Re: Terratec Attack
Posted on 2024-08-28, 01:05
badmojo wrote on 2024-01-19, 03:51: I'll take that as no and no. My money a while ago was on him being a CIA social experiment. I like the enthusiasm, but not interacting with anyone is strange.
Re: What are differences among the contain of the ROMs of the two versions of MT-32 (original and Blue Ridge) and the CM
Posted on 2024-08-28, 00:51
The MT-32 has two versions. Except for rare synths where Roland replaced the motherboard, all new MT-32s have a TRS headphone jack in addition to the line outputs. The new version is a little quieter and doesn't have the same buffer problems as the old. Some games were composed for the old version …
Re: CPU clock division
Posted on 2024-08-04, 22:49
I had a look around at the CPU board some time ago when I had the lid off, but I can’t remember there being any crystal that was specifically 16 MHz. Hence, the 32 MHz divided by 2 with an external divider and then divided again by 2 at the CPU would make sense. Can some 74 series logic do the …
Re: Models of psu`s correct for year 2000 build
Posted on 2024-07-07, 23:54
PSUs built by Delta, Etasis, and Zippy are all rock solid. I don't know when Zippy first came on the scene, but Delta and Etasis were definitely there in 2000.
Re: Absolute best, Most reliable fans
Posted on 2024-05-15, 03:34
In the nuclear industry we have lots of experience with things that have to work 99.99999% of the time. When that cannot be achieved, we build in redundancy. If I was the engineer I would have to build in a parallel supply fan that could be automagically put online if the other's tachometer read …
Re: Absolute best, Most reliable fans
Posted on 2024-05-13, 04:32
You need redundancy and RPM monitoring. For fans, can't go wrong with Sanyo-Denki and Delta as mentioned. Panaflo was also top tier, but I'm not sure if they've held up now they're made by NMB.
Re: Xcom (for DOS)
Posted on 2024-05-05, 23:17
Bondi wrote on 2022-04-19, 20:33: Cute stuff. Thanks for sharing! PS I thought it had something to do with X-com game, so maybe it's worth editing the thread name to be more relevant. So disappointing when this program didn't offer alien research, plasma weaponry, and the ability to train psionics. …
Re: Clock Generator Overclocking
Posted on 2024-05-05, 23:04
rmay635703 wrote on 2021-03-07, 03:37: To run at 75 or 83 you need to leave the pci divisor at /2 not async Yup, so be aware that you're running PCI out of spec.
Re: Is the Pentium 4 underrated for retro computing?
Posted on 2024-05-05, 03:06
And while they were of the capacitor plague era, so were comparable AMD boards at the time. Personally I've had more success with socket 478 or LGA778 boards than the various AMD boards of that era. The latter seem more prone to capacitor issues in my experience. I think the 'enthusiast' board …
Re: SPDIF output level
Posted on 2024-03-05, 15:16
Hey guys, This isn't a question about retro audio hardware, but I'm hoping you guys might know the answer. The other day I connected a digital amp to my onboard audio's optical out. Is it recommended to run Windows volume at 100% all the time and adjust volume output using the amp's volume control? …
Re: Differences between CMI8330A, CMI8330C, and HT1869V?
Posted on 2024-02-26, 22:12
Tiido wrote on 2024-02-24, 03:55: all TOSLINK receivers and transmitters I have looked at specify maximum of 96kHz sample rate That sounds about right. A lot of pro gear doesn't bother going above 48khz anyway.
Re: Differences between CMI8330A, CMI8330C, and HT1869V?
Posted on 2024-02-24, 03:14
Hence the "dirty" in the filename lol. Ideally there's the transformer as I mentioned several posts before, then it will be proper and without ground loop issues etc. I have used these parts successfully for this task : https://no.mouser.com/ProductDetail/710-750082154 https://no.mouser.com/ …
Re: Differences between CMI8330A, CMI8330C, and HT1869V?
Posted on 2024-02-23, 04:13
It does not matter. Both TTL and COAX are full-fledged proper S/PDIF. They differ in signal amplitude only. If you have TTL (2-3+ V, often 4-5V) and need COAX you can just use this: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/W9gAAOSwiqFaVhup/s-l1600.jpg That image is right here... Anyway :DirtyTTLcoax.png It …
Re: Retro OSes for retro computers
Posted on 2024-02-20, 22:01
Jo22 wrote on 2024-02-10, 17:28: TWM is also an option. It's so old it's not being bloated yet. It's also professional looking (like CDE or Motif), not a cheap KDE clone. FVWM is visually much closer to the Motif window manager (as found either in IRIX or CDE builds), and TWM is actually more …
Re: A sound card that looks a little special
Posted on 2024-01-20, 02:18
DerBaum wrote on 2024-01-19, 02:51: It is for a siemens nixdorf FD210 All in one system. Judging from the strange bracket on your card, it seems it came from a special application / integrated system. All that via stitching is impressive. Someone was serious about suppressing stray voltages.
Re: Radeon 8500LE vs 8500
Posted on 2024-01-07, 03:03
Check if the board has faster RAM chips installed. Has 3.6ns Hynix TSOP chips. But Ive seen LE's with 3.3ns chips too... so I guess faster RAM is not an indicator of a real 8500. The faster RAM can potentially support the 275 mhz mem clock of non LE cards. Non LE cards won't come with 4ns RAM.
Re: Radeon 8500LE vs 8500
Posted on 2023-12-26, 23:48
Check if the board has faster RAM chips installed.
Re: What sound card for a build with Voodoo 5
Posted on 2023-11-16, 21:12
The Serpent Rider wrote on 2023-11-15, 13:11: DOS cards with Voodoo 5 is a waste of potential. Go for Vortex 2 or Live. Vortex 2 and Live?
Re: AWE64 Gold, Soundfonts and General MIDI in MS-DOS
Posted on 2023-10-31, 02:27
Of course a good GM synth is going to sound better with KQ6 than an MT-32 would, since KQ6 was composed primarily for General MIDI even though it has MT-32 support: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MT-32-compatible_computer_games Only a few games support both General MIDI and MT-32 but were …
Re: What would be the fastest XP Setup with XP Era Hardware ?
Posted on 2023-08-09, 03:09
I usually build machines around compatibility more than performance, so you may want to keep in mind which software titles you aim to run which are picky. For instance, you may want to stay on AGP if you're targeting Splinter Cell and PT.
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