Re: Gotek like Optical Driver Emulator - Is it possible?

Posted on 2020-04-04, 07:52

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by Jo22

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Well, USB-C is ..what it is. A connector. Like DE-9, DE-15, Hosiden, RCA/Chinch.. It has a loose connection (pun intended) to USB and its protocol, but can be used for anything otherwise. Edit: This gives the "Universal" in USB a truely new dimension, doesn't it ? We can't say the USB people aren't …

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Re: BLASTERBOARD : A new SB 2.0-compatible ISA sound card

Posted on 2020-04-03, 12:59

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by Jo22

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Did some further testings... Installed the BB into a Pentium-style board (~133MHz) with fresh installed Dos 6.22. Also tried to install / dignose the original SB drivers. No luck at all. Again: Maybe it isn't supposed to work?! But I've run some mod tracker. That's working very well. :shocked: My, …

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Re: MOD4WIN with GF1 based Gravis Ultrasound Classic under Win98?

Posted on 2020-04-02, 08:52

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by Jo22

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So for me it seems like the RAM is not detected. My idea is that this is caused by the combination of the rather old drivers written for Win95 and I am using Win98... That could be possible. I had nothing but trouble with the Windows driver for the GUS.. Especially on DOSBox 0.74. Unfortunately, I …

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Re: MOD4WIN with GF1 based Gravis Ultrasound Classic under Win98?

Posted on 2020-04-02, 07:32

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by Jo22

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I think the same. The current "Last Beta" releases removed all hardware support (OPL4+Sample RAM, GUS, EWS64XL).. To be on the safe side, also try the official homepage of this MOD4WIN colleague: http://meuble.radio.free.fr/mod4win/english.html It mentions "Direct Hardware Support" explecitely.

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Re: Windows 2.03 genius mouse

Posted on 2020-04-01, 08:08

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by Jo22

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Hi Frank! You need to re-install Windows 2.x, I'm afraid. Windows 2.x had static drivers, still, except for printer drivers.. However, you may have to track down a Windows 2.x or Windows/286 driver for Windows 2.03, since Windows does not use the DOS drivers. An image of 5.25"Genius Mouse diskette …

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Re: Gotek like Optical Driver Emulator - Is it possible?

Posted on 2020-03-31, 10:22

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by Jo22

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If some genius really manages to release such a device for sale it really needs a digital SPDIF-output in addition to the analog output. I still remember when I got my first DVD drive in 1998 and it had the 2-pin SPDIF-output which I connected to the SoundBlaster Live!. It was a huge improvement …

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Re: Windows 9x/ME with WPA2 router compatibility

Posted on 2020-03-31, 10:09

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by Jo22

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You can also use a cheap Ethernet->Wifi bridge, which will circumvent any requirements for the OS, since the bridge does all that and the OS just sees a standard Ethernet connection. +1 I think this is the most secure and future-proof solution also. When WPA3 will be standard in the not so far …

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Re: USB 1.0 (1996) vs. USB 1.1 (1998)

Posted on 2020-03-30, 12:39

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by Jo22

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NUSB works with USB 2.0 only. Which is a shame really. USB 3.0 controllers are out for ten (!) years now and so much better than the previous generations in several details. They support more power, have better shielded cables and a much greater throughput. Even/especially with older USB 1.x/2.x …

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Re: Is there any way to add reverb & chorus to the OPL synth of a SB Pro / SB16 soundcard?

Posted on 2020-03-30, 07:43

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by Jo22

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Hello. If it's only about a 3D effect, many older speaker boxes will do. Not seldomly, they also had a "3D" button which added echo and delay to the stereo signal. Alternatively, some cheap surrsound sound boxes existed, like that by Boeder (I made a video of its internals). The chip is something …

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Re: How did people draw on their PCs in the 80s and the 90s?

Posted on 2020-03-30, 06:24

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by Jo22

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I remember some architects using graphic tablet from early 90's, those tablets were A3 or A2 sized. They usually had overlays with an area reserved for most usual commands on the top of the tablet, so they could select it without changing from tablet to keyboard/mouse. Also they came with pens and …

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Dummy Head Recordings (Sennheiser sample)

Posted on 2020-03-30, 05:49

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by Jo22

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Hello everyone, I've found two incredible dummy head recordings online that I like to share. German: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QK3CaYsacw English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbIKKc8zcOA For those of you that wonder what I'm talking of: Dummy head recordings, also often just called …

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Re: ATI Rage 128 under Windows 95

Posted on 2020-03-29, 00:04

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by Jo22

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Thanks ! will give it a try later when I have time. I've got a Rage 128 (GL version ?) in my PowerMac G3 Blue/White and it's a really good card or so I heard. It is or was among the fastest cards on the platform. It uses an enhanced type of PCI (66MHz ?) also. Makes me wish it was using PCI 64-Bit …

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Re: ISA PATA/IDE adapter vs HBA vs ? for larger drive, ISA-only PC

Posted on 2020-03-28, 18:05

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by Jo22

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when using the XUB (XTIDE Universal BIOS) to control "modern" 16/32-bit IDE controllers, you must change the parameters in the ROM to support that I second that. In the link I mentioned, the ROM dump had been previously configured for that purpose, for example. For booting an ISA card is required, …

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Re: What music are you listening to?

Posted on 2020-03-28, 17:54

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by Jo22

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Tangerine Dream - Valley Of The Sun

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Re: ISA PATA/IDE adapter vs HBA vs ? for larger drive, ISA-only PC

Posted on 2020-03-28, 09:31

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by Jo22

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Any other options I'm missing? Hello, well, there is also XTIDE Universal BIOS, which can be stored on an EPROM chip. Or a Flash chip. If plugged onto an ISA network card, it can be used as a replacement for the IDE support that's programmed into the PC's BIOS. If you like, you can have a look at …

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Re: Voodoo passthrough cable -- 14-pin OK?

Posted on 2020-03-28, 09:17

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by Jo22

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Standard VGA cable works ok for my Voodoo1 and Voodoo2. Both 14 and 15 pins are considered standard I believe, the latter usually only needed for TV connections. I'm afraid my knowledge is outdated or incomplete, but.. my father used to have a 20" monitor with BNC connectors at the back. That …

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Re: ISA PATA/IDE adapter vs HBA vs ? for larger drive, ISA-only PC

Posted on 2020-03-28, 04:12

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by Jo22

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Any other options I'm missing? Hello, well, there is also XTIDE Universal BIOS, which can be stored on an EPROM chip. Or a Flash chip. If plugged onto an ISA network card, it can be used as a replacement for the IDE support that's programmed into the PC's BIOS. If you like, you can have a look at …

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Re: Voodoo passthrough cable -- 14-pin OK?

Posted on 2020-03-28, 03:11

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by Jo22

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I notice a lot of VGA extension cables on eBay are 14-pin only. Everyone assures that pin-9 is no longer relevant, but to be sure I wanted to check here to make sure using 14-pin passthrough cable to a voodoo1/voodoo2 is going to work OK. Well, I don't for sure, but.. The cable that I made myself ( …

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Re: Sound drivers work in DOS 6.22 but not in Win 3.11

Posted on 2020-03-28, 03:07

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by Jo22

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Hi, may I ask if the Windows drivers for your Sound Blaster 16 are installed ? If so, you can check and correct the driver settings manually. To do so, either run SYSEDIT in Windows or open SYSTEM.INI in a text editor. (The highlighted parts are the most important ones.) Then, watch out for the [ …

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Re: Help needed with dead 286 board. With schematics.

Posted on 2020-03-26, 23:40

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by Jo22

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After a cursory glance at the BIOS disassembly I can say forget the POST card - doesn't look like it does any port 80 writes so there won't be any meaningful codes. This mobo really is a kind of early XT to AT hybrid. Make sure the keyboard is connected - I've seen some early mobos behave odd when …

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