Re: Ultimate MIDI Emulator Project

Posted on Yesterday, 23:16

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rodimus80 wrote on Yesterday, 20:06: Did Roland make this Subscription only now? It's possible they changed something, but you used to be able to sign up for a free Roland Cloud account and purchase Sound Canvas VA outright. You need to log in to activate the software, but there wasn't a recurring …

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Re: 286 motherboard help

Posted on Yesterday, 14:02

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

If you already removed the keyboard connector and checked and repaired all the visible damaged traces. You'll likely need to remove the BIOS socket and the socket between it and the first ISA slot. From there check each trace. The acid could easily have eaten some traces under those.

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Re: Fact review on graphics card purchase for XP

Posted on 2020-11-28, 20:13

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The fans on a 750ti are very quiet, you shouldn't need to worry about having them stop completely. They aren't like blower-style coolers that force a lot of air movement. If you absolutely need to have custom fan curves you can modify them directly in the card's BIOS. The tools that change settings …

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Re: MPU-401 DOS Audigy emulation no sound in Win98

Posted on 2020-11-27, 02:45

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A fresh install would give the best chance of success. But maybe try out the Win9X version of VDMSound. I'm not sure about the Win9X version, but I thought the NT version installed it's own MPU401 driver that lets you select any Windows MIDI output.

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Re: Upgrading an XP machine to an SSD

Posted on 2020-11-27, 02:30

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm not sure about that drive's controller. But if you under provision and let it idle, modern SSDs can do their own garage collection.

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Re: MPU-401 DOS Audigy emulation no sound in Win98

Posted on 2020-11-26, 02:57

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Since you tried everything else, maybe try cleaning up the drivers. Run the Audigy uninstaller, then reboot into safe mode. Device manager will list any installed driver even if the hardware isn't present. Delete any Creative sounds devices for the Audigy or SB128. Next run regedit and delete HKEY_ …

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Re: Fact review on graphics card purchase for XP

Posted on 2020-11-23, 01:44

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The GTX 460 didn't have great 98 game compatiblity either. It doesn't support 8-bit palleted textures, and I believe some fog table and shadow buffer stuff doesn't work. A GeForce 4 or FX would be the latest Nvidia cards to support those features and those are very much 98 cards as I also view XP as …

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Re: UNISOUND - Universal ISA PnP Sound Card Driver for DOS v0.75e

Posted on 2020-11-17, 22:02

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From the documentation included with the latest release, it appears that you set specific values without using a SET BLASTER variable. I'm trying to use this feature but I can't seem to get it to take them. If I don't have a SET BLASTER it just uses the defaults, or it will use the SET BLASTER if …

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Re: Can i live with a PentiumIII and a sound blaster 16?

Posted on 2020-11-17, 14:12

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

SB Live,Audigy, and even X-Fi cards are very inexpensive. If you are using a Pentium 3, having hardware accelerated audio could give you improved performance in games. That's not even including the higher quality audio you'll get. Yes, a SB16 should work, but there are many other options that can …

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Re: Recommendations for Windows 98 Games That Make Good Use of Force Feedback (Or Any) Driving Wheels

Posted on 2020-11-15, 02:44

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Ajdino wrote on 2020-11-15, 02:40: I found Assassin's Creed and Bastion in there... I'm not digging that list at all. Force feedback can mean anything on that long list. Look under the racing games section. Any racing games that can run on 98 should be what you want. Rumble want really a thing at …

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Re: Recommendations for Windows 98 Games That Make Good Use of Force Feedback (Or Any) Driving Wheels

Posted on 2020-11-15, 01:49

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PC_ga … eedback_support Hopefully you'll find something in there.

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Re: MP-32 : Pi based MT32, GM, ... module

Posted on 2020-11-14, 14:54

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haha yes, i was too ... it was not completed yet, now i probably change into compute module 4 part of the problem, starting more projects than i finish... I better first finally MP32.. need more free time! At least if you target that you'll have some breathing room. Everything is pre-order only …

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Re: MP-32 : Pi based MT32, GM, ... module

Posted on 2020-11-13, 23:57

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Why not make directly a ARM based Wavetable and place all Stuff on One Board. Banks could be switched by sending commands over mpu for example. The Pi has many Stuff that no one needs inside a Retro PC, Wlan, Lan, USB.... etc. It can emulate the Whole Retro PC + MT32... does not feel right to stick …

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Re: Need some driver help with a Windows 98 SE Build

Posted on 2020-11-12, 12:44

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Also do I technically even need to install the onboard sound drivers just because I will not be using anything going into the mb because the soundblaster itself will be hooked in with the drivers for that. If you aren't going to use the onboard sound, go into the BIOS and disable it there so it …

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Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy

Posted on 2020-11-11, 23:45

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Also, with things in the world as they are right now, I also want to put a modem in my retro PC and build a BBS. I think we need to bring back bulletin board services. There are several BBS servers that are accessible over the Internet. You could use a WiModem232 or PiModem to connect a serial port …

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Re: Need some driver help with a Windows 98 SE Build

Posted on 2020-11-11, 21:39

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Also guys do I need service packs for se or anything like that? If you want to use over 512MB of RAM you'll want to install at least the base Unofficial SP3 package. Some programs can still have issues but it's been stable in my experience. I personally skip the other packages. I also recommend …

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Re: Can someone please identify this Graphics Card?

Posted on 2020-11-10, 23:33

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Unfortunately my Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA just decided to die, therefore i'm looking into trying a different motherboard. Right now i'm using a MSI K8MM3-V with a Sempron 64 3000+. Even with maxed out RAM this system is very slow. Should I keep the K8MM3-V and get a better CPU and a SSD? Thanks How …

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Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card

Posted on 2020-11-10, 23:21

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Unisound tool shows "No PnP sound card detected"... Are these drivers for my sound card? My sound card has a hardware volume. How to set up this card in DOS correctly? I have Roland SC-88, DB15 2 Midi, midi and rca-jack cables Looking at the Vogon driver you listed, it says the card is already in …

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Re: Any Analogue.co console users?

Posted on 2020-11-10, 21:31

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Heads up on the Warrior 64, new information is out. MetalJesus did a Youtube video on one. He's normally positive for maybe products that looking a little off like the Seedi. For him to not recommend it troubling. It might be worth canceling if you had a Kickstarter pledge in.

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Re: ESS AudioDrive (ES1868) - a surprisingly good ISA sound card

Posted on 2020-11-10, 16:07

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I have a few questions about ESS1688F. I'm trying to install DOS drivers from Vogels site: ESS 1688/1868/1869 Pre-installed for DOS http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=616&menustate=0 but with no luck. I haven't dealt with DOS for a long time and I don't remember everything ;) Is that a PnP …

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