Re: Retro paradox?

Posted on 2021-08-04, 23:03

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In the Netherlands it is also sometimes used for subtitles, as it supports transparency. It works because teletext can be updated “live” and the subtitles are on page 888 that is sent multiple times instead of in order.

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Re: Two VGA cards in Vintage PC? (AGP + PCI?)

Posted on 2021-08-01, 22:36

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AGP+PCI works on my Slot-A motherboard with Win98 installed. You can choose which card you want to boot with in the BIOS and that is the card that DOS will use. Windows 98 supports both if you enable them. I don’t use it because my PCI card is too slow, I use it only for VESA modes that my AGP card …

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Re: Best tracker MODS ever [1988-2020]

Posted on 2021-07-23, 07:24

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I denied the permission and it still downloaded successfully. But that makes it even more shady, because… what is it using the permission for if not for storing the file?

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Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2021-07-04, 13:32

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If the goal is preservation, it would maybe be better to preserve the original GUS (GF1 chip) because that one is more essential to run demo’s. And maybe reimplementation would also be a good idea because Interwave chips will not be around forever.

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Re: EGA aesthetics

Posted on 2021-06-29, 08:40

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Some artists had worked with Amiga’s before, and then EGA will look quite harsh in comparison. Even the 16 colors of the C64 look more soft and approachable, but that is of course a matter of taste😉

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Re: It has begun - Intel Core i-11000: BIOS/CSM compatibility with dedicated graphics card only

Posted on 2021-06-14, 06:03

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The biggest problem of DOSBox for me is that it doesn’t run at the right refresh rate. That may be due to my system and monitor though. That aside, DOSBox still feels a bit clinical to me. I have no audible fans, no vintage hard drive noise, no floppy seek sounds, and even the sound cards sound a …

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Re: Using an IDE ssd ?

Posted on 2021-06-10, 06:13

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Those industrial SSDs are usually made more rugged to be guaranteed to operate reliably in harsh conditions for a prolonged time. Like high temperatures and vibrations, dust etc. They are also made to be a drop-in replacement for an existing system, without the shenanigans that you *can* have with “ …

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Re: Should I use .MOD sound files for sound effects?

Posted on 2021-05-23, 13:07

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If you strictly mean to use the mod to store the samples, the mod format may not be the best fitted, because the format only allows for 31 samples. An XM or IT might be better then, as you can store more samples. If you mean to use mods because you will use some library that is module-based, some of …

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Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board

Posted on 2021-05-18, 14:30

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Naaah, way too complicated and hence expensive. It started nice but then he started to add more and more features… I’d rather have just a sound card without all the frills.

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Re: 486 - Brief sign of life upon power up

Posted on 2021-05-14, 07:40

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If you plug your PSU into the motherboard, you can generally measure on one of the 4 pin molex connectors the resistance between black and red, and black and yellow. You could also lookup the pinout of the AT header and measure on those header pins. You should never have a resistance that is close …

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Re: What type of CMOS battery to use?

Posted on 2021-04-19, 05:56

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Lithium rechargeable batteries will self-degrade over time, even if they are not in use. It depends on the chemistry and the charge at storage time. They will not last as long as traditional NiCd batteries.

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Re: Good looking CD / DVD drive

Posted on 2021-04-13, 12:16

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I had one long ago, and as far as I can remember there was a shutter behind the felt that prevented you from inserting a second disk. So that would not have made more noise.

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Re: GUS Frustrations

Posted on 2021-03-31, 08:25

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I think the biggest “mistake” of Gravis was to not include some sort of clone SB Pro support like all competitors at the time. I don’t know if that would have been possible at the time, and it might have made the card even more expensive than it already was. It was maybe a bit ambitious and also …

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Re: UNISOUND - Universal ISA PnP Sound Card Driver for DOS v0.75e

Posted on 2021-03-29, 12:05

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It can also be the interplay with other pnp cards / drivers. I had a Realtek NIC that when initialized made my AWE64 disappear. I changed it for a 3com non-pnp card and that fixed my issue.

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Re: CF vs DOM vs SSD

Posted on 2021-03-23, 14:55

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You can buy CF cards that have SLC or MLC nand memory and support global wear leveling, such as the industrial line from Transcend. I would personally not use CF or SD cards that are meant for the storage of photos, videos or word documents.

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Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2021-03-19, 11:19

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Cubic player isn’t the most stable player, I use 2.5.0 or the last beta version. I notice that the first module I load in Interwave mode has corrupted sample data / parameters. Every subsequent module loads just fine. This is with 8 MB of memory. But cubic player is unstable anyways, it may crash …

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Re: Did you create maps for games?

Posted on 2021-03-15, 18:44

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I did a bit of DOOM map editing back in the day, including midi and audio mods. I did it with some friends and then we would play deathmatches in our own levels, that was quite funny. I also made my own audio packs for Worms 3D, and also some “levels” although they were merely drawings that you …

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Re: Require a 4:3 VGA and SVGA display solution

Posted on 2021-03-13, 08:47

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I noticed with captures of demo scene productions that the motion compensation techniques of my tv are sometimes very capable of hiding / filling in the gaps of the inevitable stutters that most captures of MS-DOS demos have. It depends on the actually achieved frame rates and the kind of movement. …

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Re: Games that sound best with GUS?

Posted on 2021-03-11, 17:22

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Yes, the difference in sound is often lack of interpolation (that is really taxing on 486 class machines) but sometimes also less accurate software mixing routines with lots of rounding errors or even 8 bit output. Also, the GUS needs far less bus and memory access when playing music and sound …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 & AWE: From best to worst

Posted on 2021-03-06, 09:52

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Yep, it is clearly visible that your sound is clipping. You might get away with setting up your DOS/Windows mixer with the wave / voice channel to a lower volume (50-60%) as that might prevent the clipping issue. It is possible that the digital sound part of the card comes in too loud in the analog …

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