How much can a standard 3 x 1.5 mm² NYM installation cable withstand on a B16A LS? 3680 watts? The layout of the PCI Express slots on the […]
Retro-XP-PC #4:
RAM?
As a 32-bit operating system, Windows XP can only handle a maximum of 4 GB of RAM. So far, so clear – but, similar to the RetroBooks, the […]
Retro-XP-PC #3:
A good Board is crucial
The choice of CPU poses a real problem: the most powerful processor for which the appropriate workstation boards were developed at the time had “only” 6 cores. However, […]
Retro-XP-PC #2:
Four Ivy Bridge Cores?
As previously determined in the RetroBook project, the maximum Intel processor generation officially supported by Windows XP is the third generation, codenamed Ivy Bridge. This represents a slight […]
Retro-XP-PC #1:
Perhaps the most powerful Windows XP PC in the world
After the successful RetroBook project, it was only natural that a desktop PC with exaggerated specifications would follow, but unlike the notebooks, it would really be at the […]
UT3: Customize player name for LAN games
If you install Unreal Tournament III to play exclusively offline or on a LAN, you cannot simply change your player name. In addition, the campaign will not be […]
Fixing network configuration issues after upgrading to Debian 12 (Bookworm) and 13 (Trixie)
Some internal changes have been made to Debian, including the handling of network interfaces. This meant that I was no longer able to establish a network connection in […]
Upgrade Debian 12 (Bookworm) to 13 (Trixie)
We run several virtual machines with (mostly headless) Debian, so an in-place upgrade is the most sensible way to update to the new Debian 13, codenamed Trixie. Here […]
Cleanly remove graphics drivers in Windows
When using the uninstall routines from AMD, Intel, or Nvidia, remnants often remain that can cause problems. To uninstall the existing graphics driver cleanly, you should always use […]