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This was a fascinating build. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yT9KPQqBtE
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Gonz posted:This was a fascinating build. I am wondering why he mentioned everything after voodoo 1 they went to those svideo (but not ) > VGA adapters for the passthrough because me and my brothers voodoo 2 still had the VGA > VGA passthroughs they were real rear end voodoos since they had spooky face paint models and not cgi wizards.
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Someone had fun putting together the subtitles. *laughs at low framerate* *CD-ROM drive closes rudely* Hey! give that back! I needed that! e: *laughs recalling years of troubleshooting* Data Graham has a new favorite as of 02:47 on Jun 12, 2021 |
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Because I can't help myself, I picked up this Atari 520STFM bundle from FB marketplace:       I'm not sure on the condition of the STFM, I am going to pull it apart and check the capacitors in the power supply before putting any juice through it
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What, I ask you, constitutes a professional joystick user
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Data Graham posted:*CD-ROM drive closes rudely* Hey! give that back! I needed that! poo poo still happened last time I used a bluray drive (like 6 years ago).
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Data Graham posted:What, I ask you, constitutes a professional joystick user The Star Cursor was made by an Australian arcade machine company, so has very nice micro switched joystick and buttons. However they are clunky to hold and use, and much prefer something like the TAC2 or Competition Pro.
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That joystick feels like someone adding a deck to their house without consulting a professional
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You Am I posted:The Star Cursor was made by an Australian arcade machine company, so has very nice micro switched joystick and buttons. However they are clunky to hold and use, and much prefer something like the TAC2 or Competition Pro. They last forever if you look after them, though.
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Data Graham posted:What, I ask you, constitutes a professional joystick user anyone born with a dick
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Data Graham posted:What, I ask you, constitutes a professional joystick user I don't know, but I just read about a professional joystick cleaner in the AUG thread
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Gonz posted:This was a fascinating build. Somehow the software feels vastly older than the hardware, which is giving me simultaneous feelings of "wow, that was a long time ago" and "oh come on, that isn't THAT out of date, is it?" Probably it's because I've been working with software and OSes all along, but I really haven't done much hardware work since Dubya was president. Whatever the reason, I think it's another sign of getting old. 
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Bargearse posted:They last forever if you look after them, though. True, although now I have three of them so I might start offloading some of them since they take up so much space
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You Am I posted:The Star Cursor was made by an Australian arcade machine company, so has very nice micro switched joystick and buttons. However they are clunky to hold and use, and much prefer something like the TAC2 or Competition Pro. And sold by The Gamesmen!
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Course the answer I had in mind was like
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Humphreys posted:And sold by The Gamesmen! Included in that Atari ST lot is a Gamesmen catalogue from Summer 1992. It was interesting seeing prices of consoles and PC games and hardware from that time
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You Am I posted:Included in that Atari ST lot is a Gamesmen catalogue from Summer 1992. It was interesting seeing prices of consoles and PC games and hardware from that time you can't just say that and not post pictures!!!
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Lookie what I found today. And it has the serial on the back
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My Token Ring is now a true ring, with two stations inserted! 8226 MAU got here on Friday, and after fixing some cracked plastics it works! Server inserted right away, no issues. The glorious Apple Token Ring 4/16 NB Card put up a fight though. First it had a bent pin in the DIN 41612 connector which could fortunately be bent back without snapping. I do have a box of those at work but unsoldering a 96 pin connector is not my idea of fun. After that I spent probably 4 hours trying to get the drat thing to insert. MacTest Pro doesn't seem to have a diagnostic mode for this card so couldn't really initially verify that the card was even working right. Ended up trashing all the networking stuff, and going back to NSI 1.3, then to 1.51 (latest released) to get all the drivers installed. Then I reinstalled OpenTransport 1.3. Finally, after configuring the link speed in the Token Ring control panel, then setting up TCP/IP for DHCP and closing it, I heard the glorious click of a station inserting. File transfer speed is around 200-250 kb/s, same as Ethernet. Latency is 6 or 13 ms according to Ping, this will change with the station count I guess. The computer definitely feels snappier doing network stuff now compared to with Ethernet, Pro Tools can play back audio from the network drive just fine over both, but with Token Ring it clearly spent less time getting data from the network, resulting in a more responsive system. Could be some quirk of the Token Ring implementation which makes it more easily accelerated with this hardware I guess, or it could simply be that the Ethernet network had tons of modern broadcast data while this new network is isolated on its own subnet. Fun fact: seems like the Spectrum 24/III acceleration breaks when a Token Ring card is installed. So for now that's my secondary display with acceleration off, kind of sucks to leave that off but the entire display would jump around and glitch out randomly with it enabled. I guess I'll just be on the lookout for a second RasterOps card, since I know that is compatible. Other fun fact: if the network goes down, the computer locks up in the AFP driver Token Ring, being Enterprise Grade, would never go down so this is clearly not an issue.
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longview posted:My Token Ring is now a true ring, with two stations inserted! This post needs more photos and or video.
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I did make a blog post about it, which has pictures of the cards at least: http://longview.be/diying-token-ring-in-2021.html I might make throw together a video later. Currently working on getting the Pentium II computer on the new network, looking pretty good so fae.
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Not sure if this has been posted before - Beauty Shots of Retro Machines by Adam Podstawczynski CC licensed, Click the link for descriptions and large pics:              original ad from 1985                            Their youtube channel also looks relevant with Amiga and retro PC stuff but I haven't checked it out in depth.
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The Sausages posted:Not sure if this has been posted before - Beauty Shots of Retro Machines by Adam Podstawczynski Seriously great pictures though.
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Those are very pretty indeed but the cockeyed viewing angle on half of them would give you such a crick in the neck
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Those pictures are awesome, I’d like to do a similar thing, but I’m not artistic /creative enough.
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I'm dumb and bought some UMD movies... of course The Matrix https://i.imgur.com/Sf1lQcO.mp4 Also as an aside: If anyone knows some reliable Composite/Svideo multi switchers that have remote controls with a minimum 4 inputs please let me know your recommendations. Humphreys has a new favorite as of 14:05 on Jun 14, 2021 |
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Would an old home cinema receiver work? The size and power consumption isn't ideal, but they were made in fairly large numbers, shouldn't be that expensive now(?), and usually come with remotes.
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Would you believe I have one that I'm getting rid of?   Does composite, component, svideo, optical and even ethernet. It works great, I'm just downsizing and everything that's not hdmi has to go Shoot me a pm, I'll let it go for the price of shipping.
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Why on earth would you need 2 different internet inputs?
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That's an interesting question, with an even more interesting answer! And it is no longer my problem
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flavor.flv posted:Would you believe I have one that I'm getting rid of? That looks awesome, but in Australia so shipping costs would be prohibitive. Thanks a bunch for the offer though! Humphreys has a new favorite as of 03:09 on Jun 15, 2021 |
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LifeSunDeath posted:Why on earth would you need 2 different internet inputs?
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Humphreys posted:That looks awesome, but in Australia so shipping costs would be prohibitive. I am drunk right now but also into random acts of Goonerosity as a rule so if I can PayPal one of you some cash to help make this happen I will attempt to do it because I have been watching and reading this thread for ages and I'm pretty sure you should own this. $20 USD is about the best I can do but that should shave a decent chunk off unless AUS customs gets real weird about poo poo. Edit: Check the Hearthstone thread if you want to see me putting my money where my drunk mouth is, I've yet to not follow through. Desert Bus has a new favorite as of 03:15 on Jun 15, 2021 |
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poo poo I'm in for $20 too, just PM me the paypal address. Going through some stuff right now, and feeling goonerous myself.
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FilthyImp posted:There are projectors which can receive operations data through an ethernet connection (turn on/off, shutter) as well as, iirc, get picture/video data that way too. oh interesting
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Humphreys constantly and consistently gets and posts about weird hardware and while I will never take that up as a hobby I 100% support it cause I get to read about it and I like that. Edit: Let's get the Techno-Wizard a new toy. Desert Bus has a new favorite as of 03:28 on Jun 15, 2021 |
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Desert Bus posted:Humphreys constantly and consistently gets and posts about weird hardware and while I will never take that up as a hobby I 100% support it cause I get to read about it and I like that. Code Jockey posted:poo poo I'm in for $20 too, just PM me the paypal address. Going through some stuff right now, and feeling goonerous myself. Jesus Christ you guys, thanks a heap! I've sent off postage details, and made a statement in the PM that I will make donations to charity of choice in return. As you can see from some of my silly gangtags - I too like to give money. To save a little on freight - at least ditch the power adaptor. I have a million. And this is what it will be part of hopefully decluttering: Humphreys posted:tried out some organizing of my gaming systems this afternoon, still very much a work in progress. Currently plotting out the new setup...early days:  Using this to design it, it's quite powerful but I havent done the cable linking yet obviously https://app.diagrams.net/ Humphreys has a new favorite as of 09:42 on Jun 15, 2021 |
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Data Graham posted:Those are very pretty indeed but the cockeyed viewing angle on half of them would give you such a crick in the neck
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Humphrey your gizmo lifestyle is goals
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Mikrolog, the current owner of the Osborne (computer) brand, has gone bankrupt.
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