Re: No audio from DreamBlaster on Sound Blaster 16

Posted on 2018-10-02, 18:44

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by jesolo

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In your Autoexec.bat file, insert the following statement: SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 If you still don't hear anything, change it to a 2. The above environment variable is normally used with AWE based cards, but couldn't hurt to try on a SB16.

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Re: Problems detecting Sound Blaster wavetable using CTCM.EXE

Posted on 2018-10-02, 11:44

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by jesolo

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System specs? If you are running under DOS 6.22 or earlier, run CTCU. If you are running from DOS 7.x (Windows 9x), you can then either boot into Windows and let Windows configure your CTPNP.cfg file for you or, you can edit the settings yourself. The former is preferable, since Windows will then …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-29, 22:51

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by jesolo

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JUKO ST - 12 XT clone motherboard. I dont know if it's an 8088 or NEC V20 CPU on the board as there is a sticker covering it. It was listed as a broken 286 motherboard so the price was fair, £14.89 with cheap shipping. The board isn't the exact same revison but near enough... https://stason.org/ …

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Re: the 360kB , 720kB floppy uses?

Posted on 2018-09-27, 09:44

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by jesolo

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You can try using a serial (or parallel) cable connection with utilities like Laplink but, modern computers don't seem to have serial and/or parallel ports anymore. I usually use an "in between" PC for that purpose (like a Windows 98 PC/laptop with LAN & USB connectivity). From there, you can then …

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Re: MG 286/25MHz Harris Headland ht21 help needed

Posted on 2018-09-27, 09:40

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by jesolo

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There are other utilities available that allows you to combine (merge) ODD and EVEN BIOS ROM images into one BIOS ROM image. Will have to dig a bit to see what I have.

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Re: Night Owl(?) CDs? (w/ music???)

Posted on 2018-09-27, 09:38

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by jesolo

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I recently came into possession of a whole box of shareware CD's (given to me by a now retired vintage computer collector) and some of them are Night Owl CD's. Wil someday go through them and see what's on there (if they are still readable 😀).

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Re: MG 286/25MHz Harris Headland ht21 help needed

Posted on 2018-09-27, 06:00

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by jesolo

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Have a look here: http://arvutimuuseum.ee/th99/#1 You might be able to identify your motherboard under the "286" section. Since your motherboard has simm slots near the keyboard connector, it should be easy to spot.

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Re: Spam, spam, spam

Posted on 2018-09-27, 05:50

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by jesolo

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Topic 62690

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Re: Loading soundonts into awe64

Posted on 2018-09-25, 09:03

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by jesolo

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I do not believe you can load soundfonts in DOS? Only GM or MT32 emulation is possible. Yes, you can. However, Aweutil only supports version 1 soundfonts (*.sbk). You just have to rename your GM soundfont to "synthgm.sbk" and place it in the same folder as where your other *.sbk files are located ( …

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Re: Loading soundonts into awe64

Posted on 2018-09-25, 05:01

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by jesolo

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They must be re-loaded since you are loading it into RAM. However, whatever you select (specify) as your soundfont bank, will be loaded every time upon booting up (either under DOS or Windows).

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Re: REVEAL SC500 Rev 3 card, worth getting? UPDATE: Got it but looking for drivers.

Posted on 2018-09-23, 17:39

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by jesolo

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Maybe post the images here and then ask someone with access to upload these to Vogonsdrivers.

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Re: 386 DX 40 or DX/DXL 40?

Posted on 2018-09-22, 18:49

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by jesolo

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The DXL versions featured advanced power management functions and used less power. Apart from that, they are identical to their standard DX counterparts. Many 386 motherboards allowed you to run your math co-processor asynchronously (i.e., at a different clock speed) than your CPU. Check the jumper …

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Re: Orchid SoundWave 32 restoration

Posted on 2018-09-17, 20:15

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by jesolo

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Ok, so just out of curiosity. What is the purpose of U20?

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Re: Orchid SoundWave 32 restoration

Posted on 2018-09-16, 13:33

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by jesolo

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Great work. Glad to see you managed to revive it. Just a question about the jumper setting. When installing the Invision ROMs, must the jumper be in the 512K or 1M position?

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Re: What drivers I need for my Aztech Card?

Posted on 2018-09-14, 08:27

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by jesolo

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Your card is a Plug 'n Play card and could be any one of three cards. I've quickly copied and pasted what is mentioned in the text file (it's in the large zip file on Vogonsdrivers). Depending on your card, you just then download the drivers in that folder. You will notice that the Waverider cards …

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Re: Wolfenstein 3D Freezing on 386sx-40

Posted on 2018-09-13, 11:27

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by jesolo

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I must admit, I find it a bit surprising that you would have overheating problems on a 386SX-40. However, there's nothing wrong in attaching a heatsink or just have a small fan blow over the CPU. Based on what you mentioned, I think that your sound card might be the problem in the sense by not being …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-09-09, 16:40

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by jesolo

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Technically, retro is to imitate something of a specific period. The correct term to use is vintage. That being said, most of you on here will probably have the most fond memories of when you were in high school and will probably be mostly "attracted" to PC hardware from that same era. For me, my …

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Re: AWE64 Value models - which ones are better?

Posted on 2018-09-08, 19:13

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by jesolo

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As long as they have the 1MB sample ROM, the cards are still capable of producing AWE synthesized music in DOS. The problem is there are some cut-down versions that don't even have that, and still say CT4520 on the PCB: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=51209 These should definitely be …

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AWE64 Value models - which ones are better?

Posted on 2018-09-08, 12:19

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by jesolo

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My first Creative sound card I bought for myself was an AWE64 Value (CT4380) back in 1997. I was recently given the two AWE64 models, namely a CT4500 & CT4520. 20180908_140722-1286x3071.jpg It's clear that the CT4520 was released later, since it also has the colour coded audio conncetors. However, I …

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Re: Do I NEED to use on-card RAM with a SB32

Posted on 2018-09-06, 10:55

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by jesolo

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Yes, AWE32 drivers will work (it's essentially the same card). The SB32 is just an AWE32 lacking onboard RAM, a Wave Blaster header & the ASP chip (or socket for one). The latter is useless from a gaming perspective. Since your card is a Plug 'n Play card, you will require CTCU & CTCM to configure …

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