ATI Video Xpression+ (Mach64 VT, 1 MB)
Interestingly the box is considerably bigger than its predecessor. This seem to mark the transition from ATI's rather small boxes up until 1996 to the new bigger ones in late 1996.

OldCat wrote:

I've bought Toshiba Portege 3020CT yesterday for about 11EUR / 13USD. I already own 3110CT and 3480CT, but each with some quirks. This one is in perfect condition (seriously, I was surprised at how clean and unscratched it was) and has OPL3 soundcard. I intend to use it for DOS games.

mcobit wrote:

Got a P233 Notebook from the flea market recently.
In great condition only BIOS battery empty.

Nice finds 😀
Don't forget to check if the BIOS batteries are leaking.

Bancho wrote:

I bought this yesterday and It arrived today. I'm thrilled with it to say the least. Really feels like a piece of nostalgia!

Sound Blaster 2.0 CT1350B in OEM Packaging. I can't say I have seen this packaging before for this card, always seeing the Black Box packaging with a picture of the card on the front. It includes both the 3.5" and 5 1⁄4" Installation discs along with a Hardware/Software feature catalogue. It even has the receipt dated 28/07/92 for £45. The Card is the CT1350B with the CT1366 chip so i presume is good for the CMS upgrade (which is mentioned in the hardware catalogue.)

Overall really really happy!

Nice find! Never seen a box like this before. Didn't know there was such a thing as OEM models back in '92...
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Not as exciting as the other stuff on above me, but necessary none the less. 10 blank IO shields for under 1€ a piece. Will come in handy when my Biostar MB-8433 will get in his new ATX sized home.

What are you going to use to make holes in those blanks?

Eleanor1967 wrote:

Not as exciting as the other stuff on above me, but necessary none the less. 10 blank IO shields for under 1€ a piece. Will come in handy when my Biostar MB-8433 will get in his new ATX sized home.

Wow, I need to find one of these.

The round holes for PS/2 & audio could just be drilled, but the rectangular would need multiple drill and file/Dremel - I don't think I'd bother boxing out each one of a stack individually

HP JetDirect 170X for my LaserJet 5MP

I finally purchased the one piece of hardware I thought I would never own. 😀

I knew I wanted one of these since I was a teenager, playing Space Quest IV at a small electronics store my dad frequented that also happened to sell PCs. That one so happened to be using this amazing new processor, the Pentium. 😀

Ah, memories! Life was so much simpler then.

Thallanor wrote:

I finally purchased the one piece of hardware I thought I would never own. :) […]
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I finally purchased the one piece of hardware I thought I would never own. 😀

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I knew I wanted one of these since I was a teenager, playing Space Quest IV at a small electronics store my dad frequented that also happened to sell PCs. That one so happened to be using this amazing new processor, the Pentium. 😀

Ah, memories! Life was so much simpler then.

Congrats on the purchase, man. Enjoy that amazing sound. My dad bought one in '87 and it still works (was used on my mom's Yamaha CLP-500 piano which now has the Yamaha TG-100 connected).

bjwil1991 wrote:

Congrats on the purchase, man. Enjoy that amazing sound. My dad bought one in '87 and it still works (was used on my mom's Yamaha CLP-500 piano which now has the Yamaha TG-100 connected).

Thanks! I do not have many sound cards yet. I have a Soundblaster 16 with its faults, but it'll give me somewhere to start. I do have a Gravis Ultrasound but I seem to recall it has some issues with MIDI output too. I have time to research though. My cable won't be here for a few days yet. I've been considering something as simple as an AWE32 and a dedicated MPU-401. Plenty of options though. 😀

The other thing that I need to look into is this is the old MT-32 without the headphone jack, so I _think_ I can, with converters, go from the L and R output of the Roland, into a stereo lineout jack, into the linein on the SB16. I think. 😀 I've never really fiddled with linein, passthrough, etc. through DOS before on these cards, so it's going to be a learning experience. It's that, or I just get a cheap mixer. Either way! 😀

Thallanor wrote:

The other thing that I need to look into is this is the old MT-32 without the headphone jack, so I _think_ I can, with converters, go from the L and R output of the Roland, into a stereo lineout jack, into the linein on the SB16. I think. 😀 I've never really fiddled with linein, passthrough, etc. through DOS before on these cards, so it's going to be a learning experience. It's that, or I just get a cheap mixer. Either way! 😀

Er, no. Don't connect the MT-32 outputs to a lineout jack, you'll blow the MT-32, the thing with the lineout jack, or both. Outputs go to inputs, not outputs to outputs or inputs to inputs.

I assume the MT-32 has two RCA outputs? Then get a Y-cable with on one side two RCA plugs and on the other side a 3.5 mm mini stereo plug (or a 6.3 mm stereo plug + a 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter). Stick that stereo plug into your SB16's line in.

If you want to connect the output of two devices to the input of your SB16, you'll need a mixer, of which the output goes to your SB16 line in while 2-4* of the mixer inputs are taken by cables going from the outputs of your devices.

* depending on whether the mixer inputs are mono or stereo.

Unknown_K wrote:

What are you going to use to make holes in those blanks?

Since I only need two round holes a drill shold do it. I got 10 attempts so I should be fine.

Matth79 wrote:

Wow, I need to find one of these.

The round holes for PS/2 & audio could just be drilled, but the rectangular would need multiple drill and file/Dremel - I don't think I'd bother boxing out each one of a stack individually

This is what I bought:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/2PCS-I-O-Shield-No-An … 872.m2749.l2648

Eleanor1967 wrote:

Since I only need two round holes a drill shold do it. I got 10 attempts so I should be fine. […]
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Unknown_K wrote:

What are you going to use to make holes in those blanks?

Since I only need two round holes a drill shold do it. I got 10 attempts so I should be fine.

Matth79 wrote:

Wow, I need to find one of these.

The round holes for PS/2 & audio could just be drilled, but the rectangular would need multiple drill and file/Dremel - I don't think I'd bother boxing out each one of a stack individually

This is what I bought:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/2PCS-I-O-Shield-No-An … 872.m2749.l2648

Nice, those will be great for creating a AT-form factor I/O shield!

yawetaG wrote:

Er, no. Don't connect the MT-32 outputs to a lineout jack, you'll blow the MT-32, the thing with the lineout jack, or both. Outp […]
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Er, no. Don't connect the MT-32 outputs to a lineout jack, you'll blow the MT-32, the thing with the lineout jack, or both. Outputs go to inputs, not outputs to outputs or inputs to inputs.

I assume the MT-32 has two RCA outputs? Then get a Y-cable with on one side two RCA plugs and on the other side a 3.5 mm mini stereo plug (or a 6.3 mm stereo plug + a 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter). Stick that stereo plug into your SB16's line in.

If you want to connect the output of two devices to the input of your SB16, you'll need a mixer, of which the output goes to your SB16 line in while 2-4* of the mixer inputs are taken by cables going from the outputs of your devices.

* depending on whether the mixer inputs are mono or stereo.

Oops! I meant into the line-in jack on the SB16. My bad. It was late. 😀

The MT-32 has L and R phono outputs. I think?

Yeah, your suggestion is similar to what I meant. 😀 (Except I'd be using phono connectors and an adapter to get to a standard stereo plug. 😀

It would be just the MT-32 going into the SB16, so I should be good there. I'll need to download the software package (I seem to recall Creative Labs has all of their old DOS stuff still on their downloads page) and check, but I presume there is a DOS-based mixer utility that lets me adjust the levels coming in on line-in? And then combine them with whatever the SB16 itself is playing?

Thanks for the response - and sorry about my typo! 😁

I'm considering selling the FX5800 Ultra off on Amibay, what kind of a pricetag should I ask? It's in full working condition.

The DOS utility will allow you to adjust the volume for everything: Master volume, line in, mic, PC Speaker, CD-ROM, Aux, FM, MIDI (Daughterboard, if equipped), and other stuff.

appiah4 wrote:

I'm considering selling the FX5800 Ultra off on Amibay, what kind of a pricetag should I ask? It's in full working condition.

Well, the last three US-based cards on eBay sold for more than 1000 USD each...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BFG-Geforce-FX-5800- … E8AAOSwfntbmWIC
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BFG-Geforce-FX-5800- … JwAAOSwuxhbi-xa
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-RARE-NVIDIA- … 5.m43663.l10137

Subtract the usual eBay madness portion of these prices and make your own mind about it. I've seen one being sold in the UK recently for way less. But I can't find the auction so no confirmation right now. I would let her go for around 300 USD but that's just me.

bjwil1991 wrote:

The DOS utility will allow you to adjust the volume for everything: Master volume, line in, mic, PC Speaker, CD-ROM, Aux, FM, MIDI (Daughterboard, if equipped), and other stuff.

Excellent! Thank you. And when it has something line-in, it then mixes that in? (Sorry if that is a really dumb question. I guess I just always saw mic-in, line-in, etc. for recording, never really thought of line-in being used to blend in whatever is coming in with the device's own output.)

This sounds really promising though. 😀

Eleanor1967 wrote:

Since I only need two round holes a drill shold do it. I got 10 attempts so I should be fine. […]
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Unknown_K wrote:

What are you going to use to make holes in those blanks?

Since I only need two round holes a drill shold do it. I got 10 attempts so I should be fine.

This is what I bought:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/2PCS-I-O-Shield-No-An … 872.m2749.l2648

If you are going to use a drill, then make sure to sandwich the backplate between two pieces of wood (inside of the ridge that snaps into the case) If you don't, the drill bit will catch and rip that metal every single time because it it so thin.

Ask me how I know.

cyclone3d wrote:

Ask me how I know.