Re: Waveblaster Adaptor for IDE-HDD Swap Frames

Posted on 2023-09-16, 14:46

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Hi Paddy, awesome project, and I appreciate the Ernie-edition that really helps me to conveniently swap wavetable modules and external midi modules for my recordings. Not just makes it easier, it also looks great and is well built. I should also mention the possibility to select the needed voltage …

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Re: Avance Logic ALS100 Plus+ REV 2.0

Posted on 2023-08-30, 20:08

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This is mine - So many empty IC pads! Is it upgradable? Left IC pad is for a logic chip providing the IDE interface. Middle pad looks like a place for the DAC needed for the FM synth to me. But this isn't needed anymore with the plus version of ALS100 because it is already integrated into the main …

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Re: ESFM details

Posted on 2023-06-09, 20:53

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Theme Hospital music is great in ESFM mode - I released a video with the complete soundtrack here: https://youtu.be/T_EqeRV0W7g

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Re: Modified BIOSes for ASUS P3B-F, P3V4X, P3V133, CUBX, CUBX-E/L and P3C-E

Posted on 2023-03-09, 20:04

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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I successfully running a Via C3 1200 Nehemiah on my CUBX-L. CPU now is properly detected and working just fine. Thank you very much for your work on this modified bios, DenizOezmen!

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Re: AU8830 chipset questions

Posted on 2023-02-27, 14:25

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I`ve seen the demos but I don't have any knowledge about how to implement or programming A3D. Also never heard of a dev-kit, unfortunately. Maybe someone else know. Good luck!

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Re: AU8830 chipset questions

Posted on 2023-02-26, 22:25

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Hi Reezo, I guess this is not how A3D works. It is not just s spartializer to convert any audio source into a wider stereo field /pseudo surround like SRS WOW, Sensaura etc.. A3D needs direct implementation/support from the game because A3D uses the 3D world model data of the game to compute a dozen …

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Re: Please help me identify and find drivers

Posted on 2023-02-07, 22:35

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Very interesting card. PCB layout reminds me of an OPTi 929 based card (OPTi MAD16Pro) I have in my collection. Maybe the ICs are just rebranded? Diamond did this as an example with Avance Logic ALS007 IC. But if so, the large square ICs should be an AD1848 or Crystal CS4232. But there's also a …

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Re: Diamond Monster MX 200 vs 300

Posted on 2022-11-23, 18:20

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If you already own the MX200, stay with it. There aren't many games that support or took advantage of the A3D 2.0 vs. 1.0. And the Mx200 can do A3D 1.0 very well. Also, with AU8830 (Vortex 2) cards it is the same with 3DFX cards - they are very expensive, not to say overpriced, imo. So for Win 9x …

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Re: Crystalizer TidalWave32 PnP - US made ISA PnP sound card with Samsung KS0161q/KS0171-2M + SIMMS, Yamaha OPL3, etc

Posted on 2022-10-03, 20:39

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I never heard of this or have seen one before. But what a beauty! Please let us know how installation was, and share some records with us. Thanks for preserving the floppy images/drivers.

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Company names with abbreviations

Posted on 2022-07-19, 17:02

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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Hello Friends, I just stumbled upon an old Motherboard box and learned the abbreviation I never was thinking of. Quite interesting, isn't it? QDI -> Quality, Design, Innovation Feel invited to add more!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-14, 16:10

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myrsnipe wrote on 2022-07-13, 19:08: New in box AT case i got off eBay, going to put the gigabyte MB into it Great find! It's ugly but I somehow like it anyway😄 Definitely unique.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-14, 16:04

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Got this no name Yamaha card today, will be a nice fit in a 98 machine

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Re: Hanging notes and intermittent game lockups with ES1370

Posted on 2022-07-13, 08:45

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I've heard of someone who fixed problems by disabling USB keyboard support and use PS2 keyboard instead. If you use USB keyboard you should give it a try.

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2022-07-11, 21:26

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My DVI/VGA capture setup I'm very satisfied with: Kramer Scaler 724XL that scales different resolutions and refresh rate to 1280*720 60hz. Dual VGA output. One goes to a monitor and the other one via generic vga2hdmi adapter and HDMI cable to my Matrox mxo2 max h264 capture box. This also captures …

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Re: Please identify this card Opti / Crystal / Yamaha OPL

Posted on 2022-07-11, 21:07

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I got the same unknown sound card with the Opti941 wavetable and with the opti924 / cs4231a sound chips. I testet it under dos and win 95 . In Vogons driver library there is a driver package for the 924 OPTI chip especially for the pro-multimedia sound card. This driver works fine. I found out that …

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Re: When PC became soulless for you?

Posted on 2022-07-10, 22:40

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For me something changed when PC cases went from grey to black/silver/coloured and RGB blink blink😄 I just love these classic grey/beige towers and desktops.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-10, 21:47

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I stopped by a thrift store today, and to my shock they had a computer part ! A Lacie USB floppy drive for $3.00. It works fine, though when I tried it on an MVP3 board with Windows 98 it caused a blue screen when it tried to install a driver. I had installed NUSB24 driver, so I installed the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-10, 21:44

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I was searching for a Savage 4 Extreme and finally got this Number Nine SR9. Haven't checked clock and memory speed yet, will bench it against a no name Savage 4 soon. Seems u got the same card as me, even the memory is the same Samsung SEC. It is interesting that this card have DVI only... Dont …

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2022-07-09, 18:57

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Version 4.5 sounds great to my ears, nice work @appiah4 👍 For what it's worth I'm comparing it to this recording from an SCC1, because that's the SC55 sounds I'm most familiar with: https://soundcloud.com/user-306991531/doom-scc1 Glad you like it, enjoy and have fun. I've really done very little, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-07-09, 16:54

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I was searching for a Savage 4 Extreme and finally got this Number Nine SR9. Haven't checked clock and memory speed yet, will bench it against a no name Savage 4 soon.

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