Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-18, 03:41

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by TrashPanda

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Bought this SoundBlaster Live today for 20 quid (delivered) but I didn't buy it for the card itself .. the CT4660 it came with I have never seen before, Anyone able to identify the ports on it, it looks like some kind of external midi interface but I could be wrong. s-l1600 (1).jpg s-l1600 (2).jpg …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-18, 03:10

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by TrashPanda

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Bought this SoundBlaster Live today for 20 quid (delivered) but I didn't buy it for the card itself .. the CT4660 it came with I have never seen before, Anyone able to identify the ports on it, it looks like some kind of external midi interface but I could be wrong. s-l1600 (1).jpg s-l1600 (2).jpg

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-17, 12:50

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Im gonna guess that a 22" Trinitron Cad based CRT is gonna weigh in the ball park of 30 -40kilos, I had one way back and it was downright painful to move around, I could just manage it on my own but they did put massive lead weights in the bases. Imagine shipping that thing .. better yet imagine …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-17, 11:35

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Well my Geforce 4 Ti 4600/4800 hunt is over, grabbed a 128m Quadro4 980 XGL for 100 AUD which is way under what they are going for on eBay, the seller wanted to get rid of it quickly and didn't care to go though the hassle of eBay for a possibly larger sale. (yes it works !) Looking at benchmarks …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-17, 11:15

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Im gonna guess that a 22" Trinitron Cad based CRT is gonna weigh in the ball park of 30 -40kilos, I had one way back and it was downright painful to move around, I could just manage it on my own but they did put massive lead weights in the bases. Imagine shipping that thing .. better yet imagine …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-17, 05:13

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Too bad really. They're all going to be lost when the FBI burns down his property after a weeks long siege. Oops, I made a mistake. He's hoarding V6000's I ment, not V5500's. Even worse. Relax! I've already informed the FBI. They have top men working on it, right now. Top. Men. Say .. you wouldn't …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-16, 23:37

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It's not just any dodgy dodgegarage, it THEdodgegarage.com I especially enjoyed the Covid trutherism: http://www.thedodgegarage.com/new.html This is the site I referred to. I also saw that other dodgegarage site and figured it wasn't the correct one :P I've completely lost track of where and how …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-16, 20:46

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Well, Gary Donovan has quite a good 3DFX archive going there, specs, tech info, pics, drivers etc, it's a bummer if it's inaccessible... But I think I've got a clue now... from site FAQ.. "7) Mind if I use some of your images? Under three conditions- Not used for auctions or sales, the " …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-16, 12:21

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Even Australia is blocked ..very odd Works for me. Maybe your ISP is playing net-nanny on you...? Edit: On Imgur: https://imgur.com/a/g5tw2pf Thx for the rehost...Might be local security settings blocking because it's not an encrypted connection, your browser is saving your bank account from …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-16, 11:51

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I was trying to understand DOS support phases. When Windows 95/98 became a huge thing, I feel like there was a shift on basic DOS support instead of excellent; and a drop of support after XP. Not science, just a feeling. Could be very well wrong. Up to windows 98(se), the dos support was quite …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-16, 11:12

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by TrashPanda

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I was trying to understand DOS support phases. When Windows 95/98 became a huge thing, I feel like there was a shift on basic DOS support instead of excellent; and a drop of support after XP. Not science, just a feeling. Could be very well wrong. Honestly its not like its a NEDED thing but its nice …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-16, 10:06

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Back on topic I have a question and I cant decide fully which option would likely provide a better experience, I have the choice of a X-Fi Platinum with the in case IO module or a Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro with the external module, obviously both are stupidly silly sound cards but I want to shove one …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-16, 09:59

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NAMBLA type of sites I had to google this word and after I did and read the first search results I closed it immediately again because now I get it! :) :) :) :) better off closed permanently yes :) :) I was trying to not use horrible words here, figured that reference was the better of two evils, …

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Re: Recommendations for decent cooler for Socket A/462 Athlon 3200+

Posted on 2022-03-16, 08:08

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by TrashPanda

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There generally is no end to air cooling extravaganza, at any stage and platform. But, if you just want to run a system stable and at low noise levels - with some research, you'll oftentimes be able to use a cooler of a much later socket that still fits the mounting - and a random boxed cooler for …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-16, 08:04

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by TrashPanda

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great. geo blocked website. 🙄 Even Australia is blocked ..very odd Works for me. Maybe your ISP is playing net-nanny on you...? Edit: On Imgur: https://imgur.com/a/g5tw2pf Telstra has a huge list of blocked sites by government mandate but this site shouldn't be on that list ...its very very strange …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-16, 06:26

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by TrashPanda

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*Bzzzt* But are you really a fan if you don't have a 3DFX Tiffany Lamp ? Spoiler 50 are known to exist, given to Execs... http://www.thedodgegarage.com/3dfx/gear/gear_lamp.jpg great. geo blocked website. 🙄 Even Australia is blocked ..very odd

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Re: Ageia PhysX dedicated card- worth getting?

Posted on 2022-03-15, 23:27

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by TrashPanda

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Heh I do own one myself but didn’t pay 30 euro for it, today I wouldn’t bother with it for more than 10 bucks.

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Re: Ageia PhysX dedicated card- worth getting?

Posted on 2022-03-15, 21:49

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by TrashPanda

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It’s a collectors item, not worth 30euro.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-15, 11:46

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Think that would be a rusty industrial half-box with a socket 7 mobo that I once litterally picked up from the side of the road somewhere. Think it was a part of a discarded arcade machine or maby old atm. Hmm I see, are you sure its still just a rusty old box ? I mean it has all that other …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-03-15, 11:35

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by TrashPanda

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DOS will be fine, but I'd sure like to have a 4 MB VLB model - that's on my list of "still not quite rich / bonkers enough to buy". 2 MB models abound, but the high end 4 MB cards have been hunted to extinction, years ago - to be stuffed in a box and called a collection. (How pretentious. Things I …

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