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  1. Posted · Edited by Osgeld

    375 bytes is not far off from 4k bits (aka 500 bytes) and not everyone (especially the auto industry) packed every single bit full of data ... there's a lot of 0's

     

    as far as changing bits make sure your not using some generic profile and set voltages specific to the make and exact model of chip ... and make sure there's nothing else sharing the usb port as even motherboard ports are shared though a hub so the available current is split limiting the boost voltage of the mini-pro which is taking 5 volts jack shit current and boosting it up to 20 something volts (maxed) 1970's level current

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    late 2019 now equals late 2021

     

    lets be fair guys, for a linux soc developed by other people and some douchewaffle that did something insignificant for the xbox ... 20 years ago being in development hell since what 2017 aint that bad

     

    meanwhile in every other part of the world shit is actually happening

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    Though honestly, I would expect the 2200uF capacitor to be enough filtering. The next step might be to add a choke. And again, if filtering is needed, it should show up as AC ripple.

     

    Where did you buy those power (or are they poser) supplies?

    big caps only smooth out slow changes, small caps filter out higher frequencies (based on maf)

  8. Posted · Edited by Osgeld

    True, anything can be modified these days.

     

    I got a pal 65XE junky machine for like 35 bucks here in the USA a couple years back

     

    sure I could turn it into a 130, but its currently hosting 512k (cause I am too cheap for a Ultimate 1MB) UAV (though it supported svideo already), dual pokey's and a intergrated SIO2SD

     

    as someone who never owned an atari computer before phht 2014 (though grew up with every other 8 bit on the market) there's not a compelling reason to get a upper end model darn well knowing that if I want to play along with today's scene ... I am going to end up buying the same upgrades

     

    it would be different if I had a boss atari from back in the day and its been in my hands since childhood and I love it cause it did, but yea there's your case for the lower end atari's ... its cheap arse mod nerds wanting to dive in the deep end for as little investment (and possibly offence) as possible

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  11. Posted · Edited by Osgeld

    This is not correct. The actual name is the "Sega Master System." It says it right on the console, on every iteration of the console ever sold. There are no consoles that just say "Sega Base System" or "Segascope 3D System" they just say Sega Master System Power Base on them.

     

    Even the Sears Wishbook sold it as the Sega Master System.

     

    https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/12/16/vintage-video-game-ads_n_6318730.html

     

    except for the Mark III, which was the original master system :P

     

    as far as SSD's intel and sharp did have bubble memory in a few machines of the mid 80's (like most of the early model GRiD laptops used it as non volatile storage)

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  12. Posted · Edited by Osgeld

     

    I wouldn't say that they're common, but there are enough multi-million dollar machines with them around that are going to have to be well and truly run into the ground before anyone thinks of buying the newer model that comes with a USB port or Ethernet.

     

    And yes, you can add one to a regular desktop PC for the price of a $5 plate and cable but they're a relatively rare sight on a NUC.

     

    every nuc I have ever seen has them, they are usually just not populated / broken out, but its still a place on the board for them and they do work

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  13. Posted · Edited by Osgeld

     

    The presence of the COM port suggests that this thing is designed for sticking in factories where you might potentially need one to talk to an antiquated piece of machinery.

     

    Swap it out for a couple of old school joystick ports and you've got a better retro gaming box than anything Atari is ever likely to make though. Nice work ASRock.

     

    almost all motherboards still have a com port, but usually its just a header, even my brand new MSI gamer blah blah blah AM4 board has a com port

     

    and since I work in a factory full of antiquated machinery, com port's are not really that common

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  14. Posted · Edited by Osgeld

    It can be expensive and hard, it can be done on the cheap and easy depends on what one is trying to get out of it ... I am not a pokemon collector, I don't have to catch them all, and in perfect condition or else that hole on my shelf demoralizes me as a person, so I just kind of kick back and enjoy what I happen to find along the way

     

    back to your sound blaster example, sometimes I don't get people I had 2 sound cards for sale recently

     

    a sound blaster 2.0 and a crystal audio

     

    sound blaster sold instantly for a silly amount of money, couldn't give away the crystal audio card (I tried and eventually found a home for it) even though its superior in every way to the SB 2.0 ... people what are you going to do

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  17. Posted · Edited by Osgeld

    I sold one very similar to that for 40 bucks

     

    I also bought just a couple months ago a hp pizzabox desktop with a i3 3220,8 gig, 250gig hard drive for 50 bucks shipped

     

    So you might be able to get some.money out of it but no frills commidity computers can be had for next to nothing all day long from about a thousand places

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