Re: What music are you listening to?

Posted on 2016-07-30, 12:20

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by keropi

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I am a metal guy, the good 80/90s stuff mostly. Nowdays I am too bored to mess with mp3s/playlists so for background music I listen to this most of the time - especially when I mess with old computers/cosnoles: http://www.classic-videogames.de/radio , else it's this http://www.rockradio1.com :) Both …

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Re: Help identifying sound card

Posted on 2016-07-26, 20:17

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by keropi

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yeah it needs the separate chip with the huge "General Midi" on it... OPL-4 sounds like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPYBwLioV5I (there is also a vid on yt with various Doom E1M1 recordings but the OPL-4 one is just wrong, it seems the machine used to record it had some issues or something …

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Re: Share your AUTOEXEC.BAT + CONFIG.SYS

Posted on 2016-07-26, 19:40

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by keropi

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Here are my multiple-choice files :lol: They need some editing depending on the hardware combo, but you get the idea... not many fancy stuff included :blush: On my systems with UMBs activated I get more than 600kb of conventional memory, never needed more. Getting UMBs under DOS is mandatory :happy: …

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Re: Help identifying sound card

Posted on 2016-07-26, 19:18

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by keropi

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^ yeah OPL4 is quite nice... try it under DOS were soft-synth is not available, it won't disappoint you in GM games. Maybe you also get the same OPL4 control panel as me, you can toy with it for fun: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=488623#p488623 edit: scratch that, had a second look at your …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-07-26, 19:15

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by keropi

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^ as always nice shiny stuff 😁

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Re: Help identifying sound card

Posted on 2016-07-26, 06:25

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by keropi

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you need to load OPL4DRV.COM , then the wavetable synth becomes available as an UART MPU-401 device... I have no idea if the driver uses emulation or just enables the synth - these yamaha ICs are highly integrated and it wouldn't surprise me if they also included the necessary glue logic in the die …

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Re: Help identifying sound card

Posted on 2016-07-25, 21:36

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by keropi

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This is also a wavetable card since the left big chip is actually the Yamaha OPL4 ... so you have true OPL3/4 capabilities and great SB compatibility, a nice combo!

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Re: Video Review of the AlphaSmart NEO Portable Word Processor / Assistive Learning Device

Posted on 2016-07-24, 19:44

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by keropi

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neat!

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Re: Diamond Stealth III S540 - looking for the latest Diamond driver

Posted on 2016-07-21, 18:31

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by keropi

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see attachments 😊

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Re: Commander Keen 4 & 5: Composite CGA Editions

Posted on 2016-07-18, 12:26

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by keropi

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excellent! thanks for the new patch VileRancour !

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Re: What's this electronic component?

Posted on 2016-07-18, 09:37

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by keropi

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yep, 0.75/1A fuse sounds correct... if you have try with the 0.75 one - worst case scenario it burns

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Re: What's this electronic component?

Posted on 2016-07-18, 08:54

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by keropi

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hmmm I just checked the 2 486 mobos I have , they definitely don't have any fuses at the keyboard port, just ferite beeds. Maybe upgrading the vcc one to a picofuse is not a bad idea after all... Konc if you have a 1A glass fuse (that are common as dirt) just do a quick solder job to see if the …

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Re: What's this electronic component?

Posted on 2016-07-18, 07:29

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by keropi

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^ now that is a good catch, that pic cleared everything up - h-a-l-9000 was correct... good one! So what rating of fuse would go there?

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Re: What's this electronic component?

Posted on 2016-07-17, 20:50

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by keropi

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I've seen ferite in many power lines , I am pretty sure this is just another ferite (maybe not the same value as the other two since it's on the 5v line) If it was a fuse surely they'd name it "Fsomething" and not L3, right? konc did you bridge the connection to see if it fixes the keyboard problem …

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Re: What's this electronic component?

Posted on 2016-07-17, 16:34

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by keropi

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Not sure why but first my eyes catched broken tantalum capacitor. Yeah me too, C73 ... 99.9% is the same value as the ones near it - needs replacing too! The other part is a ferite/filter (like Jolaes mentions) check continuity and see if you have it: If not you can use a wire patch to test if the …

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Re: Keyboard is locked... unlock it..?

Posted on 2016-07-16, 13:34

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by keropi

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If removing the cables did not help then jumper the keylock pins and it will work

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Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro - Better than expected!

Posted on 2016-07-13, 16:17

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by keropi

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I find the post a great one since I was under the impression that rage 128 cards are rubbish, I just gave them away without thinking twice. Thanks for the info Phil !

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-07-02, 13:50

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by keropi

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rein_ein wrote: Bought today: […] Show full quote Bought today: Sapphire X1300XT agp 256mb [...] wow that's a sad looking card... "please kill me" kinda sad 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-27, 12:20

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by keropi

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^ 1,4W? really really nice in situations where power/heat are an issue 😀

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Re: Brexit???

Posted on 2016-06-27, 10:33

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by keropi

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Yes, because you know, there was a precise 1:1 correlation between age and vote. Much like the media's mission is pristine truth and objectivity :D These blithe generalizations tell us nothing about the issue at hand, although they *are* useful in teaching us about the cultural mindsets that think …

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