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Mostly interested in Retro computers and Radiation detectors.
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· Oct 26
I added results to a 3DMark99 page
Here's the entire spreadsheet (work in progress)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Here's the entire spreadsheet (work in progress)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
maaan, asus/nvidia bots are pathetic 🤣
January 31, 2026 at 10:32 AM
maaan, asus/nvidia bots are pathetic 🤣
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Less than 24 hours after launching on Crowd Supply, PicoIDE has doubled its goal. I’m overwhelmed (in a good way) by the response! Thank you so much to everyone that has backed the project so far. www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
www.crowdsupply.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Less than 24 hours after launching on Crowd Supply, PicoIDE has doubled its goal. I’m overwhelmed (in a good way) by the response! Thank you so much to everyone that has backed the project so far. www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
In my day, the rays were so powerful that you couldn't trace them so they were going straight through the furniture!
January 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM
In my day, the rays were so powerful that you couldn't trace them so they were going straight through the furniture!
has anyone actually tested all this latency? physically, I mean, and not simply repeating the numbers nvidia puts on the screen?
Today, a look at RTX 70-class cards from 2070 to 5070, focusing on performance in AC Shadows, Clair Obscur and Battlefield 6 running on optimised settings - before moving on to path tracing on Doom: The Dark Ages and Cyberpunk 2077: youtu.be/TaCorPpKLcg #sponsored
January 29, 2026 at 6:56 PM
has anyone actually tested all this latency? physically, I mean, and not simply repeating the numbers nvidia puts on the screen?
ps3-redump-roms321com : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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January 27, 2026 at 9:54 PM
not fast...
with PS2 I could simply connect SSD to a PC...
with PS2 I could simply connect SSD to a PC...
January 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM
not fast...
with PS2 I could simply connect SSD to a PC...
with PS2 I could simply connect SSD to a PC...
only 10k and 25k hours are both lies 😆 especially 25k
Thomas Edison’s patent for the incandescent light bulb was granted #OTD in 1880. This previous edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social examines the different types of lightbulbs and how they work 💡 cen.acs.org/materials/ph...
January 27, 2026 at 10:28 AM
only 10k and 25k hours are both lies 😆 especially 25k
First upgrade, I quickly checked SSD prices for the 1TB models and decided that this SSHD I already had should do for now 😅
January 26, 2026 at 11:38 PM
First upgrade, I quickly checked SSD prices for the 1TB models and decided that this SSHD I already had should do for now 😅
Welp, I guess now I'm really going to test those magical silver-copper biocide properties 😅
The syringe I was using to fill the loop has some green film on the rubber part of the plunger 🫣
The syringe I was using to fill the loop has some green film on the rubber part of the plunger 🫣
January 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Welp, I guess now I'm really going to test those magical silver-copper biocide properties 😅
The syringe I was using to fill the loop has some green film on the rubber part of the plunger 🫣
The syringe I was using to fill the loop has some green film on the rubber part of the plunger 🫣
Blyatiful workmanship and its consequences 🙈
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Blyatiful workmanship and its consequences 🙈
I would have loved to have something like this in 2002:
* Shuttle FS51 MB (XPC SS51G)
* P4 3.06 GHz HT Northwood
* 1 GB DDR-333
* ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
* Creative SB Live! 5.1
'Modern' niceties:
* 120 GB front-swappable SATA SSD
* Hitachi-LG GH22NP20 IDE DVD±RW
* Shuttle FS51 MB (XPC SS51G)
* P4 3.06 GHz HT Northwood
* 1 GB DDR-333
* ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
* Creative SB Live! 5.1
'Modern' niceties:
* 120 GB front-swappable SATA SSD
* Hitachi-LG GH22NP20 IDE DVD±RW
January 24, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I would have loved to have something like this in 2002:
* Shuttle FS51 MB (XPC SS51G)
* P4 3.06 GHz HT Northwood
* 1 GB DDR-333
* ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
* Creative SB Live! 5.1
'Modern' niceties:
* 120 GB front-swappable SATA SSD
* Hitachi-LG GH22NP20 IDE DVD±RW
* Shuttle FS51 MB (XPC SS51G)
* P4 3.06 GHz HT Northwood
* 1 GB DDR-333
* ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
* Creative SB Live! 5.1
'Modern' niceties:
* 120 GB front-swappable SATA SSD
* Hitachi-LG GH22NP20 IDE DVD±RW
a 200W PSU is going to work as it never worked before 😅
Pentium 4 3.06 GHz HT Northwood SL6S5
+
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
in 3dmark2003
Pentium 4 3.06 GHz HT Northwood SL6S5
+
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
in 3dmark2003
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 PM
a 200W PSU is going to work as it never worked before 😅
Pentium 4 3.06 GHz HT Northwood SL6S5
+
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
in 3dmark2003
Pentium 4 3.06 GHz HT Northwood SL6S5
+
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
in 3dmark2003
Another Shuttle got a window 🤗
January 23, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Another Shuttle got a window 🤗
or just dedicate a wall to all your shit 😆
(this photo was taken almost 4 years ago, now most of these cells are full and I need to run a 'defragmentation'😅)
(this photo was taken almost 4 years ago, now most of these cells are full and I need to run a 'defragmentation'😅)
January 22, 2026 at 9:40 PM
or just dedicate a wall to all your shit 😆
(this photo was taken almost 4 years ago, now most of these cells are full and I need to run a 'defragmentation'😅)
(this photo was taken almost 4 years ago, now most of these cells are full and I need to run a 'defragmentation'😅)
I bought it because it was cheap and pretty, now I need to find out where to use it 😆
January 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I bought it because it was cheap and pretty, now I need to find out where to use it 😆
well, at least now the "rufus" can tell you how this particular SSD went up in price 3x in the past 90 days 🤡
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
well, at least now the "rufus" can tell you how this particular SSD went up in price 3x in the past 90 days 🤡
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Just updated my Windows 95 Update CD with another 30+ updates i have found since release 1.0. Enjoy
Just updated my Windows 95 Update CD with another 30+ updates i have found since release 1.0. Enjoy
Windows 95 Update CD (Release 1.5) : cha0shacker : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a community sourced archive for Windows 95 built to only use updates, tools and extras released by Microsoft. It's based on Windows 95 Retail Tune-Up...
archive.org
January 20, 2026 at 8:48 PM
archive.org/details/win4...
Just updated my Windows 95 Update CD with another 30+ updates i have found since release 1.0. Enjoy
Just updated my Windows 95 Update CD with another 30+ updates i have found since release 1.0. Enjoy
someone really wanted that Socket 4(with a shitty non ZIF socket, mind you) VLB board 🤯🫠🤔
January 20, 2026 at 12:36 PM
someone really wanted that Socket 4(with a shitty non ZIF socket, mind you) VLB board 🤯🫠🤔
