OK have two systems out and tried the card in both. In one of them (Compaq DeskPro 486/25) it works in Win3.1 with WSS and Compaq Business Audio (it's looking at address 530??). I thought that would only run the onboard sound but somehow the sound is coming out of the MWave card. But, as stated …

But I can't put it in the same category as the stuff from 1935 -1963. Yes, agreed. Architecture, design, etc definitely peaked in that era. Oi. I was talking about comic books manster. Got it. I feel like a lot more style went into the technology and furniture and buildings of that era as well. …

BitWrangler wrote on 2022-03-19, 03:37: I think most of the stuff in the Anthropocene is pretty cool, monkeys just made pointy sticks. 😂 They also invented flinging poo, credit where credit is due.

But I can't put it in the same category as the stuff from 1935 -1963. Yes, agreed. Architecture, design, etc definitely peaked in that era.

I may mispeak at times, but I don't consider something vintage just because it's 20-25 years old. It's just obsolete. I tend to think that way too, but then I remember that kids who grew up in the nineties probably feel the same way about stuff from that era as I do about my Apple IIe and 8086 …

I wonder how much of the recent surge in prices of vintage computer equipment is really from decreasing supply due to inevitable failure of components vs some kind of pandemic fueled increase in interest in the hobby.

I’m also curious how this system is holding up after another five years have passed.

I am almost wondering if the card has some kind of problem or incompatibility with the computer at this point. Going to swap it to another system as a test.

Also tried the mwave win drivers linked from your original post, same error. 🙁

(Also ran the diagnostics from disk 1, it just says base io error no matter what I put the settings to)

Alright I discovered the jumper config tool and was able to set the address there to the same as mine (the actual jumpers on my boards don’t physically look like the ones in the graphic but they did have some of the same settings). Reinstalled the drivers with the new settings and got the same error …

Got those installed but it tells me it can’t find the card at the default base address. I tried all four jumper settings and it just gave me the same error each time. Any ideas/suggestions?

Thank you I will try them this evening!

I've got the card mentioned in the subject, an MWave 25H5830 ISA card, installed in my Compaq DeskPro (486/25). The card works in Windows 3.1, meaning I have Windows sounds. However, I can't seem to get it to work in plain old DOS. I've found some posts on it on here, and even links to some drivers …

Specifically can you mention what kind of cf adapter and card you used successfully? Thank you!

She is alive again! It must've been the HDD or the converter board. I installed a Gotek and a CF card reader. Loaded up a drive overlay from Phil's....thanks Phil!!! Loaded DOS and away we go. However.....I had forgotten about EDO vs FP SIMMS and ordered EDO RAM. That does not work....I should've …