Re: YMF744, DOS, no DMA? (PC/PCI, SB-link tests) (edit YES DMA, read further down)
Posted on 2024-03-15, 11:03
I don't have a Yamaha YMF724 anymore. I gave it to my younger brother. This kind of thing usually happens if there's an IRQ conflict.
How to detect a General MIDI or GS device?
Posted on 2023-10-21, 09:54
Hello, I wanted to write a Batch script for Sam n Max Hit the Road. Here's the flow: 1. Detect if we have a GM/GS compatible music card 2. If yes, copy a config file that is preconfigured to use GM/GS and disable L1 cache. If not, only copy a config file preconfigured to use OPL4. 3. Start the game …
Re: CRT Terminator Digital VGA Feature Card ISA DV1000
Posted on 2023-09-16, 19:18
@clb I'd give an arm and a leg if: - CRT Terminator was available as a PCI device because I've used up all my ISA slots - CRT Terminator would support resolutions up to 1280x1024x32 - CRT Terminator would take stereo jack (or coaxial) input along with the VGA Feature Connector, to combine them into …
Re: Voodoo 5500 - 26-pin P3 header
Posted on 2023-09-15, 14:08
Read the last sentence on the linked captains-workspace page. It was an April Fool’s joke, nothing more. BLOODY HELL That looks like a standard VESA feature connector to me. They were used for DVD decoder cards and such back in the day. More info here: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=73109 …
Re: Voodoo 5500 - 26-pin P3 header
Posted on 2023-09-15, 10:57
Posting the remainder of files.
Voodoo 5500 - 26-pin P3 header
Posted on 2023-09-15, 10:56
What does this actually do? You know, this header above the VRAM chips. So is this the SLI header? The only comment on SLI for the Voodoo 5500 I could find online is here: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/voodoo-5-sli-connector.877705/#post-5993173 And it says "No". Then this guy comes along …
Roland SCP-55 with SoundBlaster AWE64
Posted on 2023-09-15, 09:56
Hello everyone, I wanted to look around for a Roland MT-32 or possibly SC-55. I've noticed that both cards had their ISA card equivalents - LAPC-I and SCC-I respectively. Well, I don't have so many ISA ports to spare. But I did notice that there exists Roland SCP-55, which is a PCMCIA card. I could …
SATA optical drives - why no audio interface?
Posted on 2023-06-06, 12:56
Hi, I asked this on Reddit before in this thread - https://www.reddit.com/r/AskTechnology/comments/13xc7yr/why_sata_optical_drives_do_not_have_audio/ Due to no response and no upvotes, I thought I'll ask in a place that obviously has more years of experience with hardware. Why is that so? I've …
Re: Any advice on small thermometers for devices that don't have them?
Posted on 2023-02-27, 16:13
You can do something like this - there are very cheap ready made boards that add a tempature control with fan curve: https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32883724008.html They cost ~£3 and usually are called "DC 12V Temperature Controller Denoised Speed Controller ON/OFF for PC Fan/Alarm Board Module With …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2023-02-27, 11:11
I just got back from an anime convention. I was organizing a retro gaming zone together with 2 other hardware owners. We've set up like... 11 machines (consoles, computers) for people to play with. Was fun, was a lot of work.
Any advice on small thermometers for devices that don't have them?
Posted on 2023-02-27, 11:08
Hello, I wanted to create a thermometer system for Voodoo cards because they don't have any. How should I even go about doing this? Because I can only imagine I should attach some kind of sensor probe between the heatsink and chip (be it GPU or VRAM chip) and probe whatever is the interface of that …
Re: DOS32AWE - DOS/4G compatible DOS Extender with Sound Blaster AWEUTIL MIDI synthesizer support for Protected mode,V
Posted on 2022-08-10, 08:54
I am not impressed by your reversing skills. But I've mentioned that reversing of the real mode AWEUTIL will be very useful in regard to its obscure problem when dealing with large SBKs. There you won't have to deal with peculiarities of IA32...Only 8086 instruction set is used in it. You should be …
Re: DOS32AWE - DOS/4G compatible DOS Extender with Sound Blaster AWEUTIL MIDI synthesizer support for Protected mode,V
Posted on 2022-07-23, 08:16
Why be good at all with you , impudent dude, that had sent me an ultimatum to publish the source within 24 hrs? You deserve not source but kick. Because you will prove you are the better person. If you go through my posts, you will see there was no ultimatum. I have asked you politely to post the …
Re: DOS32AWE - DOS/4G compatible DOS Extender with Sound Blaster AWEUTIL MIDI synthesizer support for Protected mode,V
Posted on 2022-07-22, 09:15
No, but you can DIY now since DOS32AWE's source code is kind of up there. It is in fact based on DOS32A 9.1.2, so you should have no problem finding which part of DOS32A does that and putting your changes in a fork of DOS32AWE. Most of the source should be basically the same. I haven't gotten …
Vogons wiki - please resend new activation link
Posted on 2022-07-19, 21:12
Hi, I totally missed the activation link due to spam filters. Please generate me a new one. Username is Grep. I have some info to add. kthxbai <3
Re: DOS32AWE - DOS/4G compatible DOS Extender with Sound Blaster AWEUTIL MIDI synthesizer support for Protected mode,V
Posted on 2022-07-17, 22:35
Does anyone still have a version that doesn't check for memory managers? I want to test it with Mega-EM and protected mode games. According to Mega-EM NMI is not functioning and only works in real mode games. No, but you can DIY now since DOS32AWE's source code is kind of up there. It is in fact …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-03, 12:39
Doesn't seem to be a blocking issue if you really want to make your dreams come true.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-03, 10:12
This one has AGP, it would go nicely with Voodoo 5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/275031139204 Look carefully at its AGP: it's the late 1.5V model, while Voodoo 5 requires 3.3V AGP. AFAIK Voodoo 4 is the only universal AGP Voodoo card with both 3.3V and 1.5V keys. Guess he was talking for AGP, but meant …
Re: DOS32AWE - DOS/4G compatible DOS Extender with Sound Blaster AWEUTIL MIDI synthesizer support for Protected mode,V
Posted on 2022-07-02, 17:54
Time's up. Enjoy! https://github.com/grepwood/dos32awe With OP's permission: Re: DOS32AWE - DOS/4G compatible DOS Extender with Sound Blaster AWEUTIL MIDI synthesizer support for Protected mode,V Archived: https://archive.ph/Rf7ob
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-02, 13:35
As far as Win9x/AGP is concerned I feel my A64 3700+ basically maxes it out with an X800XTPE despite single channel ddr on S754 but I guess if you really want UNLIMITED POWA the S939 it is.. Never saw LGA775 with ISA.. does it even do proper DMA etc? This one's even got DDR3 https://www.ebay.com/ …
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