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

Posted on 2020-12-26, 05:39

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when I'm looking about that picture I'm not sure about the heart-warming part. The c64 version is pretty violent if you want my advice https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zFoN1ZMmNUA/hqdefault.jpg The heart-warming aspect I was referring to is in relation to the fact that it is a custom-made gift from a loved …

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

Posted on 2020-12-26, 05:22

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my sister an illustration artist asked what I would like for xmas, and golden axe old map came to mind. She did it on chamois to mimic old map making, I think it's awesome. goldenaxemap-13x21-dec2020.jpg That is really nice ! What a beautiful way to make a personalized, hand-crafted gift . It is …

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Re: Downgrading XP to 98se

Posted on 2020-12-26, 05:18

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ya maybe but very little computers designed to run 95 or 98 run ME right becasue a lack of WDM driver support on older hardware. IF you want to run DOS games ME is a poor choice compared to 98se. Lack of real dos unless patched, and its buggy and crashes a lot with vxd drivers and you need vxd …

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Re: Sound Blaster Pro not detected in Win98

Posted on 2020-12-26, 05:13

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I have a SB Pro CT1330A Rev 5 and I've been trying to get this thing working on Win98 but Device Manager simply isn't detecting it. It works on my 486 setup. Plays Doom fine. Midi output fine. Is there some sort of a trick to get this working on win9x? Just to be clear, it is absolutely normal for …

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Re: Do I need a crosslink UTP cable to connect my IP camera directly to the computer?

Posted on 2020-12-25, 22:49

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For future reference, most modern network cards have a feature called auto MDI-X which negotiates physical link by switching rx and tx pins as necessary. It's only required on one side of a two way link to function. Indeed, practically all Gigabit and faster cards have auto MDI-X , so even cards …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-12-25, 21:16

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devius wrote on 2020-12-25, 21:13: bumpnthump05 wrote on 2020-12-25, 20:36: I actually have a source of quite a bit of Brand New Old Stock peripherals that has probably well over 50 of these brand new. Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy ? 😉 I guess that we could all use an escape from …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2020-12-25, 20:59

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Glad I am inspiring you on trying to find one! I actually have a source of quite a bit of Brand New Old Stock peripherals that has probably well over 50 of these brand new. I plan on going back and buying at least a couple more just to hang on to for spares. 20200911_174821.jpg 20200904_112545_HDR. …

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Re: My sc-88 only outputs midi on the left channel

Posted on 2020-12-25, 19:31

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The sound card gets mixed through it and both channels work for game sounds. Is there some setting for balance? My SC-88VL has a similar issue with one of the channels (left or right, I don't remember which) when using the line-out on the back. The headphone out works fine in stereo, however, so I …

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Re: ES1688 MPU401/onboard waveTable activation problem

Posted on 2020-12-25, 17:56

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cyclone3d has (or had) a very similar card https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=648250#p648250 . If there is an initialization utility (if one exists), he may have it or he might be able to confirm that none is necessary . An Opti based card with similar wavetable chip, owned by dionb, was likely …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2020-12-24, 02:09

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This question is more aimed at IMI, but how did you manage to create a CRT bezel overlay like that with reflective properties around the edge of the CRT bezel? I have only seen that done before through retroarch. Is what you're using to generate the bezel reflections playing your capture through …

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Re: 800 x 600 on an 1920 x 1200 LCD Monitor - Best Options?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 21:24

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Get a decent 5:4 LCD, like a Dell or HP. I scale DOS games from as low as 320x240 and it looks crisp and clear. Your monitor does not even have the same aspect ratio. 800x600 is 4:3 , so neither a 16:10 nor a 5:4 have the "right" aspect ratio . This does not really matter if the monitor has a …

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Re: 800 x 600 on an 1920 x 1200 LCD Monitor - Best Options?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 20:14

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I suggest using an external scaler/digitizer, such as something from the RGB-DVI 300 or RGB-HDMI 300 series from Extron . They are among the best scalers available at a reasonable price (on the used market). They accept 60Hz and 70Hz (at least in DOS resolutions) input, but always output 60Hz . …

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Re: 800 x 600 on an 1920 x 1200 LCD Monitor - Best Options?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 18:36

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I am finally got my new PIII system build around the ASUS P2B-D up and running. I am using a HSG1065 LCD monitor with a native resolution 1920 x 1200 connected via VGA to an AGP NVIDIA TNT2 M64 32MB. Using Forceware driver 71.84. Even over VGA on this ancient card 1920 x 1200 is crystal clear under …

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Re: SC-88 vs SC-55 vs SC-50

Posted on 2020-12-23, 12:08

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However, using the SoftMPU utility will let you emulate an MPU-401 over a serial interface. EDIT: What motherboard are you using ? i found out about softMPU, but i'd like to make music with cakewalk pro for windows, that only accepts clever MPU-401 interface (or just the original one), and there …

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Re: Trouble with a YMF724E-V

Posted on 2020-12-22, 14:41

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The fakes that I have seen look very minimalistic compared to what you have . Does Windows detect anything when the card is installed ? How were you able to retrieve the PCI ID ? So you think the card itself looks legitimate. Windows shows unknown device with a yellow ! mark. This is the same with …

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Re: Trouble with a YMF724E-V

Posted on 2020-12-22, 14:14

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The fakes that I have seen look very minimalistic compared to what you have . Does Windows detect anything when the card is installed ? How were you able to retrieve the PCI ID ?

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Re: mistakenly bought Adaptec AHA-1510A SCSI adapter (version with no BIOS), would it still work on a 286?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 05:26

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this was one of those incoherent late night ebay purchases. I picked up one of these and when it arrived i realized my mistake. https://www.artisantg.com/itemimages/Adaptec_AHA_1510A_View1_20176211633.jpg Would it still work in DOS 6.22 on a 286 class machine? I would just need some drivers from …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2020-12-21, 23:57

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I tested this VGA to HDMI scaler: https://aliexpress.com/item/32971318124.html What's bad about it? *Quality is terrible: -scaling artifacts: white is not pure white but slightly grey; texts and sharp lines can have have bright white outline -vertical image banding -switching resolution between …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2020-12-21, 18:19

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lukas12p wrote on 2020-12-21, 15:20: Delivery + taxes to Europe are $80 😒 I will order this from China + HDMI grabber Let us know it works out . Do you have a model or manual for that converter and the HDMI grabber you ordered ?

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Re: 1st rebuilt chieftec: super-socket 7 system

Posted on 2020-12-21, 03:36

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It looks nice, but having a door covering up the drive bays is a pretty terrible idea if you have to access the drives underneath frequently. It's especially annoying if you have a tray loading CD-ROM drive and the software automatically ejects it when the case door is closed. I guess you could …

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