Possible to use a single computer for MT-32 games?

Posted on 2017-09-17, 15:42

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by cyclone3d

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I was looking over the list of games that support MT-32 on a wiki, and the most demanding one I saw was Transport Tycoon Deluxe. Not even sure it is worth trying to run it on an older computer as once the cities/routes get huge, it can come to an absolute crawl.. just like the SimCity games. Are any …

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Re: Great PC! But can it run Crysis?

Posted on 2017-09-17, 02:10

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by cyclone3d

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Saving this spot for later. I am testing on both the SP Demo and the GOG updated full version. The SP Demo is getting less that 60fps, while the full updated version is getting 80fps on my main rig at 1920x1080 4xAA Very High 64-bit DX10 64-bit also seems a decent amount faster than 32-bit. So yeah, …

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Re: Atrend ATC 6220 +Win98SE + AGP support

Posted on 2017-09-16, 22:23

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by cyclone3d

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If you are getting video out of them when plugged into the AGP port, then it should be ok. What does the device manager say? Anything that has exclamation points or red Xs? Do you have the latest BIOS for your motherboard? Have you tried resetting the BIOS settings/clearing CMOS?

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Re: Atrend ATC 6220 +Win98SE + AGP support

Posted on 2017-09-16, 22:14

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by cyclone3d

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Do you have two video cards installed or are you trying with two different video cards? What is the model number/brand of the video card(s) ? Pics?

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Re: Trying to save a piece of history.. A voodoo 3 PCI card

Posted on 2017-09-16, 22:09

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by cyclone3d

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Does capacitor C131 on the right hand side of the front of the board have a good connection? It looks crooked. Could actually be broken internally even if it is attached.

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Re: Incompatible motherboard or faulty CPU?

Posted on 2017-09-16, 19:42

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by cyclone3d

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I have a mobo here with a slot A K7 where there was alot of corrosion on the slot A connector causing problems. Cleaning the whole connector resolved this, although it was a very big shit job cleaning the contacts.. inserting into the connector, taking it out and cleaning again some corrosion/dirt …

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Re: Can you see what's wrong with this 275GTX CO-OP?

Posted on 2017-09-16, 02:04

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by cyclone3d

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Replacing paste and thermal pads is not going to fix it. At the very least, the GPU itself probably needs to be reflowed. Way easier and cheaper to just buy a replacement.

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Re: New Retrorig advice

Posted on 2017-09-15, 22:38

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by cyclone3d

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Case looks like a generic case, so it was probably a custom build by a person or local shop.

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Re: Suggestions for a pre year 2000 PCI sound card?

Posted on 2017-09-15, 19:00

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by cyclone3d

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Vortex 2 or SBLive. Ideally both because Live is useless for A3D 2.0 and Vortex 2 is the same for EAX. I'm not sure any of the Live variants are truly worse or superior because I think they all have a relatively noisy main output due to poor design. I haven't used the Yamaha card so don't know how …

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Re: Suggestions for a pre year 2000 PCI sound card?

Posted on 2017-09-14, 19:44

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by cyclone3d

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The best Live that was released before 2000 was the Live! Platinum. The model number is CT4760P. I'm not sure if that is actually the model number on the card or if it is just CT4760 as there were different packages with CT4760 cards. The last letter may just denote what software and accessories was …

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Re: Most common/servicable hardware

Posted on 2017-09-14, 16:26

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by cyclone3d

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How long do you want it to be "serviceable"? The supply of specific brands/models of old hardware eventually dries up and gets hard to find. When willing to replace with similar or even completely different stuff for a desktop build, it becomes much easier. Your geographical location also plays a …

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Re: Voodoo 3 PCI - no voltage concerns?

Posted on 2017-09-13, 21:33

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by cyclone3d

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For the most part, PCI cards will just work. Some motherboards have compatibility problems with certain PCI cards though. You won't damage anything by trying though unless the card is already shorted out. And even then, the motherboard should have protections against being damaged from a bad card.

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Re: Older (but yet newer) 98SE compatible laptop

Posted on 2017-09-13, 19:22

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by cyclone3d

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What about a laptop with a regular Pentium IV 2.8Ghz that does fully support Windows 98SE? You would need to use a USB floppy drive though. Those specs are definitely available with a Geforce FX 5200 Go and possibly even an FX 5600 Go if you can locate one. The hardest part was tracking down a …

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Re: What are the proper SET BLASTER settings for Yamaha DS-XG PCI?

Posted on 2017-09-12, 06:42

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by cyclone3d

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There are a bunch of modified initializers for the YMF cards depending on what motherboard chipset your computer has. I have them all on my google drive. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx6yUkEXCMV-NkY5RklBLWNjT1k They are available for VIA, Intel ICH2, ICH4, ICH5, and SIS. The SETUPDS could be …

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Re: What are the proper SET BLASTER settings for Yamaha DS-XG PCI?

Posted on 2017-09-12, 02:46

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by cyclone3d

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There are a bunch of modified initializers for the YMF cards depending on what motherboard chipset your computer has. I have them all on my google drive. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx6yUkEXCMV-NkY5RklBLWNjT1k They are available for VIA, Intel ICH2, ICH4, ICH5, and SIS. The SETUPDS could be …

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Re: oldschool crossfire

Posted on 2017-09-11, 13:54

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by cyclone3d

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What framerates are you seeing in the games that aren't running both GPUs at 100%? Is vsync disabled? If not and it is not fast enough to run at the refresh rate of the monitor then the fps is going to be cut in half of the refresh rate.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-09-11, 13:48

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by cyclone3d

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This came in the mail today, the second option of a VGA for my Dell Optiplex P3 build , Matrox Millennium G450 PCI: http://image.bolterandchainsword.com/uploads/gallery/album_11505/med_gallery_60983_11505_100547.jpg 8 GBP for shipping from UK, and no cardboard box or antistatic bag just regular …

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Re: Hurricane Irma - what computers to save?

Posted on 2017-09-11, 13:45

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by cyclone3d

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Glad to hear it 😁

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Re: Looking for a good Airplane Game

Posted on 2017-09-11, 01:37

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by cyclone3d

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You should be able to use the joystick with pretty much any game that supports joystick type input. For non-simulator games, the Wing Commander series is pretty sweet. You have Wing commander 1-4, Privateer and Privateer 2. No technically airplane games. They are space flight games and much better …

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

Posted on 2017-09-10, 06:24

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by cyclone3d

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I tested a crap ton of motherboards and CPUs today.. well, at least to POST anyway. Stuff I had gotten a while back and some very recently that I hadn't had the time to mess with. 4x Slot 1 boards I got recently all work as well as a PII-400 and a Slotket with a Celeron 667. Celeron POSTS but does't …

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