Re: SoftMPU 1.6 - Software Intelligent MPU-401 Emulator

Posted on 2013-10-21, 16:54

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by carlostex

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bjt wrote: I've got an early version of this now, would anyone with a Sound Blaster Pro 2 or earlier be able to test it for me? Why the heck not? I have a Pro 2. Send the program.

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Re: Ye Olde Synthe i486

Posted on 2013-10-21, 09:06

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by carlostex

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Re: Ye Olde Synthe i486

Posted on 2013-10-21, 09:00

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by carlostex

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Put the Adlib Gold in and that's a 5000$ 486!

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Re: CF-IDE troubles with old Phoenix 486 BIOS

Posted on 2013-10-20, 17:32

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by carlostex

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Actually that's not true. You can share only when you can. You have no inherent rights. But you do sound like an american. Wait, what??? I know, because I hate to find "advice" like this on the internet. This is how the world works. We are all different. You you haven't learned this yet you need to …

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Re: CF-IDE troubles with old Phoenix 486 BIOS

Posted on 2013-10-20, 14:09

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by carlostex

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How exactly did you "format" it? Created a new filesystem with FORMAT /Q, right click on icon + click format, create a new partition table, etc...? If i remember correctly, it was just normal right click and click format, though i might be wrong. I don't remember if i tried changing any options or …

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Re: CF-IDE troubles with old Phoenix 486 BIOS

Posted on 2013-10-20, 13:12

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by carlostex

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Because if you leave it at that, it's magical. We all know that it is certainly not magical. I've tried several brands of SD cards and it's not like i could make DOS recognizing them immediately. First thing i formatted the cards in FAT file system normally on Windows. Most cards would be …

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Re: Longest longetivity builds of the 90s

Posted on 2013-10-19, 09:40

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by carlostex

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The problem isn't x86. Even the processor architecture of the future, PowerPC, ran into similar brick walls despite being RISC and much newer. Its the reason Apple dumped it for x86. After 2006, Intel focused on reeling in the excessive power consumption and heat of their CPUs. Some smart …

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Re: How do you / tips for storing / organising your vintage parts

Posted on 2013-10-19, 08:56

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by carlostex

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I like your storage boxes.

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Re: i486 Pentium OverDrive system found in Pristine condition

Posted on 2013-10-19, 08:54

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by carlostex

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Let me get this straight... You found the computer in a storage closet at work? At Intel? I gotta get me one of those storage closets, the machine is dustless. 😎

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Re: Longest longetivity builds of the 90s

Posted on 2013-10-19, 00:57

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by carlostex

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Reading this thread makes me feel that people are not thinking that things happened this way because it was inevitable. - Are performance improvements slowing down? Of course. It is impossible to just keep on increasing transistor count to make your CPU perform better, when in fact it could only …

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Re: SoftMPU 1.6 - Software Intelligent MPU-401 Emulator

Posted on 2013-10-18, 14:51

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by carlostex

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bjt wrote: I'm thinking about adding support for SB-MIDI. This would allow SoftMPU to work with Sound Blaster Pro 2 and earlier cards. Is this worth doing? This would be awesome!!!

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Re: CF-IDE troubles with old Phoenix 486 BIOS

Posted on 2013-10-18, 13:46

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by carlostex

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Gabucino wrote: Please refrain from spreading misinformation... How is that misinformation? I just shared my experience. I not saying Linux or GParted are something special, but they have indeed worked for me where DOS and Windows failed.

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Re: CF-IDE troubles with old Phoenix 486 BIOS

Posted on 2013-10-18, 08:51

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by carlostex

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bristlehog wrote: Did you use that Linux tool to format your cards in FAT16 mode and make them DOS-bootable? Yep

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Re: CF-IDE troubles with old Phoenix 486 BIOS

Posted on 2013-10-18, 07:56

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by carlostex

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Screw me! I bought myself a Socket 8 Intel VS440FX motherboard, and it boots from that CF (with the same CF-IDE adaptor) perfectly. Unlike P3 (Award BIOS) and 486 (Phoenix BIOS) boards which failed to boot, this one has AMI BIOS. It could be the clue... or not. I used to have tons of those problems …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2013-10-15, 15:15

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by carlostex

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I think these are pretty awesome!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-10-12, 21:54

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by carlostex

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Do I need to have a battery hooked up to POST? No. But i would put a battery and clear CMOS. Are you installing EDO RAM, it could be the board only takes FPM. Try a 5V CPU. It could be that the Voltage regulator is kaput. And keep trying with ISA video cards. The difficulty with AWARD BIOSes is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-10-12, 13:26

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by carlostex

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It also seems to have soldering points for a PS2 mouse (labelled PS2MUS) but not sure if this is properly implemented. The datasheet for the VIA VT82C42 does mention PS/2, mouse clock and mouse data. So theoretically it should support. There are a couple of things to check though. One is that you …

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Re: Am I the only one that gets pissed off about...

Posted on 2013-10-11, 19:53

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by carlostex

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I think the northwood P4 stuff could be of interest. But carlostex makes a good point, nobody wants a Prescot CPU :) Northwoods were a lesser "evil", my brother had one. But tell you the truth i never liked any of the Pentium 4's. Even on Benchmarks heavily optimized for Pentium 4 the Athlon 64 …

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Re: MS-DOS PCI SATA Controller - Weird issue

Posted on 2013-10-11, 08:57

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by carlostex

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And then focus on collecting all the DOS games and having them all ready to go. Most of them via GOG.com as this has been working really well. That's one thing i won't do. Surely GOG is a way of getting old games legally but it's just not my cup of tea. When i was a kid there was only about 20 …

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Re: MS-DOS PCI SATA Controller - Weird issue

Posted on 2013-10-10, 18:38

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by carlostex

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I ordered this one: http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2360#kf Nice case. BTW, i've received my IWill XA100Plus today, and made the change from the DFI. Updated and modded my BIOS to support K6+ CPU's and the ACPI. Everything seems to be fine and looks like this board is …

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