Re: A thought: SD card reader via parallel port?

Posted on 2018-02-20, 10:40

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by lolo799

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I'm using mine on a XT with a 8088 cpu, 512k of RAM, DOS 5 and the parallel port of the Hercules compatible card. That model you linked to is an earlier model but uses the same drivers, so it should work fine on your 5150. No idea about the models from other brands, like SanDisk ImageMate for …

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Re: A thought: SD card reader via parallel port?

Posted on 2018-02-19, 13:04

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by lolo799

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Similar but for a different format, there have been Compact Flash card adapter for the parallel port sold at retail, like this one that i have, and with DOS drivers working on XT computers: Filename mdcfe.jpg File size 65.42 KiB Views 4897 views

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Re: PCMCIA Sound Cards

Posted on 2018-02-13, 21:45

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Some time ago I bought this KXL-D745 card which is defective, not recognized by any computer I tried it in, a problem with the tuple data perhaps, so I opened it to take pictures (scans actually) of the inside: Filename kxl-d745 pcmcia top.jpg File size 304.06 KiB Views 3091 views Filename kxl-d745 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) software/OS today

Posted on 2018-02-11, 22:02

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Cool idea for a thread! Here are the two oldest Linux distribs I have, Unifix Linux 1.5 from 1994 and Red Hat 3.0.3 from 1996 Filename unifix15.JPG File size 73.3 KiB Views 5536 views Filename unifix15-page1.JPG File size 133.62 KiB Views 5536 views Filename redhat303.JPG File size 117.25 KiB Views …

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Re: Trying to find drivers for a Zenith Data Systems laptop

Posted on 2018-02-05, 13:15

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by lolo799

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While I'm here, could you do me a favor and try to find on yours what pcmcia drivers it is using? I have a pcmcia scsi card with an external 8x panasonic cd-rom drive but I can't get it to work because it's missing the pcmcia drivers and cardsoft isn't detecting the correct drivers either, I guess …

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Re: Multiple Windows 98SE installations on one drive?

Posted on 2018-02-04, 12:04

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by lolo799

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You could have used the hardware profile function from the system properties too, I use it on a 2.5" hdd I put in 2 different laptops, at boot it asks you for the profile you want to use.

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Re: DTK Assist Card PC, a PC on a PCI card for your PC

Posted on 2018-01-30, 18:11

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by lolo799

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The seller left a Celeron 900 in the box, I'll test it on the card.

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Re: PCMCIA Sound Cards

Posted on 2018-01-30, 18:09

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by lolo799

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Try the driver from this post: PCMCIA Sound Cards

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Re: BeOS Build/Install

Posted on 2018-01-28, 11:44

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by lolo799

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I'd say put 4.5 on the Pentium Pro and R5 on the Pentium III, put a Voodoo 3 in one of them if you want hardware accelerated OpenGL for playing Quake 2 (or 3). I have a few machines running BeOS only, Edirol DV-7 video editing machines http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=44796 , a BeIA …

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Re: DTK Assist Card PC, a PC on a PCI card for your PC

Posted on 2018-01-27, 15:12

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The card works with my Asus P55T2P4, though the screen did flicker/turn off for a very short time every so often... It takes a lot of space inside, I had to remove my Voodoo 1, network and SB16 cards to fit the Assist card and its optional sound/usb/hdd board. IMG_6631.JPG IMG_6622.JPG Some …

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Re: Prisoner of Ice MIDI/HMI access? (supports GUS?)

Posted on 2018-01-27, 15:01

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You want a music from a particular scene in the game, or all of them?

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Re: What 3.5 inch floppy drive is works with all 3.5 inch disks?

Posted on 2018-01-16, 21:34

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I have considered CF as an option, considering the card reader on my PC has a CF slot. If I ever do get an older PC (thinking about a Thinkpad), I might get one of those IDE to CF adapters for ease of file access. Do they make PC card to CF adapters? Yes you can find a variety of PCMCIA adapters …

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Re: Prisoner of Ice MIDI/HMI access? (supports GUS?)

Posted on 2018-01-16, 11:20

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You have the DOS version of the game, the audio setup is shown the first time you run the game, you can still access it by running ice320 -config or ice640 -config. ice640_001.png ice640_003.png ice640_004.png ice640_005.png There are other versions of the game: a native Windows version that …

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DTK Assist Card PC, a PC on a PCI card for your PC

Posted on 2018-01-14, 16:05

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Imagine you have a somewhat old computer (with a couple of available PCI 2.1 slots) and you decide you need a new machine, but an ATX motherboard won't fit into your AT case, and you don't want to buy a new case for some reasons, what would you do? Sure you can upgrade your existing first gen …

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Re: Bought these games today

Posted on 2018-01-13, 11:36

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TimMer1981 wrote: Loads of those on eBay, just search for "joystick adb". 😀 Just got a Gravis Firebird, that will do the trick nicely.

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2018-01-07, 23:14

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To use a pair of Saturn controllers to play, which are pretty nice to use.

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2018-01-07, 22:20

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The same person made drivers for Windows 2000 and XP too, available on his page. There are drivers for Linux and BeOS as well. And the card is supported by the Allegro library, Mame 0.37, and some other pieces of software. The official product page mentions that you need to use the ISA version if …

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2018-01-07, 21:34

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by lolo799

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Yes it's that card, the PowerVR chip is only used as a PCI-ISA bridge. The card is detected as a PCX2 in DOS and Windows, so you can't use it if you already have a PowerVR card in your machine. No Ram on it, so obviously any game trying to use it crashes. Large pictures of it at the bottom of …

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2018-01-07, 20:42

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by lolo799

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I have the card, it's the "PowerVR Fun Thread" and I expected someone to know all the cards with PowerVR chips on them, a knowledgeable bunch of people on vogons after all! I'll give you a few days to rack your brain, unless you really want to see it today...

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Re: PowerVR Fun Thread

Posted on 2018-01-07, 20:34

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derSammler wrote: It's a VideoLogic Apocalypse 3D. Drivers attached. No, sorry, not that one either.

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