Re: Older machines for general home use

Posted on 2012-07-06, 22:57

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by jwt27

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Just take a look at the printers supported by a 1987 application. Every DOS application that needed to print more than just text needed to support every printer model on its own. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_matrix_printer suggests the Epson LQ series was become available at the time. If the …

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Re: Picking the right soundcards

Posted on 2012-07-04, 17:10

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The YMF is definitely best in the list. ESS cards are okay too, has funky sounding FM but it's not OPL3. Get your drivers here: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/lsi/download/ Configuration is dead easy: run the SETUPSA.EXE program to configure it, then add SETUPSA /S to your autoexec. I think …

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Re: Sound Blaster Pro ISA distorted sound in Windows98

Posted on 2012-06-25, 18:55

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by jwt27

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Are you using amplified speakers? Then check if your card has a jumpers to disable the integrated amplifier. Usually this is labeled 'line out / speaker out'. And.. why are you using DOS version of Carmageddon in Windows?

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Re: If Quake were made today

Posted on 2012-06-25, 17:58

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Assassin's Creed is basically a compilation of cutscenes. All interesting parts happen in cutscenes. Everything inbetween cutscenes is repetitive and boring. Even combat is boring; the game automatically locks on to the target and every click triggers a short cutscene where your character hits the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-06-20, 17:20

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by jwt27

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Got a HP C3758 keyboard today. Not sure if it's retro as it looks brand new, but has the old style Hewlett-Packard and Windows logos. This is the clickiest rubber-dome keyboard I've ever seen and typing on this thing is a hundred times better than on the Logitech G15 I normally use. Oh and I bought …

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Re: Extreme 3D System X3D shutterglasses (ELSA Revelator, eDimensional)

Posted on 2012-06-19, 17:03

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by jwt27

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I have a Panasonic Viera plasma - it can do 800Hz sub-fields, but is not a 800Hz frame display. Newer models are anything up to 2000Hz, but it's all to do with the motion compensation between the actual transmitted frames (ie to get rid of the jumpiness when you're watching sports on an LCD panel, …

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Re: What Pentium III motherboards support NMI

Posted on 2012-06-18, 18:13

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by jwt27

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swaaye wrote: Have you looked for any BIOS settings called "Passive Release" and "Delayed Transaction"? These can affect if ISA cards work correctly, in my experience. What do these settings do, exactly? I tried switching them on and off a few times but can't say I noticed any difference.

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Re: Extreme 3D System X3D shutterglasses (ELSA Revelator)

Posted on 2012-06-17, 22:03

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And as for the sudden resurgence of 3D shutterglasses, I chalk that up to LCDs finally catching up to what CRTs could do for refresh rates a decade ago. (Even then, you have to put up with the other deficiencies of TN panels...) I think it's the other way around, LCD refresh rates increased because …

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Re: I need your help with a korean? Wavetable Sound Card

Posted on 2012-06-14, 22:12

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by jwt27

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Found this on google.. Is it what you're looking for? (click the blue button) http://club.paran.com/club/home.do?clubid=osc … =3-bbs_no=0Koa8

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Re: Problems with CT2230

Posted on 2012-06-10, 19:44

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Just wanted to mention that Adlib Tracker II has speed issues on all my machines. The only thing that works for me is to use a 486 CPU at 25 MHz or slower. What kind of speed issues do you mean? Tracks playing at the wrong speed or other random things (like hard drive problems or keyboard keys …

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Re: Epox boards

Posted on 2012-06-10, 14:02

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by jwt27

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The voltage rating on a capacitor is just the maximum voltage it can handle without degrading very quickly (= bursting out in flames and smoke). So it is better to replace a cap with one of the same capacitance value (µF) and a higher voltage rating. If the cap is only used as voltage stabilizer …

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Re: ESS1868 switches IRQ when starting Windows 3.x

Posted on 2012-06-10, 13:57

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by jwt27

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Have you tried setting 'PNP OS installed' to No in the BIOS setup?

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Re: Power Supplies And Age?

Posted on 2012-06-05, 20:47

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by jwt27

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Old Thrashbarg wrote: A bad fan is easy enough to replace, and a drop of nail polish or a bit of heatshrink tubing does wonders for inductor whine. That's not really a solution, is it? The reason these things start whining is because your caps are failing 😉

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Re: OPL3 implementations (ESFM, Crystal FM, dual OPL3 etc)

Posted on 2012-06-03, 02:07

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by jwt27

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There's also the FM801 chip by ForteMedia, I remember it sounding okay but it's been years ago since I had one of these cards so I can't really comment on it. ESFM sounds overall very similar to an OPL3, though there are some small differences. I think the feedback circuit works slightly different. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-05-25, 23:55

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by jwt27

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Got a Chieftec EATX case today to house my Pentium 4 system. Came with 3 fans, a bunch of cables and a cardreader/usb/lcd front panel thingy.. for only €15 😀 This is it: http://www.chieftec.com/BH02.html Now I'll have to see if it fits on my desk.. this thing is huge 🤣

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Re: CRT questions

Posted on 2012-05-21, 18:34

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Shrinking the screen size is not a bad idea at all! I have to try that with the 17" monitor I mentioned in my first post. But as Gemini said, if you often play games on low screen resolutions you might see the center area diminishing more quickly. But then on my current monitor I have had a bright …

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Re: Graphics card investments over the years

Posted on 2012-05-21, 17:32

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by jwt27

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I usually only upgrade when my current hardware fails. That means I'm still playing Skyrim on an AGP card 🤣

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Re: Technically impressive FM synth music

Posted on 2012-05-18, 15:14

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by jwt27

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Would this count as technically impressive? http://soundcloud.com/oplawaai3/its-a-dream Here's the original track for comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6tiki7cyn8

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Re: CRT questions

Posted on 2012-05-18, 13:32

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IMO anything above 15" sucks at resolutions below 800x600. Especially aperture-grille screens. My solution: get a smaller screen. Here's a comparison between a 14" and 17" montior, both shadow-mask screens: http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2631/princecrt.gif And yes, CRTs usually have perfect …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2012-05-17, 13:10

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by jwt27

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Hmm that sucks. I got mine from the same seller, and it arrived in 12 days after shipping. Maybe yours got stuck in customs or something, the package is marked as gift with a total value of $10 even though the ebay listing says "We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as gifts". …

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