Re: IXW-JAZZ16S sound card (MV-16)

Posted on 2024-02-03, 16:23

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The driver disk has an Octek logo on it - a quick search for Octek MV-16 brings up the DOSDays website - https://www.dosdays.co.uk/topics/Manufacturers/mediavision.php#JAZZ - which says “ Media Vision licenced their Jazz16 chipset to a number of OEMs, including Gateway 2000 and KTL (FCC IDs starting …

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Re: Help approximately dating this case? Late 90s or early 00?

Posted on 2024-01-25, 05:28

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by JidaiGeki

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Have you checked the inside of the molded case front for a date - some of the cases I own have a date dial injection molded inside. No certainty but should be easy to check I guess. But the vibe I get is 97-98, sort of reminds me of my 98 era AOpen HX08.

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Re: Unpack the blind box

Posted on 2024-01-21, 12:24

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I have a very similar one boxed, but mine is an ES1868. Probably the best SB clone in my pile. https://archive.org/details/soundconductor16pnpsc201snd21cd/Box%20Front.jpg Those notes look like they're racing one another to the, er, big golden egg thing. Breeding a new standard in audio excellence?

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Re: A sound card that looks a little special

Posted on 2024-01-20, 04:30

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Today I dug out the pile of sound cards under the bed. They have been there for almost twenty years.It feels like I'm 30 years old again :) I find a card that's a bit special. I can't find the brand, and there's an interface I don't recognize on the top of it, with 40 pins - what is it used to …

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Re: Reveal Multimedia Upgrade Kit 1993

Posted on 2023-12-15, 05:23

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Other pics - close up of other Reveal multimedia kits, the sound card manuals and a contents list for this kit. This kit doesn't have Audiostation or anything Voyetra related, and I think is missing a few install disks, though it has 3 install floppies so maybe that was all it ever had. There are …

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Re: Reveal Multimedia Upgrade Kit 1993

Posted on 2023-12-15, 05:16

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More pics - of the card & drive, the install sheet and a promo sheet. Filename 4-Card and drive.jpg File size 1.82 MiB Views 1321 views File license Fair use/fair dealing exception Filename 6-Install sheet side2.jpg File size 1.55 MiB Views 1321 views File license Fair use/fair dealing exception …

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Re: Reveal Multimedia Upgrade Kit 1993

Posted on 2023-12-15, 05:12

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I have a Reveal Multimedia FX kit which could be similar to the one you've mentioned. This one is a Walmart version and didn't come with KQ7 or Stellar 7, and the front of the box has a sticker covering up what would have been a different set of titles. 1-box.jpg 2-CDs.jpg The sound card in this kit …

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Re: Which card to use with the Creative EasyCD External Drive?

Posted on 2023-12-06, 01:24

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The CT1810 is for a different external drive (pictured), so you’ll need the CT2750. It’s rare but not impossible to find, a few popped up for sale on eBay during the past year. Filename IMG_9705.jpeg File size 287.27 KiB Views 214 views File license Fair use/fair dealing exception Filename IMG_9706 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-12-01, 10:49

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Had this AT case sent over from the US. Same case I had in ‘91, think this one was put in service in ‘93 based on the chips on the setup inside - VLB motherboard with 486SX. Doesn’t seem to be much battery damage but will tear it down soon to inspect. IMG_9611.jpeg Amazed it arrived in good …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-07-11, 16:58

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Won an auction for this Pentium-II dual processor set for 25,10€ plus shipping. It was listed as untested, but it seems to work. Only the single sided 256MB RAM stick seems a bit suspicious. Weird things happen when that one is inserted. CPU retention brackets and rear IO shield were not included. …

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Re: List of rarest PC soundcards

Posted on 2023-06-15, 03:29

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I've never seen another one of these, they aren't listed anywhere to speak of (aside from the rather vague FCCID page), and they don't 'exist' in any databases I've found for model #s. *-0018-* just doesn't appear to be a thing according to the collective knowledge of the internet, and yet.. here …

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Re: Can you identify this PC?

Posted on 2023-06-14, 04:01

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https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/papa-y-las-tic - this guy has a pic of a Tandon 286 - same case, no sticker - and says: "This was the first computer my father bought. He bought it while living in London to work on his thesis. This computer, which seems almost prehistoric to us today, did not …

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Re: Syntax Computers - Singapore

Posted on 2023-05-08, 22:57

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Congrats! Nice case, and can relate to the feeling of finding what is now an obscure nostalgic item - mine was a Datamini Apple clone. Hope to see a build log of your Syntax PC one day. Did you find it in SG?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-05-08, 22:23

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This arrived today - Canopus Pure 3D IILX Filename B89B13E9-79FD-4CD3-B31E-ED82A3C93B12.jpeg File size 1.76 MiB Views 2109 views File license Fair use/fair dealing exception It came with original cables, including an internal pass through cable to the Spectra 2500 TNT card. Filename 9A864350-6494- …

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Re: Creative cr-563b in external enclosure?

Posted on 2023-03-11, 13:45

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That’s the original drive in its case - I have one but it got a bit beaten up in the post. It should connect to the CT1810 controller card, of which there are some available cheap on eBay. It is also 37-pin and has an audio connector as well to mate up to your drive. Edit: I see you have the cable! …

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Re: Media Vision Pro Audio Wavetable "JazzWave" - Jazz16 + ICS Wavefront

Posted on 2023-01-15, 13:30

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Nice one, and I'll follow this thread with interest! Other sound cards also use the 2115 chip, including TB and Aztech, but also this oddity - https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=87354 - there are drivers posted in page 1 (ctsb16.zip), could be worth a try. The driver package contains WFLITE …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-09, 08:57

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Pretty pleased about this one since I haven't found any rare sound cards in a long time. I have never seen one of these before and only found a handful of references to it online after looking it up tonight: jazzwave.jpg (seller's photo) Apparently this is called a Media Vision Pro Audio Wavetable …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-09, 08:01

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pan069 wrote on 2023-01-09, 07:50: JidaiGeki wrote on 2023-01-09, 07:40: And coincidentally this arrived at mine today ... IMG_7731.jpg Oh, nice. A beauty. Looks new, but there is quite a bit of corrosion on the ISA connector. Ah no, it's NOS. The colouring is just reflection off the bag.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-09, 07:40

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Pretty pleased about this one since I haven't found any rare sound cards in a long time. I have never seen one of these before and only found a handful of references to it online after looking it up tonight: jazzwave.jpg (seller's photo) Apparently this is called a Media Vision Pro Audio Wavetable …

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Re: Sound Card ID Please

Posted on 2022-10-03, 12:06

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Sound card is an Ensoniq Soundscape Opus - has its own Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensoniq_Soundscape_OPUS Info on how to install it in DOS - http://dosdays.co.uk/topics/soundscape_opus_dos.php Others will be able to tell you more about the quality of its sound, I'm no audiophile …

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