Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors
Posted on 2020-09-12, 18:45
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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors
Posted on 2020-09-12, 16:47
Interesting, thanks for double checking it. So the 210GS's might still fit but I'll have to carefully confirm the size with sellers. Do you perhaps have a photo of your CRT, Klw2? I'm curious if it looks distinctively different from Gered's.
Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors
Posted on 2020-09-12, 15:01
Ahhh, that's too bad. You're right that ~16.5" isn't deep for a CRT but when you tilt it up it probably needs a bit more space. I'm hoping to find something that's 40cm deep when setup on a flat AT case. It's already an indulgence so I'm trying to keep this excess as small as possible :P I'm …
Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors
Posted on 2020-09-12, 14:41
I'm so tempted to get a CRT but I'm not sure it would be wise, space-wise (ha!). I should probably go for a 15" monitor, however I'm getting the idea from some googling that the later 17/19" models were less deep. Some 17" models that I looked up are "only" 42cm (16.5 in) deep. Is that about the …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-09-12, 11:52
who at Creative thought displaying a slow, "EAX" splash screen with sound on each startup was a good idea? Or overriding the Windows startup sound with some thunder? I hated that as well, messing with my custom made Unreal Tournament sound theme back in the day. :D Almost tops the Nvidia 40.xx …
Re: Setup for recording (DOS) audio
Posted on 2020-09-12, 11:48
Alright, that's pretty unanimous :D I do happen to have a Firewire port on my main PC (built in 2011). I've never used it though but I'll check how Linux (main OS) responds if I try to read from it. But if it works it might be a nice option. I'm used to patching and compiling sources so I guess I …
Setup for recording (DOS) audio
Posted on 2020-09-11, 12:41
I've been thinking about recording the music, sound of DOS games generated by my various sound cards and MIDI modules. I was wondering what I can do to get a clean as possible signal with hopefully the equipment that I've already got? Three options that I am thinking of: 1. Record on the PC itself …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-09-10, 18:35
I have reached a pinnacle of retro gaming decoration today 20200910_173649.jpg Super cool! :D Where did you find a high res version of that art? Or did you turn it into a vector with Adobe Illustrator or something? My retro activity for today is/was getting a SB Live! Value to work with its Live! …
Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga
Posted on 2020-09-07, 16:52
Ah yes, the MMC-1/MMC-2 modules - the time where Intel thought it’s a good idea to put the CPU and the northbridge onto a single module and sell it that way. Only Apple tried something similar with their CPU modules for the pre-Titanium PowerBooks. As for the heat, It’ll be fine. I remembered …
Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors
Posted on 2020-09-07, 15:42
I'm so tempted to get a CRT but I'm not sure it would be wise, space-wise (ha!). I should probably go for a 15" monitor, however I'm getting the idea from some googling that the later 17/19" models were less deep. Some 17" models that I looked up are "only" 42cm (16.5 in) deep. Is that about the …
Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga
Posted on 2020-09-06, 19:26
If you can disable UDMA in your BIOS and force PIO mode 4, consider this 2.5" SATA SSD: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=44406&p=808477#p808477 It has been working very well for me so far. One drawback is that mSATA drives are beginning to be more difficult to find and expensive. I never …
Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga
Posted on 2020-09-06, 14:48
Well, it is a Pentium III 500MHz alright. There is one type of socket (that I didn't know about) that was used for high-end Pentium II's and low-end Pentium III mobile CPUs: MMC-2 . HWINFO mentions this socket and a benchmark reveals that the CPU performs at 50% the speed of a P3 1GHz. So that's …
Re: ASUS PVI-486SP3
Posted on 2020-09-04, 21:25
I've got the got same board running with a 5x86 P75 (at 133MHz). The manual doesn't say which jumper settings to use for a 5x86 but one of the Asus support pages, which I see are included in the zip posted by @jesolo, does. You can find them in "CPU Upgrade & Jumper Settings for later revisions.mht" …
Re: Most beautiful Dos-Games for a 486...what are your favorites?
Posted on 2020-09-04, 14:30
I'd almost forgotten about Inca! This game is gorgeous considering it was made in '92 and has a great soundtrack. It actually plays well on a 386 and lists 286 as minimum requirements. Link to mobygames screenshots: https://www.mobygames.com/game/inca/screenshots Link to YT gameplay: https://www. …
Re: My Pentium III build
Posted on 2020-09-03, 13:28
I really like the wallpaper. Very 90s 😁. Can I download it from somewhere? Nice videos btw, you really pay attention to the lighting of everything. Do you do something with photography or film for work?
Re: Most beautiful Dos-Games for a 486...what are your favorites?
Posted on 2020-09-03, 12:16
Flight Unlimited yes, I remember it as being a "heavy" game (like Wing Commander 4 from around the same time). I will have to try EF 2000 again but I remember it as playable. Maybe my standards were different back then. [edit] I tried EF 2000 on my cacheless 486 DX4 and on "Low" global detail …
Re: Most beautiful Dos-Games for a 486...what are your favorites?
Posted on 2020-09-03, 11:22
(new post because you can only add 5 attachments per post) EF 2000 (1995, Digital Image Design Ltd.) _ef2000_000-640.png _ef2000_000-640.png (I scaled the screenshots to 640x400 because you could barely see anything at 320x200. No idea why the thumbnails are different in size) Flight Unlimited (1995 …
Re: Most beautiful Dos-Games for a 486...what are your favorites?
Posted on 2020-09-03, 10:59
Teenage Queen is interesting but don't check the Mobygames page if you don't want to be spoiled! Leave it to Exxos, and other French developers, to come up with weird or erotic games (preferably both combined) Good idea by the way to start posting screenshots. It's a thread that's about good …
Re: Windows 3.1 / 9x games that require Quicktime
Posted on 2020-09-02, 22:12
That was an interesting watch, thanks for sharing 😀 I would never have guessed that the game was using 8-bit paletted images. I should try playing it again, and see if I can actually solve a single puzzle this time around 😜
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-09-02, 19:30
gex85 wrote on 2020-09-02, 19:23: as soon as I install a sound card, the onboard IDE controller starts acting up, but Win 2000 works like a charm. Are they sharing (conflicting) on a DMA channel by any chance?
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