Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-08-09, 06:15
Ghetto modded this poor piece of hardware. 😈 Filename ga-6wmm7_ghetto.jpg File size 276.61 KiB Views 598 views Some might guess what I've done.
Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.
Posted on 2017-08-07, 17:56
Cyrix200+ wrote: Yes, ABIT BP6, ASUS P2B-D, and many more 😀 It could also be a LX board, might explain the Celerons. Looks like a Supermicro P6DBE, so it's a BX one.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2017-08-07, 16:40
Picked up a GigaByte GA-6WMM7 rev. 2.0 with a Celeron 466 and 128MB of RAM yesterday, also got a TNT2 M64 PCI and a PCI network card. Unfortunately the motherboard lacks ISA slot and YMF744 sound chip, but I can't really complains since I got all for free. 😀
Re: The way to detect OPL3 clone
Posted on 2017-08-04, 04:30
Jo22 wrote: Here are some MP2 recordings for you. Opti 82C931 and MediaGX. MediaGX sounded just like the SiS 7018. 😳 In Doom there's actually some noise. 🤣
Re: The way to detect OPL3 clone
Posted on 2017-08-03, 15:51
Here's the ALS4000 PCI sound card, the FM synth should be the same as the ALS120. Sounds legit. Edit: Also added the FM801-AU, doesn't come close to the real deal...
Re: VIA C3 Nehemiah vs. Coppermine(-128) and Tualatin
Posted on 2017-08-02, 04:59
So I have my Ezra and MS6905 V2.0 Slotket up and running, but I can't find a way to reclock my FSB down to 66 mhz as seems to be permitted by the PLL. I want to hit those low 386 speeds. Anybody have luck changing this in software, especially using SMB to do so. Did some investigation after I read …
Re: List the countries that you have visited
Posted on 2017-08-01, 05:27
Here's my list: Norway (from, work and live here) Sweden (Stockholm, Strömstad and other plases) Denmark (Copenhagen and other places) Germany (Kiel) Netherlands (Amsterdam) Scotland (Edinburgh) Czech Republic (Praha/Prague) England (Blackpool, Manchester) Italy (Roma/Rome) Spain (Benidorm) USA (New …
Re: Just bought my first soundcard: an Ensoniq PCIaudio 3000!
Posted on 2017-08-01, 03:42
gdjacobs wrote: Well, the original Ensoniq AudioPCI cards supported SB Pro feature levels via the TSR. SB16 compatibility was available in later cards. For some DOS games such as Duke Nukem 3D you can use the Soundscape option for 16 bit sound with the 1370.
Re: My first PC ('98)
Posted on 2017-07-27, 16:14
Thanks for the feedback guys! No need of a floppy or GOTEK in your PII system ? Not at this time, I just install things from CD or over the network. The case also look cleaner without it. Nice build. Your spec is almost identical to the system I built in mid-98. Same CPU, RAM, sound card and HD …
Re: My first PC ('98)
Posted on 2017-07-27, 05:13
Even the Megarace installer approves the drive... 🤣 Filename megarace.jpg File size 220.68 KiB Views 563 views
Re: My first PC ('98)
Posted on 2017-07-27, 04:56
I've never seen an optical drive like that at all. You don't see that everyday, and that must be from the early or mid 2000's if I'm correct. Your'e right. It's dated December 2004, only thing not period correct in this rig, but I like the appearance and it works very well (can't say that about all …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-07-27, 02:00
You made me do this. 😊
My first PC ('98)
Posted on 2017-07-27, 01:58
Finished my first PC from early '98, not all parts are original but the replacements are close to the original ones. Pentium II "Deschutes" 333 @ 375MHz (originally Pentium II "Klamath" 300) Abit LX6 (originally Asus P2L97) 64 MB PC66 SDRAM, double height/32 chips (original one) ATI Expert@Work 8MB …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2017-07-26, 23:21
Finished my first PC from early '98, not all parts are original but the replacements are close to the original ones. Pentium II "Deschutes" 333 @ 375MHz (originally Pentium II "Klamath" 300) Abit LX6 (originally Asus P2L97) 64 MB PC66 SDRAM, double height/32 chips (original one) ATI Expert@Work 8MB …
Re: Old hardware giveaway thread.
Posted on 2017-07-26, 16:01
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Re: Let's benchmark our systems with caches disabled
Posted on 2017-07-24, 19:32
Quantity isn't always best but perhaps some of you will find this useful. Used clueless1's 486 DX2 66MHz results as a reference. Notice I also included som results with slowdown utilities like THROTTLE.EXE and SLOWDOWN.COM.
Re: Recommend a PCI Sound Card for DOS
Posted on 2017-07-23, 05:51
Asus TUSL2-C. Although the kicker is I'd like for it to work in DOS games when run within Win98 as well as DOS outside of Windows. I'm having trouble with creative cards, as their DOS drivers require Emm386. Intel chipset newer than i440BX narrows your choices, but you still got some options in the …
Re: Recommend a PCI Sound Card for DOS
Posted on 2017-07-22, 17:09
bergqvistjl wrote: Are there any PCI sound cards that DON'T require EMM386? It's just the 3DFX version of Nascar Racing 2 won't run with emm386 🙁 Many cards don't require EMM386, what motherboard are you using?
Re: Yamaha soundcard - Good or bad?
Posted on 2017-07-22, 02:38
Good card. The missing chips are for wavetable, but you can still upgrade the card with a wavetable module. Search around this forum for YMF and you will find a lot of threads. Drivers can be found at VOGONS Drivers.
Re: mATX motherboard with both AGP, and ISA. Does it exist?
Posted on 2017-07-21, 16:36
I have the AWE that is ISA and the Vortex PCI card. Also an Audigy2 ZS platinum... but I understand there are no DOS drivers for that sound card. Somewhere I have a Philips Acoustic Edge... but it wasn't with the rest of the hardware. Audigy2 ZS does work under DOS, not official supported and you …
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