Re: SBVGM (DOS) VGM Player

Posted on 2023-11-13, 22:00

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I tried DN3d with the Music device set to Soundblaster (unlike the sound effects there's no subheading to designate a particular model for Music). That worked. I've tried a few different VGZ's using -opl2220, -opl2388, -opl3220, and -opl3338 and none worked. For kicks I also tried -Cxxx and -sbxxx …

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Re: I really didn't want to ask about XT DOS 5.0 memory but...

Posted on 2023-11-13, 00:17

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Ah, a project. That's beyond my skills I'm afraid, at least for now. I was hoping somoene was actually selling them somewhere. Thanks, though! I actually did more investigating and I found a few 16-bit AT cards for extending to another chassis by Acces I/O and Contec, among others, but I'm not at …

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Re: SBVGM (DOS) VGM Player

Posted on 2023-11-12, 23:59

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Wow, thanks for the fast reply, both of you! :) I have no other sound cards, just the EWave daughter waveboard on the sb16's wavetable connector. The SB installation set the midi port to 330, I guess 388h would be the on-board chip? I verified 330h for the wavetable using DOSMIDI. It would be my …

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Re: SBVGM (DOS) VGM Player

Posted on 2023-11-12, 20:39

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Hi - I'm testing out a newly rehabbed 486 machine I acquired with MSDOS 6.2.2 and Win3.1 and having issues getting SBVGM (or SBVGM32, they're acting the same) v1.43 to work. This copy of SBVGM (and the vgz files) is on a USB stick and they work fine on my 8088 Equity I+ and its SAAYM card. I use the …

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Re: I really didn't want to ask about XT DOS 5.0 memory but...

Posted on 2023-11-10, 21:46

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I haven't found any clones except 1 or 2 in poland for as much as an original if not more. The tecmar ones are different but do the same job - I could use a pair of either Tecmar or 5161 cards. but I can't use one of each. Do you know where I might find the clones?

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Re: I really didn't want to ask about XT DOS 5.0 memory but...

Posted on 2023-11-10, 19:44

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Unfortunately the PC-side card for the expansion chassis is missing, as I expected. The expansion chassis card is there as are the cables. I paid a good price so I will just wait until either I find that Tecmar card, which may be awhile, or perhaps try the solution I saw elsewhere that lets you …

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Re: I really didn't want to ask about XT DOS 5.0 memory but...

Posted on 2023-11-08, 16:02

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well, it will be if it has both cards, but I'm actually expecting that it'll be missing the PC end and it'll be a longer term 'wait til I snag the card I need' project. But it IS the ultimate solution. Eventually.

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Re: I really didn't want to ask about XT DOS 5.0 memory but...

Posted on 2023-11-08, 02:01

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Unbelievably, my local recycling company posted a Tecmar XT Expansion Chassis for sale today and I snapped it right up, thus solving the problem of not having slots available. I'll pick it up in the next couple of days. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/-VwAAOSwwDBlP7M-/s-l1600.jpg https://i.ebayimg. …

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Re: I really didn't want to ask about XT DOS 5.0 memory but...

Posted on 2023-11-05, 13:18

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I have a ton of "HDD" (SD card space) and 5.0 is installed already, so I might as well stick with what I have. But I have on the way a WE AM20 DC 180100C Memory expansion card that has a floppy interface on it , that has a daughterboard interface that I want to experiment with, so stay tuned and …

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Re: I really didn't want to ask about XT DOS 5.0 memory but...

Posted on 2023-11-05, 02:57

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Great suggestions. I tried adding VIDRAM.COM to the config.sys, with and without the EGA switch, and it just caused the PC to hang at startup. I took out all the memory 'enhancers' - QRAM, DOSMAX, and MEMSIM, and left in DOS=UMB, and it says I have 589k for programs. Which is the most I've seen. I'm …

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I really didn't want to ask about XT DOS 5.0 memory but...

Posted on 2023-11-04, 21:35

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... I've been beating my head on the wall on this and I guess I'm just not smart enough to understand without a bit of help. I did search elsewhere here for something that would fit my situation, so I apologize if I missed it (I feel like I can't be the only person who had these questions....) First …

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Re: Relearning the joys of MIDI!

Posted on 2023-11-02, 12:17

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Thanks for the tip! Upgrading to 6 fixed the problem and without modifying the settings! Yay! https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qb0zmpae99tunk … yj1fm8ru9y&dl=0 That's more like it!

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Re: FMonster, the monster of sound synth

Posted on 2023-11-01, 16:13

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I'm afraid to ask what the release version's price will be, but I'm wondering how this project is going. Any updates, Fagear?

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Relearning the joys of MIDI!

Posted on 2023-11-01, 14:47

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Hi! It's been truly great experiencing MIDI sound again and learning the ins and outs of it after being away from it since oh around 1990 or so.... I've enjoyed the sound of a few different soundcards in my retro PCs and a few of the wavetables from Serdaco as well, but today I wanted to note …

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Re: The comprehensive list of all modern reproductions of vintage sound cards

Posted on 2023-11-01, 14:25

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If you're only counting repros in the first list that are still for sale, you'll have to delete Yucatan FX and QWave, they're both out of stock and Serda won't be making more as there are no more chips left. Bummer. On top of all the repro stuff, there are also MIDI keyboards out there that you can …

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Re: Gotek 1.4m vs 720k drives - hardware difference? just firmware?

Posted on 2023-10-25, 22:15

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I wound up getting a flashfloppy-preinstalled drive on ebay and it works like a charm (and it's a lot easier just copying img files right onto the usb stick with a modern pc, without any tables or other stuff).

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Re: No floppy disks or drives work on Epson Equity 1+

Posted on 2023-10-25, 22:13

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I worked around the issue. I have an ISA USB card - the industrial kind you can find vids on Youtube about. It works great for me, no problems, and lets me use a big USB drive, once the machine is booted up. I installed a XTIDE card and have a CF drive on it, and as a bonus I threw on a SAAYM sound …

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Re: Gotek 1.4m vs 720k drives - hardware difference? just firmware?

Posted on 2023-09-01, 18:55

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yeah I wish I could get into the BIOS. this old machine requires a program on the floppy and I can't get a floppy working and thus can't run it or the diagnostics that are also on a floppy. 😁

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Gotek 1.4m vs 720k drives - hardware difference? just firmware?

Posted on 2023-09-01, 18:00

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Hi - I feel like this should be somewhere here, but I've been searching and can't find it so I apologize if I missed it elsewhere. I have the Epson Equity 1+. It appears on review that it will only support 720k drives, not 1.4Mb - and unfortunately the Gotek floppy emulators I have are the 1.4Mb …

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Re: No floppy disks or drives work on Epson Equity 1+

Posted on 2023-09-01, 11:42

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Hi - unfortunately I don't have a way to get new files on the hard drive short of pulling the drive and controller out of the pc and putting it in another and that's only if I find drivers for them. The old HDD uses a two ribbon cable system to attach to the controller card which I'm unfamiliar with …

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