Re: Project MPU (bringing MPU-401 BOBs back to life)
Posted on 2014-05-14, 13:41
Re: AWE32 and Wave Blaster advice
Posted on 2014-05-13, 14:51
Interesting. I just play games and connect / install my MT-32, CM-500 or SCB-55 / RAP-10 with a MPU-401, MPU-401AT and/or SB16. 😀 And rare DBs other than Roland are usually pretty expensive as well.
Re: Stuff you did with the PC's at school
Posted on 2014-05-13, 12:56
From 4 - 12 there no PCs in school. From 12 to 16 they had 8086s with text based games but very rarely used. From 16 to 19 they paid me to be the network / system administrator. I installed the first shared (dial up) internet at community college. I also had a friend over to play a lot of C&C. From …
Re: AWE32 and Wave Blaster advice
Posted on 2014-05-13, 11:31
Check out these for more information: www.wavetable.nl http://members.home.nl/c.kersten/ IMO (for games) the Roland SCD-10/15 (SCB-7/55) are the best choice.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-05-13, 11:26
I wonder how much $ people sink into their collection. I do not hold on to a lot because I fear a) items may fail over time and b) the retro thing could a generational fad and suddenly die. Both scenarios would mean the stockpile becomes junk. :blah: I am curious how people deal with that anxiety ( …
Re: What retro pc for beginning?
Posted on 2014-05-12, 18:38
Look around in PL for an OEM Pentium machine (75 to 233). Good luck! For the later period games look for a heavy Pentium 2 or regular Pentium 3. 😀
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-05-12, 18:37
Cool stuff! 😀
Re: CF Card Issues on a 386
Posted on 2014-05-12, 13:22
Smaller HDDs are not really that hard to find. Plenty of those on eBay. You can also post an ad on AmiBay and Vintage Computer Forum. I personally prefer IDE HDDs. I am not a fan of using modern technology. Takes away the fun for me. :happy: This outfit has a lot of IDE HDDs as well: www.acsoutlet. …
Re: Where can I get old PCs in the UK?
Posted on 2014-05-12, 13:21
Re: Where can I get old PCs in the UK?
Posted on 2014-05-12, 12:52
P133: http://cgi.ebay.com/131173155256 P133: http://cgi.ebay.com/121336504609 Really easy: took me less than 5 minutes.
Re: AWE32 and Wave Blaster advice
Posted on 2014-05-12, 12:00
The Roland MPU-401AT provides a DB header (has 12V so works on modern MOBOs /PSUs). Or you can install a SCB-55 / SCD-15 on your AWE32. I have both but unfortunately those are not cheap. Unless you get lucky / put in a lot of hours on eBay / Craigslist / direct contact with owners it is difficult to …
Re: Minor (or major) injuries from gaming or building/using computer...?
Posted on 2014-05-12, 11:43
I have had lots of bruises and small cuts from PC cases that have sharp edges. I am also very impatient so I should really try and take my time building / tweaking these machines. That is also why I only have OEMs: turn on & play. I really dislike building machines. 😊
Re: Where can I get old PCs in the UK?
Posted on 2014-05-12, 11:41
Search on "Pentium 75", "Pentium 90", "Pentium 133", "Pentium 150", "Pentium 166", "Pentium 200", "Pentium 233" and "AMD K6". Buy an OEM desktop and you will be good to go. 😀
Re: AWE32 and Wave Blaster advice
Posted on 2014-05-12, 00:22
Let me know whether I can help. I have Music Quest PC Midi Cards (ISA) that are 99% intelligent MPU-401 compatible. You need a 5V rail PSU probably though. 😀 I am also working on MIF-IPC-A replicas but that may yet be weeks / months and it will not be cheap (custom PCBs). 😀
Re: Where can I get old PCs in the UK?
Posted on 2014-05-11, 21:04
Re: Minor (or major) injuries from gaming or building/using computer...?
Posted on 2014-05-11, 21:02
It takes me longer to recover from a long playing session nowadays. Age of Empires II is especially hard on my hands and forearms. 😀
Re: AWE32 and Wave Blaster advice
Posted on 2014-05-10, 01:02
DBs have ROMs. They do not use RAM. I may be mistaken but the whole point of DBs is that they have compressed samples in ROM for MIDI playback. 😀
Re: Stories of unloved computers getting a second chance
Posted on 2014-05-08, 13:15
I usually sell computers that are obsolete. I did however buy a Lenovo ThinkCentre really cheap recently to be a print server. It is cheaper to buy one of this with Windows 7 already installed. 😀 In a way this computer got a second chance as it was refurbished.
Re: Recommendation for "new" retro PC
Posted on 2014-05-04, 11:53
Good choice to buy a complete system to start with. It can easily get very expensive otherwise. 😀
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2014-05-04, 11:51
Of course. However: Vogons does not allow buy & sell. 😀 DFDE does. 😀
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