TPU's Nostalgic Hardware Club

[phill]

If there was a Speed 3 I would like to think it would involve Keanu Reeves a R290 and some sort of bomb triggered by a blackscreen.

I'd so like to go see that, as bad as it would probably be, just seeing that R290 causing all that damage would be amazingly funny

 

[erek]

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[hat]

Has anyone got a working 3DO? ...

 

[Apocalypsee]

My Radeon 9100 arrived! I'm so happy How funny it have ATi Rage Theater chip and S-Video out but didn't have DVI out. Notice the broken AGP lock but it doesnt matter as long as the card works.

It didn't go as well as I hoped, how I miss ATi drivers those days. As soon as I reinstall driver (had uninstall previous driver) I being greeted by a lockup, at desktop no less! At first I thought it was the good ol' AGP Fastwrite problem, disabling it in BIOS but it still occur. Tried uninstalling every ATi related software (ATiTool, AtiTrayTool) but it sill lock up, if it OK on desktop it will lock up when I run any 3D application. Cue Driver Cleaner! After tick every single ATi related checkboxes and clean them, reinstall the driver and now it works!

My LG W2343T have 4:3 mode so I could run it at 1024x768 no problem at all. You can see it here while the card running 3DMark2001SE benchmark

The card scored 9309 3DMark2001SE, higher than stock Radeon 9550 8427 3DMark. Weird. The 9550 is clocked way too low though, only 250MHz core and 200MHz memory. The 9100 runs at 250MHz for both core and memory.

 

[Mr.Scott]

My 9100

 

[Apocalypsee]

Incredible score! Well its all thanks to that fast 4.2GHz Phenom II, you know how CPU sensitive 3DMark2001 can be. My system only uses Pentium E2140 stock clock at 1.6GHz. Here is my attempt at 2GHz with 275MHz 9100. Cant even crack 9000 3DMarks Its plenty fast for the games I play (you can see what game already installed).

EDIT: Odd, I get lower scores than stock 1.6GHz. Double check I really get 9309 3DMark with all at stock. Must be the memory speed and timing.

Now onto some Truform screenies. Below are CnC Renegade, there is differences when I play around in registry increasing the quality, despite I ticked the options in-game the registry entry still at 0. The two picture is without Truform and maximum quality 8 set in registry.

I tried RtCW as well, the performance drops but I don't see any differences on enemy soldier or statue. There is a separate menu where you can select Truform quality from 'good', 'better' to 'best' after enabling Truform. I tried it all but cant see any changes, the console tells me it uses Truform. So I don't know what model did Truform changes.

Spoiler

 

[emissary42]

 

[Mr.Scott]

Incredible score! Well its all thanks to that fast 4.2GHz Phenom II, you know how CPU sensitive 3DMark2001 can be.

Very well. I'll take the CPU out of the equation. 3D03 is pretty much all GPU.
#1 9100 in the world.

 

[Trekkie4]

It amazes me that 27yrs ago (when this game came out), you'd need to run it through a full-size computer (such as 3x86, 4x86 or similar), and play it on an old, flickering CRT monitor through MS-DOS...


And yes, I also have the same game on my phone as well (which is even smaller, obviously)

Edit
Once I posted the picture, I realized that it may not look as obvious as I hoped. This is just your standard, cheap Android-powered tablet. Fate of Atlantis is running through ScummVM, obtained through PlayStore.

 

[biffzinker]

It amazes me that 27yrs ago (when this game came out), you'd need to run it through a full-size computer (such as 3x86, 4x86 or similar), and play it on an old, flickering CRT monitor through MS-DOS...

Wikipedia says a 286 don't know how well that would go. Anyways I didn't know this game existed.

 

[Apocalypsee]

It amazes me that 27yrs ago (when this game came out), you'd need to run it through a full-size computer (such as 3x86, 4x86 or similar), and play it on an old, flickering CRT monitor through MS-DOS...

And yes, I also have the same game on my phone as well (which is even smaller, obviously)

Yep its amazing how technology advances. I still remember when I got my first smartphones back in 2005 (it was an O2 Xphone). During that time there is a OG Doom port for Windows Mobile, playing it was a treat because there is directional button on the phone, but on tiny 2.2 inch screen Phone is pretty good for its day; TI OMAP 133MHz, 64MB RAM running Windows Mobile 2003. I put Doom3 video in it imagining how it it will be if I can play it on the phone...

Few years ago there is Doom3 port (DIII4A) for Android, that is really something they managed to run it in Android. With some config tweak I lean back then when playing Doom3 on crappy hardware, I could make it look nearly as good as playing on desktop. I even hooked it up to keyboard and mouse!

Now we shall wait for Crysis port to android

 

[jlewis02]

Anyone have one of these back in the sk939 days?

 

[biffzinker]

Anyone have one of these back in the sk939 days?

I did, what about the Big Typhoon?

 

[Trekkie4]

Wikipedia says a 286 don't know how well that would go. Anyways I didn't know this game existed.

Wow!! I highly recommend that you go buy it right away! Or even better, just get it for free from one of those abandonware/old DOS game sites...! Awesome game, which introduced some unbelievable game mechanics, which are quite impressive even by today's standards. First of all, there are 3 different paths (routes) you can take, to finish the game. It's up to you, as player to decide which one do you prefer (Fists - action, Wits - thinking, more puzzles & Team - more conventional & traditional). Also, most of the puzzles are COMPLETELY RANDOM. Meaning that you can't simply follow a walkthrough, to finish the game. Each time you restart, things will be different. So, even when you DO finish the game, you can always go back & re-play it again & again, each time experiencing something different. Also, worth mentioning - there are two versions - standard and "Talking" one. I believe Fate of Atlantis was the very first adventure game by Lucas Arts to feature voice acting, so they released the text version first & then re-released voiced one about a year or so later. The one on my phone (and tablet) is text version, approx. a megabyte or two at most!!

Oh yeah, and almost forgot the most important thing... Fate of Atlantis features multiple endings. Many of them non-official, half way through the game (when you die, get blocked, etc), along with two "official" ones, at the very end. You can either save Sophia & escape together or you can choose to ignore her and leave her inside the prison cell. In which case she will die. Both options feature the similar ending, but with different text. Overall, a masterpiece!

Yep its amazing how technology advances. I still remember when I got my first smartphones back in 2005 (it was an O2 Xphone). During that time there is a OG Doom port for Windows Mobile, playing it was a treat because there is directional button on the phone, but on tiny 2.2 inch screen Phone is pretty good for its day; TI OMAP 133MHz, 64MB RAM running Windows Mobile 2003. I put Doom3 video in it imagining how it it will be if I can play it on the phone...

Few years ago there is Doom3 port (DIII4A) for Android, that is really something they managed to run it in Android. With some config tweak I lean back then when playing Doom3 on crappy hardware, I could make it look nearly as good as playing on desktop. I even hooked it up to keyboard and mouse!

Now we shall wait for Crysis port to android

Yup! I had the same experience with Grand Theft Auto III... I remember when GTA3 was top notch for most of the computers out there. Even higher-end ones! And yet, I'm running it on my phone now lol. Impressive AND hilarious!!

 

[jlewis02]

I did, what about the Big Typhoon?

That is a big typhoon but I don’t know where the fan went.

Thermaltake Volcano that was on a 2600+ chip many years ago.

 

[Apocalypsee]

Yup! I had the same experience with Grand Theft Auto III... I remember when GTA3 was top notch for most of the computers out there. Even higher-end ones! And yet, I'm running it on my phone now lol. Impressive AND hilarious!!

First it was GTA3, I already amazed by it and then they released the San Andreas on Android. GTA San Andreas like one of my favorite game of all time. Sadly I can't enjoy it on touch controls, feels so awkward. But from technological standpoint its amazing to play full fledged PC games on the phone with limited power and running on tiny battery

 

[biffzinker]

That is a big typhoon but I don’t know where the fan went.

Is there a black/orange fan hiding somewhere?

 

[Trekkie4]

First it was GTA3, I already amazed by it and then they released the San Andreas on Android. GTA San Andreas like one of my favorite game of all time. Sadly I can't enjoy it on touch controls, feels so awkward. But from technological standpoint its amazing to play full fledged PC games on the phone with limited power and running on tiny battery

I know, I know... Same here lol But just the fact that they've made it run on a small, hand-held device ... a mobile phone! Just wow... Next thing you know, you'll be playing Crysis on a calculator or smart watch!

 

[jlewis02]

Is there a black/orange fan hiding somewhere?

Couldn’t find one.

Mobo/CPU/Mem combo I found.

 

[hat]

Anyone have one of these back in the sk939 days?

I'm currently using one right now in my secondary system.

 

[Robert B]

Found this bad boy. IDT WinChip C6 200MHz. No speed demon but wth, still something out of the ordinary.

 

[biffzinker]

Found this bad boy. IDT WinChip C6 200MHz. No speed demon but wth, still something out of the ordinary.

It performed adequately, but only in applications that used little floating point math. Its floating point performance was simply well below that of the Pentium and K6, being even slower than the Cyrix 6x86.[4]

Slower than a Cyrix 6x86?

WinChip - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[lexluthermiester]

Found this bad boy. IDT WinChip C6 200MHz. No speed demon but wth, still something out of the ordinary.

Actually, those were not to bad. They performed within 85% to 90% of similar speed Pentiums at 60% less cost. They also overclocked decently as long as beefy cooling was provided, which was cheap at the time. Built a ton of general use PC's out of those chips. Hell, even made some value priced gaming PC's out of them.

Slower than a Cyrix 6x86?

That wiki article exaggerates a tad. It was slower but not by much and at the time floating point wasn't as important as it became.

Edit; For example, the Winchip 2-233 200mhz was $105 on release and OC'd well with only two changes to bios settings. 1. Bump the voltage to 3.0v. 2. Bump the FSB from 66mhz to 100mhz. Said CPU then ran at 300mhz flawlessly and gave the first gen Pentium2's a run for their money. And that's the key point, cost. Winchips were of excellent quality and very low cost. For the money their performance was excellent. Give them a moderate OC and they perform in the level of Intel's offerings to say nothing of AMD and Cyrix. Very underappreciated CPU line IMHO.

 

[biffzinker]

A look back at the history of modern graphics processors from 1976-1995.

The History of the Modern Graphics Processor

3D graphics transformed a dull PC industry into a spectacle of light and magic. TechSpot's look at the history of the GPU goes from the early days...

www.techspot.com

 

[lexluthermiester]

A look back at the history of modern graphics processors from 1976-1995.

The History of the Modern Graphics Processor

3D graphics transformed a dull PC industry into a spectacle of light and magic. TechSpot's look at the history of the GPU goes from the early days...

www.techspot.com

That is a very well done article and should not be missed! Seriously folks!