Re: 3D Accelerated Games List (Proprietary APIs - No 3DFX/Direct3D)

Posted on 2025-02-05, 20:46

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Quake not related to S3D API, this is just optimized direct3d minigl (opengl32->d3d5?) wrapper. this not deal anything about Proprietary S3 Virge API minigl tranlsates opengl to glide not direct3d. I was needed as early Voodoos lacked a proper opengl ICD, which latter ones got. minigl is mini(mal) …

---

Re: FIC-486-VIP-IO Secondary IDE Interface

Posted on 2025-02-04, 19:12

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Its new step after my last BIOS with correct (as it can be) AMD 5x86 support. 5x86 version is on the THERETROWEB already. There are tons of free space in 4.27GN2A BIOS version - so its no problem to add an BIOS extensions 😉

---

Re: FIC-486-VIP-IO Secondary IDE Interface

Posted on 2025-02-04, 18:56

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Baked new BIOS for 486-VIP-IO with Promise EIDE BIOS extensions - now in test phase. Currently HDD on secondary channel are visible in DOS/WIN without additional drivers! 😀

---

Re: IDE BIOS extension - alternative for XTIDE BIOS

Posted on 2025-01-29, 11:57

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I find the PROMIDE EIDE PRO ISA multicard with universal BIOS extension (attached)

---

IDE BIOS extension - alternative for XTIDE BIOS

Posted on 2025-01-20, 06:18

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi! Are there IDE BIOS extension as alternative for XTIDE BIOS extension As i remember there was universal BIOS extension from Promise or Symphony? Or others? Tnx!

---

ExpertMedia MPG 9920V ISA MPEG1 decoder card drivers

Posted on 2025-01-15, 13:28

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi! In search of ExpertMedia MPG 9920V ISA MPEG1 decoder card drivers I got the card and user manual and LINK to download drivers))) Sad the drivers links are dead((( https://dataexpert.com.tw/service/website/DRIVERV.HTML Maybe someone archive drivers or have this card with software?

---

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2025-01-06, 20:48

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

miroMEDIA View-PC/TV

---

Re: Overclocking water cooled SS7 K6-2+: what's gonna be better for each price

Posted on 2025-01-04, 10:56

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Just get the K6-2+ and dont f..k your brains with watercooling and 384mb. CPU is cold as it can be without water (its mobile CPU in desktop format). RAM more than 128MB gives you penalties in speed in 99% of tasks. 550MHz will work on 600+ freq. without any additional movements. PS. ALI Al 5 mobo …

---

Re: Overclocking water cooled SS7 K6-2+: what's gonna be better for each price

Posted on 2025-01-04, 10:22

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Just get the K6-2+ and dont f..k your brains with watercooling and 384mb. CPU is cold as it can be without water (its mobile CPU in desktop format). RAM more than 128MB gives you penalties in speed in 99% of tasks. 550MHz will work on 600+ freq. without any additional movements. PS. ALI Al 5 mobo is …

---

Re: Need help with a rare ESS1868 based card

Posted on 2024-12-25, 11:07

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I know this thread is old, but is there any chance it requires -5v from the PSU\motherboard for the MIDI synth? I dont think so - it works perfect with any ATX mobo and PSU I attached the correct ESSCFG and ESSVOL and ESS_INIT.BAT file for correct volumes including GM wavetable pin (A:12 parameter) …

---

Re: SAB-2100 ISA Sound card

Posted on 2024-12-25, 02:00

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Hello fellow enthusiasts, I am looking for information on this sound card of mine. Particularly its capabilities. I can see an OPL chip but but I'm not sure about the rest of it. Looks like an IDE header? Was pulled from a working Samsung Magic Station III SPC-8260P. *Image not syncing because …

---

Re: Samsung MagicStation series of PC from mid 90s

Posted on 2024-12-24, 23:03

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Koreian youtube channel with tons of MagicStations - https://youtube.com/@pcretropcworkshop8031?si … 8sMpz8jR2lIgT7u Maybe someone to strong in korean or in youtube users hunt to connect me with channels author?

---

Samsung MagicStation series of PC from mid 90s

Posted on 2024-12-24, 22:45

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hi! Are there owners of MagicStation series of PC from mid 90s? I in search of drivers or disk images for MagicStation 1/2/3 or their derivatives from mid of 90. Tnx!

---

Re: Mitsumi 6x CDROM acting weird depending on OS

Posted on 2024-12-24, 21:05

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I found the source of the problem!!! I still don't understand why, though. It turns out it's one of the CF cards! After finding some time to play with the MS-DOS 5.0 and MS-DOS 6.0 floppy boot disks, I found that they both worked correctly and loaded the MTMCDAI driver flawlessly. So, it's not an …

---

Re: Mitsumi 6x CDROM acting weird depending on OS

Posted on 2024-12-24, 06:43

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Linoleum wrote on 2024-12-24, 03:04: Why are MSDOS 6 and Win95 killing my primary slave port!?! I told u - its a glitchy/uncommon/cheap realization of IDE(ATAPI) protocol in your chipset or BIOS but u sure everything are OK... 😉

---

Re: Mitsumi 6x CDROM acting weird depending on OS

Posted on 2024-12-23, 22:02

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My experience with 486/early Pentijm motherboards - 50% of them comes with some IDE or ATAPI "miracles" 😉

---

Re: Mitsumi 6x CDROM acting weird depending on OS

Posted on 2024-12-23, 22:00

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

OK! If u so sure - no questions at all. Or try connect it thru external secondary IDE card or soundcard with additional IDE channel.

---

Re: Mitsumi 6x CDROM acting weird depending on OS

Posted on 2024-12-23, 20:59

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I think its an CHIPSET or CABLE or JUMPERS issue (MASTER/SLAVE/CABLE SELECT) Not all old systems compatible with HDD and CD on one cable (usual for 286/386 systems but who knows). Give us more details of connections and jumpers settings on CD and HDD

---

Re: Need help with a rare ESS1868 based card

Posted on 2024-12-23, 20:21

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Fresh meat arrival! Hope set up it this week. Filename IMG_2045.jpeg File size 408.87 KiB Views 228 views File license Public domain

---

Re: Win98SE disk compression better than DriveSpace

Posted on 2024-12-23, 20:19

by

by Babasha

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Harry Potter wrote on 2024-12-23, 15:37: I'm currently working on file compression, and if I succeed, I can compress my floppies much better than I'm doing right now. I hope we will see your complete product... until thermal collapse of the universe (joke)

---