Re: Which card? Aztech vs Media-Vision?

Posted on 2018-02-18, 17:50

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by Yuuker

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I'm surprised by how noisy the Aztech card was during the test posted earlier. From what i gathered from the big Aztech thread posted here awhile back, i gathered they where fairly quiet (of course that could be card-dependent). Would that be more or less noisy then some of those SB16 models? …

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Re: Which card? Aztech vs Media-Vision?

Posted on 2018-02-13, 20:07

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by Yuuker

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gdjacobs wrote: What titles do you want to use it for? Mid-earlylate 90's games. Transport Tycoon, Theme Hospital, Duke Nukem 3D, ROTT, etc But good support for earlier titles that may only support older SB models is a must (looking at mostly older apogee / Epic Megagame titles)

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Which card? Aztech vs Media-Vision?

Posted on 2018-02-13, 17:51

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by Yuuker

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Debating on which new soundcard to get. Requirements where basically a genuine OPL3. Wavetable support is not necessary, but a plus. Iv narrowed my search down to either a PAS16 or a third-generation Aztech card, based on some threads about that particular brand. Both i find have plus sides but …

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Re: A quick question about installing a DX4!

Posted on 2018-02-06, 17:43

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by Yuuker

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JP34 seems to set L2 cache to writeback according to the stason link you’ve posted Would that do anything for the cpu though? Unless the board is looking for both L1 and L2 states to match. I don't think I've ever seen a board that has separate jumpers for L1 and L2 cache. Then again, both my VLB …

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Re: A quick question about installing a DX4!

Posted on 2018-02-06, 08:10

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by Yuuker

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jheronimus wrote: JP34 seems to set L2 cache to writeback according to the stason link you’ve posted Would that do anything for the cpu though? Unless the board is looking for both L1 and L2 states to match.

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Re: A quick question about installing a DX4!

Posted on 2018-02-06, 02:09

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by Yuuker

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Sorry to bump but i didn't figure this quick related follow up question warranted its own thread. I got the DX4, set the junpers. No boot. Got the lights on the keyboard, but no video. Re seated it a couple times and even tried swapping back to my DX2 and its jumper configuration (which worked) I'm …

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A quick question about installing a DX4!

Posted on 2018-01-24, 20:30

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by Yuuker

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Couldn't find an answer so i thought i'd double check. Is there any harm or performance degradation with using a Intel DX4 with write-back cache on a motherboard that doesn't support it? Found out i have one of those models, although it doesn't seem like my DataExpert EXP4044 has any option for …

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Re: Serial Mouse issues \w 486!

Posted on 2018-01-05, 15:42

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by Yuuker

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There are some 8-bit ISA cards which just have 2 serial ports on them. Mine only has one, although double checking the jumpers again briefly, it looks like you might be able to assign ports after all? There are 2 listing for settings as follows. it does list COM2 but theres only one actual serial …

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Re: Serial Mouse issues \w 486!

Posted on 2018-01-05, 01:30

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by Yuuker

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I recommend getting a USB-to-serial adapter for testing purposes. When the serial port is on the motherboard, there is often a setting in the BIOS to set the IRQ and port. When using an ISA serial card, I think the option is set via a jumper on the card. Does your BIOS have the option to change the …

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Re: Serial Mouse issues \w 486!

Posted on 2018-01-05, 01:09

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by Yuuker

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Try setting COM1 to IRQ3. Do you have another computer with a serial port? You can get USB-to-serial converters on modern computers as well. There are/were also PCMCIA converters. Excuse the slightly beginner question, but how would i go about doing that? There where no jumpers for such a thing on …

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Re: Serial Mouse issues \w 486!

Posted on 2018-01-05, 00:59

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by Yuuker

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I've had wire inside the cable break, which wasn't obvious from the outside. I also wonder if there is an IRQ conflict. Have you tried using a known working serial mouse on the same computer? Did you try the mouse.com utility? No unfortunately, this is my only serial mouse so it could be the …

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Re: Serial Mouse issues \w 486!

Posted on 2018-01-05, 00:42

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by Yuuker

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Have you taken the ball out underneath and cleaned the wheels? Yup, i just finished attempting that, also tried spinning the ball with the mouse opened up to see if something wasn't working. Nothing looked out of the ordinary, still no mouse cursor movement. Sooo, here i'm starting to guess it …

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Serial Mouse issues \w 486!

Posted on 2018-01-05, 00:22

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by Yuuker

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First time using a serial mouse. Iv tried both mouse.com and cutemouse, and replacing the ball, but i can't for the life of me figure out how to get the cursor movements to register. Mouse button presses work fine, but no movement. In all programs and games iv tested too. I'm pretty sure it should …

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S3 vs Cirrus Logic VLB cards

Posted on 2017-12-17, 17:58

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by Yuuker

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How do the earlier S3's compare to more common Cirrus Logic cards? Talking compatibility and speed in DOS. Particularly the S3 Vision864 vs the CL-5428 chipset since iv heard alot of the Cirrus, but not so much on these early S3s.

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Identifying a bottleneck w\ DX2-66

Posted on 2017-12-14, 19:02

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by Yuuker

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Here's something iv been noticing after running a few tests and playing a few 3d games on a DX2. It doesn't seem to be performing as well as other same spec DX2 machines iv seen. The big example here would be Rise Of The Triad. That game runs slightly-dreadful at fullscreen \w statusbar and high …

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Need help setting up Gotek

Posted on 2017-12-05, 07:22

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by Yuuker

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Sorry for the beginner question: So i just bought a new Gotek off ebay, supposedly was per-flashed with "HXC" Gotek seems to boot up ok, it came with a USB that had drivers on it (some stuff listed as bootloader) and it seems it won't display numbers unless those files are present. The problem is …

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Re: Pentium Or 486. Can't Decide

Posted on 2017-11-20, 22:58

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by Yuuker

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Honestly, it might be useful to build a system based on year rather than what you're going to do with it. If we go by year, anything early 90s, before and around the time Doom 2 came out. A few games after, i guess, But mostly a 90-94' era machine is what iv settled down to look at. Regarding those …

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Re: Pentium Or 486. Can't Decide

Posted on 2017-11-20, 02:54

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by Yuuker

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What kind of deal is this, considering it's got the board, AMD DX2-80, heatsink/fan and 4MB of RAM, for $88.89 CAD and shipping would be Canada Post, no customs crap ??? http://legacycomputersnparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=CAD&cPath=1_32_49_103&products_id=470&osCsid= …

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Re: Pentium Or 486. Can't Decide

Posted on 2017-11-19, 22:25

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by Yuuker

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Thanks again for the opinions everyone! I think iv kinda wrangled myself down to either a DX2 or 4. With a DX2 i'd just leave those more powerful games to more modern sourceports or a future project. (not promoting, just post the ebay link for reference) On the Socket3 side though, would someone …

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Re: Pentium Or 486. Can't Decide

Posted on 2017-11-19, 19:05

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by Yuuker

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Hey all, thanks for the opinions so far! I would absolutely love a DX4-100! Best of both worlds in terms of classic feel and speed. But the problem is finding a good socket-3 board at a reasonable price with good features. At the same price as one of those boards alone, iv seen bundle deals that …

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