Re: Planet X3 Open Source Edition

Posted on 2023-01-31, 20:12

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Hi there! In short: The refactored and expanded source code of Planet X3 is now available under GPL! See https://github.com/planet-x3/px3_ose Changelog since the last update release: Changes under the hood Port of the entire code base from A86 to YASM syntax New build system mostly based on GNU …

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Re: Warning about Micro Industries SBCs. They are propietary in firmware!

Posted on 2023-01-31, 02:23

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Don't bother buying these SBCs made by Micro Industries in particular. Main issue: their firmware is *proprietary*. Even they are standard PC chipsets and processors. I have two. Pentium based 266mmx BGA 2.0V using TX chipset with phoenix pico bios that is fixed and will only boot directly to …

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Re: Warning about Micro Industries SBCs. They are propietary in firmware!

Posted on 2023-01-30, 21:29

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Don't bother buying these SBCs made by Micro Industries in particular. Main issue: their firmware is *proprietary*. Even they are standard PC chipsets and processors. I have two. Pentium based 266mmx BGA 2.0V using TX chipset with phoenix pico bios that is fixed and will only boot directly to …

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Re: Is it possible to get CGA NTSC Artifact Colors when running an IBM PC in Europe?

Posted on 2023-01-29, 23:31

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Thanks, super informative as always! Now to do some shopping :) There's another possibility that I had found out just recently! :D Some Apple IIs for the PAL market had an internal converter circuit that decode NTSC artifacts and converted them to real colours, thus made them compatible with PAL. …

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Re: LG GSA-H55L dvd drive (what does the text [reserved] over the audio 3pin input mean?)

Posted on 2023-01-29, 23:25

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Yeah there was a H54N/H54L. I not think either can do any analog audio (manual lists contents but no audio cable) and it can play a DVD movie so it must use Digital thru the IDE interface (like newer SATA do), in the LG H55n/H55L manual under specs there is no mention of audio except for : CD- …

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Re: SD vs CF Stability in 2023

Posted on 2023-01-28, 06:45

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I get speeds better than ATA33 with Sata to ide adapters that use the common Jmicro Sata Pata bridge. FC1307a is an SD to Pata IDE adapter that is limitted to an 25mb/s SD read speed. But these are two different things. Not disagreeing. For a fast Pentium 3 or a Pentium 4, IDE to SATA makes more …

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Re: Dream 97PNP2 - Interesting SAM9707 prototype\sample ISA MIDI card from 2001!

Posted on 2023-01-28, 05:55

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uhm, I was able to download it fine. Here it is. What!? Wow, the link does not work for me. :exploding_head: Thank you! EDIT: Downl0aded it and it looks like the file dates are from May of 1997... so it isn't newer, but I'll test it anyway. EDIT2: No dice. Basically the same exact issues with …

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Re: SD vs CF Stability in 2023

Posted on 2023-01-28, 05:47

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SATA to IDE adapters based on the ubiquitous FC1307A are limited to ATA33 in theory and perform significantly below even ATA33 limits in practice https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1044495#p1044495 . If that is fast enough for you, don't worry and be happy . I get speeds better than ATA33 with …

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Re: SD vs CF Stability in 2023

Posted on 2023-01-28, 03:41

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Not crazy, but slow for a P4 . I suggest a SATA SSD with an adapter. Marvell chipset, or maybe JMicron if your board's chipset likes it . Slow? The ide ports on that motherboard (P4S5A-DX+ SiS 645DX / 961B) are very slow, they are ata 100 nominal but when I tried an ssd with an adapter the …

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Re: SD vs CF Stability in 2023

Posted on 2023-01-27, 03:38

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Alright, gonna only get Startech CF to IDE adapters moving forward direct from Amazon warehouse and not third-party. As far as CF, I'm hearing either old stock or industrial is the best way to go. I have two Transcend CF cards as well - one 8GB 133x and one 4GB 133x - and I have had issues with one …

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Re: SD vs CF Stability in 2023

Posted on 2023-01-27, 03:35

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I'm considering an alternative idea... Would it be crazy to use a SanDisk MAX ENDURANCE 32gb and a proper adapter (advices are welcome, best would be one with bracket the same which exist for CF card) that I would use with my p4 build that I use to test video cards (agp universal) with windows xp ( …

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Re: Gravis Ultrasound PnP in windows XP?

Posted on 2023-01-26, 21:54

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Has anyone here ever run a Gravis Ultrasound PnP in windows XP? Does windows XP come with a generic driver for this card? The reason I'm asking is because I'm looking to install one of these cards into my current Socket 8 build which is running XP Professional. If worst comes to worst, I could use …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2023-01-26, 16:02

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I've had good results with an Epiphan DVI2USB capture device. (Expect to have to do some fine tweaking of the timing settings to get a good quality picture.) In my experience with OSSC it's not very useful for capture purposes. It can't convert framerate, and I think most HDMI capture devices you …

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Re: SD vs CF Stability in 2023

Posted on 2023-01-24, 19:55

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There is only one commonly available SD to IDE chip used in pretty much every adapter on the market, the FC1307A. There used to be more options, but good luck one finding one these day . My personal experience with these is that they mostly all work the same way and are generally reliable, except …

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Re: Trident TVGA8800BR drivers

Posted on 2023-01-23, 17:19

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TVGA8800BR is actually older than the TVGA8800CS, AFAICT . It is very hard to find anything about the BR variant's capabilities (or lack thereof). The newer TVGA8800CS was much more widely used and documented, again AFAICT .

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Re: Dream 97PNP2 - Interesting SAM9707 prototype\sample ISA MIDI card from 2001!

Posted on 2023-01-23, 03:38

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This is awesome! Does the CD contain any stuff that nobody (outside of Dream or someone who might have signed an NDA) has heard of before (soundbanks, datasheets, software, etc ) ?

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Re: non-3D PCI graphics card to use with Voodoo 2 1000

Posted on 2023-01-22, 17:24

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Trident TGUI9680 based cards were quite decent as well for 2D, AFAICR. Yep, but having both that card and the 3DImàge 9750, I find Trident's VESA implementation lacking even with UniVBE loaded. In what way(s) is it lacking on the VESA front ? Performance ? Compatibility ? I last owned and used a …

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Re: non-3D PCI graphics card to use with Voodoo 2 1000

Posted on 2023-01-22, 14:55

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Trident TGUI9680 based cards were quite decent as well for 2D, AFAICR.

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2023-01-22, 03:07

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by darry

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Do you have another waveblaster compatible sound card to try ? Alternatively, you could try using the 3.5mm TRS line output on the X2GS and routing it to your sound card's line input or to an external mixer.

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Re: Anyone here able to modify a Lenovo laptop T61 BIOS?

Posted on 2023-01-20, 16:15

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>no longer reading the encoder output from the CPU fan. I replaced the CPU fan already, thinking the encoder on the fan stopped working, but apparently not. >I decided to test this noisy Lenovo original fan on my T61. Guess what? No fan error on boot. that is a painful and annoying lesson :( Indeed …

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