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Who cares about Spectre/Meltdown :-) i disabled the fixes.. i prefer speed. I would care more about Windows 10 its the biggest Trojan ever existed. I only use it to play Games. The Rest is done on Linux. This is a very good time, one could get cheap Machines with a Lot of Power! used Computers where …

Re: My Dual Socket XP Build

Posted on 2020-12-01, 11:08

by matze79

in Marvin \ System Specs

Haha i use Z600 with 2x 6 Cores and 48Gb RAM as Daily Driver Yes a Ryzen 1700 has less Power Draw and equal Performance but.. for just 50 Bucks its really a good machine ;-) I also had G5 with FB DIMMs but cooling FB-DIMM was hell it was running at 75 C° and more some times.. with all Banks fully …

Re: The comprehensive list of all modern reproductions of vintage sound cards

Posted on 2020-12-01, 08:30

by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

Why are not existing cards on the list ? BitchIn Audio for example. Maybe it would be cool to mark them unfinished. Also non working dss clone is on the list, there is no firmware so it is no clone 😉

Re: Chips&Technologies F64300 VL-Bus cards (Wingine GDX)

Posted on 2020-11-29, 17:19

by matze79

in Marvin \ Video

Just uncommon on VLB Card, was used a Lot in Industrial Stuff and Mobile Computing Devices. ftp://retronn.de/driver/Chips/

Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board

Posted on 2020-11-29, 10:47

by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

You can have all you want if you install the right SoftSynths

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2020-11-28, 22:46

by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

Half of the Links are dead, anyway got everything installed again. Will pack a ZIP File with everything in it

Re: New sound card(s) project(s): Vortex2+YMF744 Tribute

Posted on 2020-11-28, 22:40

by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

Yes, where is it ?

Re: Best HDD Controller for PC/XT?

Posted on 2020-11-28, 22:14

by matze79

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Robin4 wrote on 2020-11-27, 03:49: AT IDE for XT is a rarety. 8bit AT IDE controllers are very hard to find nowdays. Some 16bit Controllers will work with XTIDE BIOS and CF Card inside XTs. If you have some spare Rom Sockets on your Mainboard you could consider adding it.

Re: Can i live with a PentiumIII and a 2D Video Card?

Posted on 2020-11-28, 13:57

by matze79

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

AlessandroB wrote on 2020-11-28, 09:46: and.... it is better to have a PIII 850Mhz without a 3D card or a Pentium200Mhz with PCI 3D card??? if you would say PII 300 or PIII 800.. the PII would beat the shit out of the PIII in some, if not all Cases with a 3D Card installed.

Re: Tandy Nano - 3 Voice Soundcard ISA - Lowprofile

Posted on 2020-11-28, 12:42

by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

Here is my Card installed in my 486: Filename photo_2020-11-28_13-40-20.jpg File size 74.23 KiB Views 33 views Filename photo_2020-11-28_13-40-33.jpg File size 167.4 KiB Views 33 views A Speaker + a 3 Pol Switch. The Switch is used to Switch from 2C0h to 0c0h when i play Tandy Games. And back to …

Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2020-11-28, 11:01

by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

Yeah have no CD Drive 😀 yes like the Package for GF1, seems no one packaged one yet for the Interwave, time to change it!

Bend Video Card ? Howto Fix

Posted on 2020-11-27, 23:29

by matze79

in Marvin \ Video

Hi, i have a 8800GTS with bended PCB, any thoughts on bending it back ? maybe i just put it beetween two books with the cooler removed ? Whats the best way to bend it back without putting too much stress on the BGAs ? The Card works but it looks really ugly with the end hanging down about 2cm.. Also …

Re: Windows 3.1 AdLib

Posted on 2020-11-26, 23:24

by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

Resound 2 MCA is no real Adlib, only compatible. Maybe this is the Issue. Would be intressenting if it works on PlaidBid MCA which is a Adlib MCA Clone.

Re: What the heck is a Voodoo5 5800??

Posted on 2020-11-26, 20:16

by matze79

in Marvin \ Video

The 5800 is a upgraded Voodoo 5 5500 to 128Mb RAM and Overclocked with BIOS Modification. Its made by a Guy named osckhar selling also modded Cards on Ebay and offering Repairs. He also mods Cards if you pay for.