Re: Low profile sound options for Win 98 that support EAX or A3D?

Posted on 2024-12-07, 19:03

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I think there are cards based on CMI8738 that are low profile, work in Win98 and support EAX. Though it won't sound as good as a live. Creative used that chip in some cards like the CT5806 I think

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Re: 1997 Pentium MMX 233 'fantasy' PC build

Posted on 2024-12-03, 16:39

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Those are so expensive now though I've held off on pulling the trigger. The longer you wait, the more expensive they will be. I wish I didn't wait so long before getting my first Voodoo 2. I convinced myself for ages that my Voodoo 3 was fine.... until I found a game I wanted to play that just …

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Re: Sound Blaster Pro 2.0 CT1600 broken channel

Posted on 2024-12-02, 20:20

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I will watch with interest, as I have a CT1600 with the same issue

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Re: 1997 Pentium MMX 233 'fantasy' PC build

Posted on 2024-12-02, 20:17

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Nice. I currently have a Riva 128 in my Pentium MMX 233 system along with a Voodoo 1. To be honest though I have mostly found that the Riva 128 performance is far worse than the Voodoo. So I rarely use it, apart from a few games that explicitly have it as an option. I think the limitation is the CPU …

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Re: My 15 Retro PC KVM Setup aka the "RetroRacks Project"

Posted on 2024-12-02, 19:14

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This project looks amazing. I am curious though. How are you doing the optical drives? Those cases don't look like they support optical. Are the drives hidden somehow? I considered something similar, but using drawers instead of server cases. But, in the end, I have opted to just keep the PCs in …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2024-11-30, 17:12

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TheChexWarrior wrote on 2024-11-30, 13:13: Updated. More cleaned and less and orginized. It would seem that you need a wider desk! I know the struggle for space well. My office is tiny, and I am trying to fit 15 or so working PCs in it... Filename home office base.JPG File size 101.62 KiB Views 300 …

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Re: T oshiba Satellite Pro 440CDT Not Booting, Showing Blinking Code

Posted on 2024-11-29, 12:28

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Well done for persevering! Maybe I should try this on some of my dead 460CDTs

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2024-11-29, 09:47

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To name a few, I'm the goalie of the EA Montreal team in NHL07 (they took the dev team's photos and put them in the game) 😅. Did several Wii titles from EA, and Army of Two 40th Day and Devil's Cartel. Also worked on a new Road Rash, but it was sadly cancelled despite it coming out to be really …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2024-11-28, 19:47

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Yes. Have been in the professional industry since 2003, I was also Microsoft DirectX MVP for a decade or so, and contributed to several books on advanced 3D rendering (ShaderX, GPU Pro, GPU Zen, and more), so I'm familiar with a few of the books on game development and rendering. That's amazing. I …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2024-11-28, 17:37

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How tight of a fit that LCD is! But I think ergonomically it might be a little too high. Yes, was more luck than anything that the fit was so perfect. Regarding ergonomics, you are correct that the screen is slightly higher than recommended for normal usage but the keyboard / mouse are fine. This …

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Re: 7 PCs to cover 1985-2010

Posted on 2024-11-25, 16:14

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OK. So I was watching an ebay auction on an IBM PS/2 30 286 with monitor. It went for £340 including delivery. That's including monochrome CRT. That's too much money for me, but congrats to whoever bought it. I think I like the idea of having one for nostalgia, rather than needing one for the games …

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Re: T oshiba Satellite Pro 440CDT Not Booting, Showing Blinking Code

Posted on 2024-11-25, 12:14

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I have 460CDT and 480CDT that work fine without the batteries. These 400 series are quite unreliable though. I have 4 dead ones. Two of which were working when I got them

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Re: Gotek like Optical Driver Emulator - Is it possible?

Posted on 2024-11-24, 18:54

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I'm kinda holdling out for Gotek style directory and image browsing via a separate screen and encoder/buttons - we'll see The tattiebogle IDE simulator already does this. Well, it works with a third party product that offers the functionality. I haven't bought the add-on though. I have had the …

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Re: 7 PCs to cover 1985-2010

Posted on 2024-11-24, 08:00

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The Pocket 8086 that I just received seems able to perform about the same as an IBM Model 30 286 with the NEC V30 CPU @10MHz that it came with. This is according to TopBench. Not sure how useful that is in comparison to gaming performance, but it seemed able to Play Prehistorik and Titus the Fox …

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Re: Will the Book 8088 be a future classic?

Posted on 2024-11-24, 07:47

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BitWrangler wrote on 2024-11-24, 04:34: On some other machines the turbo light switches orientation according to whether you've got turbo at boot slow or fast in setup. Thank you. Not sure what was going on yesterday. But it seems to be working as I expect now. Either I was confused before, or it …

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Re: Will the Book 8088 be a future classic?

Posted on 2024-11-23, 20:38

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The 10Mhz LED on my new Pocket 8086 seems to be opposite logic to what I would expect. It is lit when the CPU is running at 4.77Mhz and off when running at 10Mhz: Filename 20241123_203524.jpg File size 1.2 MiB Views 114 views File license Fair use/fair dealing exception Anyone else have this?

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Re: Will the Book 8088 be a future classic?

Posted on 2024-11-23, 13:08

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It came today. Initial impressions on the device are good. Though, that bundle of wires in the hinge leading to the screen makes me wonder how long that will last before those wires break. I thought usually a ribbon is used for that kind of connection.

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Re: 7 PCs to cover 1985-2010

Posted on 2024-11-23, 13:06

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Can you cancel your V30 order? Mine came with a V30, the 8086 in it currently came out of the PS/2. I needed the V30 in the PS/2 to use an ISA VGA card whose bios uses 286 instructions that don’t exist on the 8086 but do on the V30. I was also lucky the PS/2 8086 was capable of running fine at …

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Re: Pocket 8086 - How to upgrade compact flash card?

Posted on 2024-11-23, 09:39

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512mb is a huge amount of space for a machine of this power. Forgive my curiosity, but I am wondering what you are filling it with to need more... I am due to receive my Pocket 8086 today. I am excited to try things on it

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Re: 7 PCs to cover 1985-2010

Posted on 2024-11-23, 06:20

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Can you cancel your V30 order? Mine came with a V30, the 8086 in it currently came out of the PS/2. I needed the V30 in the PS/2 to use an ISA VGA card whose bios uses 286 instructions that don’t exist on the 8086 but do on the V30. I was also lucky the PS/2 8086 was capable of running fine at …

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