Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 12 minutes ago
A long awaited acquisition for my Presario 425. (Seller pic.) Filename s-l1600.jpg File size 338.54 KiB Views 13 views
Re: "Its impossible to start the graphics modality"
Posted on Yesterday, 21:53
Re: PCI Sound Cards with OPL3 and MIDI Port?
Posted on 2021-07-26, 23:08
fargo wrote on 2021-07-26, 23:00: I'm wondering what if I give up on OPL3 and go for a card with wavetable header instead? Or keep the OPL3 and add some CHiLL! https://www.serdashop.com/website/index.php?S … 93eac6972b1fdc4
Re: What do you think about Steam Deck handheld PC ?
Posted on 2021-07-25, 23:26
BitWrangler wrote on 2021-07-24, 17:23: If'n you only wanna run pre-2010 stuffs, you can get yourself a ~$100 windoze tablet, and epoxy a wii-mote each side of it, hook 'em up by bluetooth and use a utility to assign the buttons/4-ways. 🤣 Filename SwitchPVM.jpg File size 380.23 KiB Views 52 views 😁 …
Re: how to fix a wavetable addon to a sound card?
Posted on 2021-07-23, 22:13
I get an inner hole diameter of of 2.95mm and a between panel - to - panel height of 11.43mm. This from a Creative Labs WaveBlaster II and SB16. Ct1910 and CT1740. I still think one of these assorted standoff kits is the best idea. I think you'll find a good size in here without having to hack …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-07-23, 03:11
Fingers crossed you have success with it. Do report back!
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-07-23, 02:36
Bought a replacement CD laser assembly for my PS1 SCPH-9001 since the current one has stuttering FMV issues, an NES clone (the ones the malls sold back in 2004 before the FBI seized the assets), and a T2150CDT laptop. Photos: PS1 laser assembly Screenshot_20210722-214325-518.png Seems like it's a …
Re: How can I tell whether my CPU is working, without testing it on a motherboard.
Posted on 2021-07-23, 00:52
Then we have the least known and highly fallible method... divination. If you hold a pendulum over it and it begins to spin counterclockwise it's good, clockwise it's bad... the amazing thing about this method, is that you don't have to have the given CPU in front of you, if the eBay listing has a …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-07-22, 08:42
Managed to get these Compaq speakers for 5$ to (hopefully) pair them with my Compaq CDS 520. They dont have the rca connectors since the wire was cut. From my research they are JBL speakers and they are quite heavy, so i hope they sound well. They seem to be somewhat rare. Part number is: 288839- …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-07-22, 07:36
Managed to get these Compaq speakers for 5$ to (hopefully) pair them with my Compaq CDS 520. They dont have the rca connectors since the wire was cut. From my research they are JBL speakers and they are quite heavy, so i hope they sound well. They seem to be somewhat rare. Part number is: 288839- …
Re: What do you think about Steam Deck handheld PC ?
Posted on 2021-07-21, 23:38
cyclone3d wrote on 2021-07-21, 23:28: They claim you can install PC applications on it. Does Steam OS have some sort of Windows compatibility layer such as Wine? Yep, their own version/fork called Proton. I'm guessing you could just install Windows on it too.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2021-07-21, 10:53
Went to e-wate yard and got this interesting 486. It works, only HDD and Dallas (of course) are gone. It has SB2.0 and Sony CD-ROM with Sony proprietary bus. The only ordinary thing inside is 512kb Trident VGA... I am looking for cache and CMS upgrade now 🙂 That's a designer Colani case... very …
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2021-07-21, 10:35
Went to e-wate yard and got this interesting 486. It works, only HDD and Dallas (of course) are gone. It has SB2.0 and Sony CD-ROM with Sony proprietary bus. The only ordinary thing inside is 512kb Trident VGA... I am looking for cache and CMS upgrade now 🙂 What a funky little case, and a cool …
Re: "Its impossible to start the graphics modality"
Posted on 2021-07-21, 09:26
Is that actual MSDOS? Yep! Don't really understand about forks, but maybe that'll become clear after I go look. Since DOSBox is open source, people are able to take the source code and develop their own version of it under a different name - modifying features as they see fit. That's called a fork, …
Re: "Its impossible to start the graphics modality"
Posted on 2021-07-21, 04:22
There is a known thing that newer graphics adapters have dropped support for older graphics modes. Perhaps an older graphics adapter in the machine you're trying to use FreeDOS on would work, possibly a 32bit PCI card. However, DOSbox should emulate them, but it may have skipped one or two that …
Re: "Its impossible to start the graphics modality"
Posted on 2021-07-21, 00:51
I just gave it a go on my 386 (DOS 6.22). If I tried to run the exe from the /FILES dir, I seemed to get a similar error (but in French). When I tried to run Setup, it wanted to read the disk drive (but I had the files on my HDD). So I threw it on a floppy and ran Setup from there. This time I got a …
Re: Change a game's name by one letter, to make it something completely different (just for fun!)
Posted on 2021-07-20, 22:14
Re: What do you think about Steam Deck handheld PC ?
Posted on 2021-07-20, 21:21
Zup wrote on 2021-07-20, 12:55: - Lack of dockstation. Switch, laptops and even tablets like Surface have docks where you can drop the thing without having to plug anything. It does have a dock, sold separately. It sounds like you can use any generic USB-C dock too. https://www.steamdeck.com/en/ …
Re: What do you think about Steam Deck handheld PC ?
Posted on 2021-07-20, 08:55
I don't need one, but I think they're neat. It's interesting to see the culmination of Valve's hardware & Linux developments so far. The Steam controller and its insane configuration ability showed that it's possible to play the entire Steam library with a controller - even if it's not always …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-07-17, 00:56
Today finally after a long wait the PCI video card with ATI RAGE XL chip has arrived. It has an on-board memory of 8MB, which is enough for Dos and windows 3.X and 9x programs, especially for resolutions below 1024x768, however the card has no drivers supplied, there is neither a floppy nor a CD. …
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