Re: Socket 370 Zif repair ?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 13:36

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

If the old socket holds it in and gets good connection, I would think it would work. Just make sure it is used in a desktop system and not a tower since the weight of the heatsink would probably eventually pull the top socket out of the bottom one.

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Re: How to speed DOSBox as fast as possible?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 13:28

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by cyclone3d

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@BeginnerGuy: What do you want to tell? I've seen StarWars in 1981 at 24fps in cinema. I didn't flicker at all. 100Hz or more were good for old RGB-TVs but thats obsolete since there are LCDs. Maybe you can't see more than 24fps but there are a lot of people that can. If I am watching a movie in …

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Re: When did optical drives stop support cd audio despite still having the connector for it? How to avoid buying one?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 13:21

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'll have to double check with a YMF744 card and VXD drivers.. but I don't see why it wouldn't work. I don't see how a drive would not support digital audio over IDE, especially if it doesn't support the wired analog or digital connections. That just wouldn't make sense. Oh, we designed and sold an …

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Re: When did optical drives stop support cd audio despite still having the connector for it? How to avoid buying one?

Posted on 2019-09-14, 03:31

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I would think that digital over IDE should be possible. Do you have the motherboard chipset drivers installed? Do you have the Windows updates installed? The Microsoft 2004 update CD can be gotten from vogonsdrivers. http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=873&menustate=0 What exactly is the …

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Re: CD-ROM failing to work, what to do?

Posted on 2019-09-13, 23:12

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Easy way to find out. Eject the tray and then get another drive and eject the tray as well. It will be super easy to tell if you can swap the face plate pieces. I bet it is a standard drive with a special faceplate. What is the brand/model of the drive? It should have a sticker on the top of the …

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Re: Need Video BIOS for ATI Graphics Wonder VLB (Mach32)!

Posted on 2019-09-13, 20:44

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Video

I know how you feel. I got both of my mach32 cards in random lots with other cards. I think the max I paid for one was like $9 when factoring in the other stuff.

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Re: Need Video BIOS for ATI Graphics Wonder VLB (Mach32)!

Posted on 2019-09-13, 17:55

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Video

I kinda doubt using a BIOS from vgamuseum would damage your card. It probably just doesn't work. On another note, there is a card exactly like yours on eBay right now. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Video-Graphics-Card- … 86/202778000913

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Re: Are interactive games supposed to be left behind?

Posted on 2019-09-13, 07:12

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by cyclone3d

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Guess you shoulda kept them. I still have the trapezoid boxed copy of Final Fantasy VII for PC that I pre-ordered. I did trade in some of the games I bought back then but I also kept the ones I really liked. Source code is never going to happen for most old games. Just the way it is. There have been …

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Re: Need Video BIOS for ATI Graphics Wonder VLB (Mach32)!

Posted on 2019-09-13, 00:28

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Video

I have a mach32 card that looks exactly like yours except for the fact that all RAM chips are soldered and it has the ATI DAC. I also have another mach32 card that has VRAM and a TI DAC that has the same exact BIOS. Both cards have these markings on the sticker on the BIOS: VLB MACH 32 113-19509-102 …

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Re: Are interactive games supposed to be left behind?

Posted on 2019-09-13, 00:13

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by cyclone3d

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twiz11 wrote: those are somewhat bandages, for orphaned works, yea that sucks if a great orphaned work gets left behind, its our duty to make sure it doesnt get left behind! Are you going to somehow get the source code and recode and recompile the old software so it will run on new systems?

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Re: Are interactive games supposed to be left behind?

Posted on 2019-09-12, 23:27

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by cyclone3d

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I mean non-interactive content can be easily reproduced, paintings, videos, sounds, but for software and hardware, its planned to fail in the future, why is that hard to replicate to work on newer systems unlike photos, sounds, and other stuff? Ever heard of DOSBOX? What about PCEM? What about x86 …

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Re: Low volume out of Cobra AW744L II card

Posted on 2019-09-11, 17:35

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by cyclone3d

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Yeah, I guess we could work something out. Go ahead and post hi-res pics of the front and back so I can see if I see anything wrong first.

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Re: Soundblaster 2.0 CT1350B Question

Posted on 2019-09-11, 01:27

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by cyclone3d

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pics? I have at least 9 CT1350B cards. I'm gonna go check and see if any have all the contacts. None of mine have all the contacts. What is the serial number of yours? Guessing it must be a first or second revision. Probably a very early run.

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Re: EGA Monkey Island

Posted on 2019-09-11, 01:25

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Software

I tried disabling the L1 cache with Setmul, but it's not able to disable the L2 cache. It's a P166 with MMX, and the motherboard is an FIC PT-2003, which doesn't have a turbo brake, any kind of speed adjustment jumpers, or any speed or cache settings in the BIOS, unfortunately. I see that you got …

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Yamaha PCC10XG English user manual

Posted on 2019-09-10, 20:30

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by cyclone3d

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I am working on translating the Yamaha PCC10XG user manual into English. Did the rough translation with the help of this page: https://www.onlinedoctranslator.com/ It uses google translate to do the translation but is also able to save as a Word file. I'll work on it more when I get the chance to …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-09-10, 16:09

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by cyclone3d

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That is generally for the serial input though. The PCC10XG is a PCMCIA card. Which does not mean a different mode is needed when using the card with a Mac. There was never and MAC drivers/software released for this card. Of course there was! http://nwserveur.no-ip.org/win3xorg/devices/PCMCIA% …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-09-10, 15:04

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

That A/B switch is most likely for PC (A) and Mac (B). Some MIDI modules have such an A/B switch for PC/Mac as well. That is generally for the serial input though. The PCC10XG is a PCMCIA card. There was never and MAC drivers/software released for this card. In other news, it looks like the online …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2019-09-10, 06:08

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

L0L. Considering it was in a VERY highly trafficked dumping spot, in a public building, where I and many others have taken things from lots of times in the past, I'm not too worried. Just a bunch of bog-standard electronics inside (including a hacked-up wall wart for a power supply.) Nothing …

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Re: RGBs to 15KHz VGA?

Posted on 2019-09-10, 05:35

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Video

What are you using that has 4 RCA cables for the RGB signal only? Component only uses 3 RCA cables. Usually, when you have a console RGB cable for a console, it also has two extra RCA cables for L/R audio. I guess you could have one that only does RGB but also has an extra for composite. Take a look …

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Re: How to wire a toggle switch to a jumper?

Posted on 2019-09-10, 05:28

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

All I used back in the day when I had a 486 DX2-66 as my only computer was a two wire case LED wire with connectors on both ends. Then I cut a tiny hole in the case and glued it there so it was flush with the case. Then to jumper it, I had a piece of paper-clip that I bent into a U shape. Take it …

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