Re: Does software normally affect MIDI playback?

Posted on 2019-04-07, 20:13

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by Jo22

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I think the same. In case of Win 9x, some sound card drivers may also offer another additional MIDI "device" which may also provides special support for the extended features of some OPL3 clones (ESS/Crystal etc). Some sound card drivers for Win 9x also feature MIDI support for DOS games that are …

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Re: Help! Using Serial-2-Wifi modem on Windows

Posted on 2019-04-07, 19:59

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by Jo22

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^Windows XP can act both as a SLIP host and client..

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Re: Trouble Enabling Wave Blaster on SB16

Posted on 2019-04-07, 08:14

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by Jo22

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Also check your resources. ACPI and Ethernet cards often use IRQ 2/9, which an MPU-401 normally uses for communications. Edit: Depending on the game, you can also select "SB-MIDI". That's the legacy MIDI interface of the SB/PRO/16.

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Re: mainboard clock flies too fast

Posted on 2019-04-07, 08:10

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by Jo22

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I'm not sure. I can only tell you that DOS has it's own clock device. Checkit! (v3, for example) has got a clock testing part, some Y2K test programs have it, too. Maybe the Real Time Clock or the system timer is faulty ? Perhaps it just a defective crystal (xtal) on the mainboard also, who knows ? …

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Re: Little help on a ISA Video Card I just got

Posted on 2019-04-07, 05:30

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by Jo22

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I've got this card. It's a bit limited, but on the bright side can emulate older standards (CGA w/ alternate palettes etc) to some degree and isn't as finicky as some Trident 9000s I tested. With a wrong jumper setting, however, you won't get any picture. Please check the red jumper block on the …

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Re: Has anyone got VirtualBox 5.2.x working under Windows XP?

Posted on 2019-04-06, 01:58

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by Jo22

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I also checked v6, but it seems to nolonger support pure x86.

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Re: Has anyone got VirtualBox 5.2.x working under Windows XP?

Posted on 2019-04-06, 01:51

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by Jo22

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I've upgraded to 5.2.26 and it seems to run, too. Since the HDD has little space, I can only test small OSes right now. The VirtualBox Extensions installed just fine, even though I can't really test them now.

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Re: Has anyone got VirtualBox 5.2.x working under Windows XP?

Posted on 2019-04-06, 01:41

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by Jo22

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xjas wrote: ^^ nice to know it's at least doable... do you have recent Windows Updates installed? Just checked, 5.1.2 works on our family's (my father's) old office PC. It's configured for dual-boot (XP/7) and the XP installation was last changed/updated somewhen before 2014 or so (has Firefox 52 …

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Re: Is this drive usable? IDE PATA 1.8"

Posted on 2019-04-05, 09:25

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by Jo22

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Hi, is that 44pin IDE ? Sorry, it's been a while since I was holding such drives in my hands. 😅 If so, 44pin to 40pin IDE adapters are quite common.

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Re: Has anyone got VirtualBox 5.2.x working under Windows XP?

Posted on 2019-04-05, 07:52

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by Jo22

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I have 5.1.2 installed on XP x86, I believe.

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Re: Best way to transfer files over a network in Windows 95?

Posted on 2019-04-05, 03:41

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by Jo22

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^Webservers are apparently very easy to implement. I wouldn't be surprised if someone will made one for the i4040 someday. Here's an old link to the PICserver, running of a very old PIC controller chip.^^ https://web.archive.org/web/20000611144629/ht … wpic/source.htm

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Re: ISA RAM card, my easter project

Posted on 2019-04-05, 03:18

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by Jo22

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Sorry to keep you waiting.. I hope that I can finish this project this easter. - I recently got an old oscillograph (scope) that might be helpful for troubleshooting later on. :) Ok, so the little oscillograph is working.. I tested it with a discriminator output of a simple Hellschreiber modem that …

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Re: Is collecting cellphones a thing? (Odd quenstion, I know)

Posted on 2019-04-05, 01:06

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by Jo22

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Not really collecting, but in our family we keep our old phones. A Hagenuk MT900 circa '92, a Motorola MicroTac from '93, a Philips model from '96 (w/ SMS!),. They are all in working condition, btw.

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Re: After you die, who inherits your computer?

Posted on 2019-04-04, 22:28

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After you die, who inherits your computer? I don't know, who surely does, anyway ? ;) My father is a member of a vintage radio club, so I often have the choice to read their magazine. According to that, these radio collectors are worried that their beloved stuff will disappear along with them one …

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Re: Hardware GUI Acceleration on GF 6/7 series

Posted on 2019-04-04, 05:06

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by Jo22

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Hi, there once was a related article at Tom's Hardware. I've linked to it in an old thread. It's here -> Re: Best PCI VGA card for Windows 3.11 performance?

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Re: Cut & Paste in DOSBox (03-20-2019)

Posted on 2019-04-03, 15:45

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by Jo22

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I'm not sure if I understand correctly what you wanted to say. :blush: I solely meant that some of the DOS programs probably supported APIs on their own, rather than DOS itself. I'm speaking under correction now, but I believe that GEM or Windows 3.0 once supported/emulated APIs from previous …

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Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator.

Posted on 2019-04-03, 12:19

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by Jo22

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^Physical CPU cards with 80x86 would also be neat. I.e. in the style of Amiga Bridgeboard, the Z80 SoftCard, etc., but only with the core parts present. By using an open source plug-in DLL, both emulators and virtual izers could use them optionally. Interface could be PCIe, Thunderbolt, USB etc. I …

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Re: Desqview, QEMM and 4DOS?

Posted on 2019-04-03, 11:03

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by Jo22

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I don't know for sure, since I ahven't used 4DOS that much in the past, but generally speaking, yoo can change/edit/rename that DESQView menu item so the DOS window has got more than 128KB. 😀

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Re: ISA RAM card, my easter project

Posted on 2019-04-03, 10:58

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by Jo22

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I tried PM a user the other day. I could not find the option for it. I don't think this site has a PM system. That or I'm Mr magoo and can't find it. Hi, Vogons has a PM system. Not sure how many postings are currently required for someone to have before it becomes accessible. Here's the icon that …

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Re: Best way to transfer files over a network in Windows 95?

Posted on 2019-04-03, 10:50

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by Jo22

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Yeah, just use FTP.. Or punch cards.

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