Re: Authenticity vs Power

Posted on 2019-02-27, 20:11

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My stance for the most part is GIMME MOAR POWER!!! unless I am dealing with software or hardware that is speed sensitive. Only "stock" stuff I have are some laptops and even then I will probably be using something to be able to add a PCI video card and a PCMCIA sound card and also replace the …

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Re: Mouse causes audio stuttering in DOS 6.22

Posted on 2019-02-27, 19:28

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Is the USB controller using the same IRQ as the video card? That would be my guess. I am also guessing that the USB controller IRQ is hard linked to the same slot that the video card is in so no matter what, you will probably get that video stuttering when using a USB mouse in DOS. Is there a PCI …

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Re: Found the vintage PC motherlode...

Posted on 2019-02-27, 18:56

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by cyclone3d

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With the quantity that he has and if you want to refurbish (and test) most of it, then it's probably going to take years before you have sold everything. I would simply sell everything as is (and that still would take a million hours and a couple headaches lol), perhaps it would be wise to sell …

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Re: I had to say farewell to a long time gaming buddy of mine tonight...

Posted on 2019-02-27, 14:47

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by cyclone3d

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Not that I'm easily offended, but I disliked the dog reference. PC hardware is just junk that comes and goes, you throw it away and get something new and that's that. There's nothing to feel about it. You sir, are apparently not a real vogoner or PC enthusiast for that matter. How can you say …

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Turtle Beach Pinnacle 12k vs 200k patch RAM?

Posted on 2019-02-27, 04:47

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by cyclone3d

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I was looking up some Turtle Beach Pinnacle stuff and came across some info that they originally came with 12k patch RAM. Then Turtle Beach offered an upgrade where you could send in your card and get an upgrade to 200k patch RAM for $50. The Revision F apparently was not able to be upgraded, but …

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Re: What's the difference between “FM synthesis” and “MIDI synthesis”?

Posted on 2019-02-26, 15:38

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Sound

None of the Sound Canvas models had the same synthesis as the MT-32. They only have an MT-32 compatibility mode which only works properly IF the game didn't send any modification commands to change the stock settings. Some games also exploited "bugs" with the MT-32 so they won't sound correct with …

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Re: The hell with Voodoo: rebuilding my MMX (with V3?)

Posted on 2019-02-23, 06:27

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So try the Voodoo 3. Even if it won't work with some of the really old Glide games, you will be much better off than without it. 2D tended to be really nice on the Voodoo 3 cards... so much so that most of them put out a cleaner signal than the highly regarded Matrox cards.

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Re: Old PC tool tip

Posted on 2019-02-23, 06:20

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sweet tool mod. Have a link to a seller or is it something you have had for a long time? I think I need to make one. Tweezers always tend to slip/pop off. And the clampy pliar thingies tend to crush the plastic. The jumpers with the extended tops are nice but, after a while, the tops tend to snap …

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Re: 64bit replacement of ntvdm

Posted on 2019-02-23, 06:14

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by cyclone3d

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there is dosbox, but i never liked it much, its an emulator which is meant to be slow, and the speed is inconsistent aswell. what i want is some equivalent of ntvdm that can run most real mode or protected mode dos programs in 64bit windows at full speed, despite lacking of sound support. Just …

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Re: Sound card recommendations for 386 Machine

Posted on 2019-02-23, 06:09

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Sound

Sb Pro 2 is perfect for a 386 but too easy IMO, the PAS16 is more of a challenge but no “stereo” in Wolf3D - arg I’m out! Choosing ISA sound cards is too hard :lol: We need a clone of the dual OPL2 PAS! Where would we source the ICs from? OR maybe we could reverse engineer and use FPGAs... sounds …

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Re: SoundBlaster Live! EAX sounds like hot garbage

Posted on 2019-02-23, 06:05

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Software

What is the exact version of the drivers you installed? The Live! series of cards can use the Audigy drivers. The sound is much better with the Audigy drivers. Haven't exactly tested EAX.. but the newer driver versions should help with that as well. You can get the latest directly from the Creative …

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Re: Does anybody use nail polish to seal/decorate trace repair on motherboards?

Posted on 2019-02-23, 03:48

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Just make sure to get the high quality stuff. Cheap nail polish will just flake off. The nail strengthening stuff might even be better as I think it doesn't get super hard like the normal nail polish if I remember correctly.

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Re: Odd looking failures of solid polymer and SMD aluminum electrolytic caps...

Posted on 2019-02-22, 20:03

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Kinda looks like either oxidation or possible fungus caused corrosion. Either is likely in a damp environment.

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Re: Best way to take photos for posting ?

Posted on 2019-02-22, 16:56

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by cyclone3d

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Depends on what I am taking pictures of. For single cards that I don't need everything perfectly in focus I'll just use my iPhone 6s. For single cards that I want everything in focus, I use my tabloid sized CCD flatbed scanner with a box cut to size so I can leave the top cover open. For larger …

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Re: Full pack of drivers for SB Live! value?

Posted on 2019-02-21, 23:57

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Sound

I think the pure DOS stuff is only on the install CD. I don't think it was ever available from Creative's site, but I could be wrong as I haven't messed with a Live! card for years. But I think legacy support for running DOS games from within Windows 9x should be included in the driver from Creative …

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Re: Full pack of drivers for SB Live! value?

Posted on 2019-02-21, 20:19

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ Sound

Creative Labs has everything you need for Win9x and the Live! series of cards. https://support.creative.com/Products/product_list.aspx?catID=1&CatName=Sound+Blaster Then in the left column, select Live! (very bottom one) Then in the right column (archived products), select Live! Value (very bottom …

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Re: Need SIMM advice (EMS Card)

Posted on 2019-02-21, 05:18

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I once had some 16MB 30p SIMMs that I used in a Mac SE-30 and a 486 PC. Would possibly give a kidney for 4x 16MB SIMMs again now ;) https://www.ebay.com/itm/150973316008 A kidney for $40US is cheap. ^.^ Slightly cheaper listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/64MB-SET-OF-FOUR-16MB-30pin-SIMM-RAM-MEMORY- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-02-20, 17:03

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by cyclone3d

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I tried two CRT monitors. Both gave problems and sounds that made be afraid my house burns down. I love the sound CRTs make when they start... *GAAAAAFHWHHOOOOOMPPH t-t-t-t-t-t-t-tt-t---tt--tt-t-tt-t--t-t--t* That sound is actually your power meter barely being able to handle the sudden extra power …

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Re: ftp.biostar-usa.com backup ?

Posted on 2019-02-20, 03:17

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well, their download page still has really old stuff so I guess just download from there? Looks like they took away anonymous read access to their ftp. Or was there even older stuff than what they have available on their download page?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-02-19, 21:31

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by cyclone3d

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Talk of playing MP3s on a slow machine prompted me to go looking to see if it would be viable. I ended up ordering this card - a Zefiro ZA2. And although it doesn't do MP3, it does do MP2. There were somewhere in the neighborhood of 3000 of these cards made. Ended up buying it from the company's web …

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