Re: A question about the Original 1987 Adlib sound card
Posted on 2019-04-09, 15:31
btw, was the 1987 Adlib card the very first FM music sound card for the PC? Thanks!
Re: A question about the Original 1987 Adlib sound card
Posted on 2019-04-09, 12:32
Thanks a lot! 😀 And also, thanks very much to everyone on this awesome website who answers my questions about vintage PC hardware - it's greatly appreciated.
Re: A question about the Original 1987 Adlib sound card
Posted on 2019-04-09, 11:47
Thanks! Do you happen to know what some of the other chips on this card do? I'm guessing that some must be for the "ISA bus interfacing". Thanks.
A question about the Original 1987 Adlib sound card
Posted on 2019-04-09, 11:14
Looking at these two chips on the Original 1987 Adlib sound card, their identification is obscured. Was this done intentionally by the manufacturer? The large "disguised" chip must be the Yamaha YM3812 chip, but what is the smaller chip, and what does it do? I wonder why that is also "disguised"? …
A question about Creative Game Blaster
Posted on 2019-04-05, 16:58
On the 8-bit Creative Game Blaster card, on its left hand side, there are 5 ICs, labelled IC6, IC7, IC8, IC9, and IC10. What do they do? On the PCB, they are labelled LS74, LS125, LS08, LS32, and LS138. For instance, on the LS125 chip, the chip itself is labelled HD74LS125AP Thanks a lot for any …
Re: 486 "Green" VLB mobo - your general thoughts please?
Posted on 2019-03-06, 11:30
Interesting, thanks! btw, I was sent this very informative link by someone, it doesn't mention 5x86s, but the sister mobo you mention does share the same chipset, so as you allude, I wonder if a latest BIOS flash would support them? ftp://retronn.de/docs/chipset/SiS%20471.pdf
Re: 486 "Green" VLB mobo - your general thoughts please?
Posted on 2019-03-03, 10:53
Thanks a lot for both replies. 1MB cache, 128MB RAM (The elhvb site says 64MB), a voltage regulator, and a coin battery are very nice. It supports the Pentium Overdrive, but I wonder, with the most up to date BIOS installed via the flash EEPROM, would it support the AMD 5x86 and Cyrix chips? However …
486 "Green" VLB mobo - your general thoughts please?
Posted on 2019-03-03, 10:16
I haven't had a proper look through my 486 boards for nearly 10 years now, and I came across this board, and unfortunately I can't remember much about it. Can anyone tell me a little bit about it please? Thanks a lot! Filename vlb mobo 50pc 93.JPG File size 1.99 MiB Views 844 views
Re: What Trident chipset does this card have?
Posted on 2019-01-23, 10:12
Unfortunately the sticker is stuck down tightly, and I currently don't have a 486 VLB mobo up and running. Sorry.
What Trident chipset does this card have?
Posted on 2019-01-23, 09:48
Here is a 1MB STB Sprint/32 VL card, using the Trident chipset. I wonder what chipset it has? Is it the - 9400CXi (slow) 9440AGi (faster) 9440 (without a suffix) - fastest! Quite some time ago, I talked about this card here: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=28497 Thanks a lot for any comments! …
Windows XP - test wavetable DB question
Posted on 2019-01-03, 09:04
Say I have a Win XP box. Is it easy to test a PCI sound card, with a wavetable daughterboard? Eg Diamond MX300 with say a Yamaha DB50XG. Thanks a lot for any comments.
Re: Question about Roland SCC-1
Posted on 2018-12-30, 13:38
I've noticed something about this 3 digit code. If the first digit is 1, then I notice on some of the smaller chips, I see 91. I'm fairly sure this means 1991. If the first digit is 2, then I see 92 on some of the smaller chips. If the first digit is 3, then I see 93 on some of the smaller chips. So …
Question about Roland SCC-1
Posted on 2018-12-29, 11:04
What does the really big chip do? Is it a microcontroller? Also, on this chip, there is a 3 digit alphanumeric code. Would this be a revision number? Is it similar to a BIOS? Thanks a lot for any info! 😀
NEC XR385 wavetable daughterboard - some questions
Posted on 2018-12-25, 10:51
1. Is it 4MB? 2. What is its DAC? 16 or 18 bit? 3. Is it a 1:1 clone of the Yamaha DB50XG daughterboard, and if so, why did NEC do this? Thanks very much for any info!
Re: GUS PnP versions
Posted on 2018-12-22, 13:34
Do you know what the "MX chip" does? It's the one next to the SIMM RAM slots. Thanks.
Re: GUS PnP versions
Posted on 2018-12-21, 14:39
Thanks a lot for the info! 😀
Re: GUS PnP versions
Posted on 2018-12-21, 14:19
Thanks a lot. So the Pro has 8.5MB, when it has 2x 4MB SIMMs? The regular has a maximum of 8MB? Never 8.5MB? Please could you explain the CD-ROM audio connectors? Looking at your two photos, they seem to be about the same? Is one for ATAPI (is that also called IDE?), and what is C.L. - is that the …
GUS PnP versions
Posted on 2018-12-21, 11:41
Re: the Gravis PnP, is there any difference in the PCB, between the "regular" version and the Pro version? I have a PnP card, that came out of a Pro box, and it's got a microphone power switch on the PCB. Does the "regular" card have this too? Thanks a lot for any info.
Re: Are any of the really old Sound Blasters any good?
Posted on 2018-12-15, 12:26
I'm going to necro my own thread. On page 1, I show the reverse of an Adlib sound card. It's got a squiggle signature on it. Does anyone else have this? Is it unique? A one off perhaps? Thanks for checking.
Question about Terratec Maestro 32/96 - version numbering
Posted on 2018-12-08, 10:28
Was there only 1 version, version 1.0? That's the only version number I have ever seen. Thanks a lot for any info.
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