Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-27, 16:42

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by cyclone3d

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Ordered some 16MB simms for my SB32 cards (CT3600 and CT3670). I had originally ordered from 1-800-memory off of eBay, but even though they had them listed, they don't have any stock and are unable to find parts to build them. Found a seller on Amazon that had some for a bit cheaper so I ordered …

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XG Gold 3.0 registered version or how to register?

Posted on 2017-03-27, 02:29

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I have a Yamaha SW60XG on the way and am looking for either a registered copy or a way to register XG Gold 3.0 as the author's page is no longer up. I found downloads for 1.3b and 2.01 via Google, but had to use the wayback machine in order to get version 3.0. Is the author still around? Is there a …

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

Posted on 2017-03-25, 04:10

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I worked on putting my KT7A build together. It is going into an old Gateway case because none of the other cases I have will fit the power supply and the Thermaltake Big Typhoon cooler due to the CPU socket being right near the edge of the board. I had to modify the case so a regular sized power …

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Re: Vortex 2 cards cheap

Posted on 2017-03-24, 20:20

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Here is a place that says they have the Vortex2 cards for $13.50 a piece. No idea how much shipping is. https://www.impactcomputers.com/au8830.html

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Re: Vortex 2 cards cheap

Posted on 2017-03-24, 14:56

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Person still has one left. The part number TB-400-3356 verifies that it is indeed a Vortex 2 card. TB-400-3355 is the model number for Vortex 1. I've already got 2x Vortex 2 of that style (slightly different components used though) as well as an Aureal Vortex 2 card or else I would be tempted to get …

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Re: Crazy Idea - MT32 WaveBlaster Card

Posted on 2017-03-24, 14:52

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by cyclone3d

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Sweet. Watching this now.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-24, 04:51

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I just got an assorted lot of 15 NOS slot 1 (and slot A?) CPU coolers, in their boxes for $22 shipped. Considering how much these things seem to go for individually on eBay, that seemed quite reasonable. It'll also be nice to have a source of tiny fans to harvest off of them to put on old video …

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Re: Modern sound cards for DOS?

Posted on 2017-03-23, 22:07

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PhilsComputerLab wrote: cyclone3d wrote: EDIT: I received the first card and they sent me a CMI 8738 card.. not what is pictured in the listing. Isn't that also a good card for DOS? From what I could find here, it may be ok for DOS.. IF you can get it working.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-23, 21:13

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Built in sound supports SB Pro according to Toshiba. SBPro compatible sound on a P4 laptop? That's a new one. I'm guessing they are just referring to running DOS programs through Windows command prompt "Realtek ALC202 Codec Chip, Software Sound • 16-bit stereo, Windows Sound System Ver. 2.0; …

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

Posted on 2017-03-23, 21:08

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Ive tried v3.3 of this but had no luck. It requires uninstalling the usb hub prior to installing the driver but the keyboard mouse I have are usb... You don't actually have to uninstall anything before installing it. I saw that in the instructions and thought... why? It works if you just run the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-23, 19:44

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Ordered a power adapter for a Toshiba Satellite P25-s509 laptop that I am going to turn into a DOS/Win98se gaming laptop. Pentium 4 2.8Ghz CPU, 512MB DDR Nice 17" screen, but really sad Geforce fx go5200 video card. Should be fine for win98se era games though. Built in sound supports SB Pro …

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Re: Installing Windows 98 on SATA drive, full format acts like quick format, Athlon 64

Posted on 2017-03-23, 18:56

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by cyclone3d

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Are you sure that Drive C: is actually the HDD when booting from the floppy and not the RAM drive that some boot floppies will make and extract stuff to?

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

Posted on 2017-03-23, 17:03

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by cyclone3d

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And remember, you can always leave the DX2-80 in there even if you need 50Mhz or 66Mhz. All you have to do to change speeds without opening up the system is to run a few jumpers or even on/off switches to the front of the case from the jumpers on the motherboard. Then when you want to change speed, …

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Re: Any reason to keep old ISA or PCI modems?

Posted on 2017-03-23, 05:41

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by cyclone3d

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Maybe I should make sound recordings of all the different baud connection tones. Making something like that into a ring tone could be quite interesting. My reaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmePLg3hdCw HAHAHAHA. I made a ringtone from the end of a youtube video quite a while ago that gets …

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Re: Modern sound cards for DOS?

Posted on 2017-03-23, 05:21

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by cyclone3d

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YMF744 based card for cheap.... I have some on the way. Looks like there is only 1 left right now. http://www.ebay.com/itm/182193467237?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT The really good thing about the Yamaha cards is that they have real OPL3 integrated. Really, any of the …

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Re: Any reason to keep old ISA or PCI modems?

Posted on 2017-03-23, 05:13

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In a pinch, they can be used to transfer files from one computer to another by connecting them directly modem-to-modem with a phone cord and manually telling them to dial and answer using a terminal program. HyperTerminal has built-in file transfer capabilities that works good for this purpose. Yes …

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Re: Any reason to keep old ISA or PCI modems?

Posted on 2017-03-23, 05:09

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by cyclone3d

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Modems are 99.9% useless. I cannot fathom a realistic reason as to why this will change. Well, there's still faxing, right? I'm told that for fast, secure document transfers, faxing may still be preferable over E-mail. I do have to send a fax every once in a blue moon. But for that I already have a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-23, 05:05

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Got in a shipment of cards today sold for reuse or gold recovery. Most were modems. Even though I really don't need the modems I will most likely keep them for now as from what I remember of the chipsets from back then, none of the ones I got are winmodems. The good stuff that was included (haven't …

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Re: Any reason to keep old ISA or PCI modems?

Posted on 2017-03-22, 21:58

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by cyclone3d

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In a pinch, they can be used to transfer files from one computer to another by connecting them directly modem-to-modem with a phone cord and manually telling them to dial and answer using a terminal program. HyperTerminal has built-in file transfer capabilities that works good for this purpose. Yes …

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Any reason to keep old ISA or PCI modems?

Posted on 2017-03-22, 21:15

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by cyclone3d

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Is there any reason whatsoever to keep old ISA or PCI modems? I guess I could use one for fax software Are there any dial-in BBSes anymore?

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