Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2011-01-01, 15:13

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I think I've found DonutKing's 386 mobo's successor, in 486 format - http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Dop-eDMechk/TR9DR7_ICdI/AAAAAAAAAlE/qCdl89PdQio/s800/ms_mobo.jpg http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170581355579 (Contaq chipset 486 mobo on ebay) BTW, I've ordered one of those 386 mobos, as …

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Modern motherboard with ISA slot

Posted on 2011-01-01, 14:46

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I found this on ebay by accident. I wasn't looking for it, but it just popped up on the search results page, as I was looking for something else. The seller's details says: IPC2U GMBH IPC2U IMB-9719ISA Industr. ATX LGA775 VGA G41+ICH7R Chipset 2xG-LAN LPT 6xCOM 8xUSB 4xSATA RAID 0 1 5 10 5xPCI 1xISA …

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2011-01-01, 14:16

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If you want to be crafty you can buy a AA or AAA battery holder and wire it up yourself. Could I use something like this? and stick the exposed red wire on pin number 1 of the motherboard's external battery jumper, and the exposed black wire on pin number 4 of the motherboard's external battery …

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2011-01-01, 12:13

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Would SIMMs that look like this work in DonutKing's 386 mobo? http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Dop-eDMechk/TR7yuyLRwtI/AAAAAAAAAkk/InDXAkRaVXY/s800/simms.jpg I don't see why not. Those appear to be the regular 1MB SIMM's though, nothing special. Thanks very much for the info people. In the stason webpage for …

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Re: Telewave Audio 32 - its onboard wavetable sounds weird!

Posted on 2011-01-01, 09:26

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I can see why you like your Opti card. I like the Telewave card for the same reason. I also like its good digital effects sound. There are more of those Telewave cards on ebay, for just $10. Also, I entered an offer price of about $8, and it was accepted. Pity about the weird wavetable ROM music …

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2011-01-01, 09:24

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Would SIMMs that look like this work in DonutKing's 386 mobo? Also, does anyone know where I can buy an external battery for an old motherboard? Thanks a lot!

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Re: Telewave Audio 32 - its onboard wavetable sounds weird!

Posted on 2010-12-31, 19:26

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Done! 😀 http://www.mediafire.com/?gt9jsqjbp92ydeb (Telewave Audio 32, X-Wing, SB Pro + FM music, about 6 minutes)

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Re: Telewave Audio 32 - its onboard wavetable sounds weird!

Posted on 2010-12-31, 16:48

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That wavetable has just go WAY too much reverb in it. Who thought this would sound good? Descent sounds bad with this sound card in General MIDI. Now, Retro games, I don't mean to bother you, but since you've got a sound card with an OPTi 82C929A and a real Yamaha YMF262, mind recording what I keep …

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Re: Testing a Terratec EWS64XL; includes Doom recording

Posted on 2010-12-31, 15:08

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I just noticed that the recording available for download in my original post has been downloaded 48 times. Unfortunately it's crap. The download link immediately to the right of this link, near the blue "Edit:" word sign, is a better recording. The original recording was made with the EWS sound card …

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Re: Telewave Audio 32 - its onboard wavetable sounds weird!

Posted on 2010-12-31, 13:01

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Re: the "matching" wavetable daughterboard - well spotted! 😀

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Re: School me on AWE64 ISA and extra Ram

Posted on 2010-12-31, 10:51

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I wonder - is the Liveware 3.0 CD applicable to all CT SB Live! models? RogueTrip2012, what CT model is your SB Live! card?

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Re: Telewave Audio 32 - its onboard wavetable sounds weird!

Posted on 2010-12-30, 21:23

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I found the correct driver for this thing. It's here . I bought 2 of these cards, and both of them sound weird, when I test the General Midi music. I've tried 2 mobos so far, and I can't resolve this problem. One mobo had a P233 MMX chip in it, and the other had a Palomino 1.3 GHz chip. The card is …

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Re: Telewave Audio 32 - its onboard wavetable sounds weird!

Posted on 2010-12-30, 18:46

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The SB effects sound quite good on this thing. Here is 1 minute of Doom's sound effects. And here is 1 minute of Monkey Island 2 FM music. I quite like this sound card. I'm guessing, but I think the on board wavetable ROM is 2 meg. It just sounds better than a typical 1 meg budget wavetable sound, …

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Telewave Audio 32 - its onboard wavetable sounds weird!

Posted on 2010-12-30, 14:22

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At a glance - Opti 82C929A, real Yamaha OPL YMF262-M, onboard wavetable ROM. Problem - General Midi music sounds weird. Have a listen here . I wonder if the card has an effects processor (3D?, reverb and/or chorus perhaps?) which needs to be turned down or off, using an init utilitiy. Does anyone …

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Re: My Ultimate 486

Posted on 2010-12-29, 21:17

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udam_u wrote: It works fine with voltage set both 4 or 5V. What model of motherboard have you used? It's an "SYL8884PCI-EIO", and I talk about it on Vogons here. I think your Shuttle HOT-433 mobo must be one of the finest 486 mobos ever made. 😀

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Re: Opti 82C929A - DOS driver anyone please?

Posted on 2010-12-29, 19:55

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I think the SB Pro 2 is probably fractionally better than all of the clone cards that I have tested. There's not much in it though. I think they all have their strengths and weaknesses. It's fun to test them all, and then compare them all. It's good that they are still available on ebay, for …

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2010-12-29, 16:52

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Well, from hindsight I could've just taken 2 maybe, but oh well, I pressed that stupid button! Hehe! BTW, I have found a thread on the net about this exact board, from the exact same seller. http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/archive/index.php/t-12723.html The board has an 80 MHz oscillator, …

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2010-12-29, 16:30

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Thanks very much for the awesome info. BTW, who's just bought 3 of those 386 mobos, as featured in DonutKing's original post? 🤣

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2010-12-29, 13:28

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I had a look on ebay for some AMD 386-DX-40 chips, and found something similar to what DonutKing is using. The ebay listing is here . It's cheap, and I wonder if it's worth getting? Also, can someone please recommend any ISA video card to buy? I really don't care about speed. The one and only factor …

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Re: 386DX40 build

Posted on 2010-12-29, 12:48

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About the GUS PnP: It is possible to load the PPLT 1MB patch set on either GUS PnP and GUS PnP Pro, as long as you have enough RAM installed on the card. Wow. So that means, if you are using a GUS PnP Pro card with the PPLT 1MB patch set, 512K of the required RAM comes from the sound card's onboard …

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