Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-04-26, 14:25

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I drove about 45 minutes to pick up via facebook marketplace a new PC today. This is my 2nd retro rig. It is a Gateway model "500." It actually boots up into windows 98. It has I think a 10 GB quantum fireball HD. 2 optical driver that show up in the OS, but the trays won't open. A GeForce MX 200 I …

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Re: My sc-88 only outputs midi on the left channel

Posted on 2020-12-30, 19:36

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roger that, will be kind of scary, but I will see what I can do this weekend

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Re: My sc-88 only outputs midi on the left channel

Posted on 2020-12-30, 16:38

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Is there any kind of guide you could link me for solder points for the device?

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Re: My sc-88 only outputs midi on the left channel

Posted on 2020-12-29, 15:47

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I mean that the output from my SB16 clone that is sent to the input of the SC-88 and then sent back to the line in on the SB-16 contains game sound effects for both the left and right channels. The MIDI sound coming in through the same cable however is only from the left speaker whereas the same …

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My sc-88 only outputs midi on the left channel

Posted on 2020-12-25, 19:25

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The sound card gets mixed through it and both channels work for game sounds. Is there some setting for balance?

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Question about creative cd drive special buttons

Posted on 2020-10-09, 02:03

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When I was a kid my dad bought a kit that contained a sound blaster awe32 and a cd drive plus a ton of games. I wish I had that now... anyway the drive was special in addition to the eject button it had a play/ff button for cd audio. How did this work exactly? It seemed like a great feature to play …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-10-08, 00:26

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I just played for the first time the Secret of Monkey Island and finished in one day. It was great! I played the ultimate talkie version using general midi via my sc-88. I noticed the 2nd game ultimate talkey does not have GM support, but I just learned today I can put the SC-88 into a "CM-64" mode …

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Re: WFW 3.11 + Dos 6.22 on late-pentium-era hardware?

Posted on 2020-10-07, 17:36

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I just went with the first CF adapter I found on Amazon and selected a 32 GB CF card. I have not had any issues running dos/win3x, but its only using 2GB of the space.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-10-07, 17:33

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I just played for the first time the Secret of Monkey Island and finished in one day. It was great! I played the ultimate talkie version using general midi via my sc-88. I noticed the 2nd game ultimate talkey does not have GM support, but I just learned today I can put the SC-88 into a "CM-64" mode …

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Re: Having a real hard time with heroes of might and magic II

Posted on 2020-09-21, 13:35

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I have not received the disk yet, but I did find a working disk image minus the redbook audio and it has confirmed that my disk is the problem. I am able to play both campaigns with this disk img.

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

Posted on 2020-09-19, 23:03

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Filename D95EBEAA-863A-455F-929E-8E72C086EEFE.jpeg File size 1.68 MiB Views 481 views Got MP3s working in Windows for Workgroups

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2020-09-19, 18:52

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Filename 9F4391D4-1328-4C06-AC06-5A3CD137FBFA.jpeg File size 1.84 MiB Views 614 views Filename 77669608-0B3B-4E39-A956-6D04D2BDF301.jpeg File size 1.23 MiB Views 614 views I had the floppy disk version as a kid, the CDROM is much better!

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Re: Having a real hard time with heroes of might and magic II

Posted on 2020-09-16, 22:40

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I was able to source a replacement original disc for $5 so I will be able to rule that out when it arrives. I also have a PCI video card coming for other reasons so I can try that.

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Having a real hard time with heroes of might and magic II

Posted on 2020-09-16, 00:45

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So I own the original CDROM from my childhood and it’s I would say mildly scratched. At first I thought that was the source of my issues, but now I am less convinced. With my cd copy on the initial install it crashes after the initial testing video and then runs ok after except I can’t run the dark …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2020-09-15, 13:00

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Filename 7554A864-3C8A-4E04-B221-9A425BF29B3E.jpeg File size 43.04 KiB Views 811 views I’ve always wanted to play this on the SNES, but never got to. Will try on my DOS rig 🤗

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Re: Windows 3.11 - nVidia TNT2 built-in GPU chip compatibility

Posted on 2020-09-12, 12:00

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Sorry to bump this, but I also can’t get my Riva 128dx to load with the agp Windows 3.11 drivers. I have Windows for Workgroups specifically. I seem to be limited to normal VGA. The official drivers let me select different resolutions and colors in system setup, but none will work. Any ideas? Edit: …

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Re: Seeking suggestions for first ISA model sound card for new dos rig

Posted on 2020-09-11, 22:26

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https://youtu.be/lDB5_CB_RdM Midi on this sound card sounding pretty good to me!

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Re: My Socket 7 Build “Seven of 90’s”

Posted on 2020-09-11, 21:12

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Filename D90FE69E-0168-48F3-96F3-44E61A68843A.jpeg File size 1.75 MiB Views 773 views I got the wiring all organized today. Everything is working except I am waiting on a midi adapter to arrive to test the sound canvas. Once it arrives I will make a video showcasing the build and go over lessons …

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Re: Are MMX chips marked at all to indicate speed?

Posted on 2020-09-11, 15:18

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I did not think to take the CPU out of the socket because in my mind the entire back was just pins which is not the case. When I received the motherboard the CPU was already installed and I wanted to prevent wear and tear and had no other reason to remove the chip. Also installing the head sink was …

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Re: Seeking suggestions for first ISA model sound card for new dos rig

Posted on 2020-09-11, 11:09

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So I have the ALS100 working for every game except heroes of might and magic 2 which is my best game. The sound effects work, but no matter what I select for midi in the sound config I can’t get it to play midi. Any ideas? Heroes 2 with the latest patch but without the expansion has non-functional …

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