Raspberry Pi 4 clone with x86 basis
Posted on 2020-10-07, 14:30
Hi, just found an interesting x86 single board computer that looks like a Pi 4. https://wiki.radxa.com/RockpiX 😀
Re: D drive in Windows 95
Posted on 2020-10-07, 11:50
Any ideas on what could be wrong here? Well, it's just a wild guess. DOS retrieves a HDD's grive geometry via BIOS, whereas Win9x uses its own Protected-Mode driver first. So when the D: drive partition was created with a fake/phantasy drive geometry, Win95 tries to use what it thinks is the true …
Re: Apple prices
Posted on 2020-10-07, 05:18
I’ve always thought useable product should be illegal to “recycle “ unless it’s EOL (which is A concept questionable in of itself) Recycling definitely makes pollution, the only way around that is Reuse Of the three Rs recycling is the least important yet here we are, dumpster diving is a crime and …
Re: MCGA monitor at 15 KHz?
Posted on 2020-10-07, 03:53
Completely unrelated perhaps, but both classic video monitors and VGA CRT monitors disturb the VLF bands with their 15/31KHz noise.. :) Edit: Maybe not completely unrelated. With a soundcard and a software you can run a simple SDR receiver. With a sampling rate of 96 to 192 KHz you can quite a bit …
Re: Emulation on MS Windows 3.1x ?
Posted on 2020-10-07, 03:49
Quick update. Not really an emulator by definition, but WinCLI is a nice command prompt simulator. It can run on systems such as Wabi, for example, which do not support DOS programs out of box. But yes, it's a bit of a far stretch really. The expression of that anime character says it all.. ;) You …
Re: Windows XP on SD card
Posted on 2020-10-05, 20:05
Hi, this is not one of my special fields, but I think that EWF thing from XP Embedded might be useful. 🙂 https://flylib.com/books/en/3.234.1.73/1/ Note that the link is a bit older and that SD-IDE converters may do report the SD card as "fixed" already.
Re: Win311 will not start ?
Posted on 2020-10-05, 16:24
I have DOS 6.22 loaded on my computer with NIC and Sound Blaster AWE64 drivers. Does this thing have a real MPU-401, like an SB16 has? If not, SB16 drivers for Windows 3.1 will try to initialize the MPU-401 over and over for a while. The display may stay black for a minute or so. Encountered this …
Re: Isa sound card that can play back higher quality audio?
Posted on 2020-10-05, 16:19
There's another, lesser known on. The OS/2 video codec (Ultimotion) . It was also released for Win-OS/2. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H3BYvPDdRcQ your link only goes to a youtube video and not and encoder or anything i can use I do have the decoder. If you wish, I can send it via PM no problem. If …
Re: 80x86/Vxx PC emulators with x87, EMS, UMBs and no artificial 640KiB limit ?
Posted on 2020-10-05, 16:17
Quick update. I've found a site with an interesting description of the 640k "barrier". 😀 https://www.filfre.net/2017/04/the-640-k-barrier/
Re: Emulation on MS Windows 3.1x ?
Posted on 2020-10-05, 16:13
Quick update. Found a list of emulators at Wikipedia! Haven't thought it has such a thing! ^^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_system_emulators Interesting list! :) Quick update. Found a list of emulators at Wikipedia! Haven't thought it has such a thing! ^^ https://en.wikipedia.org/ …
Re: Most beautiful Dos-Games for a 486...what are your favorites?
Posted on 2020-10-05, 02:26
This game also has -ahem- nice.. graphics.. https://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/bazooka-sue https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny3YhOSEa5M Unfortunately, it's in German only. But it may run in ScummVM, so Englisch patsches could appear in the future maybe.
Re: Win311 will not start ?
Posted on 2020-10-05, 02:19
I have DOS 6.22 loaded on my computer with NIC and Sound Blaster AWE64 drivers. Does this thing have a real MPU-401, like an SB16 has? If not, SB16 drivers for Windows 3.1 will try to initialize the MPU-401 over and over for a while. The display may stay black for a minute or so. Encountered this …
Re: Emulation on MS Windows 3.1x ?
Posted on 2020-10-05, 02:09
Quick update. Found a few more emulators. I'll also update the older postings occasionally, by the way. :) Otherwise things become too messy, I'm afraid. Please, if you have any recommendations, questions or ideas, please let me know. Feel free to post your finds also; as long as it is somehow …
Re: Hello Vogons, I am new here (introduction)
Posted on 2020-10-05, 01:56
Dear Vogons, I would like to introduce myself, however since this is a public forum, I will keep my real name private (you may PM me if you do need to know ;)). I live in the northern half of The Netherlands, with my wife and kids. Recently I picked up my old hobby of (now retro) computers again. …
Re: CGA monitor (Samtron SC-452) in need of revival
Posted on 2020-10-05, 01:41
Monitors will *need* capacitors checked with ESR meter and replaced any that is exhausted (tired). Electronic repair shop who remembers fixing CRT monitors apply. Cheers, I'm using an L/C meter here to check capacity. It's not ideal, but it works for a quick check. Testing its RF usability also …
Re: Isa sound card that can play back higher quality audio?
Posted on 2020-10-04, 22:02
radiounix wrote on 2020-10-04, 21:55: Also, you might get better performance from a DOS player like Quickview. But the standard Video for Windows player in 3.1 and 95 is indeed fast. There's another, lesser known on. The OS/2 video codec (Ultimotion) . It was also released for Win-OS/2. https://m. …
Re: The Covox Speech Thing on ISA Bus, Dual ISA DAC Card
Posted on 2020-10-04, 21:53
Sounds great! Now make another one with an on-board tube amp! http://www.elexs.de/ef954.htm These battery tubes also exist in a tiny form with wires coming out of the glass valve. 😉
Re: Isa sound card that can play back higher quality audio?
Posted on 2020-10-04, 19:22
The SB16 ASP chip can help in decompression under Windows 9x.. "Accelerating" Windows 95 with Creative's Advanced Signal Processor (CSP)
Re: Moses Network Operating System
Posted on 2020-10-04, 14:40
Could see a use for this pre internet days. Cheep peer to peer network for your non WFW or pure dos environment. Took some people long while to upgrade, My highschool was still running WFW over coax when I graduated in 98. Their days were numbered but probably lasted a few more years with existing …
Re: Moses Network Operating System
Posted on 2020-10-04, 14:33
That's what's called "bad timing": release a peer-to-peer networking product when Windows 95 was just-released, and WfW was already well-established - both with such an option built-in. No wonder I have never even heard about that product... Let's also respectfully remember the armada of plain …
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