leave it alone and decided to dig further into the world of old Trident chips. While looking around for any clues, I stumbled upon an old DOS utility disk, with several interesting programs, like SETPCI or SETBOARD. There was also one called SVM, that …

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Re: help with soundcard

Posted on 2020-12-10, 17:05

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any one nobody I am not sure what you are asking for here - to wit: A) What kind of soundcard, which system is it in? Which OS are you asking about? B) What configuration settings are in the autoexec.bat (if assuming DOS) B) IRQ 6 isn’t commonly used. Why is it on 6 (if it’s even possible on 6) C) …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-12-10, 16:41

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Got the old T2155CDS up and running. Had to install DOS 6.22 on my Contura 400C, as the T2155CDS didn't come with a floppy drive. Transferred the benchmark apps, drivers, and Windows 3.11 installs using my IDE to USB converter cable. The screen is in need of replacement due to bad shadowing. I …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-12-08, 06:27

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Spent the weekend trying to get BeOS installed on my single-spindle Thinkpad 240. The T21 is still down (somewhat) due to the blink-of-death issue, and it doesn’t really have a caddy that can be used for SD-to-IDE adapters. What to do? The Compaq Evo N600c to the rescue. It’s a Tualatin P3m laptop, …

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

Posted on 2020-12-08, 05:59

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Greek supper from Sunday (wasn’t great) Filename 9DF7A9B4-02B0-4F01-B2FB-6CECAEF6B322.jpeg File size 1.8 MiB Views 846 views File comment Greek supper Jamaican brown stew short ribs (which was excellent) Filename 81AE051E-790E-47A6-8E13-6482490EABFD.jpeg File size 1.58 MiB Views 846 views

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-12-06, 08:56

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The Thinkpad T21 came back to life miraculously over the weekend, and I ran some comparisons between it and its older, slower slimmer sister the Thinkpad 240. Turns out that the 240 is more perfomant than originally assumed. A Celeron 300A isn’t a slouch, and all the noise about the Neomagic …

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

Posted on 2020-12-06, 08:50

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Ultraportables are nothing new, they weren't new in the 486 era. You could get an 8086 Nec Ultralite or Zenith Minisport, and by the early 90s the Quaderno and Omnibook lines were out. Plus the handbook, though that WAS chunky. Well, they are all products of the times. There are only so much you …

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

Posted on 2020-12-05, 22:31

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Does Digital Hi-Note have some unique features? At least 640x480 active TFT matrix and unique design https://i.postimg.cc/4NjqD1w9/TAv3Nl2.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/7YJQn2DY/Screenshot-25.png Interesting. I thought all 486 laptops are bulky, that's very slim. Well, not all of them are bulky - the …

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

Posted on 2020-12-03, 16:14

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Same here I loved browsing all the parts bins as a kid. I know they were over priced but I still loved going there with my dad and just looking around. Eh, for me the magic ended when I took a summer job with them back in high school. Selling crappy Compaq Presario consumer models, AV equipment of …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-12-03, 05:03

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by ragefury32

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Oh. Yeah. What did I do today - Swapped out the busted motherboard on a Thinkpad 240 with a cheap, known good RMA replacement - done in 10 minutes, and the machine is now functional. Just have to fix a topcase fracture. Popped in a 256MB PC66/100 144 pin module, an SD2IDE adapter, a 128GB MicroSD …

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Re: CpuSpd - A Hardware Based CPU Speed Control Utility for DOS/Win9X Retro Gaming

Posted on 2020-12-03, 01:12

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by ragefury32

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Can cpuspd also support the old Dixon/Mendocino Celerons for throttling? I am trying to slow down my 300MHz IBM Thinkpad 240 but using cpuspd t 2 will not seem to do anything - cpuspd a will simply report throttling at 8/8 (no impact to TSC).

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-02, 23:07

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@foil_fresh W90C33-ZZ. Wow I really had no idea WD made video cards. Thats cool, I will keep an eye out for one. Thanks for the info about the I/O card, I can't wait for it all to arrive. Cheers Oh yeah, they were pretty well known for the early/mid-90s. It’s too bad WD sold the Paradise graphics …

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Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?

Posted on 2020-12-02, 05:56

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I never actually beat TIE Fighter. Up until Campaign 5 I was doing fine. - once I am in the Assault Gunboat the difficulty level jumped up to the point where I get killed by the TIE Advanced again and again.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-12-02, 05:48

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Well no. I have a lot of old games to test/archive, which means a lot of optical discs lying around, and a lot of optical drives. I also sometimes need to use an old optical drive in order to read/copy/run them (thanks DRMs). It also is part of the retro experience to me. So I don't see it …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-12-02, 05:39

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Oh. Yeah. What did I do today - Swapped out the busted motherboard on a Thinkpad 240 with a cheap, known good RMA replacement - done in 10 minutes, and the machine is now functional. Just have to fix a topcase fracture. Popped in a 256MB PC66/100 144 pin module, an SD2IDE adapter, a 128GB MicroSD …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-12-02, 05:35

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Now the iMac G3 has a working optical drive again. While it's technically a downgrade from the semi-original broken DVD-ROM drive, I'm just glad to be able to read CDs on it again without them getting stuck in the drive. Besides, I never found a reason to use DVDs on this computer as I have plenty …

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

Posted on 2020-12-02, 05:24

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The Lattitude C-series are a decent choice for a more modern laptop, not because they're well-built, but because they're well known and were made in huge numbers. Also, yes, the parts can be swapped between myriad models. I had one, really easy to work on. As for the 1400LT being extremely common, …

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

Posted on 2020-12-02, 05:08

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Just going to leave this here: I had the same idea, but then I realized that no such thing exists. Some machines lack sound, most lack it in DOS. Others have worse than average LCDs. Only a few support a joystick. Some have an abominable pointer. Some take weird RAM that will be hard to track down. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-12-01, 04:08

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The ESS Maestro/Allegro on the machine (also found on the Inspiron 4000) is a bit of a hit-and-miss though. It's not hardware ESFM so some of the FM synthesis sounds a bit off (kinda like an Ensoniq S2000). Yeah, for that I have Presario 1800 with ESS Solo-1, which is nice for late 90's games (P3 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-11-30, 21:50

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So what's the plan with the Inspiron 8100 motherboard? I have broken Inspiron 8200 with good case and IPS 1600x1200 screen so i will transplant that motherboard there, I will also install Radeon 9000 card from another Inspiron after i fix it and that will be a really nice late Win 98/early WXP …

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