Re: FastDoom. A new Doom port for DOS, optimized to be as fast as possible for 386/486 personal computers!
Posted on 2021-02-17, 08:36
wow this is crazy, text mode doom 🤣 nice!
Re: A new mTCP is available! (version 2020-01-01)
Posted on 2021-02-16, 22:52
Re: XTCF ISA 8-bit very low profile and SPLD based, my next project.
Posted on 2021-02-16, 12:29
well I checked my storage and found those connectors I had - they are not reversed sadly... would be a nice opportunity to use them in something but nope!
Re: Amstrad MegaPC - Hopeful Resto Build
Posted on 2021-02-16, 10:35
I think there are pots inside the monitor to fix this - but I don't remember for sure... here is the service manual and the monitor schematics with better quality, could be of help: http://www.mediafire.com/file/xux0fvv3z11tdf1 … -scans.zip/file page 25 has alignment instructions
Re: Project: Mini functional Windows 3.1 standard mode/ svga 256 color/ 32bit fat.
Posted on 2021-02-16, 10:29
oh! I like this - a mini 3.1 system maybe have a version with just vga/16c driver as well so that it runs with every vga out there
Re: Amstrad MegaPC - Hopeful Resto Build
Posted on 2021-02-16, 07:53
great!!!!! so it was that fat trace (probably the 12v line if I had to guess), nice! enjoy! the screen is REALLY good on megadrive mode - just that compression it does on the right side is annoying (at least to me) so if you do one thing on the monitor then just replace C521 😉
Re: Amstrad MegaPC - Hopeful Resto Build
Posted on 2021-02-15, 19:09
oh another mega-pc owner! welcome to the club :) the only suggestion I have is to ask if you have you checked that the monitor vga cable and the ribbon-cable that connects the megadrive card to the motherboard are OK? maybe there is a break and it causes this issue... I can see some bowing on the …
Re: Amstrad Mega PC memory
Posted on 2021-02-14, 21:36
I am using Tiido's 4MB simms - they fit and work perfect : https://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?107626-Newly-made-4MB-60ns-30pin-SIMMs also keep in mind to fill all 4 slots with ram to squeeze every last drop of speed form the bus : https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=897506#p897506 running …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-02-13, 15:29
Predator99 wrote on 2021-02-13, 15:16: Puh, long story but the parcel finally arrived 😀 hohohoho another awesome grab Predator99! 😁
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-02-12, 07:36
[...] Personally I suspect that it needs a deep clean and a recap. great catch! a recap is needed - can't stress it enough. All A1200/A600/A4000/CD32 have long reached a point where the caps used have either leaked or will leak. Even if it seems OK it is only a matter of time before acid starts …
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2021-02-11, 20:41
PhilsComputerLab Preset for X3MB Buran.DXP is the one to have flashed no tsr mixers are planned (tbh I thought everybody hated them like I do LOL ) really it is weird you are having these issues... are you sure you are setting volumes correctly in the .INI ? some go backwards - meaning larger number …
Re: ORPHINIT: New Init Software For The Orpheus Sound Card
Posted on 2021-02-11, 19:17
hey 120x Orpheus cards totally works and gives surreal mind+roof blowing surround 120:1^2 , what do you mean "it's an error" ? 🤣 🤣 🤣 can't wait to see what the new update brings! 😀
Re: Amibay Registration Problem
Posted on 2021-02-11, 17:13
indeed I am a mod on amibay but this registration issue is beyond my abilities - needs a "dev admin" to mess with the forum software or something along these lines - I do not have that clearance it's quite an old issue that never seems to get fixed... I am so busy with orpheus I rarely log to amibay …
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2021-02-11, 06:38
Ah so you somehow got a X2 with the default dream Soundbank, sorry about that it must have gotten mixed with the updated ones 🙁 About midi/digital balance it should not have been an issue at all - you also flashed the smaller DXP file as well, right? It's the mixer setup for the X2
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2021-02-10, 19:50
nope, nothing new on the 9x front... the only thing missing to make it perfect is to make it use the external OPL3 instead of CSFM - other than that it's fine.
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2021-02-10, 11:17
great thanks for verifying it Arvid! you only need to re-initialize if you want s/pdif active under DOS, win3x driver kills it when it loads
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2021-02-09, 20:34
thanks to Arvid's report I have now created 2 new win3x drivers for non-PnP systems... yes yes it is weird but keep in mind that the original Crystal driver for 3x is hardcoded to IRQ5 and PnP system usage. Although it has options and hidden menus to change these settings they do not work LOL and …
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2021-02-09, 19:10
Not needed - that line on the config.sys is added by the 3x installer and it's baked in the setup script so I could not remove it. What I did remove was the actual file so that line does nothing and can be removed - it's just the stock crystal dos driver to init the chip before 3x starts. I am …
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2021-02-09, 17:58
win3.x drivers are indeed a mess and hardlocked to settings but I never faced this issue... let me investigate it - could be the installer doing different things if it detects a PnP or no-PnP bios edit: just to make sure - the card is initialized under dos before you load 3.x right? because dos-init …
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2021-02-09, 15:13
ok it sounds like a bad cable or a bad jack... I will send you a PM so we can find the best way to address this 😀
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