Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-12-30, 01:43

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by Beegle

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Currently going through my NES cartridge collection. I bought a large lot last year and never got around to testing/sorting anything. Also choosing which ones will stay, and which will be sold. There was a lot of 3 vintage computers being given away locally on kijiji. One was beige and yellowed …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-12-29, 17:54

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by Beegle

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Skyscraper wrote: Today Im turning this into this It's very fun. Nice spell you used! Looks like CEMOXIL worked very well. Filename 57-spell_book_beburtt copy.jpg File size 98.97 KiB Views 3233 views

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Re: What are your favorite games from a musical perspective?

Posted on 2015-12-29, 04:41

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by Beegle

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The soundtracks that made the largest impression for me are : Fate of Atlantis Dune 2 Galactix Simon the Sorcerer Gobliins 2 The Incredible Machine 2 Dune (discovered much later) I have a strong preference for FM/OPL versions of these soundtracks, compared to the MT-32. To me the MT-32 feels …

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Re: Any Decent MP4 Repairing Software Out There?

Posted on 2015-12-27, 19:27

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by Beegle

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No luck. It won't open the video file. Hm. Maybe if you upload the file somewhere maybe we could give a shot at it, individually? ...it detects it as being only about 600 MB big Strange indeed. Maybe there's an error at that exact point. Were you using capture software, or a capture card? edit : I …

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Re: Any Decent MP4 Repairing Software Out There?

Posted on 2015-12-27, 07:59

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by Beegle

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I've seen small miracles with this little converter tool : Pazera FLV to AVI version 1.2 Don't use later versions, they only accept FLV files. This version accepts mostly everything that is decodable by your computer/installed codecs. It's not an Mpeg repair tool per se, but it's sometimes forgiving …

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Re: Mafia: Uneven camera motion

Posted on 2015-12-27, 07:45

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by Beegle

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Out of curiosity are you able to get a video (with Fraps, for example) of the camera issue? Also what's your estimated FPS (I know you said it's unrelated to frame rate, but I want to know how the game performs on the system, generally speaking)

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Re: My Case is Yellower Than Yours

Posted on 2015-12-27, 07:16

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by Beegle

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Joey_sw wrote: What exactly things need to be done in order to accelerate the 'yellow-ness' without harming the structural integrity? That I know of, exposure to UV light. Probably other causes too (smoking?) I know it yellows wall paint.

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Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Posted on 2015-12-21, 09:29

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by Beegle

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Follow protocol is more important than content? Seems backwards. More like, preserving/protecting/curating current library of content is more important (in the immediate sense) than uploading new stuff. In my opinion. A new user can always upload his drivers elsewhere, and ask an admin to upload …

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Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Posted on 2015-12-21, 04:38

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by Beegle

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SquallStrife wrote: What do you guys think? The way you've been doing it is perfectly logical to me. People with 1 or 2 posts that want to upload stuff on Vogonsdrivers seems highly suspicious to me.

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Re: Toshiba Tecra 500CDT CD drive "gone"

Posted on 2015-12-20, 09:09

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by Beegle

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coolty wrote: I would be willing to sell the whole thing if you're interested. Hello and welcome to Vogons. You should know that sale and trade is not allowed here. Just a friendly reminder 😀

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Re: My retro rig collection - photo heavy thread -

Posted on 2015-12-20, 04:01

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by Beegle

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gdjacobs wrote: What's that block in the bottom of the case? It's written 'Accessories Kit' on the top I think. Tools, then?

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Re: Hi-Res scan/photo of Roland Rap-10 Card?

Posted on 2015-12-19, 04:13

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by Beegle

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I have a vague memory that Roland were very protective of their software and drivers when they are posted on the internet... maybe others could confirm this? IIRC that is why there are no drivers for Roland stuff on vogonsdrivers, for example.

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Re: Interference on simple AdLib clone, any ideas?

Posted on 2015-12-19, 02:44

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by Beegle

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Culprit finally found : against my assumptions it was the power supply... Strange how the things I took for granted (brand new PSU, modular, modern, certified 80 bronze, good ATX->AT converter with dummy load) clouded my opinion. I tried the same sound card, on the same motherboard, in the same …

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Re: What kind of screws go behind an IBM XT 5160 case?

Posted on 2015-12-18, 21:25

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by Beegle

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bjt wrote: Try to get one with oversized heads Good point. I'll see what's available the next time I go to the hardware store.

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Re: Old Atari 1040ST - anything useful?

Posted on 2015-12-18, 21:19

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by Beegle

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A late thanks to everyone, for the numerous replies! I'll keep the machine in storage for now, and when I move into a real house instead of an apartment (next June!!), I'll have dedicated computer room where it will be installed and used. Play old games... Do you have a colour monitor? I think yes, …

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Re: Dual Video and Audio cards

Posted on 2015-12-16, 22:39

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by Beegle

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From what I gather, cards that combine video and sound are mostly full length. Here's another : http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ISA-Sound-Card-ATI-VGAstereo-F-X-16-bit-8-bit-PC-XT-486-4x256-Yamaha-YM3812-SB-/201472879208?hash=item2ee8b82a68:g:~y4AAOSwys5WVKQA What does the computer look like from behind? Is …

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Re: Do LEDs produce vibration when used with AC?

Posted on 2015-12-16, 07:42

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by Beegle

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Thanks for taking the time to answer, both of you. I did a similar test at home with a different set of Christmas LEDs on 110V, and the electrical leakage hypothesis seems a plausible idea. Everytime I turned the lights on, I felt a barely noticeable sting, then a very light "hum" in my hand. And …

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Re: CDX '94 - BBS Compilation on CD and other Shareware/Demo compilations

Posted on 2015-12-16, 07:15

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by Beegle

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CDROM.EXE and CDROME.EXE on CDX '94 cd never manage to start for me when mounted to dosbox, they just hang upon execution. Yes, same for me. I'm trying in my real hardware machine at the moment to see if there's any difference. Be right back. On real hardware I get : WARNING! Error In Floating …

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Re: CDX '94 - BBS Compilation on CD and other Shareware/Demo compilations

Posted on 2015-12-16, 07:02

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by Beegle

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After a few months of inactivity, a small update! 1. Availability of files. Some of the downloads have been taken down on MEGA (surprisingly). I'll try to reupload them somewhere else... I mean they are CDs of shareware or demos, why would anyone think that this work should not be distributed for …

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Re: I fixed 5.25" Mitsumi floppy disk drive

Posted on 2015-12-16, 00:54

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by Beegle

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Awesome work 😀

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