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a robot renegade shark

Well I'll be damned, ain't that something. Learned something just now, thanks! So 7600s accept both EDO and FPM (though not mixed) - what are the pros and cons for each choice?

According to the man himself, Mr. Hank Semenec (ex-3dfx): That was in November 2003. Never came back with that info, far as I can tell.

I have a V5 I purchased new in, when was that? 2000? People have been trying to flash PC V5s with Mac ROMs since the day these things came out. Twenty-five years later it's the same as it ever was. From The Dodge Garage 3dfx Collection: Guess we gotta find that resistor, huh? Obvious next...

The easiest solution to your Genesis MP problem is, of course, to install BeOS R5. Remember, that machine is basically just a quad-CPU 9500. I wouldn't install anything newer than 8.1 on it, maybe 8.6. It's been decades since I had my hands on one of these, but I'd also see how things behave...

I beg your pardon? When did “G1” and “G2” enter the vernacular? It must be recently because it certainly wasn’t something anyone ever said either when these machines were still relevant, nor were these terms used in the G3-G4-G5 era. Or the Intel eta, for that matter. I could guess what you...

@LaPorta, @chelseayr, @register, thank you for sharing your thoughts on the Iomega Zip Drive and issues with Parallel and SCSI interfaces, insight like yours is invaluable to the community and helps keep the discussion fresh and relevant.