Re: Schneider Euro PC

Posted on 2024-04-04, 18:00

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Kekkula wrote on 2024-04-04, 17:25: Yes its possible to use external port with even gotek. I think there are guides even in this thread. I made a 37 seconds video on Gotek on EuroPC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktjXEp0Ztso

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Re: Schneider Euro PC

Posted on 2024-02-11, 18:59

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Yes, solutions are available - I made the following video about a year ago: Wow, I thought I had seen most videos on YouTube about the EuroPC, but i missed yours - until now. You have rally took it "all the way". I like it. Maybe you saw my video that i released yesterday? https://youtu.be/ …

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Re: My DIY sound card replicas

Posted on 2023-10-26, 09:19

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But never had GUS PnP so I don't know do I need the wavetable rom or not. Next thing is that two cards I still have both have same problem, left channel is a lot quieter than the right one. If you have RAM in your card you will not need the rom. Hi, i just made a video on this GUS PnP, i did not …

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Re: Schneider Euro PC

Posted on 2023-10-23, 16:17

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I came over this ISA Bus Extender for the EuroPC. Made a short video about it to. https://youtu.be/fnERWxNNKPc Our plan is to make a Universal ISA BUS Extender.

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Re: Cannot get my IBM original MCA XGA card working

Posted on 2023-10-23, 14:13

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..but for XGA there is one interesting IBM demo "IBM XGA-2 Butterfly Demo with New Graphic Images", it's available on Vetusware website for example. your XGA card from the 1st picture is XGA-1 and I am not sure if it will run. also, I read a program called "TGRAF" for DOS can use 8514/A, but I've …

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Re: Cannot get my IBM original MCA XGA card working

Posted on 2023-10-22, 20:24

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So, let me give you an Analogy: 8514A was for 2D acceleration, what was Voodoo for 3D acceleration. Thank you, I think i understand now. Thanks for your help. But would that same analogy work for XGA - in a computer where on-planar VGA is disabled, and taken over by the XGA? Are there any demos/ …

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Re: Cannot get my IBM original MCA XGA card working

Posted on 2023-10-22, 20:01

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The 8514A has bit block transfer in hardware. yep, no DMA with 8514A, DMA was one of the new features and improvements with XGA. Not DMA but a blitter. According to wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitter The IBM 8514/A display adapter, introduced with the IBM Personal System/2 computers in …

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Re: Cannot get my IBM original MCA XGA card working

Posted on 2023-10-22, 19:48

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or in other words (and not mambo-jumbo words of the IBM marketing department), the really supported cards on that PS/2 model without any weirdness is the 8514A adapter: I have an 8514A (two to be precise), but its not room i slot 3 due to an Dallas mod for coin battery - but that can be remedied. …

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Re: Cannot get my IBM original MCA XGA card working

Posted on 2023-10-22, 19:23

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On the NARKIVE for comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware i found this: "Installing an XGA-2 (BVE adapter) in a Model 55SX is intended for a dual monitor configuration. The on-planar VGA is not disabled by the XGA-2's BIOS during POST, so its port will only display the XGA/XGA-2 high resolution modes (e.g. …

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Cannot get my IBM original MCA XGA card working

Posted on 2023-10-22, 18:18

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I hav installed an original MCA XGA card in my Model 55sx. The installation in POS is ok. When running a demo coming with the disk: XGAPCDOS - it shows graphics on the XGA's port in 1024x768. So i would say that the card is installed and working. But i am not able to make the XGA card replace for …

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Mixer for MCA SoundBlaster Clone/replica

Posted on 2023-10-21, 18:21

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I have this Sound Blaster MCA replica from David Larsson. https://www.tindie.com/products/kdehl/mca-micro-channel-sound-blaster-replica/ I am having trouble using a mixer software to set the volume for e.x. FM, Master, Line In, Mic, in etc. I have tried both drivers for Sound Blaster MVC. The one …

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Re: Install Gravis Ultrasound Properly, All files, No Errors (With Pictures!)

Posted on 2023-10-08, 11:40

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I made a video where i try so simply the Gravis Ultrasound PnP installation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqjarrhjgTI I hope you like it, and that it makes sense.

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Re: Do ISA Bus Extender Ribbons Exist?

Posted on 2023-09-29, 21:06

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Has there been some progress on this? Anybody made a cable based ISA bus extender?

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Re: ISA controller cards - Winbond not working

Posted on 2023-06-01, 19:41

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Got a bunch of ISA controller cards and encountering something weird. The GoldStar (5 cards) and UMC (2 cards) cards all work, but NONE of the Winbond cards. Cards not working (FDD POST error) https://i.imgur.com/H4LyfM6h.jpg I have the same card and cannot boot from it. (have not tried floppy). I …

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Re: Schneider Euro PC

Posted on 2023-05-10, 17:30

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Kekkula wrote on 2023-05-10, 17:28: There is no key shortcut to boot from external? I can't get to bios since I don't have cga monitor 😁 If you study this video of the bios, you can do it blind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgv-CWJFU2s

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Re: RLoader: a native 16-bit MS-DOS programs and games launcher with search

Posted on 2023-03-20, 17:46

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marcus-magister wrote on 2023-03-19, 17:25: Notes: I'm talking something like months if not years of development, so... step by step. Have you considered building on REMOVED/LaunchBox/LaunchBox for MS-DOS?

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Re: RLoader: a native 16-bit MS-DOS programs and games launcher with search

Posted on 2023-03-12, 17:06

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I like Rloader, but the work is to get all the content/metadata. Has someone made a package with a metadata like description, screenshots etc for a bunch of games?

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Re: FREESP - Eliminate Long Initial Delay of DIR on XT Class Machines w/Large Disks

Posted on 2023-03-03, 21:02

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I made this video on the FREESP util. https://youtu.be/k71q5CYrlt0

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Re: Enough CPU power for calculating disk space / disk sizes.

Posted on 2023-03-03, 21:00

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FREESP - https://youtu.be/k71q5CYrlt0 ----------------- Calculates the free space on a FAT 16 disk very fast. On XT Class systems with large FAT 16 hard disks the initial DIR command can take upwards of 15-30 seconds to complete, this is due to the slow method that DOS uses for calculating free …

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Re: USB ISA cards?

Posted on 2023-01-19, 17:04

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FreddyV wrote on 2023-01-19, 15:38: Hi, and thanks again for the USB driver. What is the latest version? I think the latest i have is 0.22 dated 26 and 30. june 2022. my CH375216.SYS is dated 27. oktober 2022.

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