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Re: New forum suggestions/Feedback

Posted on 2021-03-17, 10:14

in Milliways
I don't know. This site is being crawled by Google bots constantly. If files can be searched, maybe there will be automated requests to put down content because of certain file names (written warnings). Just look what insanity happened just recently : https://torrentfreak.com/adobe-goes-after-27- …

Re: PAS16: to sound blaster or not to soundblaster

Posted on 2021-03-17, 10:04

in Marvin \ Sound
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=754080#p754080 Beware, the PAS16 uses port 388h as its control port and for OPL3. This works fine, because PAS16 has circuitry that takes care of this. If you install, say, a SB16 and doesn't disable its OPL3, you'll hear some annoying noice coming out of it. A …

Re: CPU test program for 8086 emulator

Posted on 2021-03-16, 19:48

in PC Emulation
Wow, that's a pretty cool project, I also always wanted to code some kind of emulator ... if you want to test the (graphics) compatibility of your emulator someday, try some of these releases :) http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=65371 http://www.pouet.net/party.php?which=204&when=1996 http://www. …

Re: ISS contact using a 40 years young home computer

Posted on 2021-03-16, 13:27

in Milliways
Update. The antenna cable for the Packet Radio/APRS station on the European Columbus module is "fixed". http://southgatearc.org/news/2021/march/iss-columbus-ham-radio-station-operational.htm If I do correctly understand, the SSTV station is part of the russian Zarya module, so it perhaps wasn't …

Re: In this new decade, let us remember the Y2K Bug

Posted on 2021-03-16, 10:51

in Milliways
Personally, I don't care what some church bureaucrats decided about when their prophet lived and died hundreds of years after the fact & got wrong because the number '0' hadn't been imported from Sanskrit yet. That reminds me of a fascinating science-fiction story that I once read. In this story, a …

Re: CPU test program for 8086 emulator

Posted on 2021-03-16, 08:37

in PC Emulation
Yea, the 186 tests got me to a point where FreeDOS runs (seemingly flawless). So does most games that I have tested. But I can still not boot any version of MS-DOS or Windows 3.0 yet. So there are obviously still issues with my emulator. Hi, I'm no developer, but I remember that os2museum.com …

Re: DOS 6.22 - adpGeforce Boot Loader V2 ???

Posted on 2021-03-16, 07:45

At some point, nvidia also made chipsets (nforce 4 etc).. Could be some sort of boot loader that was used to allow restoring stuff from a hidden backup partition (was used for running a recovery tool maybe). Anyway, these are just ideas.. 🙂 Edit: Next time, you can also wipe track 0, too. There are …

Re: How to tweak CGA / EGA game palettes easily :)

Posted on 2021-03-15, 13:25

2) Popcorn (slowdown/acceleration, manual palette switch) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjvgAEPJqgQ Funny that you mention Popcorn.. 🙂👍 I've used it for testing purposes a while ago.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu88uKmqlEU Popcorn uses an alternate palette already (red vs pink). 4-greytones …

Emulation of x86 PCs of former East Germany?

Posted on 2021-03-15, 07:38

in PC Emulation
Hi everyone, I'm wondering if something like this already exists. Maybe in form of a partial emulation in obscure emulators of Soviet PCs. Especially emulation of one of these are interesting, since they used to run MS-DOS*.. errr.. I mean the totally original DCP OS (Disc Control Program)..: ;) …

Re: Retro Development

Posted on 2021-03-14, 15:28

in Milliways
^Personally, I really like vcfed.org, too, but I also always feel unconfortable posting there on a casual basis, so I only do if I carefully prepared myself. Always makes me feel disturbing the super users and gurus over there.. The x86 asm magic they practice is just way over my head. Couldn't …

Re: Phil’s latest video - Voltage Blaster

Posted on 2021-03-13, 14:20

in Marvin \ Sound
Also, some cons of this design that come to mind: Please don't mix 7805 and 7905. Although both are voltage regulators, they are used for different things. The 7805 is usually used to power something, that's why you could need all the other things you mentioned. The negative 5V and so 7905 is only …

Re: Phil’s latest video - Voltage Blaster

Posted on 2021-03-13, 13:45

in Marvin \ Sound
So Phil is still alive? Haven't seen him for ages on Vogons. Also, some cons of this design that come to mind: - Wastes an ISA slot - Misses further blocking caps of 100nf, 10uf etc - No heat sink, no fuse - The 7905 misses vital parts mentioned in the official 78xx/79xx datasheet! Diodes, caps etc. …

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