Re: Cyrix Instead MK2 DOS Build **Photo Heavy**

Posted on 2021-03-08, 20:26

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Received my RAM for the S3 Graphics card today. I bought 4x ETRON EM614163A-50 from the following seller... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-ETRON-EM614163A-50-DRAM-Chip-EDO-DRAM-512KByte-5V-SOJ-40/172319573261?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 It was promptly shipped to the …

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Re: Cyrix Instead MK2 DOS Build **Photo Heavy**

Posted on 2021-03-08, 19:40

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matze79 wrote on 2021-03-08, 19:26: Yeah Virge 325 3D Decellerator. So true! Everything runs so much better in Software. But's been pretty cool playing with the specific game patches. Great dos compatibility though and the VGA output is crystal clear.

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Re: Cyrix Instead MK2 DOS Build **Photo Heavy**

Posted on 2021-03-08, 17:30

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Received my RAM for the S3 Graphics card today. I bought 4x ETRON EM614163A-50 from the following seller... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-ETRON-EM614163A-50-DRAM-Chip-EDO-DRAM-512KByte-5V-SOJ-40/172319573261?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 It was promptly shipped to the UK …

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Re: My "Back to Basics" build and have I broken it

Posted on 2021-03-07, 23:45

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Great clean build. Sometimes it's those middle-of-the-road builds which give you a little more joy! Whats the sound card like in dos? So glad you swapped out the dire Hipro 150w Power supply. I used to see many Tinys in that form factor that needed replacement PSUs back in the day!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-03-03, 19:07

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Happy day! 16147904297280.jpg A more-or-less local PC shop was clearing out their stock room and found piles of 20-year old stuff, particularly cooling equipment. So, NOS Zalman CNPS coolers galore, and a Golden Orb as I already had one and think they look good on dual CPU boards ;) Always loved …

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Re: Cyrix Instead MK2 DOS Build **Photo Heavy**

Posted on 2021-03-03, 18:58

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Finally received my new Heatsink/Fan through the Post. I bought a StarTech 65x60x45mm Socket 7/370 CPU Cooler Fan, new (You have to buy at least two though...) and replaced the Fan with a Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX. It's so much quieter, I've not even had to use the fan adapters to make it quieter. I can't …

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Re: Post photos of your Mega-Luminum computers.

Posted on 2021-03-03, 14:12

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imi wrote on 2021-03-03, 13:55: foey wrote on 2021-03-03, 12:19: I have a few, but this was my first... I love it, do you know the exact model of that case? I believe it is the ATC-S 500. I had to beg the user 6 years ago to post it for me. Was up for collection only. More photos of the build here …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-03-03, 13:37

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I also started playing it recently on my Via C3 system. I experienced lots of in-game crashes initially, however after installing the 1994 patch they went away (the patch was supposedly about fixing music in DOS but it must have had other fixes as well). The is also apparently a new exe in the 2002 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-03-03, 13:33

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Picked up a brand new Gravis Pc GamePad still sealed for less than £20

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Re: Post photos of your Mega-Luminum computers.

Posted on 2021-03-03, 12:19

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Love the Yellow Wave master! I have a few, but this was my first...

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Re: ISA ESS AudioDrive, ES1868F - No Midi in DOS

Posted on 2021-03-02, 18:51

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Joseph_Joestar wrote on 2021-03-02, 18:40: I'm not 100% sure about this, but I think the "A" parameter of ESSVOL.EXE stands for AuxB which is used for the wavetable header. In your case, try changing A:0 to A:8. You might also want to add P330 to your BLASTER variable. Buy that man a beer! That was …

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ISA ESS AudioDrive, ES1868F - No Midi in DOS

Posted on 2021-03-02, 18:13

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Hi all, I've just recently installed a Dreamblaster S2 MIDI Wavetable card to my ISA ESS AudioDrive ES1868F Card. It sounds fantastic in Windows but noticed in DOS it sounded the same. Upon further inspection, all of my Midi settings for games were "Sound Blaster" I've since changed them to General …

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Re: Cyrix Instead MK2 DOS Build **Photo Heavy**

Posted on 2021-03-02, 16:04

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My Dreamblaster S2 arrived today! I've just fitted it, however, I can't seem to get any general midi in DOS. All my games were previously set up with Sound Blaster FM. I've since booted into Windows and can now hear the dreamblaster. More tinkering tonight for sure :) Managed to fix it thanks to …

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Re: Cyrix Instead MK2 DOS Build **Photo Heavy**

Posted on 2021-03-02, 14:11

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You might be able to squeeze more performance out of your S3 card with this:https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=48445 Thanks for the link, I did try this however found it made quite a benchmarks slower. Will stick with the S3VBE patch. Sorry for the slow reply, Real-Life gotta hold of me 😢 …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-03-02, 09:46

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Sam and Max Hit the Road on my Cyrix MII dos machine. Never completed as a child and not played since. I'm actually making good progress, I remember a couple of the puzzles but having a blast. Love the humor. I also started playing it recently on my Via C3 system. I experienced lots of in-game …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-02-26, 07:56

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Sam and Max Hit the Road on my Cyrix MII dos machine. Never completed as a child and not played since. I'm actually making good progress, I remember a couple of the puzzles but having a blast. Love the humor.

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

Posted on 2021-02-25, 21:56

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I just had a really not-fun but truly retro activity last night and this evening. I decided to swap over my Voodoo 5 Tualatin PC from my Abit VH6T in an ATX case, to the Micro ATX Chaintech 6VIA5T in an In-Win D500 MATX case. While taking off the CPU cooler at a bad angle, my flat-bladed …

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Re: Cyrix Instead MK2 DOS Build **Photo Heavy**

Posted on 2021-02-25, 19:16

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My Cyrix MII-300GP arrived today for the sum of £11. The current PX5 BIOS I have does not seem to support the 300, however, it booted instantly claiming there was a Cyrix PR266 installed. Once in the BIOS I was able to set it up manually in the CPU Soft Menu... https://i.imgur.com/sXGLUAk.jpg Onto …

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Re: My Dual Pentium 3 Slot 1

Posted on 2021-02-24, 14:44

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Very nice. What graphics card? What you planning to use it for?

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Re: Cyrix 166+ Instead MK2 Build **Photo Heavy**

Posted on 2021-02-24, 10:25

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I've been testing s3vbe20 (s3vbe318 Package) as suggested by Joseph. I cold booted, installed the TSR via... s3vbe20 /install Once loaded, I loaded the 6x86Opt program, which loaded and found the Graphics Card just like UniVBE. I ran the DOS benches and scored exactly the same as my previous benches …

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