Re: Searching for a CRT monitor

Posted on 2019-09-30, 11:14

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by Duouk2000

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Watch your local Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace and Sphock...etc like a hawk. Searching for complete systems might help as well. Apart from that, check around your local area/county for second hand shops, junk shops...etc. They're around but they don't always do the best job of making themselves …

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Re: Advice about retro speakers

Posted on 2019-09-29, 23:28

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by Duouk2000

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So the inevitable next step would be to get something more high-end. I kind of think that a "beige retro look" almost always means that you're dealing with cheap computer speakers that were never meant to be powered by the soundcards I'm using. Expensive audio equipment in the 90s was mostly black, …

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

Posted on 2019-09-29, 23:03

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by Duouk2000

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I got sucked into GTA 3 for the first time in years. It's still a damn good game.

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Re: Does anyone use Geforce 6800 or 7600 with Win98 drivers?

Posted on 2019-09-29, 17:41

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by Duouk2000

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I used a 6800GT until recently when I switched it out for an FX card. Too many games had issues with it sadly. Newer games were generally fine of course but they were more in the XP era and didn't need a 9x box.

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

Posted on 2019-09-28, 12:37

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by Duouk2000

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Don't think I've ever seen that. Quite sexy if you ask me. It's a product of its time, but in such a good way. It'd make a great case badge IMHO. I've always wanted to test this version. Can you take some video footage of it running by any chance? I was thinking of recording a playthrough when I …

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

Posted on 2019-09-26, 22:04

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by Duouk2000

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Put together this lovely Dell XPS T550, mostly to get it ready to sell, but I figured I could have some fun with it while it was out on (under) the workbench: CameraZOOM-20190924181855553.jpg Specs: PIII/500 on an SE440BX-3 256MB SDRAM 8MB ATI Rage LT Pro PCI Sound Blaster Live Original 13GB HDD …

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Re: How many Retro PCs do you have in your house?

Posted on 2019-09-23, 21:41

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by Duouk2000

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I only have two, plus some parts (a few slot 1 CPUs, RAM, HDDs, GPUs...etc). I do find myself having to resist the urge to buy a C64 & monitor even though I really want one (I don't have enough time to play everything I have as it is!) Main Retro PC XP2100+, Abit KTA7, 512MB SDRAM, x2 Voodoo 2 12MB …

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

Posted on 2019-09-22, 11:37

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by Duouk2000

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Dug out my old NIC to connect my 98SE PC to the net and browse Vogons while downloading old demos and listening to RPGN Radio via Winamp. I was reminded that John Romero created some new DOOM levels so I grabbed the wad from https://www.romerogames.ie/si6il while I was at it. It's been a chill …

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Re: Any others given up on the hobby?

Posted on 2019-09-19, 20:04

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by Duouk2000

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I think it depends. I've sold a ton of stuff over the years and I don't miss any of it. I've sold my Amiga, Amstrad CPC, SNES, Saturn, DC and so on over the past 20 years and I'm glad I did. If I'd kept them they'd just be sitting here collecting dust and taking up space. Much better to let other …

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

Posted on 2019-09-18, 21:57

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by Duouk2000

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Using Fraps to test my frame rate on Colin Mcrae Rally 2 with My SLI Voodoo 2s and FX 5200. Neither of them can even come close to running the game maxed out at 60fps. I'm not sure if the game is just that demanding (it has always been gorgeous) or maybe it's something wrong with my setup (pcgaming …

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Re: Any others given up on the hobby?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 23:55

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by Duouk2000

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Nah I still enjoy it but it’s never been constant. I put a lot of time into my current setup tinkering and playing games at the start of the year and stepped away until a few weeks back. As with retro gaming in general I always need to be careful about buying too much stuff and periodically let …

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Re: ITX format DOS / W98 gaming

Posted on 2019-09-09, 23:21

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by Duouk2000

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That's a cool little machine wiretap 😀

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

Posted on 2019-09-09, 16:53

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by Duouk2000

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Picked up a fanless 5200FX to replace my 6800GT in my 9x machine. Installed the 45.23 drivers which instantly solved the stuttering I was having in Baldur's Gate II and fixed the glitching in Sanitarium. Plus the PC is quieter now. It was cool to have the 6800GT in there but it was giving me too …

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

Posted on 2019-08-26, 23:55

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by Duouk2000

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I started playing Baldur's Gate 2 in my Windows 98 PC (KTA7-Raid + 6800GT) but it runs like garbage. Tons of slowdown and I don't know why. Disabling directdraw acceleration helps for some reason when it comes to scrolling but the moment the game throws some effects into the mix it slows to a crawl. …

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

Posted on 2019-04-24, 16:59

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by Duouk2000

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Indeed. Imagine if that had come out in the 80s, it would have been full on war from Nintendo 🤣

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

Posted on 2019-04-24, 15:06

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by Duouk2000

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I gave that a go on Vice the other day, super impressive stuff!

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

Posted on 2019-04-20, 04:12

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by Duouk2000

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Went and picked up this item that I ordered, today: http://i.imgur.com/Q7S9ZS0h.jpg Amstrad CPC 464 with CTM 644 Colour Monitor, 3 joysticks, a lightpen, the instruction manuals & around 90 or so games! Been playing around with it briefly today. I'll probably be spending most of the weekend on this …

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Re: Tiny Computers Ltd.

Posted on 2019-04-02, 14:02

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by Duouk2000

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I scrapped one of these cases a few months back 🙁 I would have arranged something with you had I known!

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Re: Diablo I on GOG!!!

Posted on 2019-03-07, 20:57

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by Duouk2000

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This is my favourite Diablo game, it's really cool to see it on GOG 😀

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2019-03-04, 19:58

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by Duouk2000

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Nice cover and I appreciate the authentic system requirements sticker! I've been following the Roland/SC-55 track developer(s) on youtube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SVlUM2ggN_k But the sticker only shows support for the PC beeper, Tandy, and Adlib... no Roland/MIDI. What happened? I'm not sure …

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