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Uzumaki

Member Since 17 Oct 2006
OFFLINE Last Active Apr 10 2012 1:56 PM

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In Topic: Comprehensive list of flash carts?

Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:29 PM

Hmmm very nice list. I didn't think there were so many carts. Now I need to get that VB flash cart and try Virtual Space Invader. :D

PS there are 2 different versions of Genesis/Mega Drive Everdrive. The list is missing the newer Mega Everdrive

In Topic: Flashcart and Multicart List - All systems

Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:27 PM

original ist on page 1 does not have Mega Everdrive: http://krikzz.com/mega-ed.html Improved version of original Everdrive MD There's also the upcoming SD2SNES as mentioned above, it seems to support more SNES games with special chips that other SNES flash cart didn't support.

In Topic: Was a GUI for computers inevitable?

Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:14 PM

I was sort of hooked to GUI when I found GEOS for Commodore 64. Much easier to do things without having to remember all the command line (OPEN1,8,15,”N0:”DISKNAME,ID”:CLOSE 1 make a mistake with number and you could erase the wrong disk or worse)

In Topic: Scrubbing a Hard Drive

Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:06 PM

Boot off OS on USB (if possible) or remove HDD and install on other computer via USB, run mutilate file wiper with high setting on old files (or select entire document or user directory, or heck the whole drive) then wipe free space.

I guarrantee you'd need CIA and their really high tech equipment to find any fragment of old file after it's been mutilated. For non flash storage, I usually find 3 repeat of random numbers is sufficent. For flash storage, it can be harder to really wipe it due to the way some flash storage uses wear leveling. For flash drive, I'd use H2testw, delete verify files, and repeat a couple times.

Is there any reason you can't just install a new OS? Most retail laptop comes with extra partition with OS restore and generally users are expected to make initial backup set of restore CDs or DVDs so they could wipe the main partition and install fresh OS.

In Topic: Let's design a new video mod

Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:04 AM

View Postthegoldenband, on Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:05 PM, said:

This may seem like a strange question, but are there any top-quality video mods that don't involve adding S-Video? It seems like S-Video adds quite a bit of complexity to both the circuit and the installation process, not to mention cost, and I can't help but feel it'd be silly to go to that effort if I don't have any gear that supports it.

TIA outputs chrome and luma natively, which is basically S-Video. The mod actually gets more complex when it offers composite without degrading signal too much, like the earlier mods that simply ties the output together.

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OTOH it's true that I'm also thinking about ways to give consoles to my siblings who have (I assume) moved on to LCD and plasma TVs that don't support RF connection, and those might get better results with S-Video than composite (if those TVs have S-Video connectors). But it'd still be nice to have an option I could easily install with very-minimal-to-nil soldering experience.

A pre-assembled board is about as easy as you can get, just skip adding in S-Video port. The original video mod seen in old 2600 FAQs is more complex than the board.

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