Re: Windows 95 on a Compact Flash - Any need to alter swap behavior?

Posted on 2021-02-02, 07:12

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by appiah4

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As much ram as you can have, then make a aditional ram drive, and put your swapfile there. Strange thing is, that a well equpped 16bit Windows 3.1x can run without a swapfile, but when you install Win32s or Windows 9x, there is no workaround from that dreaded swapfile, even if you have enough ram …

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Re: Hello, World! :D - Robert B's PC builds - oogle away freely :)

Posted on 2021-02-01, 14:13

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by appiah4

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in Marvin \ System Specs

Don't drench PCBs in alcohol. It can make them "foggy". Sometimes even rubbing alcohol on them is enough to cause it. With that said, never tried to find-out why some PCBs react that way ... I have drenched many boards in 99.9% IPA after vinegar treatment and just let them stand upright to airdry, …

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Re: New Waveblaster card : Reptile Paradise - Yucatan FX

Posted on 2021-02-01, 14:10

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by appiah4

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Ok so am I the only one with problems with this? Have you got it running? Has anyone else tested my presets in dos? I've tested only in Falcosoft Midi Player.. No I never resolved it and ended up dismantling that system. I will reinstall it on an ESS Solo-1 in an LGA775 board soon though, so we'll …

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Re: Gotek Floppy Emulator with FlashFloppy

Posted on 2021-02-01, 13:58

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by appiah4

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There are no 'fake' Goteks but newer revisions don't seem to be flashable via common methods.

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Re: Super Socket 7 issues with agp cards

Posted on 2021-02-01, 13:58

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by appiah4

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Necroing an old thread, because I've had a chance to test one of these super socket 7 AGP boards myself. Got myself a TOMATO TM-586 AL100B motherboard with AMD K6-2. This is an ALI Aladdin V chipset motherboard. I plonked in 128meg RAM and started testing it. First card I tried under Windows 98 SE …

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Re: Unofficial Soundbanks for Dreamblaster X2/X3M

Posted on 2021-02-01, 13:53

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by appiah4

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I believe you need the Dream SDK to do this and that software comes with an expensive license..

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Re: I de-CQMed my AWE32 PnP CT3990...!

Posted on 2021-02-01, 13:52

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by appiah4

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That visual map is incredibly helpful for visualizing what needs to be done for that particular card; maybe we should make one for every card that can be de-CQM'ed? At the very least, maybe someone could do something similar and point me towards what needs to be desoldered and soldered onto this …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-02-01, 09:50

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by appiah4

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I introduced my 6 year old son to Sim Tower last night and he loves the game. He woke us up around 3 am cause he turned his computer on and started playing and forgot to lower the volume on his speakers. I can't wait until my daughter is 6.. She is 4 now and really interested in games but her …

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Re: Post your favorite video game cover (MS-DOS/Early Windows edition)

Posted on 2021-02-01, 09:47

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by appiah4

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Here are mine: Ultima IV https://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/162133-ultima-iv-quest-of-the-avatar-dos-front-cover.jpg Ultima VI https://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/222113-ultima-vi-the-false-prophet-dos-front-cover.jpg You like the covers of IV and VI more than V? Ultima V https://www. …

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Re: The comprehensive list of all modern reproductions of vintage sound cards

Posted on 2021-02-01, 09:33

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by appiah4

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I was wondering - and I hope this is an ok place to ask the question - which of the Serda waveblaster boards is considered to be "the top, premium one"? It seems that the Dreamblaster S2 is the most expensive, so should I assume it to be the one? There are quite a few options now, and choice …

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Re: The comprehensive list of all modern reproductions of vintage sound cards

Posted on 2021-01-29, 18:06

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by appiah4

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For PCI I would rate FM801>Solo-1>YMF7x4 for DOS as far as compatibility is concerned. FM synth quality is in reverse order. It really dependa on the chipset to be honest. FM801 works wonders in many hopeless situations. Vortex2 for DOS sounds so bad I wouldnt use it at all..

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Re: About that DB-26 port on Matrox Millennium/Mystique video adapters..

Posted on 2021-01-29, 07:53

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by appiah4

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Putas wrote on 2021-01-29, 04:31: It is not that your Mystique is doing anything, it is Windows 10 video emulation working around it. I was just going to post this, the whole acceleration is being done in Software and your Mystique is just outputting a video buffer.

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Re: The comprehensive list of all modern reproductions of vintage sound cards

Posted on 2021-01-29, 07:52

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by appiah4

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Is @Tiido 's card in stock though? Last I checked it wasn't available anymore..

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-01-29, 07:47

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by appiah4

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Keep up the great work keropi. I'm really glad you made this card. I hope people like you and LABS proliferate and there are a lot more options in the market soon. The Amiga scene is alive with dozens of modern hardware projects, let's hope retro PC scene does the same soon.

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Re: Unofficial Soundbanks for Dreamblaster X2/X3M

Posted on 2021-01-28, 21:31

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by appiah4

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Hello, very briefly, it is not possible. Ok, thanks. Has someone ever composed a really lifelike Grand Piano patch for the X2? I've just bought an almost new Fatar SL-990 for my darling to her birthday, but her musician ears are very sensitive. She prefers the natural piano touch and sounds. So, …

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Re: Quest for the most compatible DOS audio chip setup.

Posted on 2021-01-28, 20:58

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by appiah4

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CS4248 is a wss-compatible 16bit codec, no soundblaster modes - not suitable for DOS gaming usage as-is, it needs another chip to do the rest of the stuff I have only seen it paired with Opti 82c929 what elae is there out there? Yes, and with an Yamaha OPL3 chip too. Any good? How does it compare …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-01-28, 18:46

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by appiah4

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The card comes in 3 flavors - all prices include registered airmail shipping in a hard box with fully assembled and complete items ready for use: Orheus soundcard : 130eur Orpheus soundcard with PCMIDI installed: 180eur Orpheus soundcard with PCMIDI installed and Dreamblaster X2 daughterboard: …

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Re: Quest for the most compatible DOS audio chip setup.

Posted on 2021-01-28, 18:40

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by appiah4

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keropi wrote on 2021-01-28, 10:42: CS4248 is a wss-compatible 16bit codec, no soundblaster modes - not suitable for DOS gaming usage as-is, it needs another chip to do the rest of the stuff I have only seen it paired with Opti 82c929 what elae is there out there?

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1993/94 ).

Posted on 2021-01-27, 22:07

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by appiah4

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in Marvin \ System Specs

A typical MP3 file is a few megabytes. The data transfer rate required for playback is typically less than 1MB per minute. Even PIO mode 0 is faster than 1MB per second . The issue is not data read speed at all, it is FP intensive audio decoding that the 486 completely sucks ass at. Yes, but it …

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

Posted on 2021-01-27, 20:20

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by appiah4

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

That's one hell of a precarious hardware tower..

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