The "best" Gravis Ultrasound

Posted on 2015-06-23, 19:26

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by jesolo

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I know this is a topic that has been discussed many times. Having been a Sound Blaster (and compatible) sound card user all of my life, I've never bothered to even look at a GUS (due to limited or poor compatiblity with Sound Blaster/Adlib) but, now that I'm a bit older and more "open minded", I …

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Re: Best analog joysticks

Posted on 2015-06-21, 17:34

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by jesolo

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I have a Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro, Sidewinder Precision Pro (the one with the USB adaptor) & the Sidewinder Precision Pro Racing Wheel. However, of all the Microsoft joysticks, I believe the 3D Pro is the only one that provides pure DOS support and is also the only one that is an analog and …

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Re: Trying to get Sound Blaster 16 to play Sound effects under DOS

Posted on 2015-06-16, 19:59

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by jesolo

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The CT2230 does not have jumpers for setting your IRQ & DMA channels, which means that you need to configure your IRQ & DMA settings via software. Run the Diagnose.exe utlity to ensure that your Set Blaster environment variables matches the configuration of your sound card.

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Re: AWE64 Gold as Win98SE Primary Sound Card

Posted on 2015-06-14, 22:23

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by jesolo

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My Live! was on OEM variant. I later downloaded the updated drivers from Creative's website and it worked fine. My AWE64 value I also downloaded the latest drivers from Creative's website and also had no problems. Guess sometimes one just has bad luck. Could be a conflict or some weird BIOS setting …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 Clones

Posted on 2015-06-14, 21:54

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by jesolo

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If you really want to know what Sound Blaster model your card supports, check the DSP version. I usually use Lucasarts' setup programs to "detect" the sound card. If you select the correct model it will detect it correctly and tell you which DSP model you have. Alternatively, use a diagnostic …

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Re: GeForce4 artifacting --> recycle ?

Posted on 2015-06-14, 21:33

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by jesolo

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I came across the same problem with some older graphics cards of mine (various ATI models) over the years. I always wondered what caused this but, never got around to asking. Thanks for clearing this up. Now to figure out how to de-solder all of the RAM chips and where to find replacement chips. …

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Re: Gigabyte GA-5SSM

Posted on 2015-06-14, 21:28

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by jesolo

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Check out the link I sent. You can download the last BIOS updates, drivers and the manual.

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Re: Gigabyte GA-5SSM

Posted on 2015-06-14, 21:21

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by jesolo

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Are you sure you have the correct model number? You don't perhaps mean GA-5SMM? Try this link: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page … id=1579&dl=1#dl

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Re: 486 SLC 33 wont get past initial screen

Posted on 2015-06-14, 21:16

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by jesolo

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Try to disconnect the Dallas battery and any power to the PSU. Wait a couple of hours and then try again. This is to clear the CMOS. Most motherboards also has a jumper to clear the CMOS. Just make sure that your replacement battery does match the specifications of the original one.

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Re: Unreal

Posted on 2015-06-14, 09:07

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by jesolo

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Nice. Will give it a try soon

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Re: Simmconn AWE64 Adapter

Posted on 2015-06-12, 21:21

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by jesolo

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I bought one last year for my AWE64 value sound card and it works perfectly. I'm so glad I bought one before they completely disappear off the market. I can probably understand why Xu will stop producing these. The AWE64 has been out of production for around 18 years or so? As these sound cards (and …

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Re: How is Windows 95 on a 486SX 25MHz with 4mb ram?

Posted on 2015-06-12, 11:04

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by jesolo

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It'll be fine, after it's swapped a few things to disk, if all you're doing is copying disks and lots of extra software isn't installed. I ran OS/2 on 8MB for years, 4MB on 95 should be ok. I recall back in the mid 90's a buddy of mine who worked at a computer shop where they sold many Windows 95 …

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Re: AWE64 Gold as Win98SE Primary Sound Card

Posted on 2015-06-12, 08:14

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by jesolo

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I think it comes down to whether you also want to play games in "real DOS". If that is the case, then stick with the AWE64, which is still an ISA sound card. My experience is that PCI based sound cards do not work well in a "real DOS" environment but, does work well in a Windows 98 environment, …

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Re: Is that kind of cooler enough for an AGP voodoo 3 3000?

Posted on 2015-06-11, 16:56

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by jesolo

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Same here. Only the heatsink should be attached. No fan required. If it really concerns you, then you could mount a fan somewhere close to the graphics card and just let it blow air over the heatsink.

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Re: ISA Cards with more Functions on one PCB?

Posted on 2015-06-10, 11:38

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by jesolo

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Many sound cards came out initially with proprietary interfaces for different CD-ROM drive manufacturers (Sony, Panasonic, Mitsumi). As this became more standardised, they later put an IDE interface on the sound card that you could connect your CD-ROM drive to. However, I wouldn't try to connect …

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Re: Recommend some sound cards that are NOT the following:

Posted on 2015-06-09, 12:21

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by jesolo

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Orchid SoundWave32. A great native WSS card with SB support. One of the strong points is very solid MT-32 emulation. I've heard that this soundcard has very good MT-32 emulation but, how good is it? Are we talking being able to interpret sysex messages as well? I happen to have one of these but, …

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Re: Recommend some sound cards that are NOT the following:

Posted on 2015-06-09, 09:02

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by jesolo

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AZT-2316/A/R based sound cards. Similar to the AZT-2320 based cards, with the exception that it is not Plug 'n Play. For DOS, this works better for me since you then don't need to load a Plug 'n Play configuration manager. Supports Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro II and Windows Sound System. Has a …

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Re: 3 ISA Soundcards...Info and Drivers???

Posted on 2015-06-08, 07:00

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by jesolo

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The Aztech card (I38-MMSN824) is a Packard Bell derivative of the Sound Galaxy 3rd generation sound cards that utilised the AZT-2316/A/R chipset. You should be able to use any of the equivalent Sound Galaxy drivers on this card, which is located under vogonsdrivers. Try the drivers for model number …

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Re: My 386 board collection help me pick the best one :D

Posted on 2015-06-05, 20:26

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by jesolo

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Just don't bin the rest of the boards. If you have no need for it, let me know 🤣

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Re: Anyone tried most powerful/upgraded 80386 system?

Posted on 2015-06-05, 19:01

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by jesolo

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Was the AMD 386DX40 actually that faster then the Intel equivalent or just an exotic alternative? At those ancient times I didn't even know AMD 386s existed lol... My 386SX 16/20Mhz soldered onboard my first computer (that sadly I'll never be able to find not having one only detail about the brand …

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