Re: AdLib GOLD clone is now a reality

Posted on 2022-10-25, 20:36

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by Lennart

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Beegle wrote on 2022-10-25, 20:30: I have the "Midi Pak" cable for Adlib Gold, documentation (1993) and floppies. Apart from destroying the cable, is there any way to check which pins lead to which holes? Electrical continuity tester maybe? Yeah, that should do the trick 😀

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Re: AdLib GOLD clone is now a reality

Posted on 2022-10-25, 20:15

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by Lennart

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What about the MIDI cable? Is a special "Adlib" MIDI cable needed for the Joystick port? Because I've seen videos reporting problems with a typical Joystick-Midi cable. Yes, a special „AdLib“ MIDI cable is needed. It’s the very same implementation as the original card. But the pinout of that cable …

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Re: AdLib GOLD clone is now a reality

Posted on 2022-10-19, 19:28

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keropi wrote on 2022-10-19, 18:09: I am sure we can arrange that 😀 Awesome! 😀 I just filled out the form and added a note that I'm interested in the surround module only.

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Re: AdLib GOLD clone is now a reality

Posted on 2022-10-19, 15:45

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by Lennart

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Very nice! 😀 I asked this before, but I don't think I got a reply. Are there any plans to sell the surround module separately? I've got an original Adlib Gold that could really use one.

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Re: PiGUS: Gravis Ultrasound emulator on an ISA card with Raspberry Pi

Posted on 2022-06-13, 14:11

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I was following you on Mastodon and Twitter, and am really eager to see the next stages, including the CM4 support! I am also interested in how far people will push the Pico -- My guess would be that it would be pretty good at least for OPL2 emulation. Didn't even know you could attach more RAM to …

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Re: AdLib GOLD clone is now a reality

Posted on 2022-05-22, 10:01

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Wow, this is exciting news yet again! Congratulations to everyone involved. Are there any plans to sell the surround module separately? I've got an original Adlib Gold that would definitely benefit from one 😀

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Re: The Great Floptical Debacle...

Posted on 2022-04-20, 14:50

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by Lennart

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Here is a link to download my "Floptical Archive": https://haute-solutions.com/downloads/Floptical.zip (I'll update the archive to include the photos I'll also poste here later - and as any other associated info becomes available...) Thanks for the upload, I'm downloading it now! By the way, I got …

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Re: The Great Floptical Debacle...

Posted on 2022-04-20, 11:00

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by Lennart

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Thanks for all the information and welcome to VOGONS! :) Would be awesome if you could upload your ZIP file somewhere! Not sure how to get something uploaded there, but perhaps https://www.vogonsdrivers.com/ would be a good place? As for your PC not working with the Adaptec cards, I believe this has …

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Re: MK8330 : new soundcard based on the CMI 8330 chipset

Posted on 2022-04-15, 13:12

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keropi wrote on 2022-04-15, 12:45: Lennart wrote on 2022-04-15, 12:21: [...] Are there any plans to offer a bundle that includes the Dreamblaster X2GS? [...] ofcourse there will be a bundle option 😀 Good to hear, I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread then 😉

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Re: Need help with a strange soundcard (SB16+ICS wavetable)

Posted on 2022-04-15, 12:30

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I would also be very interested to know what you can do when you add some RAM to the card. I wonder whether you'd be able to upload the WFB sound banks that were intended for the Turtle Beach cards with the ICS WaveFront chip, like the Maui, Tropez, and Tropez+. It's an interesting card indeed. I …

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Re: MK8330 : new soundcard based on the CMI 8330 chipset

Posted on 2022-04-15, 12:21

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This looks great yet again! :) Happy to see that the CMI8330 is being used on a properly designed sound card for a change. Are there any plans to offer a bundle that includes the Dreamblaster X2GS? I'm already a happy user of the Orpheus + X2, but I've been looking for an excuse to buy an X2GS. This …

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Re: Floptical drive support in Adaptec AHA-1542CF BIOS?

Posted on 2022-03-27, 20:51

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by Lennart

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I understand, just having it in the computer is not enough... oh wait it sometimes is. There's a way to do it with dos debug though we'll have to google for it. Actually, in this case I don't think it is enough to have the AHA-1542CF installed in your PC in order to dump the ROMs. There are two of …

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Re: Floptical drive support in Adaptec AHA-1542CF BIOS?

Posted on 2022-03-27, 17:13

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by Lennart

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any chance of getting an image of the bios ? I don't have any hardware to create an image of the BIOS I'm afraid. Awesome! There's indeed relatively little info about this floptical drive. It's a shame you don't have any of its disks as neither do I. I got one single internal floptical drive (iirc …

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Re: Floptical drive support in Adaptec AHA-1542CF BIOS?

Posted on 2022-03-26, 15:02

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It took a while, but I'm finally able to answer my original question :) I recently purchased an Adaptec AHA-1540CF with v2.01 firmware. This time it doesn't have an option to boot from CD-ROM, but it does have the option to enable Floptical BIOS support! After enabling the option, the Floptical …

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Re: Fixing the Roland CM-500 Vibrato Bug

Posted on 2022-02-13, 13:03

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by Lennart

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Wow, this is really awesome! 😀 Thanks for sharing. Will definitely try out the mod some time.

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Re: Graphics card for Via C3 Nehemiah builds?

Posted on 2021-10-03, 12:24

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I'm using mine in conjunction with an AGP FX 5200 + Voodoo 2. Not sure if the FX 5200 is overkill for the Nehemiah, but it felt like a good fit. Both are somewhat later parts that weren't that fast for contemporary applications, but do a really good job at DOS & Windows 9x gaming. The Voodoo 2 is …

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Re: PCMIDI with Roland RA50

Posted on 2021-04-29, 18:43

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oohhh! can't wait to see what it is! It will surely be helpful for both PCMIDI and Roland MPUs ! Yeah, that's why I started working on it :) I have an Orpheus and some other Intelligent mode compatible MPUs, so I don't actually need the Intelligent mode emulation provided by SoftMPU. Figured it …

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Re: PCMIDI with Roland RA50

Posted on 2021-04-29, 12:59

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by Lennart

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Yes, that will work. The PCMIDI is essentially a clone of the MusicQuest card, so it will work just fine. The PCMIDI will operate in UART mode when using it in conjunction with SoftMPU, while SoftMPU emulates Intelligent mode in software. Regarding the Roland RA-50: it's almost 100% compatible with …

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Re: SoftMPU with an intelligent mode hardware MIDI interface for Roland RA-50 support?

Posted on 2021-04-26, 19:26

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Yes, that should work. The list of compatible sound cards (https://github.com/bjt42/softmpu/wiki/Compatible-Sound-Cards) mentions a couple of interfaces that support intelligent mode in hardware. You do need an additional SB-compatible sound card as well though.

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2021-04-24, 15:00

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Alright, thanks for the quick reply!

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