Reply 20 of 31, by computergeek92
wrote:There might be 3DFX versions of them out there (I'm not sure offhand), but it is also possible to run them without a 3DFX card. […]
wrote:Since when are the Unreal Tournament and Quake III Arena games not 3DFX supported? I did not mean they were made by 3DFX.
There might be 3DFX versions of them out there (I'm not sure offhand), but it is also possible to run them without a 3DFX card.
I don't know why you think I wouldn't want to play DVDs on the oldest PC possible. I love to bring old hardware back to life and make it as useful as I can. Just use older versions of software. They work just about the same as modern ones, but they're lighter and support older OS.
What's the point of using them as DVD players? It makes as much sense as using the fans to cool your house. Yes, they could conceivably be useful that way, but there are many other solutions that are far more practical and not nearly as problematic.
If we are throwing practical considerations to the wind, then yes, you might as well go out and put a Voodoo5 in your Pentium II, because who cares if it makes any sense or whether it's a "good choice" ?
We love to argue, don't we, haha..
My point is to recreate the old days. There's no point in having old systems collecting dust, there’s more to computers than playing games. It's always nice to have a backup system. I also try to be as period correct as I can with my computers, as well as being a perfectionist when upgrading them. Why do I use them on occasion as DVD players? Because I can, and that's one more "plus" in making them more useful.
Though using 3-pin fan to USB adaptors to make my very own house or desk fans does sound like a good idea to me! 😉
"but there are many other solutions that are far more practical and not nearly as problematic." ------ by Jorpho
What other solutions? I have almost no programming skills, I’m only a hardware freak. I build and troubleshoot PC hardware, install my OS choices, install and use software, that's it. If I’m stumped on an issue I look it up on the Internet and find out how to fix it. Just a consequence of being only 23 years old and learning about old computers as if I was reading a history book. I was a kid back in the 90's and 2000's, I only started getting into computers besides gaming when I was 19 years old. So I try to discover and learn what I can in this day and age.
There --- I said it. Hope it makes sense.
Dedicated Windows 95 Aficionado for good reasons:
http://toastytech.com/evil/setup.html