Re: Swedish Sound Blaster 1.5 clone and GUS PnP clone

Posted on 2023-07-18, 19:44

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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I uploaded some samples to the YouTubes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez62mlUWSMM Thanks for posting! Just a note but Jazz Jackrabbit doesn't use OPL2 (FM synth). It's tracker music that uses digital samples. I had no idea about Jazz. It sure sounds good. I uploaded a few other samples as well. …

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Re: Swedish Sound Blaster 1.5 clone and GUS PnP clone

Posted on 2023-07-18, 17:16

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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I uploaded some samples to the YouTubes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez62mlUWSMM

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Re: Swedish Sound Blaster 1.5 clone and GUS PnP clone

Posted on 2023-07-14, 23:38

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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I bought Sweish David's Blaster 1.5 replica. I live in the United States. The build quality seems nice, but I am probably not the best judge. I jumpered mine to output line level and have tried a handful of games in my IBM MMX desktop. It sounds fantastic. I have never had a real OPL2. Ive had …

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

Posted on 2023-05-29, 20:41

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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I have had some more time to work on this. I got my motherboard in, and ai tried running with five soundcards at once. The whole computer is unstable when I do that, and worse once the graphics drivers get installed. I pulled two of the cards and I have been able to make this current configuration …

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

Posted on 2023-05-20, 18:35

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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I may need to revise my plans for this build, but the core goal is still the same: to have access to ESS, Crystal, Yamaha, and OPTi FM cards in the same machine. A secondary goal is for this to also play nicely with my Roland SC-880 and also my MT32pi over MIDI from a gameport on one of those cards. …

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Five sound cards, one computer? Questions before I buy

Posted on 2023-05-18, 22:40

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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By this point, I have amassed a large selection of nice soundcards, all of which I enjoy and appreciate on some level. I'm running low on space at home, and I really want to downsize to a single computer for my Windows 98/DOS gaming needs and another single computer for my XP/7 gaming needs. This …

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Re: What's the best LCD of DOS gaming? (re: 21" CRT is too big!)

Posted on 2023-03-02, 13:57

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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For a space limited people : 1) Buy capture card for main PC (needs to support 70Hz modes/DOS resolutions, doesn't create much lag [cheap USB stuff is bad at this]), 2) Connect retro PC to capture card and set up software capture 3) Profit This is in no way an acceptable solution and should not be …

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Re: What's the best LCD of DOS gaming? (re: 21" CRT is too big!)

Posted on 2023-03-02, 02:30

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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I am not as pessimistic on this topic as others. I use an LCD as my primary display in my old-computer setup. Some LCDs can handle the DOS stuff quite well, including 70Hz refresh modes and DOS VGA/VESA resolutions. Most can not. That doesn't mean that good ones are rare, but they are not well …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2023-02-11, 06:28

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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This is a work in progress. The whole rack is dedicated to this hobby, but this is the shelf that I am ready to show. There are three IBM-compatibles, one IBM, one Sound Canvas 88-series, and a KVM below.

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Re: First build with a BX440: what GPU should I get?

Posted on 2023-02-05, 23:16

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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That link started timing out for me a couple of years ago. It's still not loading. Working fine here. Ah, internet... Do you have a way to convert it to an offline format? I miss having it as a general reference. He lists Keen4 and Jazz and those are both deal-breaker must-haves for me to consider …

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Re: First build with a BX440: what GPU should I get?

Posted on 2023-02-05, 22:28

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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That link started timing out for me a couple of years ago. It's still not loading.

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Re: First build with a BX440: what GPU should I get?

Posted on 2023-02-05, 19:18

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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The ones that do not need another main GPU (ie the Banshee and Voodoo3 series onward) actually do not have very good compatibility in DOS with games that do not explicitly support the card. What are you basing that on? The Voodoo 3 is known for having excellent DOS compatibility unless you're …

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Re: First build with a BX440: what GPU should I get?

Posted on 2023-02-05, 19:06

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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d3vilsadvocate, please tell me more about the monitor that you have decided to use here. I would like to know what the monitor's native resolution is, which inputs it has available, and if you need to have other devices connected to this monitor at the same time as your old-PC. You are probably not …

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Re: First build with a BX440: what GPU should I get?

Posted on 2023-02-05, 02:22

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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...I'm struggling with my GPU purchase. On one hand, I'd like to get a Voodoo... ...Also I'm wondering if I could then output the signal via DVI to my current monitor (with an HDMI adapter) since I don't currently have the space for a newer monitor...? Do you have a specific game in mind for which …

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My adventure game PC build: Magellan MMX

Posted on 2023-01-25, 23:46

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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If you read to the bottom, I do have some questions that I was hoping people might help me with. I play most of my PC games on a fast K6-2 with integrated ESS-FM audio and a GeforceFX5200 PCI card. This configuration works quite well for the vast majority of DOS and Windows games that I like to play …

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Re: AMD K6-2/450 Fan?

Posted on 2022-11-18, 23:31

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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Can a AMD K6-2/450 be used with just a heat sink and no fan? Yes, in the correct situation it can. I have a Compaq that shipped with a 380Mhz and I swapped it to a 533Mhz running around 450Mhz and it has never had a fan. The heatsink is only about a half-inch thick, and not copper. This is a small …

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Re: DOS driver for RetroWave OPL3

Posted on 2022-10-31, 17:21

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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Someone please tell me how to get this working in DOSBox-X. The Mac recognizes the OPL3 Retrowave Express in the system profiler on the USB bus.

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Re: DOS driver for RetroWave OPL3

Posted on 2022-10-31, 16:39

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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I just received my RetroWave OPL3 -Express-, the currently-shipping USB-only version. The original is not going to be made anymore because of parts shortages or something. But I'm fixing to test it today in DOSBox-X on my mac. My eventual goal is to get it working on a small Pi-like ARM SBC in …

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Re: Pentium 1 366mhz The Infamous Golden Tiger

Posted on 2022-10-31, 14:58

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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Tell me more about golden tigers please

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Re: ScummVM support for <=Windows 2000 dropped

Posted on 2022-03-13, 01:00

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by TOMMY_THE_DOG

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I would like to point out that, as of this moment, the most recent release of ScummVM is available for Win9X. They don't bother building every single release for 9X, but it is not yet deprecated. We are still receiving updates. I have ScummVM 2.5.1 running just fine in Windows 98SE on my K6-2 system …

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