Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-07-22, 14:15

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by Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman

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Just received this item: http://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=36051&t=1 ...which is a MIDI mixer/editor that can also be used to easily program various synths using SysEx. These include Kawai's more popular synths, but you can also create your own programs so it can be used on any synth that …

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Re: How reliable compact flash is?

Posted on 2017-07-22, 14:11

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SD does not have any logic, its a dumb medium that if written to the same block many times over will die pretty soon; how did You check that it is not the FS that died here, but the medium is indeed unreliable? How do I know whether the FS that dies? I'm just losing files randomly and gradually, …

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Re: Super Socket 7, what to expect?

Posted on 2017-07-22, 14:09

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Interesting points being made. I've been using Pentium III 500 on my BX system. Yes, it's probably underpowered to feed a Voodoo5, but I found myself using the BX system for late 1990's games anyway; titles like Incoming, Jane's Longbow, Jane's F-15, Need For Speed III, and Monster Truck Madness, …

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Re: Virtual PC 5 can indeed translate host's USB joystick to guest's gameport joystick

Posted on 2017-07-22, 13:54

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If there is a software that can emulate gameport joystick from USB joystick, then I wouldn't need emulation at all. iF-22 and F-22 Raptor both work on Windows XP. Alas, they couldn't recognize USB joystick.

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Re: How reliable compact flash is?

Posted on 2017-07-22, 13:50

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This is the problem with my Micro SD. http://i.imgur.com/f4rkTbX.jpg The file record20150420172920.3gp becomes 0 byte. It was originally 20 megabytes of sort, but the file is corrupted and becomes 0 byte. Naturally, it becomes unplayable. It also happens with video too. http://i.imgur.com/1amaWKR. …

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Re: Virtual PC 5 can indeed translate host's USB joystick to guest's gameport joystick

Posted on 2017-07-21, 19:09

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But the Windows 95 OS never sees the USB joystick --VPC 5.0 translates it into virtual gameport joystick, which is recognized properly by Windows 95. I imagine this feature could be useful for those pesky Windows flight sims that cannot recognize USB joystick; titles like F-22 Raptor (Novalogic) and …

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Super Socket 7, what to expect?

Posted on 2017-07-21, 18:13

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After reading about Super Socket 7 platform and how easy it is to underclock its CPU smoothly --as opposed to 'jumpy' software slowdown utilities like MoSlo, I am actually tempted to migrate my Voodoo5 5500 AGP system from 440BX to Super Socket 7. The system has Voodoo5, Voodoo1 (for GLide only), …

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Re: Virtual PC 5 can indeed translate host's USB joystick to guest's gameport joystick

Posted on 2017-07-21, 17:35

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DosFreak wrote: I want to say VPC 2007 or Microsoft Windows Virtual PC (XP Mode) supports vt-x. Which is supposed to be faster than VPC 5, but does VPC 2007 translate host's USB joystick into guest's gameport joystick? VirtualBox doesn't, and that's why I went all the length of testing up VPC 5.

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Re: Virtual PC 5 can indeed translate host's USB joystick to guest's gameport joystick

Posted on 2017-07-21, 17:06

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Trying Novalogic's F-22 Raptor , which is a Windows game --unlike Novalogic's F-22 Lightning II. Turned out the game also runs very slow on Windows 95 running in Virtual PC, but it is still faster than F-22 Lightning II, that I can actually test the virtual gameport joystick in the game. Still, …

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Re: How reliable compact flash is?

Posted on 2017-07-21, 16:35

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by Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman

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I see... Thanks for the information. Old hard drive is getting harder to find, so I guess I'm resorting to CF.

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Virtual PC 5 can indeed translate host's USB joystick to guest's gameport joystick

Posted on 2017-07-21, 16:33

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So, upon reading this thread , especially Cat's post... Nevermind, I got my joystick to work. VPC emulates the joystick port, and uses whichever joystick is joystick ID #1 in Windows. As I have multiple game controllers, it was mapping the wrong one (my USB gamepad instead of my gameport joystick). …

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How reliable compact flash is?

Posted on 2017-07-21, 08:48

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Some people use CF instead of real hard drive for their retro system, using CF to IDE converter. However, based on my own experience with cell phone's micro SD cards, such thing tend to be unreliable . For example, I have about 100 pics on my Android's SD card, but then some of the pics go black, …

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Re: Games that play better with other game's soundtrack?

Posted on 2017-07-20, 15:33

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Virtua Cop series play great with Command & Conquer soundtrack, but tonight I tried it with The Chemical Brothers' Dig Your Own Hole Album, and it makes the game even better!

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Re: VOGONS Drivers: Malware Warning?

Posted on 2017-07-19, 10:15

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Given the number of files on vogons drivers false postives are always more than likely. Couldn't agree more. (1) Vogons Drivers hosts executables. (2) Vogons Drivers is not a big name download site. For example, Microsoft dot com also hosts executables, but it is a big name software company, so an …

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Re: VOGONS Drivers: Malware Warning?

Posted on 2017-07-19, 03:26

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Probably because some of the drivers are .EXE? And your antivirus setting blocks any website which has .EXE downloadable? Does your antivirus software feature whitelist?

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Re: What sorts of software do you remember on windows 95 desktop?

Posted on 2017-07-17, 14:57

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Wait, I got one: Quarterdeck Cleansweep! Because uninstalling in Win95 is a pain.

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Re: Game soundtrack(s) with surprisingly good mastering?

Posted on 2017-07-15, 06:56

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senrew wrote: The soundtrack for Burn:Cycle by Simon Boswell gets regular play in my playlist rotation. Good song quality indeed. Just like most modern music, it has narrow sound stage --almost mono. Yet the sound comes nicely from the empty space between my speakers instead of the speakers …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2017-07-15, 06:54

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vladstamate wrote: Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote: Panzer General, CD version. I merely played the first scenario. I successfully captured Kalisz and Kutno before turn 10, and yet the game reported 'Allied Victory'. Huh? That can happen if you lose one of your original towns or bases. But I didn't …

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Re: What sorts of software do you remember on windows 95 desktop?

Posted on 2017-07-15, 04:50

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Shponglefan wrote: COMMAND.EXE I had trouble letting go of DOS... COMMAND.COM. There is no such thing as COMMAND.EXE, except the cmd.exe that came with NT-generation Windows.

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Re: AMD Ryzen CPUs dominate TechReport's May 2017 System Guide

Posted on 2017-07-14, 16:48

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by Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman

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Ah, but for gaming, I'd rather spend my money on GPU instead of some expensive Intel CPU. If CPU is the bottleneck, then more expensive GPU won't help. And the fact is CPU is the bottleneck quite often, especially when running hi-refresh LCD (120+ Hz). If the CPU is the bottleneck. If . Sorry, not …

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