Re: Music Quest MPU clone cards, anyone interested in them?

Posted on 2018-06-17, 14:04

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by keropi

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^ the card does nothing to the volume output of the daughterboards - unless you use the jumpers to limit it. So in the "high" setting you get a straight connection from the daughterboard's output. Do a test with the X2's onboard stereo jack: it will be the same. A sidenote: there is some weirdness …

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Re: Headers on this I-BUS 386 SBC?

Posted on 2018-06-17, 10:55

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by keropi

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@cyclone3d Awesome another SBC build :D do you also have a chassis or just the backplane? Since you got the card going can you download NSSI and make a dump of the BIOS so we can add it to the MR-BIOS repository thread ? You can grab it here: http://www.navsoft.cz/products.htm , just go to Tools -> …

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Re: Diamond Edge 3D 3240 NV1 Sega

Posted on 2018-06-15, 18:39

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by keropi

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Though my opinion is biased 🤣 I think you should try www.amibay.com forum , already members here use it and by coincidence another Edge3D card was sold recently over there - the subforum "Hardware For Sale / Other" is what you want to look into.

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Re: SB 2.0 in Win 3.1: MIDI but no WAV output

Posted on 2018-06-15, 08:49

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by keropi

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I seem to remember that I could not get SB2.0 to work with 3.1 with a 286 pc - only when I installed a 386sx upgrade the driver worked for me. The driver definitely has some issues/bugs IMHO.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-13, 18:37

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by keropi

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got these 2 SBC cards for an upcoming SBC build - I am limited to exactly this "half-sized ISA" length

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Re: Music Quest MPU clone cards, anyone interested in them?

Posted on 2018-06-13, 07:55

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by keropi

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Hi keropi and other folks, I’m just so excited to find this thread so please pardon me for jumping to this question directly, Please tell me how to buy one! :blush: add you details here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q6WDwVGpgyCZr9W8jcgt4VEj5SaOeo_BjM7VHD0BYB4/edit#gid=0 and marmes will …

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Re: help ident vga card pls

Posted on 2018-06-11, 21:36

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by keropi

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r200 on the model means it's one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATI_Radeon_R200_series other than that... no idea 😵

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Re: Marketplace?

Posted on 2018-06-09, 20:21

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by keropi

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maybe try your luck over at amibay.com -> post a wanted thread

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Re: Mystery 486 Motherboard

Posted on 2018-06-08, 17:14

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by keropi

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having read the above I'd say go for it BUT also be prepared for something to go wrong and have a dead mobo or vga in the end...

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-08, 16:13

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by keropi

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@Predator99 Very nice! It's not common for non-IBM cards to have correct colors in composite mode.

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Re: Mystery Card

Posted on 2018-06-08, 16:08

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by keropi

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

^I'll send a pm then 😀

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Re: Mystery Card

Posted on 2018-06-08, 15:03

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by keropi

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where are you located pixelmischief ? I can both dump the BIOS and test the card in a SBC backplane 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-08, 13:54

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by keropi

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@Predator99 nice one but run KQ1 in composite mode and see if the grass is green or purple

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Re: Sound Blaster 2.0 project & IRQ from OPL2

Posted on 2018-06-08, 09:02

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by keropi

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this is very interesting - I will keep my eye on it! great job LABS!

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Re: Are ESS688 based sound cards good SB(pro) alternatives?

Posted on 2018-06-07, 21:53

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by keropi

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^ nice boards you can replace the clone opl3+dac with the real deal as well thanks for the offer - I did find a board locally to test, just wondering if it worths it... have you tried Duke Nukem II ? do you get all the sfx? And what about Halloween Harry? Any crackling sound on the music?

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Re: Are ESS688 based sound cards good SB(pro) alternatives?

Posted on 2018-06-07, 21:06

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by keropi

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^ yep that is correct I don't really care about the MPU implementation. All I care is to get a decent SBPRO alternative - I don't even care if the OPL3 onboard is a clone, I'm gonna replace it. I have seen the threads about the newer ESS chipsets and it does seem great but I was wondering about the …

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Re: Are ESS688 based sound cards good SB(pro) alternatives?

Posted on 2018-06-07, 17:18

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by keropi

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Thanks for the reply it sounds promising 😀 I will wait for the extra test results before getting one to mess with... It's not like they are expensive but I don't want yet another card I won't use 😉

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Are ESS688 based sound cards good SB(pro) alternatives?

Posted on 2018-06-07, 16:19

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by keropi

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Hiya! I am investigating some SB alternatives and I was wondering about the ESS 688 based ones , are they good (assuming the card in question has an external OPL3 ic like this one here: http://www.amoretro.de/2011/06/miss-melody-ess-audiodrive-688-es688.html ) ? Are they plagued with playback issues …

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Re: ATX2AT Smart Converter: Need Your Advice!

Posted on 2018-06-06, 19:53

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by keropi

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Where is this list? Still want to build one and I can solder it myself if that helps you offload some work. I could even build some units for EU people if that helps.

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Re: Eye Of The Beholder C64 Demake. So cool.

Posted on 2018-06-06, 18:40

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by keropi

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it's great now I want a c64 😀

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