Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-03, 00:44

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Got the 64FGP up and running (needed to extract the DOS files via a Windows installer, however). No TSR needed for GM. The QS1000 sounds better to me than the QS700, if memory serves. My card with the QS700, however, also has a real OPL3. It is a Silicom Wavemaster 32FGP Rev 1.2. A YMF-718 card with …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-02, 23:24

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I have another card with a QS700, and it is just OK. I have a nice Diamond Monster MIDI with the 4MB Dream set, so I'm collecting all of these other cards for, well, science. I just really like the elegance of a one-card solution that does not require a DB or a TSR or EMM386.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-02, 23:02

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Cracked open a NIB sound card from 1998 today: the Silicom Wavemaster 64FGP. I just bought this off an Amazon seller for $20 shipped. I usually keep sealed things sealed, but I actually wanted to test this card. Lately I've been collecting ISA cards with onboard GM synth banks, and the Wavemaster …

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Re: Google Groups and pre-1999 posts

Posted on 2015-11-01, 23:35

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Google Groups seems to be functioning again to some degree. I'm seeing results from prior to 1999 again. I did some poking around after reading your post. Found an old post from 1995 where I was asking if I should buy an Ultrasound Ace. A couple of other posts helped me pinpoint when I upgraded …

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Re: soundblaster 16 backwards compatibility

Posted on 2015-11-01, 15:25

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Interesting. I didn't know that the SB16 not being SB Pro compatible is basically a non-issue. Let's say that you have an SB16, and there is a game that doesn't natively support the SB16. When you are selecting digital sounds and music from the setup program, do you choose Sound Blaster or Sound …

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Re: Non working AWE32 CT3900.

Posted on 2015-11-01, 15:13

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Great catch! What a strange thing the problem turned out to be. Enjoy your CT3900. It's one of my favorite pieces in my collection.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-11-01, 01:38

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I've reached the point in my collecting where I'm downgrading to "good enough" equipment because of overkill. So I picked up both of these items for my SE440BX-2 build: a 450MHz P3 Katmai (replaces a 1000MHz P3 Coppermine & a 1300MHz Tualeron/Powerleap) a GF4 Ti4400 (replaces a GF4 Ti4600) Honestly, …

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

Posted on 2015-10-31, 20:32

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After 20 years, my Gravis Ultrasound ACE now has 1MB of onboard memory. I was able to find an exact match for the 512KB DIP that was soldered to the card. The installation was not without drama, however. Everything seemed to go smoothly as I tested the GUS with a couple of games. Upon the next …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-30, 23:46

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Picked up another lot of ISA & PCI sound cards. Got all of these for $20 shipped. * Silicom Wavemaster 32FGP. This one is in the center row at the bottom. I pretty much bid on the lot for this card. It has an AdMOS QDSP QS700 patch set for GM, and it has a real OPL3. I'm starting to collect ISA …

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Re: ISA Sound Cards with Internal Sound Banks

Posted on 2015-10-30, 04:39

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Added one more to Group One: the Silicom Wavemaster 32FGP. I just added it to my collection and tested it personally. This is Rev 1.2 of the card that has the Opti 924 and the AdMOS QDSP QS700 wavetable. Apparently, there are Rev 2.x versions of this card with an Opti 931 and the AdMOS QDSP QS1000 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-27, 17:36

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Nice, boxpressed! The E-Mu card looks interesting. So bascically the standard E-Mu (10K1, I assume) chip plus severel analog ins/outs for homerecording. What does the breakout box do? Mic preamps? I'm away from home right now, so I'll try to post a better photo of the breakout box later. I think …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-27, 04:37

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Bought this lot of sound cards for about $50 shipped. I really only wanted the Waveblaster II for my collection. It comes with a CT1790 with ASP, and it works fine. The MIDI from the 2MB patch set is really subpar, but that's what I was expecting. The E-MU card and breakout box are interesting. I …

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Re: eBay's Global Shipping Programme - Opinions?

Posted on 2015-10-25, 21:23

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As a US seller who didn't used to ship internationally, I started using the GSP because eBay activated it by default. I decided to switch to regular International First Class for light, inexpensive items (such as boxed video games). I just selected a small number of countries that I would ship to. …

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Re: Using two different graphics cards on one system.

Posted on 2015-10-25, 14:21

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I go through the fairly convoluted process of changing the adapter to "Standard VGA (PCI)" and then reboot into the BIOS settings. Then I switch to either AGP or PCI for the video card startup and then shut down. Then move the VGA cable to the other card. Once in Windows, I change the adapter to the …

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Re: ISA Sound Cards with Internal Sound Banks

Posted on 2015-10-24, 18:43

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Moved the Logitech and Mediatrix. SW-60XG was already in the first group.

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Re: ISA Sound Cards with Internal Sound Banks

Posted on 2015-10-24, 04:00

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Added a new card to the group that does not need a TSR: the AOpen AW32 Pro. This is a card that I own but was able to test only tonight. It has a Crystal CS9233-CQ IC with a 1MB set. The installation program does add a line to the CONFIG.SYS that loads a TSR, but the GM and SB Pro emuation seem to …

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Re: Info needed: CS32-3DI ISA sound card (It's not in Gerwin's list)

Posted on 2015-10-24, 03:33

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I didn't know that about the location of the patch set, thank you. Below is a photo of my card. I have to say that I like it a lot with games like Tyrian and Descent. How does the Dream SAM9233 compare to the Dream SAM9733? I have a 4MB Diamond Monster MIDI and was hoping that I also had the " …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-23, 17:45

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Sorry for my poorly-worded post about the CT1350B earlier. I should have said that I bought the item *knowing* that the items were mismatched because I *wanted* a CT1350B. (A CT1730 with a matching box and disks would be worth $20, too.) In other words, I knew what I was getting. My point was that …

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Re: Info needed: CS32-3DI ISA sound card (It's not in Gerwin's list)

Posted on 2015-10-23, 04:59

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I have an AOpen AW32 Pro that has a CS9233 wavetable IC on it. I assume it is 1MB. I'm going to install the drivers on my 98SE system tomorrow and try to find out what you need to do to run this card in pure DOS. Does the CS9233 have a good patch set?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-23, 01:18

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This arrived in the mail today. One of the things to watch out for on eBay is retail packaging with a non-matching card. After upgrading, the buyer just puts the old card into the new card's box. I figured that that was what was happening here: a CT1350B in a CT1730 box. Floppies go to the SB 2.0. …

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