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Reply 481 of 779, by hard1k

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In my book, the whole point of CD-ROM controllers on the sound cards was already obsolete in the 486 era, let alone more modern systems. So nope, no interest in that and no PCB budget for that.

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Reply 482 of 779, by brownk

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It's been a while since I took something from the motherland.
Bring it on.
Can't wait any longer.

Reply 483 of 779, by AndrewK2685

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hard1k wrote on 2020-11-14, 13:17:

In my book, the whole point of CD-ROM controllers on the sound cards was already obsolete in the 486 era, let alone more modern systems. So nope, no interest in that and no PCB budget for that.

OK thanks. Makes sense, I was just asking.
Personally I kinda disagree on this for 486 systems, but I get your point.

Reply 485 of 779, by hard1k

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Thank you, my friend!:)

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Reply 487 of 779, by hard1k

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Not yet, just a bit more patience please 😀

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Reply 489 of 779, by hard1k

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No, the bracket is attached to the gameport and the line-in jack.

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Reply 491 of 779, by hard1k

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No, you won't damage it, however the only part that will work is the HardMPU controller.
I strongly doubt that CT8920 will work in any mode in the XT-Bus, and though the Resound OPL3 part will be working, its analog output is hardwired into the CT8920, so without starting up the latter, you won't get any sound.

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AWE64 Legacy
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Reply 494 of 779, by Scythifuge

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Nitroraptor53 wrote on 2020-12-01, 04:17:

I CANNOT wait! My Ultimate 486 needs this!

My 486 and original AWE32 died, so I am waiting for this to put in my Pentium III system which will use Mo'Slo Deluxe to emulate 486 speeds. I haven't done any retro gaming at all since finding out about this project; waiting in anticipation!

I also hope that the 86box team can emulate this card someday.

Reply 497 of 779, by Nitroraptor53

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amalgim wrote on 2020-12-03, 04:01:

Wow this thing is so damn sexy. Cross my fingers that I can maybe have one of these and an ARGUS under my tree by next christmas at the latest 😀

True that

Reply 499 of 779, by lost77

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A lot of people are excited about this project (me included!). This card would cover most of my needs for DOS games.

Unfortunately I don't think supply will meet demand (like most things these day). I hope the developers take that into account when they decide on a price.