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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-04-17, 06:45

I finished up Wing Commander, now starting on The Secret Missions 1. I also made disk images of a bunch of game disks I found. Chuck Yeager's Air Combat, Ghost Busters II, Motocross, The Music Studio 3.0, and MechWarrior (original). I also figured out why Doom wasn't playing well with my new 486 …

Re: Great game-oriented screensavers?

Posted on 2015-04-15, 22:12

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I know its not game-oriented, but this has to be posted due to the time-era and fans of MST3K.... Anyone remember Torgo from MST3K's episode of Manos: The Hands of Fate? If you do, right now you'll be hearing the theme music in your heard...and shaking your head in disbelief with a little laughter …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-04-15, 19:27

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Was fiddling around with my 486DX2-66 build today. I recently got in a SB16 CT2230 with a ROLAND Sound Canvas SCB-55 daughterboard. I've been wanting this daughterboard for the longest time and finally found a reasonable one shipped from Serbia. Well, I swapped out the CT2230 for my CT1770 (SB16 …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-04-15, 16:19

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Was fiddling around with my 486DX2-66 build today. I recently got in a SB16 CT2230 with a ROLAND Sound Canvas SCB-55 daughterboard. I've been wanting this daughterboard for the longest time and finally found a reasonable one shipped from Serbia. Well, I swapped out the CT2230 for my CT1770 (SB16 …

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2015-04-14, 16:53

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ Sound

Good news everyone! The Compaq Ultrasound card from bristlehog arrived - without getting caught by customs (or rather passed it as it should). Also Mark Wiens of Voice Crystal contacted me again - shouldn't be a problem to work out a deal for individually licensing the contents of the GM ROM. …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-04-14, 01:16

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

As a Christian with some relatives that have fit the over zealous Christian stereotype I can honestly say that not EVERY Christian is like that, most good Christians tend to not be judgmental. The problem is that the minority that are tend to be the most vocal and ridicules. Like any group …

Re: How many of you guys still use CRT monitors on all your retro computers (and maybe your modern ones too)

Posted on 2015-04-14, 00:09

by dogchainx

in Milliways

I bought a Sony ES200 CRT recently. Picture is dull. I upped the B+, but still need to crank the contrast ratio to 100%. I miss my bright LCD, so I bought a 1600x1200 20". These CRT's don't fit on my desk well. 🤣

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-04-14, 00:07

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I remember forking out a TON of money for this thing when I was young. Then I was really ticked off when there was the hanging note bug. The CT2230 doesn't have the hanging note bug in my experience, have you tested it? Will test it either this weekend or next. Tax day is soon.....gotta pay the …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-04-13, 21:32

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hmm...this Sound Blaster 16 card has some odd little extra hardware one it. Maybe I should throw away the extra? :cool: http://i.imgur.com/ck8w7dgl.jpg?1 I remember forking out a TON of money for this thing when I was young. Then I was really ticked off when there was the hanging note bug. But, its …

Has anyone EVER tried to build a switchable FLOPPY cable for 3 floppy drives?

Posted on 2015-04-13, 21:14

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So I have a tower that has two floppy drives (3.5 and 5.25), and then a USB 1000 floppy emulator drive in it. Its getting to be a BIG PAIN switching around the cables between all three floppy drives. Has anyone ever tried something like this (2/3rd the way down): http://www.seasip.info/VintagePC/ …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-04-12, 06:43

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Today I played the hell out of Wing Commander with my two-year-old son on my lap going "pew pew!" He LOVES Wing Commander. I teach him well.... Oh, and I finally got my master 386 system up and running with everything I want except a genuine MPU-401 (coming in the mail soon). External 800MB tape …

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2015-04-11, 18:11

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ Sound

Marmes wrote: Intriguing indeed! He had exactly the same idea, and design as you did! 😁 And webpage is the same as yours... Maybe he can help us 😜 I wonder if competition makes the price go down? 🤣 j/k 😎

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-04-10, 15:34

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Retro means different things to different people. For example, Apple II and 8088 is just ancient-retro. I used to game with Castle Wolfenstein on an Apple IIc during my pre-teen years. 80286 is very-early retro and 386DX is the start of my definition of "Golden Age of Retro", continuing on to 486's …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-04-10, 07:56

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Bought a SONY Trinitron 17" CRT today. Just need to go pick it up this weekend. I have a 20" CRT, but that thing is just WAY too massive and is starting to exhibit some signs of death. Besides, growing up I played Wing Commander on a 14" pos generic monitor for three years before getting a 17" CRT. …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-04-10, 07:48

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Welcome to the real world kid. Sure, I'll do things that are obnoxious to see what people's reactions are, but their options are there; grow a sense of humor or ask me to stop. True, there's a lot of annoying people out there. Maybe try not to add to the noisy people that society already produces? …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-04-10, 04:14

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have to agree with badmojo. Next time, use headphones. Common courtesy in public places, even if it is for awesome retro gaming. Does the thing even have a headphone jack? 🤣 Awesome little laptop though.

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2015-04-09, 13:37

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ Sound

Good to know the Interwave chip can be presoldered. I think I'll start practicing now... =)

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2015-04-09, 03:13

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ Sound

Awesome work! I'm not sure I have much of an opinion other than more features the better. However, how difficult is this thing going to be to put together? I mean...I SUCK at micro-soldering. Unless I can find someone to do this for me, I'm not sure I have the skill to put this thing together.

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2015-04-08, 00:37

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ Sound

Am I the only one getting giddy with this project? 🤣

Re: Can NOT get a mouse detected....

Posted on 2015-04-07, 03:54

by dogchainx

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

SOLVED!!!!! Looking more into the voltages, -12v was non-existent! The power supply was fine, however (AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I MISSED THIS!), the -12v AT power connector on the motherboard was COMPLETELY corroded! I mean, I had to take about a minute to scrap off the green corrosion on there and …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Re: Great game-oriented screensavers?

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Re: How many of you guys still use CRT monitors on all your retro computers (and maybe your modern ones too)

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Has anyone EVER tried to build a switchable FLOPPY cable for 3 floppy drives?

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Re: Can NOT get a mouse detected....