Re: The comprehensive list of all modern reproductions of vintage sound cards

Posted on 2021-06-18, 20:46

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

You can also add: Tandy Nano https://www.retrokits.de/index.php/tandy-nano-v1-1-isa-soundcard-dht/ https://github.com/matze79/Tandy-Nano ISA DAC r0/r1 https://www.retrokits.de/index.php/dual-isa-dac-r0-covox-speech-thing-on-isa-bus/ https://www.retrokits.de/index.php/dual-isa-dac-r1/ For r1, still …

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Re: Intel Pentium 60 - Batman - Soundblaster crackling

Posted on 2021-06-18, 20:42

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

No, it does not have -5V and its also not needed. I run no Card that requires -5V. Missing -5V with Card needing it would cause Weird Sound in all Titles, not only a few specific ones.

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Re: Acceptable 3d accelerator for Pentium MMX era.

Posted on 2021-06-17, 20:19

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by matze79

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in Marvin \ Video

Also would not recommend using a FX in a 233Mhz MMX Pentium . The Driver is "Big"

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Re: Leak of Windows 11

Posted on 2021-06-17, 20:06

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by matze79

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in Milliways

Oh my god... Microsoft merged KDE with Aqua and Android.. How worse could it get ?

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Re: Intel Pentium 60 - Batman - Soundblaster crackling

Posted on 2021-06-17, 18:00

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Does not help at all.

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Re: Acceptable 3d accelerator for Pentium MMX era.

Posted on 2021-06-17, 16:50

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

We had a Permedia 2 with 8Mbyte inside our trusty 166Mhz MMX back then.

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Re: Windows 7 Retro?

Posted on 2021-06-16, 20:41

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Maybe it will also run with a Third Party EFI Loader

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Re: Acceptable 3d accelerator for Pentium MMX era.

Posted on 2021-06-16, 20:06

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Best Card for this Time Period still is a 3Dfx V2/V3 or a Banshee. And with such a Slow CPU i would not go for a TNT Card. It really needs a Pentium 2.

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Re: NOS Velocity (nVidia Riva) 128 Questions

Posted on 2021-06-16, 20:04

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

i still searching for 8Mb SGRAM Version of the Riva 128.. i just can find the 8Mb SD-RAM Slow Versions:/ Anyone owns one for PCI =?

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Re: Intel Pentium 60 - Batman - Soundblaster crackling

Posted on 2021-06-15, 18:23

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I have Elsa Winner with S3 86C375 and 4Mb

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Re: Intel Pentium 60 - Batman - Soundblaster crackling

Posted on 2021-06-15, 17:11

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Anyway got around it, put SB in a Bin and use ESS1869 with X2GS now.

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Re: 3Dfx Voodoo 2 PCB SLI Bridge / SLI Cable

Posted on 2021-06-14, 10:26

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I have some "3Dfx Logo" Kits left i reserved for a other member who did not respond until now.. so if anyone still wants a Kit with 3Dfx Logo, drop me a message. Otherwise you also can get them on https://www.serdashop.com/3DVideoBridge with legit logo.

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Re: were/are the Voodoo 4 and 5 even worth owning?

Posted on 2021-06-14, 09:39

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by matze79

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in Marvin \ Video

The Only Reason to own a V5 is the L33t Factor or if one wants play Glide Games on High Resolution. Its a Card born out of Despair. Not having a fast enough Graphics Chip .. and overcoming this by using multiple of it on one Card. If it would released in 1999 it would really a great Card.. but.. …

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Re: Sound Blaster: From best to worst

Posted on 2021-06-14, 08:21

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

CT4170 rocks for headphone usage

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Re: OPTi Tribute system, Opti Chipset, VGA and sound

Posted on 2021-06-13, 23:12

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by matze79

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

subOPTImal Speed 😹 Yeah also had OpTI Viper, put MMX Overdrive on it and it still was slow in Quake. Never found subOPTImal VGA Card for PCI. But got OAK spitfire PCI, it has similar Performance. It’s Called Venus Solitaire PCI. Nice System 👍

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Re: I believe I broke my Socket 7 motherboard, advice needed

Posted on 2021-06-12, 13:37

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by matze79

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

What you really should check is ripple current, not only voltage.

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Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board

Posted on 2021-06-11, 15:52

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by matze79

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

It's done, when it's done - John Carmack

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Re: Running os 7.x on pentium 1 hardware

Posted on 2021-06-08, 11:45

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by matze79

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in Macintosh Emulation

Yeah Executor is not really a Emulator like Basilisk II, there big differences.. but actually back then when i had executor it did a good job and did not require copyrighted apple stuff.

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Re: Running os 7.x on pentium 1 hardware

Posted on 2021-06-08, 00:13

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by matze79

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in Macintosh Emulation

The emulator for msdos i mean is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executor_(software) NOT fusion 🤭 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jrxIyxjPj2g Also Windows versions avaible.

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Re: voodoo 5 5500 run very very slow on 2000s games

Posted on 2021-06-07, 22:27

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by matze79

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in Marvin \ Video

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