Re: Tseng ET4000C

Posted on 2018-08-29, 14:44

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So it finally arrived from Germany (with a small amount of sand in the static-dissipative bag... wtf?) and I've mananged to get a good look at it. It definitely looks like some earlier ET3000AX models with the 5 crystals mounted to it. From a .txt document uploaded as a webpage detailing the switch …

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Re: Weird PC speaker sound - buzzing on power up

Posted on 2018-08-28, 22:37

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It seems to happen as soon as you turn it on, which leads me to think there's a short circuit somewhere. Check for solder blobs, bits of random wire. Reseat everything, giving it a good clean with IPA and see if that sorts it.

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Re: Resurrecting 5.25" floppy drive

Posted on 2018-08-28, 22:31

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As irritating as it is to say, it's not unlikely that all your disks are bad. I ordered 10 3.5" 720 kB floppies from a seller on Ebay, and I checked them in a modern computer with Debian and a floppy drive. 7 of the 10 disks the drive couldn't detect at all, 1 had bad sectors, and 2 were fine. 70% …

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Re: QUESTIONS ABOUT: Shipping a CRT

Posted on 2018-08-23, 16:55

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Bought a Sony BVM 20f1E off a dude from Ebay, it was listed in 2 separate auctions as "parts or repair". Now I asked him about it and he told me he listed it as that as ... it had a scratch on the front bezel... 50 quid for both, buy it now, snapped his hand off. Problem was, I had no way to travel …

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Re: Tseng ET4000C

Posted on 2018-08-23, 15:47

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Here is some info from a Russian site: http://www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum/index.php?a=do_print&t=10496 Original: У кого-нибудь ещё на форуме есть видеокарта на чипе TSENG ET4000C? Если есть, и она отличается от моей, интересно посмотреть на её фото. Какой-то загадочный чип, о котором в гугле не …

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Re: Tseng ET4000C

Posted on 2018-08-23, 13:13

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This thing is getting stranger and stranger. An unknown, possibly prototype board, has dual output, (possible) video capture or something else using the feature connector (thank you for that peeps - Every day is a school day), and resembles the evolution between the ET3000 and the ET4000AX. The * …

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Re: Tseng ET4000C

Posted on 2018-08-23, 08:15

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I was watching that on eBay. Did you buy it? Someone did :) I was unsure whether or not to buy it, someone decided for me :) And that is exactly why I decided to just go for it ;) I saw there were 7 other watchers. This chip has an earlier date code (9002) than any ET4000AX that I can find. …

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Tseng ET4000C

Posted on 2018-08-22, 20:24

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Anyone ever heard of this card before? What's the difference between this and the ET4000AX? Ediit: Here's a picture. In addition to the VGA port it has a 9-pin dsub and a stack of Xtals on the left. What is this thing? Filename s-l1600.jpg File size 403.1 KiB Views 1154 views

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Re: Game Versions

Posted on 2018-08-14, 15:10

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Sometimes it's like this for a few Interplay/Gremlin productions. Normality and Realms of the Haunting are two big examples. For the US releases, the former's got different voices, the latter has difficulty settings and new bloody death scenes for monsters (despite the T rating). Ah Normality, I …

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Question on Adaptec AHA-1542CF/Other add-in FDD controllers

Posted on 2018-08-14, 11:22

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Sorry if this has been asked before, I couldn't find an answer relating to floppy controllers. I know using an add-in IDE controller frees up some clock cycles on the CPU thus leading to more cycles for other things, but does the same translate for FDD controllers? I have the Adaptec AHA-1542CF and …

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Re: "I'm ready for my close-up now" said Ol' Bessie.

Posted on 2018-08-08, 13:59

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What do you mean this isn't the original chip? MSGR_PHOTO_FOR_UPLOAD_1533664622438.jpg_1533664624545.jpeg However sadly this bodge didn't work, and upon removing it again the chip decided to slip and embed an entire row of pins into my finger. I have a rather decorative row of dots running up said …

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Re: Game Versions

Posted on 2018-08-07, 12:46

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Calvero wrote: For Apogee games there used to be the Apogee Software Game Information Vault. It's a shame that site is dead now, that's pretty much exactly what I mean. I wonder if the Vogons WIki would be a good place to add that sort of data?

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Re: Weird floppy drive (5.25 in) issues

Posted on 2018-08-06, 12:16

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XP is known to be buggy with 3.5" so I can only imagine that bugginess extends to 5.25" in which I've never heard of anyone using the two in conjunction ;) Are you sure the bios knows how to write to them? 98 build - again I'd ask about the bios. HP vectra... Well with that I've no idea. Are you …

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Re: What memory expansion card is this?

Posted on 2018-08-05, 22:37

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stamasd wrote: It's useless in absence of the specific motherboard that it originally came with. I'm not sure about useless, It definitely looks ISA-slot so could drivers not get it running? Or was that sort of stuff all ROM/hardware related back in the day?

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Re: Game Versions

Posted on 2018-08-05, 22:32

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I will be adding all of these sites to my list. Tracking down the releases is a pain in the backside sometimes though. Alien carnage has a screen remenance bug if you press F1 then return to game that HH never had. I'll check the patches though to see if that gets sorted... ssi Gold Box. I'ma give …

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Re: "I'm ready for my close-up now" said Ol' Bessie.

Posted on 2018-08-04, 22:59

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So I grew impatient. My DS12885 ICs from China are due to arrive some point... oh... mid October? So I want to see what I can work with just now. So, investing in a nice shiny new 24 teeth-per-inch junior hacksaw blade, I decide to investigate exactly what's going on inside the DS1287. Having read …

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Re: "I'm ready for my close-up now" said Ol' Bessie.

Posted on 2018-08-04, 22:49

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Do you know what the top edge connector is for? I don't plan on selling right now but I'll let you know if I ever need to clear some space. You know, honestly I was hoping someone could tell me what the top edge connector is for. It's like uber early SLI, but with RAM. And fair enough! I'll keep my …

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Re: "I'm ready for my close-up now" said Ol' Bessie.

Posted on 2018-08-04, 15:09

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Can you post a photograph of the back side of it? Do these cards only work in the Deskpro 386S? I didn't include a photo of the back as there isn't a whole lot to see here. A few traces and the back side of the fingers. 20180804_132712r.jpg The compaq is certainly the only computer I'm aware of …

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Re: "I'm ready for my close-up now" said Ol' Bessie.

Posted on 2018-08-03, 18:21

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So who would have guessed. The DS12887 has a broken leg. 20180803_012430r.jpg After pulling out the remnants of it from socket and making sure there no random little bits of metal left that could short something out, I figure I should make sure I haven't damaged anything. So dropping the original …

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Re: "I'm ready for my close-up now" said Ol' Bessie.

Posted on 2018-08-03, 18:16

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Right so with the new DS12887 nestled nice and snug in the motherboard! 20180803_002505r.jpg It's time to put Bessie back together and set up the bios using "Advanced Diagnostics". I downloaded the file from: https://www.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=73221 Which on my debian-based …

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