Re: OPL2LPT

Posted on 2017-12-26, 22:26

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by Great Hierophant

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Received and put together my board over the weekend (working good tested on an IBM PS/2 L40sx laptop) . Quick question, If I were to connect a Disney Sound Source to the parallel port and then attach the OPL2LPT board, will it work? Thanks for any reply! I have no idea if it would work, probably …

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Re: Last Crusade VGA and Adlib Sound Problem

Posted on 2017-12-25, 04:35

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The 16-color versions of Indy and the Last Crusade and Secret of Monkey Island are extremely speed-sensitive when they detect an Adlib card. If you run them on a 386DX40 or better, you will get a runtime error. They are not nearly as speed sensitive with other sound devices. Loom with copy …

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Re: Updated early Ultimas on real hardware?

Posted on 2017-12-25, 04:23

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The FM Towns version of Ultima Trilogy I-II-III are full remakes with redbook CD audio. There is even a video of Lord British himself on the CD. It is a spoken audio track with an image of LB with the text of his speech in Japanese. You can find video of LB on The Ultima Collection, where he sounds …

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Re: OPL2LPT

Posted on 2017-12-24, 15:31

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by Great Hierophant

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As far as I know, these Yamaha chips are still being produced. The article suggests these are rebranded chips, however. Whatever the case, they are the real deal and suit our purposes well. I only see assumptions here. Funny enough writing: "it is extremely likely that Yamaha does not make those …

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Re: OPL2LPT

Posted on 2017-12-24, 03:48

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"A new batch, very limited edition available now. - includes authentic legendary Yamaha OPL2 chips. I believe that calling these chips as "authentic" chips may be a bit of a stretch. For the reasons given at the end of this blog post, http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2017/12/parallel-serial- …

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Re: OPL2LPT

Posted on 2017-12-11, 00:31

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by Great Hierophant

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Hi everyone, I just made an account here to post about my OPL2LPT which recently came in the mail. I can confirm that it is working on my PCjr, which is awesome because that computer was never intended to have Adlib support or even a parallel port really. The first game I tried was Fun Seeker's …

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Re: Why did Roland disable Request Data on the LAPC-I and the SCC-1?

Posted on 2017-12-09, 15:02

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by Great Hierophant

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In terms of the most common MT-32 compatible device that is not an MT-32, I could see the LAPC-I as the answer. However, I think this only applies to US/Europe. In Japan, I would think the CM-32L would have been more popular because PCs were not as popular there. If you want to rip MIDI from a game, …

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Re: FM OPL3 frequency differences

Posted on 2017-11-12, 06:15

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by Great Hierophant

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Everyone states that the CT1747 uses a YMF-262 core. I am inclined to believe that, but the base frequency seems to be variable. On my Sound Blaster 16 CT2230, there are three crystals, a 14.3MHz, a 46.61512MHz and a 24MHz. On my Sound Blaster AWE32 CT2760, there is a 45.1584MHz crystal and no 14. …

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Re: Interview with AdLib employees! [done on 17/12/2016]

Posted on 2017-10-09, 13:06

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In the meantime here's something to keep you busy. It's a late development Adlib Gold prototype. Note the different circuitry top-left, at some point there was apparently a SCSI connector on there. And surprisingly, the prototype card was... 16 bit. GBP_2271_smol.jpg Interesting, it looks like they …

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Re: Earliest PC version of King's Quest V CD-ROM?

Posted on 2017-10-06, 13:55

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by Great Hierophant

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In fact, it is because of these versions that the ScummVM team does not impose the CP when playing the game through SVM. The original full-price VGA disk release has the copy protection screen, but scummvm does not require you to get past it. It does require you to pass it for the EGA disk releases …

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Re: Earliest PC version of King's Quest V CD-ROM?

Posted on 2017-10-05, 03:27

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by Great Hierophant

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I'm sure you're joking, but I haven't played that one, so can't comment anyway. :) It's the copy protection for The Secret of Monkey Island. Surely you've played that. Maybe you just didn't use the copy protection because you were a pirate, yourself :D. Or has the Monkey Madness CD, which had no CP …

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Re: OPL2LPT

Posted on 2017-09-06, 02:26

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What's the power source for it? Is has a mini usb connector,so with an usb cable you can use various power solutions. Old pc's of course don't have USB, but I did some test with such PS2 to USB connector, this seems a nice solution : ps2adapter.jpg The ps2 port can deliver up to 125mA which is …

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Re: Monkey Island 1&2: Roland MT-32 + Sound Blaster support

Posted on 2017-09-04, 06:36

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by Great Hierophant

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Forgive me if I've missed this somewhere - I've went back through the thread and read each post, but didn't see anything that speaks to this error: http://i.imgur.com/rdqVFF3.png That is because you must run the patch either in DOSBox or using true MS-DOS, not a Windows 64-bit command line. A 32- …

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Re: Earliest PC version of King's Quest V CD-ROM?

Posted on 2017-08-30, 22:17

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by Great Hierophant

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Personally, I would really like to play the CD version with the ability to choose text only (and no voices). As I understand it, the CD version has certain features that the floppy does not (sound effects for the river, snake rattle, etc.), but the voice acting is.. difficult for me to handle. The …

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Re: Earliest PC version of King's Quest V CD-ROM?

Posted on 2017-08-29, 17:17

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by Great Hierophant

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Personally, I would really like to play the CD version with the ability to choose text only (and no voices). As I understand it, the CD version has certain features that the floppy does not (sound effects for the river, snake rattle, etc.), but the voice acting is.. difficult for me to handle. The …

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Re: SB16 issues with Jazz Jackrabbit, Epic Pinball

Posted on 2017-08-27, 17:33

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by Great Hierophant

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I took recordings of One Must Fall and Epic PInball and Pinball Fantasies with a GUS, an SB Pro and a PAS16. With the Epic games, the SB Pro sounds terrible compared to the PAS16 and the GUS : http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2016/10/reasons-for-owning-gravis-ultrasound.html Someone commented on …

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Re: Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes (Serrated Scalpel) - Repeating Music Patch

Posted on 2017-08-25, 03:27

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by Great Hierophant

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I tested this patch prior to its "official release" and it worked great for me. I may not personally prefer having the music repeat, but given that Mythos eventually thought it was a good idea for the 3D0 version, I can understand why some people may prefer it for the earlier MS-DOS version.

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Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2017-08-16, 01:17

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A good episode on Arkanoid. There is strong visual evidence to suggest that the Taito version is an enhanced remake of the Imagine version : http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2015/11/arkanoid-and-arkanoid-again.html Hmm... I can't say I agree that they're similar enough to claim the NovaLogic …

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Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2017-08-14, 23:14

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Hey Kris, A good episode on Arkanoid. There is strong visual evidence to suggest that the Taito version is an enhanced remake of the Imagine version : http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2015/11/arkanoid-and-arkanoid-again.html The SNES game Arkanoid: Doh it Again! has a serious flaw with its mouse …

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Re: VGA Capture Thread

Posted on 2017-08-09, 15:18

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by Great Hierophant

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PC is a Pentium MMX 233, Voodoo 5500 PCI DVI, Roland Rap-10, AWE 64 Gold Captured with a USB3HDCAP, @ 640x400@70hz and upscaled and converted to 1440x1080 4:3 for display on youtube. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqce34yai80&feature=youtu.be I'm pretty happy with the video quality, audio mix is a …

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