Dolch PAC60 OEM software?

Posted on 2023-04-17, 21:38

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by olivil

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Hello! Recently came across a PAC 60 with a 486 DX2 but sadly it is missing the OEM software that was included with it. By any chance, does anyone possess the two floppies that came with it originally? I had no luck at archive.org Mainly looking at the different graphics drivers and the "AUTOCOMP" …

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Re: MS-DOS games using Microsoft 98SE Wavetable Synth

Posted on 2022-11-08, 00:54

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by olivil

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Right! The WDM driver I have installed is the one linked. Further testing tells me that you guys are right, in a Windows DOS window the adlib/SB sound is a little different from the one I get in "pure DOS" mode (after a reboot to MS-DOS mode) so that's telling me what I'm hearing under Windows is …

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MS-DOS games using Microsoft 98SE Wavetable Synth

Posted on 2022-11-07, 15:55

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by olivil

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Hello! I have a ThinkPad 380Z with a Crystal 4237B audio chipset running Windows 98SE. I am trying to enable the use of the MS Wavetable Synth to play DOS games using GM. I have installed the WDM drivers for my chipset and everything works well, including playing MIDI files in Windows but also the …

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Re: Rarest CPUs?

Posted on 2018-05-03, 17:12

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by olivil

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I'm having the hardest of times finding a P2 400MHz in MMC-1, most of those are MMC-2!

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Re: Best laptop for DOS/Win9x gaming?

Posted on 2018-04-18, 19:00

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by olivil

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I have a Thinkpad 380Z that I love Pentium II 300MHz (it's MMC-1, with the half-clock cache, but you can upgrade to the P2-333/366/400 with the "fast" cache). 32MB RAM soldered on-board, with a slot for up to 160MB total Crystal CS4237B that is SB compatible under DOS, not perfect but serviceable …

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Re: Any good Windows 3.1 games?

Posted on 2017-11-13, 07:04

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by olivil

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For Windows 3.1 I like SimCity 2000 and Civ 2! On that note, is there any other game mostly associated with Win9x that runs on 3.1? With or without Win32s.

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Re: IDE to Compact Flash as MS-DOS boot drive.

Posted on 2017-10-12, 18:01

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by olivil

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I recently replaced a 10GB (4 FAT16 partitions) IDE drive with an IDE->CF adapter. I have no other computers with IDE interfaces and wasn't too keen on buying an adapter for that simple job. Also, my floppy drive is dead on my DOS machine so I couldn't boot from it, but I still managed to move …

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Stop GUS from muting line in?

Posted on 2017-10-02, 20:51

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by olivil

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I have a PC equiped with an AWE64 and an Ultrasound MAX. I use the AWE64 as my MIDI source for my external modules. These modules are plugged in the line-in of my GUS, and my GUS is plugged in the line-in of my AWE64. I like to have sound effects on the GUS, and MIDI through my AWE64. Usually this …

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Re: Ultimate one, two or three sound cards setup.

Posted on 2017-10-02, 00:38

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by olivil

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1 card: - AWE64 Gold: noiseless, amazing compatibility, no hanging note bug, supported by SoftMPU 2 card: - AWE64 Gold - GUS with 1024kB (Classic or MAX, tracker music, demos, cleaner sounds than SB) 3 card: - AWE64 Gold - GUS - Real OPL3 card Ideally all of these setups include an MT-32 and SC-55. …

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Silencing a MIDI device by sysex? (MIDI noob)

Posted on 2017-09-26, 19:43

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by olivil

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Hi I have a DOS system with a Roland CM-64 and CM-300 Here's how it's plugged MIDI: SB AWE64 --> CM-300 MIDI IN CM-300 MIDI THRU --> CM-64 MIDI IN Sound: CM-64 Output --> CM-300 Input CM-300 Output --> PC Line-in Now, with this setup both module's output are mixed in the CM-300. But this also means …

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Disconnecting the CM-32P part of a CM-64?

Posted on 2017-09-23, 22:38

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by olivil

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Hi all. Was simply wondering if it was possible to disconnect the CM-32P board from a CM-64 while keeping the CM-32L working? This could help with the noise and the "high" current requirements. Has any of you tried it? I don't want to mess my CM-64 if it proves dangerous for the hardware...

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Re: AWE64 clicking on FM

Posted on 2017-09-03, 14:33

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by olivil

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Fixed by updating AWEUTIL from 1.20 to 1.35 ...

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Re: AWE64 clicking on FM

Posted on 2017-09-03, 13:57

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by olivil

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Same problem using that order. I even tried moving my AWE64 block in my autoexec.bat to the end and it exhibits the same symptoms.

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Re: AWE64 clicking on FM

Posted on 2017-09-02, 17:26

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by olivil

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Okay so here's what I found: In my autoexec.bat.. If I don't run AWEUTIL: no FM, of course If I don't run AWEUTIL, but then run diagnose.exe: The card is initiated perfectly, but I have to run the program, wait for the tests, exit, ... If I run AWEUTIL: FM with clicks If I run AWEUTIL, then diagnose …

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Re: AWE64 clicking on FM

Posted on 2017-09-02, 16:45

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by olivil

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Yes I am. Here's my AWE64 related stuff in my autoexec,bat SET CTCM=C:\CTCM SET SOUND=C:\SB16 SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E C:\CTCM\CTCU /S /W=C:\WINDOWS C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S C:\SB16\AWEUTIL.COM /S /R:10 /C:10 I tried messing with the order of …

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Re: AWE64 clicking on FM

Posted on 2017-09-02, 15:47

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by olivil

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Is your FSB higher than normal ? (Like 75MHz for example) Nope, I'm on "stock" 3 x 66 MHz for my P200 MMX. Any of you experienced something similar? Yes, I perceived the same FM issue when I tried an AWE64 gold. But I did not try to solve it. I swapped out the AWE64 gold for another soundcard. I …

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Re: AWE64 clicking on FM

Posted on 2017-09-02, 13:39

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by olivil

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No I mean FM (Adlib) music! Anything else is ok. I did not try it without the 3COM, I will. I dont think my motherboard supports changing the ISA bus frequency, or at least I haven't seen any options in my BIOS.

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AWE64 clicking on FM

Posted on 2017-09-01, 22:04

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by olivil

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Hi! I have this AWE64 Gold that won't stop "clicking" (around 4 times per second) when FM sound is playing. Here's my system: Asus P5A-B motherboard Pentium 200 MMX 32 MB RAM SB AWE64 Gold GUS MAX S3 Virge 2MB PCI 3COM etherlink III PCI I tried a couple of things that didn't work: 1- Setting the SB …

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Re: SB16, no MIDI out through gameport

Posted on 2017-08-29, 19:31

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by olivil

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I hope you didn't mind that I'm not so much of an PnP fan. Absolutely not! I don't really care for the AWE capabilities out of Adlib/SB compatibility. In that sense I would rather have a non-PnP card so I don't have to dedicate memory to it. But the absence of hanging note bug and noise is worth it …

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Re: SB16, no MIDI out through gameport

Posted on 2017-08-28, 15:47

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by olivil

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Well that's weird then! Just confirmed the SC-55 is working with the AWE64. HOWEVER, Jo22 you made me realize I was using config 2 in CTCU with my AWE and that's WHY I wasn't getting any Adlib, It works now! I would prefer a real OPL3 but I'll settle on the AWE64 for now, it's so quiet 😀

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