Re: A couple (or, perhaps, quite a bit more) rigs for all ages

Posted on 2021-01-31, 20:40

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Picking it up where I left, quite literally - on the sofa, my first step was to get the shielding out. It is a piece of rather curious material, almost as if it's some laminated foil, and it is held in place by a multitude of screws, some of which also serve the purpose of holding the wires in place …

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Re: A couple (or, perhaps, quite a bit more) rigs for all ages

Posted on 2021-01-30, 18:57

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For now I'm pretty happy with Crusader. All it needs is a new case and a bit more fiddling with software. That can wait till February, though I think I won't delay for long. In the mean time, about to start my most difficult project yet: repairing the Korg 01W/FD. Like I said before, the FD part is …

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Re: A couple (or, perhaps, quite a bit more) rigs for all ages

Posted on 2021-01-29, 21:17

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Update. 3COM card has just one weakness: just like Sauron, it doesn't share power (or an IRQ, for that matter). The one in question is IRQ 10 - NIC wants it, GUS wouldn't mind it, and onboard USB definitely doesn't want to lose it either. Trouble is, GUS could use any other, like 9 or 11. But both …

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Re: A couple (or, perhaps, quite a bit more) rigs for all ages

Posted on 2021-01-28, 19:44

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I don't think you can physically remove ESS from Gus Extreme... and even if you could, I doubt I would want to mod such a rare card. In any case, the problem lies elsewhere. Ahh, my bad. I thought it was a separate card. Interesting piece of hardware indeed. Found 3com EtherDisk... now I can …

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Re: A couple (or, perhaps, quite a bit more) rigs for all ages

Posted on 2021-01-28, 13:03

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Currently it is set to have ESS on 220/5/1 and GUS on 240/7/5 , but that's in DOS. But Windows just refuses to let me make any changes in the device manager (it ends up with nothing selected and stops working, even if I return to original values). Removing the device and adding it through Add New …

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Re: A couple (or, perhaps, quite a bit more) rigs for all ages

Posted on 2021-01-28, 09:37

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Well, what do you know, the board for Crusader has arrived. I assembled the whole thing, and it wouldn't boot. https://i.imgur.com/S3x2Ewa.jpg After a bit of fiddling, it turned out the RAM was bad. With that replaced, everything went as smooth as expected. https://i.imgur.com/HoXmO5N.jpg Now there …

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1993/94 ).

Posted on 2021-01-24, 14:54

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Oh, and regarding the subject and my original rant. Back in the day, I'd run Visual Studio, Photoshop and, perhaps, Word all the while listening to mp3 in Winamp, on a 486 with 16 megs of RAM. Makes one think :) Bullshit. Just to test if it still works, I took Bard (Am5x86), as it is the closest to …

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Re: A couple (or, perhaps, quite a bit more) rigs for all ages

Posted on 2021-01-23, 21:18

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SSD for Assassin should arrive early next week. In the mean time, someone on fleabay is selling a bunch of Geode boards. Wonder if I should get one?

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Re: Dell Dimension 466i Restoration/Build

Posted on 2021-01-23, 15:57

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Can't say much with a low rez photo, but to me it looks kind of factory-made. In other words, thumbs up!

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1993/94 ).

Posted on 2021-01-22, 10:08

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Makes one think :) I think those must have been some pretty shitty quality MP3s to play in realtime on a 486, let alone while the system was under load. Or you're just wildly exaggerating. Oh, those were so shitty one wouldn't want to listen to them in a car these days. Believe me, I tried. But at …

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Re: The Saddest Steam Build 2021

Posted on 2021-01-21, 20:59

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Well, there are plenty of industrial P4 boards now, even if most of them are effectively new, so don't know whether that qualifies. But most have at least one ISA. Whether they would boot with VGA in the slot - no idea, haven't tested. If not, there are some "fancy" PCI cards out there... like …

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1993/94 ).

Posted on 2021-01-21, 19:27

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Oh, and regarding the subject and my original rant. Back in the day, I'd run Visual Studio, Photoshop and, perhaps, Word all the while listening to mp3 in Winamp, on a 486 with 16 megs of RAM. Makes one think 😀

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1993/94 ).

Posted on 2021-01-21, 19:09

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I was about to write a lengthy reply on what I consider when talking about Linux... but then this would turn into a slashdot debate from early 2k. Suffice to say, at work we had to drop Linux support for our application precisely because some people view Linux as just the kernel with a completely …

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1993/94 ).

Posted on 2021-01-20, 10:58

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Worse still, Linux used to be the "peanut OS" for some time, now if something runs Windows 10, it in no way means being able to run a gui-rich flavour of your penguin of choice. And the difference between the meanest i9/Threadripper to the lowest end of the low is such that you take a 10 years old …

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1993/94 ).

Posted on 2021-01-19, 21:32

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Well, my old 486 was never loud... about the only fan it had was a 8 cm one inside the PSU. It was a Cyrix DX2-66 OC'd to 80, with a Trident 9440TGUI or something, 1 meg of VRAM. I remember "upgrading" from 8 Mb 72 pin RAM to 16 Mb, even if 4 x 32 pin modules, but, at least, those were cheap, and …

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Re: Dell Dimension 466i Restoration/Build

Posted on 2021-01-16, 14:36

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I wouldn't be so sure about the BIOSes. There is a chance the board would be similar to something else out there, but almost all the Dells I've worked with had their own custom mobos, and almost all (if not all) had Phoenix BIOS. Which pretty much means no luck modding it. Granted, I don't have as …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-16, 14:11

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Got this tank: Now that's a sexy case if there ever was one Nice board with a clean lay-out, thanks to the integrated south bridge. No need for a heatsink I presume? Congrats. :) No idea yet, I'm still waiting for the board to arrive. Guess, we'll see when it does. But the SPAX didn't have a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-16, 07:42

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Hi! Normally I do not post in this thread (that's something I should probably change), but over the last couple years I've acquired quite a few interesting examples. This one isn't particularly special in itself, just a motherboard I need for a project. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ …

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Re: Dell Dimension 466i Restoration/Build

Posted on 2021-01-16, 07:28

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Dells were always "the most generic of generic", except of the forced incompatibility with some hardware... but somehow, having worked as an admin and head of IT, I just LOVED them. Probably because each and every Dell I've ever had the pleasure working with was simple, tough, reliable and not …

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Re: Asus P2B-DS Build

Posted on 2021-01-14, 20:17

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I've actually reused the case also, it now houses a HTPC (I use that term loosely, it is powerful enough to run Steam to stream Cyberpunk from Sorceress across 100km from another town via a VPN :), and the blue lighting is just icing on the cake. Works well that the mobo has blue accents, and the …

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