Re: One MIDI device too many..?

Posted on 2018-07-27, 08:16

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by Jo22

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I heard of the SC-88 Pro because of Virtual Sound Canvas 3 (Edirol VSC 3).. It's implementation is the one which is buggy/which one's MIDI map is off (sound effects in place of instruments). At least in my copy (orig. boxed copy). The normal SC-88 and the SC-55 seems fine, though.

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Re: New game: Loonies 8192 (386+, VGA, OPL-2)

Posted on 2018-07-26, 23:37

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by Jo22

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Hi, sorry for the delay. :( I did a quick test with the different machine settings on my 10MHz 286 PC. This time, I exchanged the OAK card with an ET4000AX. https://youtu.be/WwTsGKRbMz4 In another test I ran Loonies 8192 on a Pentium 133 with a Dreamblaster S1 GM synth attached to the WaveBlaster …

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Re: Fixing an old 486?

Posted on 2018-07-25, 07:10

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by Jo22

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^Jesolo explained it very well.. In addition there are several videos covering this matter on the web. I've made a few, too: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM_rzw6WcXib … rch?query=xtide Edit: You can use any media your NIC supports,. not just 27xxx EPROM chips.

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Re: New game: Loonies 8192 (386+, VGA, OPL-2)

Posted on 2018-07-25, 07:03

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by Jo22

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root42 wrote: Cool. I will probably try it out this evening. I'll do the same. But firstly, I'll have to accompany my dad to the hospital. 🙁

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Re: How hard would it be to make a CGA card?

Posted on 2018-07-23, 12:16

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root42 wrote: The thing that makes CGA interesting is probably the composite color mode. However this only works in NTSC, so us Europeans are already not that much interested Um, why not ? Our TV sets are multi-norm since a while. They support NTSC/PAL/SECAM and their spinoffs (PAL60, NTSC50).

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Re: New game: Loonies 8192 (386+, VGA, OPL-2)

Posted on 2018-07-23, 00:15

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by Jo22

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The music doesn't sound fully the way it should (in terms of timing, that is - the instrumentation is good; for General MIDI, anyway.. the OPL-2 sounds much more "authentic" retro IMHO), the 286 might just be a bit too slow together with the VGA and the current code. Thank you, too. I have little …

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Re: How hard would it be to make a CGA card?

Posted on 2018-07-22, 23:58

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All digital, I think. Besides, there had been several variants of the Motorola : Synertek 6845E, SY6545, MC6545, Rockwell 6545, MC6847, Hitachi HD46505, HD6845SP, HD68A45 , MC6845P, AMS40489, UM6845, UM6845R, CM607P , CAST C6845 MDA/CGA/HGC/EGA/VGA/SVGA/TIGA Overview (TU Chemnitz) Other CGA/Motorola …

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Re: New game: Loonies 8192 (386+, VGA, OPL-2)

Posted on 2018-07-21, 13:19

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Update. It was quite some work, but I finally found and set up my CM-64 that I had boxed up a while ago.. Firstly, I tried to remap my CM-64 for GM ( video ).. Afterwards, I played Loonies 8086 r28. https://youtu.be/9iS1SdpgEZ4 I'm still not sure if the music played the way it should, though. : …

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Re: "Childhood Embers" - 286 AT with Hercules graphics build

Posted on 2018-07-20, 21:02

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by Jo22

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Hey Jo, thanks for your comments. Sorry, I couldn't reply earlier. No problem, same here. :) I have a very similar Logitech mouse (and a holder!), but it hasn't yellowed at all and therefore doesn't fit this computer aesthetically (didn't think I'd ever use this phrase). If I see Genius GM-6 mouse, …

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Re: Expert (WD Paradise) 2300H Vga card upgrade

Posted on 2018-07-20, 20:00

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by Jo22

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Hi, the WD90C00 chip is comparable to the PVGA1A or PVGA1B chip, I think. At least software wise it's very close. From what I've seen, the old PVG1A drivers do work fine on the WD90C00, too. Same goes for the 800x600 SVGA video mode. I'm speaking under correction, but 512KiB should be possible with …

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Re: dualbooting Windows 3.1(and dos) with 95?

Posted on 2018-07-20, 10:05

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by Jo22

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Well, yes, that's a valid point. On the other hand, how are users supposed to know about these details ? Using long file names does neither harm a FAT16 partition, nor a DOS 6.x installation, for example. (In contrast to Windows for Workgroups 3.11, which uses an early form of VFAT by default.) To …

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Re: bad EGA on modern cards?

Posted on 2018-07-20, 08:15

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by Jo22

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I wonder the same. It doesn't make sense that CRTC logic is still implemented in silicon, if the whole purpose of VGA/VGA text-mode in these days is to allow for installing an operating system that has no special drivers during the installation process. Even VBE is nolonger as relevant as it was …

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Re: dualbooting Windows 3.1(and dos) with 95?

Posted on 2018-07-20, 08:00

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by Jo22

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I think the same. But what happens if someone uses that "convert to FAT32" utility ? Does the "previous DOS version" entry still how up in the boot menu after conversion ? - I don't know about Widdows 95, but Win98SE had this utility.

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Re: dualbooting Windows 3.1(and dos) with 95?

Posted on 2018-07-19, 10:40

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by Jo22

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^More than 15 years ago, I ran Win98SE as my day to day OS, but kept a copy of Windows 3.10 in a separate directory. I ran that old copy of 3.10 from time to time, if required. Perhhaps it's just my memory, but I don't remember that I had such a trouble with it. Maybe it was because I wasn't using …

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Re: "Childhood Embers" - 286 AT with Hercules graphics build

Posted on 2018-07-19, 10:22

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by Jo22

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By the way, you can also play C64 IF games on your Amber 286.. The emulator programme is called c64 and supports Hercules. Colours are dithered, which looks really nice sometimes! :) (Samples: *I was using my OTI-037C in MGA mode, since my 286 PC w/ Hercules graphics and TTL-monitor didn't like it. …

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Re: New game: Loonies 8192 (386+, VGA, OPL-2)

Posted on 2018-07-18, 22:54

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by Jo22

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Did you set your MT-32 to map the channels so that the first channel is also used? I read somewhere that by default, MT-32 ignores the first channel and just uses the second channel onwards. Hi again, I think I've found what you were referring to. Note: the first thing to do upon turning on the MT- …

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Re: New game: Loonies 8192 (386+, VGA, OPL-2)

Posted on 2018-07-18, 21:31

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Here's a 8086-compatible build (the "normal" builds are usually 80386 builds), r28 should work on any x86, and it should work without EMU386, maybe that brings some performance boost. Thanks also from me for that 8086-compatible build! Maybe it brings a little performance boost, not sure. Thing is, …

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Re: New game: Loonies 8192 (386+, VGA, OPL-2)

Posted on 2018-07-18, 20:38

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Hi, I loaded EMU386 first. Maybe r27 contains one or two 386 instructions that makes it break on your 286 if it isn't loaded. Edit: I added EMU386 to the youtube description. I forgot about it since I tested Loonies 8086 shortly before it. Sorry about that! 😦

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Re: New game: Loonies 8192 (386+, VGA, OPL-2)

Posted on 2018-07-18, 20:01

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background effect on the play area and disables the background effect on the quit yes/no selection screen. Would love to see if the SBMIDI integration works on real hardware with real synths :) Hi again! Just checked, it works. I used my MT-32 for testing. In the recording, only left channel is …

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Re: "Childhood Embers" - 286 AT with Hercules graphics build

Posted on 2018-07-18, 10:34

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Wow, this looks really great! You did a good job at restoring the computer. The outcome of your restauration is really good! :) A Genius GM-6 mouse would fit to that, I think. I also like the amber pictures of Bubble Bobble and Targhan, by the way. I imagine, the expereince would be awesome (as in …

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