Re: Vodoo 2 Sli vs Vodoo3 ? Which configuration would be more flexible?

Posted on 2023-05-26, 21:10

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by AppleSauce

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This is pretty much why I opted for having voodoo 2s in sli vs a voodoo 3 as you can pair them with some kind of geforce card for better direct 3d and opengl support. Plus not to mention you can in addition to the agp geforce also throw in a pci card like say a matrox mystique for even more API …

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Re: What's your absolute favorite piece of retro hardware?

Posted on 2023-05-23, 16:41

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by AppleSauce

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Probably going to have to go with the roland MPU 401. Although it was a bit pricey its probably amongst the best value retro purchase I've ever made. I've played a ton of games in DOS using a midi desktop module paired with this and its never skipped a beat. No need for TSRs or emulation , just bare …

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Re: Your favourite coop games for dos and windows 98?

Posted on 2023-05-23, 09:41

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by AppleSauce

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Jazz Jackrabbit 2 has split screen co-op iirc.

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Re: Five sound cards, one computer? Questions before I buy

Posted on 2023-05-19, 12:36

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Comes down to resources, even then you can get away with sharing IRQ's etc in some instances. I forget the name but someone here did put in a crazy amount of cards and explained how he managed it, but it's definitely possible I think it was carlostex iirc? He had that crazy Sonic Ecstasy build with …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-05-06, 16:35

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Jesus , hopefully these outrageous prices justify Keropi or someone to make a reproduction at some point 😆 Filename collectibles.PNG File size 235.25 KiB Views 289 views

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2023-05-06, 01:52

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Here's another picture of my janky setup (I'm pretty sure I posted one before) , excuse the rats nest of wires. Oooh that Microsoft Sidewinder 3d Pro 🤤 (in front of a rather silly amount of MIDI boxes!) - I recently bought a modern Logitech joystick to play the modern Descent remakes and... damn, …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2023-05-05, 15:53

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by AppleSauce

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Here's another picture of my janky setup (I'm pretty sure I posted one before) , excuse the rats nest of wires. Finally I've got everything up and running. Some changes: Amiga 500 now has a expansion lid with compact flash slot that a mate of mine printed. Got a monitor stand for the CM8833 Mk2 and …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-04-28, 18:13

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They aren't totally compatible with all MFC games because the IBM MFC uses a proprietary midi interface but I think a few games are mutually compatible with both since sierra supported basically every sound device in the 80s. So your best bet might be an FB01 hear what the card sounds like in some …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-04-28, 08:58

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Alright, I'm looking to see what this community considers as "fair value" for a Soundblaster Live PCI, not gold. I'm in the market for one, and would like to know the value range to look at. As far as I know sound blaster lives are still dirt cheap , should be like what 5-10 dollars worth or so? …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-04-28, 04:49

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LGR driving up them prices again XD For anyone that doesn't know it has the basically the same audio chips as the yamaha FB01 desktop synthesizer which are way cheaper. They aren't totally compatible with all MFC games because the IBM MFC uses a proprietary midi interface but I think a few games are …

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Re: High-end Windows 95 gaming PC?

Posted on 2023-04-27, 13:27

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by AppleSauce

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I've got a Pentium 1 MMX @ 233 MHZ, paired with a Voodoo 1 for that period and a AWE64 Gold. The problem with the win 95 early 3d period is it relies alot on proprietary 3D graphics cards, and things can get pretty expensive pretty quick once you look into things like the Nvidia NV1 or the Rendition …

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Re: Hard drive backup software?

Posted on 2023-04-18, 13:03

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by AppleSauce

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Okay well I went a bit crazy and used macrium , winimage and aeomi plus clone then clonezilla to so backups with multiple program since some of the utilities are flakey , managed to get the dos drive imaged onto a spare dodgy drive I had and it boots. The 95 drive though seemed to have been the one …

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Hard drive backup software?

Posted on 2023-04-18, 06:15

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by AppleSauce

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So does anyone know of a good HDD cloning utility for IDE HDDS? My 10 gig western digital caviar drive is making some funny noises and I want to image it to another WD drive. I've tried using Macrium reflect and tried to re-image a spare drive I had as a guinea pig back to the same drive but it …

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Re: Yamaha FB01 Voltage Region Mod

Posted on 2023-04-13, 09:01

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by AppleSauce

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I cant find a 4x5v output transformer but, you can make a custom pcb to place it in that area, put the fuse under the power switch and the rest of the pcb use it to fit 2 pcb transformers like: one of 2x5v 3va for analog and one 2x5v 6va for digital. You have to measure and find 2 that will fit on …

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Re: I Think I'm Ruining All My ISA Sound Cards

Posted on 2023-04-08, 04:18

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Maybe the MA12s are dying? I had a situation where I thought I killed a card but it turned out my corsair speaker combo was giving up the ghost , which was a common issue with that specific model.

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Re: Connecting a Roland MT-32 and SC-55 to a PC with One Sound Card

Posted on 2023-04-04, 06:51

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Kahenraz wrote on 2023-04-04, 00:43: Wow. These are so expensive for a little box. if you think that's bad you should see what mpu 105s go for now on ebay 😆 Filename s-l1600.png File size 1.16 MiB Views 65 views

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Re: Yamaha FB01 Voltage Region Mod

Posted on 2023-04-03, 03:10

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You have 3 options: - use a switching power supply that fits (in this case you can remove more things) and has the correct voltages (try to go for a 100-240v input one). - find a transformer for the device (which fits , you can remove the 'mains input pcb' for more space) that is compatible. - use …

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Re: Yamaha FB01 Voltage Region Mod

Posted on 2023-04-02, 06:20

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by AppleSauce

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I've also noticed the Australian one has this extra component which is just jumpered on the Japanese version. Filename diff.PNG File size 330.17 KiB Views 262 views

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Yamaha FB01 Voltage Region Mod

Posted on 2023-04-02, 06:11

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by AppleSauce

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Just wondering , does anyone know if its possible to change the transformer on a 100V Japanese FB01 to 240V Australian? I think the power system is regional and doesn't have taps , is there any like generic transformer I could fit inside to do the job? Thanks. Filename 20220515_210035 (1).jpg File …

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Re: How has your interest in vintage computing changed over time?

Posted on 2023-03-28, 01:53

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since I've got all my stuff KBM'ed , switchboxed and all sorts of hardware crammed into the computers its a bit easier to focus on hardware and use it , mostly a matter of pressing a few switches and shifting over to another bit of hardware , I'm working towards something similar. How do you handle …

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