Re: Fixing a Roland SB-55 floppy MIDI player

Posted on 2020-02-01, 22:46

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Thanks got another freind who recommended this on discord. I will test that today. Caps look fine so I hope its just the regulator. I tried applying 5v to the logic inputtaping into ground and 5+ but got the same results. Maybe its a bad eprom... This won't work if the regulator isn't failed open.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-02-01, 19:09

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I got a box full of old IBM 5.25 floppy diskettes. They are an IBM Subscription. I just wanted some 5.25 floppy diskettes to try out on my computer. I have not used one since 1993. Does anyone know anything about what type of software is on these diskettes ? Is it just a bunch of FREE ware ? It’s …

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

Posted on 2020-02-01, 19:02

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Should be repairable with bridge wires.

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Re: How many watts is my power supply->

Posted on 2020-02-01, 18:55

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Do you have examples of this “ancient hardware” so I know what you mean? https://adek.com/products/atx-motherboards-isa Many more examples. How is DOSBox’s video lacking? I know true Roland/MT-32 emulation is apparently lacking. I remember gaming on a pc with a Sound Blaster. Roland or MT-32 (same …

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Re: Until what date is a pc with ISA bus needed?

Posted on 2020-02-01, 06:24

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As a descent player from the DX4 days of old (which ran great BTW), this thread's arguments are just popcorn. It's always the same new "but hi res!!" "but 60fps!!!" pattern. Anyway yeah, ISA generally got deprecated ever since AC'97 was proposed. The writing was already on the wall in 1997, much …

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

Posted on 2020-02-01, 05:52

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wiretap wrote on 2020-02-01, 04:06: The beast tower lives. […] Show full quote The beast tower lives. And got a new retro license plate.. Is it just me who's sad you've got a microcontroller based fan module instead of an old school bay bus?

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Re: The Budget 1997 MS-DOS & OS/2 Warp (and now Linux) PC.

Posted on 2020-02-01, 05:49

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Only if 1024:255:63 doesn't work first. If it works, you can easily implement a firmware limit for most drive brands (pretty much all but WD) using their disk utilities. That way disk probing will function properly.

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Re: Fixing a Roland SB-55 floppy MIDI player

Posted on 2020-02-01, 02:23

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Does it function or is there more wrong than the display?

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Re: My collection of Late-era AGP cards

Posted on 2020-02-01, 02:20

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The cooler design was nicknamed "The Dustbuster". That should tell you something.

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Re: The Budget 1997 MS-DOS & OS/2 Warp (and now Linux) PC.

Posted on 2020-02-01, 02:13

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You can try manually setting the geometry. A CHS of 1024:256:63 would put you at the Int13h limit. An LBA drive won't care as it just translates CHS data into linear addressing.

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2020-02-01, 02:05

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It is actually funny, that people say that muslims are not alowed to consume alcohol. The word alcohol is not mentioned at all in the quran. Correct. The prohibition is against intoxicants, although my understanding is that medical necessity takes precedence when intoxication is a side effect of …

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Re: How many watts is my power supply->

Posted on 2020-02-01, 01:58

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Yeah, from what I gather on the internet you'd surprised about some of the truly ancient hardware and software still in use. Except this ancient hardware can still be purchased new from the manufacturer. I have considered buying a retro PC but am not sure if that is what I truly want. I am happy …

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Re: Spec me a sound card to replace the Turtle Beach Fiji (Keeping the DB50XG daughterboard)

Posted on 2020-01-31, 02:54

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You have lots of options, including but not limited to: Aztech 2316 and 2320 based cards. First generation cards are noisier but include DSS and Covox emulation (which is groovy). The AZT2316 and AZT2320 (later generation cards) feature SB Pro support and either genuine OPL3 or 100% clones. Some …

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Re: Nearly finished Dos-98se-XP Setup

Posted on 2020-01-31, 02:43

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chinny22 wrote on 2020-01-30, 21:39: Nice setup, Duel boot is for wimps. everyone NEEDS a dedicated PC for each era 😉 Why can't we all just have fun?

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Re: "Store" VDos32 activation?

Posted on 2020-01-31, 02:39

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jmarsh wrote on 2020-01-30, 14:36: Glidos wrote on 2020-01-30, 13:27: VDos32 is pretty much dead now. Much like this thread was until it got a 12 year bump. Nice!

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Re: Most user friendly Programming Language, Tools and IDE for developing software for DOS in 2019?

Posted on 2020-01-31, 02:23

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but they have not much similar with DOS. I love DOS and everything, but this is absolutely a benefit. Most of the embedded RTOSes out there allow you to dive in close to the hardware while still having the kinds of features that make modern system architectures viable. DOS isn't going away anytime …

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2020-01-31, 02:02

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Halal is actually the way muslims slaughter animals. It is pretty simple. Slice the throat, and say a prayer. Absolutely, it's for the most part simple along with a few other restrictions. No alcohol, no pork, no insects, etc. Animal byproducts used in cooking can be an issue, as can cheeses ( …

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2020-01-30, 05:54

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It's like a temple.

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Re: Most user friendly Programming Language, Tools and IDE for developing software for DOS in 2019?

Posted on 2020-01-30, 05:51

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I just still didn't get why when you want all the comfort of modern OS and languages why you bother with DOS at all just code it for linux/windows/mac and no problem. You cannot expect such comfort on DOS that was mostly abandoned many years ago and when still running in some embedded apps it runs …

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Re: How many watts is my power supply->

Posted on 2020-01-30, 05:24

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I looked it up btw. ISA has been obsolete for 27 years now. Why was this whole -5 volt/ISA thing relevant if my only question was a confirmation of my power supply's rating? It's obsolescent. ISA devices still work, barring malfunction. You can still buy new ISA gear in the PC/104 and industrial …

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