Re: Anyone know places that aren’t eBay to buy and sell old pc parts?

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Looking for places other than eBay to shop for old parts. amibay.com The issue I find with Amibay is it's very Euro-centric. I found there are a lot of sellers that won't ship outside of the EU. True, but this can be an issue or an advantage depending on where you live ;) Kind of the opposite to …

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Re: Anyone know places that aren’t eBay to buy and sell old pc parts?

Posted on 2024-05-16, 17:22

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winuser3162 wrote on 2024-05-16, 16:08: Looking for places other than eBay to shop for old parts. amibay.com

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Re: DiskClick! Emulate Old Hard Drive Sounds using your own Real life C drive.

Posted on 2024-05-16, 14:11

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A "proof of concept" where money is being asked for? Nah, that's a product, and that means the POC bit is just salesmanship, making this thing too spammy for me. " This tool is free but the developer accepts your support by letting you pay what you think is fair for the tool. " It can be downloaded …

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Re: Another Voodoo3 repair attempt - asking for suggestions/ideas

Posted on 2024-05-16, 10:57

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bump

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Re: Cirrus Logic GD5434 PCI -Expanding VRAM to enable 64bit memory bus

Posted on 2024-05-16, 10:07

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-Could it be that the 64bit memory bus is only enabled under Windows with drivers loaded for GUI acceleration? That was my suspicion. Though it migh also help in VESA 2.0 modes using an LFB. Do try to enable writing combining (with fastvid, for example). If running Windows 3.x or even 9x , maybe …

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Re: Okay but did you ever PURCHASE WinRAR?

Posted on 2024-05-16, 09:23

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Last year's promo/ad/sale for €9.99 that started from a 9gag user and continued on twitter and reddit resulted in something like 4-5K sales in a couple of days if I remember correctly. I got it too. So it's not as rare as the old meme made it appear. https://twitter.com/WinRAR_RARLAB/status/ …

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Re: What happened to the Spez FTP archive?

Posted on 2024-05-15, 06:51

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For some reason, my ISP is blocking that IP. I wonder why, or if they even know it's being blocked. If you are behind a Carrier-Grade NAT some simple implementations (without ALG) break, among other, the FTP protocol. I wouldn't expect an ISP using such a thing nowadays but who knows... Can you …

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Cirrus Logic GD5434 PCI -Expanding VRAM to enable 64bit memory bus

Posted on 2024-05-14, 07:51

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Hi guys I recently got a GD5434 PCI to tinker with, out of curiosity. GD5434PCI_c.jpg From the data book and wikipedia wiki.JPG I thought that expanding the memory to 2MB would enable the 64bit memory bus and I wanted to measure just how fast it can be and how it compares to other cards of the time. …

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Re: What happened to the Spez FTP archive?

Posted on 2024-05-14, 05:47

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Something is definitely not OK with this ftp, browsing is OK but downloading happens at dial-up speed with constant failures after aprox. 1'. @AngelaTheSephira if you only want a specific file, try some client that will automatically reconnect and resume.

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Re: Can't boot Amstrad pc 1640 from CF

Posted on 2024-05-11, 14:54

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I'm not sure I understand exactly the problem. Is it creating a bootable CF on a different machine and then using on the Amstrad, or the XT-CF doesn't work with it? Or you don't know which of the two? If it's the XT-CF and since you mentioned a previous owner, I'd start by making sure that the BIOS …

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Another Voodoo3 repair attempt - asking for suggestions/ideas

Posted on 2024-05-08, 10:49

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Hi guys, another Voodoo3 repair attempt thread. I got this card in a sad state as non-working. It was missing the bracket, the heatsink, the 3 capacitors on the right and the one next to the feature connector. V3.jpg But it's working, Glide included, and no stability issues so I thought it's worth …

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Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-02, 09:15

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I believe what was meant was "speakers built into the monitor" (or possibly attached to it, though that's fallen out of fashion when CRTs went away). Actual "studio monitor" speakers usually qualify as good ones... Oh of course you're right! I'd completely forgotten these and immediately thought of …

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Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-01, 18:04

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RetroGamer4Ever wrote on 2024-05-01, 17:37: EAX + Monitor speakers = You're about to get slapped upside the head. Wait is this good or bad? First time I encounter this expression😄 Because I am using decent studio monitors.

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Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-01, 12:33

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Thanks guys, that was good feedback. It seems that 2 speakers + EAX doesn't necessarily mean total disaster as I thought it does, but even with this setup it can be a positive addition. It's certainly worth a try then!

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Re: EAX appreciation thread

Posted on 2024-05-01, 11:19

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Assuming only 2 speakers will be used (not headphones, not a surround setup), does it make any sense to switch to a Live! card supporting EAX 1.0/2.0 for same era Win9x games? I have experienced EAX back in the days with a 5.1 setup and I do have a positive opinion about it. According to my …

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

Posted on 2024-04-30, 15:53

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johnvosh wrote on 2024-04-30, 11:36: My NOS Case Logic 280 CD Wallet from 2005 arrived Those are excellent and last a lifetime even with everyday professional use, for example dj-ing. Just a note in case it's not obvious, store vertically like a book!

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

Posted on 2024-04-30, 07:41

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When I got this card one of the caps was damaged, so I replaced all of them with these beautiful ELNA caps. They look really nice! Can you please share a photo showing the memory chips, both the soldered ones and the expansion? Or just tell me the markings, whatever is easier for you. Thanks :) IMG …

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

Posted on 2024-04-29, 17:16

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dominusprog wrote on 2024-04-29, 16:45: When I got this card one of the caps was damaged, so I replaced all of them with these beautiful ELNA caps. They look really nice! Can you please share a photo showing the memory chips, both the soldered ones and the expansion? Or just tell me the markings, …

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

Posted on 2024-04-29, 15:43

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bestemor wrote on 2024-04-29, 15:22: @konc: it is probably meant as 2,5hrs per day for a full year, 365 days - then it makes more sense, seeing the current prices being around 30cents in California. Oh of course, this makes much more sense!

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

Posted on 2024-04-29, 15:19

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2.5 hours per day with California electricity prices comes to around $50. Throw in CRT (100W) and we are at $85. 😮 my quick and rough calculations say that if ~150W for 2.5h cost $50 and 100W for 2.5h cost $35, the price of 1KWh is approximately $140. Is it really that expensive? Unless I screwed …

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