Re: Gravis UltraSound Classic v2.4 no sound

Posted on 2019-03-28, 02:36

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by cyclone3d

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C42 is missing. Looks like somebody cut it off instead of unsoldering it. Edit: Looking at other pictures of the 2.4 revision, it looks like there was never anything there... strange that your has snipped leads. As for pulling the GF1 chip, you will need a PLCC chip puller to do it properly.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-27, 20:16

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by cyclone3d

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you must make replicas of this sticker Yes, definitely. What we need is either a high quality in-focus macro shot of the sticker along with the measurements OR a high quality scan done with a hand scanner. Or you could lay the cover on a flatbed and scan it that way. 600dpi should be good. Here is …

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Re: Additional ram on VLB VGA: Orientation?

Posted on 2019-03-27, 19:56

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by cyclone3d

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Line up the notch on the chips with the notch on the sockets.

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Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Posted on 2019-03-27, 02:58

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I just uploaded my scanned and OCR'd copy of the Yamaha SY99 Operating Manual to archive.org. It is a much higher quality scan than the one available directly from Yamaha - downloadable for free... just an extra FYI so I don't get hammered for linking pirated stuff. I actually bought a used paper …

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Re: Which Build do I go with. 486 Vs Pentium 1? Decisions...

Posted on 2019-03-26, 17:43

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by cyclone3d

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You can use an AT motherboard in an ATX case. Much easier that way. Where are you located? And as far as eBay prices go.. you just have to be patient and keep an eye out for stuff. A lot of times, people will post stuff for really good prices because they don't really know what they have. With those …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-26, 17:33

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by cyclone3d

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It's been a while since I bought a scrap lot, but this went within my price range and actually contains something I want - the cards on the right being the most interesting, with the pile of laptop fans being the least interesting :D Highlights: Matrox MGA with memory expansion Medion 9800XL Voodoo …

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Re: Old Intel CPUs prices

Posted on 2019-03-26, 17:31

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by cyclone3d

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I'm seeing some i5 3rd gen on eBay right now for about $35. i5-3570 $35 + shipping - 2 available https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i5-3570-3-4GHz-Quad-Core-CM8063701093103-Processor/372637311528 $38.88 shipped - 8 available https://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-CORE-I5-3570-SR0T8-3-4GHz-5GT-s-QUAD-CORE- …

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Re: 64bit replacement of ntvdm

Posted on 2019-03-26, 01:24

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by cyclone3d

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Have you tried increasing the cycle count in DOSBOX? And yes, I know that DOSBOX has some very serious overhead. I am working on an optimized fork of 0.74-2 that should speed it up significantly.

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Re: Setting cycles to specific xt/at/386/486/586 speeds

Posted on 2019-03-26, 01:01

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by cyclone3d

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A great feature would be to add an auto-setting based on benchmarks of real hardware. Tweakable settings for the different subsystems such as CPU, Video, and RAM would be even better. In reality, it should be possible to make the speed of DOSBOX much more accurate in comparison to real hardware. It …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-26, 00:48

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by cyclone3d

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Btw, what digital connector is that on the Chips card? It almost looks like it would fit a 1600SW... could that be the elusive Siemens-Nixdorf S26361-D964-A11GS-7? If so I might DM you offering a kidney shortly ;) I've got a similar card that I really have no use for other than some testing. It …

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Re: GOG Request: Original Disk Images/Installers!

Posted on 2019-03-26, 00:43

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by cyclone3d

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I up-voted and added a comment as well. Great idea!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-25, 22:11

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by cyclone3d

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Are those cards even more than dual layer (are any traces running in any layers besides the front and back of the cards)? If not, then they should be repairable. Won't be pretty, but they should work.

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Re: A cheap way (DIY) to send MIDI from Game Port to USB?

Posted on 2019-03-25, 21:50

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Sound

Ok, I thought you were just looking for a cheap way to get the MIDI from one place to the other.

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Re: A cheap way (DIY) to send MIDI from Game Port to USB?

Posted on 2019-03-25, 21:18

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by cyclone3d

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Are you wanting to output MIDI through the gameport and then input it back into the same PC? No, I want to use my RetroPC for running games, and another one (more powerful) for MIDI Synt emulation. Ok, gotcha. How about this Midiman 2x2 USB interface. If you are in the US, it is $11.50 shipped. ( …

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Re: A cheap way (DIY) to send MIDI from Game Port to USB?

Posted on 2019-03-25, 20:30

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by cyclone3d

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Redo the library yourself and remove the function(s) that are there to send data? You can get a new UM-ONE for a whopping $40. Is that really all that expensive? https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UMOneMk2--roland-um-one-mk2-usb-midi-interface?mrkgcl=28&mrkgadid=3308753041&rkg_id=0&product_id= …

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Re: Introduction and CPU Adapter Idea

Posted on 2019-03-25, 19:08

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by cyclone3d

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Interesting concept.... but why would you ever want to run a piece of trash ATOM with Windows 7? We had some of those here for media displays and they arte just to insanely slow to run pretty much anything with Windows 7. XP MIGHT be ok, but that is the absolute newest OS I would run on one of those …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-03-25, 19:03

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

schlang wrote: Also a great reason to get your money back Bet it was sold as SCRAP. Therefore not even remotely a reason to get money back. On top of that, those cards were not pictured. Yeah, it sucks, but that's how it is sometimes.

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Re: How reliable compact flash is?

Posted on 2019-03-25, 03:40

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by cyclone3d

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CF cards die too, but different than hard drives, when all the read/write cycles are used up. i guess there's no reliable storage options for retro PCs Nice thread necro. As far as CF cards go, you definitely need a quality brand. The first ones I bought were made by Monster and while they worked …

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Re: dx12 partially getting ported to windows 7

Posted on 2019-03-25, 02:00

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by cyclone3d

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In a few years people will be running Win 7 on emulators... LOL And people will be turning it on before going to bed... to be able to use it in the morning lol What are you talking about? Unless you are running Win7 on really old hardware it boots up very quickly IF you are using an SSD. But the …

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Re: Help me identify this Moxart ISA card.

Posted on 2019-03-24, 18:51

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by cyclone3d

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It is MOZART, not MOXART. The yamaha chip is OPL3. From : http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2012/07/gravis-ultrasound-and-dos-games.html Crystal CS4321 codec, which is virtually identical to the Analog Devices AD1848 codec used in the Windows Sound System cards. This chip also added an alternative …

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