Re: Review of the Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro Card

Posted on 2017-10-22, 22:35

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by bjwil1991

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IIRC, I tested this card and similar ones with SoftMPU, and they had non-standard MIDI ports, where I couldn't use port 330, which some games needed. They insisted on something like port 5xx for MIDI. You can get around using other LPT devices by disabling Virtual LPT using its initialisation …

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Re: Period appropriate CRT size for 95-97 games

Posted on 2017-10-22, 14:52

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by bjwil1991

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I have a 15" IBM CRT from 1995 that needs minor repairs (turns pink, but still displays the picture) I had a different brand, same age that did that, and it was a resistor burned out on the neck board in one of the R G B lines, might not be same location, but trace those through, you might find …

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Re: VIA AC'97 Sound Blaster drivers for MS-DOS?

Posted on 2017-10-22, 03:22

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by bjwil1991

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Finally now have the Sound Blaster working on my computer. Found out I needed another program called viafmtsr (Sound Blaster) and here's the list of commands I've setup: C:\viaudio\viaudio.com C:\viaudio\viafmtsr.com SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H1 P330 T6 Now I'm happy that I can now play my MS-DOS games …

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Re: nVidia Riva TNT2 64 AGP gray lines

Posted on 2017-10-22, 02:52

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by bjwil1991

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I think I found the issue. Filename 20171021_222900.jpg File size 4.19 MiB Views 849 views File comment Issue found

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-22, 01:05

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by bjwil1991

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I'm getting the BSOD in Windows 98SE since I want to use the Sound Blaster compatible drivers in Windows. DOS does detect the card, but the volume is too low. Filename 20171021_205558.jpg File size 2.45 MiB Views 1089 views File comment BSOD I already know it's the drivers, but, the other driver …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-21, 17:47

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by bjwil1991

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Went thrifting today, and I got the following: Copy code to clipboard 1 Maxtor 60GB Hard drive (possibly new) 2 IBM Model M keyboard from 1987 (SDL to PS/2 missing) 3 Adaptec CardPark PCMCIA kit for a desktop computer (new)

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-21, 17:45

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by bjwil1991

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Moved the hard drive, floppy drive, CD drives, and the network card to my Socket 370 build I did last night, but the nVidia Riva TnT2 m64 16MB AGP 2x has the horizontal grey line issue, so I installed the GeForce4 MX 4000 as a temporary until I figure out what's going on with the card. Maybe the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-21, 15:16

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by bjwil1991

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Moved the hard drive, floppy drive, CD drives, and the network card to my Socket 370 build I did last night, but the nVidia Riva TnT2 m64 16MB AGP 2x has the horizontal grey line issue, so I installed the GeForce4 MX 4000 as a temporary until I figure out what's going on with the card. Maybe the …

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VIA AC'97 Sound Blaster drivers for MS-DOS?

Posted on 2017-10-21, 14:17

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by bjwil1991

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in Marvin \ Sound

I recently upgraded my Windows 98SE machine from the K6-2/300 setup to a Socket 370 setup since some of the games I have don't work nicely with the K6-2/300 system. I installed the appropriate drivers, however, MS-DOS games don't work since I don't see the drivers for MS-DOS for the sound card. The …

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nVidia Riva TNT2 64 AGP gray lines

Posted on 2017-10-21, 06:48

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by bjwil1991

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in Marvin \ Video

This card has the gray lines when text appears on the screen or pop-up windows when running Windows 98SE. Is this a defect?

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Re: IBM 5151 Monitor Issue

Posted on 2017-10-20, 20:44

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by bjwil1991

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IMG_1596.JPG Here is the screen that I am getting so you all can see what I am talking about. It could be either capacitors, voltage regulators, diode (most likely), or flyback transformer. However, I could be mistaken. Please be careful when servicing a CRT monitor. You can get shocked. My dad …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-20, 19:39

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by bjwil1991

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Saw a Guillemot Maxi Studio ISIS pop up on eBay for cheap and grabbed it immediately. It is missing the daughterboard so I won't be able to hook up the external box but for the price I couldn't pass it up. Seller also said it comes what he thinks is the original shipping box even though it wasn't …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-20, 18:03

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by bjwil1991

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derSammler wrote: bjwil1991 wrote: Is the 16MHz 286 an AMD processor? No, Harris. It's actually a 20 MHz one, but the chipset can not go beyond 16 MHz. Interesting.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-20, 17:30

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by bjwil1991

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derSammler wrote: Got a couple of 60ns 1 MB SIMMs with parity today. Now I can run my 16 MHz 286 with no wait states. 😀 Is the 16MHz 286 an AMD processor?

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Re: I work in ewaste and have a ton of vintage gear

Posted on 2017-10-20, 17:29

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by bjwil1991

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I'd be interesting in some of the hardware (processors, boards, or what have you) that you have. There's also Bonanza, where you make money before the company does, and less fees than eBay. You can decide what you want to do with the hardware. I'm particularly interested in an Intel i486DX4-100 …

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Re: I work in ewaste and have a ton of vintage gear

Posted on 2017-10-20, 16:58

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by bjwil1991

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eBay can be a hassle, but I do buy stuff on there (computer parts, and other stuff) and had 99% good luck. Goodwill does have a bidding site as well, but that probably won't work out since money goes to them, not you. Facebook can be another option, but I digress.

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Re: I work in ewaste and have a ton of vintage gear

Posted on 2017-10-20, 16:43

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by bjwil1991

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

How about eBid or Amazon?

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Re: Lucky Star 5V-1A / 5V-1B review - scaling form XT levels to K6-II levels

Posted on 2017-10-20, 16:29

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by bjwil1991

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Now for the interesting part - benchmarking with a pentium CPU, using the 7.15MHz FSB option. I ran the tests with and without cache. I only ran speedsys, 3dbench and PCConfig, since running PCP or quake would have taken far too long. Some quick notes before I list the benchmark results: 1. …

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Hooked up my DVD Recorder to my ASUS VK222H

Posted on 2017-10-20, 16:18

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by bjwil1991

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in Marvin \ Video

I've decided to have a multimedia setup in my room the other day that consists of the following: ASUS VK222H HDMI to VGA adapter RCA to 35mm jack cable Chromecast Ultra (streaming videos and stuff) Panasonic DVD Recorder (ATSC and HDMI) <-- for watching TV and using the C64 (PSU brick will need …

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Re: I work in ewaste and have a ton of vintage gear

Posted on 2017-10-20, 15:45

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by bjwil1991

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Buying, selling, or trading on VOGONS is against the policy. This site is for people that share their systems, ideas, reviews, and all that good stuff. eBay, Amibay, or the Vintage Computer Federation (vcfed.org) are good places to go for selling hardware, software, and other stuff. Welcome to the …

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