Re: SNES Classic Mini

Posted on 2017-09-30, 20:27

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About the lenght of the controller cable of the NES Mini.. There were rumors that the manufacturing company confused the metric system and imperial units. In Europe, the typical NES controller cable was about 1.8 meters long (180cm or ~6 feet). If you made it 1.8 feet long instead, you would get …

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Re: MIDI over Bluetooth

Posted on 2017-09-30, 11:20

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Hi, perhaps the adapter does require the new Bluetooth LE (low energy) ? A "smart ready" capable device (tablet/smartphone..) does usually support both classic and new bluetooth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_Low_Energy Anyway, it's just an idea. The fact that the connection already was …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 CT1740 Repair

Posted on 2017-09-30, 11:02

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Hi, just checked the caps on my CT1740.. C11 = 4.7uF (50v) C15 = 100uF (16v) PS: I also attached a photograph. Unfortunately, my cameras can't take close-up photos.

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Re: What order does Windows 3.11 use memory?

Posted on 2017-09-29, 17:40

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AfaIk, it might depend on himem.sys also. That's what Win 3.x gets its memory from (though the actual managment is done by 3.x itself). I think Windows 9x himem.sys and DOS 6.x himem.sys differ in the order they address physical memory.. Edit: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=547948#p547948 …

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Re: Why is the Diamond Monster MX300 so expensive?

Posted on 2017-09-28, 04:34

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Maybe it is also because of the brand Diamond Monster {something} ? I'd be a good companion card for a Diamond Monster 3D based system..

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Re: Why 7Z not RAR or ZIP?

Posted on 2017-09-28, 04:28

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7Zip always reminds me of old 7plus, a "compression" (packer/extractor) used for packet-radio..

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Re: BIOS Chip Types

Posted on 2017-09-28, 02:34

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The TL866CS is fine, too. Just remember to uncheck the "Check ID" checkbox, to make the programming sequence work. Otherwise, you'll end up like me and bang your head on a table many times. Haha. 😁 Good luck! ^^

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Re: Why 7Z not RAR or ZIP?

Posted on 2017-09-28, 02:19

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Where did .ARJ go? That is what I used in the 90s For a long time, I wondered the same about *.ARC.. 😉

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Re: NEC V20 not compatible with my PC ?

Posted on 2017-09-27, 21:42

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Thanks a lot, keropi! 😀 So is it ok to assume that 5, 8 or 10MHz models are usually safe ? SSTV2 wrote: This is how NOP test circuit looks like on a Z80 http://www.z80.info/z80test0.htm. Thanks for the link - I just bookmarked that page! My dad really loves z80s, too, btw. 😁

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Re: Original or Native language?

Posted on 2017-09-27, 21:30

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I'm always curious about other languages.. ^_^ Sometimes I play games in my native language, sometimes in English. Depending on the setting or kind of game, I choose English over my own language from time to time. Especially if that game involves some cheesy sayings from the 80s/90s (in my language …

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Re: NEC V20 not compatible with my PC ?

Posted on 2017-09-27, 19:00

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Well NOP opcode is 0x90 so i would hardwire the data pins to be 0x90 and use a button with debouncing capacitor to be the "clock generator" btw the data pins should be set to input. But i dont think this is the way to do a nop test. Thanks for that information! Maybe I can find some schematic for …

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Re: What am I doing with a 286?

Posted on 2017-09-27, 18:34

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Hm. I guess it was made somewhen between ~85 and ~87 then. By 88/89, BIOSes were usually more advanced already (like the colourful AMI BIOS), except if they were released as updates/fixes for earlier machines. I'm speaking under correction, though. Maybe the reality is different. 😅

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Re: BIOS Chip Types

Posted on 2017-09-27, 18:22

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G550 is pretty much garbage, however the TL866CS is pretty good. Um, okay. :neutral: The G540 worked good enough for me, if I used a strong USB port (USB 3.x). The control software could be better, though. The Engrish spelling isn't that good. Gratefully, someone made a patch to fix that : :) …

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Re: NEC V20 not compatible with my PC ?

Posted on 2017-09-27, 16:01

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Hi, thank you very much for your reply! :) I've read the datasheet and it describes the NEC D70108HCZ-16 as a high-speed/low-power version of the NEC V20. It also says something about stand-by mode, clock stop function and CMOS static design. I don't really know what to make of it, though. At least …

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Re: BIOS Chip Types

Posted on 2017-09-27, 15:35

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So I'm going to attempt to update to a newer BIOS on a 286 I'm building up. The BIOS Chip Type is : http://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_r4-th018.html Never heard of that model before, sorry. :( Perhaps it's just a one-time programmable EPROM chip of an eastern production ? OTP's are essentially …

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NEC V20 not compatible with my PC ?

Posted on 2017-09-27, 00:37

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Hello everyone, I've got a Nixdorf 8810 M35 PC/XT class machine @ 4.77MHz. You can see the specs here (site of another M35 user): http://www.cpu-galaxy.at/complete_systems/Nixdorf_8810_M35/Nixdorf_8810.htm Recently, I thought about upgrading it *just a little* with a NEC V20.. Not for speed, but …

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Re: What am I doing with a 286?

Posted on 2017-09-26, 22:07

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@hwh Yup, I do think the same. The prior one is using chips by err.. CHIPS. 😁 It's perhaps one of the first NEAT boards, too ? That ol' Award BIOS looks ancient for sure. ^^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEAT_chipset

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Re: Exclusive Windows 3.1, 95, 98, and ME Games List

Posted on 2017-09-26, 14:10

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I agree with that. Windows 3.x really is a special case, I think. Windows 3.1x or WfW in general is on the border line between a GUI and a real OS. To this day, people still debate over this (sometimes hefty , too). To make things even more complicated, it is both quite similar and very different to …

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Re: Pentium 133 build

Posted on 2017-09-26, 13:46

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Nice work, indeed! Congratulations for a job well done! 😁

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Re: AWE64 Gold KQ4 SQ3 and MT32 Support

Posted on 2017-09-24, 22:53

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This thread makes me wonder.. Does the AWE still include the old DSP-driven SB MIDI feature ? :confused: - The SB32 with its EMU8000 still did that, as far as I remember. And if it really does, so does AWEUTIL support SB MIDI if it is running MT-32 emulation mode ? Or is AWEUTIL just MPU-401 only ? …

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