Re: Slot 1 water cooling options

Posted on 2021-06-02, 09:08

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Wasn't aware they ever used a hood / duct system for cooling the standard passive sinks (certainly not on the AP550 with dual 1GHz), and I don't see it as an option in the parts list? RadicalVision Compaq AP550.jpg Most of the best slot 1 water cooling options I've seen were designed and milled for …

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Re: I have a 486SX to play some games and I'm lost about drivers and other things

Posted on 2021-06-01, 10:28

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chinny22 wrote on 2021-06-01, 10:20: I'd also recommend the CPU upgrade your SX lacks a FPU this is what's killing Dooms performance. Doom only uses integer math, Quake was FPU heavy.

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Re: ATI Rage XL 8MB vs S3 Virge 4MB

Posted on 2021-05-25, 13:36

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Both cards stink for 3D usage other than taking a look at games that use their proprietary APIs for curiosity's sake.

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Re: Sleeper pc trend

Posted on 2021-05-19, 16:58

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I posted my sleeper PC in the thread Gerry linked, it was based on an IBM PS/2 model 95. I'm kind of torn on the ethics. I gutted the case about 15 years ago, I believe I sold off the components but I'm not sure anymore, maybe nobody wanted to buy the motherboard? The system worked fine and was …

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Re: Gameport breakout cables

Posted on 2021-05-18, 09:36

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I bought one that looks like that and it was incorrectly wired... it's a crapshoot. Interesting, I guess I got lucky. For reference, I bought mine from a physical shop (not online) and it was a leftover part from days past. Looking again I was wrong, on mine there's just one shell with two …

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Re: Gameport breakout cables

Posted on 2021-05-18, 09:16

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My first reflex would be to look for one with moulded plastic connectors, like this one https://www.amazon.ca/Universal-Connector-Joystick-Musical-Keyboards/dp/B071PC2RGY . That is what the old ones back in the day looked like when they were still being mass produced . I bought one that looks just …

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Re: GOG slave zero and Omikron the nomad soul on win98

Posted on 2021-05-17, 14:22

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How exactly don't they work? I believe Omikron got a release with improved compatibility with modern systems, that version might not work on Win98?

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Re: Asus P2B & Compatible P3 1.4Ghz slotket

Posted on 2021-05-14, 06:22

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Agreed, the most important item is the board's VRM, if that supports Coppermine CPUs a Tualatin is safe to use. You will still need to get a modded CPU or socket/slotket and your bios must not be too strict.

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Re: ( abandoned project ) German theme 486 computer.

Posted on 2021-05-12, 08:37

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[Project] Regular 486 computer. What is the most regular IDE controller?

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Re: DOS CD-Rom issues

Posted on 2021-05-11, 12:56

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Tried that, nothing changed Could you post your config.sys and autoexec.bat? I'm guessing there needs to be some sound card driver or PnP setup loaded first to initialise the CDROM registers in the sound chip. So that's the autoexec.bat and config.sys connected to CDROM and that soundcard : [ …

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Re: DOS CD-Rom issues

Posted on 2021-05-11, 12:26

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It could also be interesting to check in Windows which drivers it says it's using, I think that info is on one of the device tabs.

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Re: DOS CD-Rom issues

Posted on 2021-05-11, 10:40

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Bernkastel7734 wrote on 2021-05-11, 10:12: weedeewee wrote on 2021-05-11, 09:52: Which io/irq/dma did the soundcard cdrom port have in the win98 machine ? I'm sorry, how to check that? The properties of the device in the Win98 device manager.

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Re: DOS CD-Rom issues

Posted on 2021-05-10, 12:18

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I'm not familiar with the stock drivers for that card. However UNISOUND should support it. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=72553 Note that the readme says Anyway as this tool is launched after config.sys, if you want CD-ROM support you'll have to load CD driver (like vide-cdd.sys) with device …

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Re: any tips for using old cases with new(ish) hardware?

Posted on 2021-05-06, 20:31

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My main workstation is built in an old (1990s) case and converted to ATX with a motherbord tray from Lian Li . It seems to be hard to find these trays now so I can't give you any tips about where to find it. Search for "Lian Li D8000 " or "Lian Li mother board tray". I had to remove most of the …

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Re: How can I stop this window from closing until I have read the text, please?

Posted on 2021-05-06, 15:02

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Those tools at least all run under 64-bit Windows 10 so it's not an OS issue. If you're very lucky running the main exe like 'ggguy.exe > bla.txt' will redirect the output of the command-line (not dos!) programs to said text file, but chances are slim as they are external processes launched by the …

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Re: any tips for using old cases with new(ish) hardware?

Posted on 2021-05-06, 14:16

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My main workstation is built in an old (1990s) case and converted to ATX with a motherbord tray from Lian Li . It seems to be hard to find these trays now so I can't give you any tips about where to find it. Search for "Lian Li D8000 " or "Lian Li mother board tray". I had to remove most of the …

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Re: SOFTMPU - MPU-401 Not Detected (Roland SC88)

Posted on 2021-05-06, 11:02

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Well you can always use a SB16 or similar card that has a normal UART MPU-401 interface so that the SC-88 will work fine with GM/GS games and use softmpu for mt-32 gaming like you do now. Is the Soundblaster Pro 2.0 any different from an SB16 in that respect? (normal UART MPU-401 interface?) It has …

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Re: ATI Xpert 98 refuses to work in Win98

Posted on 2021-05-06, 09:32

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Agreed, I believe the drivers even show a popup asking you to install DX9.

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Re: What game series did you stop getting and why?

Posted on 2021-04-30, 14:07

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Fallout lost me with 3. Which is to say, I thought 3 was ok . It seemed like it was trying to live up to the Fallout aesthetic of demented cynicism and nihilistic humor. But honestly I think they made the game too large, with too little soul stretched too thin. Following games appeared even worse, …

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Re: What game series did you stop getting and why?

Posted on 2021-04-30, 12:59

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There aren't that many series I've played from the beginning that I've given up on as much as just skipped parts of. I played the first 4, I think, Assassins Creed games, the first one was quite lackluster, the series peaked with sequel 2.5, and then tanked. Last year I started Odyssey, after …

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