Mancomb Seepgood, Internet Pirate
@16bitmanfred.bsky.social
Enjoying hardware and games from ISA to AGP graphics, with a special love for old sound cards.
Have you tried this?
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Have you tried this?
I still have the 2003 version boxed with all contents, every one of the ~20 manuals, peripherals, only the top of the box has been opened and the styrofoam insert for all the contents is a bit broken.
Here's a potato quality video of the front door opening!
Here's a potato quality video of the front door opening!
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I still have the 2003 version boxed with all contents, every one of the ~20 manuals, peripherals, only the top of the box has been opened and the styrofoam insert for all the contents is a bit broken.
Here's a potato quality video of the front door opening!
Here's a potato quality video of the front door opening!
And both this system as well as the slightly improved one from March 2003 had incredible multimedia features.
Wireless LAN, wireless keyboard and mouse, TV-style remote, TV decoding/recording but also OUTPUT to S-Video and SCART. You could play PC games on a TV or console games / TV on your monitor!
Wireless LAN, wireless keyboard and mouse, TV-style remote, TV decoding/recording but also OUTPUT to S-Video and SCART. You could play PC games on a TV or console games / TV on your monitor!
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
And both this system as well as the slightly improved one from March 2003 had incredible multimedia features.
Wireless LAN, wireless keyboard and mouse, TV-style remote, TV decoding/recording but also OUTPUT to S-Video and SCART. You could play PC games on a TV or console games / TV on your monitor!
Wireless LAN, wireless keyboard and mouse, TV-style remote, TV decoding/recording but also OUTPUT to S-Video and SCART. You could play PC games on a TV or console games / TV on your monitor!
A few months later by the way, you could pick up the same system but with a Radeon 9800 "XXL" (slightly higher clocks, finally adequate cooler) for 999€ (1100$ USD).
The case was a red dot design award winner with its neatly hidden connectors and hydraulic sliding door.
The case was a red dot design award winner with its neatly hidden connectors and hydraulic sliding door.
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A few months later by the way, you could pick up the same system but with a Radeon 9800 "XXL" (slightly higher clocks, finally adequate cooler) for 999€ (1100$ USD).
The case was a red dot design award winner with its neatly hidden connectors and hydraulic sliding door.
The case was a red dot design award winner with its neatly hidden connectors and hydraulic sliding door.
Alienware REKT by Aldi lol
The Radeon 9800 XL and XXL were OEM versions of the Radeon 9800 XT produced by MSI, clocked below normal XT specs but still above Pro.
And 533 vs 800 MHz FSB for less than half the price within months.
Ouch.
The Radeon 9800 XL and XXL were OEM versions of the Radeon 9800 XT produced by MSI, clocked below normal XT specs but still above Pro.
And 533 vs 800 MHz FSB for less than half the price within months.
Ouch.
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Alienware REKT by Aldi lol
The Radeon 9800 XL and XXL were OEM versions of the Radeon 9800 XT produced by MSI, clocked below normal XT specs but still above Pro.
And 533 vs 800 MHz FSB for less than half the price within months.
Ouch.
The Radeon 9800 XL and XXL were OEM versions of the Radeon 9800 XT produced by MSI, clocked below normal XT specs but still above Pro.
And 533 vs 800 MHz FSB for less than half the price within months.
Ouch.
Here's the Peltier-cooled Pentium 4 (Northwood, 3 GHz w/ HT) with the 3 ISA slots, and what I wanted to insert.
In the end, I had to swap the AWE32 CT3980 for a shorter SB32 CT3670 for length reasons.
I can only imagine how pissed a PCB designer must be to print "Please: RTFM" on revision 1.2 😂
In the end, I had to swap the AWE32 CT3980 for a shorter SB32 CT3670 for length reasons.
I can only imagine how pissed a PCB designer must be to print "Please: RTFM" on revision 1.2 😂
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Here's the Peltier-cooled Pentium 4 (Northwood, 3 GHz w/ HT) with the 3 ISA slots, and what I wanted to insert.
In the end, I had to swap the AWE32 CT3980 for a shorter SB32 CT3670 for length reasons.
I can only imagine how pissed a PCB designer must be to print "Please: RTFM" on revision 1.2 😂
In the end, I had to swap the AWE32 CT3980 for a shorter SB32 CT3670 for length reasons.
I can only imagine how pissed a PCB designer must be to print "Please: RTFM" on revision 1.2 😂
It's one of these cases where I literally saw the case and just HAD to build something around/inside.
Just like this one, but it's not a Steam Machine, it's a fucking Coal Plant.
No idea what I'd use it for, though.
It needs a 5.25" bay PSU (lol good luck finding one) for the second system.
Just like this one, but it's not a Steam Machine, it's a fucking Coal Plant.
No idea what I'd use it for, though.
It needs a 5.25" bay PSU (lol good luck finding one) for the second system.
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It's one of these cases where I literally saw the case and just HAD to build something around/inside.
Just like this one, but it's not a Steam Machine, it's a fucking Coal Plant.
No idea what I'd use it for, though.
It needs a 5.25" bay PSU (lol good luck finding one) for the second system.
Just like this one, but it's not a Steam Machine, it's a fucking Coal Plant.
No idea what I'd use it for, though.
It needs a 5.25" bay PSU (lol good luck finding one) for the second system.
And here's the gopnik version, since my only other ITX motherboard is a H87 or whatever chipset with an i7 4770k.
But: it is nice and small and has a cup holder and cigarette lighter, which has become more relevant since cannabis has been legalized.
But: it is nice and small and has a cup holder and cigarette lighter, which has become more relevant since cannabis has been legalized.
November 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
And here's the gopnik version, since my only other ITX motherboard is a H87 or whatever chipset with an i7 4770k.
But: it is nice and small and has a cup holder and cigarette lighter, which has become more relevant since cannabis has been legalized.
But: it is nice and small and has a cup holder and cigarette lighter, which has become more relevant since cannabis has been legalized.
Wouldn't this also make a cute Steam Machine?
Ryzen 5500G with a Radeon RX 580, so not exactly powerful, but it looks great and should still play *most* stuff at 1080p mid I guess?
Ryzen 5500G with a Radeon RX 580, so not exactly powerful, but it looks great and should still play *most* stuff at 1080p mid I guess?
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Wouldn't this also make a cute Steam Machine?
Ryzen 5500G with a Radeon RX 580, so not exactly powerful, but it looks great and should still play *most* stuff at 1080p mid I guess?
Ryzen 5500G with a Radeon RX 580, so not exactly powerful, but it looks great and should still play *most* stuff at 1080p mid I guess?
I have a core memory of my mother de-icing the freezer, putting large chunks of ice on the kitchen table where I then played with these lego scifi ice models on that actual ice.
I only had two small models, though, not the cool spaceships or station.
I only had two small models, though, not the cool spaceships or station.
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I have a core memory of my mother de-icing the freezer, putting large chunks of ice on the kitchen table where I then played with these lego scifi ice models on that actual ice.
I only had two small models, though, not the cool spaceships or station.
I only had two small models, though, not the cool spaceships or station.
All similarities between the Kremlin and what Trump is turning the White House into are purely coincidental.
Nothing to see here!
Just a man wanting to paint everything gold.
Nothing to see here!
Just a man wanting to paint everything gold.
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
All similarities between the Kremlin and what Trump is turning the White House into are purely coincidental.
Nothing to see here!
Just a man wanting to paint everything gold.
Nothing to see here!
Just a man wanting to paint everything gold.
You know what the vintage computing scene really needs?
A 3d printable small case for Baby AT motherboards with space for a modern ATX or SFX PSU.
Picture unrelated, it's my parents' cat, Kati.
A 3d printable small case for Baby AT motherboards with space for a modern ATX or SFX PSU.
Picture unrelated, it's my parents' cat, Kati.
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
You know what the vintage computing scene really needs?
A 3d printable small case for Baby AT motherboards with space for a modern ATX or SFX PSU.
Picture unrelated, it's my parents' cat, Kati.
A 3d printable small case for Baby AT motherboards with space for a modern ATX or SFX PSU.
Picture unrelated, it's my parents' cat, Kati.
Every day a new curse.
The Neoware CA2 had let magic smoke out of its previous IDE44 to dual CF adapter, so I ordered a new one, put it in and now the CF cards get detected again, it even looks as though W98SE is attempting to load, but something makes a TICK-TICK-TICK noise and the system reboots.
The Neoware CA2 had let magic smoke out of its previous IDE44 to dual CF adapter, so I ordered a new one, put it in and now the CF cards get detected again, it even looks as though W98SE is attempting to load, but something makes a TICK-TICK-TICK noise and the system reboots.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Every day a new curse.
The Neoware CA2 had let magic smoke out of its previous IDE44 to dual CF adapter, so I ordered a new one, put it in and now the CF cards get detected again, it even looks as though W98SE is attempting to load, but something makes a TICK-TICK-TICK noise and the system reboots.
The Neoware CA2 had let magic smoke out of its previous IDE44 to dual CF adapter, so I ordered a new one, put it in and now the CF cards get detected again, it even looks as though W98SE is attempting to load, but something makes a TICK-TICK-TICK noise and the system reboots.
han 1 meme gemaked
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
han 1 meme gemaked
Can anybody help identify these three 72pin SIMMs?
I hope one of them might be 16 MB.
Each has the same amount of modules on both sides.
I hope one of them might be 16 MB.
Each has the same amount of modules on both sides.
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Can anybody help identify these three 72pin SIMMs?
I hope one of them might be 16 MB.
Each has the same amount of modules on both sides.
I hope one of them might be 16 MB.
Each has the same amount of modules on both sides.
Must be buyer's remorse or Stockholm syndrome.
With all eye candy enabled (including AA and AF), the two fastest cards of 2003 were the 9800 XT... and the 9800 Pro. And then maybe the FX 5950 Ultra.
I wonder which flagship won the next generation, though, they were both strong contenders at least.
With all eye candy enabled (including AA and AF), the two fastest cards of 2003 were the 9800 XT... and the 9800 Pro. And then maybe the FX 5950 Ultra.
I wonder which flagship won the next generation, though, they were both strong contenders at least.
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Must be buyer's remorse or Stockholm syndrome.
With all eye candy enabled (including AA and AF), the two fastest cards of 2003 were the 9800 XT... and the 9800 Pro. And then maybe the FX 5950 Ultra.
I wonder which flagship won the next generation, though, they were both strong contenders at least.
With all eye candy enabled (including AA and AF), the two fastest cards of 2003 were the 9800 XT... and the 9800 Pro. And then maybe the FX 5950 Ultra.
I wonder which flagship won the next generation, though, they were both strong contenders at least.
So, this is what the Duke Nukem 3D opening Theme (Grabbag) sounds on the Guillemot Maxi Studio Dynamic 3D - using the officially licensed 4 MB Roland sound font (GSSBK320.94b).
Recorded with Windows 98 SE's audio recorder (44.1 kHz 16 bit Stereo, 172kbps PCM).
Recorded with Windows 98 SE's audio recorder (44.1 kHz 16 bit Stereo, 172kbps PCM).
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So, this is what the Duke Nukem 3D opening Theme (Grabbag) sounds on the Guillemot Maxi Studio Dynamic 3D - using the officially licensed 4 MB Roland sound font (GSSBK320.94b).
Recorded with Windows 98 SE's audio recorder (44.1 kHz 16 bit Stereo, 172kbps PCM).
Recorded with Windows 98 SE's audio recorder (44.1 kHz 16 bit Stereo, 172kbps PCM).
I have a complicated relationship with that game because it might very well be the first true AAA game of all time, but in terms of story, characters and character design it was a small step backwards from FF6, which I prefer to this day.
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I have a complicated relationship with that game because it might very well be the first true AAA game of all time, but in terms of story, characters and character design it was a small step backwards from FF6, which I prefer to this day.
I'm careful not to say it when my boy is around, he might learn words already.
But this is the glory hole book.
But this is the glory hole book.
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I'm careful not to say it when my boy is around, he might learn words already.
But this is the glory hole book.
But this is the glory hole book.
That's 8 Mbyte, too, isn't
November 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
That's 8 Mbyte, too, isn't
I thought the 72pin SIMM module I installed was 16 MB, not 4.
But it's very much possible I just jumpered it wrong, for the card has a jumper for 4 vs 16 MB.
It's so late I probably won't open up the PC again before getting some sleep, though.
But it's very much possible I just jumpered it wrong, for the card has a jumper for 4 vs 16 MB.
It's so late I probably won't open up the PC again before getting some sleep, though.
November 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I thought the 72pin SIMM module I installed was 16 MB, not 4.
But it's very much possible I just jumpered it wrong, for the card has a jumper for 4 vs 16 MB.
It's so late I probably won't open up the PC again before getting some sleep, though.
But it's very much possible I just jumpered it wrong, for the card has a jumper for 4 vs 16 MB.
It's so late I probably won't open up the PC again before getting some sleep, though.
So, this particular Guillemot Maxi Sound 64 Dynamic 3D (PCB picture from amoretro.de) has loaded an officially loaded Roland sound bank per default.
Shrunk from 4 MB to 1 MB, it features practically the same sounds as a Sound Canvas, just more compressed.
But we can load higher quality banks!
Shrunk from 4 MB to 1 MB, it features practically the same sounds as a Sound Canvas, just more compressed.
But we can load higher quality banks!
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So, this particular Guillemot Maxi Sound 64 Dynamic 3D (PCB picture from amoretro.de) has loaded an officially loaded Roland sound bank per default.
Shrunk from 4 MB to 1 MB, it features practically the same sounds as a Sound Canvas, just more compressed.
But we can load higher quality banks!
Shrunk from 4 MB to 1 MB, it features practically the same sounds as a Sound Canvas, just more compressed.
But we can load higher quality banks!
So, my Neoware CA2 thin client is currently waiting for a new IDE44 to 2x CF adapter, but come Monday I can transplant this perfect little sound card and enjoy both my favorite form of FM synthesis (yes, even over Yamaha OPL3) and up to 18 MB of soundfonts ("banks") in .94b format.
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So, my Neoware CA2 thin client is currently waiting for a new IDE44 to 2x CF adapter, but come Monday I can transplant this perfect little sound card and enjoy both my favorite form of FM synthesis (yes, even over Yamaha OPL3) and up to 18 MB of soundfonts ("banks") in .94b format.
I wonder what those look like, but this is how I imagine it (Lidl is kind of the same as Aldi)
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I wonder what those look like, but this is how I imagine it (Lidl is kind of the same as Aldi)