Re: What are builds you want to make someday?

Posted on 2020-07-04, 14:41

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by aleksej

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Something based on Advantech MBPC-200 biscuit chassis. https://www2.advantech.tw/epc/newsletter/v19-03-01_00/images/MBPC200.jpg http://www2.advantech.tw/epc/newsletter/v19-03-01_00/MBPC200-5822.htm Loaded with PCM-482x / 582x - 486/586/686 based fanless biscuit board with CRT/LAN. Maybe Express-300G …

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Re: Shortest Sound Blaster (or compatible) card with real OPL3?

Posted on 2020-04-17, 06:05

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by aleksej

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https://hw.fagear.ru/creative-sound-blaster-vibra-16-ct2860/

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Re: Prehistorik game with Creative Sound Blaster Live 5.1 SB0100

Posted on 2020-02-17, 14:35

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by aleksej

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bloodem wrote on 2020-02-17, 11:38: There doesn't seem to be any sound configuration available for Prehistorik, the settings are probably hardcoded. Nope. Run game with R cmd-line argument or just delete GRAWAGA.CFG and voilà.

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Re: STPC Comsumer-II evaluation board based build

Posted on 2019-12-27, 16:07

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by aleksej

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Finally am getting around to messing with this fancy eval board. Can you test two things please? With my STPC Elite 133 (very similar chipset i think) at least two issues annoying me: 1. All tested SB-compatibles doesn't work normally on DMA 1 and 5. With these DMA some games doesn't play PCM, some …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2019-12-27, 14:37

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by aleksej

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Remingtonh wrote: Hi all, This is my internet-connected (via Realtek ethernet card) IBM 5160 PC/XT! I typically use for telnet BBSing, Gopher surfing, and UseNet reading. Could seem to only upload two photos? Oh that beautiful MicroSolutions Backpack 3.5" drive. Want one too. Someday... 🙄

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Re: Torn between two choices.

Posted on 2019-10-05, 07:07

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by aleksej

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dionb wrote: I think I had a keyboard like that - awful squishy rubber domes unfortunately. If this is similar, I'd go for the mouse... There is something more awful than that. Look at arrow keys. BTC 5100C, i'm right?

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Re: SBC in a regular computer...

Posted on 2019-10-04, 14:06

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by aleksej

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Yes, ISA pins isolation and powering through molex/fdd connector should do the trick.

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Re: SBC in a regular computer...

Posted on 2019-10-04, 12:46

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by aleksej

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Powerleap makes fully independent SBCs that occupy ISA slot on MB just for more secure fit besides backplane screw. ISA edge connector on that SBCs has no any signal or power lines. Look for Powerleap PL-Renaissance.

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Re: SBC in a regular computer...

Posted on 2019-10-03, 15:04

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by aleksej

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What happens if i insert i ISA Single board computer in a rugular full working PC? some malfunction? who control the ISA bus??? tnks http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2014/10/11/1227087/372524-83d0b190-4f52-11e4-b38f-929a0c2afa78.jpg http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2014/10/11/1227087/372578 …

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Re: Very compact retro PCs?

Posted on 2019-09-27, 16:06

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by aleksej

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LightStruk wrote: Also, is that some kind of baby AT or micro ATX case? AT. This.

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Re: Wolfenstein 3D Movement Issues

Posted on 2019-09-08, 16:13

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by aleksej

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Not a big deal if you moves slightly in vertical axis in such trapless game - without pitfalls, crushers and etc. Also you can't record your moves in demo, at least in original DOS game. So no catwalk and speed demos and nobody cares. However you may use DOS mouse driver with ability to set …

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Re: Does Kali Still Work?

Posted on 2019-08-14, 10:14

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by aleksej

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Kali master (tracking) server just dead but it not required for work, you always can act as server or specify server address as client without it. Also you can ask these guys. http://maraakate.org/kali/contact.html IRC channel is still active.

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Re: Descent won't work in DOS

Posted on 2019-04-27, 20:52

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by aleksej

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Try to playing with EMM386 or replace it with JEMM386.

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Re: [WIP] Midget Riot: 486 PC in booksize industrial case.

Posted on 2019-04-27, 15:48

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by aleksej

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Still 'ISAless' Midget Jr. finally got a voice too. Yes, i know technically PC/104 is a generic ISA bus. https://i.ibb.co/Nt8LJfV/97.jpg https://i.ibb.co/RDtJ06n/98.jpg Crystal-MM by Diamond Systems, Sound Blaster Pro 8-bit PC/104 module based on ESS 1688 chip. https://i.ibb.co/fCctSSs/100.jpg …

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Re: Any DOS archiver that can deal with LFN and long paths?

Posted on 2019-04-21, 20:18

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by aleksej

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For backup/restore my Windows 95 installation i experimenting a little and choose this: To backup (in Win9x DOS window): Console Win32 zip.exe from Info-ZIP 3.0 package. cmd-line is: zip -r -9 -S xxxx.zip "C:\Program Files" C:\WINDOWS ("C:\My Documents" and etc -optional). -r: recurse (add) subdirs …

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Re: 4DOS Color Prompt?

Posted on 2019-04-03, 16:55

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by aleksej

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in Marvin \ Software

I use $b

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Re: 4DOS Color Prompt?

Posted on 2019-04-03, 15:36

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by aleksej

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I think putting 4CLOCK.COM in bottom-left edge and shifting PROMPT string slightly to the right can do trick. But only current PROMPT would be animated by this way. In all prior upper PROMPTs you will see timestamps, not real time clock. Sorry, reading your "real-time char animation", like a real- …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2019-03-27, 14:25

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by aleksej

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wiretap, oh! looks like you found VS-10S? Or how it branded this time 😉 How good it for your taste?

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Re: Max memory for Asus p55t2p4

Posted on 2019-02-22, 04:12

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by aleksej

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

512mb works well on it. Back in 2005 i build the beast: Asus P/I-P55T2P4 rev3.10. Patched BIOS , TAGRAM chip and 256kb COAST module installed. 83mhz FSB. AMD K6-III+ 550ACZ. Downclocked to 500mhz (83x6). 4x128mb doubleheight SIMM modules by Samsung. FPM, True ECC, 128mb. 512mb in total. IDE HDD 3.5" …

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Re: Interfacing IPX networks with TCP/IP

Posted on 2019-02-21, 13:56

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by aleksej

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

For some DOOM engine based games there is native TCP/IP "drivers" - tcpsetup, idoom, ifrag. Kali service seems to be defunct now, but software itself works without master server - one person acts as server, all other connects to him.

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