Personally the best MS DOS gaming platform for me would have to be the DS-Lite sized (but far superior SVGA TFT screen) Toshiba Libretto. They go up to 233MMX Pentium class before the VHS cassette sized case changed. I use it for playing PC games on something as convenient as a Nintendo DS-Lite.
@shiroshine722712 күн бұрын
I got myself a 460CDT. I love the thing :D. These old Toshibas are my favorate. Decent video chipset, OPL3 sound. The BIOs lets you disable cashe for games like WingCommanger is needed. It does everything i would want in a pentium tower tbh.
@RamonddeVrede2 жыл бұрын
Very nice video. Good ride to memory lane :) I have good memories about the Compaq LTE5000 series but also this Toshiba. In that era the best laptop brands.
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I love them both, each for their own reasons. But I have a slight preference for the Toshiba tbh.
@i80386sx2 жыл бұрын
That's a nice little machine. Toshiba built some good stuff back in the day. For those that are looking to rebuild these CMOS batteries, the connector is probably a JST Micro 3 pin.
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
Or the 3 pin connector from a crappy Dia scanner. ☺️
@i80386sx2 жыл бұрын
@@RetroGameCouch its only stupid if it doesn't work right?
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
@@i80386sx My thoughts exactly.
@hotheadtxt2 жыл бұрын
This channel's views are not very consistent because of the inconsistent uploads. But I know you seriously don't care about views since the videos you make are always in good quality and very rewatchable. Thanks for the videos.
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
I have to balance a full-time job, a young family and KZfaq. The first two take up a lot of my time. But yes, regular uploads would help. I'm doing the best I can. Thanks for sticking by! ❤️
@FireFlux732 жыл бұрын
I remember those good old laptops. Just good machines. Keep up the good work. :)
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
They're great. And thanks!
@djoetma2 жыл бұрын
Quarantine.... Long time since I thought about this game. Apparently the developer is now part of Rockstar, even though I'm not sure if the publishing rights are with Take-Two as well. I wonder if a modern iteration in the form of a part 3 would do well... Anyway, found this channel because of your tweakblog, definitely subscribed. One thing I was curious about: did you see a difference in how this Toshiba vs the Compaq was build? Was there a noticeable difference in quality of certain parts or maybe some interesting design details?
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
The build quality of the Toshiba and Compaq is very similar, although I prefer the Toshiba for some reason. It just feels a bit more sturdy. In terms of other differences: both are pretty modular, allowing you to easily swap batteries, harddrive, memory or CMOS battery. Although the Compaq allowes easier access to most components, I like the Toshiba approach better where everything is tucked away under the easily removable keyboard. It's a personal preference, but for me the Toshiba is the better machine.
@FleetStreetBarber765 Жыл бұрын
Nice Little Laptop 😀😀
@silcaned2 жыл бұрын
Hi leuke video :) These Toshiba's are nice indeed. Most of them actually have a bios option to strech 640x480 so you don't need any tool. I own 2 identical Toshiba tecra 550 cdt's which can do this, pImmx 266mhz with s3 virge, great for playing serial games. These also have usb. I also have a 400cdt, which has a native 640x480 screen and 75 mhz (like the compaq you mentioned) with the docking station and several external floppy disk drives.
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! How is the option called in the bios?
@silcaned2 жыл бұрын
@@RetroGameCouch I will check it out for you. Ill need to get those laptops from my storage first...
@silcaned2 жыл бұрын
@@RetroGameCouch Ah, the bios option is called "LCD Display Strech". Im not sure if your model supports it though.
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
I just tested it on the 430cdr. Mine has an option called "text mode stretch" which works for the DOS prompt, but not for games.
@stevenstassen50542 жыл бұрын
I think I used that exact machine a loooong time ago!
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
I can imagine this video triggering some memories then!
@RK41004 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing all this! I just got a 400CDT and I’m excited to try some games on it, any recommendations for it? Should I get it serviced or as long it’s running fine I shouldn’t worry. Thanks.
@NexXxus862 ай бұрын
using a compaq armada 1592DT P1 233MMX for MSDOS and mid 90s games. Armada E500 for late 90s/early 2000s games. I still have this Gerricom P3 1ghz with an early radeon mobility, but something with the videochip is wrong, it freezes once the drivers are loaded.
@jaybrooks10982 жыл бұрын
All the Toshiba laptops of this era had terrible sound chips. Tough machines though
@ClemensWennersMusic2 жыл бұрын
FIRST!1!!!1 Great job mate!
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
Thank you buddy! ❤️
@rhysholdaway Жыл бұрын
You should try out an IBM Thinkpad 570. I use this as my DOS laptop. It's a bit newer, runs 98, pretty portable but has the utradock so can dock it for peripherals and output to a nice CRT.
@RetroGameCouch Жыл бұрын
Does it 640x480?
@rhysholdaway Жыл бұрын
@@RetroGameCouch that's the downside. I believe it's a native 1024×768 so will stretch the image to fit. I have a later model x60s which does support this but you loose native DOS audio.
@RetroGameCouch Жыл бұрын
Stretching works, but native is better imho.
@rhysholdaway Жыл бұрын
@@RetroGameCouch Agree. In my mind it's a trade-off between portability, versatility, ease of maintenance, compatibility and authenticity. Not sure if I'll ever find the perfect DOS laptop.
@Kobenete2 жыл бұрын
I have a nice compaq LTE 5000 640x480 and it's great to have. I am confused though about if it is possible to connect a midi device such as an MT-32 or sc88 to it at all, with the help of a docking station or other means? Do you know if this is technically possible ?
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
I recommend you ask in this Facebook group facebook.com/groups/260545191229736/
@MrMegaMalain Жыл бұрын
What exact cf card did you use when you swapped out the hard drive??
@RetroGameCouch Жыл бұрын
It's a Sandisk Ultra2 16MB compact flash card in an CF-IDE44 adaptor V.B1.
@MrMegaMalain Жыл бұрын
@@RetroGameCouch Appreciate the reply and detail! I tried using a non-Sandisk cf card which the laptop couldn’t detect. I will retry with the cf card you mentioned!
@RetroGameCouch Жыл бұрын
The adapter is more important I think. That V.B1 was the only one that would work in this system.
@MrMegaMalain Жыл бұрын
@@RetroGameCouch oh man that’s incredible! I’m using a cf-ide44 adapter v.h2 :(