Re: Performa 550 “build”

Posted on Today, 20:06

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https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=100942 So it looks like a dual voltage 68060 cpu may be able to be adapted also…. A special pcb adapter will have to be employed. The current cpu in the add in card will have to be removed Macs can't use a 68060. The best CPU upgrade is a Sonnet Presto Plus …

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Re: Need help installing OSX on a 2010 mac pro

Posted on Today, 20:02

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That machine shipped with OSX 10.6 snow leopard so find the OEM version of that. OSX 10.6 was the last release that wasn't a download only version.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on Today, 19:55

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PcBytes wrote on Yesterday, 22:42: I'd go for 4870. 4850s seem a bit more prone to failure, for whatever reason. 4870's tend to have bigger dual slot coolers. The single slot 4850's I have tended to run hot and get flaky over time. The HD 4890 is a great card.

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Re: This pc Spec is worth 200$?

Posted on Today, 19:45

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It depends. The cheapest Pentiums tend to be OEM systems with proprietary motherboards and built in video and sound. AWE64 is what $30 Motherboard which is standard AT is probably $40 without CPU or cache module. AT Case and power supply could be $100+ depending on condition and make. No idea what …

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Re: Smoke coming from PAS16

Posted on 2024-05-31, 09:32

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by Unknown_K

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Glad it worked out.

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Re: STB Lightspeed 128 2.25Mb vs STB Nitro 3D/GX 4MB

Posted on 2024-05-27, 22:57

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by Unknown_K

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Either one should be fine for DOS.

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Re: any Packard Bell models Club/Multimedia with built-in IR receiver?

Posted on 2024-05-23, 08:02

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by Unknown_K

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I think I can get around to making a PDF of the manual.

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Re: any Packard Bell models Club/Multimedia with built-in IR receiver?

Posted on 2024-05-23, 05:34

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by Unknown_K

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There is a loose white disk with tape on both sides for mounting the reciever.

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Re: Weird problem with VLB graphics card on Soyo SY-025M

Posted on 2024-05-17, 09:29

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by Unknown_K

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The top 2 slots look to be for bus mastering cards (IDE card for example) which your graphics card is not. Are you using a VLB card for IDE? I assume you have the FSB set for 33mhz if you are using a 486/66, video cards can have problems above 40.

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Re: any Packard Bell models Club/Multimedia with built-in IR receiver?

Posted on 2024-05-17, 09:17

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by Unknown_K

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I have a boxed version of that remote, receiver, manual, and floppy disk. The box is plain and marked ms 3750 keyboard remote cont rol for assembly.

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Re: Should I purchase virgin floppy disks nowadays to have a retro system?

Posted on 2024-05-17, 04:53

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by Unknown_K

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1995 was when 3M spun off their media division into Imation. Anyway, there were good and bad brands of disks before that date probably because disks had become commodities and production was moved offshore to low tech Asian countries with bad QC.

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Re: How important is screen resolution to you?

Posted on 2024-05-15, 08:42

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People tend to use smart apps on their TV for the major streamers and when built in Netflix no longer works people get a new TV. I have a 720P 32" TV in my room because I still play 720P content like XBOX and DVD's on it plus OTA broadcasts that are 720P or 1080i. The TV in the Livingroom is a 55" …

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Re: what was it like watching the death of 3dfx post voodoo 3 (late 1999-2000)?

Posted on 2024-05-10, 23:27

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I remember when AGP was out, and I purchased a Nvidia TNT1 which had great specs compared to the Voodoo 2 I was using. The TNT1 drivers on the install disk were buggy as hell which was something I never had to deal with using a Voodoo 1 or 2. I think I jumped to a Voodoo 5 5500 after that and then …

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Re: What would you do different?

Posted on 2024-04-30, 02:51

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You mean besides taking the money I spent on a corvette in 1999 and buying Apple stock instead? I had a very good job in the 90's and purchased any computer equipment I wanted so I don't think I would have changed that much if at all. What I would have done is snagged rarities and collectable …

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Re: OrangePC 530 pinout, bios update, vram upgrade

Posted on 2024-04-26, 08:08

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by Unknown_K

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I have the manual for the 400/500 series and there is no pinout for the DB62 plug.

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Re: Pentium PRO?

Posted on 2024-04-20, 01:00

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by Unknown_K

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People who played GLIDE games want a Voodoo 3dfx card and since they are no longer made, they are valuable. Once DirectX was the only API supported then ATI and Nvidia were the ones to get. I don't game on my Powermac G4's but I do like the ATI 9000 since it works good in OS 9 and OSX. You have less …

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Re: Pentium PRO?

Posted on 2024-04-19, 19:03

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by Unknown_K

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I used Win2k since the last beta on a dual PPro on a PR440FX Intel board, so you are not stuck with NT4. Also, the PPro overdrives I upgraded that board with are noticeably faster (the older chips went into a different motherboard).

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Re: Pentium PRO?

Posted on 2024-04-19, 08:42

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by Unknown_K

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PPros were meant to be NT workstations or servers, why people want to game on them I don't know. Good deals on motherboards ran out a long time ago.

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Anyone have a Gateway2000 P5-66 system?

Posted on 2024-04-18, 09:36

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by Unknown_K

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My Gateway2000 P5-66 Socket 4 had a dead Dallas chip and while removing it (a couple times) I damaged some traces on the bottom side of the board. Was hoping somebody could take a picture of the bottom of the board underneath the Dallas RTC so I can fix the traces. Thanks.

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Re: Online copies of games are not owned

Posted on 2024-04-16, 00:19

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When games are pretty much only fun online and the company who owns the servers shuts them down you are out of luck. I got lucky with my favorite game being picked up by Voobly.com (Age of Empires II) so I can still play it online but even they won't be around forever. Even games from GOG that you …

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