Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-02-09, 10:34

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by badmojo

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wiretap wrote on 2020-02-09, 00:46: Got my new G4 PowerMac working. 😁 I have no interest in Apple stuff but their machines from that era do look great, and that monitor is epic! Nice find.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-07, 01:03

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by badmojo

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canthearu wrote on 2020-02-07, 00:36: It is a perversely interesting board leave entirely as it is! I like your thinking - it would be interesting to benchmark it as-is and see what sort of performance handicap the fake cache is, that might be a better project.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-06, 23:40

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by badmojo

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First, a PC Chips M915 — a PCI/VLB/ISA board with probably fake cache chips, a DX2 and what looks like quite a bit of FPM RAM. I have lots of those, but nothing bigger than 4MB per stick, so that could be interesting. I have one of these too and yep, fake cache like yours. From what I understand …

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Re: Spec me a sound card to replace the Turtle Beach Fiji (Keeping the DB50XG daughterboard)

Posted on 2020-01-31, 05:29

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by badmojo

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Your challenge there will be the size of the db50xg - a decent SB16 like a CT2230 or 2290 will fit it easy but then you have the Duke3D / Tie Fighter stutter to contend with. This is my fave when a bug free wavetable header + full height card is required: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p= …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-01-30, 22:00

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by badmojo

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-01-30, 13:11: Really? Which versions did he do and who did the VGA one? Can't remember, just some dude that the publisher assigned. JM only did the original Apple II version, same with Karateka.

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Re: What are your favorite in-game soundtracks (arcade, PC, NES)?

Posted on 2020-01-30, 11:22

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The opening tune in the floppy version of System Shock is awesome on both OPL3 and GM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz1wlcZnhv8 And I regularly fire up my C64 to play this SID tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0CNak8vfbQ Not much of a game but it's a great track 👍

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-01-30, 11:18

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PoP is indeed a bit magical - Jordan Mechner's journal is a great read and made me appreciate the game all the more. He didn't do the VGA version but was reportedly blown away when he saw it.

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Re: Newbie Saying Hi!

Posted on 2020-01-29, 20:42

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by badmojo

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Hello and welcome!

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Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread

Posted on 2020-01-27, 22:19

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by badmojo

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One of the best threads in the history of threads, great to see you back 👍

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-01-27, 11:50

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I've picked up where I left off with an old save of Risen 3 - a game I really disliked on release, but which I've come to really enjoy over the years. It's probably the most polished Piranha Bytes game I've played, including their latest effort (ELEX). There are a stack of mechanics that I don't …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-01-24, 23:32

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by badmojo

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Nice score. Does the documentation have blank space for branding to be added? Like you'd ship to a re-seller. Any local re-sellers go bust around 2005? No not that I can see, whoever made it (it's from China) seem to have made a concerted effort to be no-name. That makes me wonder if it'll last but …

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Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors

Posted on 2020-01-24, 05:47

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by badmojo

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I picked up this NOS 17" VGA monitor recently, build date ~2005. There was no branding anywhere on the unit, or the box, or the documentation. Strange. I cracked it open and it's a Samsung on the inside so not top of the line, but the image it produces is amazing. I'm using it in my C64 / console …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-01-23, 02:17

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I loved the first Witcher - great atmosphere. The running around got old eventually but that was late in the piece; I didn't finish it though I must admit. # 3 is a classic, but that's been well documented.

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2020-01-22, 21:11

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by badmojo

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appiah4 wrote on 2020-01-22, 09:16: I've never looked forward to giving someone my money so much.. +1 I’m still not convinced that I’m not just dreaming this whole thread. It’s my Dream Card - too late to change the name?

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Re: A few thoughts on life, the universe and everything

Posted on 2020-01-22, 11:54

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RacoonRider wrote on 2020-01-22, 05:11: Oh hello Rob! Hi! Yes the bushfires have indeed been devastating this year - some fake news being generated of course but lots of people impacted in lots of locations. I'm safely tucked away in the burbs though. Great to see you back and posting 👍

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Re: A few thoughts on life, the universe and everything

Posted on 2020-01-21, 23:35

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Welcome back RR! I'm glad you're feeling wiser with age, I sure am not. I'm 42 so entering the well documented 'mid life crisis' phase and I can confirm that it's a thing - dissatisfaction and anxiety are way up so I'll take whatever motivation I can get at this stage - even if that includes FOMO or …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-01-21, 10:50

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by badmojo

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Wonderful toys indeed! I've never seen a brand spanking new MT-32, noice.

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Re: Sound blaster 2.0 (CT1350B) in 486 machine

Posted on 2020-01-19, 01:48

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by badmojo

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Regardless of speed issues, the CT1350B is mono and noisy so I wouldn't use one in a system that will have DOOM installed - I think it's a universal law that all 486s have to have DOOM installed? A SB Pro 2 or SB16 is the ticket

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2020-01-16, 00:10

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by badmojo

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Strange... Then people have reported it wrongfully, as the standard and stock case, that the Model-C was sold with in Australia. The places that I have picked up on that case on, is dedicated Commodore64 websites. Can this perhaps be an urban legend then? All of the C64s I’ve seen here were made in …

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Re: "hidden gems" games 1999 to 2007

Posted on 2020-01-15, 20:34

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If you like open world FPS / RPG-lite games then check out the deep shadows games - Boiling Point fits your timeframe and the 2 follow ups (White Gold / Precursors) came out in 2008.

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