Re: Innovation SSI 2001 re-engineering and/or conclusions

Posted on 2014-08-01, 22:37

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Incredible result there guys, really like how you added legends for the jumper configurations and filter caps - also the first time I see my name on a PCB :) Also nice to see that someone from russia once again decided to preserve this piece of hardware, doing so seems very popular in the russian …

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Re: Innovation SSI 2001 re-engineering and/or conclusions

Posted on 2013-12-30, 16:58

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Considering the interest beyond the scales, my other project taking most of my time and me not knowing when/if I can resume working on this, I'm uploading everything I have related to this card (mostly pictures and newsgroup posts), including the contact data of the original creator and someone who …

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Re: Innovation SSI 2001 re-engineering and/or conclusions

Posted on 2013-12-27, 17:34

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So, I got bored, since my other project has entered prototyping and I'm waiting for the PCBs to arrive. http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/5219/8sjf.png Parts are all within a 25mil tolerance of their original placement. Still a few gaps left, but using codekiller's drawings and hal's schemes + a …

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Re: Innovation SSI 2001 re-engineering and/or conclusions

Posted on 2013-12-26, 10:32

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http://home.arcor.de/skoe/sidcard_e.html and http://imageshack.us/a/img703/2918/h6yr.png There you go, just adapt the clockrate (since this one uses it's own oscillator, rather than deriving it from the isa clock - HAL's scheme does that) and use a proper voltage for the 6581 and you're good to go. …

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Re: Innovation SSI 2001 re-engineering and/or conclusions

Posted on 2013-11-18, 05:16

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Have fun then 😀 I've done something similar for a 68k based speeder card for amiga/atari systems with roughly 600 solder points (redrawn from empty PCBs), which was quite an error-prone process.

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Re: Innovation SSI 2001 re-engineering and/or conclusions

Posted on 2013-11-16, 09:36

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I've not disappeared into oblivion - the subject just got a little too frustrating for me to put it simple. Finding one such card for sale (for a low price) to have it end up catching dust only to get recycled later on is quite heartbreaking. As a final attempt I've e-mailed the original creator …

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Re: Possible project: preserve/replicate our hardware!

Posted on 2013-04-26, 10:52

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I think the better option is to make patches for the 50 or so DOS games that require Intelligent Mode. I think NewRisingSun already did so for the Sierra games to allow them to work with UART Mode. Many of the other games use engines, so one needn't start at the beginning each time. Sounds like the …

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Re: Possible project: preserve/replicate our hardware!

Posted on 2013-04-26, 02:41

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That's the kind of feedback I was looking for :) Thanks once again. I also believe that demand will be very limited. Definitely far less compared to let's say an Amiga, Console or Arcade project. Very much so, yes - but then again my previous project was backed by 1 person getting involved and a few …

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Possible project: preserve/replicate our hardware!

Posted on 2013-04-26, 00:34

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Just a short write-up: The original idea for this was spawned over at dosforum.de if it would be possible to design an 8bit ISA card that's readily available/simply enough to be DIY which supports Roland's intelligent mode for midi devices. Since a quick google turned up with no schematics using off …

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Re: Where to buy a Covox Speech Thing / Disney Sound source / or compatible?

Posted on 2013-04-25, 21:57

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I think I got mine 3 years ago for like $10, boxed after checking once per week.

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Re: Where to buy a Covox Speech Thing / Disney Sound source / or compatible?

Posted on 2013-04-25, 19:50

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Like Jepael said, there's all info you'd need on the web, there's the scheme as well as basic info on what it does + a description of the parts used on the board. I've started to built a Covox to DSS adapter plug a while ago using a designated FIFO chip, but that didn't work out for some reason or …

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Re: FIC 486-PIO3 mobo - why's it so slow?

Posted on 2011-03-10, 13:32

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retro games 100 wrote: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_Dop-eDMechk/TXivJkoS4SI/AAAAAAAABBI/Kry3_0siU1A/s800/jumper.jpg […] Show full quote That's a resistor network. Get a replacement at radio shack or similar. Those are commonly used as terminator.

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Re: PC speaker problem

Posted on 2011-03-10, 03:48

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Also, since the PC speaker isn't used much anymore, apparently many PC cases use ultra-cheap crystal-type speakers that are inferior to the speakers that were once commonly used - so you're much better off with DOSBox's output through your sound card. (That's what I've read, anyway. I don't know if …

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Re: LineWars 2, S3 Video mode

Posted on 2011-03-10, 03:40

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Just wait for h-a-l-9000 to post here, he's currently fiddling with dosbox' S3 Vesa emulation.

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Re: "New" Goodies! (Cirrus Logic "Two-in-one" within!)

Posted on 2011-03-10, 03:01

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Guess i'd just have to try it and see... Is the CL-GD5426 any good on its own? It's a low to mid end card usually sporting 1MB of RAM, while yours seems to be able to hold up to 2MB (expanding it adds 2-5% of performance from my experience). Highly compatible tho. The 5428 is a slightly improved …

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Re: ZX Spectrum is to be releaunched to celebrate its 30th anniversary

Posted on 2011-03-06, 01:57

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reboot? cute. Real Spectrum enthusiasts have a Pentagon 1024SL or Pentagon Evolution nowadays 😉

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Re: Broke my PCI VGA card :(

Posted on 2011-03-04, 17:35

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Strangely reminds me of this

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Re: No CRT Emulation? Why!?

Posted on 2011-03-02, 19:23

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I'm actually happy that I do not have to look at the shortcomings of old monitors... Ditto. Who needs the eye strain. Sometimes these shortcomings were taken advantage of with actual features relying on them. One particular worth mentioning would be the CGA afterglow being abused to mix colors so …

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Re: Sexual Contents in (Serious) Video Games

Posted on 2011-02-28, 09:17

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Look at Tomb Raider [...] When the sequel came around she suddenly had a growth spurt localised to certain parts of her anatomy :P Rather had them rounded down a good bit. I wouldn't want to get one of these in my eye. I bet you can poke out eyes with those. On the other hand ... why does no one …

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Re: Sweet VLB Cirrus Logic 5429

Posted on 2011-02-28, 00:33

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hi

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