Re: 386 Midi Tower Question
Posted on 2016-04-27, 02:21
Chewhacca wrote: SCSI CDROM too. 😀 How do you know it's a SCSI just by looking at this photo? Just curious.
Re: Dell "fridge" 2x P PRO
Posted on 2016-04-27, 02:17
Holy shit this looks cool! I particularly like the RAID controller. Seems like people back then were all like "everything is better with some RAM slots". 🤣
Re: Compaq Presario 433, my 486 pure DOS machine
Posted on 2016-04-27, 02:02
So I finally found an Iwill ECP/EPP-enabled multi I/O. Gonna get it tomorrow. All in all, a Backpack CD drive and this card came down to around 17 bucks. The multi I/O is about 11 bucks, almost twice as expensive as the CD drive, ironically — even though basic ISA multicards (think Goldstar Prime 2) …
Re: Compaq Presario 433, my 486 pure DOS machine
Posted on 2016-04-25, 23:01
Did you load the special drivers necessary for using a sound card IDE interface? IIRC you need specific ones (that said I've never had one work, not that I've tried more than once or twice). Anyway I'd rather have era-appropriate external solutions that are slow than something ugly - however, I …
Re: Compaq Presario 433, my 486 pure DOS machine
Posted on 2016-04-25, 19:33
Why not use a sound card with IDE interface? You could route the cables out of the case and use a normal CD-ROM as an external one. I actually did that once in the late 90's and it worked just fine although it did look a bit ugly :-) Tried that, it didn't work for some reason. Not to mention that I …
Re: Compaq Presario 433, my 486 pure DOS machine
Posted on 2016-04-25, 19:30
Here is the error I get from Doom 2. Note that for that I disabled ESS by editing autoexec.bat (the ESSCFG and SET BLASTER lines). So I don't have any other devices and IRQs are only occupied by integrated parts at this point. You can try using the DOS32A DOS extender instead of DOS/4GW. http:// …
Re: Compaq Presario 433, my 486 pure DOS machine
Posted on 2016-04-23, 14:01
@ Yushanak Really cool! Hell yeah I have questions! =) 1) What kind of Pentium Overdrive are you using? I've never looked at those chips seriously, but how well/fast does it work on your machine? What kind of games can your run with your Overdrive that I can't with a 486DX2@66? I'm feeling that lack …
Re: A silly question about sound card capacitors
Posted on 2016-04-23, 13:02
Hi, all I'm about to finally get myself an OPL3-enabled SoundBlaster (namely, a CT2770). While looking at the photos of the card I've noticed that there are a lot of empty spots on the PCB where capacitors and an IDE pinset should be. Compare this Your CT2770 is missing the TEA2025 amp, so your …
A silly question about sound card capacitors
Posted on 2016-04-23, 12:55
Hi, all I'm about to finally get myself an OPL3-enabled SoundBlaster (namely, a CT2770). While looking at the photos of the card I've noticed that there are a lot of empty spots on the PCB where capacitors and an IDE pinset should be. Compare this 1021005.jpg and this — also a CT2770 ct2770.jpg I've …
Re: Need help identifying multi I/O and a sound card
Posted on 2016-04-22, 20:08
Thanks a lot, guys!
Need help identifying multi I/O and a sound card
Posted on 2016-04-22, 19:03
Hi! I have a Compaq Presario 433 all-in-one machine with a 486DX2 CPU. 2016-02-14%2017.27.44.jpg I think it's a really cool looking machine which is why I've decided to work around its limitations — namely, a lack of CD-ROM. For that purpose I've found an external LPT Backpack drive — only to learn …
Re: Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro and DOS compatibility
Posted on 2016-04-06, 22:32
No, it's a 3D Pro and it has a switch. The switch doesn't do anything ATM. I've tested it in Descent: Destination Saturn and Wing Commander I. That is strange. I used to run this joystick via my AWE64 value without any problems (first under DOS 6.22 and later Windows 98SE's MS-DOS mode). Maybe …
Re: Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro and DOS compatibility
Posted on 2016-04-06, 22:15
No, it's a 3D Pro and it has a switch. The switch doesn't do anything ATM. I've tested it in Descent: Destination Saturn and Wing Commander I.
Re: Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro and DOS compatibility
Posted on 2016-04-06, 20:34
Got myself a 3D Pro yesterday. I can't get it to work under pure DOS on my 486 machine. Googling shows that it can be incompatible with some of the Sound Blasters — though I'm using it with a ESS 1868F card and also tried plugging it into motherboard's gameport. Will test it with a bunch of Vibras …
Re: Need help picking an ISA LPT controller
Posted on 2016-03-17, 21:47
Searching for "ISA ECP EPP" items on ebay shows a few cards that would suit your machine. Shipping from ebay to Russia would be an overkill for an LPT card, unfortunately. I mean, there are a lot of cards available here for 2-3 dollars a piece (less than the price of ebay shipment), but like I said …
Re: Need help picking an ISA LPT controller
Posted on 2016-03-17, 21:16
I think it's ECP that has potentially lower CPU utilization via DMA. Re-read Wikipedia again, seems like you're right, fixed the original post: Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) is a half-duplex bi-directional interface designed to allow devices like printers, scanners, or storage devices to transmit …
Need help picking an ISA LPT controller
Posted on 2016-03-17, 20:49
Hi, all I have a 486 Compaq all-in-one machine with an external LPT CD-ROM. However, this machine only has a regular parallel port, and so it's only usable for data transfer and not playing games that rely on having a 4x or even a 2x drive (such as Full Throttle or The Dig). I really enjoy this …
Re: Couple newbie questions about MT-32
Posted on 2016-03-14, 00:19
gdjacobs wrote: Well, I'm planning on eventually installing my SBC RPi2 running Munt and Timidity in a 5 1/4 inch bay on my PC. Would that be interesting? Wouldn't you need a USB-MIDI adapter? I mean, a $50 adapter + $35 for an RPi comes pretty close to an actual MT-32.
Re: Traded one of my computers for something special...
Posted on 2016-03-14, 00:06
Try finding an cheap ISA SCSI Card and an external SCSI CDROM they shouldnt be expensive and saves you the trouble of internal routing and stuff. Also many devices use SCSI so who knows, maybe you will also find an Floptical or an hdd drive. I've just been solving the same problem with my 486 all- …
Couple newbie questions about MT-32
Posted on 2016-03-13, 23:15
I'm thinking about getting myself a Roland MT-32 for a 486 DOS gaming machine. I'm currently thinking about going the AWE64 CT4500 + SoftMPU + MT-32 route and later maybe "upgrade" to a CT-1747-based AWE32 or SB16. My final goal is to have the versatility of SB+OPL3+MT32+GM in a single machine …
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