Virtualization/Emulation on PPC Mac

Posted on 2019-10-30, 12:54

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Does anyone know of any Virtualization/Emulation software for PPC Macs that will utilize whatever video card you have installed instead of emulating one? Virtual PC and Guest PC emulate only a 2D video card (usually a Cirrus Logic or some other 2D chipset) and do not use the card installed in the …

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Best video card for 286 PC?

Posted on 2019-10-30, 12:35

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What is the best video card to use in a 286 PC? I know many later cards required a 386 for some reason so which are the best ones for installation in computer with a 286?

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5v PCI compatibility

Posted on 2018-01-24, 13:02

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What would be the last video cards to support 5v PCI compatibility?

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Re: NexGen Nx586-P90

Posted on 2018-01-22, 11:00

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Are there any nexgen boards that have FPU sockets? I'm really curious what the FPU performance was like, given that Intel abandoned discrete FPUs in the 486 generation due to bottlenecks. I've seen press photos of them but I don't think they ever actually saw production before Nexgen was acquired …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2017-06-27, 23:18

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I got the Reelmagic compatible version of Return to Zork off ebay for $15 BIN. 😲

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Goldeneye 007 for XBox 360 (unreleased)

Posted on 2016-08-24, 11:03

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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/08/see-30- … tm_source=1-2-2 Simply amazing. I wish they would release this.

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RIP Jerry Doyle

Posted on 2016-07-28, 18:53

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Better known as Mr Garibaldi from Babylon 5. He was 60. http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2016/07/jer … ow-host-was-60/

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Re: AMD Radeon Crimson 16.7.2 hotfix

Posted on 2016-07-27, 16:45

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Crimson seems to be screwing up textures for AMD users in Fallout 4. Either you get a rainbow checkboard pattern or one extremely loud, neon color over a certain object until you get close to it and it returns to normal. Some are saying ambient occlusion is the problem, others say Godrays or how wet …

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Sapphire RX480 Nitro benchmarks

Posted on 2016-07-27, 16:39

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXT6I2--cJ4 Pretty impressive and Sapphire solved the power issues with an 8-pin instead of a 6-pin.

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Re: Comeback for AMD? [Polaris]

Posted on 2016-07-12, 23:56

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Sapphire releasing RX480 Nitro with single 8-pin connector. http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/sapphire-rad … -480-nitro.html I've always had good luck with Sapphire cards going back to R300.

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Re: Explain our hobby to my dad

Posted on 2016-07-12, 13:55

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A lot of parts and systems are cheap enough where you can mix and match parts and do testing just like you used to read about in the magazines but could never afford to do when the stuff was new. Of course, like with any hobby, there are rares that now sell at inflated prices simply because you …

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2016-07-12, 13:46

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Top that... a motherboard for... $4,499.00! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Holy-Grail-Julius-O-Smith-Arial-Quint-Processor-Board-for-Next-Cube-Computer-/191912316649 Not unreasonable for what it is. There probably weren't a whole lot of them made. A motherboard replacement with 5 processors would have …

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Re: Full sized, 3D printed replica of the BFG from DOOM

Posted on 2016-07-11, 23:21

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...didn't the original BFG have shoulder mounting points because of how ridiculous it would be to try and hold/aim something that big? :P This is the new BFG from the reboot. Here's the original BFG in Lego bricks with the shoulder mounts. http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bfg- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-07-11, 20:53

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archsan wrote: Were those Volaris popular in the server market? Lots of NOS on ebay... There are also a lot of laptop Volari cards on ebay from time to time. The only one really worth having, though, is the V8 Duo model and they seem to be about as rare as a Neon 250.

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2016-07-11, 20:45

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Top that... a motherboard for... $4,499.00! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Holy-Grail-Julius-O-Smith-Arial-Quint-Processor-Board-for-Next-Cube-Computer-/191912316649 Not unreasonable for what it is. There probably weren't a whole lot of them made. A motherboard replacement with 5 processors would have …

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Re: What's the hardest part of building a retro rig for yourself?

Posted on 2016-07-10, 02:26

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For me it depends on what parts you want to use. Some parts are hard to get so you might end up waiting years before one comes up for sale. That's why I always place a monetary value on my time spent waiting. I'd rather pay a little more for something now than wait another 5+ years for another one …

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Re: A good use for an S3 Virge ?

Posted on 2016-07-10, 02:19

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The thing is, though, finding those RAM chips separately. Most likely you'd have to scavenge them from another Virge board.

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Re: AMD Athlon 1400MHz vs Intel Pentium III 1400MHz

Posted on 2016-07-09, 21:38

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Pentium III-s 1400 sits on a 133mhz bus while the Tualeron 1400 sits on a 100mhz bus. On chip computations will go at the same speed, but as soon as something has to be accessed across the bus the P-III wins. The 1400mhz P-III also has double the cache, if the specs I have read are to be believed.

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Re: What's your favorite thermal compound?

Posted on 2016-07-09, 21:34

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All liquid metal TIM's harden after the first thermal cycle. Interesting. I used to use it a lot. They can harden if heat and cool the cpu a few times. If you heat up the cpu you can get it off. Otherwise it will be stuck to the cpu/heat sink. And it seems it requires a hardening cycle to be the …

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Full sized, 3D printed replica of the BFG from DOOM

Posted on 2016-07-09, 21:26

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https://www.facebook.com/gamesplanet/videos/1 … 68817043158037/ Want. 😳

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