Re: Software you can't find, and your hunts for them

Posted on 2022-01-20, 20:47

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by Meatball

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Anyone have the latest (or later) drivers available from Canopus for the Pure3D Voodoo 6MB? All I have is the original CD, which matches the version found at Vogonsdrivers. I've been looking for who knows how long...

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Re: The frustrations of the GPU market

Posted on 2022-01-19, 15:09

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First world problems...You can still enjoy games without the settings maxed out at 4K resolution. True, but once you have played a game (like Rise of the Tomb Raider) on max details on a 21:9 3440x1440 screen running at 144fps locked; it's tough to go back. (Setting Retro aside, because I love to …

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Re: Is there Anyone "Overpaying" for Hardware and Proud of it? Well, maybe not Proud, but...

Posted on 2022-01-18, 15:05

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by Meatball

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm not very patient and my personal limits went up over time. I had to do this with boxed PC games. My price range went from $40-$60 to well north of $100 now. I'm glad I picked up Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain when I did several moons ago (for example), but I'm still kicking myself for selling …

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Re: Is there Anyone "Overpaying" for Hardware and Proud of it? Well, maybe not Proud, but...

Posted on 2022-01-18, 10:47

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

What usually stops me from going overboard is asking “What am I going to do with this part?” Anything earlier than late Pentium is easy for me to ignore. Or AGP video cards at their twilight. Occasionally the process fails, though. I have a Voodoo4 4500 with which I have no plans, but I don’t want …

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Re: Is there Anyone "Overpaying" for Hardware and Proud of it? Well, maybe not Proud, but...

Posted on 2022-01-18, 09:41

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by Meatball

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Muz wrote on 2022-01-18, 09:32: How you guys get the money in the first place? I invented the molex connector.

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Re: Saving a pile of pentium MMXs from electronic oblivion

Posted on 2022-01-18, 09:36

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by Meatball

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Now this is dedication. On Sunday I had to straighten out pins on just one i200 (I used a steak knife). I was thankful when it was over…. I would sooner build my own processor than go through that again.

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Re: Is there Anyone "Overpaying" for Hardware and Proud of it? Well, maybe not Proud, but...

Posted on 2022-01-18, 00:42

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by Meatball

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

mothergoose729 wrote on 2022-01-18, 00:22: I don't want to think about how much I payed for my matching voodoo 2 cards 😒. I hear you. I did it 3 times!

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Re: How do you keep old machine Windows 95/98 stable and no crash?

Posted on 2022-01-17, 22:34

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by Meatball

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For starters: Keep your DOS/DirectX 3-5.x hardware in a dedicated DOS/Windows 3.11/Windows 95/98 FE PC. Keep your DirectX 5-6.x hardware in a dedicated Windows 98 SE PC. Keep your DirectX 7-8.x hardware in a dedicated Windows ME PC. Keep your DirectX 9.x and later hardware installed in a Windows …

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

Posted on 2022-01-17, 22:01

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by Meatball

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Today I upgraded a Diamond Monster Sound MX300 with some bigger and better caps (Panasonic FR series all the way) and a new op-amp. It was originally equipped with a JRC 074 which is a clone of the TL074. While the TL074 is generally considered a good op-amp, the JRC clone seems to be mediocre at …

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Is there Anyone "Overpaying" for Hardware and Proud of it? Well, maybe not Proud, but...

Posted on 2022-01-17, 21:52

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by Meatball

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I noticed when I read comments around the forum, a lot of people are getting fabulous deals on their purchases. Everyone is finding hardware cheap... couple of euros for Vortex 2... $10 for a Voodoo2... I exaggerate, but the comments do usually include "I found it cheap." Now I'm glad for all those …

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Re: anyone gaming with NT 4.0?

Posted on 2022-01-17, 21:28

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by Meatball

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Windows NT 4.0 is my favorite operating system of all time. There's enough OpenGL (and Glide) games to run to justify its existence in one's retro collection. It's stable and indeed, light. Looking back...when I first used NT 4.0, it was clunky slow, and a tremendous pain to get working properly; I …

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Sound Blaster AWE32 Supports 30-pin EDO RAM (up to 16MB x2)

Posted on 2022-01-17, 18:52

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by Meatball

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This post is for the individuals looking to find out if EDO RAM installed on a Sound Blaster AWE32 will work in lieu of FPM 30-pin modules. I had been through the forums, and I had seen all-but-confirmation the modules would work, but I hadn’t read any follow-up for 100% confirmation. You need to do …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-17, 18:04

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by Meatball

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Sound Blaster AWE32 CT2760. I’ve only had this for a week or so, but it is my new favorite sound card, replacing my ES1688. The search for old-time sounds cards is over. It’s missing the User and Getting Started Guides, but I picked those up elsewhere.

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

Posted on 2022-01-17, 16:51

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by Meatball

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I gave up on this NEC SCSI drive. I tried 3 different HBAs (one DTC, one Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum, and finally the Adaptec AHA-2940UW). The former 2 ignore the drive completely, and the latter hangs up during scan. I tried reversing the cable (only had 2 ends), changing SCSI IDs (1 and 3). …

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Re: Fan headers not operational on Amptron PIII-3700T motherboard. Can someone help me out?

Posted on 2022-01-17, 11:44

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by Meatball

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Problem solved! It occurred to me this morning I should try plugging in the fan “backwards.” I had nothing to lose, so why not give it a shot. I snapped off the guides cleanly and plugged in. It worked! And the fan onboard hardware monitoring shows the RPM. Both headers are working. Amazing! I …

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

Posted on 2022-01-16, 23:59

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by Meatball

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Lots of “work” to do today testing recent hardware pickups and validating a few problems (such as fan headers and a SCSI CD Drive) on existing hardware. There was a time when my kitchen looked like that. Now it's all been relegated to the basement, where I reconstituted a Gateway 2000 486/33 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-16, 23:08

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by Meatball

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pentiumspeed wrote on 2022-01-16, 23:02: Paid lot for the pair of voodoo2 cards? What I see out there is selling over priced. Cheers, Paid through the nose, but that’s OK. I can always get more money.

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Re: Fan headers not operational on Amptron PIII-3700T motherboard. Can someone help me out?

Posted on 2022-01-16, 22:37

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by Meatball

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Problem solved! It occurred to me this morning I should try plugging in the fan “backwards.” I had nothing to lose, so why not give it a shot. I snapped off the guides cleanly and plugged in. It worked! And the fan onboard hardware monitoring shows the RPM. Both headers are working. Amazing! I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-16, 22:34

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by Meatball

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Picked up a couple of 12MB Voodoo2 cards.

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

Posted on 2022-01-16, 21:40

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by Meatball

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

“Fixed” non operational fans on my Amptron PIII-3700T motherboard by installing them backward.

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