Re: sound cards - help me decide what to sell

Posted on 2019-01-16, 09:16

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by DonutKing

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I think its because they have a real OPL3, not CQM, and they supposedly don't have the 'hanging note' bug when using a WaveBlaster daughterboard or external MIDI module (but this is only true for DSP version 4.05 AFAIK, there are CT1750's with later versions). You have other cards that serve these …

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Re: sound cards - help me decide what to sell

Posted on 2019-01-16, 08:45

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by DonutKing

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

IMHO, here's what I would sell: -One of the Pro 2's as they are basically identical apart from CDROM controller -The AWE32's as they are basically outclassed by the AWE64 - get a SIMMCon if you need more RAM for soundfonts -The Live! cards, the Audigy is better - you have better cards if you need …

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Re: Update BIOS in 486 FIC Motherboard: from 64k to 128K

Posted on 2019-01-14, 08:50

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by DonutKing

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Can you peel off the sticker and read a part number for the BIOS chip? If it's a 27C010 then it will accept a 128KB ROM. If its a 27C512 then it is only 64KB and you will need to replace the ROM chip. If you have an AT29C010 handy that should work fine, just program it with the correct BIOS and plug …

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Re: Why do PC first person shooters use checkpoints?

Posted on 2019-01-14, 08:35

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by DonutKing

in Milliways

in Milliways

FWIW I liked Soldier of Fortune 2's system, where you could save at any time but had a limited number of saves per mission (with fewer saves at higher difficulties).

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Re: VooDoo2 card detected in Windows 98SE, but, not in DirectX Diagnostics, games, and Display properties (error)

Posted on 2019-01-07, 01:21

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by DonutKing

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Looks like you are having a similar problem to me. Faulty Voodoo 2? I haven't got a fix, but you can try the diag tools in that thread and see if that gives you any more info.

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Re: NEC MultiSync XV14 CRT not actually a multisync monitor?

Posted on 2019-01-04, 22:23

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by DonutKing

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in Marvin \ Video

Yes, in the mid-90's MultiSync changed from meaning that the monitor can sync with a variety video modes, to simply being a model name. I've had a couple of later MultiSync monitors that were PC VGA only. I tried to get them to work with my Amiga or SCART-RGB consoles and they wouldn't. Basically …

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Re: Faulty Voodoo 2?

Posted on 2019-01-01, 05:29

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by DonutKing

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I put both cards in and now I get a different result: sst1Init Routines: InitCode $Revision: 8 $ sst1InitMapBoard(): BoardsInSystem = 2 sst1InitMapBoard(): vAddr:0xde000000 pAddr:0xde000008 Dev:0xd Board:0 sst1InitMapBoard(): vAddr:0xdf000000 pAddr:0xdf000008 Dev:0x11 Board:1 sst1InitRegisters(): …

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Re: Faulty Voodoo 2?

Posted on 2019-01-01, 04:46

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by DonutKing

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in Marvin \ Video

Many thanks for the response, I ran the mojo.exe utility and get this output: https://i.imgur.com/qiuelGdl.jpg Below is the log file: sst1Init Routines: InitCode $Revision: 8 $ sst1InitMapBoard(): BoardsInSystem = 1 sst1InitMapBoard(): vAddr:0xde000000 pAddr:0xde000008 Dev:0xd Board:0 …

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Faulty Voodoo 2?

Posted on 2018-12-28, 22:58

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by DonutKing

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in Marvin \ Video

I had a system with 2 12MB STB Voodoo 2's in SLI. Iuse past tense here as it appears only one of the cards is working and so no more SLI :( One of the cards seems to work fine. The are both detected in Device Manager. When the faulty one is installed in the system, whether by itself or in SLI with …

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Re: Interlink for DOS

Posted on 2018-12-12, 01:34

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by DonutKing

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

If you have XTreeGold you can use XTLINK to copy over serial/parallel cable. I have used it in the past, its a bit easier to get going than interlnk.

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Re: What is your WiFi password?

Posted on 2018-10-31, 03:28

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by DonutKing

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smashthestate

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Re: What should I be doing to get the best sound out of my dosbox gaming?

Posted on 2018-10-26, 09:51

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by DonutKing

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in DOSBox General

appiah4 is pretty much on the money. You can also emulate a Gravis Ultrasound in Dosbox which is good for many games and scene demos. As for what is best, it varies from game to game, depending on what devices they were composed for. Experiment and see what you like.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 11:25

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by DonutKing

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I've been playing Two Point Hospital. I was a big fan of Theme Hospital, and TPH is a worthy successor. It definitely captures the 'feel' of Theme Hospital while improving on the formula- and no more fiddling with heater power each month!

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Re: Why 90s snack was delicious?

Posted on 2018-09-15, 07:03

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by DonutKing

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Probably MSG.

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Re: Scariest pc game you played

Posted on 2018-09-08, 11:08

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by DonutKing

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Vampire: The Masquerade- Bloodlines... playing the haunted house level late at night was unnerving.

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Re: Double score: CMS and prototype SB1.0

Posted on 2018-08-12, 11:12

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by DonutKing

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Can you re-upload or re-link-from-dropbox these? Dropbox killed off the /u/9151127/ style links in march 2017, so every link is dead :( If you right click on each file and do 'Copy Dropbox Link' it will generate a new-style https://www.dropbox.com/s/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/filename.bin link for each file. …

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Re: The millenial troll PC - A Socket 423 Rambus build

Posted on 2018-05-31, 12:20

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by DonutKing

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I was enjoying your build up until you said you put windows ME on it. Seriously dude. You crossed the line. lol I was always intrigued by RAMBUS systems because I never came across them, they were so expensive over here they were pretty much out of reach for the average user. all the Willamettes I …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2018-04-23, 08:48

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by DonutKing

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I've just started playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance and so far I've been really enjoying it. It's like an elder scrolls game without magic and no handholding at all. I haven't really hit any bugs so far, but I think I'm still fairly early in- just finished the quest involving the charcoal burner's …

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Re: A fast 486 that isn't (a 486)

Posted on 2018-04-20, 08:59

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by DonutKing

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Gah, now you've got me wanting to ditch the POD and slap a DX2/66 in there! I have way more nostalgic attachment to those and they're fan - and therefore noise - free. That's basically what I did. I ran a POD, then a 5x86-133 but I ended up going back to the DX2/66 because that was the 'sweet spot' …

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Re: Still alive

Posted on 2018-02-27, 06:54

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by DonutKing

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Good to see you are still with us, and I hope things start looking up for you soon 😀

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