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Posted by: QuintusPosted on December 16, 2020February 14, 2021

Electret versus Electrostats: buyer beware!

Looking at a vintage electret headphone? Tempted to buy a vintage one? There are a couple things you should know before buying anything that says…

Dell Latitude D800: Still useful?
Posted by: QuintusPosted on December 14, 2020February 14, 2021

Dell Latitude D800: Still useful?

Hello there! This article is about the Dell Latitude D800 and the things you can still do with it. I bought this laptop in the…

GTX 970 4GB in 2020, feasible in a VRAM hungry age?
Posted by: QuintusPosted on November 30, 2020February 14, 2021

GTX 970 4GB in 2020, feasible in a VRAM hungry age?

The GTX 900 series are getting cheaper the more they age and with the RTX series being around. But is it still a viable option…

Olivetti CWP-1: 32 years later.
Posted by: QuintusPosted on November 18, 2020February 14, 2021

Olivetti CWP-1: 32 years later.

The Olivetti CWP (1988) is a computerized word processor (Hence the name CWP), using specially formatted 3.5″ floppy disks for data storage. Sadly with no…

SACD Streaming via the internet, is it possible?
Posted by: QuintusPosted on November 16, 2020February 14, 2021

SACD Streaming via the internet, is it possible?

Super Audio CD’s are a complex medium, but can provide much more to your listening experience if done right. Playing them from the internet is…

Posted by: QuintusPosted on November 15, 2020February 14, 2021

Wyse R90LE Thin Client for retro gaming

Hello! This time I’d like to talk about my Wyse RX0LE not-so-thin client. This passively cooled PC has a full height PCIe slot! Coming in…

Vintage mixer in your audio setup, the good, bad and the ugly.
Posted by: QuintusPosted on November 14, 2020January 4, 2021

Vintage mixer in your audio setup, the good, bad and the ugly.

Adding a vintage mixer to your stereo setup may seem like a great idea, but there is more then meets the eye! Older is not…

Posted by: QuintusPosted on November 14, 2020May 26, 2021

Windows 2000 in 2020

Windows 2000 tips, tricks, updates & tools. Introduction: Windows 2000, deemed the ‘professional’ brother of Windows ME. Internally, Windows XP became an updated Windows 2000…

Posted by: QuintusPosted on November 14, 2020December 2, 2020

Windows 98 tips ‘n tricks

Welcome! This page will show some tools, updates and nessesities for speeding up your retro PC!First, you should get some ‘up-to-date’ browsers. Opera 10.63: (Classical…

Posted by: QuintusPosted on November 14, 2020November 15, 2020

MSI Gaming laptops hot/crashing fixes

Hello! Do you also have this issue? Your new MSI laptop is getting either ridicolously hot, or crashes outright under high load? We’ve found a…

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