Re: Parallel Port Compact Flash card reader for very old PCs

Posted on 2020-09-09, 15:22

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@Pierre32 Indeed, that's problem of my flash card. Since the Sony reader is for PC Card, I was testing with a 2GB SD card with PC Card reader. After I switched to 2GB CF card with PC Card reader, the error message is gone. However, there is a new issue. Even though there are couple files in the 2GB …

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Re: Seeking suggestions for first ISA model sound card for new dos rig

Posted on 2020-09-07, 23:02

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[...] I don't think that's correct, I'm sorry. Quake used mostly 8bit 11khz effects, Q2 used 16bit 22kHz effects. Even Q3, which was basically the most advanced game engine of the 90s (1999) used mainly 16bit 22Khz effects as far as I remember. I can most definitely hear a big difference between …

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Re: Roland MT-200

Posted on 2020-09-07, 17:30

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With regard to system volume information being created on external drives: https://superuser.com/questions/1199823/how-to-prevent-creation-of-system-volume-information-folder-in-windows-10-for Disable it! You don't want your modern OS dumping indexing files onto untouched vintage floppy disks when …

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Re: Seeking suggestions for first ISA model sound card for new dos rig

Posted on 2020-09-07, 02:00

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Almost all DOS-era stuff is 44kHz anyway and problems tended to only crop up when cards stopped supporting 44kHz without resampling. Are you referring to music or sound effects? Most effects in DOS games are 11khz. I don't think 44khz effects became common until the early 2000s. Not exactly common, …

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Re: Seeking suggestions for first ISA model sound card for new dos rig

Posted on 2020-09-06, 17:29

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dionb wrote on 2020-09-03, 10:53: Almost all DOS-era stuff is 44kHz anyway and problems tended to only crop up when cards stopped supporting 44kHz without resampling. Are you referring to music or sound effects? Most effects in DOS games are 11khz. I don't think 44khz effects became common until …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-18, 17:35

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I somewhat ironically received both of these today: IMG_4393.jpeg On the left is a Seagate 80MB ST-4096 drive. Haven't tested it fully yet, but I can say that it shakes the entire table when the head actuators move. On the right is a Seagate Exos x16 16TB He-filled data center drive. Sustained …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-01, 07:22

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Assuming that old PC hardware even requires a "supply" in the first place isn't really realistic. These are luxury items. If someone does this with a necessary item (toilet paper, food, water...), yes, it's despicable. With a Voodoo 5? No. I find this stance disagreeable as well, for different …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-01, 07:07

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I get your point, and I can't contend it except for the fact that a free market economy argument only works in an efficient market with adequate depth on the supply and demand sides, as well as symmetric market information on both sides - a market where the supply can be drained/controlled by the …

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-07-01, 06:53

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This is just my opinion, but if someone uses their time, energy and funds to search for things, maybe clean them and test them (and possibly repair them), then resell them and deal with customers, I don't care what they charge... no matter what it is. EDIT: Leaving this here for posterity, but I …

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Re: Modem usage

Posted on 2020-06-29, 00:00

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Okay, here you go guys: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=74880 Probably not as interesting as you were hoping. :D It is cool. I had forgotten about the ESS foray into modem chipsets . My guesses were an MWAVE or one of those Aztech/Packard Bell modem/sound cards . As mentioned in the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-26, 20:42

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CMB75 wrote on 2020-06-26, 18:58: imi wrote on 2020-06-26, 18:19: just where do you find these things x3 That would be very interesting to know ... on the other hand that would probably reduce his findings 😉 If I had to guess, he probably pays more to get these than most of us would, so I don't …

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-25, 03:02

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There's a little discount outlet store near me which always has a huge selection of items that I'm pretty sure are either Amazon returns or other items like that. Their prices are pretty much always 50% off of the Amazon price. It's an awesome little place and I finally found a smoking deal on a PC …

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Re: Strangest modem ever... with hardware wavetable.

Posted on 2020-06-25, 02:51

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If anyone else has one of these, had one in a PC (with the wavetable chip) or can find one anywhere, please post about it here.

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Re: Strangest modem ever... with hardware wavetable.

Posted on 2020-06-24, 04:50

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I will never gloss over an ISA modem/sound combo card again.. My thoughts exactly! I double check them all now. Presumably you could just wire that connector directly to a rear panel line out jack. I have thought about this too. I think I have most of the parts to do this... except for some kind of …

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Re: Strangest modem ever... with hardware wavetable.

Posted on 2020-06-24, 04:42

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by Ozzuneoj

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Thanks for posting about this. I love weird cards like this. I found and bought the other one that was listed :-) I wonder if it was originally meant to hook up to a separate front panel or rear panel connector with an amplifier built-in. Awesome! I think we have similar collecting habits. I'm glad …

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Re: Modem usage

Posted on 2020-06-23, 18:06

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Okay, here you go guys: Strangest modem ever... with hardware wavetable. Probably not as interesting as you were hoping. 😁

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Strangest modem ever... with hardware wavetable.

Posted on 2020-06-23, 18:06

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I've had this card for months and have been meaning to make a thread about it. It's nothing fancy, it's just such an oddity. Here it is. 20200623_132155 (1600x1200).jpg 20200623_132201 (1600x1200).jpg Yep, an ISA ESS Audiodrive ES1868 + ESS Tel.eDrive based modem which is also equipped with an ESS …

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Re: Modem usage

Posted on 2020-06-23, 03:13

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I've been waiting for someone to make a modem thread. I found the craziest modem ever a few months ago... been waiting for the time to make a thread about it. Three words: hardware wavetable synth

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-06-23, 02:58

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Here's a good one. This in regard to a sale on a different (non ebay) marketplace. I had some fairly unusual early-90s PC speakers that worked but weren't in great condition. I did not receive them with a power adapter but I used one from another device to test them. On this selling platform things …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-19, 06:02

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I haven't purchased this but I don't think it deserves it's own thread. Does anyone know what this board is? Looks like some kind of industrial 386, but what's with the extra long ISA slots? Something proprietary or just a very uncommon interface? Also, there doesn't appear to be a keyboard port. …

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