Re: Practice PC # 2 - retro PC - Windows 98

Posted on 2013-06-08, 23:42

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by AlienBZ

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I dropped this PC (as well as that white tower which I put Windows ME on) off at the Salvation Army the other day. to all who posted in this thread: Thank you very much for helping me and for giving me advice.

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Re: Practice PC # 2 - retro PC - Windows 98

Posted on 2013-06-06, 05:05

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by AlienBZ

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well, if that's the case, should I stop all repair jobs on this PC, replace the tower cover back onto the chassis, and just take this computer (and that white Compaq) up to the Salvation Army for donation ASAP? I dunno; that's up to you and how willing you are to continue investing time int it. …

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Re: Practice PC # 2 - retro PC - Windows 98

Posted on 2013-06-05, 11:20

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by AlienBZ

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Actually, it is distinctly possible that no one will ever use this computer again once you donate it. Well, if that's the case, should I stop all repair jobs on this PC, replace the tower cover back onto the chassis, and just take this computer (and that white Compaq) up to the Salvation Army for …

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Re: Practice PC # 2 - retro PC - Windows 98

Posted on 2013-06-05, 01:36

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by AlienBZ

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Do the drivers load properly, or give any indication that something is wrong with the hardware? It seems to have installed correctly, IIRC. Are you sure you're plugging the speakers into the right jack? Have you tried each of the jacks? Are you sure the speakers are plugged in if they need to be? ( …

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Re: Practice PC # 2 - retro PC - Windows 98

Posted on 2013-05-23, 11:35

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by AlienBZ

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Well, it looks like I got the video fixed, I d/l the video driver from the sis website from the like here in this thread. Back in January after I ordered these 16 bit sound blaster sound cards I put one into this computer's pci slot. Now after i repeatedly tried to install the audio drivers (tried …

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Re: Practice PC # 2 - retro PC - Windows 98

Posted on 2013-05-23, 11:32

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by AlienBZ

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Duplicate post

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Re: Practice PC # 2 - retro PC - Windows 98

Posted on 2013-05-23, 11:23

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by AlienBZ

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Duplicate post

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Re: Practice PC # 2 - retro PC - Windows 98

Posted on 2013-01-15, 02:21

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by AlienBZ

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Mau1wurf1977 wrote: You didn't do anything wrong. W98 is just a very fiddly and picky beast 😁 Ok, how do I install the s3 device driver so that W98 accepts it without question - any trick(s)?

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Re: Practice PC # 2 - retro PC - Windows 98

Posted on 2013-01-14, 22:49

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by AlienBZ

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ok, I set up Windows 98SE on this computer today, now I'm trying to install the s3 video drivers as this PC which has onboard video, but when I selected "640 x 480, 256 colors" in the driver setup, rebooted, I got crazy graphics (video output looked like venetian blinds). So I tried running the …

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2 Desktop towers - wanted to convert to retro gaming rigs for donation - help?

Posted on 2012-11-30, 00:48

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by AlienBZ

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Hi, I've 2 desktop PC towers sitting in my office (as of now) that I'm thinking of installing DOSbox on one of them, this one is the HP (gray tower from the Thrift store back of our house) in this thread: and the other is a white tower (Compaq from our basement) that I'd like to put VMWare Player/ …

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Re: Internet Censorship Bill

Posted on 2012-01-15, 01:32

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by AlienBZ

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I think there was already a topic about it here. Anyway, watch this video . Anyone happen to live in texas? Just saw the video, Skar. It looks like (according to the image of the blue/white/red guy with his fingers stuck in his ears) Congress doesn't want to listen to the people. Anyway, I don't …

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Internet Censorship Bill

Posted on 2012-01-14, 14:55

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by AlienBZ

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Don't know if this is allowed here, but got word that they're threatening to censor the internet. Here's a link to sign a petition to help stop them from censoring the internet: Save the Internet

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Re: Sign of the Sun DosBox 0.74 error - need help, please

Posted on 2012-01-08, 23:57

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by AlienBZ

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in DOSBox Games/Apps

peterferrie wrote: was an sos.err file created? If so, then the true error message will be in there, and we need to know what it says. How do we find out? If such a file was created, how do we find out where it is?

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Sign of the Sun DosBox 0.74 error - need help, please

Posted on 2012-01-06, 01:44

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by AlienBZ

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in DOSBox Games/Apps

this game only plays after it is first installed, and any subsequent attempt to run the game (by, in DOSbox, typing "cd sosgame go") gives a "Error Program bug". This happens after quitting the game from the main menu. How do I fix this? Thanks in advance. _________________________

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Re: Training for computer tech - taking in old macs to upgrade as retro mac gaming machines and donate to people eventua

Posted on 2011-11-26, 00:24

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by AlienBZ

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I say again: you will inevitably end up surrounded by gigantic piles of old computer junk that no one wants and that you will have difficulty disposing of. Nothing lasts forever! Some things just have to get thrown away! Ok, Jorpho. Btw totally, and perhaps for my entire schooling, I'll likely have …

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Re: Training for computer tech - taking in old macs to upgrade as retro mac gaming machines and donate to people eventua

Posted on 2011-11-25, 23:21

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by AlienBZ

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Thank you for your input so far. You guys enlightened me as to crime overseas. As I was reading this thread, I felt wheels turning in my head, and another idea I started thinking of was - why not keep these old computers out of the hands of the overseas terrorists by keeping these computers here in …

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Re: Practice PC # 2 - retro PC - Windows 98

Posted on 2011-11-25, 21:45

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by AlienBZ

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Well I put this computer back together, using the original case/faceplate/insert. Here's how I did it: using twists to attach insert original insert w/ twists anchoring faceplate with screws original faceplate back on w/insert 001 original faceplate back on 002 insert tied onto chassis 001 insert …

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Training for computer tech - taking in old macs to upgrade as retro mac gaming machines and donate to people eventually

Posted on 2011-11-23, 01:54

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by AlienBZ

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Back story: I'm beginning my Apple training as a self-paced home-based independent addition (in my spare time) to my school (my school doesn't teach about macs) work for PC technician, and I'm thinking of taking in not only old (as well as new) PC's, also Mac/PC games that people no longer want but …

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Re: Looking for an old DOS Freeware/Shareware game (Mustang?).

Posted on 2011-11-15, 00:21

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Good you you! Congrats!

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Re: Looking for an old DOS Freeware/Shareware game (Mustang?).

Posted on 2011-11-03, 03:36

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by AlienBZ

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Is this the game? rom talk removed EDIT 2 - Found another Fire Mustang file d/l, deleted the old link and replaced it with this new link. Tested this new file in my Sega Genesis and it runs OK. Apparently the first file I linked to (before replacing it) is either a corrupted file or its a Japanese …

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