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Re: Duke Nukem Forever 2001, the version that did seem good, might be released!!!!

Posted on Yesterday, 19:22

in Milliways

in Milliways

I plan to steal absolutely nothing. And this is where things get weird: For years I lived in delusion. I thought UT1 was open source for years. I've seen some source code back in Linux (it might be a decade ago). Two years back (or maybe a year) I've figured out I've been wrong all this time. No, …

Re: Were there any proprietary sound card features for 3rd and 4th generation Sound Blaster cards?

Posted on 2022-05-06, 07:50

in Milliways

in Milliways

Well the SB16 introduced Creative's proprietary way of handling 16-bit sound, not many cards are compatible with that (its main competitor was the Windows Sound System). It also has the CSP https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=24598. For the AWE cards it's obvious, the EMU8000 synth, which can be …

Re: Were there any proprietary sound card features for 3rd and 4th generation Sound Blaster cards?

Posted on 2022-05-05, 16:12

in Milliways

in Milliways

Well the SB16 introduced Creative's proprietary way of handling 16-bit sound, not many cards are compatible with that (its main competitor was the Windows Sound System). It also has the CSP https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=24598. For the AWE cards it's obvious, the EMU8000 synth, which can be …

Re: Anyone know about Rockwell ISA cards? (RWA010 and RWA030)

Posted on 2022-04-25, 07:28

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

eightbit wrote on 2022-04-23, 01:52: I received it today. So what do I think? How's the FM synth audio?

Re: Powerleap S370/T adapter on a Slocket?

Posted on 2022-04-20, 13:08

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Also, your Slot 1 motherboard must support voltages low enough for Coppermine CPU's. The chip on this adapter is a voltage clamp for signals (as seen on many slotkets), not a VRM. Board is an Abit VA6 - so it should be good. https://www.ultimateretro.net/en/motherboards/5969#cpus The Powerleap has …

Re: Powerleap S370/T adapter on a Slocket?

Posted on 2022-04-20, 11:48

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Also, your Slot 1 motherboard must support voltages low enough for Coppermine CPU's. The chip on this adapter is a voltage clamp for signals (as seen on many slotkets), not a VRM.

Re: MK8330 : new soundcard based on the CMI 8330 chipset

Posted on 2022-04-14, 20:54

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Awesome, I've never found a card with this chip in the wild. The ALS100 might be slightly better on paper as it supports ADPCM, but I've never gotten a card with that chip to work. Could you tell a bit more about how the audio quality of the chip is inheritly limited (at least, that's the idea I get …

Re: What is ATI M1 and how it should be cooked?

Posted on 2022-04-08, 09:17

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I just posted a reply on basically the same card: "The Rage Pro is a great 2D card, but apart from 3D acceleration being slow it's also buggy in ways that depend on the exact driver version used. If I recall correctly, I couldn't find a driver on which both GLQuake and Unreal worked, and Unreal was …

Re: What is a 3D accelerator?

Posted on 2022-04-08, 09:13

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

The Rage Pro is a great 2D card, but apart from 3D acceleration being slow it's also buggy in ways that depend on the exact driver version used. If I recall correctly, I couldn't find a driver on which both GLQuake and Unreal worked, and Unreal was glitchy no matter what.

Re: One of my computers caught fire today

Posted on 2022-03-26, 06:48

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've never seen a motherboard with a Molex connector on it. According to the manual this needs to be connected if you are running two video cards. A friend of mine with a board like that had misunderstood its purpose and used it to power a fan using a molex->3 pin adapter with a pass through …

Re: rp2040 OPL2 emulator (for DOOM)

Posted on 2022-03-16, 21:42

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Wow, that's a really interesting read, thanks for posting this!

Re: Special locksmiths or similar who might be able to source new keys for those ancient keyboard locks in XT PC cases?

Posted on 2022-03-01, 16:49

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I also had a case with such a lock, not for the keyboard lock but for physically locking the case, and I ended up ordering a new lock+key on AliExpress, the only place I could find something like that. I had to transfer the 'blade' from the old lock to the new assembly, which took a bit of filing to …

Re: Packard Bell Aztech 2320 Stupidity.

Posted on 2022-02-16, 07:11

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I've used these drivers with that card (assuming you're on Win95) http://kentie.net/article/retropc/hp_mm_pro_1 … _95_drivers.zip

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

Posted on 2022-01-22, 16:08

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I just purchased my first SC 55/first midi device. The seller said it might need a new battery. When I opened the case there was no battery. Easy fix and now I have a fresh coin battery in my SC 55. Still no midi sound yet except for the demo ROM songs. Not sure what is causing that. If you're …

Re: PCB destroying adhesive found in my Roland Sound Canvas SC-55mkII (inspect your synthesizer!)

Posted on 2022-01-19, 21:13

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Thanks for the in depth info, especially that you went to the trouble of inspecting all those synths!

Re: Motherboard manuals falsely claiming Sound Blaster emulation support?

Posted on 2022-01-02, 09:56

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

VIASBCFG - VIA SBPro configuration tool for VIA VT8231 & VT82C686/A/B chipsets (v0.12d) is a tool for boards without the BIOS option, but it looks like it doesn't support your southbridge either.

Re: Help: Compaq Deskpro EN (PD1050) Tualatin BIOS rom

Posted on 2021-12-17, 12:55

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Very interesting, I have a 440BX based Deskpro EN and it runs a Tualatin 1400 without complaint. Of course at 100Mhz FSB. Nice to know in case I see some around! I suspect you are using a special slotket (the VRM in a 440BX board would not be ready for so low voltages the Tualatin requires). …

Re: Help: Compaq Deskpro EN (PD1050) Tualatin BIOS rom

Posted on 2021-12-16, 21:36

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Very interesting, I have a 440BX based Deskpro EN and it runs a Tualatin 1400 without complaint. Of course at 100Mhz FSB.

Re: Help on PB Aztech soundcard/modem and drivers

Posted on 2021-10-26, 18:48

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

In DOS, you can use UNISOUND. Win98 should have built-in drivers.

Re: SATA2IDE HDD converters. Please share your experience

Posted on 2021-10-03, 07:17

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm using a generic adapter (chip isn't jmicron or Marvell) and it works fine on my 440bx board in DMA mode with an SSD.

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