Mancomb Seepgood, Internet Pirate
@16bitmanfred.bsky.social
Enjoying hardware and games from ISA to AGP graphics, with a special love for old sound cards.
Pinned
I have been posting less and the reason is I had another epileptic seizure, had to raise medication, my hand tremors got even worse, and I got depressed over it.
Am officially looking for someone to help me fix some hardware.
I can't pay much, but might have vintage hardware for you instead.🧵
Am officially looking for someone to help me fix some hardware.
I can't pay much, but might have vintage hardware for you instead.🧵
Of course nowadays, you just download it instead.
December 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Of course nowadays, you just download it instead.
www.ebay.de/itm/28697195...
Pretty sure this is *not* a TI 4200 on a 4600 board but a 4600 on a 4800 board.
Pretty sure this is *not* a TI 4200 on a 4600 board but a 4600 on a 4800 board.
Bitte entschuldigen Sie die Störung...
www.ebay.de
December 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
www.ebay.de/itm/28697195...
Pretty sure this is *not* a TI 4200 on a 4600 board but a 4600 on a 4800 board.
Pretty sure this is *not* a TI 4200 on a 4600 board but a 4600 on a 4800 board.
Can we stop using all resources for shitty AI please, first graphics cards prices exploded then electricity now RAM, too.
If you need advice that in 40% of cases is pure bullshit just ask ME, and if its important to you to be wasteful I'll set a local tree on fire afterwards or something.
If you need advice that in 40% of cases is pure bullshit just ask ME, and if its important to you to be wasteful I'll set a local tree on fire afterwards or something.
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Can we stop using all resources for shitty AI please, first graphics cards prices exploded then electricity now RAM, too.
If you need advice that in 40% of cases is pure bullshit just ask ME, and if its important to you to be wasteful I'll set a local tree on fire afterwards or something.
If you need advice that in 40% of cases is pure bullshit just ask ME, and if its important to you to be wasteful I'll set a local tree on fire afterwards or something.
Ebenezer Scrooge paid Robert Cratchit 15 shillings per week, which is, adjusted for inflation, 16.10€ or 18.70$ USD per hour.
Compare that what is minimum wage in your country, and keep in mind that when the book was written that was considered a wage so unlivable the employer got haunted for it.
Compare that what is minimum wage in your country, and keep in mind that when the book was written that was considered a wage so unlivable the employer got haunted for it.
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ebenezer Scrooge paid Robert Cratchit 15 shillings per week, which is, adjusted for inflation, 16.10€ or 18.70$ USD per hour.
Compare that what is minimum wage in your country, and keep in mind that when the book was written that was considered a wage so unlivable the employer got haunted for it.
Compare that what is minimum wage in your country, and keep in mind that when the book was written that was considered a wage so unlivable the employer got haunted for it.
AI has made graphics cards, electricity and now RAM much more expensive.
But you know, old games still run on PCs from the 90s, which in turn run on 100W or so.
If emulation is fine, even a 15W Raspberry Pi 4 will do for that.
All of these graphics cards by the way: 50 watts or less!
But you know, old games still run on PCs from the 90s, which in turn run on 100W or so.
If emulation is fine, even a 15W Raspberry Pi 4 will do for that.
All of these graphics cards by the way: 50 watts or less!
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
AI has made graphics cards, electricity and now RAM much more expensive.
But you know, old games still run on PCs from the 90s, which in turn run on 100W or so.
If emulation is fine, even a 15W Raspberry Pi 4 will do for that.
All of these graphics cards by the way: 50 watts or less!
But you know, old games still run on PCs from the 90s, which in turn run on 100W or so.
If emulation is fine, even a 15W Raspberry Pi 4 will do for that.
All of these graphics cards by the way: 50 watts or less!
Oh and the worst part?
I still have a .rar archive containing a version of Serials World Portable, but it is password protected :<
I still have a .rar archive containing a version of Serials World Portable, but it is password protected :<
I was literally wearing a USB thumb drive with the most important drivers and software around my neck for a while, containing this and Serials World Portable.
Speaking of which, I couldn't even find that on archive.org.
Speaking of which, I couldn't even find that on archive.org.
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Oh and the worst part?
I still have a .rar archive containing a version of Serials World Portable, but it is password protected :<
I still have a .rar archive containing a version of Serials World Portable, but it is password protected :<
I was literally wearing a USB thumb drive with the most important drivers and software around my neck for a while, containing this and Serials World Portable.
Speaking of which, I couldn't even find that on archive.org.
Speaking of which, I couldn't even find that on archive.org.
December 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I was literally wearing a USB thumb drive with the most important drivers and software around my neck for a while, containing this and Serials World Portable.
Speaking of which, I couldn't even find that on archive.org.
Speaking of which, I couldn't even find that on archive.org.
It arrived within 26 hours!
I'm so excited to see what oerg will be able to fix!
I'm so excited to see what oerg will be able to fix!
I'm an atheist, but it is in god's hands now.
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It arrived within 26 hours!
I'm so excited to see what oerg will be able to fix!
I'm so excited to see what oerg will be able to fix!
I played this and it was decent!
Random game of the day:
Tony & Friends in Kellogg's Land (Sidescrolling: Rauser Advertainment GmbH, 1994)
Download/play: https://dosgames.com/game/tony-and-friends-in-kelloggs-land/
#dosgaming #retrogaming #sidescrolling #platformer #advergame #kellogg #nonenglish #german
Tony & Friends in Kellogg's Land (Sidescrolling: Rauser Advertainment GmbH, 1994)
Download/play: https://dosgames.com/game/tony-and-friends-in-kelloggs-land/
#dosgaming #retrogaming #sidescrolling #platformer #advergame #kellogg #nonenglish #german
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I played this and it was decent!
RAM prices be increasin again
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
RAM prices be increasin again
Reposted by Mancomb Seepgood, Internet Pirate
Look, all I’m saying is that this fight is definitely between two undercover cops and some suited up gangsters 🪩 👊🏻🍸
#synthwave #80s #nostalgia #vhs
#synthwave #80s #nostalgia #vhs
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Look, all I’m saying is that this fight is definitely between two undercover cops and some suited up gangsters 🪩 👊🏻🍸
#synthwave #80s #nostalgia #vhs
#synthwave #80s #nostalgia #vhs
Malzbier > root beer
It's not even a contest, one tastes great and the other like mouthwash
It's not even a contest, one tastes great and the other like mouthwash
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Malzbier > root beer
It's not even a contest, one tastes great and the other like mouthwash
It's not even a contest, one tastes great and the other like mouthwash
I will now rant about Mario Party Jamboree.
In my initial perception, this seemed like mad value, with 7 different boards.
However, in this case, not one but TWO of them are so undercomplex they could serve as a tutorial, one of them being an unlocked board!
But that's not all.
1/5
In my initial perception, this seemed like mad value, with 7 different boards.
However, in this case, not one but TWO of them are so undercomplex they could serve as a tutorial, one of them being an unlocked board!
But that's not all.
1/5
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I will now rant about Mario Party Jamboree.
In my initial perception, this seemed like mad value, with 7 different boards.
However, in this case, not one but TWO of them are so undercomplex they could serve as a tutorial, one of them being an unlocked board!
But that's not all.
1/5
In my initial perception, this seemed like mad value, with 7 different boards.
However, in this case, not one but TWO of them are so undercomplex they could serve as a tutorial, one of them being an unlocked board!
But that's not all.
1/5
I'm an atheist, but it is in god's hands now.
December 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I'm an atheist, but it is in god's hands now.
The N64 version was on par with Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing.
I can only think of a single shortcoming, it should have had 2 or 3 additional tracks to enjoy the game for a bit longer.
I can only think of a single shortcoming, it should have had 2 or 3 additional tracks to enjoy the game for a bit longer.
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The N64 version was on par with Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing.
I can only think of a single shortcoming, it should have had 2 or 3 additional tracks to enjoy the game for a bit longer.
I can only think of a single shortcoming, it should have had 2 or 3 additional tracks to enjoy the game for a bit longer.
I mean yeah it's cool, butI'll still wait for prices for come down and in the meantime enjoy the Trinitron I guess.
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I mean yeah it's cool, butI'll still wait for prices for come down and in the meantime enjoy the Trinitron I guess.
In the end it would not boot no matter what, even after shuffling the jumpers around for quite a while, so I put it in this here cardboard box.
A thread.
A thread.
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In the end it would not boot no matter what, even after shuffling the jumpers around for quite a while, so I put it in this here cardboard box.
A thread.
A thread.
Damn this is cool!
The new IBM PC emulator being built by @captnamy.bsky.social and me. 3D printed, it'll have a real IBM look. It uses an @adafruit.com Fruit Jam board for hardware. It'll run a 386 emulator. There will be a matching CRT-look monitor using a flat panel LCD. Banana for scale.
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Damn this is cool!
Finally some good news for a change!
And I'll make a thread about it in about seven hours.
And I'll make a thread about it in about seven hours.
December 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Finally some good news for a change!
And I'll make a thread about it in about seven hours.
And I'll make a thread about it in about seven hours.
Gigabyte GA-486AM/S v 2.21
theretroweb.com/motherboards...
AMD Am5x86 P75-133
www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/80486/A...
2x32 MB Kingston 72pin FPM RAM
1024 kB cache
was shelved and I believe is currently jumpered wrong but I'll resurrect it for some FAST 486 goodness!
theretroweb.com/motherboards...
AMD Am5x86 P75-133
www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/80486/A...
2x32 MB Kingston 72pin FPM RAM
1024 kB cache
was shelved and I believe is currently jumpered wrong but I'll resurrect it for some FAST 486 goodness!
November 30, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Gigabyte GA-486AM/S v 2.21
theretroweb.com/motherboards...
AMD Am5x86 P75-133
www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/80486/A...
2x32 MB Kingston 72pin FPM RAM
1024 kB cache
was shelved and I believe is currently jumpered wrong but I'll resurrect it for some FAST 486 goodness!
theretroweb.com/motherboards...
AMD Am5x86 P75-133
www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/80486/A...
2x32 MB Kingston 72pin FPM RAM
1024 kB cache
was shelved and I believe is currently jumpered wrong but I'll resurrect it for some FAST 486 goodness!
Reposted by Mancomb Seepgood, Internet Pirate
Reposted by Mancomb Seepgood, Internet Pirate
Alright, I’m gonna put out a call, since searches have come up blank: if anyone has a complete driver package for the MSI Mega 651 (or similar models), please, PLEASE archive it. Or send it to me and I’ll do it. If someone knows where one is, please let me know.
(Reposts appreciated.)
#MSI #Win98
(Reposts appreciated.)
#MSI #Win98
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I doubt I'll ever find two more of these 32 MB 72pin FPM modules, but if I do, the whole Megabyte of cache on this 486 will finally make sense.
I cannot imagine the Megabyte of cache is actually 10ns since I got it on Aliexpress btw, but at least it looks like the amount is legit?
I cannot imagine the Megabyte of cache is actually 10ns since I got it on Aliexpress btw, but at least it looks like the amount is legit?
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I doubt I'll ever find two more of these 32 MB 72pin FPM modules, but if I do, the whole Megabyte of cache on this 486 will finally make sense.
I cannot imagine the Megabyte of cache is actually 10ns since I got it on Aliexpress btw, but at least it looks like the amount is legit?
I cannot imagine the Megabyte of cache is actually 10ns since I got it on Aliexpress btw, but at least it looks like the amount is legit?
What is the best Pac-Man game you ever played - and why is it Pac-Mania?
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
What is the best Pac-Man game you ever played - and why is it Pac-Mania?