Re: Are the Creative GigaWorks T40 Series II a good choice for a retro rig?

Posted on 2024-04-02, 17:55

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i prefer active studio monitors over any speakers designed for pc. only $99 https://mackie.com/en/products/studio-monitor … ries/CR3_X.html or the cr4 for $129 https://mackie.com/en/products/studio-monitor … ries/CR4_X.html

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Re: Windows 98 software that allows you to properly move exe files without making shortcuts instead.

Posted on 2024-03-27, 19:29

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by wirerogue

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just use right mouse button to drag and drop. when released, you will be promoted for your intended action.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-03-25, 16:35

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my two most recent builds. i think i'm done for a while after this. i couldn't fit my orchid kelvin mpeg in my leading edge winpro 486e so i built a new one. generic case (has inwin feel), dfi g486-vpp, intel dx4-100 overdrive (write back enabled), 16mb ram, orchid kelvin mpeg vlb, soundblaster 16 …

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Re: Finally, a mid 90s build I am (somewhat) happy with!

Posted on 2024-02-28, 02:59

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by wirerogue

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scooosi.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-24, 18:09

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by wirerogue

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nos from ebay. i have one of these already but, i guess i needed another one. antec ks-282 Filename antec.ks.282.jpg File size 1.16 MiB Views 1013 views Filename antec.ks.282.iso.jpg File size 703 KiB Views 1013 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-19, 00:02

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The board is '96, so see if you got a stealth DX5 under there https://x86.fr/the-odd-story-of-factory-downgraded-486s I am not very familiar with AMD CPUs, did I win? PXL_20240218_224248622.jpg It checks all the boxes, late 96, right package code "C" step at odds with package code, so yeah, might …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-18, 22:50

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by wirerogue

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BitWrangler wrote on 2024-02-18, 21:09: wirerogue wrote on 2024-02-18, 17:50: m919 board, amd 486dx4-100 and coast module. m919.motherboard.jpg The board is '96, so see if you got a stealth DX5 under there https://x86.fr/the-odd-story-of-factory-downgraded-486s I am not very familiar with AMD CPUs, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-18, 17:50

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m919 board, amd 486dx4-100 and coast module. Filename m919.motherboard.jpg File size 1.94 MiB Views 1008 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-18, 02:02

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pete8475 wrote on 2024-02-18, 01:43: wirerogue wrote on 2024-02-18, 00:24: bought a very worn and dirty 486dx-40 machine off ebay. the motherboard is toast, leaky varta battery. a few useful comonents, i […] Show full quote bought a very worn and dirty 486dx-40 machine off ebay. the motherboard is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-18, 00:24

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by wirerogue

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bought a very worn and dirty 486dx-40 machine off ebay. the motherboard is toast, leaky varta battery. a few useful comonents, i/o controller, hard drive, video and ram was salvaged. and also this beauty which will house my new 486 build.

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Re: Compaq Deskpro New from 1999

Posted on 2024-02-14, 21:15

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H3nrik V! wrote on 2024-02-14, 21:07: wirerogue wrote on 2024-02-14, 17:45: awesome, you even got the built in sub-woofer. 8-P Is that the small speaker right behind the cpu? Yes, it's just the system speaker. Compaq liked them big I guess.

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Re: Compaq Deskpro New from 1999

Posted on 2024-02-14, 17:45

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awesome, you even got the built in sub-woofer. 8-P

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Re: Unisys PW2 800 - What goes in this hole?

Posted on 2024-02-12, 16:52

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by wirerogue

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rasz_pl wrote on 2024-02-11, 22:00: MCA slot would be too expensive to something silly as battery, and what battery? ups? huge board and MCA location says its for proprietary ram expansion thanks, that makes more sense.

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Unisys PW2 800 - What goes in this hole?

Posted on 2024-02-11, 21:55

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by wirerogue

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i'm looking at this board https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/acer-m … f-pc-1100-25-33 there is a brown slot in the center of the board. the manual provided by theretroweb says it's for an external battery. any thoughts would be appreciated.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-02-06, 21:35

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by wirerogue

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And mine definitely does not have a brodge wire. Good one lol half way between a bridge and a bodge. I noticed that too just now. 😅 It seems to be an MPEG1 decoder. I only skimmed through this thread, but it seems that a special cable is required for it to work? https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php …

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

Posted on 2024-02-02, 03:17

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by wirerogue

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i did a little case repair on my dell xps b100r front bezel. the middle and lower tabs on the right side were both broken when i first acquired. to repair, i broke the rest of the tabs completely off. filled with 2 part expoxy. hit it with the dremel. drilled, tapped and inserted helicoil insert. it …

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Re: Athlon XP w/ WinXP and X800 - any benefit to adding a Voodoo2?

Posted on 2024-01-31, 03:17

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by wirerogue

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Scythifuge wrote on 2024-01-31, 03:01: though I am lacking in space and don't really need it. i learned a while ago to just keep building through those troublesome feelings. they'll only slow you down and you'll just end up building it eventually. there's always room 1 more... right?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-01-29, 02:45

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by wirerogue

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these are the brand new cf to ide adapters i bought on amazon to replace the first one i bought on amazon that already stopped working. i didn't test them. i just returned them. 0 stars. Filename bad.bezos.jpg File size 1.5 MiB Views 509 views

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Re: DX4-100 Overdrive & SRAM Cache

Posted on 2024-01-28, 21:54

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by wirerogue

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And with the DX4 and no cache everything is fine? Did you stability test it? running with no cache is totally stable. i changed the motherboard jumpers to 128kb and it seems to work for now. i'll wait until i pull the board out again and try reseating all the sram again. thanks. sometimes there are …

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Re: DX4-100 Overdrive & SRAM Cache

Posted on 2024-01-28, 00:06

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by wirerogue

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greetings, i just replaced the intel dx2-66 with a dx4-100 overdrive (DX4ODP100) in my winpro 486e. now my board is reporting bad sram, cache disabled during post. it was working good prior to this. i even ran the cachechk utility when the dx2-66 was installed and everything was good. it works well …

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