Re: Made a small DOS/Win98SE console from an Itona VXL thinclient with joystick port, and very happy with it :)

Posted on 2022-06-21, 13:37

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What are the specs for sound and graphics? Usually C3 are bundled with Via 686A plus S3 Unichrome. You might just want to get used to that controller. In my testing the best feeling gameport controller was the gameport version of the sidewinder. Unfortunately it has a compatibility issue with …

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Made a small DOS/Win98SE console from an Itona VXL thinclient with joystick port, and very happy with it :)

Posted on 2022-06-20, 11:36

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Hi everyone, I just did something i wanted to do since a long time, being able to get my hands on one particular thinclient miniPc. It's a fairly hard-to-find Itona thinclient that has a very amusing feature: a joystick port ! IMG_20220618_233848.jpg This emulates like the previous ones with a VIA …

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Re: Toshiba 2805 Yamaha XG Configuration.

Posted on 2022-06-16, 13:42

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The XG implementation is that the codec sits on IRQ 11 as a PCI device and the legacy sound system is mapped to IRQ 7. On my model the Geforce 2 go is mapped to IRQ 5 which isn't an issue. Setting up the laptop so that you can use the XG in pure dos isnt that hard as long as you follow my advice. I …

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Re: Problems with a YMF754 inside a Toshiba Tecra 8200

Posted on 2022-06-13, 07:52

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Hello, I've been messing around with my Toshiba Tecra 8200 computer for a few days trying to turn it into a gaming platform, with demoscene and AdlibTracker support. This forum has helped me solve some significant problems, so I decided to share some insights :) First of all - forcing games to play …

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Re: Lot of Toshiba Satellite 4030/4070/4090 CDT or CDX dead

Posted on 2022-05-29, 21:25

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Okay i found this : https://support.dynabook.com/support/viewCont … ontentId=108864 and : https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?topic=7775.0 wt floppy ! I think all the problems of these models are from the power stage. I need to dig on that.

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Re: Lot of Toshiba Satellite 4030/4070/4090 CDT or CDX dead

Posted on 2022-05-29, 11:17

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Some picts of the batteries leaking : Filename IMG_20220527_214032.jpg File size 313.42 KiB Views 253 views Filename IMG_20220527_204904.jpg File size 215.71 KiB Views 253 views Filename IMG_20220527_203832.jpg File size 370.74 KiB Views 253 views Still the motherboards remained untouched, it seems …

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Lot of Toshiba Satellite 4030/4070/4090 CDT or CDX dead

Posted on 2022-05-29, 11:13

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Hi ! I got my hands on 5 Toshiba Satellite 4070 or 4090CDT or so. They all appear to be dead. I opened all of them and they are very bad subjects to batteries leaking. I cleaned all and checked the battery leak didn't touch the motherboard, and that the case, they are safe (well, it seems visually …

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Re: VIASBCFG - VIA SBPro configuration tool for VIA VT8231 & VT82C686/A/B chipsets (v0.12d)

Posted on 2022-05-09, 19:18

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haker120 wrote on 2022-05-09, 16:09: I have motherboard with VIA VT82C686 and I managed to make FX sounds to play, no music for me, maybe I'm doing something wrong? Hi ! Remember you must launch the VIAFMTSR.COM tool too to have FM music ! 😀

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Re: Windows 3.11 Ultimate Build

Posted on 2022-04-15, 12:07

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Hi All. im looking for suggestions for software for my new win 3.11 build im after people suggestions on what win 3.11 software they are running. stuff im looking for. DAWS or midi players Photo Editing software Word processing software Windows 3.11 Games And everything in between Stuff i have …

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Re: A list of all Toshiba laptops computers with a Yamaha DOS compatible soundcard ?

Posted on 2022-04-15, 07:50

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Hi everyone ! Major update of my google sheet here : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18X3ux … #gid=1535292518 I did finished yet to include every data you gave MAZter, thanks a lot too ! Best regards Philippe Dubois

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Re: A list of all Toshiba laptops computers with a Yamaha DOS compatible soundcard ?

Posted on 2022-04-13, 14:22

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Hi everyone ! You are the best, i love you 😉 I will update my google sheet (lol) up there will everything gathered here, that's very promising, thank you so much ! Best regards Philippe.

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Re: A list of all Toshiba laptops computers with a Yamaha DOS compatible soundcard ?

Posted on 2022-04-11, 07:44

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Toshiba/Dynabook still lists all datasheets of old notebooks. Someone extremely bored might want to go model by model and list them somewhere :-) Sat Pro 440 for example: https://support.dynabook.com/support/staticContentDetail?contentId=638341&isFromTOCLink=false Great ! Lets go model by model :D …

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A list of all Toshiba laptops computers with a DOS compatible soundcard ?

Posted on 2022-04-10, 09:24

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Hi everyone ! I was wondering if we can find somewhere a list with all the Toshiba portable computers/laptops with a genuine Yamaha DOS compatible soundcard inside ? Like this one : https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=77221 I began some years ago a list of DOS sound compatible hardware here …

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Re: Can't get any PCI DOS compatibles soundcards to work on ASUS P4R8L (Ati)

Posted on 2022-04-08, 06:46

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Hi ! Yes it's a bit sad. A very interesting document on the matter is the readme.txt file of the DOS driver of an ALS4000 : ALS4000 DOS initializer by saka ALS4000 sound chip have SBPro/SB16 compatible function in hardware (only 8bit-DMA, VIBRA16 compatible). We need no TSR, no HIMEM.SYS, no EMM386. …

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Can't get any PCI DOS compatibles soundcards to work on ASUS P4R8L (Ati)

Posted on 2022-04-06, 21:03

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Hi guys ! I hope everyone is fine. I got my hands on a "tiny" Pentium4 system with of course no DOS soundcard integrated but a common and useless for me AC97 soundchip : http://theretroweb.com/hardware/motherboards/asus-p4r8l-pundit-r Still the system is nice to play old windows games and i wanted …

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Re: Quick/easy/dirty mod to make thin clients like Fujitsu Futro S220 or TECO TR3540 works with some soundcards !

Posted on 2021-09-10, 19:29

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Thanks to this thread, I was able to get my ALS4000 sound card running in DOS on my TR3540 mainboard. I soldered a cable to the pin on the PCI riser card and used 5V from the USB head located right next to the PCI slot. Works perfectly with this card. Thank you guys for all your inputs. (Next step …

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Re: Problems with a YMF754 inside a Toshiba Tecra 8200

Posted on 2021-02-19, 22:37

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Still no luck under MSDOS whatever i try. I'm very interested to understand what is wrong with this computer ! 🙁

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Re: Toshiba 2805-s402 Ultimate retro gaming laptop

Posted on 2021-02-19, 14:00

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It's here! For a test, I've installed new LCD into savage laptop. It's brighter, but for some reason, it's not obvious on photos. photo_2021-02-19_16-14-17.jpg Also, i've taken some comparison photos of bad scaling: photo_2021-02-19_16-29-24.jpg photo_2021-02-19_16-29-26.jpg Hi ! It seems brighter, …

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Cannot find a VXD driver for a Yamaha YMF754 inside a Sony Vaio C1VE

Posted on 2021-02-10, 13:58

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Hi all ! In this thread i was wondering if i can find any DOS driver for a YMF754 working under full DOS with both samples and FM music : https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=77703 But it seems to be a lost cause, i never succeded to have a working sound environnement under DOS with this …

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Re: Quick/easy/dirty mod to make thin clients like Fujitsu Futro S220 or TECO TR3540 works with some soundcards !

Posted on 2021-02-10, 13:25

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Thank you very much. Prez helped out alot as he figured out that the Futro doesn't have the required 12v pci support and how to fix it. I already noticed that the ESS Solo has a wavetable connector. I found a dream blaster s2 daughterboard at https://www.serdashop.com/waveblaster It says it is …

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