Re: Gotek/FlashFloppy for ATAPI ZIP Emulation?

Posted on 2020-08-21, 04:23

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What about something like the Addonics ATAPI CF card readers? Could they be re-flashed with custom firmware to divide cards into 100/250 MB 'pages' and emulate button presses?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-21, 03:27

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by NautilusComputer

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That's a nice system you got. Have you tried powering it on yet? I've cleaned the dust out of it all and notice two caps beginning to bulge, but only just barely - decided to push it. Also noted that the heatsink on the northbridge needs new paste - it was(is) completely loose. It did boot into …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-20, 20:14

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This was given to me after old computers came up in conversation - so it's not exactly 'found' but not 'bought' either. 350 MHz Pentium II 64 MB PC100 SDRAM EPoX EP-61BXA-M motherboard Intel i740 AGP Graphics Card Creative CT7210 DXR2 PCI DVD decoder card Amquest(?) FBWS-5614JS3 56K ISA modem/voice …

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Where did 83 MHz come from, and why didn't it catch on?

Posted on 2020-08-20, 20:02

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So I grew up with PCs of the late 80's as my youngest computer memories and really remember machines of the early 90's much better. Been catching up on PC history through that time period, and in everything I've read and watch (and searched for) I haven't found a good answer for this question. I can …

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Re: Riva TNT vs MX400

Posted on 2020-06-30, 12:00

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I have an MX440 I can test against, but I'm waiting on caps to show up. I have 3-4 cards to be recapped but I've been maaad busy (day job + personal business + 7 month old) and haven't gotten back to anything 'relaxing' in a while. 😀

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Re: Riva TNT vs MX400

Posted on 2020-06-26, 23:43

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The 2 chips were some years apart. Btw you have any pics of the cards and are you planning on testing more cards? Tbf, TNT1 doesn't seem like a very useful retro card to me, but at least your had less of the weird artefacting you are decribing :P I meant to mention that in my post - edited. Amazing …

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Re: Riva TNT vs MX400

Posted on 2020-06-25, 20:30

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2020-06-25, 14:09: GeForce 2 MX400 doubled TMUs per pixel pipe and doubled core clock speed. In scenarios, where memory bandwidth isn't limiting factor, it should be 4x faster. Definitely not getting a full 4x; could be the low AGP support partially (board only 2x I think …

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Re: Addonics A151-910 YMF718-S Card Resource Conflicts

Posted on 2020-06-25, 10:25

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by NautilusComputer

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Do you need an IRQ for VGA? Might be able to turn that off in the motherboard BIOS "Assign IRQ to VGA" option if you have it (and don't need it enabled) - that should give you back one IRQ...

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Re: What is your weirdest troubleshooting experience when dealing with retro computers/hardware?

Posted on 2020-06-25, 10:17

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-06-25, 07:58: OneDrive is pure fucking evil. OneDrive is okay; Microsoft cramming it down our throats sideways at every update is evil. 😀

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

Posted on 2020-06-25, 10:14

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by NautilusComputer

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The lip on the card's backplate may be bent a little too far and catching on the case, too.

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Re: Compaq Presario 9538

Posted on 2020-06-25, 10:10

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If the Compaq software to create the partition didn't work, all by itself, you'll need to boot from a floppy and likely do an 'fdisk /mbr' to write the Master Boot Record onto the SD. Might also need to mark a partition as 'active' in fdisk, too.

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Re: Thief: The Dark Project working only in Software Mode

Posted on 2020-06-25, 10:05

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by NautilusComputer

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What resolution/color depth are you trying to run at?

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Re: Riva TNT vs MX400

Posted on 2020-06-24, 17:13

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by NautilusComputer

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The 2 chips were some years apart. Btw you have any pics of the cards and are you planning on testing more cards? Tbf, TNT1 doesn't seem like a very useful retro card to me, but at least your had less of the weird artefacting you are decribing :P I meant to mention that in my post - edited. Amazing …

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Re: Strangest modem ever... with hardware wavetable.

Posted on 2020-06-24, 13:39

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by NautilusComputer

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I'll have to take a look at the combo card I have at home to see what's on it - mine is much more 'full size' PCB than your low-profile one.

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Riva TNT vs MX400

Posted on 2020-06-24, 12:46

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While I knew there'd be no comparison, it was fun to watch just how much improvement there was in 3dMark '99. Used the same driver for both tests. Oddly enough, there was some WEIRD artifacting/texturing doing crazy stuff with the MX400. RIVA TNT Release Date: June 15, 1998 GeForce2 MX 400 Release …

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

Posted on 2020-06-22, 15:47

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Duron 1200 with a TNT? Now that’s strange.. Definitely was a WEIRDLY cobbled together machine. Seagate 7200.10 80 GB PATA drive, RIVA TNT AGP, Duron 1200, 256MB SDRAM (2x128), and Windows 98. Onboard serial and parallel ports disabled with a PCI serial/parallel card installed. No sound card …

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

Posted on 2020-06-22, 13:55

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Started cleaning up an old PC I upgraded for a customer. It was in a machine shop and the stuff on it isn't just dust - it's dried, crunchy, machine-oil grease stuff (similar to what you'd find in the engine bay of a vehicle). Not sure on the best way to clean the board; any thoughts? CRC Electra- …

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Re: Say "Hi!" to the Renovation SSI-2001!

Posted on 2020-06-22, 13:03

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by NautilusComputer

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Would you be willing to share your OpenSCAD file for the backplate?

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Re: Help with Quantum3D Raven PCI (Voodoo Banshee)

Posted on 2020-06-16, 16:20

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by NautilusComputer

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Raven is identical to all classic Banshee cards. Also simple alignment with any other AGP or PCI card will give you correct measurements. They don't all have the VGA port in the same location, so the spacing/alignment won't always match. Good to know a regular Banshee has the VGA connector in the …

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Help with Quantum3D Raven PCI (Voodoo Banshee)

Posted on 2020-06-16, 13:23

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by NautilusComputer

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A few months back (good grief, more like late last year already!) I had the fortune of picking up a Quantum3D Raven PCI locally for a song - I paid $5 US for it. Unfortunately, it does not have a backplate/bracket at all. Are there any owners here that could maybe take some photos for me so that I …

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