JOYLPT+ build brainstorming

Posted on 2024-05-27, 23:23

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by bjwil1991

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For a long time, I thought about designing a Joystick (IBM 15-pin) to Parallel adapter with a parallel pass-through for connecting peripheral devices, like a sound card, for example, to the system so both can be used simultaneously. For this design, it'll consist of a 25-pin male connector for the …

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Re: SoftMPU project needs your help! (game & sound card testing)

Posted on 2024-05-25, 00:53

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Ohhhhhh. Parallel General MIDI, eh? I should get one for my 386 laptop. I wonder if there'll be an MPU-401 parallel card? Hmm...🤔

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Re: Famous computer slogans and quotes ?

Posted on 2024-05-24, 05:02

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Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro - DSS: "Computing will never sound the same." I love my Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro and NX Pro 16 cards. Having DSS, CVX, Adlib/SB Pro, and multiple CD-ROM support (also Wavetable and WSS for the NX Pro 16) is amazing.

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Re: SoftMPU project needs your help! (game & sound card testing)

Posted on 2024-05-24, 04:54

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by bjwil1991

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Yes, that's correct - of the games tested so far, the Legend Entertainment games are the only intelligent-mode titles that don't appear to work. Or rather, they *do* work, but cause the game to lockup. The games seem to accept the IRQ as assigned to SoftMPU, but then we get that lockup part way …

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Re: SoftMPU project needs your help! (game & sound card testing)

Posted on 2024-05-24, 04:34

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by bjwil1991

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Uh, how did you get the LPT1 as the output on there? Was it from their site or from here?

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Re: Monkey Island 1&2: Roland MT-32 + Sound Blaster support

Posted on 2024-05-21, 00:03

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by bjwil1991

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I should test this on my Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325Lc with the DigiSpeech Porta*Sound adapter. By the by, where do I find the current patch version? For Secret of Monkey Island 1.

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2024-05-18, 00:10

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by bjwil1991

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It's showing only a white screen and nothing more. If I don't have the outer front shell screwed on, it works fine. I recapped the darn thing and still nothing. If I had enough money, I'd get a modern replacement for it that has LED lights instead of those dreaded CCFL tubes. Unfortunately, with my …

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Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga

Posted on 2024-05-16, 06:25

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by bjwil1991

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I got a Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325Lc that has a color TFT Active Matrix display, optional 2400 baud modem with the adapter, AAUI networking (yes, you read that right), and port replicator. Sadly, the display isn't working, the floppy drive didn't work and the replacement doesn't read/write 1. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-05-16, 06:21

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by bjwil1991

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Bought yet another CRT TV from a thrift store for $5 this time (was $10, red tag was 50% off that day). A White-Westinghouse WTV1332, which is similar to the Daewoo DTQ-13P2FC I had when I was a kid until I was 18 or 19 (the RF jack broke off and that was the only jack on the set). Sadly, it's RF …

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

Posted on 2024-04-27, 16:59

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by bjwil1991

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Kahenraz wrote on 2024-04-27, 09:57: You can also use a tool like GetDataBack Pro, to try and recover data from the FAT filesystem. This software has saved me many times in the past. Well, that's the only problem. I don't have a system with an IDE bus and my main laptop and MacBook won't detect the …

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

Posted on 2024-04-27, 09:21

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by bjwil1991

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Ran fdisk /mbr on a 122MB HDD and Norton Disk Doctor to see if I can get it to restore. Eventually, the hard drive sprang to life, however, Norton Disk Doctor put files into DIR0000X directories and 17 _DD files that are mysterious, but I'm looking for a way to convert those files to the actual …

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Re: BIOS password bypass on Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325L?

Posted on 2024-04-26, 02:06

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by bjwil1991

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Where can I find the SETLANID command? The original HDD I have in my Zenith is totally dead and I don't have recovery media for it.

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

Posted on 2024-04-23, 07:56

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by bjwil1991

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Getting the Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325Lc repaired. Fixed the floppy booting issues, but it doesn't want to read/write 1.44MB diskettes (I think the cable needs to be replaced), but ironically reads and writes 720K diskettes fine. I also made a 4.8V battery for the system to keep the time and …

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Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325Lc adventures: repairs, woes, and other things

Posted on 2024-04-22, 16:31

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by bjwil1991

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I got a Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325Lc last week and the original hardware (HDD and FDD) weren't working at all and I did some digging and found out the battery leaked and caused a bit of corrosion on the board. Currently, I installed a 1.44GB HDD and wrote a hard drive image to the drive from my …

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Re: Newly made PCMCIA sound card

Posted on 2024-04-19, 13:35

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by bjwil1991

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Imagine a Pico with different sound sources from Adlib to Sound Blaster, GUS, CD emulation (loading ISO files and music/audio files) with CDDA, and all of that using commands to switch from one to the other. Unless that's too much, but that would be cool to have. This is actually what it does. SB, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-18, 13:07

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by bjwil1991

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Bought a Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325Lc bundle (equipped with an AAUI NIC, a cable for the 8-pin mystery port, docking station/port replicator, detachable trackball mouse, documentation, charger, and the laptop itself with a failing 120MB HDD). My plan for the Zenith laptop is to attempt to …

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Re: Newly made PCMCIA sound card

Posted on 2024-04-17, 13:57

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by bjwil1991

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Imagine a Pico with different sound sources from Adlib to Sound Blaster, GUS, CD emulation (loading ISO files and music/audio files) with CDDA, and all of that using commands to switch from one to the other. Unless that's too much, but that would be cool to have.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-15, 03:32

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by bjwil1991

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nfraser01 wrote on 2024-04-14, 13:02: bjwil1991 wrote on 2024-04-14, 12:53: Bought a Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325Lc bundle Love tht aesthetic that Zenith had at that time... I agree. I also didn't know they used a tree as their logo back then. I also have a DigiSpeech Port*Able Sound parallel …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-04-14, 12:53

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by bjwil1991

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Bought a Zenith Data Systems Z-Note 325Lc bundle (equipped with an AAUI NIC, a cable for the 8-pin mystery port, docking station/port replicator, detachable trackball mouse, documentation, charger, and the laptop itself with a failing 120MB HDD). My plan for the Zenith laptop is to attempt to …

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Re: Newly made PCMCIA sound card

Posted on 2024-04-06, 22:16

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by bjwil1991

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GUS in PCMCIA form with the design you made.

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