Re: I need some sound advice
Posted on 2016-09-28, 14:37
Why not an AWE64? You gain AWE compatibility and still have a pretty quiet SB16 compatible card. You can use CTCM to map the OPL3 to another address.
Re: Socket 7 vs Socket 8
Posted on 2016-09-28, 06:25
Typically what happens is you are never happy with any machine you build and just collect more and more old junk until you are sickened by it all and lose interest. :) ^^ So true :) My vote goes for Socket 7. Even a stock Pentium lets me play games spanning from Wing Commander to Doom 2 and Descent …
Re: What Are the Best Dell Dimension XPS Computers That Can Run 9x and Good For Gaming?
Posted on 2016-09-16, 08:27
I have a question about the voodoo 3 3500 agp tv. It has an svga instead of a regular vga. Can you still plug a regular vga cable into it? Ummm, there's no difference in the connector. All VGA cards from about 1990 and newer support SVGA and higher. Are you perhaps confusing this with the S-Video …
Re: Candle's First 486
Posted on 2016-09-15, 13:32
yawetaG wrote: That's a pretty neat big tower. 5x 5.25" bays, turbo indicator...does the lock serve to lock the case cover to the rest of the case, or it is actually on a little door that gives access to more bays? That's a keyboard lock. Locks the keyboard.
Re: The time has come :(
Posted on 2016-08-31, 19:02
Don't sell everything, you'll regret it later. Keep a few of your favorite machines and some spare parts, at least.
Re: The Brick 486DX
Posted on 2016-08-30, 17:22
einr wrote: I have access to a laser engraver so it's cut and engraved out of 0.7mm "brushed silver" finish acrylic. Not sure if I like it. It looked better in my mind than in reality. I like it!
Re: Modern printer with pure DOS
Posted on 2016-08-30, 12:58
LBP-660 seems to be primarily a GDI printer, with a mediocre PCL implementation. Agreed. The LBP-660 is a pain to get working under anything other than the Windows versions it was designed for, and therefore one of the models to avoid at all costs. Maybe try looking at a used LaserJet III or 4? …
Re: YMF719 vs ES1688 Comparison Thread
Posted on 2016-08-26, 07:33
Just listen to the lead instrument sound, it is more like a saxophone with good vibrato on the ES1688 compared to a thin mosquito-like sound on the YMF. I think we need a recording from a SP-PRO 2 card of the the Stunts track for verification. Interesting. And I agree with you on the sax. Could it …
Re: My Asus Socket 7
Posted on 2016-08-25, 06:47
luckybob wrote: @oerk if your using more than 64mb of ram, its necessary. The upgrade is simple and cheap. You're right, I worded that wrong. I meant to say, 64MB is enough for running 9x. And I just checked, I _did_ use a 12ns part in mine. It's stable @ 83MHz.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2016-08-24, 14:04
It seems to pick a lot of instruments badly. Combat4, which is one of my favorite tracks, is a good example. Its kind of strange, since all other games I tested sound on point. Do you send a special command to activate MT-32 emulation? Because I've tested a few games, and all of them had off-key …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2016-08-24, 08:44
I ordered mine 9 weeks ago, it doesn't look like it's coming any time soon unfortunately :( At least I payed via paypal so likely will have to chase up a refund. This has been happening a lot more of late, stuff not arriving. I'm not blaming sellers, but it's likely a combination of lost/stolen/not …
Re: What is this card?
Posted on 2016-08-23, 09:55
Anonymous Coward wrote: I was referring to ATi's stand alone soundcard, not the one with video...I think the one you have in mind is the VGA Stereo FX. Whoops, sorry!
Re: What is this card?
Posted on 2016-08-23, 08:21
Anonymous Coward wrote: Maybe it's an OEM version of an ATI Stereo FX card....but those cards didn't have that extra yamaha chip. Anyway, that is the card this one reminds me of most. Nah, it's lacking all the chips needed for a video card.
Re: My Asus Socket 7
Posted on 2016-08-23, 08:15
That's the board/revision I'm using on my maxed out socket 7 system. Great board! :happy: It doesn't support the high multipliers needed for the K6-2+, but you can set the multiplier to 2 and have the processor interpret it as 6. This will get it running at 66x6=400MHz. Overclock the FSB to 75 for …
Re: Melon's New Ol Socket 7 PC
Posted on 2016-08-18, 07:31
The voodoo card did not come with a pass through cable. I was able to use a short SVGA cable and a gender changer to get it working. Seems to operate very clear, I tested running the screen directly from the s3, and from the voodoo, and I can see none of the blurring effect people seem to talk …
Re: The year is 1990 and you still have a PC/XT and can't upgrade. Which games are you playing?
Posted on 2016-08-16, 10:04
Hi, I'm no XT expert, but I've seen Gameports on a lot of Multi-I/O cards. Perhaps they were in common use before the Sound Blaster cards. There were seperate 8-bit cards with two Gameports on them, sold well into the 90s. So it's definitely possible to have an XT with Joystick interface without a …
Re: 486 Motherboards and components
Posted on 2016-08-11, 09:13
brassicGamer wrote: Socket 3 is my favourite platform for no good reason other than it being as complicated as hell. 🤣 🤣 🤣
Re: 486 Motherboards and components
Posted on 2016-08-11, 07:47
Lets face it 486 is awesome and is a lot of fun to build so don't hold yourself back from living the little retro dream lol but going socket 7 is really Good for the money as you can get a 3 in 1 or if you are a bit lucky a 4 in 1 type of system emulating slower systems while still being good for …
Re: Best Socket 7 AT motherboard
Posted on 2016-08-09, 13:51
Because coin cells are a lot easier to come by - and cheaper.
Re: Best Socket 462 CPU on performance/power request
Posted on 2016-08-09, 12:32
Stuff from this era just wasn't very power efficient, especially Socket A. Yeah, undervolting should work, though I suspect this will save a few watts at most.
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