Re: Retro gaming: truth or fiction? :-)

Posted on 2013-12-14, 22:04

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by Stojke

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I like sound more than games so i spend a lot of time with hardware as well. But its just like with anything - To some having an cool Retro Machine is like having an cool retro car.

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Re: Half-Life vs. Unreal

Posted on 2013-12-14, 21:50

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by Stojke

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Half Life has far better movement and aiming control. The movement engine in Half Life enabled a lot of new mods with great styles of gameplay by only making an differently oriented map. Both games are really great, i love them both. I used to play a lot of both Unreal and Half Life when i was …

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Re: 486 ISA SCSI choice

Posted on 2013-12-14, 07:52

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by Stojke

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@ Luckybob I see, so both VLB cards would share the same bandwidth? Hmm... Guess i will go with AHA-1542CF than :) What i am also wondering is the Controller speeds. All of mine hard drives are 20Mb/s, but ive only ever seen them operate at ~1500kb/s (In MHDD), regardless of using an ISA controller …

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486 ISA SCSI choice

Posted on 2013-12-13, 16:13

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by Stojke

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Hey guys, i have a questions. I am building an 486 DX system with the following (current) components: Motherboard - Unknown model > Symphony chipset 6X ISA / 2X ISA+VLB / 30PIN SIMM 32MB MAX / 256kB CACHE 1MB MAX (Made in USA) CPU - 33MHz DX CPU (Thinking of using AMD DX2 66MHz, or if found DX 50MHz …

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Re: Reference Retro Benchmark Database - Discussion

Posted on 2013-12-13, 15:56

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by Stojke

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Any tools for testing HDD controller cards and their speed?

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Re: SW1000XG MIDI Reroute

Posted on 2013-12-09, 22:00

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by Stojke

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I don't have the money to buy an decent quality amplifier. I have one that i use for speakers, but it produces noticable distorted sound.

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SW1000XG MIDI Reroute

Posted on 2013-12-09, 21:00

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Can Yamaha SW1000XG MIDI output be rerouted onto an different sound card in the system? Default WAVE out on SW1000XG is very low for headphone use, and i was wondering can i some how reroute that sound onto Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card I have in the PC as well? I know that WAVE IN #2 from the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-12-06, 15:31

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by Stojke

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That explains all those Retro gear sellers 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-12-05, 22:20

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by Stojke

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I have an 1320C but the resistor above C54 is completely fried and i think it took the IC above it with it as well.

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Re: Please recommend a assembler for dos/dosbox

Posted on 2013-12-05, 10:43

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by Stojke

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Did you try MASM32?

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MoBo question G2-102

Posted on 2013-12-01, 20:38

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by Stojke

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Does anybody know anything about this motherboard? It seems its an 286 board.

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Re: DOS Logo?

Posted on 2013-11-30, 09:37

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by Stojke

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Once everything is configured there wont be no need for error listing. And even if an error occurs i can always disable the boot screen.

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Re: DOS Logo?

Posted on 2013-11-29, 21:52

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by Stojke

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Because its pretty and cool D: Also thanks, will check it out 😀

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DOS Logo?

Posted on 2013-11-29, 14:21

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by Stojke

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I have been searching on a way to create an interesting boot image for my DOS, since i have seen and have experienced some first hand. I have been searching for a way to do this and have found an application pack called Blackout. I thought ok, this would work, but it seemed like too much hustle to …

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Re: MS DOS graphical applications programming

Posted on 2013-11-15, 15:19

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For low-level programming, I would recommend a copy of Richard F. Ferraro's Programmer's Guide to the EGA and VGA Cards if you can find one. I have a copy of the Second Edition (ISBN 0-201-57025-4), and I know that a Third Edition was released. The book uses C and assembly language code examples. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-11-15, 15:14

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by Stojke

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How much did you pay for the Yamaha SW1000XG? And is Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro IDE ISA any good? $160 + $20 shipping to the US. The Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro is a good alternative to the Sound Blaster/Sound Blaster Pro. It's got OPL3 (YMF262-M) + great compatibility (Adlib, Sound Blaster, Sound …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-11-14, 23:16

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by Stojke

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How much did you pay for the Yamaha SW1000XG? And is Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro IDE ISA any good?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-11-11, 21:13

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by Stojke

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Had an Ultrasound MAX, was cool at start, but nothing special 😀

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Re: MS DOS graphical applications programming

Posted on 2013-11-11, 19:04

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by Stojke

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That sounds right 😀 Thanks for all the info, helps clear some things and gives me more to think on 😁 For now since im running MS DOS and Borland C i will focus on making graphical apps for that. And latter hopefully for something newer.

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Re: MS DOS graphical applications programming

Posted on 2013-11-11, 17:58

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by Stojke

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I think i understand. So technically if some one codes an engine that functions as an NES console (scrolling and movement, not the whole console) its possible to get the same type of movement/scrolling?

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