Re: When publishers break software on purpose (Adobe in this case)

Posted on Today, 12:50

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by Pierre32

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I've dabbled in DraftSight and would evaluate it further if I went out contracting on my own. As it stands, the organisation I work for (and the client base) are all deeply rooted in the Autodesk ecosystem and there's no changing that. Luckily they're the ones paying for it!

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Re: When publishers break software on purpose (Adobe in this case)

Posted on Today, 09:45

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I use AutoCAD at work, and it's gone in the same direction. A few years back they stopped offering perpetual licenses, and moving everyone onto subscriptions. If you've still got your AutoCAD 2013 perpetual license, you can keep using that software forever of course. But their other trick is to …

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Re: Gameport breakout cables

Posted on Today, 02:00

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I've seen advice to check out brick and mortars, music stores etc. Aussies: Aus PC Market 😉

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Re: What video card is better to upgrade from a S3 trio64 V2 dx/gx

Posted on Today, 01:56

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Personally, if I didn't have a stash of graphics waiting for machines... I'd go for an 8MB Rage XL PCI, because they're alright on earlier D3D games, there's a minigl driver for quake II engine stuff, and they're still cheap because nobody has realised this. Okay by the time of their release date, …

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Re: Changed refreshrate (advanced option) for matrox g200 and now i get only black screen

Posted on Yesterday, 12:46

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by Pierre32

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Weird. Pull the CMOS battery, do a clean boot off a boot disk, see what happens then?

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (PCBs finilized! 12.05.2021)

Posted on Yesterday, 05:12

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by Pierre32

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Volo wrote on 2021-05-15, 12:42: False alarm! I was too sober when flashing the device. A common error.

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Re: Help configuring (and dumping) wavetable ROM - Cardinal DSP16 / MPC700plus

Posted on Yesterday, 04:49

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Great work! Pinging @JidaiGeki Anyone else have/know much about the Cardinal Digital Sound Pro 16 Plus? Aka MPC700Plus. IMG_6267.JPG It has a ROM socket for upgrades, including wavetable - guessing the ROM will be impossible to find now. Adding the DSP16ver check to my to-do list when I dig mine out …

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Re: Case Badges

Posted on 2021-05-16, 23:50

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by Pierre32

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Nice 😀

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Re: Help configuring (and dumping) wavetable ROM - Cardinal DSP16 / MPC700plus

Posted on 2021-05-16, 23:28

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by Pierre32

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Yep, I'll give it a go when I next get the chance to dig the card out again.

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Re: Case Badges

Posted on 2021-05-16, 23:26

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Here are the links! https://www.dropbox.com/s/ufwx6a0j8oyomnk/AMD%20Case%20Badges.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/b5w8u4nk83kwnta/Case%20Badges%202.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/7fwz7p5inzqpteu/Intel%20Case%20Badges.png?dl=0 Lovely. Thanks for your efforts! Do you have any objection to …

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Re: Case Badges

Posted on 2021-05-16, 10:55

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Hmm works for me. It won't display a thumbnail (perhaps due to size) but there should still be a download button. Thanks OP, squirrelled away in the hoard in case they ever come in handy. It would probably be good to upload this to archive.org too. I'd be happy to do it (and credit you) if you don't …

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Re: Help configuring (and dumping) wavetable ROM - Cardinal DSP16 / MPC700plus

Posted on 2021-05-16, 09:27

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by Pierre32

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I haven't gotten myself a programmer, so a dump would be great to get archived if you get to it. There is great community demand for it... at least two people, maybe one!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-05-16, 00:52

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Getting it for free still counts if I used Criagslist, right? some kind soul was moving and instead of tossing it away, they put it up on craigslist. A TRS Model 3 - 48k 'micro'computer . pics: https://imgur.com/gallery/wCzmULd i'm probably going to do a smoke test tomorrow during a live stream. i …

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

Posted on 2021-05-16, 00:30

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by Pierre32

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I gave my Sound Blaster CT1350B the CMS upgrade this week, so I've been working through the CMS supported titles to test them. I'm logging results along with any notes required to get each game working. Might turn it into a thread at some point, so others can help fill in the gaps. Filename CMS …

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Re: Epic Pinball seems to turn my SB16 volume up to max - any fix?

Posted on 2021-05-15, 23:23

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by Pierre32

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You mentioned other threads so you've probably seen this one: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=52551 That's more about quality than volume, which doesn't seem to be your issue. But there are some driver patches attached on the second page which might be worth trying. Failing that, maybe …

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2021-05-15, 22:43

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by Pierre32

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okay here is descent level 1 on X2GS : https://youtu.be/A3qeAvSjAhg Perhaps unsurprisingly, this is the best reproduction I've heard outside of a Sound Canvas. It sounds great on many different modules, but most fail to reproduce that stabby sound from 0:30 (I'm not sure what instrument it is). …

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Re: E-Wave : an ESS based waveblaster card

Posted on 2021-05-15, 22:14

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by Pierre32

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dreamblaster wrote on 2021-05-15, 14:05: small batch expected in 2 weeks Excellent 😀

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Re: MPU-232 : RS-232 MIDI interface, compatible with SoftMPU

Posted on 2021-05-15, 11:43

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by Pierre32

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digger wrote on 2021-05-13, 14:21: Thank you for your continued work on all these lovely retro add-ons. ☺️ I second this. Now, E-Wave when? 😁

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-05-15, 00:10

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by Pierre32

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Nice, I was tempted by that one but with shipping to Aus it was just outside the impulse buy range. I thought it would make a neat pairing with my boxed Cardinal sound card: Help configuring (and dumping) wavetable ROM - Cardinal DSP16 / MPC700plus Glad it's gone to someone who will document and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-05-14, 08:55

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by Pierre32

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You just need a black keyboard to complete that beautiful Darth Vader retro setup.

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