Re: ISA Sound card noise frequency origin, modifications, etc.

Posted on 2018-05-07, 21:10

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ Sound

The whole stack had to be sufficient for high quality audio. This was during the time of fake wattage multimedia speakers (aka the time when bass was better).

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Re: List of Older DOS Games that Run too Fast

Posted on 2018-05-07, 00:19

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Deathtrack (1989)

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Re: DOSBox SVN-Daum issues with applications

Posted on 2018-05-06, 20:18

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by gdjacobs

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Have you tried vDosPlus for office software tasks?

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Re: Tandy 4000 - Puff of smoke

Posted on 2018-05-06, 19:51

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Groovy! I hope you're going to replace the rest of them. Old tantalum caps really are ticking time bombs, and I really think Tandy machines are something special.

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Re: Help identify 386 Board

Posted on 2018-05-06, 19:26

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sorry but carpet is not an insulator. As to static it's actually a GENERATOR. When the fibers rub together carpets create brand new static which travels into other things. Any one that has ever walked across a carpet and gotten zapped by a door knob has experienced it for themselves. I once had a …

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Re: Via C3 Build Help Needed

Posted on 2018-05-06, 19:00

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by gdjacobs

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

50 mhz FSB clock obviously allows you to throttle a little bit deeper. Still, 66 mhz will allow your C3 to operate like a slow 386DX.

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Re: Via C3 Build Help Needed

Posted on 2018-05-05, 22:50

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Whipped cream but no cherry.

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Re: Via C3 Build Help Needed

Posted on 2018-05-05, 18:55

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Does the motherboard support a 50mhz FSB? I don't actually know enough about that to give you a good answer, but here's a link to the manual: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://oldschooldaw.com/asus/2000/cusifx-102.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiDn6nR4u7aAhXjxlkKHammAVUQFjAAegQIBxAB&usg= …

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Re: Recommend me a cheap keyboard switch

Posted on 2018-05-05, 05:32

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by gdjacobs

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Many digital KVM switches lets you switch keyboard only with some other key combination too, might be a better option than a simple switch. Find some models and look through the manuals to see if it's possible. Yep, a PS/2 to AT adapter will work fine, protocol wise AT and PS/2 are the same thing. …

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Re: Pentium 1 - 60 MHZ - Graphics Card

Posted on 2018-05-05, 05:26

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by gdjacobs

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Are you at all familiar with how Compaq marketed in those days?

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Re: Can I get sound on a Asus EEC shell laptop with FreeDos?

Posted on 2018-05-05, 05:14

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ Sound

I think so. VIA chipsets are known to work well with ESS Solo-1 PCI sound chips.

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Re: Pentium 1 - 60 MHZ - Graphics Card

Posted on 2018-05-05, 03:05

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by gdjacobs

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Actually, the original thread was about video cards for a P60 with some looking at it from the point of view of period correctness. You then wanted to know if the MGA was somewhat common together with a P60. Scali went and answered that question by finding several mass manufactured systems with that …

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

Posted on 2018-05-04, 22:26

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It looks like a Lite-on LTD-163 drive. I love those. Also, Ensoniq =/= ESS.

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Re: Can I get sound on a Asus EEC shell laptop with FreeDos?

Posted on 2018-05-04, 22:16

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by gdjacobs

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Is it this machine? https://www.cnet.com/products/refurbished-hp- … -520c-pc/specs/

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-05-04, 17:49

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

badmojo wrote: meljor wrote: I know it is RARE but that was expensive. Who cares?? Why do some of you guys insist on commenting on other peoples spending habits? I can't get my head around how you consider it any of your business! Do you do that to people in real life? Don't hate. Appreciate.

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Re: Via C3 Build Help Needed

Posted on 2018-05-04, 17:40

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Does the motherboard support a 50mhz FSB?

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Re: Pentium 1 - 60 MHZ - Graphics Card

Posted on 2018-05-04, 17:31

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by gdjacobs

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in Marvin \ Video

Your trajectory was from "period correct" to "configured together in the wild" before finally landing on "available together en masse". I suspect there's just something about the combination you don't like.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-05-03, 20:47

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by gdjacobs

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Cyrix200+ wrote: I will turn it in at the police office first thing tomorrow morning 😢 🤣 🤣 🤣 Nah, or maybe not. Thanks for pointing it out, I love the weird/quirky/unique-ish stuff from the past. It's a far bigger crime if it sounds bad. 🤣

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Re: Problem To Install SimCity 2000 In DOSBOX

Posted on 2018-05-03, 20:29

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by gdjacobs

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FYI, Abandonware isn't supported here. If you downloaded SC2k from an unofficial source, you'll have to bug them about it.

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Re: Microsoft (Bill Gates) strikes again!

Posted on 2018-05-03, 20:24

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by gdjacobs

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That's what makes me really question the valuation of damages in this. He wasn't sued or charged over fraudulent licenses. Those disks were only worth the cost to press and ship. There was no inherent profit for Microsoft that was impacted.

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