Things you recently bought or got

[SylverReZ]

Same as I done for many in the past

I'd love to know what kind of consoles you've modded in the past. Mine would have to be the Xbox, PS1, PS2, 3DS, Game Boys and the Wii.

I don't, but it's hardly a 'service' to insert a memcard and install FMCB to it... I just don't like seeing people actually making money out of it.

Me neither, especially since its considered free software.

 

[Kioku]

The 64HD from Gamebox Systems. Hardest thing I’ve ever installed.

The included no cut shroud was misprinted. So I can’t put my system back together.

 

[shaunj66]

Took a while to find a vulnerable unit. This is my first time with a Switch believe it or not

 

[zxr750j]

Didn't buy totk, bought some nike's online instead.

 

[Silterpy]

Pre-ordered a Issac Clark Figure. It's the 1st figure I've ever bought. It's coming sometime in the Q1 next year. Only bought it cause I'm a huge fan of Dead Space.

Also bought some zoomed aspen bedding for my corn snake. I need to clean his enclosure and replace the bedding.

 

[Flame]

Took a while to find a vulnerable unit. This is my first time with a Switch believe it or not

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You do know PSVR 2 doesn't work with that, right?

 

[Mayo1990]

Got this bad boy up and running, but sadly It's stuck on Windows 98 vanilla (not SE) and it doesn't read my pendrives + I have no CD burners. I'm actually amazed that it has a DVD player, considering It's a 1999 laptop.

 

[SylverReZ]

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Got this bad boy up and running, but sadly It's stuck on Windows 98 vanilla (not SE) and it doesn't read my pendrives + I have no CD burners. I'm actually amazed that it has a DVD player, considering It's a 1999 laptop.

That's pretty awesome. Turn it into a 00s retro gaming rig.
Btw, if you want to read USB flash drives, you will need to install a 3rd-party USB 2.0 driver here.

 

[Mayo1990]

That's pretty awesome. Turn it into a 00s retro gaming rig.
Btw, if you want to read USB flash drives, you will need to install a 3rd-party USB 2.0 driver here.

Thanks! Sadly.... I have no ways to put them in the laptop lol

 

[SylverReZ]

Thanks! Sadly.... I have no ways to put them in the laptop lol

Burn a CD with the drivers on there or put it onto a floppy disk.

 

[Mayo1990]

Burn a CD with the drivers on there or put it onto a floppy disk.

I have no means to do that in my modern computers. That's a big problem.

 

[SylverReZ]

I have no means to do that in my modern computers. That's a big problem.

There's also connecting the HDD with the addition of an adapter. Those are your only options.

 

[slaphappygamer]

I have no means to do that in my modern computers. That's a big problem.

Ftp with a crossover cable?

 

[hippy dave]

Use the echo command and alt+number key codes to to type the driver file in one byte at a time

 

[CameronCataclysm]

Processing that literally made my head hurt.

 

[rcpd]

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Got this bad boy up and running, but sadly It's stuck on Windows 98 vanilla (not SE) and it doesn't read my pendrives + I have no CD burners. I'm actually amazed that it has a DVD player, considering It's a 1999 laptop.

That’s a Compaq Presario 1600. Realistically you don’t want to upgrade past Win98SE on that. It shipped with the maximum allowed RAM: 64Mb. You can’t upgrade it, and Windows 2000 will run like utter dog doo doo. It will run though.

 

[KleinesSinchen]

I have no means to do that in my modern computers. That's a big problem.

USB floppy drive?
USB DVD burner? ← At least these are omnipresent.
Put old HDD into external enclosure to copy universal USB driver to it?

Spoiler: Like this one for IDE and SATA

It is really not a big deal to get anything for copying data to that machine.
It it was running real MS-DOS, I'd have suggested interlnk.exe and intersvr.exe with a parallel cable.

That is fun.

That’s a Compaq Presario 1600. Realistically you don’t want to upgrade past Win98SE on that. It shipped with the maximum allowed RAM: 64Mb. You can’t upgrade it, and Windows 2000 will run like utter dog doo doo. It will run though.

This page says it can be upgrade to 192MB (which would be the first thing to do with that machine – if possible!)

Ftp with a crossover cable?

Cool idea (if it has Ethernet with installed drives) or with some USB→Ethernet (or PC Card → Ethernet) given the driver CD is present.

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I'd install maximum RAM, bigger HDD, USB 2.0 PC Card. Would make a fun computer.

 

[rcpd]

This page says it can be upgrade to 192MB (which would be the first thing to do with that machine – if possible!)

I used to own this same machine. It came in different models. The 16XL256 and the 16XL128. The XL128 could only run 64Mb of RAM. The XL256 could use up to 192Mb. The XL128 was the model that was produced most. I took a stab, assuming it was the XL128 as the odds were in my favor,

 

[KleinesSinchen]

I used to own this same machine. It came in different models. The 16XL256 and the 16XL128. The XL128 could only run 64Mb of RAM. The XL256 could use up to 192Mb. The XL128 was the model that was produced most. I took a stab, assuming it was the XL128 as the odds were in my favor,

Okay. Didn't find this by searching online (and don't know that laptop myself).

Memory upgrades are just mentioned for the complete 1600 series.
https://www.manualslib.com/products/Compaq-1600-Series-3365872.html
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/30104/Compaq-1600-Series.html?page=41#manual
https://www.opweb.de/english/compan...ion--Presario_1600-XL145--service--ID9162.pdf

Real bummer if there is no upgrade option. 64MB is pretty low.

 

[rcpd]

Okay. Didn't find this by searching online (and don't know that laptop myself).

Memory upgrades are just mentioned for the complete 1600 series.
https://www.manualslib.com/products/Compaq-1600-Series-3365872.html
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/30104/Compaq-1600-Series.html?page=41#manual
https://www.opweb.de/english/compan...ion--Presario_1600-XL145--service--ID9162.pdf

Real bummer if there is no upgrade option. 64MB is pretty low.

It technically has less than that because the graphics card it is using (Trident CyberBlade) used some of the available SRAM. I think Windows has 56Mb available because the graphics chip uses 8Mb. That's why I said stick with Windows 98 Second Edition instead of going to Windows 2000. Win2k will run, but it won't be happy about it. Win98SE will run adequately on that, but don't expect much out of gaming. It'll run Doom, Wolf3D, Spear of Destiny, and such, but I doubt very much it would even play Starsiege: Tribes or Quake 2/3.