Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2021-06-08, 04:10
Hi @hard1k, It appears I may have issues with PMs myself. Feel free to put me down for two AWE64 Legacy sound cards once the preassembled units go live.
Re: Datalight ROM-DOS 7.1
Posted on 2021-04-21, 07:40
I sent a message to Tuxera about any possible updates. If nothing else, they are probably going to at *least* update the binaries to reflect the new ownership. 😀
Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2021-02-09, 18:47
This looks great! I plan to place an order as soon as the page goes up.
Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2021-01-29, 19:59
Sphere478 wrote on 2021-01-29, 07:19: which operating systems will this also work in? I'm doing multi boot win 7, win ME, linux, DOS This card is unlikely to work in Windows 7. ISA support was essentially dropped by this point, outside of LPC bus, which is derived from ISA.
Building a successor to the NuXT - a Proposal
Posted on 2020-10-23, 20:52
So I was directed to this thread by another kind member of the VOGONS community. As we have all seen with the NuXT project from our friends at Monotech, there is indeed a market for so-called reimagined retro motherboards, and systems based on them. However, with the rising prices of 486 and Pentium …
Re: Datalight ROM-DOS 7.1
Posted on 2019-07-16, 03:17
I had no problem installing the latest build of ROM-DOS. It's as simple as formatting your volume, then passing the following command... SYS C: After the initial boot files and COMMAND.COM transferred over, my hard disk started up ROM-DOS just fine. Other files not included in the initial transfer …
Re: Datalight ROM-DOS 7.1
Posted on 2019-07-15, 14:10
does this actually run from a boot rom ? When ROM-DOS originally was designed and developed, this was indeed the case, and still is if you execute on a special licensing agreement with Datalight. The Single User Version I'm talking about here was limited to usage as a normal DOS on a standard disk. …
Datalight ROM-DOS 7.1
Posted on 2019-07-15, 03:22
I recently stumbled across my old copy of Datalight ROM-DOS 7.1 from back in the day when it was given away as a free download (nowadays, acquiring a copy requires a payment of about $60 to attain a single user license for personal use, which I think is a bit silly). I've been playing with it some …
Re: GeForce4 Ti 4600 vs GeForce FX 5900 (non-Ultra)
Posted on 2019-05-21, 20:36
I had back in the time Ti4600, upgraded to 5900XT (a slighty slower version of 5900), it was quite faster (compared to Ti4600). 5900XT were quite common, you should find them now and they are probably cheaper than 5900, you might also consider one of those. Anyway, I think you should get an older …
Re: GeForce4 Ti 4600 vs GeForce FX 5900 (non-Ultra)
Posted on 2019-05-20, 20:36
GeForce FX is not considered a step back from GeForce4, it is nothing of the kind. The FX5900 beats the 4600 handily. It's just considered absolutely shitty compared to its contemporary ATI counterparts (9700 and 9800 Series) for DX9 games. For DX8 and earlier GeForceFX is better than GeForce4, and …
GeForce4 Ti 4600 vs GeForce FX 5900 (non-Ultra)
Posted on 2019-05-20, 20:10
So I'm currently rocking a GeForce4 Ti 4600 (made by Leadtek under the WinFast brand) on the AGP bus. I do love this GPU, but the DVI out on the card is a bit... buggy. Games using standard VGA modes like Sierra adventure games from the early 90s (think Space Quest V) have extremely slow scrolling …
Re: Vortex 2 in Windows 2000.
Posted on 2019-05-17, 13:21
The Vortex 2 drivers for 2000 and XP were never that great. I finally got around to installing them in place and they took fine. I will agree that the drivers aren't optimal, but even the 2559 beta drivers are a sorry sight better than the pile of crap Microsoft provided with Windows 2000. Don't …
Re: Vortex 2 in Windows 2000.
Posted on 2019-05-16, 20:27
ZanQuance wrote: I'll check out the issues when I can, thanks for testing. Hey ZanQuance. Thanks for providing this driver. I do have a quick question however. Will I be able to upgrade over the Microsoft supplied driver or do I have to completely deinstall the old driver first before using your …
Re: Pure DOS gaming system with 100% digital audio output
Posted on 2019-05-16, 02:43
Hi keropi! I love the new update you've shown here of your sound card. Let me know if you are willing to issue review samples once you have the card fully finalized as well as a complete driver pack. I'd like to do a review of the card for a YouTube channel I'm thinking of starting.
Re: Pure DOS gaming system with 100% digital audio output
Posted on 2019-05-14, 20:05
Good luck with the project! thanks! Hey keropi! Your sound card project looks very interesting and I'd like to see this get on IndieGoGo or some other fundraising site if you want to generate some noise (no pun intended) around your project. I think an awesome addition to your card would be the …
Re: What is some good retro music production software?
Posted on 2019-05-10, 20:54
What about Cakewalk Express? I know Creative used to bundle copies of it for free with their sound cards back in the day. You can even find Cakewalk Express 8.0 Gold out there if you want to nab an ISO and burn.
Re: Does anyone else prefer ME over 98?
Posted on 2019-05-10, 17:59
Also, let's be real. Dropping into MS-DOS mode on Windows 98 (using a custom AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS setup via Exit to Dos) required a reboot to take effect, so if I was going to reboot, may as well just have two distinct OSes and save myself the trouble. Disagree. If I need DOS and Windows, …
Re: Does anyone else prefer ME over 98?
Posted on 2019-05-10, 14:59
This may seem like blasphemy for most here on VOGONS, but just the other day, I did a fresh dual boot setup with PC DOS and Windows Me to replace my original Windows 98 SE install. I never expected this to be the case, but Windows Me has ended up being more stable for me in my testing, especially …
Re: Aureal Vortex 2 and Windows ME
Posted on 2019-05-09, 22:01
I don't remember what driver I used but I've had it running before. You will probably want to run an older revision (~2015), because WinME runs a minimum of DirectX 7.1 and anything after DirectX 7.0a is trouble with Aureal's later drivers. At least in my experience. With drivers after about 2015 …
Aureal Vortex 2 and Windows ME
Posted on 2019-05-09, 04:03
Does anyone know if the 2041 or 2048 reference drivers for the Aureal Vortex 2 be hacked to run on Windows ME? I know Windows ME can accept VxDs in a pinch and I wanted to try this for my personal amusement. For some reason, I can get the stock drivers to pick up in the device manager. Thoughts?
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