Re: What is GUS-ACE really worth?

Posted on 2015-11-08, 18:12

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I'd list it as low as you think is fair for you (the minimum you'd like to get out of it) and let the market, as skewed as it gets at times, determine how high it will get at that point in time.

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Re: Best PCI VGA for a K6-III+

Posted on 2015-11-08, 18:04

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IMHO, a SuperSocket7 board with AGP and K6-III+ CPU is right at the cusp of the transition from video cards without hardware T&L and the new generation of cards that did (1999-2000). So I don't think you can go wrong with a Voodoo3 through V5, Riva TNT2, Geforce256, or Radeon (orig) card... or swap …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-08, 17:53

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Dreamer_of_the_past wrote: Artex wrote: Sometimes I wonder if it's VOGONS that drives the market. 😀 As a matter of fact it does since the top 4 highest bidders on the Ad Lib are members of Vogons 😊 Amen.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-08, 17:51

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This board looks nice but I guess its not very fast :) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-486-motherboard-MODEL-486-PIO3-DOC-14840-without-RAM-and-CPU-TESTED-/141808700748?hash=item2104750d4c:g:JOwAAOSwAYtWKRxV Bah... Don't believe the naysayers. That board is plenty fast for practical use. You're …

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Re: K6-3 400 vs K6-2+ 500

Posted on 2015-11-02, 21:47

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philscomputerlab wrote: My K6-III+ needs just 1.6v. Phil, does the Socket7 MB you use go that low voltage wise? If so, which do you use? I know many desktop Super Socket7 boards only go down to 2.0V.

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Re: Anyone use an old linux OS on an old PC?

Posted on 2015-11-02, 01:09

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In the mid to late 90's, I used to run Slackware 3.x on an old P120 on an Intel ZP motherboard. It was great as a learning tool because, it's true, Slackware does almost nothing for you. As a young adult in university, I had the time and enthusiasm to really dig in, learn, and play with all the low- …

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2015-10-27, 01:50

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JayCeeBee64 wrote: 1996 Honda Accord LX Station Wagon. […] Show full quote 1996 Honda Accord LX Station Wagon. My daily driver - dependable, reliable, and practical (just like my retro PCs 😊 ). I've always liked sport hatches, be them 5-door or 3-door. You don't see Accord hatchbacks that often. I …

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Re: My stash of retro hardware goodies *PHOTO HEAVY*

Posted on 2015-10-26, 21:57

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That's a very nice haul... espcecially the AT cases, boxed Game Blaster, and mint condition ancient hard drives.

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

Posted on 2015-10-26, 21:52

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I unpacked a Super Socket 7 system I bought on Ebay, mostly for the awesome AT desktop case but also for a MVP3 motherboard, a K6-2+ CPU and some other nice stuff. The seller said the system was so well packed that as long as noone played football (soccer) with the package it would arrive in one …

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2015-10-26, 21:47

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bjt wrote: Artex - what is that? I honestly have no idea. Looks cool though. Kia Optima sedan.

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Re: What do you drive?

Posted on 2015-10-26, 14:34

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Even more BMWs :) Are we seeing a pattern? Vintage/retrocomputing afficinados prefer BMWs? :) I think it's a European thing. In the States you'll find far more Asian small sedans (Toyotas/Hondas/Mazdas) and then the larger American/Asian trucks and SUV's. Of the European brands, you'll likely see …

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Re: Roland SC-55 vs Yamaha TG-300 best for General MIDI

Posted on 2015-10-26, 14:25

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A lot of the Yamaha MU series synths have a "TG300B" mode. Though, I've never used it, I imagine it may function similar to the SC-88's SC-55 mode.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-23, 16:18

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Here is one of my latest finds! I could not resist this little board, its actually a little bit smaller than the normal "tomato sized" boards. UMC MB477 V1.1 with a UMC 486SX and a socket for 5V 486 CPUs (no cache). I have seen this board before but never with the socket present. MB457 V1.1.JPG …

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Re: Happy back to the future day

Posted on 2015-10-23, 15:36

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I listened to Huey Lewis all day in honor of the event.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-23, 15:28

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This arrived in the mail today. One of the things to watch out for on eBay is retail packaging with a non-matching card. After upgrading, the buyer just puts the old card into the new card's box. I figured that that was what was happening here: a CT1350B in a CT1730 box. Floppies go to the SB 2.0. …

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Re: K6-3+ 550 vs early Athlon/Duron

Posted on 2015-10-23, 15:24

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I'm not insisting on anything. But I'm also not downplaying anything with superlatives like "never used" and "irrelevant". People can enjoy the facts as they were/are without bias. But I am glad you came to the same overall conclusion about the K6-III. Many articles still available go so far as to …

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Re: K6-3+ 550 vs early Athlon/Duron

Posted on 2015-10-23, 14:11

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Havli, I only ran the 3Dmark CPU test because I had very dissimilar systems, and I was trying to isolate the score differences to just those factors relating to CPU and chipset. Though, you and and F2 need to get together and decide when 3Dmark is a valid comparison, apparently. Perhaps only when it …

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Re: K6-3+ 550 vs early Athlon/Duron

Posted on 2015-10-23, 01:59

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Like I said earlier, 3DMark isn't really great for comparing these two CPUs. It is using 3DNow! to really help performance and this doesn't usually happen. Ok. That doesn't seem rational to me. Shall we disable SSE on P-III's when we benchmark those, too? What the criteria for inclusion? Market …

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Re: K6-3+ 550 vs early Athlon/Duron

Posted on 2015-10-22, 23:52

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As a crude comparison, I ran 3DMark99-Max's "Synthetic CPU 3D Speed" test (and only that test) on the following two systems: I'm hoping that running just the Synthetic CPU benchmark will avoid the video card discrepencies. I only really care about the CPU/Mainboard performance. 3DMax99 detected both …

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Re: K6-3+ 550 vs early Athlon/Duron

Posted on 2015-10-22, 23:24

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I'd like to find more details on the CPU<->Northbridge<->DRAM differences of say the 440BX vs. VIA MVP3 or Alladin V. On paper, all have 64bit wide datapaths and 100Mhz bus speed. So if there are memory bottlenecks between the typical K6-3 vs. a P-II/P-III it must be in the timings and efficiencies …

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