Re: Where can I find an actual HDMI -> RGB SCART converter (not composite)?

Posted on Today, 09:42

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Interesting. Do you not know of the RGB-Pi? https://www.rgb-pi.com/ And if you do, do you perhaps know of the differences? I am not familiar with the PI2SCART. Does it support Retropie (240p)? Because I do know that some buildx of Retropie support Kodi which is a teriffic media player AND it can …

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Re: Where can I find an actual HDMI -> RGB SCART converter (not composite)?

Posted on Yesterday, 14:13

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Interesting. Do you not know of the RGB-Pi? https://www.rgb-pi.com/ And if you do, do you perhaps know of the differences? I am not familiar with the PI2SCART. Does it support Retropie (240p)? Because I do know that some buildx of Retropie support Kodi which is a teriffic media player AND it can …

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Re: Where can I find an actual HDMI -> RGB SCART converter (not composite)?

Posted on Yesterday, 13:07

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I believe my only realistic option is to tinker with a Raspberry Pi in combination with a HAT (VGA/SCART). I have a RGB-Pi which outputs 240p but the software is specifically written for retro games and not video playback. And the retropie images do not natively support 240p. I would have to …

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Re: OPL3LPT and Disney Sound Source in a single device (

Posted on Yesterday, 10:10

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i would first check if its worth the work, how many Games will support LPT Disney Soundsource and Adlib at same Time ? Quite a few, I expect! I'm willing to state that most of the games that support the Disney Sound Source also support Adlib/FM for music, and many of them can be configured to …

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Re: Where can I find an actual HDMI -> RGB SCART converter (not composite)?

Posted on Yesterday, 10:00

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Sorry for joining in late to this topic. @Digger. Have you perhaps made any progress in finding something for connecting HD signals to RGB scart? I've read through all the posts but the only solutions I found in this topic have been VGA to BNC connectors. If I am not mistaken, aren't these …

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Re: OPL3LPT and Disney Sound Source in a single device (

Posted on Yesterday, 09:07

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The first question that crossed my mind was: Has anyone ever tried to connect a Disney Sound Source and an OPL3LPT at the same time? I'm asking because the Disney Sound Source obviously has a pass-through connector. Technically, it could work, because it does not use the strobe pin, at all, to …

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OPL3LPT and Disney Sound Source in a single device (

Posted on 2020-08-03, 23:05

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Here's a question for dreamblaster. I've been wondering... Could it be possible to combine the functionality of an OPL3LPT with that of a Disney Sound Source compatible DAC in a single device attached to one LPT port? And better still, allowing both FM and DAC playback at the same time through a …

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Re: Types of capacitors to recap computer stuff (motherboard and PSU)

Posted on 2020-08-03, 19:27

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Aside from PSUs, when it comes to capacitor replacement, doesn't vintage hardware have much more lenient tolerances than newer motherboards that run at much higher clock speeds and at much lower voltage levels?

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Re: Retro/vintage repair in hacker/makerspaces in the Netherlands?

Posted on 2020-08-02, 18:17

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You are all awesome! 🤗 Perhaps we can organize some kind of vintage/retro hardware repair event in the Amsterdam area (perhaps in one of the hackerspaces in the are, or at the Bonte Kraai, as dionb mentioned). If it's a success, we can then maybe even make it a regularly occuring event. There's so …

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Re: Retro/vintage repair in hacker/makerspaces in the Netherlands?

Posted on 2020-08-01, 16:14

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Sounds good! 😀 By the way, I just visited a hackerspace in the Slotervaart district called Technologia Incognita. Are you familiar with it? A friendly member gave me a tour of the place, and it looks pretty cool. Among other things, they have a desk with a soldering station, irons, heat gun, …

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Retro/vintage repair in hacker/makerspaces in the Netherlands?

Posted on 2020-08-01, 11:22

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Can any of you recommend any good hackerspaces or makerspaces in the Netherlands where people tinker with vintage/retro hardware? I've been wanting to get into the repairing of vintage computers lately, but I live in a city apartment without the proper space to set up a work lab. Also, instead of …

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Re: Types of capacitors to recap computer stuff (motherboard and PSU)

Posted on 2020-08-01, 10:49

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Oh wait. The caps on the IBM 5160 motherboard are tantalum, and only the caps in its PSU are electrolytic, right?

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Re: Types of capacitors to recap computer stuff (motherboard and PSU)

Posted on 2020-08-01, 10:20

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OK, but I'm talking real vintage hardware, such as an IBM 5160. I don't like the idea of capacitors leaking and corroding PCBs, even if its not for another 30 or 40 years if I replace them today. Such hardware will be even more precious and close to antique by then. I'd be okay with sticking to the …

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Re: Types of capacitors to recap computer stuff (motherboard and PSU)

Posted on 2020-08-01, 00:00

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With regards to recapping vintage/retro PCs, I have understood that for the low voltage stuff such as motherboards and add-on cards, polymer capacitors are pretty much the best these days (long life, low ESR, no leakage of corrosive fluids), but for PSUs (at least vintage ones) not so much. Is this …

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Re: Best CGA & Hercules games

Posted on 2020-07-29, 17:30

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That's true, games that were originally designed for cga do have their charm (if you have some kind of nostalgia about cga of course). Most games that were designed for EGA/VGA but also have a cga mode look like... I don't know, a cheap counterfeit. There are very few games that have original art …

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Re: Best CGA & Hercules games

Posted on 2020-07-27, 17:25

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LOL, it baffles me how there has been a resurgence of nostalgia for those ugly and depressing 4-color CGA palettes. 😂 I remember resenting them on my Dad's M24, especially once I had visited a schoolmate in his home and seen Space Quest ][ in its full lush 16-color glory as we played it on his Dad's …

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Re: Street Counter for DOS: South Korean release of Super Fighter

Posted on 2020-07-26, 08:42

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Wow, I forgot about my reply here, almost two years ago now. 😅 An entertaining and touching story. Thanks for sharing it, and for preserving this unique piece of PC gaming history for the world to enjoy. Now that you have the source code to these games as well, would you consider developing native …

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Re: Creative Labs Port Blaster

Posted on 2020-07-22, 10:22

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No, there wasn't ECP in 1992. Even if there were, having it as a requirement for the Port Blaster to work would have made it a non-starter anyway. They were clearly going for a universal solution that would work in any PC parallel port. Just the fact that the Port Blaster would have needed an …

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Re: Creative Labs Port Blaster

Posted on 2020-07-22, 10:14

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A device like that coming out in 1992, with both FM synthesis and an 8-bit DAC, and under the Sound Blaster brand, would likely have resulted in extensive support in DOS games, which would have made it easier to play DOS games with full sound and music support on ISA-less PCs, such as older laptops …

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Re: Creative Labs Port Blaster

Posted on 2020-07-21, 23:44

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They should have just added a power port to it for systems that didn't provide power via the parallel port. My thoughts exactly. "The release was cancelled" would imply that the product was mostly developed and close to shipping already. A device like that coming out in 1992, with both FM synthesis …

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