Re: 8088 and ERROR on poweon

Posted on 2018-07-18, 19:36

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by CrossBow777

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

XT-class machines don't have a BIOS normally. They are set up using dip switches or jumpers. Well that explains it then! My first PC was a 286. My aunt owned an older XT but I never had to use it much bitd. We also used them in high school when I was learning data processing, but again from a …

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Re: What maintenance on SC-55?

Posted on 2018-07-18, 16:18

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by CrossBow777

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in Marvin \ Sound

The GS mode doesn't sound right at all. Are you sure you don't have something else loaded up that could be overriding all of this? I also believe in the ScummVM setup that I have to select it to use my UM-ONE as the midi device or I use Windows Midi but then use another program to set my windows …

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Re: 8088 and ERROR on poweon

Posted on 2018-07-18, 16:11

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by CrossBow777

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well the usual keys to try are DEL, F1, F10, F2 There is another way I used to access the bios way back when. If I didn't know how to access the BIOS on a PC, I found that in most of them, you could just press a bunch of keys on the keyboard all at once to cause the keyboard buffer error. At that …

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Re: 8088 and ERROR on poweon

Posted on 2018-07-18, 15:57

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by CrossBow777

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

If you access the BIOS there might be an option to skip the keyboard error check. It doesn't really solve the issue, but at least prevents it from coming up and requiring you to do anything. Again, that assumes there is an option to disable the keyboard error.

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Re: Name your machines

Posted on 2018-07-15, 17:20

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by CrossBow777

in Milliways

in Milliways

Well, I usually only have ever had two computers at any given time. So I've only used two names for all of my computers. My first original 286 I had in the late 90s through - '93 was called "Kristi" because I had this massive crush on a girl in school whose name that happened to be. Yeah...creepy I …

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Re: Recording DOSBox via 3rd party apps

Posted on 2018-07-02, 13:44

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by CrossBow777

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in DOSBox General

Not sure it helps, but I actually just use the Geforce Experience software on my PC to record pretty much anything. The only disadvantage is that it can't really record just a Windowed application and records the full screen only. But since I usually play DosBox in full screen mode, that isn't …

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Re: CRT “crack” sound + picture flicker

Posted on 2018-06-22, 20:30

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by CrossBow777

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I started off in the hobby by being dangerous! Actually I learned to work on them and around them by recapping monitor chassis boards back in the mid 2000's. I've got a discharge wand that I had someone make up for me to assist in discharging the tubes before servicing. Plus I wear leather gloves …

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Re: Roland MT-32 , Do I need one ?

Posted on 2018-06-22, 20:24

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by CrossBow777

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in Marvin \ Sound

I do need to mention that patience can pay off as well. Few months back I scored a bare bones MT-32 for under $80 shipped. For the first few weeks, I just use a Sega Genesis power supply to power it (Same specs), and then purchased the Roland USB - Midi adapter. Now that adapter is expensive at …

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Re: Did AC adapters / Power supply change a lot in the last 20 years?

Posted on 2018-06-22, 20:14

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by CrossBow777

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Funny you mention Jan Beta and his C64. I've actually done the exact same thing to most of my retro gaming consoles. My SNES jr, Intellivision, Atari 7800, TurboDuo, Atari 5200, and Master System all feature DC-DC converters in them now. I haven't noticed any ill effects in regards to video or audio …

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Re: Roland MT-200

Posted on 2018-06-21, 16:47

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by CrossBow777

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in Marvin \ Sound

Slow down DosBox? You mean change the cycles? I think I'm playing Dune2 with Cycles set to about 15000. I know I have it set at least that if not higher for Doom and other games similar to Doom. I just tested last night with MT-32 set for music and sounds with SB-pro for digital. Now, the slowdowns, …

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Re: Roland MT-200

Posted on 2018-06-20, 15:27

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by CrossBow777

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in Marvin \ Sound

I'm about 90% sure my version states 1.04 in the lower right hand corner on the title screen. Again it is a copy I've had since it came out originally so It isn't a GOG release or anything like that. Although..now that I think about it..it could be version 1.01 and the version was changed when I …

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Re: Roland MT-200

Posted on 2018-06-19, 21:04

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by CrossBow777

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in Marvin \ Sound

Yes but I'm using the actual Roland UMONE mkII which, is supposed to NOT suffer any timing issues through USB I thought? Dune 2 is the only game I've encountered to have issues with this using the configuration I specified. Not sure of any other games I can test that would be similar? I've played …

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Re: Roland MT-200

Posted on 2018-06-19, 14:09

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by CrossBow777

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in Marvin \ Sound

So I can now confirm that the slow down on the MT-200 and Buffer errors occurs on both 2.00 and 2.01 FW. But ONLY if I have Sound Canvas selected for both the Music and Sound Effects. BTW I have version 1.04 of Dune 2. If I select the Sound Canvas for Music and then SB Pro for sound effects and …

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Re: Roland MT-200

Posted on 2018-06-15, 14:48

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by CrossBow777

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in Marvin \ Sound

Well the version of the game I have (Can't remember where I got it as I've had it on diskettes since the 90s when it came out), actually asks me for three different questions regarding sound. First it asks to play sounds from: and this actually means, play music from... I select the Sound Canvas …

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Re: Roland MT-200

Posted on 2018-06-14, 19:14

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by CrossBow777

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in Marvin \ Sound

I would imagine that as long as it is pin and voltage compatible, that it should work? But I can't say for certain that it would. Still it would be nice if it does because then you don't have to worry about trying to erase it with UV erasers or sunlight and combos of all of that if something doesn't …

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Re: Roland MT-200

Posted on 2018-06-14, 13:06

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by CrossBow777

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Well, I may have finally found a game that the MT-200 can't quite handle. I've played a bunch of old DOS games with this module and not experienced any issues. But last night while playing Dune2...that wasn't the case. Now I'm still using the module that has the 2.00 FW in it for the time being. So …

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Re: Roland MT-200

Posted on 2018-06-13, 23:03

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by CrossBow777

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in Marvin \ Sound

Not too many people looking for a floppy-based MIDI jukebox, but to get one that also doubles as an SC55 is pretty sweet. :) Exactly! BTW the other MT-200 I have is a 2.00 FW. Any interest in getting it dumped? I don't know what difference there actually is as I can't tell a difference in their …

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Re: Roland MT-200

Posted on 2018-06-13, 21:09

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by CrossBow777

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in Marvin \ Sound

You can see the version if you start the MT-200 up in diag mode. It displays it on the first screen that comes up along with the date of the FW. Far as we know, the 2.01 is the latest version that was made for the MT-200s. At least until someone finds one that is newer and knows to come here to tell …

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Re: Any experience with Shopgooodwill.com ?

Posted on 2018-06-12, 19:01

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by CrossBow777

in Milliways

in Milliways

I have the opposite experience with them. I actually have gotten some excellent deals on Shopgoodwill. I picked up my second MT-200 from there for about $50 shipped, and I picked up my MT-32 from there most recently for about $60 + shipping. In both of those auctions I received shipping notification …

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Re: New MT-32 Initiate and My First Game, for the Second Time

Posted on 2018-06-12, 04:12

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by CrossBow777

in MT-32 General

in MT-32 General

Welcome to the MT-32 club! (Not really a club but you get the idea..). I actually use mine on a modern PC through DOSBox and use of the Roland UMONE mkII USB to Midi adapter. The funny thing is that I had mainly soundblaster back in the day for all my games until I got a Turtle Beach Maui..hated it …

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