Re: MT-32 and MOD-Files

Posted on 2016-01-27, 14:34

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by raymangold

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Hi, is it possible to play MOD-Files on a MT-32 ? XMPlay: http://support.xmplay.com/ Fantastic audio player, plays everything. I use it to play .MOD /.XM /.IT /.S3M etc along with standard audio formats since it does those as well. XMPlay can actually (also) fix a lot of the aliasing problems that …

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Re: Tex's IBM XT 5160

Posted on 2016-01-22, 19:59

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And how relevant are those models for an XT? As far as i know those aren't compatible with an IBM PC or compatible. Unsuspecting people may read that and assume all Model F keyboards have internally mounted spacebars when it's not the case. The Model F 122 6110344 was used on certain 5150s with a …

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Re: Tex's IBM XT 5160

Posted on 2016-01-15, 20:21

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by raymangold

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Now for the bad news. The space bar wasn't seated properly so thr silly man in me made the terrible mistake of pulling the space bar out. I didn't brake anything but YOU SHOULD NEVER PULL A SPACE BAR OFF AN IBM MODEL F KEYBOARD. The space bar rests on a metal stabiliser that is impossible to reseat …

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Re: Heads Up: Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi Plugin!

Posted on 2016-01-09, 23:08

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by raymangold

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Credit where credit is due then, finally it seems people are starting to get on the ball with this... It's only taken, what? TOO DAMN LONG! That's how long. Well done Roland, Casio beat you to it again, but well done for getting there. Ah, so that's what DAW stands for. Not sure I'd class my setup …

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Re: Aftermarket heat sink for voodoo4500

Posted on 2015-11-16, 18:56

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by raymangold

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http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=44882&p=445867&hilit=Voodoo+5+heatsink#p445867 here is one thread from around here and Im sure more thorough searching would yield more results. A 3DFX forum is also a killer idea :) Thanks. I was looking on a few 3dfx sites and it would seem that the …

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Re: Tandy TL/2

Posted on 2015-11-06, 22:30

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by raymangold

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Nice cleaning job bjt. Totally worth every minute and bead of sweat :lol: ...those keyboards are not so easy to find at a decent price anymore. They're actually rebranded fujitsu peerless keyboards; which are quite common and can be found fairly cheaply since "keyboard geeks" avoid them in favour …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2015-11-05, 23:21

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by raymangold

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When it comes to Video Cards, PCI-E was the new hot thing and the top cards were the ATI X800 XT PE and the Geforce 6800 Ultra. The ATI X850 series only adds PCI-E interface to the X800 series so we can include those aswell. SLI and Crossfire were not available to the wide public in August 2004 so …

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Re: Need a little help with an Apple IIgs

Posted on 2015-11-05, 00:00

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by raymangold

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My supply came today and it worked great after installing it. :D I really like how both my Macintosh LC, LC II and Powermac 6100/66 as well as this Apple IIGS are totally tool-less. IBM could have learned a thing from Apples designs. :P Actually it's the other way around, Apple jumped on the tool- …

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Re: K6-3 400 vs K6-2+ 500

Posted on 2015-11-02, 14:14

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by raymangold

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What about say a K6-3 400 vs a plain K6-2 550? I'd mainly be interested in games. You might find this one interesting: AMD K6-2 vs K6-2+ vs K6-III+ Comparison Hey Phil, I have to agree with you on the mobo cache. Disabling it seems to have more adverse effects (if anything) than just leaving it on. …

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Re: My HP Vectra VL5 / Pentium MMX

Posted on 2015-10-30, 18:07

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Level-2 Cache Memory Controller This unit controls the L2 cache memory, adopting a write back policy, in a direct mapped organization. An 8-bit tag is used to allow the lowermost 64 MB of main memory to be cached (if more than 64 MB of main memory is installed, accesses to the uppermost regions …

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Re: Help on finding heasink glue, please!

Posted on 2015-10-30, 03:07

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by raymangold

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Haha, before I opened this thread I was thinking of the "Stars" stuff. I bought some myself. Apparently it's not super super strong, so with a butter knife you can pop off anything attached with it.

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Re: My HP Vectra VL5 / Pentium MMX

Posted on 2015-10-30, 02:55

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by raymangold

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Looks like it's the same 82430HX chip as my socket 7 system. If you can find the maximum-sized SIMMs for the system, it would be interesting to see if it does take past 64 MB or if the BIOS deliberately locks itself. Does the HP documentation state what size of tag it uses? They MIGHT have …

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Re: My HP Vectra VL5 / Pentium MMX

Posted on 2015-10-28, 13:02

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by raymangold

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Is that CD drive a darker colour than normal? I'm guessing it's custom option made for HP if so (similar to the blue-button CD drives that IBM had made). Yeah, older computers seem to have a lot more character.

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Re: Lands of Lore 1 CD version no sound?

Posted on 2015-10-26, 06:49

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I'll install it later on my computer and let you know (I actually have two sound cards running on it internally). It looks like your Guillemot sound card is plug and play (which as nice as "PnP" hardware is, software can change its settings). You stated that you have the following: IRQ:5, DMA0:1, …

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Re: Lands of Lore 1 CD version no sound?

Posted on 2015-10-25, 23:35

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No the CPU has nothing to do with it. Try running with a regular SB16, disable your parallel port and use IRQ 7. The fact that you re-formatted, you were probably using some old sound settings you forgot about. I don't really understand what else is being said. The reason why the game is going to a …

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Re: Socket 7 PowerLeap PL-K6-III (ultimate upgrade)

Posted on 2015-10-21, 04:10

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Interesting, I didn't think the different interposers would make that much of a difference... Forgive my ignorance, but did those normally come with the CPU and heatsink glued on? I don't see any latches on the socket. The biggest factor of performance is the on-die cache which is incredibly faster …

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Socket 7 PowerLeap PL-K6-III (ultimate upgrade)

Posted on 2015-10-20, 02:47

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This is somewhat of a follow up to an older thread I did about the Kingston TC400 . Finally purchased a PowerLeap PL-K6-III; which is vastly superior over the Kingston interposer: allowing for a greater range of voltages (as low as 1.30v !) And a few extra gimmicky features with isolated power and a …

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Re: How many of you guys still use CRT monitors on all your retro computers (and maybe your modern ones too)

Posted on 2015-10-11, 22:16

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Scanlines. Need them on my old machines pushing 320x200 and 640x480. For me it's about dynamic resolution changing and instant phosphor response without the liquid crystal ghosting. I'm just a little sad since some of my CRTs have had electronic failures which I am still investigating (I don't have …

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Re: Drivers needed for IBM Aptiva E Series 190

Posted on 2015-10-10, 19:31

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by raymangold

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Give me the system type (four numbers) and I can get the drivers for you. As well as the latest BIOS.

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Re: Am I the only one who thinks XBox One looks.... retro?

Posted on 2015-10-10, 19:27

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Wow, the last posts I remember from Kreshna "3dfx" Nurzaman were from a long time ago. Yeah I agree, the stripes seem fairly 90's, like this old IBM case which comes to mind: http://img34.staticclassifieds.com/images_tablicapl/88183763_3_644x461_ibm-intellistation-e-pro-komputery-stacjonarne.jpg HP …

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