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Topic: Compaq SLT/286 Restoration |
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2026 3:30 am Subject: Compaq SLT/286 Restoration |
do the other two at least have names? or are they completely nameless  |
Topic: Trackball mouse on WIN10, not working |
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2026 12:18 am Subject: Trackball mouse on WIN10, not working |
| yeah, those cheap ps/2 to usb adapters show up as barcode scanners for some reason. as for the mouse not working, do you have another machine with native ps/2 to test it on? that could rule out the be ... |
Topic: [Showcase] Coolest old setups thread |
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Forum: The Good ol' Days Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2026 12:58 am Subject: [Showcase] Coolest old setups thread |
Here are the direct links if you want to give them a try.
i get "No address associated with hostname" from ping, and Firefox doesn't even attempt to load it. is something up with your D ... |
Topic: generating closed captions for DVDs |
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Forum: Software and Web Design Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2026 6:38 am Subject: generating closed captions for DVDs |
| for context, WebTV supports something called Interactive TV, which are basically website links encoded into line-21 captions (specifically the Text 2 field). i'm trying to figure out if there's a way ... |
Topic: 486 pc woes |
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2026 2:44 am Subject: 486 pc woes |
speaking of said adapter; i ordered some cards (18 bucks for two 4GB cards is absolutely insane, but at least it's two i guess? oh well.. i know CFs are just really expensive but i don't know why)
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Topic: 486 pc woes |
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2026 8:06 am Subject: 486 pc woes |
not hijacking if you're telling me something!
i saw that, and i'm still somewhat interested, however i did get a CF adapter anyways since i wasn't sure when it would properly release. |
Topic: [Showcase] Coolest old setups thread |
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Forum: The Good ol' Days Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 11:52 pm Subject: [Showcase] Coolest old setups thread |
| that image link is giving me a 403 forbidden; i think you might have to be logged in to see it |
Topic: 486 pc woes |
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2026 10:40 pm Subject: 486 pc woes |
| update: the AWE64 finally came in last night, and i can say it's soooo much better than the old Jazz16 card. the mixer doesn't crap out over higher bitrate sounds (or just randomly crackle and pop whi ... |
Topic: i made a Thing (in .NET 2.0) |
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Forum: Software and Web Design Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2026 8:30 pm Subject: i made a Thing (in .NET 2.0) |
VS2005 for lyfe
unironically i think it's the IDE i've spent the most time in, as well as VB .NET being one of my more familiar languages |
Topic: 486 pc woes |
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 8:27 pm Subject: 486 pc woes |
They're pretty slow in terms of access speed, relative to something like a CF card anyway, but they're designed more for running computers on them.
i suppose as long as it's as fast as a hard drive ... |
Topic: 486 pc woes |
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 4:25 pm Subject: 486 pc woes |
been a while since i posted, so here's updates of what i can remember:
i got that S3 ViRGE in. it's better, but still performing a lot worse than i'd imagine it should. things like Whiplash/Fatal R ... |
Topic: What is everyone reading? |
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Forum: Media Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2026 4:15 pm Subject: What is everyone reading? |
the last like, book i actually opened up was the Windows 95 Resource Kit. i'm not much of a book reader  |
Topic: Package arrived! |
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Forum: Hardware and Electronics Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2026 5:41 pm Subject: Package arrived! |
| is it one of those KaiOS powered devices, or is it something else like J2ME? if it's Java i might have some ideas for things to install |
Topic: salt and vinegar chips |
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Forum: Food and Drink Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2026 5:08 pm Subject: salt and vinegar chips |
| that's it. that's the post. send tweet |
Topic: installing and using IBM WebBoy |
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Forum: Software and Web Design Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 6:11 pm Subject: installing and using IBM WebBoy |
| IBM WebBoy for DOS is.. interesting. it's an entirely DOS based browser and e-mail client for Japanese DOS systems, seemingly designed specially for the Palmtop PC 110 (although will run on standard P ... |
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