Re: Looking for a list of dos games that require an intelligent mode MPU-401

Posted on 2012-03-24, 10:10

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by Paddan1000

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Some games I know about that won't work with the gameport of a Soundblaster 16 are: Eric the Unready Gateway Martian Memorandum Simon the Sorcerer Spellcasting 101 Waxworks Wing Commander Intelligent mode is only relevant for the MT-32. All games with GM support work without it. Then there is also …

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Games lost to humanity

Posted on 2012-03-22, 20:12

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by Paddan1000

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Does anyone know of any games where not a single known original copy or back-up survives? I know the full version of the game Warwizard was presumed lost, although the shareware version was widely available. Fortunately a last surviving copy surfaced and the game can now be downloaded (with the …

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Re: Gravis Ultrasound Classic is acting weird.

Posted on 2012-03-09, 20:42

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by Paddan1000

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I just downgraded from v2.28 to 2.26a. I don't need ultramix anymore to make it work and as long as it works I'm happy.

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Re: Gravis Ultrasound Classic is acting weird.

Posted on 2012-03-09, 19:46

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by Paddan1000

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You were right, Jaqie. Re-installing Epic Pinball fixed the beeps in the intro music and replacing the ULTRINIT.EXE file fixed the problem with the card being silent. I'm glad that the card itself is out of danger, but does this mean that my hard drives are deteriorating? Epic Pinball and the …

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Re: Gravis Ultrasound Classic is acting weird.

Posted on 2012-03-08, 22:03

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by Paddan1000

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Here is a recording of my Gravis Ultrasound playing the intro music from Epic Pinball. Weird beeps are heard at 0:08 and 0:16 in the Mp3. I would like to know what is the cause of these beeps and why they are not present in other games and demos with tracker- or MIDI-based music. It also seems that …

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Gravis Ultrasound Classic is acting weird.

Posted on 2012-03-04, 21:21

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by Paddan1000

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My Gravis Ultrasound Classic suddenly turned completely silent, but otherwise did not report any errors. Both MIDI and digital audio was absent. I found out that I could get the card to play sounds again by adding the switch -eo (enable output) after ULTRINIT.EXE in AUTOEXEC.BAT, which I didn't have …

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Re: Onkyo Wavio SE-50 ISA Soundcard

Posted on 2012-03-04, 11:43

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by Paddan1000

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Only about 10 dollars for the card, but an additional 10 to 20 dollars in sending fee.

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Re: Onkyo Wavio SE-50 ISA Soundcard

Posted on 2012-03-04, 11:12

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by Paddan1000

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If it doesn't have MIDI capability or rivals my SB Pro for game compatibility I won't buy it, since it costs a lot to have it shipped here from Japan. I guess it would be useful in a Windows 95 machine, but I only use DOS. Still, it looks good with the RCA-output jacks and general quality of build. …

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Onkyo Wavio SE-50 ISA Soundcard

Posted on 2012-03-03, 23:10

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by Paddan1000

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I found an interesting sound card for sale called "Onkyo Wavio SE-50 ISA". http://www.c.do-up.com/home/kawano/WAVIO.htm (Scroll down for pictures) I can't find any information in English about the card so I suppose it was only released in Japan. It's ISA however and should work fine in my DOS …

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Re: How to chain midi devices for dos games -- i.e. MT-32 and a SC-55 ??

Posted on 2012-03-02, 19:06

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by Paddan1000

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The best way is to connect the SC-55 as the first device and the MT-32 as the second. Then you can mute the SC-55 whenever you only want to hear the MT-32. If you only want to hear the SC-55 you simply leave the MT-32 turned off.

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Re: Is the Roland LAPC-I MIDI-interface MCB-1 different from the japanese version MCB-2?

Posted on 2012-02-23, 00:26

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by Paddan1000

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I figured out that the +5V and the Ground pins were the same for the LAPC-I and the LAPC-N. That was enough for me to dare connect the MCB-2 to the LAPC-I. Too bad it doesn't seem to transmit any data to my external MIDI modules. Is there anything else I should do except just plug it in? And what is …

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Re: Is the Roland LAPC-I MIDI-interface MCB-1 different from the japanese version MCB-2?

Posted on 2012-02-22, 00:32

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by Paddan1000

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I received the MCB-2 today. Does anyone have any final advice to give before I take the chance and connect it to my LAPC-I?

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Re: Anyone here into EGA cards? I found a NEW one on Ebay

Posted on 2012-01-31, 15:31

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by Paddan1000

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I had to suffer EGA graphics until 1994 and could never play Wolfenstein 3D like my friends did. That's one part of nostalgia I can do without.

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Re: Faulty LAPC-I

Posted on 2012-01-31, 15:27

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by Paddan1000

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Are you playing several games in a row without restarting the computer in-between? That makes the card sound weird since sound patches from a previous game will remain when starting a new game if the card isn't reset by restarting the computer. Also, which jumper did you set for the IRQ? For IRQ2 …

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Re: 1990: What hardware were you using?

Posted on 2012-01-30, 12:13

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by Paddan1000

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

1990 my family bought a 386sx 20 MHz with 2 MB of RAM, EGA graphics and no sound card except the speaker to replace the 286 that broke earlier that year. Until its retirement in 1994 we upgraded it with a new harddrive, a math co-processor, 4 more Megs of RAM, a Soundblaster 16 and SVGA graphics.

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Re: Is the Roland LAPC-I MIDI-interface MCB-1 different from the japanese version MCB-2?

Posted on 2012-01-30, 11:56

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by Paddan1000

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Perhaps I can open up the MCB-2 and look inside to figure out the pin-out. I found your previous posting with the schematics for the MCB-1. If the MCB-1 and 2 are different perhaps I can make an adapter that rearranges the pins. I know I can't just use a standard MIDI/Gameport-adapter since the …

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Best AWE32?

Posted on 2012-01-29, 20:24

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by Paddan1000

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I've been thinking of building a computer with an AWE32. I wonder which revisions fullfill the following demands: 1) Non-PnP 2) Genuine OPL3-chip 3) No hanging note-bug It would be a bonus, but not required for it to have an onboard IDE-port. The AWE64 is disqualified because it doesn't fulfill …

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Re: Is the Roland LAPC-I MIDI-interface MCB-1 different from the japanese version MCB-2?

Posted on 2012-01-29, 19:30

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by Paddan1000

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I've bought the MCB-2 (and the LAPC-N that was included) for 30$. It will be sent to me from Japan by boat and arrive in a couple of weeks or months. I'll update then of whether it works or not with the LAPC-I.

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Is the Roland LAPC-I MIDI-interface MCB-1 different from the japanese version MCB-2?

Posted on 2012-01-26, 00:57

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by Paddan1000

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I've been looking for a long time for a MCB-1, so I can connect my Sound Canvas to my LAPC-I and have them use the same system resources. I've never found one, but I know where I can buy a MCB-2, which was made for the japanese LAPC-N. Would this MCB-2 work with my LAPC-I too, just like a MCB-1 …

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Re: Soundfonts in Windows 7

Posted on 2011-09-21, 10:52

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by Paddan1000

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I'm using Windows 7 64-bit and I load soundfonts using the Creative Soundfont Bank Manager like Davros does above. I downloaded Vista MIDI mapper and it seems to have done the trick. Now I just have to buy a USB MIDI interface, since the gameport doesn't work in Windows 7. Or does it? Are there any …

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