Not useful to the OP, but the 1541 actually can read and write to MS-DOS floppies with only a simple modification: http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/transf … os/1541-dos.txt

windows 2000 server had PAE. It wasn't until late P3 that the need for 4gb+ ram was common enough to make a difference outside of the enterprise market, by then 64bit was around the corner and we haven't looked back. PAE was also used for other things than just more RAM. With legacy 386 mode, you …

Why not do that just to test? Play a single high quality 8-bit 44.1 or 48 kHz sample through the hardware just to see what it sounds like. It's actually surprising how close you can get to perceived CD quality within those constraints. If oversampling and noise shaping are also performed then you …

If you play a single 8-bit sample on an Covox, then it could/should be comparable with a single Amiga channel playing an 8-bit sample. But my impression is that it is. Why not do that just to test? Play a single high quality 8-bit 44.1 or 48 kHz sample through the hardware just to see what it …

Spoiler alert: A real Speech Thing sounds extremely good . Thanks for the video! And indeed, it sounds excellent. Most clones don't do it justice at all. I think the most apparent is at the start of the demo, when the synth strings come in. They sound a bit noisy on the CVX-2, but very clean on the …

The NE558 for example, has also a CMOS variant. So is the TTL version still needed ? Yes, because the older model can still operate at higher frequencies. Actually the CMOS 558 ICs are much faster than the TTL versions as well as being lower power. They can't output as much current as the TTL …

Well, I'm sorry that the original post with all the info/pics of what still is a nice looking PC has been deleted. Me too. I wish raymangold hadn't done that. All the electronics talk is well above my head but who cares? Its the OP's computer and he can do what he wants to it, necessary or not …

I'd prefer it if this thread is not deleted as it may help to counteract some of the widespread myths about tantalum capacitors.

And to repeat myself yet again for the other bloke who couldn't see the quote I already referred to.. here it is for the other readers to observe so I don't look like I'm crazy: Second, solid tantalums can't leak because they contain no electrolyte. "So what", you might say. In a synthesizer, does …

A random blog post about recapping *synthesizers* is not pertinent to this, especially when it goes on about tantalums NOT being volatile when this can EASILY be observed, or how he says you do NOT need to recap vintage electrolytics. Oh yes you do: Please point me to the exact point in that linked …

Despite being decades old??? I replaced *all* of the capacitors in the system regardless of type. I think it's clear my point was that you probably didn't have to replace the tantalum capacitors. Ceramic capacitors act as pickups and are not suitable for synthesizers. As for motherboards, you'd …

A few things: #1 vintage syntheizers use tantalums as many film capacitor technologies that exist today were not available then (which is also why they use ceramics in some places, that's also not great). Also they opted to use cheaper components in some cases for cost rather than what's 'proper'. …

Tantalums actually do use an electrolytic solution as one of the plates between the oxide layer-- so they do have a limited period of life; but generally are longer-lived due to the fact they are not [solely] based upon an electrolytic solution. Industrial tantalums will not contain an electrolytic …

I'm deathly paranoid of tantalums exploding Hmm, I have to look up which hardware here uses these tantalums. Never knew what to think of these little bulbs. Also recently acquired a desoldering tool, but unlike yours it is a manual pump. It should work well too. I don't understand why these …

Registered here just to say this: test SoftMPU with Texture sequencer from http://www.magneticmusic.com/downloads.html Last time I checked it worked in DOSBox but not 100%, metronome feature didn't work and recording would freeze it.