Re: [Project] 386/486/SBC 3D Printed Retro Case
Posted on Today, 16:04
This project just evokes such a wonderful tingling retro vibe. ☺️ Thanks for sharing this with the world!
Re: MIDIto - relocate hardcoded port 330h to somewhere else
Posted on Today, 11:34
Make the mapping range four didgit so it also can map into the PCI I/O range. Some PCI sound cards can have their MPU-401 interface accessed that way without even initializing the card, see the spreadsheet in my signature for sound cards that allow this. To expand on that idea, could you perhaps …
Re: Getting the Roland UM-1EX USB-to-MIDI Adapter Working with DOS Games under 98SE - Possible?
Posted on Yesterday, 09:53
I know Windows XP has gotten a bad rap, especially among those who loved Windows 2000, but the truth is that XP included a pretty extensive game compatibility mode for older Windows games, which, at least in my experience, worked quite well. If you stick to the 32-bit version of Windows XP (and …
Re: Unsual 90's Thin Client, customized AMD case!
Posted on Yesterday, 01:10
There is just something about the "pizza box" form factor that aesthetically pleases me. Whether it's an Amiga 1000, Macintosh LC II, IBM PS/2 Model 30, or Tulip Vision Line DC, the slim look just looks nice. :slight_smile: Strangely enough, the higher beige desktop form factors such as the Amiga …
Re: what will you do when your last hardware fails?
Posted on Yesterday, 00:54
Good point. And it's not like you can salvage something like that from an old satellite or something. There's usually not much left after they deorbit. :grin: It would have to be NOS, indeed. But we're talking about parts that were made in an expensive, highly specialized process. Those things …
Re: PCB destroying adhesive found in my Roland Sound Canvas SC-55mkII (inspect your synthesizer!)
Posted on Yesterday, 00:46
It make me wonder... I have hardly used (let alone maintained) the MT-32 I bought back in 2009. Is that model also prone to this type of corrosion? Or were they simply built better in the (even) earlier days? Maybe I should just open it up and take a look inside, one of these days.
Re: what will you do when your last hardware fails?
Posted on Yesterday, 00:42
It might be a fun project to try sourcing radiation-hardened industrial grade variants of retro components. Considering those are meant to be used in satellites, space probes and Mars rovers, and must withstand the hazardous environment of space for years or even decades, they're designed and …
Re: Can NVME drives be partitioned as MBR and boot in Legacy mode?
Posted on 2022-01-21, 23:56
is it possible to migrate a disk image of an installed Windows 10 system from a MBR drive to a UEFI one? Yes, I successfully performed such a migration once. However, you need to do this on a system that can boot in both UEFI and Legacy BIOS mode. (Although it might work in something like …
Re: Why is YouTube decreasing video resolutions?
Posted on 2022-01-21, 23:50
Knowing YT and Google's interest in gathering information, I like to think that all the 8K material is still on the servers, at least. Because, once in a blue moon, YT likes to restart converting (re-encode) the original source material to a shiny new codec that's currently in fashion. Something …
Re: Getting the Roland UM-1EX USB-to-MIDI Adapter Working with DOS Games under 98SE - Possible?
Posted on 2022-01-21, 23:41
If you're willing to use an NT-based Windows version, you could try VDMSound, which emulates an MPU-401 interface for DOS games and allows you to map Windows MIDI devices to it. I don't have any actual experience with it myself, though.
Re: The frustrations of the GPU market
Posted on 2022-01-21, 23:25
But what will arrive first, too cheap to meter fusion power or Ethereum switching from PoW? ... I jest, but both have been meant to arrive "real soon now" for ages. Point taken, although there's a difference between waiting half a decade and waiting half a century. :joy: However, the Beacon Chain, …
Re: The frustrations of the GPU market
Posted on 2022-01-21, 22:36
I still believe in the potential of blockchain technology, including cryptocurrency and DeFi. It's just that the energy demand of the Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism has become too big to justify anymore. It looks like Bitcoin is (unfortunately) not switching to Proof-of-Stake any time soon, but …
Re: PCI or PCI Express Sound Card for DOS Sound Blaster Sound Effects working on Intel Sandy Bridge Z68 or newer chipset
Posted on 2022-01-19, 12:25
Both the PCI and PCIe specifications along with the companion bridge specifications cover legacy VGA devices and address decoding. It's definitely a special case that the bus was designed around. Thanks for the info. I guess that makes perfect sense. Legacy VGA compatibility remained necessary even …
Re: OPL2LPT
Posted on 2022-01-18, 23:23
I was wondering: instead of hard-coding it, how hard would it be to make the I/O base port dynamic in some (or all?) of these patches? Perhaps by obtaining it from the BIOS Data Area (which would be 0040h:0008h for LPT1)? That would allow it to work, regardless of whether LPT1 is located at 0x3BC or …
Re: PCI or PCI Express Sound Card for DOS Sound Blaster Sound Effects working on Intel Sandy Bridge Z68 or newer chipset
Posted on 2022-01-18, 19:50
see attachment! Once again, the community came through. Thanks for sharing this, mihai! :smiley: I uploaded it to the Internet Archive . And ruthan, yes, this particular document talks about parallel and serial ports, but the exact same limitation would apply to any de-facto hardware standard that …
Re: PCI or PCI Express Sound Card for DOS Sound Blaster Sound Effects working on Intel Sandy Bridge Z68 or newer chipset
Posted on 2022-01-17, 00:55
Subtractive decoding on the PCIe-to-PCI bridge is required to enable the ability to access legacy resources (which are always below the PCI card's base I/O address). Otherwise, the audio card's legacy functionality (such as FM synth @ 388h) will not function, even under Windows or Linux. That PDF …
Re: Games with better Disney Sound Source support?
Posted on 2022-01-17, 00:29
Something more that I could add to the former list: Quest for Glory III demo (non-interactive) from the Sierra Sneak Peeks 1993 CD-ROM , confirmed by digger on 2022-01-17 Quest for Glory IV demo (non-interactive) from the Sierra Sneak Peeks 1993 CD-ROM , confirmed by digger on 2022-01-17 Detailed …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2022-01-16, 22:05
Congrats on finally getting the DSS! Did you test it? Does it work? Yep, it gets detected and it works flawlessly, "out of the box". And this is on an Asrock J3710M motherboard from 2016. :slightly_smiling_face: Thanks again for pointing out the eBay offer by the way, Bondi. That's why I have this …
Re: Games with better Disney Sound Source support?
Posted on 2022-01-16, 22:00
Shall we start curating a proper list? Perhaps a Google Sheet? Several people here have a Disney Sound Source (including myself, since recently).\ I propose we maintain two lists: Games that we have confirmed to have out-of-the-box support for the Disney Sound Source Games that we have managed (and …
Re: I got Dune II working with the Disney Sound Source!
Posted on 2022-01-16, 21:02
By the way, I just tested it again, this time on actual hardware. :slight_smile: I used a Disney Sound Source that I recently obtained on eBay, on a fairly modern post-ISA PC with a motherboard that still has a header for a legacy printer port. Works great! :smiley: The audio quality of the digital …
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