Re: Where can I find "AMIBCP" (for DOS) ?

Posted on 2020-08-10, 23:56

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by cyclone3d

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Since this thread was started, I have a whole bunch of different BIOS modding tools. One included in one of the packs is mybcp ... folder structure makes it look like it was made by Herbert Oppmann. Source code is there and everything: Herbert_Oppmann--mybcp.zip I'm looking for some more stuff right …

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Re: Looking to buy 3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 PCI

Posted on 2020-08-10, 17:13

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by cyclone3d

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I want a PCI Voodoo 5 5500 as well. I did buy one of the AGP to PCI adapters that work with 3dfx cards so there is that option... you just have to find a way to mount the video card somewhere else and use a riser cable along with it.

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Re: Looking to buy 3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 PCI

Posted on 2020-08-10, 16:24

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by cyclone3d

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Yeah, the rules aren't communicated very well, I agree. If you want to spend the money you can flash the Mac version to work in a PC. the "no buying/selling/trading" rule isn't even listed in the official rules page https://www.vogons.org/ucp.php?mode=terms Yeah, That probably needs to change. …

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Re: Has any one delidded a Pentium 3 Tualatin?

Posted on 2020-08-10, 15:17

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by cyclone3d

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Is there any point in delidding a tualatin? Like everything, the point is to destroy working hardware (the rarer - the better) for the purposes of "testing" only-God-knows-what. Take it from the masters: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=742166#p742166 I can't believe he delidded a Gallatin. …

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Re: How much RAM do you need ?

Posted on 2020-08-10, 04:51

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by cyclone3d

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Windows 3.0 on a 386sx-25 was fine with 4MB of RAM. The first home computer we had when I was growing up had that configuration.

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Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2020-08-10, 04:48

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by cyclone3d

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peklop wrote on 2020-08-09, 21:58: Who will add Mitsumi, Sony and MKE intefaces to the interwave clone board first? 😀 Hopefully nobody.

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Re: Looking for a specific P4 motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-09, 17:21

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by cyclone3d

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So order the board I posted a link to. It is made by Advantech. Probably never have to worry about it dying. And it should accept the Gallatin extreme edition CPUs as well. Prescott should work as well but IMO the Gallatin is better and should run cooler. That being said, another option would be to …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-08-09, 17:14

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by cyclone3d

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Woolie Wool wrote on 2020-08-09, 14:37: Nooooooo! 🙁 I bought this for my Pentium Pro build, and needless to say, it did not survive shipping. I really wish sellers would actually package stuff up properly. Time to get a refund.

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Re: Can anyone recommend a cooling solution from Amazon for an AMD 5x86?

Posted on 2020-08-09, 02:53

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by cyclone3d

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Thermal adhesive pads are pretty much junk. You definitely want a clip-on style cooler. If you can't find something you like, you can always just get something and then use fishing line or something like that to hold it in place by running it through the fins and under the CPU. Something that would …

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Re: Light guns and console emus

Posted on 2020-08-09, 02:21

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by cyclone3d

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Here are a few links that might interest you: http://www.zero-soft.com/HW/USB_ZAPPER/ https://www.hackster.io/news/the-lcdzapper-le … vs-18846e7db9aa https://www.instructables.com/id/NES-Zapper-L … Gun-Wii-Remote/

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Re: Looking for a specific P4 motherboard

Posted on 2020-08-09, 02:13

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by cyclone3d

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What is your budget? A good P4 setup with ISA with working DMA is going to generally run you $300+ Here is an ATX board on eBay that will fit your requirements - not my sale: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1pc-used-Advantech-I … t2/143440598444

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Re: "FastTrak S150 SX4 Lite" PCI SATA control cards?!

Posted on 2020-08-07, 13:40

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by cyclone3d

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Did you backup the original bios first? I really think that the card you got must be some sort of pre-production card going by the "sample" sticker on the back.

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Re: HELP - Optimize my 486 computer.

Posted on 2020-08-06, 18:06

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by cyclone3d

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Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-08-06, 17:59: JudgeMonroe wrote on 2020-08-06, 17:50: It won't gain you memory or performance by "cleaning up" those Windows drivers; they're just files on disk. Audio in Windows might sound cleaner ? That's not how it works. Programs use those when they need them. The …

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Re: "FastTrak S150 SX4 Lite" PCI SATA control cards?!

Posted on 2020-08-06, 05:27

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by cyclone3d

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Yeah.. something is weird about that particulare Promise controller performance-wise though it is normal with a RAID controller to not see the drive in device manager because when the controller sets it up, it sets it up as a RAID volume which the OS doesn't see as a physical piece of hardware. …

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Re: Western Digital Research 20,000RPM Hard Disk

Posted on 2020-08-05, 19:12

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by cyclone3d

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That article is from 2008. Looking around, it looks like the consensus is that the increase in RPM increases the power usage too much to make it worthwhile. Take a look at this page.. and read the comments as well. A ton of good information about this subject in there: https://thessdguy.com/why-dont …

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Re: Western Digital Research 20,000RPM Hard Disk

Posted on 2020-08-05, 18:53

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by cyclone3d

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Woweee.... I wonder what person at WD came up with that idea; probably somebody who just wanted to see if it could be done and they actually got the idea approved by some higher up that didn't have any idea what it would involve.

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Re: UNISOUND - Universal ISA PnP Sound Card Driver for DOS v0.75e

Posted on 2020-08-05, 18:48

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by cyclone3d

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Looking at the manual... it clearly states that it has intelligent mode... very interesting. Roland-Super-MPU-II-Owners-Manual.pdf yes but the misconception was that it only supported it under windows - at least that's what I knew all these years I didn't even know about the Super MPUII. Do a …

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Re: UNISOUND - Universal ISA PnP Sound Card Driver for DOS v0.75e

Posted on 2020-08-05, 18:00

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by cyclone3d

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You guys have just made me regret a lot that I sold my boxed SMPUII for cheap while thinking it was no good for DOS... :( Time to hunt down another one though, I think. Looking at the manual... it clearly states that it has intelligent mode... very interesting. Roland-Super-MPU-II-Owners-Manual.pdf …

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Re: AWE32 - issue with installed DRAM / distorted MIDI

Posted on 2020-08-05, 17:54

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by cyclone3d

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Sounds like I need to pull out my AWE32 cards and do some testing. On the DX4-120 setup, what speed is the ISA bus running at? Would you be able to post some hi-resolution pictures so we can take a look? Probably best to not attach them to the forum since it absolutely destroys image quality since …

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Re: Retro PC without ISA. What sound would you choose?

Posted on 2020-08-05, 17:48

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by cyclone3d

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If you want a P4 s478 system with ISA it think a PCIAGP/PXAGP should be considered. The PCI-ISA bridge card use an ITE 8888 chips that seem to work in DOS. The drawback is that this would cost atleast $250 for a 13 slot backplane and CPU card. Add to that you need an industrial case, but you will …

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