Re: Commodore 1084 monitör problem
Posted on 2024-03-18, 20:05
There is high voltage in crts, it is dangerous.
Re: PicoGUS: ISA sound card emulator with Raspberry Pi Pico (Gravis Ultrasound, AdLib, MPU-401, Tandy, CMS)
Posted on 2024-03-15, 02:28
I’m waiting for them to be back in stock but looking forward to picking one up when they are!
Re: Texture filtering - yay or nay?
Posted on 2024-03-14, 22:34
It depends. If the game was originally pixelated then I want it pixelated, in general I hate the smooth filtering and always have, that’s been a long standing feeling among many retro gamers for many years. But on the other hand, the filtering is a core part of using a voodoo in these early games, …
Re: USB mouse lags when opening program
Posted on 2024-03-14, 04:03
Kahenraz wrote on 2024-03-13, 01:45: I disagree. This shouldn't be a problem with disk access if DMA is functioning correctly. How system is a K2 not a 386. Admittedly my computers may have just been configured incorrectly at the time 😂
Re: Commodore 1084 monitör problem
Posted on 2024-03-13, 07:49
Might be the connector where you plug in the video cable or the fly back could be dead, or there could be any number of other problems. Impossible to say. Also CRTs have voltage in the 20,000 volt range.
Re: USB mouse lags when opening program
Posted on 2024-03-13, 01:42
It’s not uncommon on older systems to have the mouse be a bit laggy when the computer is doing a lot, freezing for 10 solid seconds sounds a little excessive but in general when the computer was doing a lot it wasn’t uncommon for the mouse to be impacted.
Re: Rarest CPUs?
Posted on 2024-03-12, 19:51
I’d like to suggest an unusual entry for this: the PDP 1. Only 53 were ever made. Although another pdp model may possibly be more rare, the 1 has the additional distinction of being the first making it arguably also desirable to a collector.
Re: my boring Pentium200, do I install Win95?
Posted on 2024-03-12, 17:16
I have windows 95 on my 133mhz Compaq, runs great! I like windows 95 a lot, definitely nice to have as an addition to 98, honestly I even prefer it to 98, it’s much cleaner and more minimal imo.
Re: Do discrete sound cards have any gaming utility in modern computers?
Posted on 2024-03-09, 05:34
I've heard they still have better sound quality, but I don't know if that's true or not. Haven't used a modern sound card since the audigy. I would be curious to try one though, I might have to pick one up one day.
Re: Why build the "fastest" Windows 98 system?
Posted on 2024-03-08, 02:59
fosterwj03 wrote on 2024-03-08, 00:59: P.S. Build whatever you like. It's all part of the fun. Amen to that! I agree 1000%. These words don’t get said often enough.
Re: Why build the "fastest" Windows 98 system?
Posted on 2024-03-07, 22:02
I like period correct or roughly period correct machines or pure nostalgia machines, I also feel a little weird when I see people trying to build the fastest retro machine but now that I think about it there’s probably a really practical reason: they want to run windows 98 software as fast as …
Re: Worst fastest early 3D cards questions
Posted on 2024-03-07, 21:54
I’m not sure the exact qualification here like it’s a little unclear if we want the worst but also functional or something. Anyway here’s my take: One of the late S3 cards Trident blade 3d or another of the late trident cards Maybe a rendition verite based card
Re: Ways to reduce the Noise of ISA Soundcards?
Posted on 2024-03-05, 18:55
Yeah generally I just replace all caps. Never tried adding anything to psus, and I’ve never recapped a sound card specifically so I can’t actually say if it would help or not.
Re: Ways to reduce the Noise of ISA Soundcards?
Posted on 2024-03-05, 06:25
When I first started recapping old electronics, I was using ultra low esr caps, the lowest you could buy. These tend to make zero difference in most digital electronics but there were two places where I did notice a difference. The biggest difference was in audio circuits. Not sure if that would …
Re: When did Unreal Tournament multiplayer get so "difficult"?
Posted on 2024-03-05, 06:11
A lot of what you described could be standard cheating. FPS games this old didn’t have any protection against cheating, and cheating in FPS games is very common.
Re: Roland MT-32 bad sound
Posted on 2024-03-04, 22:45
Likely to be a hardware problem since another mt32 works fine in the same setup. Could be any number of hardware problems: bad caps, cracked solder joints, bad rom. Personally I might start with replacing the caps and reflowing the solder joints. After that it might be bad chips, or possibly a short …
Re: ISA Expansion Board With ESS Audio Drive
Posted on 2024-03-04, 03:58
ESS is also my favorite, I like it as much as SB, but it has its own unique great sound. The quality of the cards can be hit or miss, but ESS itself is great. If anyone doesn't already have an ESS, I think they're a great addition to any collection.
Re: Roland MT-32 bad sound
Posted on 2024-03-02, 23:58
What brand of midi cable are you using? Sometimes the cable can be at fault if it’s low enough quality. Have you tried a different sound card? Are you using softmpu or a real hardware mpu?
Re: When do consoles become "retro"?
Posted on 2024-03-02, 00:56
There is no such thing really, it’s just whatever you want to collect and play. I used to buy up nes games like crazy while the snes was still around. Same with other slightly older games and hardware at the time. I wouldn’t have called it retro and I think calling things retro is a very modern kind …
Re: Windows 98 GUI goes weird after playing DOS game
Posted on 2024-02-24, 00:32
That was pretty common back in the day.
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