Re: any hard core Thinkpad fans amongst the ranks?

Posted on 2022-02-14, 21:24

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by Sune Salminen

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I love my T61. It took a bath in the rain once (I forgot I had left it outside) and I had to get a replacement motherboard for it. The replacement motherboard was hardware password protected and I found a video on Youtube showing how to reset that by shorting two pins somewhere while it was on, …

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Re: “Booters” for B&W MAC, anyone else remember this?

Posted on 2019-10-13, 05:55

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by Sune Salminen

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in Marvin \ Software

Arkanoid by Discovery Software was a booter game, as was Apache Strike.

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Re: How can i use a Video Sound Effector XV-A33F ?

Posted on 2019-08-31, 06:25

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by Sune Salminen

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It looks like it's for adding cheesy sound effects and overdub any audio (Microphone and CD inputs) you like onto home videos. I guess the idea is that you put it between a camcorder and a VHS recorder and add stuff as you transfer your recording to VHS. It has a companion, the XV-T33F: https:// …

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Re: Is it possible to add an extra 46 pixels to the screen resolution

Posted on 2019-05-08, 02:33

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by Sune Salminen

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

games default to 4:3 ratio no matter what custom resolution I put in the config file I think this is down to settings in your video card driver's control panel. If you have an nvidia card, go to the section labelled "Adjust Desktop Size And Position" and change the scaling settings there. Resizing …

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Re: My CRT monitor died, I think I'm done with them. Recommend a good alternative.

Posted on 2019-04-24, 01:53

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by Sune Salminen

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Take a look at the Samsung 943BX. It's from around 2008 and I don't know what the used market looks like. But it's a fine monitor. 19" 5:4 1280x1024 Rotates DVI and VGA

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Re: 89/90 best sound card

Posted on 2019-03-06, 21:17

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by Sune Salminen

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

canthearu wrote: Yep, i threw an Adlib card away several years ago. I do regret doing that, even though my motivation at the time was sound. Hope I'm not the only one who laughed out loud at this.

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Re: Modern sound card options with MIDI/Game ports..

Posted on 2019-03-06, 16:26

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by Sune Salminen

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

That would work except I believe you can skip point 6. If you connect the sound module to the Line-In and set Line-in as recording source you should be able to hear (and record) what's coming through. /EDIT ok I have owned several Live/Audigy cards and never had to use the Kx Drivers so I don't know …

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Re: Adaptec SCSI driver and Soundblaster AWE32 driver fighting

Posted on 2019-03-06, 03:26

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by Sune Salminen

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in Marvin \ Software

Sune! Don't be a stranger :) :kiss: lol greetings sharpest one! I visit and read several times a week, I'm sure there is a parallel reality where I'm buried in old PC hardware and post here all the time! I'm trying to make a living being a musician but I still fix PCs now and then to make a little …

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Re: Adaptec SCSI driver and Soundblaster AWE32 driver fighting

Posted on 2019-03-02, 20:49

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by Sune Salminen

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

https://www.sac.sk/files.php?d=13&l= Do a ctrl+f on that page for DOS - looks like there's a bunch of diagnostics utilities there. I see something called "DMA Finder" for example.

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Re: Does anyone have a TI99 text to speech setup?

Posted on 2018-12-26, 05:46

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by Sune Salminen

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Yeah, it's basically a sample player of the entire vocabulary of the Speak and Spell. Still, pretty cool! You can use Audacity (free audio editor) to splice other words and sounds together to get "flashback". It should be possible, but it will take some time to get it right 😁

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Re: Does anyone have a TI99 text to speech setup?

Posted on 2018-12-26, 03:58

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by Sune Salminen

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

I know just the thing. Get VSTHost (it's free) and run the Speak and Spell VST inside it: http://www.hermannseib.com/english/vsthost.htm VSTHost has a virtual MIDI keyboard that you can play with your mouse or computer keyboard.

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Re: Does anyone have a TI99 text to speech setup?

Posted on 2018-12-24, 17:11

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by Sune Salminen

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

I don't know if there are any emulators for the Speak and Spell or if there is a TI-99 emulator where you can use the speech cartridge. Maybe MAME will work. If you're not fussy about getting the exact TI sound, you could run software like "Sam's Reciter" under C64 or Apple II emulation or you could …

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Re: Computers stored in barn - can they be saved?

Posted on 2018-06-15, 23:01

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by Sune Salminen

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

the third one shows a flashing red light as soon as you press the power button which according to the chart inside the lid is for “CPU thermal shutdown” - except the heatsink is mounted properly and it happens the moment you press the power button. Any ideas on that one? Does the CPU fan start …

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Re: Looking for manual for "Metropolis", a 1987 Mastetronics game

Posted on 2018-01-30, 19:18

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by Sune Salminen

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

If you google Metropolis Mastertronic 1987 manual you will find it in a zip file on the second site in the search results. I can't post the link here because it's an abandonware site.

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Re: 10 Underrated/Obscure Arcade Games?

Posted on 2017-06-24, 02:27

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by Sune Salminen

in Milliways

in Milliways

I can come up with nine that haven't been mentioned yet.. of course to some people none of these are obscure and/or underrated at all. Psychic 5 Solomon's Key Bagman Ladybug Raiga Strato Fighter Boogie Wings Mr. Driller City Connection Puzzle Uo Poko

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Re: Living Books

Posted on 2015-10-09, 01:29

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by Sune Salminen

in Windows

in Windows

Never heard of them. Apparently they are playable in SCUMMVM: http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Living_Books_series

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Re: Can you play a physical copy CD through dos?

Posted on 2015-09-29, 05:09

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by Sune Salminen

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in DOSBox Games/Apps

Have you seen this? http://www.uesp.net/wiki/General:Playing_DOS_ … ts_under_DOSBox

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Re: Physical CD - Windows 7 Home 64 bit

Posted on 2015-09-29, 04:47

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by Sune Salminen

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in DOSBox Games/Apps

Congratulations, you're nominated for the prestigious most vague post of late 2015 award. To begin with maybe you could post what game it is. Is there a reason why you want to run your game in DOSBox? If it's a late 90's game it's probably meant to run on Windows, not DOS.

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Re: What Piece of PC Hardware Have You Owned Longest

Posted on 2015-09-20, 03:50

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by Sune Salminen

in Milliways

in Milliways

I still have a Realtek RTL 8139A PCI NIC, from 2001 or so. Possibly earlier than that. It's been used in 4 or 5 different PCs over the years. The last time it was in service was in a Pentium 4 Hackintosh, which had an Intel on-board network chip that was incompatible with OS X. I was sharing an …

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Re: Favourite games / programs for Commodore 64?

Posted on 2015-08-31, 02:57

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by Sune Salminen

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in Milliways

Wizball - still great fun in co-op mode - you're a wizard charged with bringing back colors to the world - with the help of your cat Dropzone - frantic Defender clone, great gameplay. Thrust - zip in, steal the pod and escape the defense system while grooving to some of the best music ever …

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