Re: BlasterBoard 2.0 : A modern SB 2.0-compatible ISA sound card
Posted on 2019-03-03, 11:18
Never saw one that was properly shielded, they all just have cheap plastic grey sleeves.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-03-03, 11:16
detritus olentus wrote: Picked up this lovely little 486dx2 system today. Why did people mount 3.5" floppy drives in 5.25" bays with extra converters? I keep seeing this and it beats me..
Re: C3 and Slotket
Posted on 2019-03-03, 08:06
Cyrix/VIA jumper on these for example:
Re: IBM 486dx66 or Cyrix 486dx66 ?
Posted on 2019-03-01, 11:57
I stand corrected. 😵
Re: IBM 486dx66 or Cyrix 486dx66 ?
Posted on 2019-03-01, 08:52
IBM used Cyrix processors. So they should perform the same. Intel/AMD 486 processors are faster per clock. Especially the ones with 16KB and WB cache (like Intel SK096 - only Cyrix 5x86 is faster per clock). IBM also produced and used Intel processors and called them Blue Lightning. Here is one …
Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread
Posted on 2019-03-01, 07:51
Re: Rage128 driver performance
Posted on 2019-03-01, 06:07
Yeah png screenshots in say 3dmark and I dont know Quake 2 would be great for IQ comparispn.. 62xx seema to perform but maybe it ia buggy and does not render correctly? Great work as ever though. There are some bugs that I noticed running the benchmarks. Most of them are hard to get in a screenshot …
Re: Need right serial port cables ?
Posted on 2019-03-01, 06:03
Okay, I have some Rasberry pi wires that I can hook up to the serial ribbion to find out the pin-outs. I am also going to use these rasberry pi wires to create a new ribbion mod. Let us know how that works; the dupont jumper wires should do the trick, but if you have a solder type DB9 you will have …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-03-01, 05:49
Hey, the C1084 was no slouch! Is the 1084 capable of displaying VGA? I was under the impression that VGA went out of its frequency range. I love the 1084, it's possibly my favorite monitor of all time. Composite, Luma/Chroma, CGA, and RGB all in the same monitor! Eh, it's a different beast …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-03-01, 05:26
Are you planning to test Voodoo cards on this? Because that Rage II.. 😁
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-03-01, 05:25
Friend of father gave me this NEC MultiSync JC-1401P3A monitor. It is one of the first VGA capable monitors, and was ranked among the best when it was introduced in 1986. https://i.imgur.com/ggXDVFgl.jpg Wow. VGA in 1986. That was expensive. My family bought an Amiga 1000 that year. Hey, the C1084 …
Re: Need right serial port cables ?
Posted on 2019-03-01, 05:22
Hey it's not rocket science, now that I have more time let me explain. This is the pinout of a DB9: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 This is what a Linear header looks like: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 This is what a Staggered header looks like: 1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 0 Now get a multimeter, go to continuity mode, hold one …
Re: Authenticity vs Power
Posted on 2019-03-01, 05:14
SirNickity wrote: Could just be that the sound card in question was too close to the CPU in a previous Athlon build, has suffered massive heat damage, and no longer works correctly. 😁 Well played, sir.
Re: BlasterBoard 2.0 : A modern SB 2.0-compatible ISA sound card
Posted on 2019-03-01, 05:13
SirNickity wrote: Honestly, we're lucky we heard ANYthing but noise. This is my experience with CD-ROM Audio cables 20 years later using at least twice as high quality components. No wonder I had a seperate CD-Audio music system all the way back in 1996..
Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player + Munt VSTi + BassMidi VSTi
Posted on 2019-03-01, 05:10
EDIT: well that failed on my 486. It demands a co-processor. I'll need to find another tool that slows down the PC enough to not crash when running Space Quest III. Maybe Try: CacheOff . That one is really simple. I considered compiling SetMul with no-FPU settings before, but I am still in doubt …
Re: My 3DMark01 Mega Thread
Posted on 2019-03-01, 05:08
MMX wrote: Here is one of my oldie but hardworking systems 😊 A64 3400+ (S754) + GA-K8NS Pro 3D Mark 2001 SE (330) 21430 Peculiar that you would get a 10% lower score than I did using just a X1950PRO on a Radeon 3700+ - this benchmark really scales with CPUs..
Re: What are your computer-related obsessive-compulsive disorders?
Posted on 2019-03-01, 04:45
I build systems to cover 2 or 3 year eras. For a system build to be complete for me, I must have installed every single game from that timeframe that I want to eventualy (re-)play. Building a system: 1 day Installing (and sometimes obsessively trying to acquire original copies of) games: Weeks
Repurposing a 1998-2000 build for 1999-2001; P3 vs Athlon and GF3 vs Radeon 8500
Posted on 2019-03-01, 04:41
I'm repurposing a Slot-1 P3 700MHX / GeForce 2 GTS system build for 1998-2000 gaming as a 1999-2001 PC to reduce overlap between my systems. Here are my options: Option 1: Gigabyte GA-6OXT (i815 Socket370) P3-1200 Tualatin (Non-S) or Celeron 1000A@1333MHz GeForce 3 Ti200 Option 2: Gigabyte GA-7ZX ( …
Re: Need right serial port cables ?
Posted on 2019-02-28, 22:27
Well, the cable is either staggered or sequential on the port side. Just resolder it the other way around and you're done. Yes, there are 2 parallel standards in existance... So if I set my bios com port settings to “Auto” it should be okay right. So if I flip the cable on the connector with that …
Re: Authenticity vs Power
Posted on 2019-02-28, 21:08
It's worth mentioning that "power" (or modern) is not always a good thing, many games run better on period correct hardware, as it supports the right features and quirks the game needs. It's about what it great for gaming - and in most cases, close to period correct is best. Absolutely. Intent is …
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