Re: Is it possible to have HDMI output in DOS 6.22?
Posted on Yesterday, 18:22
There are several cards that are in the VisionRGB line, so I can't say anything more than that, without knowing exactly what you have.
Re: VST Midi Driver Midi Mapper
Posted on Yesterday, 17:47
I did a reinstall and it works fine. I'll stick with the unoptimized version for the time being.
Re: Is it possible to have HDMI output in DOS 6.22?
Posted on Yesterday, 17:45
The video card will output whatever signal it outputs, from the GPU, as controlled by the software you are running and the firmware of the GPU. In order to use 70hz, the GPU has to be set to output 70hz and you need an HDMI cable that can handle a 70hz signal. For video capture, you need a capture …
Re: Is it possible to have HDMI output in DOS 6.22?
Posted on Yesterday, 17:24
It is a NATIVE HDMI card, which means it has an HDMI port on the card in place of a DVI or DisplayPort output. The GPU itself has two digital A/V outputs intended for DVI-D use and one of those is (usually) converted to HDMI or DisplayPort, depending on the choice of the card designer. Because HDMI …
Re: Is it possible to have HDMI output in DOS 6.22?
Posted on Yesterday, 16:22
Yes, it is possible. HDMI is - electronically speaking - a descendant of DVI-D, so it will work fine, unless there's some weird initialization quirk in the card's firmware. Early HDMI ports on GPUs were basically just a DVI-HDMI adapter built into the card itself or an actual adapter and that …
Re: VST Midi Driver Midi Mapper
Posted on Yesterday, 16:11
Even with a reinstall and the installation of the optimized library after reinstall, the VST synth doesn't come up in the MIDI manager or any other programs. I guess I'll go back to using the unoptimized library and see if that will get it recognized again.
Re: VST Midi Driver Midi Mapper
Posted on Yesterday, 14:30
I'm reinstalling the VST MIDI Driver. After I installed the optimized library from Mr. FalcoSoft, it apparently stopped being detected by the Coolsoft MIDI Mapper and all programs. I didn't realize it until this morning, because I forgot to test it with game MIDI after I manually installed the new …
Re: VMware acquisition by Broadcom?
Posted on 2022-05-23, 19:36
What it means is anyone's guess, but it's just Broadcom diversifying, as they have to move away from semiconductor products to keep financially solvent. It's likely that they will sell it down the road, to someone like Microsoft or Oracle.
Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board
Posted on 2022-05-23, 19:22
Jura Tastatura wrote on 2022-05-23, 15:20: RetroGamer4Ever wrote on 2022-05-22, 15:59: The McCake can't do GS. The X2GS can. what about the "old" Dreamblaster X2? Is it GS or GM only? It is GM, unless you manage to load the Dream GS bank, which makes it the X2GS.
Re: Best 128gb compact flash card
Posted on 2022-05-23, 00:31
UDMA 7 was developed for CF cards and only implemented in card readers and digital cameras. It isn't used in PC storage and is not part of the ATA spec. Use a PATA/IDE flash module or a low-end SATA/mSATA SSD with ATA adapter.
Re: PCI-X Compatible Sound Cards
Posted on 2022-05-22, 21:51
There is apparently a Dell PCI-X SoundBlaster card, in the X-Fi family, but I can't confirm it's authenticity and I don't understand why Dell would ever request such a product from Creative Labs. https://jbsdevices.com/item/dell-0ct602-network-adapter?catchall&gclid= …
Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board
Posted on 2022-05-22, 15:59
The McCake can't do GS. The X2GS can.
Re: AdLib GOLD clone is now a reality
Posted on 2022-05-21, 23:20
Disruptor wrote on 2022-05-21, 22:52: Does there exist a Windows 95 driver for it that supports digital sound output? The Ad Lib brand had been defunct for several years, by the time Windows 95 was released.
Re: Evaluating V3 sound midi module for DOS gaming purposes
Posted on 2022-05-21, 20:20
Since Mr. Dreamblaster didn't post it when the hardware was being discussed, here's the official audio demos for the V3 Sonority XXL. You'll notice that the first one is pretty awful and that is (probably) because it seems to be an ordinary mediocre Jurassic Park MIDI file that was thrown in the mix …
Re: Mysterious MS-50 MIDI module identification
Posted on 2022-05-19, 22:28
There are multiple DREAM chips in there and it is a fairly generic, low-end MIDI hardware module that was sold in Asia, in markets where the expensive Roland and Yamaha units were not going to be an option for most. SAM9233 is the MIDI chip itself. GMS940800 is the 1MB GM MIDI ROM. Here is an older …
Re: Shoudl SOFTMPU support non-MT32 general midi devices as well?
Posted on 2022-05-18, 01:23
Indeed, the reason why there is an endless supply of QY-XG modules available is that they are simply useless to anyone who isn't going to dabble in music composition. For gamers, the line offers nothing really, since it has no GS mode/compatibility in any of the products and the polyphony is capped …
Re: Shoudl SOFTMPU support non-MT32 general midi devices as well?
Posted on 2022-05-17, 22:13
As the game is from the early time when the GM standard was being hammered out, it's more of an MT-32 title than a GM one in many people's opinion, but it does work with GM. Given that, you definitely have a config or hardware issue, as the QY70 should sound pretty darn good. That being said, it's …
Re: Sierra games and DOS vs. Windows
Posted on 2022-05-16, 22:22
There are many versions of Sierra titles on CD. The 5-inch floppy version? It's on CD! The 3.5-inch floppy version? It's on CD! The CD packaged version? It's on CD! The patched version of the 5-inch floppy version? It's on CD! Seriously, there were many releases of Sierra titles on CD, particularly …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-05-16, 17:24
All the PCI specs are available for free through third-party sources, so there's no real secrecy or block to making a PCI/PCIe/PCI-X card. These, I pulled from academic sources, freely available for anyone to download....
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-05-16, 16:21
The reason why you see ISA cards instead of PCI is because the vintage ISA cards from the old days are often in poor condition/non-functional, expensive, poorly designed, in short supply, and so on. There's a sizeable demand for ISA cards because there's so few in great condition and a large number …
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