Re: Trying to figure out my options for USB Floppy Drives

Posted on 2022-08-14, 21:20

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I have two IBM usb drives I use sometimes for copying drivers and such when usb sticks is not an option or I'm feeling nostalgic for that floppy sound. Reliability seems good to me but floppies are floppies if you know what I mean. I have not tried to write 720kb disks but I could try. I'm no expert …

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Re: vga and ide same irq.

Posted on 2022-08-10, 06:14

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Epic. What did you end up on playing?

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Pentium 5 that never came to be

Posted on 2022-08-07, 20:45

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Hey, I came across this https://youtu.be/qzZfkbHuB3U Maybe it would interest anyone else.

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Re: Socket 5/7/SS7 (Voltage Interposer) Tweaker. (Beta)

Posted on 2022-08-05, 18:28

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How is that? (Look at first post now) Changes in next version: Need to work on silk screen a little, make pin cut circles more visible also add circle for socket 5 key pin. I don't think it should be that difficult to slide the pieces together, unless it's a pressure fit and there isn't enough …

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Re: Socket 5/7/SS7 (Voltage Interposer) Tweaker. (Beta)

Posted on 2022-08-05, 11:45

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Hi interesting project. A friendly tip would be to edit the first post and explain a little bit what an interposer actually does. Maybe it will raise interests and potential supporters now that you seem to get close to a product. 😀

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-08-02, 17:16

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Imo broken items are too expensive. There is very little difference in price between non working items and working items. Which is really a shame as we all should encourage repairing of old items so the hobby can live on. Instead items are sold as 'untested' and might actually be thrown away by an …

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Re: Reasons to hate modern games

Posted on 2022-07-29, 05:20

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https://www.pcgamesn.com/diablo-immortal/microtransactions-100-million Diablo Immortal microtransactions have made over $100 million from player spending on mobile platforms alone, says a report from SensorTower on the RPG game Boggles the mind doesn't it? That's it, I've lost faith in mankind. ( …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-07-24, 06:45

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Almoststew1990 wrote on 2022-07-24, 06:00: I'm playing Star Wars Dark Forces 2. Never completed it before, and this is the GOG version on Windows 7. It works fine with 3D acceleration. You can hear the bar music already can't you. Dudu dudu dududu dududu-dudududu.

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Re: Transfer files to and from an old pc with no USB

Posted on 2022-07-21, 18:24

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I have a computer like this and I just hook up it to lan and use the usb device on an other computer to transfer directly to the pentium 1, via Microsoft file sharing protocol. If I had a slot to fill I might have got myself one of those floppy emulators that seem so popular. But I don't transfer a …

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Re: Looking for a compact DOS machine

Posted on 2022-07-21, 16:46

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Watch out! The emulation people wants to eat your brain! (Why arent there more spears being used in zombie movies?)

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Re: Looking for a compact DOS machine

Posted on 2022-07-20, 18:08

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I guess there are ATX motherboards with highly compatible built in video cards, but you probably need a separate sound card for dos fm sound. Some PCI sound cards can work in dos even without sb link. Maybe you can get some kind of riser board and make it smallish. The cheapest option is probably to …

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Re: Is gaming a waste of time?

Posted on 2022-07-20, 15:25

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Is gaming a waste of time? Ok, I'll try to answer your question from a non-gamer perspective. First of all, any activity at the same time can be considered as a serious occupation and as a complete waste of time. It depends on your definition of "serious occupation" and "waste of time". …

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Re: Is gaming a waste of time?

Posted on 2022-07-19, 16:42

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My fear is that it will together will being as addictive as mmorpgs can be, also be very very real, or even hyper real. I think people will die in game.

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Re: Is gaming a waste of time?

Posted on 2022-07-19, 16:29

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Generally no, do what ever floats your boat. But there are exceptions. I can only speak for myself but mmorpgs are for me extremely addictive. I am truly afraid that a proportion of the population will literally go under from VR mmorpgs. This makes me sad. Edit: I'm a bit tipsy sorry can't write …

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Re: The moment you were hooked

Posted on 2022-07-19, 06:22

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Dolenc wrote on 2022-07-18, 23:17: I was at a friends house, he had a laptop (I had no pc at that time), we played Death rally. I really really needed to pee, but i also wanted to finish the race. So I finished the race... "Let's go!" Cool game, I have it in big box but I had lost my touch when I …

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Re: Pentium MMX 166 or faster?

Posted on 2022-07-17, 20:29

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I have a pentium 1 (not MMX) @120 MHz. I had to turn l1 off to be able to play One Must Fall so it is probably a little too fast for and optimal DOS build. That game doesn't need the L1 cache disabled on a Pentium 120, it has a slider in the options to adjust the speed. Oh cool thanks I never …

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Re: Pentium MMX 166 or faster?

Posted on 2022-07-17, 15:27

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I have a pentium 1 (not MMX) @120 MHz. I had to turn l1 off to be able to play One Must Fall so it is probably a little too fast for and optimal DOS build. But you can probably make due if you like tinkering with slow down utilities.

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Re: Reasons to hate modern games

Posted on 2022-07-15, 06:13

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I hate gaming without tactile buttons in action filled games and in games that are a good fit for it your fingers are always in the way on a small screen. I loved the ps vita when it came out but in hindsight it never had a chance to compete with the fruit company that makes phones.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-07-14, 15:22

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gerry wrote on 2022-07-14, 10:52: played red faction - fun and some nice features but looked and felt a bit more 1998/99 than 2001 back when the look and feel of games could change notably in 2 years! Red faction, I remember it as an good shooter and that it was cool that you could destroy walls.

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

Posted on 2022-07-14, 10:22

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I bought the June edition of Swedish PC Gamer from 1998. Read about upcoming games like Diablo 2, Baldur's Gate and Ultima IX. I have never played the Ultima Series but it a really seems quite cool. I get really nostalgic reading these old magazines, and wish I kept them. Of course it did not come …

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