Re: Introducing the 3dfx Voodoo 590
Posted on 2012-07-25, 13:58
Markk wrote: Did you notice the date of the article? 😜 Of course, but that doesn't make it less funny 🤣
Re: The Grand OPL3 Comparison Run!
Posted on 2012-07-25, 13:56
33.8688/684 like you said seems reasonable. I checked again and you're right, spectrum analysis shows aliasing starts at about 24760Hz. That would mean the sampling rate is ~49520Hz.
Re: Daughter board ribbon cable for sound cards.
Posted on 2012-07-24, 16:10
An XR385 sure won't fit on the Vibra16 I have here (CT2960). The card would touch the mainboard and the mounting holes are way off.
Introducing the 3dfx Voodoo 590
Posted on 2012-07-24, 15:52
I just found this... http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/voodoo-revived/ 🤣
Re: The Grand OPL3 Comparison Run!
Posted on 2012-07-24, 15:49
Great idea, I can record some later today on an YMF-719. Supposedly that is a standard OPL3 with zero filtering. At least the implementation is somewhat different from the original OPL3 implementation in YMF262, because they use different master clock speeds, so yes, it would be interesting. Are …
Re: Your Best PC Dumpster Finds
Posted on 2012-07-24, 15:10
Last system I found in a dumpster was an IBM PC 5150 😀
Re: Daughter board ribbon cable for sound cards.
Posted on 2012-07-24, 14:34
I did the same, only soldered the cable directly to the sound card: (the markings on the cable read '105% SPACE SHUTTLE' by the way 🤣)
Re: Dos easy installation CD
Posted on 2012-07-24, 14:11
Re: Daughter board ribbon cable for sound cards.
Posted on 2012-07-24, 14:02
I just removed the connector from the sound card, put a piece of flatcable inbetween, and soldered it all together. Sure a separate cable is better but this method works fine as well.
Re: Using ISO images in DOS
Posted on 2012-07-24, 14:02
With enhancements I meant PIO > 0, multi-word DMA and UDMA modes. What happens when you mount the ISO in Windows using Daemon Tools? And to be sure it's not caused by fragmentation, you could try Defraggler or some other defrag tool that shows fragmentation of individual files.
Re: The Grand OPL3 Comparison Run!
Posted on 2012-07-23, 11:38
Great idea, I can record some later today on an YMF-719. Supposedly that is a standard OPL3 with zero filtering. I can also make some ESFM recordings. I have two or three ESS sound cards, one of which is integrated in a laptop and that might be slightly different.
Re: Using ISO images in DOS
Posted on 2012-07-23, 11:28
Do you have any speed enhancements enabled in the BIOS or is the drive just running in PIO-0 mode? edit: 🤣, enchantments
Re: RAMdrive for DOS/Win3.1
Posted on 2012-07-23, 11:26
I used RDISK but it is much easier to just install a large disk cache with UIDE. The difference is that, with a RAM drive you'll have to load the files to RAM manually, and with disk cache this is done in the background automatically.
Re: What speaker setup are you using on your vintage machine?
Posted on 2012-07-20, 18:18
When just playing a game at moderate volume I use a set of simple Philips PC speakers or a pair of Philips SHP-5401 headphones. These headphones sound really, and I mean really good, but you have to be very careful with them as the thin chinese plastic breaks easily. Fortunately these things only …
Re: Using ISO images in DOS
Posted on 2012-07-18, 19:04
Does SHSUCDHD have any minimum requirements? I'm using it on a Pentium 233MMX and the transfer rate is just abysmal. Loading is at least 5 times slower than from a regular CD-ROM. I was expecting it to be faster, but the opposite seems to be the case. Just starting a setup program from CD takes …
Re: SB16 + Yamaha DB60XG / NEC XR385 --- info needed
Posted on 2012-07-15, 15:40
+1 for the YMF719. The only problems I found are that the SB volume control does not seem to work, and I haven't been able to use two of these cards together in the same system with different settings. Plus it probably does not support intelligent-mode MPU-401 compatibility. And yes there are some …
Re: NEC XR385
Posted on 2012-07-15, 00:19
Well, guess I'm jumping on this bandwagon too haha:) Read how many of you were using the clone daughter card with a CT2800 [use one on my W95/Dos box] I couldn't resist. never went the multi-card route before, and $24 isn't a bad little deal.. You'll be amazed at the quality of the MIDI that the …
Re: Is my CRT not dithering?
Posted on 2012-07-10, 00:54
I don't remember DOS looking all blurry then either. For regular use I use the Yhkwong Dosbox SVN build with the crt.d3d.bright.fx shader with scale2x with the curvature tweaked a bit. It produces a similar image to the monitor i've had in '94 and slightly blurs things. It should end up with …
Re: Mount a .bin CD image in DOS?
Posted on 2012-07-09, 17:19
Convert the image to ISO and use SHSUCDHD. If you need the audio tracks then burn it to a CD, there is no way (yet) to play digital CD audio in DOS.
Re: Is my CRT not dithering?
Posted on 2012-07-07, 00:17
You need a Trinitron or an OEM monitor that was a Trinitron in disguise. They have a really sharp picture at any resolution. 'in-line electron gun' usually refers to a Trinitron-style phosphor layout, also called aperture-grille. In-line guns could be used with round dots but that is very uncommon …
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