Re: Anyone own a Logitech Wingman Digital 3D joystick & USB adapter?

Posted on 2014-03-04, 23:46

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by akula65

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The connections in your PIN ASSIGNMENTS diagram exactly match those in the gameport-to-USB converter included with my Logitech WingMan Gamepad Extreme. This adapter has the following part no. stamped on the USB end: 501269-0000. The adapter appears to be identical to the one in this post (see the …

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Re: Ensoniq AudioPCI Installation not working

Posted on 2014-03-02, 02:18

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Bear in mind that Mau1wurf1977's thread and drivers that you referenced in the original post were intended for DOS users, not Windows users. So you need to acquire actual Win9x drivers for your Ensoniq or Creative card (depending on what you actually have).

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Re: Doom 95 and Dark Forces sounds missing

Posted on 2014-03-02, 01:43

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With regard to Dark Forces, you might consider applying the hack mentioned in the Star Wars: Dark Forces Frequently Asked Questions List: http://members.shaw.ca/kloepel/DarkForces/dfhead.html 11.2 Help with sound cards SETUP doesn't recognize the IRQs of some cards correctly. You can solve this …

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Re: Joyport (DB-15) to MIDI cable

Posted on 2014-02-28, 12:59

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by akula65

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According to those who write the specifications, there IS more to it: http://www.midi.org/techspecs/electrispec.php Note the date on the diagram. The specific opto-isolator components mentioned may or may not be available, so you might need or want to substitute a more modern replacement.

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Microsoft SideWinder Software Version 3.02

Posted on 2014-02-27, 00:44

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Since so many folks seem to be having a hard time finding the Microsoft SideWinder Software Version 3.02 for Win9x, I thought I would post a Wayback Machine link to a Microsoft page with working links to the files: https://web.archive.org/web/20040616194341/http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/ …

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Re: Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro Help!

Posted on 2014-02-26, 18:30

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The last post in this thread has a link to the Version 3.02 MS SideWinder Software: MS Sidewinder Precision Pro - Weird Gameport vs USB Issue

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Re: Just what can the Adaptec 1542 SCSI controller boot?

Posted on 2014-02-24, 13:24

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Adaptec has pretty good support for end-of-life products, so you might be able to find info and downloads here: http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/support/_eol/ Note that there are two different SCSI Host Adapters - ISA sections on this page, and each has some AHA-1542 variants listed, so make sure you …

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Re: Movies 80's and 90's and Computers

Posted on 2014-02-16, 18:50

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Jumpin' Jack Flash END TRANS

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Re: MDK help

Posted on 2014-02-12, 12:18

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From the Shiny MDK Patches page: When upgrading, here is the way to work out which MDK CD version you have. When you first installed the game from the CD, flags appeared on screen.... USA VERSION = 3 Flags EUROPEAN VERSION = 6 Flags GERMAN VERSION = 2 Flags Patches are the same for the European and …

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Re: Emulating XT or AT with 8 MHz and DOS

Posted on 2014-02-11, 12:35

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The practical upper bound on the serial port speed is not dependent on the overall system speed so much as it is on the quality of the UARTs used in the serial port equipment, although both ARE relevant. Common UARTs in the 1980s were typically usable up to a maximum of 19200 baud in systems from …

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Re: Sidewinder Windows 95/DOS drivers

Posted on 2014-02-08, 23:27

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I checked, and my SideWinder gamepads are a later version (no pass-through) with a CD-ROM Part No. X03-37535. This CD-ROM contains Version 2.0 of the SideWinder Game Device Software including Profiler, Activator, Editor and Drivers, so you would almost certainly want the Version 3.02.00 software i …

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Re: Sidewinder Windows 95/DOS drivers

Posted on 2014-02-08, 20:41

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If memory serves, the early Microsoft SideWinder products' drivers were included within the later releases of the Microsoft SideWinder Software packages, the last of which was Version 3.02.00 for Win9x. If you look in the last post of the following thread, you will find a link to that particular …

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Re: Myth II 1.8.0 Public Beta Released

Posted on 2014-02-06, 21:19

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The Myth II Version 1.8.0 Linux installer has been updated to permit users to properly point to the Myth II CD-ROM when creating a from-scratch installation. Any bugs or issues can be reported at The Tain: http://tain.totalcodex.net/forum/

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Re: Frogger (Hasbro, 1997) PC

Posted on 2014-01-16, 01:36

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Is this the patch you used (frogger.rar)?: Frogger

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Re: DirectX compatibility problems: fact or fiction?

Posted on 2014-01-10, 23:28

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by akula65

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I don't know if you would include this as a "compatibility problem," but here it is: https://web.archive.org/web/20001218100700/http://www.talonsoft.com/techsupport/index.html November 28, 2000 TalonSoft Customers: Since the release of Microsoft’s DirectX 7.0, conflicts between it and certain …

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Re: MS Sidewinder Precision Pro - Weird Gameport vs USB Issue

Posted on 2013-12-30, 19:52

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Here are the md5 and sha256 checksums for the Version 3.02 SWGameEN.exe file for those who want to be on the safe side: /windows/F/Downloads> md5sum SWGameEN.exe 01ca2d81483afa5ac5705c9973183e81 SWGameEN.exe /windows/F/Downloads> sha256sum SWGameEN.exe …

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Re: MS DOS graphical applications programming

Posted on 2013-11-17, 04:31

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You probably want to see if you can get a copy from a Central or Eastern European used book merchant given your location and the fact that Ferraro's book is over 1000 pages (it's a paperback). If you are interested in learning C++, you need to be aware that C++ has been evolving ever since Bjarne …

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Re: MS DOS graphical applications programming

Posted on 2013-11-11, 23:44

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For low-level programming, I would recommend a copy of Richard F. Ferraro's Programmer's Guide to the EGA and VGA Cards if you can find one. I have a copy of the Second Edition (ISBN 0-201-57025-4), and I know that a Third Edition was released. The book uses C and assembly language code examples. …

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Re: Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold drivers problem

Posted on 2013-11-05, 00:24

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You might consider updating the drivers: sbw9xup.exe Download Driver Date: 11/13/98 318993 bytes Full duplex Sound Blaster 16/32/AWE Driver Updates for Windows 95/98 SDR-95UPD-1-US (Revision 16) Please refer to README.TXT for installation information. Included drivers: SB16.VXD v4.38.16 SB16SND.DRV …

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Re: Lost my Voodoo 5 - What Shall I Do Now?

Posted on 2013-10-28, 14:47

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Thanks, looks like I need to re-test since I thought I'd tried both those before. I recently built a hopped up P4 Prescott/XP/W98se/7900GTX-512mb rig and want to try out glide wrappers under W98 - I just need to keep up at it.. This page enumerates many of the Glide Wrapper projects: http://www. …

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