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Re: Ensoniq / Creative AudioPCI

Posted on 2013-10-29, 21:26

If anyone manages to get the MIDI interface (joystick port) going under DOS please let us know because it supports Intelligent mode in the same way like all Ensoniq cards. Have you tested the intelligent mode support on an Ensoniq card? I know it's supposed to, but Gateway still won't work when …

Re: A kickass 286 system

Posted on 2013-10-28, 02:27

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Except that there were many people who used a 286 long after the "era" of it, and AFAIK this particular card is from 1993, which is not really so far fetched that someone would use a 286 in 1993 and perhaps upgrade it. On the 286 16MHz I refurbished recently (built mid '91), there were Word Perfect …

Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2013-10-24, 22:10

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Not a game, but retro software. I've been looking for a copy of XTree Gold 3.0 with doco for years and finally found it! I've been using and loving XTree since the early 90's but this is the first non-pirated copy I've owned: http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g330/rjheard/IMG_4605_zpsce0efeed.jpg …

Re: Am I the only one that gets pissed off about...

Posted on 2013-10-23, 08:59

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Jorpho wrote: Someone implied there's a good $50 worth in a 1 MB Pentium Pro chip. Did they? It was mentioned that they go for $50 on eBay, but to make a profit after all that messing around with chemicals you'd want at least $80 worth of gold out of it surely? There's far easier ways to make a …

Re: Am I the only one that gets pissed off about...

Posted on 2013-10-23, 00:21

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Whenever I dispose of a dead hard drive, I always make sure to crack it open, steal the magnets, and destroy the shit out of everything else. Some people use a drill press for these purposes, I myself like pliers, hammers, and hell even utility knives since I can use them to etch the platters. :D …

Re: Commodore 64 revival (warning, wall of pics)

Posted on 2013-10-22, 22:06

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Dominus wrote: I can not imagine using a real C64 again, BUT I look at the 1541UII and am feeling some kind of nerd jealousy/must have 😀 It's a great toy, but by the sounds of it emulators for the C64 are pretty hard to beat if simply playing games is your goal and / or don't have room for masses …

Re: Commodore 64 revival (warning, wall of pics)

Posted on 2013-10-22, 21:50

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@PhaytalError – those demos are amazing, and I love that there’s still such an active community around this machine, what a great piece of hardware. With some encouragement from the friendly folks over at Lemon64 I decided to give the C128 another go. I tried a different AV cable and that sorted out …

Re: Commodore 64 revival (warning, wall of pics)

Posted on 2013-10-21, 21:28

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"PSU fail" in the C64 context often means that it's sending in too many volts on the 5V line. So I don't mean dead, I mean it's turned killer :dead: Tape head angle? I'm talking about the tape extender on the 1541UII, not the datasette. Fuse inside the PSU you say? I didn't think of that; my PSU …

Re: It's 286 time!

Posted on 2013-10-21, 10:46

A couple of sound upgrades for the 286. Firstly the PC speaker, which was ear splittingly loud. The answer to that problem was obvious – ear plugs! But not for me – those cheap foam ones from the chemist were the perfect size to plug into each of the 5 holes inside the case which were allowing the …

Re: Commodore 64 revival (warning, wall of pics)

Posted on 2013-10-20, 22:51

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Tumultuous times here in C64 land. My 1541Ultimate II showed up after ~4 months; an amazing piece of hardware created by a German hobbyist which does several things, but most significantly it emulates a Commodore floppy and tape drive to allow you to load programs off an SD or USB stick. Pics below. …

Re: Rude/strange Ebay sellers?

Posted on 2013-10-16, 09:08

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That sucks, it's really not that hard to pack things properly, and to demand you pay to return it - that's crap. I've had a bad run lately, a mega drive game describes as "like new" was dirty, cracked, and the manual held together with sticky tape. The seller didn't respond to messages, nor the …

Re: The perfect PC...

Posted on 2013-10-14, 09:12

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I don't think hardware is as interesting these days. It's easy to get, snaps together like lego and - I'm a little out of the loop I admit - but it doesn't seem to be "this new product breaths fire and will blow your mind" anymore, it's "this new product is 30% more energy efficient and can render …

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