Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-05-30, 13:35

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by brostenen

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If I look at how Creative's card did evolve, they just give me this feeling of them knowing that ISA was pretty much history back in 1996. They knew were things were going, buying up companies, trying to implement PCI technology in their lineup. Stuff like that. And as a result, they might have …

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Re: Help with New Win98/DOS Retro Build

Posted on 2015-05-29, 23:43

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by brostenen

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Oh nonono... Gold is best for AWE compatible games. What you want to go for, is an AWE32 with a real OPL chip then. I just did not think you wanted to play that old DOS games. On the other hand. AWE64 Gold are a better choice when emulating Adlib. It's a hard choice there.... Try this site, it's all …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-05-29, 23:38

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by brostenen

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Just nice to see such old hardware, like they were brand spanking new. It's like looking at a well restored 68 mustang, all original, looking like it just rolled of the factory. 😁

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Re: Could use some help on an easy issue...

Posted on 2015-05-29, 23:13

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by brostenen

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They are all CS. It's the jumpers on the drives that decides what is Master, Slave and Cable Select. Never seen or heard about CS not being part of IDE specifictions. If non-CS exists, I would really like to know were to read about it. Set the jumper on the HDD to Master, and the jumper on the CD/ …

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

Posted on 2015-05-29, 22:36

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by brostenen

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Refurbished an old SS7 cooler and gave my newly aquired AWE64-Gold a shower. Two new looking piece of hardware in the storage box, yet again. 😀 (Missing two screws, I know. Did not have any more than those)

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-05-29, 22:27

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by brostenen

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Unknown_K wrote: Brand new AT style power supply $_57.jpg Damn... People just keep digging stuff like this up. What year was it build?

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Re: Food - Recipe handouts

Posted on 2015-05-29, 17:04

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by brostenen

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Lo Wang wrote: @brostenen: Thanks for the recipe. No sweat.... 😁 Have more in store for you, if you like the roasted meat-balls.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-05-29, 16:54

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by brostenen

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Finally recieved my 3'rd gold today. Can't wait to test this one out. Did pay for it a couple of day's ago. Just happy to finally have it home. Now, I really need to get rid of that AWE64-Value. It's not that fantastic compared to the Gold. (Finally I can have one in all of my SS7 build's) https:// …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-05-29, 08:54

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by brostenen

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For real? I'm still cleaning chunks of vomit out of my teeth personally, it looks like my 325T if it developed a tumor and that was an ugly box to start with. To each his own I guess and they're somewhat novel for all the lock-downs and corners IBM cut in making them, though for me once you've seen …

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Re: Help with New Win98/DOS Retro Build

Posted on 2015-05-29, 08:49

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by brostenen

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I did the same mistake, when I got my first AWE32. I initially thought that they were 70pin ram. Well... Vogons quickly sorted me out on that. And thankfully for that, because I did not buy the 2x16mb 70pin I was looking for at that time. :-D (now the CT3900 is being stored for the future, as I am …

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Re: Ways to improve my "fast-dos" machine?

Posted on 2015-05-29, 08:38

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by brostenen

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Yeh, for DOS I rekon AWE64 is in the Top 3 all time best cards. (Lack of OPL is all that stops it being #1) Windows they are a bit basic for my liking but do the job Funny. I have the allmost exact same opinion about the AWE64-Gold. The thing that's missing in my book are OPL and GUS. If the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-05-29, 08:33

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by brostenen

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PeterLI wrote: Bought an IBM ValuePoint 433DX/Dp (performance model) today. In 2 weeks I may pick up 2 IBM PS/2s with CT5330s on a business trip. 🤣 I really love the design on those IBM machines. They got an allmost perfect and flawless look. 😀

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Re: Help with New Win98/DOS Retro Build

Posted on 2015-05-28, 23:38

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by brostenen

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Naaa... Never had that speed issue with the OPL chip and stuff like fast (when fast is considered fast for dos) CPU's. Perhaps it is just a question of trying to run OPL past 100mhz FSB. Anyway... The build, that you have gathered parts for you'r Win98 and Dos gaming machine, seems to be pretty …

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Re: Food - Recipe handouts

Posted on 2015-05-28, 11:02

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by brostenen

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Boy that looks fantastic. I'm curious about the potatoes, though, as they don't caramelize naturally and sugar's about the last thing I'd have dared mixing my vegs with with. Hand it over now! Melt sugar in a pan or wok, and let it slowly get dark brown. Right up to the point that it allmost get's …

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Re: Ways to improve my "fast-dos" machine?

Posted on 2015-05-28, 07:48

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by brostenen

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Well... For the Dos machine and my future Win98SE SS7 machine's. I am sticking with AWE64-Gold cards. I have them allready. :-) Else, I have: First edition of the SB-Live-Value card. The Ensoniq Audio-PCI card. A-Open AW-320 card. These are PCI cards, and for a Win-Box running Win-Only games, they …

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Re: Ways to improve my "fast-dos" machine?

Posted on 2015-05-28, 00:04

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by brostenen

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The Gold should have some sort of 3D sound, as far as I can remember. I am just not 100% shure on this. The rest of the AWE64 cards should not have it though. It does not really matter and all that. As I am not going for Win98SE on this one at all. Only MS-Dos will be on the harddrive. Midi could be …

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Re: Food - Recipe handouts

Posted on 2015-05-27, 20:22

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by brostenen

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Would you all like this sort of food then, when having a retro evening/weekend? (I can hand out the recipie if anyone asks) It is roasted pork-meatballs with caramelized small potatoes.

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Re: Roland MT-32, CM-32L + General MIDI for $50" Building a MIDI box

Posted on 2015-05-27, 20:06

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by brostenen

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Cool setup and nice idea. Looking forward to see the video. On one hand, it is a great idea to get midi this way. On the other, this seem like a lot of work to me.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-05-27, 19:56

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keropi wrote: wow , brvshless fans! don't worry, brvsh is what pollutes the most and these fans don't have it 🤣 🤣 🤣 Uhhh... Well... Not as much as "fan"-boys. 😁 😁 😁 (wich might not be that "Fan"-tastic after all) Hehe

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-05-27, 19:41

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China-fan's arrived today. Low cost, free shipping. Feel like I fucked mother earth big time. All that pollution. Ohhh... What can I say. It was cheap 😁

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