Re: OPL2LPT

Posted on 2017-07-25, 12:02

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I believe there's at least one "USB to LPT" project that aims to provide a true parallel port. Converter From USB To Parallel https://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~heha/basteln/PC/USB2LPT/ Cloning instructions (English) USB2LPT Release 1.0 USB2LPT Release 1.1 USB2LPT Release 1.2 USB2LPT Release 1.3 …

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Re: Found a Unique 286, need a unique power supply for it

Posted on 2017-07-25, 11:38

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It's difficult to say what's broken. The transformers don't look that healthy, but maybe that's just because of heat/grease. I would check : - diodes (little red and big black ones) - power transistors - regulators (green circle) - huge ceramic resitors (blue circle) - caps Also have a look at the …

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Re: Any Commodore 64 or Amiga fans here at Vogons?

Posted on 2017-07-24, 06:38

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C64 for SID/Adventures. Amiga for MOD files, etc. Nice post! One of the main attractions of the Amiga 1000 for me back in 1985 was that 4 channel digital audio. A few years later when I was doing live gigs with an industrial electronic band I used an Amiga 500 on stage for drum tracks. I can't …

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Re: Any Commodore 64 or Amiga fans here at Vogons?

Posted on 2017-07-23, 09:43

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Well, I'm not sure if I'm allowed to call myself beeing a fan.. Me and my father never really heard of the C64 beeing popular until that retro wave came along. Yes, belive it or not. The C64 was something we skipped. We were like from another reality or something, haha. :blush: My father and me grew …

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Letter to the future ('95)

Posted on 2017-07-23, 08:16

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Hello everyone, just found something interesting again.. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/rozelle-home-renova … 715-gxc0p0.html Also have a look at the Technology paragraph. This letter was written with a 486 laptop and a Canon BubbleJet. 😉

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Re: How reliable compact flash is?

Posted on 2017-07-22, 14:45

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I suspect that SD cards are more often the victims of counterfeiter than CF cards let alone due to their sheer mass circulation. SD does not have any logic, its a dumb medium that if written to the same block many times over will die pretty soon; how did You check that it is not the FS that died …

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Re: Virtual PC 5 can indeed translate host's USB joystick to guest's gameport joystick

Posted on 2017-07-22, 14:38

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Is F-22 Rap. one of these early Win95 titles who still access the gameport directly at port $201 ? If that's the case, it could be made run with Port-Talk and a real gameport, even on XP. The TT-Solo, I believe, is one of the later PCI cards who still contain an FM core, UART MPU-401 and a Gameport …

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Re: Does anyone have one of those ridiculously large 386 motherboards?

Posted on 2017-07-22, 12:50

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by Jo22

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One of those full AT systems with discrete logic and that one VLSI chip? Once, I had got an AT mainboard with about the same size.. How well does it work? The board I once had worked just fine, even came with some diagnostic software built-in. Will one go to 33 or 40 Mhz? Hard to tell. Perhaps? It …

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Re: Does anyone have one of those ridiculously large 386 motherboards?

Posted on 2017-07-22, 09:18

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by Jo22

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There is an example on the Redhill website here , though there are a few variants. I got this error message: http://redhill.net.au/hotlink-error.png Edit: I assume you meant the "DTK PEM-2500 Cache 386" model at http://redhill.net.au/b/b-92.html If that link doesn't work, go index->mainboards-> …

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Re: Identify this 8 bit card

Posted on 2017-07-21, 12:39

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by Jo22

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Cool! So many CGA/MDA chipsets.. :-D I wonder, is there a CGA Compatibility tester ? I mean, one that does test for Plantronics modes , as well ? From what I heard, while reading several data sheets, is, that this mode was often supported "secretly" (as in silently, on a side note). Similar to other …

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Re: Sound Blaster Vibra 16 won't work with DOS.

Posted on 2017-07-21, 12:17

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It plays all sound in Windows just fine, including music, midi, and even sound from videos like AVI or MPEG, and plays audio cd's just fine. (I am running 3.1). [..] Configuration manager tells me "Audio card is configured at A220 I5DI HI" every time DOS boots.. What happens if you do 16Bit …

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Re: 8086 laptop with Xircom parallel Port ethernet and use!umbs challenges

Posted on 2017-07-21, 12:12

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Hi, sorry for the delay - I haven't forgotten you! I'm still looking for my ethernet adapter, though. Can't remember where I stored that Xircom package. 🙁 'til now, I only found the Sunshine LPT adapter.. Anyway, I keep looking for the Xircom! 😀 Best regards, Jo22

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Re: SB 2.0 CT1350 CMS chips dumped

Posted on 2017-07-21, 10:00

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I've got a programmer, a bit of experience and like to help. But I've got no access to GAL/PAL chips. 😢 Last time when I ordered them from far away, I had to wait many weeks for them to arrive..

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Re: Identify this 8 bit card

Posted on 2017-07-21, 09:47

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by Jo22

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I assume it's some sort of graphics card. :) The ROM thing could be intended for holding a regional font.. I only know of this feature from Hercules clones so far. Maybe it was intended as a pure secondary card ? Secondary cards sometimes have got the ability to ignore some memory locations used by …

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Re: Why oh why no release since 2010 ?

Posted on 2017-07-20, 05:33

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Thank you for your replies ! While they do not exactly answer my question as to why there's been no release, they've helped me decide on whether I would stick to old 0.74 or go SVN : I will go SVN or more precisely get DOSBox ECE. Considering I'm interested in gaming applications (currently The …

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Re: Sound Blaster Emulator for Dos?

Posted on 2017-07-18, 08:09

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But a PCIe sound card seems a bit of a stretch. PC hardware just isn't normal hobbyist territory, except for simple interfaces like the serial and parallel ports which have disappeared by now. Uhm, hasn't this been done before (well, sort of) ? From the ModPlay Pro what.new file: " User definable …

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Re: Problem enabling mouse under DOS 6.22

Posted on 2017-07-18, 06:49

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by Jo22

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I tried a hacked MOUSE.SYS - no effect. Thanks for the link! This page in turn has a link at the bottom, which points to the old cyrix web page. Cyrix 386-to-486 Upgrade Processor FAQ https://web.archive.org/web/19960926234013/http://www.cyrix.com:80/process/prodinfo/other/faq386up.htm It says: " …

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Re: Tulip pc compact 2

Posted on 2017-07-18, 02:11

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by Jo22

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Hmm.. Perhaps one of the inner pots is a victim of corrosion / surface rust ?

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Re: Prince Of Persia and GODS sound issues with IPC IPS16

Posted on 2017-07-18, 01:32

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by Jo22

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Hi, thanks for the photos! Your card looks well-built and has a true OPL3, by the way! :) Also thanks for the recording of GODS! It really sounds, uhm, "special".. ;) I'm not sure what's the exact problem, though. If I had to guess, I would say it is some kind of IRQ problem. Or maybe the card is …

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Re: What sorts of software do you remember on windows 95 desktop?

Posted on 2017-07-17, 05:38

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They were named Neko and Sheep, I recall. XEyes or just eyes was also popular. :) http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=52182 Edit: There were also more sophisticated "virtual pets", like Tamagotchi clones or Fin Fin. Creatures! could perhaps also be seen as a such, though that's maybe more of …

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