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

Posted on 2016-09-01, 10:04

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by CkRtech

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Ace wrote: Core 2 Quad Q6600 Heh. Seeing this made me check my Newegg purchase history. I paid $280 for that Q6600 processor in 2007. It is still in use today (wife's computer).

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Re: Creative Music System CMS Music Synthesizer Card CT-1300A

Posted on 2016-08-28, 05:32

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by CkRtech

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Oh sorry! I missed that in your original post. Looks OK. I bet you could order a replacement from an electronics company rather than use another sound blaster for it. Just need the specs on it.

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Re: Creative Music System CMS Music Synthesizer Card CT-1300A

Posted on 2016-08-28, 05:03

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by CkRtech

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Looks like maybe you need a new volume pot?

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Re: 486 CD-Rom Questions

Posted on 2016-08-26, 23:10

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by CkRtech

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http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-disk-floppy-controllers/P-R/PROMISE-TECHNOLOGY-INC-Two-IDE-AT-interface-drives-337.html That it? I also read the readme file in the files on the site Nipedley linked. It mentions running DOS drivers for 32-bit VLB access, however I imagine you aren't that far yet. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-26, 22:59

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by CkRtech

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Awesome, Artex. I am jealous! So I had quite the haul yesterday. I thought I would try to find sound cards in the wild, but somehow found someone selling everything but sound cards. I am interested in any thoughts you guys have on specifics of this haul - I haven't really considered video card …

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Re: 486 CD-Rom Questions

Posted on 2016-08-26, 22:33

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by CkRtech

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Does the diagnostic utility give you any additional information besides mentioning IRQ 14? I assume it is address 1F0. Does it tell you the address? If you have secondary IDE on it, you probably also have A170 and IRQ 15 as well - provided that the addresses are the same on your card. They may even …

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Re: 486 CD-Rom Questions

Posted on 2016-08-26, 21:29

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by CkRtech

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So do all of the config.sys-based drivers give you an error a la "No CD-ROM found" or something along those lines when you boot? I assume you never get as far as being able to use MSCDEX? It is possible that the resources your promise controller uses are not typical IDE default resources. I think I …

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Re: Duke Nukem 2 ADPCM fix?

Posted on 2016-08-25, 09:47

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by CkRtech

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Cyberdyne wrote: now i am trying to incorporate the new files to NUKEM2.CMP. Are you using Camoto? http://www.shikadi.net/moddingwiki/Camoto

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Re: DOS Build according to Privateer 2

Posted on 2016-08-23, 20:59

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by CkRtech

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Long time friend of mine brought Privateer 2 over to my place earlier this year, and we played it on my Pentium 100 with a Matrox Millennium just fine. The VESA requirement is referring to VBE (VESA Bios Extensions). VBE 1.2 is rather old (relative to the release of Privateer 2). If you are running …

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Re: AMD DX2 vs Intel DX2 66mhz

Posted on 2016-08-22, 23:32

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by CkRtech

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The 486 LGR built in that video had no motherboard cache, likely why it ran Duke Nukem 3d so badly. My Intel dx2-66 runs it perfectly smoothly at 320x200. With a AMD 5x86@160mhz it's smooth at 640x480. Interestingly, his latest update video for the system involves adding cache to the machine. It …

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Re: Another IBM damaged!!

Posted on 2016-08-17, 21:39

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by CkRtech

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Sometimes I try to buy stuff that is cosmetically damaged so I can use it to restore an identical system in good shape. Maybe (for mental health) you can reverse this and keep an eye out for good-looking stuff that doesn't work and Voltron-up a nice-looking, functional system. And in the meantime …

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Re: 486 CD-Rom Questions

Posted on 2016-08-17, 00:50

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by CkRtech

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That sound card has Creative/Panasonic written on the IDE connector. Basically, the fact that the connector says Panasonic makes it a Panasonic/Matsushita connector rather than IDE as darry mentioned. My 1X CD-ROM that I got from Creative in the early 90s used this interface. If you run the …

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Re: New 486 Build

Posted on 2016-08-17, 00:05

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by CkRtech

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No, I don't need two LPT port, at the end I have only one physical port on case, but it cannot be disabled in BIOS. I did a quick google search based on your board and found this - http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/Archive/Octek/486/Hippo%20OP/index.html It looks like perhaps you can disable it via …

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Re: New 486 Build

Posted on 2016-08-16, 00:18

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by CkRtech

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Love seeing you guys build 486 systems. I have run a Pentium 100 for my single retro system, but Clint has me wanting to take out the 486SX-33 (I got in ...1993?) from storage and build that thing up as well. Been watching too much Clint and Phil, lately. My wife has no idea what the future might …

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Re: Pure DOS gaming system with 100% digital audio output

Posted on 2016-08-13, 20:08

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by CkRtech

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Best of luck with you quest, but I wanted to share the following - From 1999-2002, I ran a Diamond Monster MX300 (Aureal Vortex 2) followed by a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. One of these (SC, think) was the first card where I used digital out via spdif. Although these are PCI cards, they did have a MIDI …

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Re: IDE or SATA hard drivers on retro computers?

Posted on 2016-08-11, 08:12

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by CkRtech

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The Ultra33 card also allowed my 486 to work with a CF card, something not all onboard IDE controllers will cooperate with. Interesting. I picked up a CF IDE (Startech) reader in 2010, and my Pentium 100 cannot cold boot with it. I always have to boot and immediately press reset in order to not …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-11, 07:45

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1) Roland LAPC-I Looks complete but unfortunately it has a blown-off ceramic capacitor. I didn't dare testing it like this, I think I'll look into replacing it (I can't solder but I'll see if I can find someone that does it for me). Without knowing much about electronics, I think the rest of the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-08-02, 03:47

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Had a S3 Virge DX PCI arrive in the mail today. Cost $7 shipped. Replacing the Matrox Millennium PCI in my i430TX Pentium-100 system. I really like that Matrox card, but I need my Commander Keen and such to scroll properly! Haha.

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Re: Jill of the Jungle Sound Effects

Posted on 2016-07-30, 01:58

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Added proper attribution to your quote. Great site! The list is not particularly weird when you consider that Creative released its sound blaster cards in that order : 1.0, 1.5, MCV, Pro, 2.0, Pro 2.0, MCV Pro, 16. It should be complete as far as I know. I guess I was just wondering about the 1.34. …

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Re: Jill of the Jungle Sound Effects

Posted on 2016-07-28, 22:31

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Can any of you guys comment on how you rock JotJ on your SB16 in 2016? I haven't really done much research on SBFMDRV nor loaded Jill1/2/3.EXE into a hex editor myself, but I am wondering if we have a definitive Jill1/2/3 executable available or could possibly make one. I am still doing some reading …

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