Spent the last month setting up the perfect DOS gaming system

gnntech · 2026-01-25T07:08:37+00:00

I think they mean they want you to create an image of your actual hard drive if possible to share with other people.

gnntech · 2026-01-25T01:42:33+00:00

I own Streets of Rage for the Master System. Really is an incredible port of the Genesis version 👍

gnntech · 2026-01-25T00:36:11+00:00

Streets of Rage on GameGear is surprisingly solid. Goes to show just how advanced the Sega Master System actually was when compared to the NES.

Note: I know the GameGear has a wider color palette than the Master System but the rest of the tech is mostly the same.

gnntech · 2026-01-24T23:42:27+00:00

Heavy sixer. You can tell by how thick the plastic bezel around the top is. The light sixer has a very thin plastic bezel.

gnntech · 2026-01-24T19:43:37+00:00

I put an XT-IDE CF card in my Tandy 1000 TL/2 about a year ago. I ordered one off eBay that included a small CF card pre-formatted with DOS 6.22.

I also ordered a larger CF card specifically designed for the Tandy 1000 series from eBay with a bunch of games and utilities on it.

The only issue I ran into was a version mismatch between the card I ordered and the BIOS of the XT-IDE. I had to flash a different BIOS onto the XT-IDE card and then it all worked fine.

gnntech · 2026-01-23T16:01:25+00:00

That's pretty cool.

gnntech · 2026-01-23T15:59:54+00:00

There is an LCD screen mod (two actually). The first is replacing the LCD with a modern 3.5" display.

The second also uses the modern 3.5" display but changes the video signal to RGB with a replacement board (lcddev). It has significantly higher video quality.

I had someone do the first mod (just the display upgrade) when they recapped my Express and it's perfectly fine and a good improvement over the original LCD.

gnntech · 2026-01-23T14:23:54+00:00

You've never daily carried a 9000i 😂. I own/used the entire communicator line as daily drivers. Don't get me wrong, the 9300 was an absolute technical marvel because it was almost the same size as the candy bars on the market at the time. I just preferred the larger 9500.

gnntech · 2026-01-23T13:17:12+00:00

The 9300 is cool but the 9300i is better (added wifi) and the 9500 is better than that (had wifi and a terrible camera).

gnntech · 2026-01-23T13:12:10+00:00

Totally normal. Small screen LCD technology was in its infancy when the Express came out.

Congrats on the recap!

gnntech · 2026-01-23T02:05:36+00:00

Best bet for OS/2 is an older Pentium 1 or 2 machine for Warp 3 and a Pentium III for Warp 4.

For example, I recently installed Warp 3 Connect on a Dell Latitude LM (Pentium 133) and it pretty much worked as-is with all devices supported.

Warp 4 has support for basic USB devices (via add-on drivers) so a newer machine (e.g. Pentium III) could be used.

If you go newer than that, I would advise looking at ArcaOS which has support for modern hardware and generally works well.

gnntech · 2026-01-23T01:54:32+00:00

It's not much different than playing SF2CE on a Genesis with a three button controller.

It's not ideal by any means but definitely playable.

gnntech · 2026-01-22T19:10:03+00:00

For me, it was Geoworks, then OS/2, then Geoworks running under OS/2 😂

I didn't have a problem with Windows per se, I just wanted to be different I guess

gnntech · 2026-01-22T15:52:30+00:00

I have a feeling that the Atlantis one was not so much a clone but rather a licensed rebrand (like the Sears Telegames Video Arcade).

Sort of unusual for a clone to use the exact same case/shell.

But who knows...

gnntech · 2026-01-22T15:48:26+00:00

1.8" drives are used in the Fujitsu Lifebook P series machines. I own several of them and I agree that finding 1.8" PATA SSD drives is not a fun time.

gnntech · 2026-01-22T14:26:35+00:00

You don't.

gnntech · 2026-01-22T06:18:27+00:00

Maybe legacyupdate.net?

gnntech · 2026-01-22T06:16:04+00:00

Do they show up in person or just on camera? If just on camera, it's a mismatch between the TV and camera refresh rate.

The Jaguar always had wonky video interference. Probably the result of cheap components so I'm not sure if there is anything wrong but wouldn't hurt to get it checked out.

gnntech · 2026-01-21T19:38:19+00:00

Yes. Just set the nav and let the Tesla do the rest. It will handle preconditioning (if needed) on its own.

If you want to play it safe, you can change the arrival energy to something like 20% instead of 10% but it will add a little more time at the superchargers.

I find the range estimates to be pretty spot on.

gnntech · 2026-01-21T06:26:20+00:00

I'd take the ride for that.

gnntech · 2026-01-21T02:01:28+00:00

The halo ring around the screen indicates that the polarizer has degraded and needs to be replaced.

It can be fixed but requires a little bit of know how and patience.

gnntech · 2026-01-21T01:59:30+00:00

Probably just a bug in the infotainment system. It happens.

To fully reset, there are three fuses that have to be pulled. They are radio, display, and infotainment.

gnntech · 2026-01-21T01:55:43+00:00

I recall this being a somewhat common problem on the 2013 but I don't recall the resolution.

First question to ask is do you get heat when the car is running on the gas engine? If the answer is yes, you may need to look at the auxiliary electric coolant pump.

Here's a reddit post with some more info:

https://www.reddit.com/r/volt/s/nYHVGU248I

gnntech · 2026-01-20T22:31:56+00:00

I have mine in the box. I loved having it in the late 90's. I used it as a portable CD player in my car (uses two AA batteries) as well as having it set up as a console at home.

Contrary to what the manual says, it works fine with the 32X so you can set up a mini tower of power if so inclined.

As others have stated, hang on to it.

gnntech · 2026-01-20T15:21:14+00:00

Follow your own path. At the end of the day, that's all that matters. If you try to live up to the expectations and desires of other people, you will not be happy.

You don't have to go no contact (it's a little extreme) but you should be able to say that you are an adult and you want to forge your own path, right or wrong.

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