Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-23, 22:02

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I received an unusual "graphic" card:20230222_213809.jpg PC Weasel 2000 was a line of graphics cards designed by Middle Digital Incorporated (Herb Peyerl and Jonathan Levine) which output to a serial port instead of a monitor. This allows servers using PC hardware with conventional BIOSes or …

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Re: Windows 98 SE VM on a Ryzen 3000 not working

Posted on 2023-02-22, 22:00

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Sorry for coming late to the party. Didn't know about this "CPU issues" when I bought my Ryzen 3900X about two years ago. So... I went for a fresh install on real hardware (X470/3900X/Voodoo3) and everything worked fine in the end, as I was expecting. As of today Windows 98SE is still running …

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Re: Windows 98SE Mini PCI Wifi card woes

Posted on 2023-02-22, 18:41

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > ENUM > PCI *Windows 98 is very PCI tolerant as you can see in the attached image, on a newer motherboard there are like 50+ PCI devices

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Re: Windows 98SE Mini PCI Wifi card woes

Posted on 2023-02-21, 22:10

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I'm using a USB stick for WiFi in Windows 98 - there are many early B/G dongles Windows 98 compatible. But I guess you just want to install that card for your peace of mind. You can take a look into registry also and delete devices from there and reinstall. This was the only way to get rid of a …

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Re: Optical serial mouse?

Posted on 2023-02-21, 14:02

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PS/2 port bandwith is 7-12 kbit/s lower than what you can theoretically achieve on the serial port, but PS/2 can deliver 275 mA. I don't think the bandwidth is the problem... Clearly ... since there are wireless solutions for a serial mouse, the same receiver can be used with an wireless optical …

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Re: Optical serial mouse?

Posted on 2023-02-21, 13:25

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...because there is no point since the serial port can't power them. Actually, the serial port provides power but not enough for an optical mouse, which draws about 100 mA way higher than a regular serial mouse: PC serial mouse uses typically DRT and RTS lines for generating +5V power for …

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Re: Windows 95A on a 386SX/Ryzen 9

Posted on 2023-01-23, 23:24

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RAM was such a big thing. The biggest and unforgettable upgrade I have ever made was from 16MB RAM to 64MB SDRAM. In late 1998 and I was into Half Life with only 16MB RAM, the minimum requirements. Half life was designed with loading screens as you played. You passed a certain point - the screen …

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Windows 95A on a 386SX/Ryzen 9

Posted on 2023-01-22, 20:58

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I can report that Windows 95A is working flawlessly on a Ryzen 9 configuration* Boot time is about 7 seconds with SATA drive in DOS mode. 3 min Youtube video with Windows 95 and some benchmarks I was able to copy the same Windows instalation on a 840MB drive and using an ISA - IDE card to boot it up …

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Re: Which USB 2.0 cards for old motherboards

Posted on 2023-01-22, 19:19

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I did mentions this card before... I would recommend form Startech the PCI-E to USB 2.0 card using the classic VIA 6212 chipset. This PCI-E card it's recognized in Windows 98 with default drivers, works also in Windows 95 OSR2. (tested) I mean not everyday you can find a PCI-E hardware that works …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-22, 19:07

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This Laguna 3D (CL5465) card + tv tuner + an odd AM receiver addon... (k174xa2)

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2023-01-18, 22:44

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Windows 95A on a Ryzen 9 3900X. Boot time: about 7 seconds. Some benchmarks against reference Pentium II 450 which was the best in Sisoft Sandra 99. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtZdWLRFbz4 P.S. Please subscribe, maybe I'll reach the 100 subscribers milestone... 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-09, 22:59

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Well, this Intergraph RealiZm II ZX13 card does work, tested in a hurry on some 2 PCI motherboards with native PCI support: 1. Intel H55/Xeon socket 1151 - it boots, but only nice looking garbage on the screen (letters and other symbols) 2. Intel 815/PIII 866 - NO PROBLEMS! It boots and everything …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-09, 15:46

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Also it appears to be equipped with 32 MB texture memory. (2x16) Maximum is 64 MB (we are 1997...) If anyone can identify that SDRAM SIMM capacity.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-09, 15:21

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This Intergraph RealiZm II ZX13 PCI video card. A true double slot card, with 2D and 3D parts stacked together as separate PCI cards. Fortunately the distance between PCI slots remained standard, so it can be inserted on any motheboard with 2 free PCI slots. (tested on a ASUS H81 motherboad) Not …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-05, 10:38

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This dodgy Aureal AU8810 with suspiciously few caps. There is no other card like this on google photo. (until this post) Manufactured 0246, almost 2003 and still a Vortex 1? I'm curios if it works... I have that exact card! It works fine without the capacitors, and the driver disc contains just the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-04, 22:50

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This dodgy Aureal AU8810 with suspiciously few caps. There is no other card like this on google photo. (until this post) Manufactured 0246, almost 2003 and still a Vortex 1? I'm curios if it works...

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-13, 15:04

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This PCI Riva TNT 16MB. The PCI version supposedly is pretty rare... Also, this ATI Rage II AGP. I remember I had this card for a week in 1999 and it was pretty bad for gaming, like 5-10 fps in Unreal.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-27, 15:36

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Well, good news, it's a PCI video card first, then a MPEG2 decoder. (S3 GX/2 probably)

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-11-27, 13:02

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This PCI card which I'm not sure what kind it is... Video card or MPEG 2 hardware decoder, or both? Manufactured 1998.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-10-24, 15:44

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Speaking of PCI-E... This Asus Radeon X700 good for a Windows 9x setup on a PCI-E only motherboard.

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