Re: ARGUS Project thread - Now with gerbers and documentation in initial post!

Posted on 2023-03-15, 02:50

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by ElBrunzy

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I finished assembling my arGUS and using IWAVECFG.EXE I could copy it's pnp configuration from the GUSPnP and swap it back and forth to test it. The first thing I noticed is how noisy the GUSPnP was when it get initialized. So I though it was related to a mixer setting, the culprit on the GUSPnP is …

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Re: ARGUS Project thread - Now with gerbers and documentation in initial post!

Posted on 2023-02-04, 01:53

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by ElBrunzy

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Nice job bnz99. I'm nearly done building mine too so I was shivering nervous just reading your post, I'm very glad it turned out well for you 😅 ! A place I can think of the guspnp behaving differently than a gus classic is at the epic megagames stuff like omf2097 and jazz jackrabbit, I think you …

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Re: ARGUS Project thread - Now with gerbers and documentation in initial post!

Posted on 2023-01-02, 19:53

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by ElBrunzy

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Thank you very much MJay99 for sharing that with us. I ordered some with confidence now. On a related topic it seem I wont be able to do that test socket thing. It do not really matter as I am not even sure if I will bother with the rom yet. I might as well solder the default rom and close the case. …

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Re: ARGUS Project thread - Now with gerbers and documentation in initial post!

Posted on 2023-01-01, 07:40

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by ElBrunzy

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thank you very much florian3 for the information and the precision about the rom. For sure I missed that forum bit and had probably ordered those rom from mouser/digikey. You most likely saved me some times and money here ! I was thinking about ordering something like those . It seem there is …

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Re: ARGUS Project thread - Now with gerbers and documentation in initial post!

Posted on 2022-12-26, 16:53

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by ElBrunzy

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Is the rom mandatory for the argus to function ? I never used the rom on my guspnp (or so I think). I was reading the 2018 prototype building around page 80 and my attention got attracted by the Keropy's one. He did some test with a 16mb stick but no rom so I assumed U31 is mandatory, but I'm in …

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Re: ARGUS Project thread - Now with gerbers and documentation in initial post!

Posted on 2022-12-22, 05:42

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by ElBrunzy

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For some reasons all 16.9344mhz crystal have disappear from serious supplyer in Canada lately 🤣. But I found that you might get them for a dime a dozen from China using aliexpress. Of course specs are not precise so we dont know load capacitance or equivalence resistance, maybe it's not much of a …

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Re: cloning Win2000 Pentium 4 boot to BSOD

Posted on 2022-12-06, 19:41

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by ElBrunzy

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Thank you so much guys, UniATA did the tricks \o/

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cloning Win2000 Pentium 4 boot to BSOD

Posted on 2022-12-06, 02:30

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by ElBrunzy

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Hi, I guess I need some help to continue a cloning project. I have two P4 computer with comparable hard disk interface. The computer boot from the MBR on the internal primary interface CF card where It start NTLDR and read BOOT.INI that is on C:\. This partition is FAT32 so it can either start Win98 …

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Re: Iconic Sound Blaster CT numbers

Posted on 2022-11-08, 16:04

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by ElBrunzy

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It's probably a form of OCD but I hate unpopulated socket. I see SB1.5 and SB2.0 mission SAA1099. Your MAX miss the SOIC 512kb upgrade. The Goldfinch has no ram while the GusPNP has. On a more serious note, congratulation for your preservation effort. Good job hunting those !

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Re: Iconic Sound Blaster CT numbers

Posted on 2022-11-07, 15:58

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by ElBrunzy

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no SAA1099 ? 😞

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Re: Second Reality in DOLBY SURROUND

Posted on 2022-10-07, 04:46

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by ElBrunzy

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Using Stretch tutorial I was able to produce a 5.1 FLAC file that I could play on my living room's HTPC running Kodi on Linux. The surround effect is very exciting and I was amazed to hear the front/rear separation of some effects ! The big spaceship after intro scrolling clearly come from the rear …

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Re: Second Reality in DOLBY SURROUND

Posted on 2022-09-10, 03:49

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by ElBrunzy

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Thanks lti, I was not aware of the existence of those matrix decoder. I searched about them and I think you are right, it's how they must have done it. Future Crew made it clear they used Dolby Surround and you need 2 stereo sound card, so I assumed they where using the Dolby Stereo and Dolby …

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Second Reality in DOLBY SURROUND

Posted on 2022-09-04, 18:55

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by ElBrunzy

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I was reading the README.1ST file that come with Second Reality demo (a bit late, I know) and I noticed that they mention about using a decoder/amplifier in the HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONS section so you could get some cool surround sound effects! Are they suggesting they support something …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2022-08-19, 02:47

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by ElBrunzy

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Once again you mesmerize us with your outstanding project and mastered know-how, Keropi and Marmes. I was day dreaming about how the Orpheus ][ would be the ultimate retro dos card and I could not help but imagine what addition to it could there be. Of course Adlib Gold and EMU8k seem nonsensical to …

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Re: SBVGM (DOS) VGM Player

Posted on 2022-08-07, 21:50

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by ElBrunzy

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ooh the hat of shame is an heavy one to wear 😳, before contacting Kaminari I made sure I had latest version of his rip and apparently I did not and it play perfectly now... I made you waste your time because of this and I feel terribly sorry about that 😔

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Re: SBVGM (DOS) VGM Player

Posted on 2022-08-07, 21:10

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by ElBrunzy

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Hi SuperDeadite and OPLx, thank you for quickly analyzing the problem. Now vgmrips.net being back on track I can see that Dune on the genesis was a SEGA CD game and so it use the RF5C164 for sample playback. I checked another game from the SEGA CD (Silpheed) and it play correctly the FM part, simply …

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Re: SBVGM (DOS) VGM Player

Posted on 2022-08-06, 04:06

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by ElBrunzy

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Hi OPLx, I must have forgot that the SAAYM soundcard allow to play Genesis/Megadrive VGM, and most of them sound perfect ! But I realized that one of the very best soundtrack for the console was not plaing properly, it's the Dune music from Cryo. The music by Stephane Picq and Philippe Ulrich is …

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Re: Interview with AdLib employees! [done on 17/12/2016] - currenty being Edited

Posted on 2022-08-02, 22:29

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by ElBrunzy

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Bumping your thread, Beegle, any update on your project ? I think I speak on behalf of everyone when I say we are eager to watch what you did. Do you have any issues, maybe we could be of some help ?

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Re: GUS Classic and AWE32 daisy chain order

Posted on 2022-07-31, 21:54

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by ElBrunzy

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thanks rasteri, I'm sure your suggestion work but "deinmeister" suggested to short the + and - of the pc_spk with a 100ohm resistor. The line-in ground is skipped as I use the same power source. The differences to it's schematic is that I only had polarized caps so I put the + towards the pc_spk, …

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Re: GUS Classic and AWE32 daisy chain order

Posted on 2022-07-31, 20:15

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by ElBrunzy

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You are right about that, and I could not had been more careless on that one. Now that I think about it, I noted that thing for a project I never did, now I guess it would be a good time to do it. Hopefully it will do the trick. http://www.deinmeister.de/e_sbpcqlnk.htm.

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