Re: Voyetra V-22 MIDI interface with daughterboard - problems in getting this card to work properly

Posted on 2014-09-06, 16:45

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I have something similar but it's a Voyetra V24s. From what I can gather, this consists of a V22 ISA card + Roland MPU daughter board + SMPTE daughter board + large breakout box. You seem to have the V22 ISA card + Roland MPU daughter board + different breakout cables. The long rows of orange and …

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Re: Pentium 4 and retro gaming

Posted on 2014-08-09, 18:21

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it's commonly said that 8x5/ICH5 is the last chipset to have ISA DMA support. Yes, I was wrong. I have read ICH5/ICH5R datasheets, this I/O hub have LPC DMA (2x82C37 emulation) and PIC (2x82C59 emulation) for the ISA compatibility. So, the only question is NMI support... And ISA -5V power line. :) …

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Re: Waveblaster 1 soundfont?

Posted on 2014-05-20, 22:02

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by j^aws

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^^ Is that for the Waveblaster 1 or Soundengine? I don't know what the going rate is today, but I bought my Soundengine a couple of years ago at around £30 + shipping. However, many things are scarcer and dearer today, so it's basically your call...

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Re: SoftMPU project needs your help! (game & sound card testing)

Posted on 2014-05-19, 20:21

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A couple more cards to add to the list: Tested a PAS16 with SoftMPU 1.8 and it works with IRQ 2/9. Tested a CT4540 (AWE Gold) with SoftMPU 1.8 and it works with IRQ 2/9. I also did some basic aural tests comparing the CT4540 with SoftMPU and an intelligent MPU (Voyetra V24s) with Ecargxus demo, and …

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Re: Waveblaster 1 soundfont?

Posted on 2014-05-19, 19:53

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^^ What's the technical difference between a Wave Blaster 1 daughterboard and EMU SoundEngine module? I was under the impression they both had effects like reverb? I'm not sure about the E-mu SoundEngine (although, I *think* it does), but the Wave Blaster 1 features NO reverb effects whatsoever ( …

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Re: ASUS PCI/I-P54TP4 Socket 5 motherboard thread/review

Posted on 2014-05-19, 13:19

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by j^aws

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Okay, cool. See if you can get chkcpu speed results with Turbo enabled/ disabled. I'm not sure if different boards use this switch for waitstates and/or clock speeds. E.g. I've used chkcpu to display 15MHz on a socket 7 board.

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Re: Waveblaster 1 soundfont?

Posted on 2014-05-19, 13:12

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by j^aws

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^^ What's the technical difference between a Wave Blaster 1 daughterboard and EMU SoundEngine module? I was under the impression they both had effects like reverb?

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Re: ASUS PCI/I-P54TP4 Socket 5 motherboard thread/review

Posted on 2014-05-19, 12:55

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by j^aws

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Nice range of results; good work. If the board had a working Turbo Switch, you'd have an extra parameter to further fine tune speed settings. BTW, does the Powerleap adapter utilise boards with Turbo Switches?

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Re: Matrox Millennium and DOS

Posted on 2014-05-11, 18:42

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The OP states replacing his S3 GX2 - how many here are comparing this card to Matrox cards? The GX2 I have is very sharp and bright, and noticeably brighter than older S3 cards I have. It's similar in brightness to my mystique (220) and more compatible. The OP should test these cards in his system - …

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Re: Socket 5 & 7 Motherboard VGA Benchmark comparison

Posted on 2014-05-05, 10:30

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by j^aws

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What do you mean, "the fastest with the CPU overclocked?" You want to overclock the Pentium 100 CPU? Or do you mean the fastest CPU you can use in the board? I mean testing the board by using the same class of CPU, i.e. P54C Pentiums (non-MMX), and getting a Min/ Max of what the board is capable of …

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Re: Socket 5 & 7 Motherboard VGA Benchmark comparison

Posted on 2014-05-05, 01:10

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... Hopefully the results will show which chipsets and boards have the best performance and how much cache and type of RAM (EDO/SDRAM) affects the results. The Pentium 100 was chosen since it is supported in all boards. ... Can I request additional tests with the same CPU: The slowest the board is …

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Re: Multi-Boot System?

Posted on 2014-05-03, 15:44

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I used System Commander back in the day. It installed into the Master Boot Record, and it had its own partitioning utility. At one point, I had W98, W2K, BeOS and Linux all multi-booting from its menus, and IIRC, an option from the menu to boot from drive A: as well... So, you could boot to a CD …

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Re: 486 Mobos: Can you install multiple VGA cards - like AGP/ PCI switching?

Posted on 2014-01-18, 21:11

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by j^aws

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Okay, I see. If you need more than one ISA VGA card to cover compatibility, then you should be able to use an appropriate switch (a multi-selector type) to divert +5V to just one ISA card, with multiple ISA VGA cards installed. So you shouldn't need to swap out VGA cards.

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Re: 486 Mobos: Can you install multiple VGA cards - like AGP/ PCI switching?

Posted on 2014-01-18, 19:25

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by j^aws

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That sounds like a decent workaround. How were you feeding the +5V? I'm thinking an ATX PSU would be safer than an AT PSU?

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486 Mobos: Can you install multiple VGA cards - like AGP/ PCI switching?

Posted on 2014-01-18, 17:19

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I'm thinking of tinkering with a 486 system, probably a PCI/ VLB/ ISA board, and was wondering if you can switch between multiple VGA cards, like you can with AGP/ PCI switching via BIOS? I'm looking at a 486 build with a pair of slow/ fast VGA cards. Thanks in advance.

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Re: Planning new W98SE build

Posted on 2014-01-05, 03:28

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How are you getting on? I've got some untweaked Win98 SE benchmarks for reference (not installed XP yet). CPU: P4 3.2 GHz (Prescott) with 512MB Mobo: Intel 875P chipset (Canterwood) GPU: GeForce 7950GT 256MB AGP OS: Win98 SE stock with Forceware 82.69 unofficial nVidia drivers 15340 score on …

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Re: Remember the C&T WINGINE?

Posted on 2013-12-30, 00:26

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Thanks for sharing. I vaguely remember WINGINE - in hindsight, sounds like what the AGP slot became. I also followed NeXTSTEP from the late '80s too, but never did build/ buy into it. Got sidetracked by the cheaper Linux around that time. NeXT had the slickest windows manager though, and I remember …

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Re: Soldering Iron/ Gun/ Station recommendations...

Posted on 2013-11-29, 23:22

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Okay, thanks everyone. I know what I need to do. Cheers.

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Re: Soldering Iron/ Gun/ Station recommendations...

Posted on 2013-11-29, 22:36

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Hmm, never noticed that before - it's a no-name board, but there is a sticker that says "RoHS Compliant". So, this is a sign to tell me that I'm going to need a bigger gun? 🤣. Anything else I need to look out for when purchasing a heat gun? Would I need additional accessories, tools etc?

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Soldering Iron/ Gun/ Station recommendations...

Posted on 2013-11-29, 21:13

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I'm trying to repair a P4 motherboard by replacing the 4-pin power connector on it. I've tried a cheap 30 W iron and a 100 W gun, and neither seem to get hot enough to melt solder on this board, so that I can desolder the 4-pin connector. I've also got a decent 60 W soldering station too, and that …

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