Re: Best .ROL AdLib music file player IBM 5150

Posted on 2022-03-19, 00:01

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Update! I actually tracked down the correct Doug Brandon! He sent me a registered version of Intune 2.5 and said he was fine with me putting it up online so everyone that wanted it could have the registered version. So now the nag screens are gone! This may be a good time to hunt down the authors of …

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Best .ROL AdLib music file player IBM 5150

Posted on 2022-03-07, 03:20

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Hi all, I've been tinkering with sound and I'm looking for the best .rol music file player to use with my Adlib kit card. I like the intune player, but the nag screens are getting old for me. Command line is OK, but something that will load up a directory of files, and maybe even read inside zips …

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Re: Anyone know the polarity on the 3 leg tantalums in an IBM PS/2 type 8525 (Model 25). Color monitor/8086

Posted on 2022-03-02, 12:03

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snufkin - sounds good - I'll try to get this done over the weekend if possible! Thank you! On the back just above the PS/2 ports I see a dark spot that I didn't see before (near R65)- I don't see anything on the other side, so I wonder if something between the layers got fried? I just checked the …

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Re: Anyone know the polarity on the 3 leg tantalums in an IBM PS/2 type 8525 (Model 25). Color monitor/8086

Posted on 2022-03-01, 19:09

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Well, the sun was finally out long enough for me to get some pictures! Hope these will work.

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Re: .mid to .rol converter

Posted on 2022-02-28, 22:27

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Snufkin - Thanks! I'll give it a go. Always nice when they include the source.

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.mid to .rol converter

Posted on 2022-02-28, 04:43

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Hi all, I finally got an adlib card in my IBM 5150. Now I want to convert the pile of MIDI files I have to .ROL so I can play them on the adlib card. I ran across this information online, but I can't seem to find the actual program. I think the program is called MIDI2ROL. Here's the readme/info I've …

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Re: VGA Trident 9000C in IBM 5150 PC

Posted on 2022-02-28, 03:04

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Horun - I forgot to ask you - with the VGA cards you have, have any of them been tested in a 5150? I'm looking for examples from people that have actually had them working in their machiens. Also - a new detail from the cold boot problem - if it's been on for a while and being used, I can turn it …

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Re: Anyone know the polarity on the 3 leg tantalums in an IBM PS/2 type 8525 (Model 25). Color monitor/8086

Posted on 2022-02-22, 03:31

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Deunan - I've had a heck of a time trying to get a good picture without reflections, etc. but I'll see if I can get a good pic if I take it outside if the sun comes out tomorrow!

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Re: Anyone know the polarity on the 3 leg tantalums in an IBM PS/2 type 8525 (Model 25). Color monitor/8086

Posted on 2022-02-21, 15:25

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snufkin - Thanks for the link! I'll get to snooping around as soon as I can - I'll also try to get some good close pictures of the board as well and post them up.

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Re: Anyone know the polarity on the 3 leg tantalums in an IBM PS/2 type 8525 (Model 25). Color monitor/8086

Posted on 2022-02-21, 00:32

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snufkin - I was on that page a bit ago and totally missed that - looks like their board had one less 10-16 than mine. Pin 2 on J7 shorts to 4,5,6,7,8. Pin 3 does not short to any of the other pins Pin 4 shorts to 2,5,6,7,8 Pin 9 does not short to any of the other pins Pin 10 shorts to 11 and 12 …

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Re: VGA Trident 9000C in IBM 5150 PC

Posted on 2022-02-21, 00:12

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Deunan - all good advice - I'm fairly new to the early PC scene, so most of my ideas were actually the combined input from online blogs/chats/groups. I was looking for a better reset button, but lots of online information said it was fine. I read that the ALE was improved in the 5160 and up - what …

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Re: VGA Trident 9000C in IBM 5150 PC

Posted on 2022-02-20, 19:46

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maxtherabbit - HA! Yeah, I wouldn't have done that to the 5150! The +5V only connects to the card's ALE.

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Re: VGA Trident 9000C in IBM 5150 PC

Posted on 2022-02-20, 19:33

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Horun - I only had it straight connected for about 3 days, then I tried the resistor with no change, so I just left the resistor in. I may update the pictures to show the resistor option, but hopefully anyone wanting to do this will just read the posts.. I did the mod, then took the pictures, then …

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Re: VGA Trident 9000C in IBM 5150 PC

Posted on 2022-02-20, 19:12

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Deunan - I like the idea of covering the pin, but the trace is already cut, and it shouldn't be much problem to reconnect if I decide to use this card in another system. I will keep this in mind for the next experiment, though! I did implement a reset button (temporarily) that grounded pwrgood with …

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Re: VGA Trident 9000C in IBM 5150 PC

Posted on 2022-02-20, 15:41

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And just to show it actually works - and the BIOS screen:

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Re: Anyone know the polarity on the 3 leg tantalums in an IBM PS/2 type 8525 (Model 25). Color monitor/8086

Posted on 2022-02-20, 15:08

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snufkin - I have them all in a ziploc baggie - I'll check each of them as well to see what I get. Who knows, maybe initially I fat-fingered it and the probes were touching? The pins are pretty cramped. check if any of the capacitors you removed measures short from centre to outer None show a short. …

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Re: VGA Trident 9000C in IBM 5150 PC

Posted on 2022-02-20, 15:02

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Here are the pictures I took of the mod I did - I've also tried a pullup resistor between the ALE and +5V with no change in the way it boots: (Yes I know the solder blob looks crummy - I was trying to get the pictures while I was doing it, and it's been cleaned up since!) 😀

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Re: VGA Trident 9000C in IBM 5150 PC

Posted on 2022-02-20, 04:54

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Horun - yep, I've tried all the jumper settings with no change (except for the block of jumpers at the bottom right - you remove any of those and it won't work at all). The card works great, there's just the booting problem, which only happened once I removed my MGA card and put in the VGA one ( …

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VGA Trident 9000C in IBM 5150 PC

Posted on 2022-02-20, 03:00

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Good morning all, I got a Trident VGA card (9000C) for my 5150, and of course, it wouldn't boot up - long tone. I was then advised about the ALE fix, which ties the ALE pin on the card to +5V. It works! There' s one small glitch, though - it doesn't want to cold boot about 98% of the time. When I …

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Re: Anyone know the polarity on the 3 leg tantalums in an IBM PS/2 type 8525 (Model 25). Color monitor/8086

Posted on 2022-02-20, 01:34

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Deunan - I'll see what I can do to get your checklist done! I appreciate the help! I'm pretty sure that there are only 10 tantalum caps on the board, but I'll go over it again just to triple check - I've been doing this later at night and usually I'm pooped by then.. ;) snufkin - Thanks for the help …

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