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Recommended Gameport -> Midi cables? Joystick passthru? Quality?

Posted on 2021-01-27, 23:59

in MT-32 General

in MT-32 General

I ordered a Roland UM-One mk2 because I want to get some retro PC MT32 emulation going and was wondering if the cheap-ish gameport->midi cables on ebay are worth getting? I'm really not sure if I want joystick passthrough because I don't realistically see myself using a joystick much (not too into …

Re: Notoriously difficult-to-run DOS games?

Posted on 2021-01-25, 14:27

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

In my experience Cutemouse is a nice "cute" little program, but if you want best compatibility use Microsoft Mouse driver Version 8.20. It really works with everything. Jut try to load it in UMB if possible, because yes, it is a memory hog, a compatible memory hog. Oh... my two sents. Z aka. Zed …

Re: Best cpu for Voodoo Banshee

Posted on 2021-01-25, 01:51

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

i was running a banshee with a k6-2+ 550 for a while and it seemed like a good pairing.

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-01-25, 00:30

in Milliways

in Milliways

I played through the first chapter of Blood last night - I've played the first level a bunch the last year, testing PCs and sound cards etc but never sat down to have a good go at it. It does not disappoint! This game deserves all the praise it gets. Every level was great but I really liked the …

Re: MS 4138 + 486 DX4 ?????

Posted on 2021-01-23, 08:14

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

i might be wrong but i think that the 486 cpus tend to have the multiplier circuitry built in, so as long as it's the same FSB and voltage, it will work. the jumper settings in that manual show the same configuration for a dx 33mhz as well as a dx2 66mhz - so a dx4 100mhz should also use the same …

Re: Looking for a good LED monitor for win 98/ xp Gaming

Posted on 2021-01-21, 06:17

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

samsung 1920x1200 16:10 monitors can present 1600x1200 without distortion (with black bars). on the used market they're old enough that nobody wants them (75hz max i believe) and not yet retro enough to be a ripoff, so you can pick them up cheap. i don't have model names/numbers but i think …

Re: 486 Build pointers

Posted on 2021-01-20, 23:55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

so I just built a 486 over the weekend and have 2 pointers (if you're ok with spending the cash or have great deal finding technique) - definitely do not compromise on a VLB video card, be sure to check benchmarks. I got a Trident ISA card out of nostalgia and it does not look good on an LCD at all …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-19, 04:45

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

bofh.fromhell wrote on 2021-01-18, 21:15: Now proving its worth in my trusty old P3B-F for a while. i've never seen a slocket adapter that actually looks like a pentium cartridge. that is super cool. hope it works well!

Re: I have a “can’t remember the name of the hardware” mystery for you also

Posted on 2021-01-18, 04:45

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sketch it tbh

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

Posted on 2021-01-18, 01:42

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Jed118 wrote on 2021-01-18, 01:26: rip spidey

Re: ESFM details

Posted on 2021-01-18, 01:15

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I recently compared ESFM vs. generic OPL3 in Siedler 2 (Settlers 2) and it seems to me that it supports ESFM because it sounds more brilliant and superior to my ears. https://youtu.be/Bpk3vkreSsA I'm also interested to know other games with ESFM support for more comparisons! i've been loving the …

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

Posted on 2021-01-18, 01:12

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Jed118 wrote on 2021-01-18, 01:08: wow thats quite a restoration, nice

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

Posted on 2021-01-18, 00:45

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

my 486 parts arrived just before the weekend so I spent the weekend setting up and configuring. AMD 486 @ 100mhz, 16mb ram, SB16, M912 VLB Socket 3 mobo (UMC chipset) and a mistake of a video card purchase, a Trident TVGA9000b ISA. Using a Gotek was fun to set up DOS and Win 3.11 although I had …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-01-16, 15:19

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Murugan wrote on 2021-01-16, 14:14: If this drops on you... Never saw one like this. I call it Blade Runner :p Beautiful. Whats inside?

Re: Pentium II Passive or Active Heatsink

Posted on 2021-01-15, 01:04

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

definitely big enough but you will need a case fan nearby to circulate air. if this was a dell it would likely have been vented from the fan on the power supply or a shroud pushing air from the back case fan.

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-01-14, 14:29

in Milliways

in Milliways

appiah4 wrote on 2021-01-13, 14:25: gauss weaponry becoming obsolete as soon as they become available that explains why i felt they were underwhelming... appiah4 wrote on 2021-01-13, 14:25: You get to kill Cthulhu. maybe you have swayed my opinion 😉

Re: Is original DOS quake speed-sensitive?

Posted on 2021-01-14, 04:29

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

it should be capped at 72fps (timedemo will reach higher frames). when going over 72fps you will notice some phyiscs bugs/irregularities. Specifically with jumping and landing. Going down ramps can become weird and jitterry.

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-01-13, 13:55

in Milliways

in Milliways

24 years later I have finally finished ufo: enemy unknown aka XCOM!!! This game beat me so hard so many times but each loss was worth it. Learning the hard way? I guess so. I have never had this much satisfaction from finishing a game, ever. Seeing the comic book styled ending screens was pure …

Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-01-13, 13:16

in Milliways

in Milliways

24 years later I have finally finished ufo: enemy unknown aka XCOM!!! This game beat me so hard so many times but each loss was worth it. Learning the hard way? I guess so. I have never had this much satisfaction from finishing a game, ever. Seeing the comic book styled ending screens was pure …

Re: Putting together my 90’s super computer

Posted on 2021-01-13, 07:50

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

How about AMD slot A cpus, did the ones released in '99 out-perform a Pentium 3? I'd also look into a DVD drive. Windows ME? :DDDDD

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