Re: For a good DOS gaming machine... is the Pentium III Tualatin overkill?

Posted on 2016-03-03, 05:59

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by mattrock1988

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Hey guys! Thanks for all your inputs! Now, I plan on settling on the following motherboard. http://baber.com/biostar-m6vlr-motherboard-with-1-isa-slot/ Since this uses a VIA chipset, will that be a problem? I also can't tell if the ISA slot is native or bridged either. That being said, I'm not sure …

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For a good DOS gaming machine... is the Pentium III Tualatin overkill?

Posted on 2016-03-02, 03:46

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by mattrock1988

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Hello friends... So I am grabbing a socket 370 motherboard running a VIA chipset that allegedly supports the highest end Pentium III CPU ever made. My goal is to put together a gaming PC that is built around 2000 year era specifications, with the hope that it will be an all-round excellent DOS …

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Re: Any PCI sound cards that work on Windows 3.x?

Posted on 2012-11-30, 13:18

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by mattrock1988

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Aaah... thanks for the clarification then good sir. Much obliged. 😀 I just hit Hobbes and downloaded the drivers ahead of time. I'm not entirely sure my eComStation installation CDs will come with the necessary out-of-the-box support. Matt

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Re: Any PCI sound cards that work on Windows 3.x?

Posted on 2012-11-30, 10:01

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by mattrock1988

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Wow thanks for sharing that information! I had no idea. Now if I can find the card you mentioned on eBay so that Win-OS/2 doesn't complain... :) I tried the generic audio UNIAUD driver, and quite frankly, it sucks. Win-OS/2 most of the time won't even recognize that the sound resource is free and …

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Re: Any PCI sound cards that work on Windows 3.x?

Posted on 2012-11-29, 10:54

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by mattrock1988

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To answer your first question... yes as far as I know, Win 3.x does have direct access to the hardware. Hence why it needs drivers. Also, I just discovered that Ensoniq did release an AudioPCI driver for Win 3.x. Whether or not it will work remains to be seen. Yes... an OS/2 version of DOSBox does …

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Any PCI sound cards that work on Win-OS/2?

Posted on 2012-11-29, 09:42

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by mattrock1988

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Hey guys: I'm looking for a PCI sound card that has drivers for Windows 3.x. I have a bit of an odd setup where I am running OS/2 and Windows 3.1 on top of it. In order for me to get audio to work in Windows 3.1 however, I need drivers for the hardware. My problem is... I don't have ISA slots and I …

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Re: Enable dual-floppy drive support in BIOS

Posted on 2011-11-14, 21:48

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by mattrock1988

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What sort of combo drive do you own? Matt

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Re: Enable dual-floppy drive support in BIOS

Posted on 2011-11-14, 21:19

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by mattrock1988

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Ok... so I have a new problem and it involves the drive itself. I finally got it to detect in Windows 8 DP (yes... Windows 8 still supports floppies). Unfortunately, whenever I try to use a drive not set for A:, it will refuse to seek. However, if I switch the plug on the floppy cable from before …

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Re: Enable dual-floppy drive support in BIOS

Posted on 2011-11-14, 20:35

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by mattrock1988

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Malik... I looked at the jumper settings on the Epson SD-800 and it appears that the 3.5 inch floppy is set as Drive A by default. Should I plug in the Drive A cardslot plug, but set Drive A to be the 3.5 inch drive? Matt

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Re: Enable dual-floppy drive support in BIOS

Posted on 2011-11-01, 23:51

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by mattrock1988

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SKARDAVNELNATE, how is your cabling done for the drive? I just want to know if you plugged it in as an A: or B: drive? I notice only one cardslot port on the back of the drive. Matt

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Re: Enable dual-floppy drive support in BIOS

Posted on 2011-11-01, 08:13

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by mattrock1988

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Thanks eL_PuSHeR. This should help the thread gain more exposure. Matt

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Re: Enable dual-floppy drive support in BIOS

Posted on 2011-11-01, 08:11

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by mattrock1988

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Ah makes sense. Thanks for the clarification h-a-l-9000. Windows 7 will be the OS I use this with. The only thing I'll be using this drive for is to make disk images from an aging collection of 5.25 inch disks I have before they decay into unreadable plastic. EDIT: As far as I can tell, it shouldn't …

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Re: Enable dual-floppy drive support in BIOS

Posted on 2011-11-01, 07:55

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by mattrock1988

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Ok... So I basically found the answer to my question in the form of a YouTube video. However I'm a bit confused by the steps and I am wondering if anyone here can make this clearer for laypersons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9YXyfG0Vf0 Also, it appears that both drives cannot run simultaneously, …

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Re: Enable dual-floppy drive support in BIOS

Posted on 2011-11-01, 00:04

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by mattrock1988

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That is what the back of the drive looks like. EDIT: I guess my next question would have to be this... am I only allowed to use one drive or the other, but not both at the same time? Matt

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Re: Enable dual-floppy drive support in BIOS

Posted on 2011-10-31, 23:51

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by mattrock1988

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I would presume one cable, but I am not absolutely sure. Matt

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Enable dual-floppy drive support in BIOS

Posted on 2011-10-31, 21:32

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by mattrock1988

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Hello all: So I have an Epson SD-800 dual floppy disk drive arriving here soon. It brings both the 5.25" and 3.5" disk drives into one device, thus occupying a single 5.25" bay. Now here is my conundrum. All modern motherboards that have FDD connectors only support one floppy drive in the BIOS. I …

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Re: Creative CT2890 PnP vs CT2940 (Sound Blaster 16 models)

Posted on 2011-10-19, 22:50

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by mattrock1988

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Thanks for this pic! It should help me on my quest to finding the perfect Sound Blaster 16. :) Well I know you praised the digital audio quality, but you mentioned how the fact that it didn't have a real OPL chip that it was not good FM quality. It was disconcerting, because I do have a fondness for …

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Re: Creative CT2890 PnP vs CT2940 (Sound Blaster 16 models)

Posted on 2011-10-19, 21:39

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by mattrock1988

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Thanks for your input gerwin. However, I now have two more questions... How easy is it to find a CT2940 with the OPL3-L chip you described? eBay sellers tend to be inept with such fine details. Also... Is the AWE64 Gold really as bad as you say as it is? From my understanding, it perfected what the …

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Creative CT2890 PnP vs CT2940 (Sound Blaster 16 models)

Posted on 2011-10-19, 18:29

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by mattrock1988

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Hey guys: Help me out with this dilemma here. I am not sure what the big difference is between two Sound Blaster 16 cards, the CT2890 and the CT2940. Are they both PnP cards? Do they both have OPL3 chips? Is there any significant reason I should go for one over the other? Feel free to get technical, …

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