Re: Joystick + rudder = 1 or 2 game ports?

Posted on 2021-09-10, 19:40

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Thanks for the info! I have a Creative CT2230 SB16 installed which I'm pretty sure supports this fine. So to sum it up: Joystick -> Pedals -> Soundcard Thanks again. Can't wait to get stuck in with F1GP 😁

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Joystick + rudder = 1 or 2 game ports?

Posted on 2021-09-10, 14:42

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I have a CH Products Virtual Pilot Pro joystick/wheel and the Pro Pedals on the way. Do I need 2x available game ports or can I just use the one game port on my SB16 card (either with a dual port adapter or does this wheel+pedal combo have a thru cable to connect the two together?) Anyone have …

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Possible to display DOS/Win95 PC on a PVM?

Posted on 2021-07-12, 00:37

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Looking to consolidate my displays and wondering if I can hook my old PC up to my Sony PVM-14M4A somehow. In terms of connections I'll need to convert the HD15 (VGA) cable to SCART which I'm pretty sure I can sort out. But I'm unsure about the video standards - the PVM displays RGB 15kHz - I'll need …

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Re: Possible to install ESS AudioDrive ES1868F in MS-DOS mode of Win 95?

Posted on 2021-06-22, 04:31

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Thanks for the suggestions. Out of interest, I formatted my drive and installed pure DOS 6.22 and I ended up with the same issue with the DOS drivers (it froze when I ran the install EXE...) not sure what's going on. Maybe it's the card I bought... So dual boot won't help since it's not working in …

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Possible to install ESS AudioDrive ES1868F in MS-DOS mode of Win 95?

Posted on 2021-06-16, 10:44

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I bought an ES1868F for older SB Pro support, to go alongside my CT2230 SB16. I currently have Windows 95 installed and am wondering if it's possible to install the ESS drivers in MS-DOS mode only? Using the drivers on philscomputerlab: https://www.philscomputerlab.com/ess-audiodrive-es1868.html …

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Re: Possible to "transplant" floppy disk shells?

Posted on 2021-02-21, 01:25

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks! I'll have a read through. Didn't see this in my search earlier.

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Possible to "transplant" floppy disk shells?

Posted on 2021-02-21, 00:37

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I have some floppy disks that have become corrupt which, thankfully, I have images of still. These disks have printing on them (not stickers) so I'm wondering if there's a way to open them up and replace the insides? Then I could write the images back on to them. Is this possible? I remember reading …

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Re: Disk Images for Dune II: Battle for Arrakis?

Posted on 2021-01-29, 03:19

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Steapa wrote on 2021-01-29, 02:21: I always download my floppy images from the "The Good Old Days IBM PC Floppy Collection" at archive.org I found 5 different versions over there, just search for "Dune 2". This is it! Thanks!

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Re: Disk Images for Dune II: Battle for Arrakis?

Posted on 2021-01-29, 00:24

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Yeah, they only have the US release and it's the full directory. Not disk images. I'm hoping to find the images so I can try to copy back onto the original disks (I've done this for a couple of other games I own which had the same issue)

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Disk Images for Dune II: Battle for Arrakis?

Posted on 2021-01-28, 23:04

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I received a complete copy of Dune II: Battle for Arrakis in the mail today! Sadly, disks 3+4 aren't reading... Does anyone have access to find disk images for this version? I've tried to locate them myself but can only find pre-installed versions for DOSBox etc. and I don't have access to those …

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Re: CT2230 SB16 Digital Audio Clicking/Popping?

Posted on 2021-01-04, 02:25

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Thanks for the info guys! That is a real shame I grew up on the SB16 sound and had thought this card was free of issues - turns out none of them are... UFO is one of my favourite games ever so I may consider replacing my card just for that

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Re: CT2230 SB16 Digital Audio Clicking/Popping?

Posted on 2021-01-03, 02:43

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Tried pure DOS and no difference... Pretty sure it's just the card?

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CT2230 SB16 Digital Audio Clicking/Popping?

Posted on 2021-01-03, 01:52

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I have a newly installed CT2230 card and so far so good, except for UFO: Enemy Unknown specifically I am getting a lot of clicking/popping during digital audio (midi music sounds fine it's just the sound effects that are a problem). I've tried playing around with different IRQ and DMA combinations …

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Re: Testing tool for DOS to check stereo CD audio?

Posted on 2020-12-01, 20:55

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Thank you, that gives me the SB16 connector pinout so I'll track down a pinout for the CD-ROM side and make sure it's lined up correctly 😀

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Testing tool for DOS to check stereo CD audio?

Posted on 2020-12-01, 20:42

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Got a new CD audio cable for my SB16 and just want to make sure it is wired the right way around (L/R) - is there a DOS tool out there I can use to verify left/right CD audio? I guess I could burn an audio CD with left-only/right-only tracks on it to test? In which case, what is a recommended CD …

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Re: CT2230: Should I use SBBASIC drivers or the 3 disk SB16 MCD drivers?

Posted on 2020-11-12, 02:58

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Thanks! Just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to lose functionality if I didn't use the included driver disks (they appear to add on a bunch of apps I don't want).

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CT2230: Should I use SBBASIC drivers or the 3 disk SB16 MCD drivers?

Posted on 2020-11-12, 00:26

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Just acquired a CT2230 card and I'm wondering if I can just use the sbbasic.exe install for drivers, or do I need to use the 3 disk install found here? http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1135 I'd prefer to use sbbasic due to its small size and ease of use, but will I lose functionality …

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Questions on using CH Virtual Pilot Pro + Pedals on DOS

Posted on 2020-10-31, 21:59

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Looking to pick up a CH Products Virtual Pilot Pro yoke and Pro Pedals for use on F1GP on DOS. I was wondering will I need 2x gameport inputs or does the yoke + pedals connect to each other to combine into one gameport? Currently only have one input via the soundcard so if I need another, what is …

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Re: CT2230 "French Version"?

Posted on 2020-10-21, 01:56

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Interesting! Thanks for the replies. So looks like it doesn't really matter if it's there or not given hardly any games used it... any idea if there's a difference with the "French" chip? I'm guessing no difference, just where it was manufactured?

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CT2230 "French Version"?

Posted on 2020-10-20, 20:38

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Hi guys, I've been shopping around for a CT2230 SB16 and noticed there is a version that looks slightly different - see below: CT1745A '92 chip + CT1748A '92 chip: https://i.imgur.com/7a4t2tW.png CT1745A-S '94 "France" without a CT1748A: https://i.imgur.com/2OZoPT0.png Anyone know what the …

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