Re: Munt works (for sound) but doesn't show main window

Posted on 2022-10-27, 20:01

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by cliffclaven

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It seems there is a bug in mt32emu-qt. I managed to reproduce putting it to a similar state by moving the window outside the visible display area and restarting the app. Then the window is invisible and the preview is empty. See if maximisation / tiling / cascading desktop windows helps. Also, it …

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Munt works (for sound) but doesn't show main window

Posted on 2022-10-27, 04:58

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by cliffclaven

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Munt has been working for me for years now, but just recently I can't see the main window. Version 2.4.0-2-amd64 Windows 10, 4690k, 16GB, 1060 super. This window will not show up: https://i.imgur.com/bnplTYs.jpg Hovering over Munt on the taskbar will show a blank window preview: https://i.imgur.com/ …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-03-05, 22:09

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by cliffclaven

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I'm the opposite. Before I even start a game, I pull up a few different sites on the game (video and text walkthrus, player creation guides, maps, etc) and am not shy about referring to them as needed. For me, it makes games more enjoyable and less frustrating. But I'm old and have little time for …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-03-05, 01:48

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I’ve been meaning to return to Ultima VI since March of last year. I beat it back when it launched, but have just gotten stuck/lost on my recent play through. I’ve thought about looking at a hint, but I have such a hard time with that idea. On the one hand it feels like I’m cheating myself, but on …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-03-03, 17:06

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I’ve been meaning to return to Ultima VI since March of last year. I beat it back when it launched, but have just gotten stuck/lost on my recent play through. I’ve thought about looking at a hint, but I have such a hard time with that idea. On the one hand it feels like I’m cheating myself, but on …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-10-08, 01:31

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by cliffclaven

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Last year or so I bought a whole stack of 2.5 inch 80GB hard disks for cheapo. The other day I got some 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch brackets and IDE adapters. I'm using one in my current nostalgia build (Pentium II 350Mhz, 512MB, AOpen AX6B, nVidia TNT AGP). For 486 and older I prefer to use CF/IDE but I …

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Re: Games that justify building a Windows XP PC

Posted on 2020-09-25, 14:06

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by cliffclaven

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I had an nice XP build, but it didn’t get any use. Two DOS builds, Win98, and my modern rig covers any game I want.

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

Posted on 2020-08-23, 18:24

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by cliffclaven

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The resistor is a 1K ohm 5%, looks like 1/8watt. The cap is a multi-layer ceramic or tantalum. I do not see a red band or marker to indicate polarity so likely not a Tant. If a 104 ZES is a 0.1uF, 103 is a 0.01uF so those are multi-layer ceramic and almost never blow. Are you sure something did not …

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Re: VLSI 311 386SX Mainboard won’t boot no beep but...

Posted on 2020-08-23, 18:16

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by cliffclaven

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Marco wrote on 2020-08-23, 08:04: Yes it’s 1 and 4. mostly realized by a 4pin connector (similar to pc speaker connector) Thanks Marco!

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Re: VLSI 311 386SX Mainboard won’t boot no beep but...

Posted on 2020-08-23, 01:03

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by cliffclaven

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Marco wrote on 2020-07-07, 05:35: Good morning thanks will do. already have my external battery pack plus connector in my shelf. More to come I have the same board, with barrel battery, and center pins (2 and 3) jumpered. Do you know which pins to connect for an external battery pack?

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

Posted on 2020-08-22, 23:46

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by cliffclaven

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R5 is a resistor (I can't remember how to read the resistance, it's been many years since I knew the colour codes) The other component is a capacitor, but I am unsure what type - I need to know that myself :( I can't read the value in your photo (I have to use a 30x magnifier to read them these …

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

Posted on 2020-08-22, 22:48

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by cliffclaven

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I finally got my hands on a CRT, a 14" Magnavox, and I excitedly hooked it up to my 486 that hasn't been turned on in about a month. No floppy (controller failure) or hard drive detected. I took a look at my VLB IDE controller card and saw 2 busted caps. I've only soldered a couple of times before, …

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Re: When did General Midi and Sound Canvas support fall off for big budget releases?

Posted on 2020-02-14, 19:00

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by cliffclaven

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Nowadays, I try to source hardware for the period. Back in the 90s, I always got rid of my old components with the upgrade cycle. I never had the means (too poor), but I if bought a General Midi card or specifically a Sound Canvas around 1997 for the upcoming games, I would have been too late. Yes, …

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When did General Midi and Sound Canvas support fall off for big budget releases?

Posted on 2020-02-14, 18:02

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by cliffclaven

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I was just looking through my games, and it seems as though Blood, released in 1997, is my newest game with support for GM and SC. Amulets and Armor from 1996 is another example, and it also supports CD Audio. Is it a fair assessment that around this time, game music was moving to CD audio and …

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Gotek floppy emulator - change disk still shows previous disk

Posted on 2019-01-14, 04:43

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by cliffclaven

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I have two Gotek floppy emulators. They both work flawlessly in my Pentium 233 machine, but both exhibit the same behavior in my 486. I can read the contents of a "disk", then if I switch to another disk (ex: from 003 to 012), my USB stick flashes as it's being read. But I only get the same …

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Re: Did you get something good for Xmas this year?

Posted on 2017-12-28, 06:05

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by cliffclaven

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I got a Masterkeys S mechanical keyboard.

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

Posted on 2017-12-03, 02:17

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by cliffclaven

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I tested some GOG games on my DOS PC, then ended up playing Descent 2 for about 30 minutes and Terminal Velocity for almost an hour. Was happy that GOG brought the Descents back, because I'd been using abandonware versions. Now that they're being sold again, I'm all legit on these two. :blush: As …

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

Posted on 2017-11-30, 00:13

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by cliffclaven

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In case it helps anyone else, I ended up ordering some monoprice midi cables advertised as "MIDI Cable with 5 Pin DIN Plugs - Black (5 lengths available) - Monoprice - 3Ft" And they work perfectly (wired correctly) as AT keyboard extensions for my mechanical KVM switch.

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

Posted on 2017-11-29, 05:41

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by cliffclaven

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Qjimbo wrote: Woah, did they think it was modelling clay... thats insane! It's frosting. All you need is a big glass of milk.

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

Posted on 2017-11-19, 05:45

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by cliffclaven

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I'm determined to make my Pentium 233 mmx as silent as I can. Took off the crap heatsink/fan and installed a much larger (athlon) heatsink only. Swapped in an earthwatts psu which is very quiet. Added a virtually silent enermax 80 mm front intake case fan. Now the loudest component is the hard drive …

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