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Roland Remake of the MT-32?

Posted on 2020-01-17, 09:27

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Just now, on Twitter, I asked Roland US if they would consider building a new, inexpensive sound device with the look and feel of the MT-32; able to emulate it, but with more modern capabilities (such as USB, SPDIF, etc), as well as GM compatibility mode. I'm hoping I get a response, but am I the …

Re: Very compact retro PCs?

Posted on 2019-09-30, 00:43

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The most compact computer I personally own that still has desktop-style expansion slots would be my Toshiba T5200 luggable from the early 90s. Clamshell style, so kinda like a laptop, but has no built-in battery. It's got two ISA slots in the back, one 16-bit and one 8-bit. It's only a 386 system …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-27, 19:04

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Lightwave 3D, video editing. They used Amiga 2000s to create scenes for Babylon 5, for example.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-27, 18:13

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Got myself a PP&S ProRAM 3000 memory board for my Amiga 3000. Except for a month or so when I worked with a game developer who put an ethernet card in it, my A3000 never had any expansion cards. The Most ram it's had is 6mb... with this expansion it will have 18... and if I can dig the chips up, it …

Re: Do CF2SCSI or Ethernet SCSI Adapters Exist?

Posted on 2019-09-20, 02:55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks for all the advice and info! I may get a SCSI2SD... Did some research today, and there's a new board out called the ZZ9000... And the Vampire V4 is coming... I think I'm going to save up for one or both. Either of them would give me a lot of what I want.

Re: Do CF2SCSI or Ethernet SCSI Adapters Exist?

Posted on 2019-09-19, 19:04

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thought just occurred to me. (bear in mind, I know nothing of SCSI anymore). Would it be possible to connect an Arduino or Raspberry PI to my Amiga through the SCSI connector? If so, I could install a Pi Zero W, for example, and use it as a proxy to access the internet.

Do CF2SCSI or Ethernet SCSI Adapters Exist?

Posted on 2019-09-19, 19:02

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Do either CF2SCSI adapters exist, or SCSI ethernet adapters? I just got my Amiga 3000 running again after 8 years in the closet, and my first priority is replacing the SCSI drives with (bigger) CF drives. I've seen SD card to SCSI... but I have a 32gb CF card that just won't work with my startech …

My Amiga 3000 saved from evil battery!

Posted on 2019-09-19, 18:55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So I bought a replacement 2032 battery from Amigakit in the UK (only the 2nd package I can recall getting from the UK...) After much trial and tribulation, I got it installed in my A3000... and... she works! I haven't really tested to see if the battery is saving CMOS settings, but... did I mention …

Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-09-16, 19:53

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm really interested in one of these, but now I'm conflicted, because I really want a Commander X16, and I can't afford both 🙁

Re: Roland MPU-401 technical reference manual

Posted on 2019-09-16, 19:40

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Who knows, maybe some hardware type can use the schematics and PCBWay to create a modern MP-IPC-T (or MP-401?) ISA card...

Re: Roland MPU-401 technical reference manual

Posted on 2019-09-16, 19:15

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks so much! I want all the info I can get on my MT-32 and working with/programming for it!

Easy Plastic Reconstruction and Repair

Posted on 2019-09-15, 20:15

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Came across this YouTube video of a method for repair broken plastic parts. Thought some people trying to restore their vintage systems might find it interesting. Easy Plastic Reconstruction and Repair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1meoZaHYZo

Compaq Contura Aero display replacement?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 19:39

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So I was contemplating opening up my Compaq Contura Aero mini-laptop in order to replace the CMOS battery (not a comfortable thing), and I believe I'll have to remove the display in order to do so. I've watched several YouTube videos of people replacing the display on their Gameboy / Pocket / Color …

Re: NuXT - micro-ATX IBM XT (LGR review)

Posted on 2019-09-04, 00:19

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Can you tell me more about this magic? :) I can't tell you any more than Google can. It's a card that chucks a 386 (+ some cache I think) onto the 8088's bus through an 8 bit ISA slot and a custom cable that hooks between the original 8088 and its socket. I'm not working on a clone if that's what …

Re: Can my Amiga 3000 be saved from evil battery?

Posted on 2019-08-28, 22:01

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I appear to have gotten rid of the corrosion and the motherboard is looking pretty good (assuming my thumb-fingered wielding of the soldering iron didn't cause damage I didn't see). I pulled the barrel battery... now I need to look for a replacement. It's 3.6v NiCad, Varta brand, 3/V60R, 60mAh, 14h, …

Re: Questions on DOOM performance on 486 DX2-66

Posted on 2019-08-27, 22:54

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Anyone know where I can get the actual full Doom for DOS, to try playing it on my upgraded Toshiba T5200 laptop? I'm curious how it will perform on a 486DX-25 upgraded from a 386DX-25. IIRC, the built-in graphics card is a paradise VGA with 256k of RAM.

Re: I forget there are those unlike us

Posted on 2019-08-27, 22:48

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There's a Retro Games group on Gab.com, and someone could start up a related retro computing group (I would, but I haven't the self-discipline or time to moderate it...) https://gab.com/groups/58

Re: I forget there are those unlike us

Posted on 2019-08-27, 21:57

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm not particularly interested in antique televisions, but I can appreciate people's fondness for the classic sets from the early days of the technology. I admire the craftsmanship that went into their engineering and outward design, so I can see why others would have an affinity for them. I don't …

Re: Can my Amiga 3000 be saved from evil battery?

Posted on 2019-08-21, 16:48

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks for the advice everyone. Planning a Walmart trip this afternoon to pick up some things, will grab some vinegar and work on the Amiga today.

EGA/VGA + CGA in same PC?

Posted on 2019-08-21, 16:44

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I know you can have a VGA and a mono graphics card in the same PC with two separate displays, but is there any way to have a CGA card and either a VGA or EGA card in the same pc on different displays? Both would have to be ISA cards, since we're talking PC/XT/AT (8088/8286).

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