Re: Building RetroPC which PSU?
Posted on Yesterday, 16:54
You can still sometimes find new PSUs with decent 5V rails. There are several Hercules branded PSUs floating around with beefy 5V rails.
Re: poor advice on fixing things!
Posted on Yesterday, 16:38
Re: Mystery Motherboard
Posted on 2021-02-23, 20:15
That's one solid looking board - what's the Adaptec IC's job? I have this motherboard too, and I believe that is for the onboard IDE controller. It's fairly good. I think it may even be on the VLBus, but won't take advantage of it without drivers. Just FYI, this motherboard CAN take an AMD 5x86 …
Re: Temple Operating System
Posted on 2021-02-19, 18:56
Poor Terry. He was the definition of a crazy genius. Temple OS is really fascinating, not just from the standpoint of OS development, but also a look into the mind of a talented, but deeply troubled man.
Re: Worst LucasArts/Sierra adventure game
Posted on 2021-02-19, 18:52
Some red-hot takes in this thread. Here's my luke-warm ones. Sierra: Codename: Iceman - boring game with a lackluster story that fails to capture the feeling the game wants to project Police Quest - Procedural cop simulator isn't that fun. The game is way more fun and entertaining when you mess up …
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2021-02-18, 22:18
So, I've been fooling around with the Crystal Windows 9x drivers in Ghidra, and found some interesting references in the decompiled code. I wish I knew more about driver programming or x86 assembly, but this kinda looks like the CS4232 can support ADPCM, or at least has a reference to it in drivers: …
Re: Origin or Steam
Posted on 2021-02-17, 22:48
Steam has a MASSIVELY larger library, and not everything on the platform has DRM, or has DRM that is so trivial to remove it may as well not exist (like, literally create "steam_appid.txt" in the game folder that contains the corresponding game's Steam App ID number AND NOTHING ELSE) that it is far …
Re: Preferred IDE and Floppy cables?
Posted on 2021-02-16, 20:34
Chadti99 wrote on 2021-02-13, 11:51: So this IDC Crimp tool right here maybe? Pc Accessories- Idc Crimp Tool, For Flat Ribbon Cable And Idc Connectors https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007R2JEM4/ref=cm_s … F0H9R3TX4J4JEFY that's actually the one I use. It's a little fiddly, but it works well enough.
Re: Preferred IDE and Floppy cables?
Posted on 2021-02-12, 21:20
I make my own. Its better than relying on old connectors and cables, and I have control over the size of the cable itself, which is great for larger than usual or smaller than usual cases. All you need is a crimp or vice, some ribbon cables, and the IDC connectors. 34 pins for floppy, 40 for IDE.
Re: Unofficial Soundbanks for Dreamblaster X2/X3M
Posted on 2021-02-12, 20:13
Hi People, now there are two more Soundbanks available for our little Dreamblasters: GXSCC GM and OPL-3 FM 64M ! Just tried the OPL3 one on the Dreamblaster X2 I received today, and it's pretty great. The woodwind instruments are particularly pleasing. The only weird thing is that the drums sound …
Re: Questions on CoPros
Posted on 2021-02-12, 19:14
Because math co-pros cost like $2000+ back in the day. They were nearly as much as an entire computer. No developer wants to lock people out of a game for not having a $2000 piece of equipment with limited functionality and little or no real-world use in games. *cough*RTX*COUGH*
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2021-02-10, 18:59
Excellent work! Any progress on the Win9X driver?
Re: OSSC input VGA output HDMi
Posted on 2021-02-10, 18:52
You might want to check VideoGamePerfection's forum, since they're the ones who develop the firmware for the OSSC: https://videogameperfection.com/forums/topic/ossc-pentium-233-mmx/ You may need to adjust timings or configure the OSSC to pass-through higher resolutions, or only use 2x upscaling, …
Re: Steps for replacing 486 board's microprocessor?
Posted on 2021-02-04, 21:56
double check the jumpers: https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/C/C … PRO-XE-486.html
Re: Post your favorite video game cover (MS-DOS/Early Windows edition)
Posted on 2021-02-04, 19:36
My personal favorite is Quest for Glory III Wages of War. When I was a kid, I actually took the sleeve off the box and pinned it to my wall, along with some others of my favorite games. They eventually became sun-bleached and I had to throw them out, but I've since re-purchased these games with …
Re: Cracked PCB Connector Help
Posted on 2021-02-04, 04:46
acrylic or plastic cut to fit the connector, paired with a non-conductive epoxy would be the way to go. if it were me. I'd make a piece that fits inside the connector snugly to act as an inward brace and prevent deformation and buckling, the outer brace, apply epoxy, and clamp until cured. The only …
Re: Which VLB Video Card to Keep?
Posted on 2021-02-03, 18:55
I think you should keep the card that has better image quality on the monitor that you use. A 5% benchmark improvement is nothing to brag about if the display image looks like trash, either because of signal interference or poor compatibility with your software. IF money is your motivation, you …
Re: Need Help on Choosing Roland SC-55
Posted on 2021-02-02, 17:02
This is something I did not expect to exist outside PCs... I mean, you can't just use an emulator to run every game with an external MIDI device/engine, right? This is actually taking a rom, and ripping the midi file and soundfont from it, then loading it into a midi player with the output being …
Re: Need Help on Choosing Roland SC-55
Posted on 2021-02-02, 05:13
If you're only using it for games, any version of the SC-55 is going to work fine. If you want to do more interesting stuff like loading Gameboy Advance music files into it to create high-quality remasters of them, you'll want an SC-88 Pro. See this for an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= …
Re: FX-3000 motherboard won't POST at 40mhz
Posted on 2021-02-01, 22:45
I have an FX-3000 as well, and it works fine with an AMD 40mhz 386 processor, but not any 486 processor I've tried. If you reversed the position of the 386, then you definitely shorted it, since pin A1 is VSS, and the pin the the opposite corner is ground. If you can, try another processor. Before …
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