Re: Philips Rhythmic Edge PSC703 install CD please

Posted on 2021-07-14, 16:56

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DOS drivers might be found or installed with the win95 drivers package. https://www.philips.de/c-p/PSC703_00/- Yamaha SYXG can be found separately and sometimes it is provided with games (Final Fantasy VII / VIII for PC as an example if I remember right)

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Re: PCI OPL3 sound cards

Posted on 2021-07-14, 16:37

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Forté Media based PCI Soundcard will also be a nice option. You can find it for small money as it is underrated. https://youtu.be/ih228VdHmDQ

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Re: McFly : a VS1053 based waveblaster compatible board

Posted on 2021-07-03, 13:02

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Took the time tonight to listen to some of my favorites video games midi soundtrack using the McFly. I was reading the sparkfun documentation matze79 provided and the adafruit breakout board documentation while doing so. I'm not sure what kind of synthesizer it could be internally. The fact that …

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Re: Need help reviving this Socket 7 Motherboard

Posted on 2021-06-09, 22:47

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C6 on Award BIOS is cache check. But I think you really need to install two ps2/Edo ram to get the board running. (With SD-ram a single one will be fine) I wonder why you won't get beep error Codes. Do the codes on the diagnostic card change during boot? If so, CPU must be fine I guess.

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Re: Can you help identify this ISA OPTi Soundcard?

Posted on 2021-06-09, 22:22

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I think I have exactly the same card: https://youtu.be/AiicMa9W4g0 According to the RJ11 jack and it's components I'm pretty sure it is an analog modem /sound and not an ISDN/sound combo card, but in the DSL/FTTH days this doesn't play any role. Sound section is good, genuine Yamaha opl3 and fully …

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Re: PCI sound cards with GM in pure DOS without SB-Link?

Posted on 2021-06-09, 21:05

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Soundblasters PCI / Ensoniq Soundscape PCI has great GM waveable sound in DOS. But FM-emularion is terrible so I can't reallly reccomend it. I also don't know if it will work with your mainboard but as these cards are widely available and quite cheap it may be worse a try. (They are like Radeon 92xx …

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Re: Have you opened your SC-55 to check the battery inside?

Posted on 2021-05-05, 23:41

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I have to admit that it was new to me that liion cells tend to leak, too. Haven't had any issues with them on mainboards so far. But for some reason, in these modules or seems to be not uncommon. Have checked my modules as well. Most were ok but the one in my Roland RA50 was start leaking, too. ( …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-05-05, 23:31

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You are two incredibly awesome guys though. Exactly what I thought! You two made an awesome card with the Orpheus 1. Just released my first video on that card. (more will follow) 640kenough! made a great init tool for it, too. I like to play around with the settings, trying CrystalFM vs. OPL3 or …

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Re: Acer Magic S23A (CS4236B) Noise Problem

Posted on 2021-04-27, 23:41

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I would set the jumpers to line out position. Sometimes the noise came from the amplifying circuity.

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2021-04-16, 18:42

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Nice but > Creative Sound Blaster PCI128 Exactly :laughing: Everything is super over the top, except the sound card. What's the story behind that? I'm more of a fan of the Pentium III platform than of sound cards. I know the Sound Blaster PCI128 isn't the best, but I just had it there. If the board …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-04-07, 11:47

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Got mine a few days ago, too. It's beautiful and definitely will find its place in my daily driver retro pc 🤩 Too much work right now but as soon as I have time I will install it and make some recordings for my channel.

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Re: Help identifying this ISA Opti sound card w/ Dream wavetable

Posted on 2021-03-20, 00:59

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OptI 930 has integrated opl3 clone (OptiFM). You are probably thinking of the 931 model. Most OPTi 930 cards that I've come across use 1:1 OPL3 copies, which sound identical to the real thing. Additional info can be found here: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/opl3-copies/ Assuming that website is …

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Re: Is it worth it to build a 486 66 or 133 machine using VLB vs SOcket 7 with level 1 and 2 disabled?

Posted on 2021-03-16, 00:53

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A Pentium class Socket 7 system will do fine. Every late DOS game will run fine on it. Every early and speed sensitive dos game will also work using setmul and/or slow down the system using an old isa vga card and/or underclocking the cpu. Other pros are: PnP Bios so easy setup of pnp isa soundcards …

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Re: Help identifying this ISA Opti sound card w/ Dream wavetable

Posted on 2021-03-16, 00:08

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OptI 930 has integrated opl3 clone (OptiFM). But some cards with Dream wavetable also use the Dream FM-emulation (Terratec Maestro 32/96 as an example). You then will notice it because Dream-FM sounds different to opl3. The Dream 9233 is a solid wavetable with good rolandish sound, nothing wrong …

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Re: 486 BIOS Configuration Help!

Posted on 2021-03-13, 21:43

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And I would disable memory parity check if you have "normal" ram installed. Parity check is kind of ECC option ram that is not very common. Good question, I am not completely sure about it. But to much bus speed may cause the hdd controller trouble so I would start with a low ratio and then …

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Re: 486 BIOS Configuration Help!

Posted on 2021-03-13, 21:39

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And I would disable memory parity check if you have "normal" ram installed. Parity check is kind of ECC option ram that is not very common.

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Re: 486 BIOS Configuration Help!

Posted on 2021-03-13, 21:34

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If external cache is enabled but the system instable, try to add 1 waitstates at cache read cycle waitstates (and write as well). This can help if you have slow cache modules. Also try CLK2/4 for 8mhz ISA Bus Speed. Everything above that might overclock anything ISA related which also can lead to …

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Re: Orla Micro Partner General MIDI sound module

Posted on 2021-03-13, 20:57

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Hello friends, I just bought an Orla MicroPartner module. (I will upload a video on my chanel soon) Have wrote an email to Dream and hope to get a datasheet or more technical information about the SAM9273M because there isn't anything to find. (Don't think they will give me the details but why not …

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Re: Cyrix Instead MK2 DOS Build **Photo Heavy**

Posted on 2021-03-10, 21:57

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1: Awesome build and documentation! 2: nice to see there are other people who like cyrix cpu 3: ESS ISA card is great for DOS gaming and the S2 is an excellent upgrade But what I like the most is that you build a system out of budget parts. It is pretty much what I have had back then. Same CPU but I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-03-08, 19:30

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Hello friends, happy to finally got one of my beloved graphics card I had back then which seems to become rare (searched a few weeks for s good offer). It's the Radeon 9500 Pro! It was a very powerful card for fair money back then, and of course I did made it a 9700 somehow. I can't remember exactly …

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