Ah, the age-old question "Can it run Doom?", yes, an ancient firewall can run Doom.
@PiepsiPanic
2 жыл бұрын
Nice idea turning a firewall into a nice little retro-gaming machine! For some reason KZitem suggested this video to me. Subbed!! And I'm going to watch your other videos, too!! Looking forward to your upcoming videos!🤘
@ctrlaltrees
2 жыл бұрын
KZitem recommendations brought me here, and I was all ready to make a comment about how great it is to discover a new channel with such high quality. But then at the end you hit us with the "this is my first ever KZitem video" - woah! 😁 This channel is destined for great things. Keep up the good work my friend!
@oso2k
2 жыл бұрын
You might also consider a USB sound card paired with a 3D accelerator PCI video card.
@ivyflow3r
2 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't that be a pain for DOS games? + most USB sound cards are HD Audio, so good luck with that :)
@oso2k
2 жыл бұрын
@@ivyflow3r If you’re already going the route of Windows98 though, might as well take advantage Windows SB Emulation and run games in a DOS window.
@ellie3859
2 жыл бұрын
There does exist a parallel OPL sound card IIRC 8bitguy did a vid over it
@NMRotar
2 жыл бұрын
You can install on pci slot a good 3dfx video card and for the sound you can find a usb sound card that is working on win 98
@tdevosodense
2 жыл бұрын
Cool built 👍
@krz8888888
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic production sir, smashed the subscribe button
@gabrielvieira1528
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. If possible, try installing Linux on this hardware with some lightweight desktop like i3, icewm or even lxde. There are plenty of games and emulators that might run ok, like openTTD, openRCT2, freeDOOM and SNES... If there's gpu driver available for this one.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
I actually tried installing TinyCore on it recently. Let’s just say it wasn’t blazingly fast :) I have a new follow-up video coming up soon about that amogst other things.
@DFiNEdotnet
2 жыл бұрын
This video made me sub! Great work!
@iYonga
2 жыл бұрын
Nice project, nice channel. But oh, what's the thing at 3:40 you use to hold the board in place? I need that!!!
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Search Amazon for “PCB holder” and you’ll find a bunch of similar contraptions.
@iYonga
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete Found it! Love the channel, keep going! I think people would be interested in Windows beta and abandonware stuff. At least me. I'm planning on doing some (for 10 years or so)
@atariforever2002
2 жыл бұрын
Freaking well done! Where on earth did you find drivers for that thing at? The bane of my existence.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Lots and lots of googling :)
@atariforever2002
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete well I subbed. Keep these coming. You did a great job on both vids about this!
@gogolapeter
2 жыл бұрын
How did you find out the VGA pinout? Nice project!
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
I just wired each pin number to the corresponding one on each side.
@berinslaptop
2 жыл бұрын
There is a bunch of 3rd party OPENGL software for win98 I forget what it is called. Being a 3d card in chipset name???? I would believe you need both the right driver. And the different 3rd party softwares, like dx9, glsetup public beta 1.0.0.121 maybe?? I really dont remember the name of the file I'm thinking about at the moment but the downloaded version was like 70+/-MB large anddid a hUGE install... hope that helps. wish I could remember the name OF the file I'm thinking about. I know I have it on some random archive.
@ChrisFredriksson
Жыл бұрын
Riktigt skoj video det här också! 😀 Måste bara fråga, vad är det för låt du använder från 03.00 i videon? Jag känner igen den, men kan inte hitta den. Brukar spara no copyright låtar i en spellista och lyssna på när jag jobbar 😋
@OddObsolete
Жыл бұрын
Tack! Det är denna: soundcloud.com/exigent-mote/planetoid
@ChrisFredriksson
Жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete Underbart, stort tack själv! 😀 Ska se din senaste video ikväll, ska bli enormt skoj det också 😀 Önskar dig en riktigt skön helg!
@sierra991
2 жыл бұрын
I legit thought this channel had at least 50k subs.
@revision386
2 жыл бұрын
What would have been displayed if you left the old boot rom chip from when it was an internet appliance? Did it run a *NIX or MS DOS OS? Also does Windows 98 have drivers for the 4 NICs?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
I’m curious about this myself, but unfortunately I have no idea where I put the original CF card. If I find it, I’ll try putting it back in and see what happpens.
@Bark777
Жыл бұрын
I believe you would boot into the CLI of the "Clavister Firewall 8.something" operating system, which at the time was a very lightweight and powerful proprietary firewall operating system with only a 2MB blueprint. The onboard e100 intel NIC's are natively supported in Windows 98.
@marksmithcollins
4 ай бұрын
I think EIZO monitor is never pesky at all...
@funkykoval2099
2 жыл бұрын
Hi. Is it possible to use usb soundcard and have video accelerator in pci slot? About quake - have you tried new versions of it like fuhquake ez quake and others? I remember playing 640*480 on p2mmx266 with c&a 65554 video card.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Sure, that should be possible, although I suspect DOS compatibility would suffer with a USB card.
@funkykoval2099
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete Of course! There would be no sound under dos, but under win 98 maybe something could be possible... My laptop with pentium3 800 can play mp4 videos at 640x360 with sound via usb 1.0 but it's under win xp. Tried Playing dvd but usb+dvd drive slows system. Dvd video works with internal card or via pcmcia sound blaster(toshiba sp4200 ).
@curvingfyre6810
2 жыл бұрын
since pci is a fundamentally extensible format, that fundamentally always shares bandwidth anyway, why not skip the adapter and include a riser board and standalone GPU, if it's going to be for gaming anyway?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
I’m curious to try this, just gotta get hold of one of those risers first.
@guyug6940
2 жыл бұрын
Wery cool
@5izzy557
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic stuff! +1 Sub & Like.
@Siktah
2 жыл бұрын
5:04 - you have pushed a SMD component off the board with your PCB holder on the left of screen.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Keen eye there! :) I didn’t notice this myself until after filming the video, when I found the component (a diode) on my desk. At that point it had been completely ripped of, pads and all. Very clumsy of me! Fortunately it could be repaired by soldering it back on directly on the remaining traces.
@Siktah
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete Good stuff! Yeah it's something I tend to keep an eye out for especially with that type of board holder. Gone it plenty of times myself :) Great vid, keep up the good work!
@DasMrOSi
2 жыл бұрын
Where did you find the pinout for that VGA connector?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
It’s just a standard VGA pinout, so it could be hooked up pin for pin to the d-sub.
@DasMrOSi
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete so pin 1 - 1, pin 2 - 2... and so on?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
@@DasMrOSi Yes, exactly!
@DasMrOSi
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete interesting, thanks
@madmax2069
2 жыл бұрын
I would have thought twister t pretty much being ProSavage/UniChrome/Chrome 9 it would have done a bit better than that, but I guess not, or maybe just a driver issue.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Several people have mentioned that they’ve had working acceleration with Twister T’s, so it must be either a driver issue, or this particular hardware implementation is hampered somehow.
@madmax2069
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete it's very well you could have to play the twister game with drivers, different versions, or maybe drivers for one of the other chips. Old drivers are getting hard to find anymore.
@xGMV
2 жыл бұрын
I have a signal decoding kit, if that's how you call it, branded Elsys NS1030. Is there anything I can do with it? It still turns on but without an active TV plan, I can't do anything. It's been at least 10 years now, and I don't want free channels, just maybe repurpose it.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know anything about it, but I would guess it’s an ARM based device. Open it up and check if there is any removable media in there. If there is you might be able to get Linux running on it and use for emulators or something.
@xGMV
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete There doesn't seem to be any. But indeed this is as SoC device, I can identify a heatsink but nothing removable, as far as I can tell. It also uses SIM cards, with encrypted data that unlocks the satellite signal for the decoder. That's its only removable part, really. I'm guessing all I can do with this now is remove the ports for anything else I might need? And thank you for replying, I love your videos, I hope to achieve something remotely close to this someday.
@MrApaHotel
2 жыл бұрын
How about running MAME?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe!
@AlejandroRodolfoMendez
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting on how you recicled this into a decent pc
@marusalcedocolomina6954
2 жыл бұрын
What model of firewall are yours?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Clavister SX-40
@Nightykk
2 жыл бұрын
"Dirty" - continues to rub greasy finger over it ;D
@2xtreem4u
Жыл бұрын
i would have used a dual riser pci card
@JVHShack
2 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing with a different "firewall appliance" known as a Cisco PIX-520. It was a fun build in spite of needing to replace the case. Thankfully, it was a normal Pentium II ATX motherboard with the venerable 440BX chipset inside. For your setup here, I recommend finding an ITX or micro-ATX case and going from there.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Ooh, that’s nice!
@eaglemaster7
2 жыл бұрын
wait there are lot of retired PIX device on the marketplace with relatively low prices, PIX 515E for example, can we use that?
@JVHShack
2 жыл бұрын
@@eaglemaster7 I've looked into them before. They don't have much room for expansion for sound cards or a VooDoo card if you wanted to go that far, but it'd be good for setting up your first rig if you didn't have anything else to start with.
@markarca6360
2 жыл бұрын
They are now replaced by Cisco ASA firewall. The 1U models has a 2.5-inch SSD bay that lets you install pfSense, OPNSense, or Sophos XG Home. Just make sure that it meets the minimum system specifications.
@TheducksOrg
2 жыл бұрын
@@markarca6360 I looked at putting a PIX in an got an ASA instead for a project in 2006 - it's been a looong time since PIX was the recommendation :)
@weapongod30
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video! I had no idea old embedded hardware like this was sometimes just a single board computer on the inside. Makes me want to go to my local electronics recycler and see what turns up!
@RC-nq7mg
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I just want to say, as someone that has been soldering since age 8 ish and own some decent soldering equipment. You did a fantastic clean job on that multilayer board with that bulky basic iron.
@TheGodOfAllThatWas
2 жыл бұрын
S3 savage. My recollection is that s3 savage is one of those 3d accelerators that couldn't accelerate a slideshow, let alone a game. How did you find the Pinout of the VGA header, and how did you figure out that it's x86?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, although the savage hardware was comparable to rivals, it struggled with poor drivers and lacking support for OpenGL and Direct3D. A few games that supported it’s native MeTal API (Unreal being one) supposedly ran well on these cards. No luck here with the Twister though! As for the pinout I just guessed that it was regular VGA pin for pin, and it turned out it was! The CPU had clear markings on the chip, so I just googled it.
@gorjy9610
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete just make easier for yourself next time - you need just 5 wires for video signal, you don't need all ground wires and rest is obsolete or not used anyway.
@lemagreengreen
2 жыл бұрын
Savage did a lot better using the Savage API... that very few games supported. I think it was the Savage 4 that had very neat high res texture support as well using its own API, only game I remember supporting it was Unreal though.
@Danny.._
2 жыл бұрын
this is so cool. i'm not sure how i got recommended this video when it's your first one ever, but i'm glad i did. i just subscribed and now i'm going to watch the rest of your videos!
@SUCRA
2 жыл бұрын
This was a fantastic project, thank you for sharing. That will help to keep my eye open for something like that and maybe doing a similar project. Congrats on the build, really cool.
@PixelPipes
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Very cool use of an interesting box
@nenadstevanovic6797
2 жыл бұрын
I'm subscribing now, because when in a few years this channel got 100k+ subscribers I will have my bragging rights to say that I was one of the first to follow this dude. Great content and stile of presentation. Keep up good work!
@amoniousbt1110
2 жыл бұрын
First 1000 club.
@pizzalord3n
2 жыл бұрын
Same!
@DxDeksor
2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if that PCI slot supports the feature of having a PCI rizer board with multiple connectors. That would help with the expandability great project by the way !
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Been thinking about that too. Might explore that possibility!
@Walczyk
2 жыл бұрын
it absolutely should, deployed lots of kit like this early 2000s
@amirpourghoureiyan1637
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete If it ends up working, look for an early Voodoo card (1 or 2) to pair with the onboard video. Even on a Cyrix/VIA chip, it should let you run games like Quake 2 and Tomb Raider flawlessly.
@lemagreengreen
2 жыл бұрын
@@amirpourghoureiyan1637 Or for better performance there were TNT/TNT2 in PCI variants, D3D/OGL support good and should pair well with the C3 for later 90s/early 00's games.
@amirpourghoureiyan1637
2 жыл бұрын
@@lemagreengreen Yes, but in most cases with embedded systems, the integrated graphics will conflict with the new video card. A card that works with the onboard video will be the only option in those cases. LGR had this same issue with a Packard Bell, it all comes down to the ability to disable the integrated video via the BIOS/jumper switch. 9/10 times, an IoT device won't be designed to accommodate this.
@bloodreighn
2 жыл бұрын
wow thats a throwback the s3 savage 4, one of my first "3d " Graphics cards
@Dingenenspullen
2 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Little tip since you only have
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback on the audio, very much appreciated!
@xPLAYnOfficial
2 жыл бұрын
I love this project idea. I would love to see you turn this into a Windows 98 all-in-one PC, which is certainly something that is at least uncommon if not nonexistent. Would be really cool to see a small form-factor build like that that incorporates a modern idea of what a slim form factor would be but with retro Hardware.
@Storm_.
2 жыл бұрын
For your first video this is really excellent! Nice job! Interesting that there wasn't 3D acceleration for that chip - I wonder if this was post-2000 and perhaps the Win2K drivers are better? But yeah no *real* DOS for Win2k of course (Although 2k is my retro OS of choice because I prefer those early OpenGL games and they all run fine for me) I wonder if you can get a video card & sound card combined? Would be interesting... But yeah, some of the ideas about getting a PCI riser I think are going a bit far... It's gotta fit in that snazzy case of course. IMO though with 4x ethernet ports it makes more sense to use the thing as a Linux/BSD server or something.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Good point about win2k. Very possible! I should definitely try that.
@EvertvanIngen
2 жыл бұрын
I'm very impressed
@berkant_k
2 жыл бұрын
This is very impressive!
@jj74qformerlyjailbreak3
2 жыл бұрын
That’s Great. I have an old Hp “Table’ette” thingy thing, from a hospital. It’s almost an inch thick and has 2 60gb Zif drives and a DVD burner. Remote, pencil and fingerprint scanner. It has one of these VIA CPUs in it. Only driver I could find worked fine with 2000. Xp rejected the driver for some reason. I packed it up in a box years ago. I’ve been thinking of it recently. Maybe... God Bless.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a neat device!
@framebuffer.10
2 жыл бұрын
this was very nice and interesting to watch, good job! 😉 you could try to find a WIn98 compatible USB sound card and use PCI slot for video (but probably will have to trade the DOS compatibility)
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, I’ve thought about that. Might try something like that in the future.
@DatBlueHusky
2 жыл бұрын
I have 2 firebox firewalls with one using a socket 7 and other a 370, ill get around to them sometime to do the same
@Lemonatic
2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of some old Watchguard Fireboxses.. The just had an Pentium 200 (i think mmx) inside.. you just had to have to add a graphics card when opening the case to the system without the brackets, put some keyboard on them (i think they also had some standard ps2 connection and voila you had a normal pc booting with some onboard storage, but you could also add extra devices via some ide port.
@alunroberts1439
2 жыл бұрын
I had some think like it with out a vga but did have a pci slot and a ide solid state drive at 4GB ran windows OK win XP no sound ended up like all the junk dropped in the Bin.
@DM01710
Жыл бұрын
This is so frickin cool !!!!! and this pops up after a had another look at the history Cyrix COOL.
@The_Watcher2k3
2 жыл бұрын
The video has been online for a while, but can someone tell me which song starts at 2:47? THX
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
It's one of my own songs I made some years ago. It's on Soundcloud along with a few other ones if you want to check it out: soundcloud.com/exigent-mote/planetoid
@The_Watcher2k3
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete Thank you. I like that kind of music. Reminds me of Jean Michelle Jarre, Kraftwerk and similar "Bands"
@PKZAIT
Жыл бұрын
I remember Wireless LAN Access Point (not Wi-Fi standard) from LGR channel are x86 IBM PC standard motherboard inside.
@OddObsolete
Жыл бұрын
I watched that one too! Fascinating piece of hardware.
@piroisback9565
2 жыл бұрын
OMG. did anyone else get goosebumbs when the win 98 startup played? nope just me okay...
@Antonio-mu3rx
2 жыл бұрын
In 98, i had celeron 700MHZ. ALI board with some SiS chipset with integrated Nvidia TNT2 (shared sys RAM scheme). That peace of crap didn't have AGP port. So I couldnt upgrade graphic card. And that PC was more powerfull than this. Utterly, i stumbled on C&C Renegade game, runned 640x480 low untill last mission where GDI ion sattelite blew the brotherhood of Nod main base. And there I got litterally 1-2 FPS AT ENDGAME. Next scene: I threw that junk out of the room through the window, landed on the street in 1000 peaces. Then I went to local PC shop, and they made me custom PC with Athlon xp 2500+, radeon 9500 pro 128 MB. And that was the kick I needed. All computers beyond that point was build by my hand. Machine in this video is too low spec to be considered '90 's gaming PC. You need AMD K6/2 or Pentium 3 with AGP slot. And Nvidia geforce GPU. Period. Nice work btw
@jonchapman6821
2 жыл бұрын
The fastest Celeron available in 1998 was 333MHz, the 700MHz version didn’t come out for another 2 years. Edit: Not criticism, remembering what computer parts we had at certain points in our lives is always like that. I got my first PC in 1996, started building my own immediately afterwards but am constantly misremembering which graphics cards and CPU’s I had at certain points. For example, I’m sure at some point I had a Radeon 9500 Pro (modified to a 9700 pro) but can’t remember when, or what CPU I had and can’t remember what I did with it 🤦🏻♂️
@meticulouselectronics
2 жыл бұрын
They make little rotisserie things for pcb? My god.
@sammy61187
2 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled across your channel glad i did amazing presentation
@derekmccord3798
2 жыл бұрын
Really awesome for taking something from the scrapyard into something that can be used once again in a different use. Subscribed!
@backslash_iii
2 жыл бұрын
Recapping through-hole is always so satisfying
@damian9303
2 жыл бұрын
Parents were cleaning out the garage and they found this old ethernet-based firewall that was long decommissioned, we opened it up but it had proprietary circuitry. how did you get so lucky with yours?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Consumer grade routers and firewall are usually based around an ARM setup with proprietary software stored in ROM. Sometimes you can flash them with a custom OS, like DD-WRT. But they typically lack any circuitry for display output. So I think your best bet for something like this is to look for old business firewalls. I believe many old Cisco firewalls where X86 based for example.
@angieandretti
2 жыл бұрын
How about a plexiglas top-plate for the original case, then drill and tap holes for stand-offs to hold the sound card parallel to the motherboard. You'd need a flexible PCI bracket adapter but they're cheap enough online. I'm curious what in-game renderer you used with Unreal - it offers a bunch of choices. What about trying a Glide wrapper like DgVoodoo? Or you could get a flexible PCI connector that delivers two slots instead of just one, and then you could run a sound card AND a Voodoo2 stacked on top of the original case! Pass the onboard VGA into the Voodoo2's 2D input and then your monitor connects straight to the Voodoo card! That would be right up my ally!
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea withe the plexiglas! I already went in another direction though - have a look at the follow up video for details. In Unreal I used the Direct3D renderer. It was the only one I could select (besides software). In Unreal Tournament I could also choose MeTaL, but that didn't work properly either.
@nathan386dx40
2 жыл бұрын
Neat! Not a bad first video either. Are there any other ports or headers on the board that could be used? I know that there are PCI risers that can give you extra slots, so it may be possible to use both the sound card and a GeForce FX 5200, but idk if a riser would work on that motherboard. It could be something that needs to be supported by the chipset, or in BIOS.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
A multi riser might work, I’ll try that if I can get hold of one.
@VGScreens
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome work! Just for fun, can you test the power consumption on it while emulating, then compare to original native consoles and then also in the other direction to modern android tv boxes. Obviously it's of no concern, I just think it would be interesting.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea! My guess is that it uses more power than a typical 16bit console. And definitely more than a Pi or Android device. The heat sinks does get quite toasty after a while, especially the one on the GPU.
@P2PC
2 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely awesome for an otherwise considered useless piece of e waste. I never thought I’d see the day someone used a piece of network hardware of all things to use for a retro build. I’m subbing immediately 👌
@turboimport95
2 жыл бұрын
The win 98 splash sound brings back memories..😆 Also this would great for snes or n64 emulator games.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it would be interesting to try a few emulators. The 8 and 16-bit systems should run fine, but I suspect it’s too slow to run n64 well.
@nelizmastr
2 жыл бұрын
Never thought I'd see a Clavister this old. I work with the NetWall E20 and E80s mostly in my day job.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Cool! I believe this one of the first models they made.
@nelizmastr
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete looks like it, yeah.
@fakie_kickflip
2 жыл бұрын
here before this channel is at 100k subs
@3dfxvoodoocards6
Жыл бұрын
Interesting system like!
@bobzeepl
2 жыл бұрын
omg you are playing Doom with a mouse? are you some kind of socipath :D?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
That is the way!
@spenmac
Жыл бұрын
@Odd & Obsolete, can I ask what the make/model of that PCB holder is please?
@OddObsolete
Жыл бұрын
It’s just a cheapo generic thing from Amazon. Might have been this one: MMOBIEL justerbar PCB-hållare, kretskort-hållare, verktyg för lödning av kretskort, reparationsverktyg med 360° rotation www.amazon.se/dp/B098PBPX8W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1GSYWTVQVYWKFZNBHK8Z
@InfiniteLoop
2 жыл бұрын
I have that same helping hand, I hot glued mine to a heavy flooring sample from Home Depot to make it more stable.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Hehe, yeah, it can be a bit flimsy on its own!
@Kyle-xv5kv
2 жыл бұрын
The video out connector looks very similar to what you used to get on older GPU's especially low profile ones, where you would have a VGA out on its own small PCI bracket.
@madmax2069
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, my old GeForce 6200 had one
@Tuxy79
2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the 8bit guy 👍
@RonLaws
2 жыл бұрын
i'm super curious what OS/Software it shipped with from the facotry
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Not really sure. It came with a tiny 32mb CF card with only a few files on it. Someone on Reddit suggested it might have been something based on QNX or VxWorks. This device didn’t have a web based admin interface like we’re used to today, instead it had to be configured using a proprietary windows application from Clavister.
@RetroGPUsandBuilds
2 жыл бұрын
Verry nice project ! Good job ... now I regret throwing out old watch guard firewalls
@DaleFrewaldt
2 жыл бұрын
The background track to this video is a banger. What's the source?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it! :) It’s a track I made a few years ago. It’s on SoundCloud if you want to check it out: m.soundcloud.com/exigent-mote/planetoid
@SkyOctopus1
2 жыл бұрын
Did you have a diagram for which pin was which on the onboard VGA? Or was there a load of off-screen debugging? Nice job either way!
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! No, I just assumed that the pin numbering were the same on each end and wired it pin for pin.
@jonchapman6821
2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering about that too
@steventechno
2 жыл бұрын
Games I used to run on similar hardware (laptop) were Age 1 & 2, Tomb Raider 3 & 4, Soul Reaver, NFS III, Command and Conquer Red Alert demo, and many others. I'd imagine those may run well on this computer. and yes, Back then I had NeoMagic which ALSO didn't support 3D at all. 🤣 A PC like this is nolstalgic. I would have loved playing on it back in the day, that's for sure! Just would have been scratching my head about the lack of a CD-ROM Drive which every game I played used.
@krz8888888
2 жыл бұрын
Needs a nice yamaha audician opl3 and you have a killer dos gaming pc
@krz8888888
2 жыл бұрын
You've got it covered it seems!
@kljljlklljlkj8925
Жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT WORK! 👍😃
@JohnnnyJohn
2 жыл бұрын
Why did they jam a whole PC into a router?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Probably because using off-the-shelf consumer parts are cheaper than custom designing something new.
@forbiddenera
2 жыл бұрын
So weird it has a pci slot
@taskanawa9604
2 жыл бұрын
nice piece of hardware
@Ped0772
2 жыл бұрын
How did you know what wire goes where on the VGA connector?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
The pins are numbered on both the VGA and IDC connectors, so I just hooked each pin up to the corresponding one on the VGA end.
@arthurmann578
2 жыл бұрын
Real nice project and first video! Count me in! Subscribed! PS: "Odd and Obsolete" is what I think whenever I look into a mirror at myself.....😂😂
@ChiEKKUsama
2 жыл бұрын
At first I thought the thumbnail had a VCR in it, and I was thinking: "wait, can I really turn THAT into a PC?"
@zerocks88
2 жыл бұрын
you're doing much better work than I do and with much crappier tools, I feel ashamed but now obviously I need to subscribe for more xD
@TAGMedia7
2 жыл бұрын
So glad I found your channel. Best content I've watched since LGR!
@MrFixiit
2 жыл бұрын
Very Cool idea
@mutzbunny
2 жыл бұрын
i just discovered your channel, and wow you are indeed really cool, and do cool projects! keep going, i love the videostyle.
@MegaManNeo
2 жыл бұрын
I love such usage of old hardware. For certain a better and more authentic experience than either DOSbox or PCem.
@mr.skeltal8687
2 жыл бұрын
Damn that's cool! I'd love to get my hands on one of these to make a micro 98 PC. Just imagine, a miniature beige box 😍
@bullzebub
2 жыл бұрын
nice! is it possible to use a pci riser and reuse the old case? :-) also.. youre swedish right?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
I did use a 90 degree riser to mount the sound card in the final build, check out the followup video! Och ja, svensk :)
@bullzebub
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsolete ja jag såg den senare :-) lycka till med kanalen! du har onekligen ett intressant koncept :-)
@poxiyy
2 жыл бұрын
Thats fake because the crt monitor looks like a tft monitor
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Lol what? 🙃
@poxiyy
2 жыл бұрын
@@OddObsoletewhy the crt monitor looks like TFT monitor ?
@PenguinEhis
2 жыл бұрын
Please keep posting :D, i loved your video
@alaric007
2 жыл бұрын
i wish i had the technical know how and the electronic knowledge to do something like this... this is amazing.
@NilsRetroHobbyRoom
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video and great usage of that old firewall 😬👍👍
@xuchao9098
2 жыл бұрын
how did you find out the vga output layout ?
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
The pins are numbered 1-15 on both ends, so it’s just a matter of connecting each pin to the corresponding one.
@Njazmo
2 жыл бұрын
Now try Amiga emulator on that.
@OddObsolete
2 жыл бұрын
Haha, good idea!
@Tofflus
2 жыл бұрын
Snyggt jobbat!
@sneugler
2 жыл бұрын
Very well put together video, had no idea those used desktop pc boards inside. Looking forward to more content :)
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