Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-07-22, 16:49

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by Grzyb

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imi wrote: I'm fond of old gpus Nice, an S3 911 accelerator, possibly with VRAM... and wow, a Spea Graphiti based on HD63484 ACRTC, a high-end card from the pre-TIGA era... have fun running these!

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Re: Lowest CPU to play MP3s?

Posted on 2019-07-22, 13:38

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by Grzyb

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you can also hookup a mp3 decoding module on the lpt port, so you can play with any cpu that can stream the data to lpt. There were also some internal sound cards with hardware MP3 decoding, but they never got popular, at least not in the PC, though I reckon they were somewhat more successful in …

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Re: Lowest CPU to play MP3s?

Posted on 2019-07-22, 08:47

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by Grzyb

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Anyway, the lowest CPU capable of playing MP3 files is 386+FPU, only plays low bitrates, of course... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jj97NXgHw4

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Re: Lowest CPU to play MP3s?

Posted on 2019-07-21, 23:55

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by Grzyb

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Even a 286 or 386 should have no issue playing 44kHz WAVs if it can read them from disk & DMA them to the sound card fast enough. Playing a WAV file is not CPU intensive if you have DMA. Actually, even an 8088@4.77 MHz should be good enough for that. I think I saw somebody up to playing CD-quality …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-07-21, 18:19

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by Grzyb

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OK, so it's a stripped-down GLINT 300SX. BTW: that page claims it's "the only texture mapper for VL-Bus" - but what about the NVIDIA NV1 ? NV1 has a texture unit as well - http://www.gpuzoo.com/GPU-NVIDIA/NV1_2_MB_VLB.html

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-07-21, 16:38

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by Grzyb

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Fascinating... I'm trying to find what it is, but the results are ambiguous... Is that card based on some rebranded GLINT? Or is it some special chipset, only based on GLINT?

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Re: Does anyone have an Intel 8/16 Lan Adapter manual/instructions?

Posted on 2019-07-20, 19:07

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by Grzyb

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https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/Intel_8% … 516_LAN_Adapter Also, for using that card on an XT, a special packet driver is required - ftp://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/misc/Hardware/Inte … DAPTER/EXP8.COM The original packet driver from Intel needs 286+

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Re: drivers for hand-scanner FCC ID: EMJSE401A

Posted on 2019-07-20, 14:20

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by Grzyb

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OK, I've found that scanner, unfortunately, it's a completely different model, with a different interface card...

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Re: drivers for hand-scanner FCC ID: EMJSE401A

Posted on 2019-07-19, 22:31

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by Grzyb

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Primax Hand Scanner... but which exactly? I have the software for "Primax Color Hand Scanner", but no idea if it's the same model as yours...

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Re: 386 SX-40 - Is this CPU actually good for anything?

Posted on 2019-07-19, 20:34

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by Grzyb

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Señor Ventura wrote: 386 DX 40mhz vs 486 SX 25mhz in DOOM: https://youtu.be/3fcPxAO1FeU?t=130 Ahh, ISA vs. VLB graphics... If the graphics cards were identical (or in non-graphics applications), the 386 might actually win.

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Re: GUS emulation with AWE cards

Posted on 2019-07-19, 14:58

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by Grzyb

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Are there any high profile games that warrant this mad demand for GUS cards? See the following: https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/dos/tic,1/ti,20/1992/ https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/dos/tic,1/ti,20/1993/ https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/dos/tic,1/ti,20/1994/ In that era, GUS …

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Re: GUS emulation with AWE cards

Posted on 2019-07-19, 12:42

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Are there any games that support GUS but not AWE32 anyway? Yes, many - GUS came before AWE32, and was easier to support in software. See eg. the original Doom release: GUS supported natively, but AWE32 only works as a SB16. Native AWE32 was added later, in the Ultimate Doom. People seem to be …

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Re: 386 SX-40 - Is this CPU actually good for anything?

Posted on 2019-07-18, 14:00

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by Grzyb

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When introduced the 386SX was the middle option, with the 386DX above and the 286 below. Yes. But never at the top. on a sidenote, did the 386SX stay around longer than its DX counterpart? Who knows... As a CPU for regular PCs, probably not - see that Compudyne ad I mentioned earlier: 386DX still …

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Re: 386 SX-40 - Is this CPU actually good for anything?

Posted on 2019-07-18, 11:05

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I mean similarly specced machines, which were MUCH more expensive from high-end brands like Compaq and IBM. OK, but no matter which brand you choose, within that brand late 386SX boxes were the cheapest, so again, LOW-END. Heh, in that PC Mag 26 jan 1993, I've found some "Compudyne" ad, and the …

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Re: 386 SX-40 - Is this CPU actually good for anything?

Posted on 2019-07-18, 09:42

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by Grzyb

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So I also wouldn't be surprised if the most expensive 386SX you could find, would be more expensive than a cheap 386DX/486SX machine. Sure, if somebody really wanted it, it was possible to order a 386SX with 16 MB RAM, a huge HDD (even SCSI), TIGA graphics coprocessor, 16-bit sound card, and so on …

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Re: 386 SX-40 - Is this CPU actually good for anything?

Posted on 2019-07-18, 09:23

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by Grzyb

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Yes, that's precisely what I've written. Still, find some computer price list from eg. 1993... At the top, you will find 486DX2/66 machines - therefore high-end. In the middle, various 486DX, 486SX, 386DX stuff. And at the very bottom, 386SX boxes - so... yes, low-end!

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Re: SX-40 - Is this CPU actually good for anything?

Posted on 2019-07-18, 09:05

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There is no such thing as a "high-end 386SX board". Sure there is. You're both right, just in different sense... 386SX/40 with cache is the fastest of 386SX systems, so in this category, it can be called "high-end". BTW: 386SX boards with VLB do exist, so the real ultimate 386SX machine would be …

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Re: 386 SX-40 - Is this CPU actually good for anything?

Posted on 2019-07-18, 07:48

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And ultimately, why? Why did such things as a 386 SX-40 exist? Was there demand for such high clockspeed bandwidth starved crippled CPUs at the time? Maybe for business purposes? Sure, 386SX machines were mad popular in the era. They were considered "386 for the price of 286" - this also explains …

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Re: List of soccer DOSes

Posted on 2019-07-17, 13:31

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As usual, the best way to find such things is MobyGames: https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/dos/sp … tball-european/

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Re: ATI Graphics Solution

Posted on 2019-07-16, 11:39

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VileRancour wrote: I haven't seen evidence that any game ever supported the InColor See Sierra's 3-D Helicopter Simulator - there's the "Hercules In Color" option in some menu.

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