Re: New member saying hello.

Posted on 2016-05-17, 03:20

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by Beegle

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Cheers and welcome! Everyone here is very passionate about something or the other. There are different niches... for some it's video cards, others (like me) it's sound cards... it varies but overall people are always willing to help and give advice.

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Re: anyone using a Epiphan DVI2PCIe Capture Card for VGA capture?

Posted on 2016-05-16, 12:51

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by Beegle

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So, I got tired of waiting for someone to take some photos of their AV kit and just probed the board myself. From my understanding most people here bought their card from ebay, and thus, without the bracket AND without the A/V kit. Maybe that explains why no pictures showed up. :/ Thanks for the …

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Re: Old shareware compilation CDs - is anybody besides me interested in this?

Posted on 2016-05-15, 18:39

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by Beegle

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Love those shareware CDs. I uploaded a couple here if you want them. BBS Compilation on CD and other Shareware/Demo compilations Let me know if some of the links stopped working.

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Re: Sent PM sits in outbox for a day

Posted on 2016-05-15, 18:22

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by Beegle

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I second mrau on this. Messages stay in outbox until the person reads it.

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Re: Anyone tried the USB to Floppy 34pin adapter?

Posted on 2016-05-14, 17:40

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by Beegle

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luckybob wrote: dont. you should use a separate power supply. I know it's not optimal to step up current in general, but I really like incorporated solutions like a usb-only 1.44 floppy disk drive or a usb-only portable HDD. Any reason specific to this experiment that you advise me to not try to …

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Re: Anyone tried the USB to Floppy 34pin adapter?

Posted on 2016-05-12, 19:55

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by Beegle

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although using that IDs will make the drivers work, your USB chip probably is not anything remotely related to Teac. Yes, quite possibly! Back in the mid to late 90s, when USB floppy drives were beginning to show up, someone did make an IC that could be configured for the most common variants of …

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Re: Asking for assistance with a new project to document classic floppy disk contents

Posted on 2016-05-06, 00:06

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by Beegle

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Will contribute once I have moved in about 2 months.

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Re: anyone using a Epiphan DVI2PCIe Capture Card for VGA capture?

Posted on 2016-05-02, 22:16

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by Beegle

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I wrote to epiphan directly about buying cables and a bracket. Turns out cables are standard. And I have yet to get a reply for the bracket.

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Re: Anyone tried the USB to Floppy 34pin adapter?

Posted on 2016-05-01, 23:33

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by Beegle

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133MHz wrote: It might not be much but looking up the reported Vendor ID / Device ID could lead to somewhere. reported as a "TEAC USB UF000x USB Device" on location "TEAC USB Floppy" Hardware ID is "USBSTOR\SFloppyTEAC___USB_UF000x____0.00" not much else is said when looking at the device details.

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Re: Anyone tried the USB to Floppy 34pin adapter?

Posted on 2016-04-30, 19:45

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by Beegle

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Still, any idea who the company was and/or what the product was called? The IC on my unit is unidentifiable to me... no written text on it. Any ideas on what I could do to identify it?

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Re: Amstrad Adlib Clone: Restoration and Testing

Posted on 2016-04-30, 15:08

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by Beegle

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I wanted to buy it but then saw the corrosion and rust... glad it went to caring hands and a good home 😀

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Re: Anyone tried the USB to Floppy 34pin adapter?

Posted on 2016-04-28, 17:33

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by Beegle

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Could you identify the IC present on that board? With some luck, a few tweaks and possibly a better 5V (and 12V) supply it might be useable for 5¼" floppy drives too. That exactly why I bought this. Goal is to have an external 5 1/4 drive that connect to modern computers via USB. Will get a picture …

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Re: This idiot is selling dosbox for money on ebay

Posted on 2016-04-27, 17:57

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by Beegle

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dr_st wrote: Myloch wrote: Gog is selling games AND dosbox. What's the difference? Please can someone explain? The games. I've always been convinced that GOG payed something to the Dosbox devs for the use and distribution of the software.

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Re: This idiot is selling dosbox for money on ebay

Posted on 2016-04-27, 13:34

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by Beegle

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leileilol wrote: but does he provide source on request? Couldn't resist asking him about support about his software. (I played innocent) He has the nerve to answer this : "Yes. I'll help where I can."

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Re: Help me identify this 8-bit sound card

Posted on 2016-04-25, 22:03

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by Beegle

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In fact, CMS is stereo. So even though the SB was mono, it has stereo jacks. That info surprised me when I did recordings of CMS compatibility on SB cards.

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Re: Anyone tried the USB to Floppy 34pin adapter?

Posted on 2016-04-23, 22:10

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by Beegle

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Yes, after further testing, I think USB 5v is the problem, as mentioned by 133MHz and Jo22 earlier. Will continue testing and report. As PhilsComputerLab mentioned its way better to adopt the gotek floppy emulator, its extremely reliable(as long as you use one reliable flash drive) The Gotek allows …

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Anyone tried the USB to Floppy 34pin adapter?

Posted on 2016-04-23, 04:08

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by Beegle

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Hey people. Bought this thing recently : http://www.ebay.ca/itm/34pin-floppy-connector-to-USB-adapter-cable-34-pin-/231804517259 It connects a regular 1.44 floppy drive to your computer via USB, and manages to have the drive recognized in Windows, etc. However I'm finding this thing VERY unreliable, …

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Re: Anybody own a house?

Posted on 2016-04-18, 21:24

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by Beegle

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Depending on your budget, try and have the house painted out (on the inside) and either have the carpets replaced or cleaned before you move in. Golden advice. There are no carpets in the house, but I'll definitely try to paint as much as possible before moving in. haha on the other end, buy a …

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Re: Anybody own a house?

Posted on 2016-04-10, 02:23

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by Beegle

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If your foundation is gas tight and supplied with an above ground fresh air intake, you should be grand. I hope it is. I didn't see any cracks when I visited the house (twice) and I know the owner has sealed the concrete floor with epoxy. You are right, but if you just have a standard concrete slab …

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Re: Anybody own a house?

Posted on 2016-03-31, 14:52

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by Beegle

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"Does anybody own a house?" That depends on your definition of "own" and "house". Really? Here goes : I intended "house" as opposed to "apartment" or "condo" -- living inside a building that's not part of a larger structure that would contain other housing and tenants (ex.: not an apartment complex …

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