Re: Floppy - Memory Card adapter

Posted on 2021-05-27, 16:53

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These were indeed a thing at some point in the past, when floppy drives were still ubiquitous . Sony made one for memory sticks : https://www.amazon.ca/Sony-Floppy-Interface-M … A/dp/B00005T3Q1

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Re: 90's 10/100 ethernet switch

Posted on 2021-05-27, 16:44

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Dont get a hub, get a switch. The Network equipment that runs the World Wide Web Internet is “Cisco”. I would go HP or Cisco for a good 10/100 switch from 1990’s I agree with getting a switch... but limiting to HP or Cisco is silly. IMO, limiting to a period correct switch is almost as silly. The …

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Re: Questions about a two soundcard setup

Posted on 2021-05-27, 15:55

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I think your current setup is fine. It's mostly older games which suffer from the single-cycle DMA bug and they often expect the sound card at the standard settings, which your Aztech currently uses. Newer games usually let you select the address, IRQ and DMA values in setup, so you should have no …

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Re: Alternatives to a real Roland SC-55

Posted on 2021-05-27, 15:44

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There is also this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIxQvwJO7kM&t=1s AKA TTS-1 /Hypercanvas . This is more of an SC-88, AFAIU, but if it works and is both free and fully legal, it might be of interest . It is mentioned here https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=433408#p433408 and here https://www. …

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Re: Questions about a two soundcard setup

Posted on 2021-05-27, 15:35

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My understanding is that what you want to do would require being able to re-assign IO ports and IRQs dynamically, so you could switch settings between cards as needed to run a given game .This would require cards that can be soft-configured (as opposed to using jumpers), which you do not have . The …

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Re: Which Linux distro(s) should I choose?

Posted on 2021-05-27, 06:20

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IMHO, trying to run a distro based on a current kernel on a 486 is taking it a step too far, unless the objective is of the "can it be done" type . Again, IMHO, using an older version of Lnux with a 486 will yield better compatibility and actually tolerable performance . There is this https://www. …

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Re: Startech PS2 Header from ebay pinout

Posted on 2021-05-26, 17:06

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I've looked for these for a long time but they seem unavailable all the time. So if anything turns up, please post. I don't know where you are located, but for me, in Canada, going to the usual "auction site that shall not be named" and searching for "ps2 bracket" does give multiple results . …

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Re: soundblaster audigy

Posted on 2021-05-26, 10:24

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It happened to me, 3com network card and intel d815eea motherboard. The subsys ids are corrupted, the card is not recognized by driver installers from creative. Should be fixable by reprogramming the eeprom, trying to do it in-circuit, i am waiting for a soic8 clamp. I hope that works out for you, …

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Re: soundblaster audigy

Posted on 2021-05-26, 09:59

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My main issue with Audigy 1 is the eeprom corruption bug, so be extra careful there, ie install it last, do not pair it with non acpi network cards. Isn't that issue rather specific to a specific VIA based motherboards ? https://web.archive.org/web/20050207173445/http://www.sudhian.com/showfaqs.cfm …

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Re: 90's 10/100 ethernet switch

Posted on 2021-05-25, 23:42

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Dangit! I must work some more on my user robotics. There's some quip here about acting like a wise(com) guy, but I can't find it. It's definitly a trip down memory lane, since I still have some commodore ethernet cards, and I can't help shake the feeling that maybe a bell labs rings though it would …

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Re: Upgrading PIII Processor to PIII Tualatin - Questions

Posted on 2021-05-25, 03:36

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However the full gamut of everything needed to get a Tualatin working in a given board, "does my head in" as it were, so hoping some ppl that are really up on it are along soon... 'coz I wanna watch and learn too. That was my original fear as well, but Tyan's documentation gives me the feeling that …

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Re: 90's 10/100 ethernet switch

Posted on 2021-05-25, 03:21

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The only potential downside to such gear is that some of it includes noisy fans . This is not an issue if one has an equipment cabinet/server room to house the gear . This is not my case and my current fanless 16-port switch resides behind my TV in my living room . I am close to outgrowing it (down …

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Re: 90's 10/100 ethernet switch

Posted on 2021-05-25, 01:56

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I bought a managed 3Com 10/100/1000 24 copper port and 4 SFP port rack mount switch on eBay 2 years ago for 25 bucks. I have my whole house wired through it and that thing works fantastic. You can pick up old enterprise grade network gear for real cheap on eBay and whatnot. The only potential …

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Re: 90's 10/100 ethernet switch

Posted on 2021-05-24, 10:25

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Just get any old 10/100 switch (NOT a HUB) that works, even the cheap "Fry's" special Hawking's PN205ES from around 2000 work OK (if they work). Still have one in a box LOL The older D-Link also work well, like a DSH-8 from about 1999-2000 (is actually a Switch, not a Hub) and have a few of those …

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Re: 90's 10/100 ethernet switch

Posted on 2021-05-23, 20:07

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Even the once ubiquitous Linksys BEFSR41 from 1999 had an integrated switch and Ethernet switches were a thing in business environments well before that . My take on experiencing a given time period is to try to take advantage of the best that was available then, except when going for the nostalgia …

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Re: Floppinux - An Embedded Linux on a Single Floppy

Posted on 2021-05-23, 18:59

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Current 5.x kernel compiled for 486 target is nice, but isn't support for at least some of the early ISA stuff already gone from kernel at this point ? Thank you for this, I will give it a shot on my P3 when I get the chance .

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Re: Going to try getting digital audio (S/PDIF) out of an SC-88VL and maybe an SC-55

Posted on 2021-05-23, 03:10

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While I patiently wait for transceivers to arrive, I have been giving some thought to what equipment I might have or need to buy that is actually capable of accepting a 32KHz S/PDIF signal . - SB1040 ? ALSA won't allow setting a 32KHz capture rate - CM6206 ? ALSA won't allow setting a 32KHz capture …

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Re: XTIDE and large (>8G) partitions

Posted on 2021-05-22, 21:49

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XTIDE Universal BIOS r611 should fix the problem. Drives supporting LBA48 commands (even if the drive is 128GB or smaller) were affected by the bug. Thank you for the info! I will have to try that version or newer as well, as I was hitting an odd issue with LBA48 drives partioned on other …

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Re: sblive dos digital output

Posted on 2021-05-22, 06:04

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Sorry for the Necro, but I would like to add that on both a CT4830 and an SB4670, digital audio (S/PDIF) output in LMP (Live Module Player) under DOS works when using output SPDIF03/SPDIF0#3 , which is what is on pin #9 of AUD_EXT (pin 8 being ground) and on pin #12 of SPDIF_EXT (see http://ixbtlabs …

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Re: SC-55 mkII "No Instrument" Message With canyon.mid and passport.mid

Posted on 2021-05-21, 22:17

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I could be wrong, but weren't those arranged/made before General MIDI was published ?

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