Re: Juko Auto G7-B graphics combo card

Posted on 2022-05-16, 20:24

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by jesolo

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I realize I'm very late to the party but.... I was just looking for more information on this particular card (as I own one in my old XT) and I happen to have the original system disk (which even has a graphical demo or slideshows on it, which I remember from 30 years ago). If anyone here is still …

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Re: Doom 2 & Wolfenstein 3d VS OPL3-SAx sound card

Posted on 2022-04-28, 05:01

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by jesolo

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Being DOS based games, you need to know what the DMA & IRQ settings of your sound device is. You will then have to enter the game setup menu, select the correct sound device (Sound Blaster Pro), the correct DMA or IRQ settings and save the settings. Some setup programs can auto detect the above- …

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Re: Packard Bell MMSN824 drivers with working IDE

Posted on 2022-04-21, 20:53

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by jesolo

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Thanks so much for the reply. Unfortunately I tried that exact driver and it did not work but I will try again when I get home to show you exactly what happens with it. I also realize the difference between the two cards. The 811 is a gen 2 and the 824 is a gen3. The 811 I bought for a few bucks as …

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Re: 5.25 FDD TEAC FD-55GFR advice

Posted on 2022-04-21, 20:15

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by jesolo

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debs3759 wrote on 2022-04-17, 21:42: Looks like oxidation (surface rust) to me. If you really want to clean it (I know I would) then a light sanding with a fine grit should be all that's needed. Maybe a wet emery cloth. Then rinse with IPA (no water content). Second that

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Re: Packard Bell MMSN824 drivers with working IDE

Posted on 2022-04-21, 20:08

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by jesolo

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I've attached the drivers from the Voyager Multimedia Kit which this card was usually bundled with. This is the most complete set with an additional two disks that contains other software as well. VY212.RAR You can just use 7-zip to extract the files and the run the utility to create floppy disks …

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Re: 5.25 FDD TEAC FD-55GFR advice

Posted on 2022-04-17, 18:56

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by jesolo

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Perhaps try to just clean the dust out and rubbing the outside with some isopropyl alcohol. Other users might be able to offer more advice. Clean the heads with Isopropyl alcohol as well using a cotton swab and lubricate the rails with some silicone grease or just plain hair clipper oil. https:// …

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Re: Windows 3.11 Ultimate Build

Posted on 2022-04-16, 11:36

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by jesolo

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That reminds me, is there a good way to uninstall software/drivers from Windows 3.1x? Is there a good tutorial for such? Back in the day, I used a software application called Windelete 2.0 (for Windows 3.1x). It basically kept track of what changes were made and you then uninstalled your …

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Re: Upgrading SMD Cx486SLC/e-33MP

Posted on 2022-04-14, 06:24

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by jesolo

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Based on benchmarks I've seen of the 486DLC vs 486SXL CPU's (which have a 32-bit external data bus), the difference was negligible. I think that the external 16-bit data bus on your motherboard is more of a limiting factor than the 1KB L1 vs 8KB L1 cache.

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Re: Choosing 486 motherboard

Posted on 2022-04-10, 11:48

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by jesolo

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Cuttoon wrote on 2022-04-10, 11:42: jesolo wrote on 2022-04-10, 11:07: even has a PS/2 header for mice (which is rare on 486 motherboards). With that Asus, are you sure it also works? Sometimes the headers are there, but don't... Yes, I have mine hooked up to a PS/2 based KVM switch with an optical …

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Re: Choosing 486 motherboard

Posted on 2022-04-10, 11:07

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by jesolo

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Another good contender, based on the OP's specifications, is the Asus VL/I-486SV2GX4. It has VLB, can support the later 486 based CPU's (with a BIOS upgrade), has a CR2032 holder and even has a PS/2 header for mice (which is rare on 486 motherboards). Obviously, as already stated, price and …

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Re: Need help with a strange soundcard (SB16+ICS wavetable)

Posted on 2022-04-09, 22:34

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by jesolo

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it doesn't seem they carried the old ISA drivers: https://web.archive.org/web/20100122085159/http://www.mediaforte.info/drivers.html Was able to find the older site going back to 1998. Unfortunately, no drivers for this particular card (which is odd) but, there are drivers for the SF16 range of …

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Re: Need help with a strange soundcard (SB16+ICS wavetable)

Posted on 2022-04-09, 20:42

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by jesolo

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Hello friends, The card is detected as SB16 in Descent setup and the FX as well as FM plays just fine. But this card also features an ICS WaveFront wavetable, and this won't work. I can select general Midi at port 330 without error message but there is no sound at all. Sadly I did not find any …

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Re: Pentium Overdrive PODP5V83 question

Posted on 2022-03-28, 17:25

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by jesolo

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Apologies for ressurecting the thread, but thought this question might be better answered here: I recently acquired a podp5v83, and put it into my old childhood 486DX2 66Mhz-build, just to play what if… the board is from ‘93 and I have not been able to ID it, seems like it is a taiwanese clone …

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Re: 386 on a 486 motherboard?

Posted on 2022-03-21, 19:33

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by jesolo

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Why not track down one of those hybrid 3/486 motherboards that supports both CPU's? You can then swop out the CPU's as you desire. I have two of these type of motherboards and most of these were based around the OPTI495 chipset.

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Re: Use Win95 instead of DOS

Posted on 2022-03-06, 15:39

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by jesolo

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I have read a little but there is too much information and unfortunately the time is short. In my 486 that I usually use I have IBM DOS 6.3 and Win3.11 installed. I used them in his time, but now I especially find win3.11 really too limited. So I thought of using win95 for convenience in installing …

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Re: Getting sound to work in DOS mode for Win98se ?

Posted on 2022-02-22, 22:56

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by jesolo

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I had varying degrees of success in running my Sound Blaster Live! 1024 Value under DOS back in late 2000 when I bought it with a Celeron 566 MHz. My installation CD did come with the DOS drivers but, the installation CD's were specific to the model numbers for those cards. If you can, I would …

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Re: Can't get it to work with MT-32 (blank screen in Hero's Quest)

Posted on 2022-02-21, 22:30

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by jesolo

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Hardware specifications? Your CPU might be too fast.

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Re: Can I connect an MPU-401 to a Sound Card?

Posted on 2022-02-11, 20:03

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by jesolo

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Which breakout box did you buy? Can you post a pic?

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Re: OPTI-495SX problem VLB

Posted on 2022-01-31, 21:44

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by jesolo

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I experienced the same problem with my Jetway 402BG motherboard (https://www.ultimateretro.net/en/motherboards/10178) I could never get that board to post with a VESA Local Bus graphics card (my S3 805 being the first one I tried). It did, however, work fine when I installed a VESA Local Bus IDE …

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Re: The K6-233 or the Pentium-MMX 233?

Posted on 2022-01-22, 22:20

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by jesolo

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I didn't expect the Pentium MMX FPU to be much faster but I imagined it. I sure was expecting (and tested lately) the Pentium II FPU to be much faster than both as it is obviously. What it's immediately felt is how hot the cpu heatsink become on the K6 at that freqs compared to the cold P-MMX even …

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