Re: P4 Win98 suggestions
Posted on 2016-10-21, 18:42
I have one of these motherboards running a Win98SE install: http://www.ascendtech.us/msi-ms-6577-s-478-53 … ims6577533.aspx
Re: got a gateway
Posted on 2016-10-21, 18:10
Jade Falcon wrote: I don't trust your statement. 😈 Hah! How about if I give you chocolate?
Re: YMF71x Speed Sensitivity
Posted on 2016-10-21, 17:53
gdjacobs wrote: What about L1DX? According to gerwin's docs, that's a K6-2+/III+ specific switch. But I do recall trying it once and it had the same effect on my system as L1D.
Re: YMF71x Speed Sensitivity
Posted on 2016-10-21, 16:41
Can you please be more specific than "some audio glitches"? If we are going to analyze things here and produce results, we need to at least know what we are searching for. Second step would be to try to recreate what you hear, etc... I will try this evening to recreate and post back here. But for …
Re: YMF71x Speed Sensitivity
Posted on 2016-10-21, 16:11
I don't understand what led you to believe the YMF71x has speed issues? it seemed like my POD200 system (with an Audician 32) required me to slow some games down to 386 speeds to clear up audio glitches. Separately, I recall testing some of these same games on my 486/66 with a CT2800 and not having …
YMF71x Speed Sensitivity
Posted on 2016-10-21, 15:46
This question is aimed at James-F (whom I consider the resident YMF71x expert), but also to anyone who has experience with this. When I was testing speed sensitivity in games awhile back, it seemed like my POD200 system (with an Audician 32) required me to slow some games down to 386 speeds to clear …
Re: i just bought a ISA motherboard
Posted on 2016-10-21, 14:42
Unfortunately, few titles used true SB16 44.1k/16 bit output. There were a few that have WSS output and can therefore do CD quality audio on YMF-71x ISA chipsets. For this reason, something like the Audician32 has some practical benefits in addition to the DMA glitches mentioned in James-F's thread …
Re: got a gateway
Posted on 2016-10-21, 14:39
This was partly what UAC was supposed to fix, but the logic is massively flawed. Where as beforehand people would click on "OK" to whatever pop up window now they click OK to both the pop up AND the UAC windows not even reading what its saying. In a way I don't blame them, Windows and version …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2016-10-21, 14:25
Yup, 1GB drive. Unfortunately it's dying. I/O cuts off while reading or scanning the drive for defects. Have you tried a Low Level Format (found in the controllers BIOS)? Just for the fun of it. :-D ^^Yes^^ Worth a shot. A few times I've seen SMART errors clear up after I DBAN a drive. When you …
Re: Well, should I ask this girl to coffee or not?
Posted on 2016-10-21, 02:21
OK, OK, OK. I asked her. She seemed great with it. She was not at all ambivalent, but she didn't go crazy either. We're both gone over the weekend so she said we'd figure out a time next week. So I'm following up on Monday. Fingers crossed... :blush: At the very least I hope we'll be friends. She …
Re: i just bought a ISA motherboard
Posted on 2016-10-20, 19:33
here the thing i have a PCI Ymf-27f-v card (a-open 724) but it will not play digital sound FX in duke3d (crashes the whole system) even with Reserved pci to isa enabled PCI sound cards are not ideal for DOS. You said yourself in the OP you are looking for an ISA sound card. The YMF71x is ISA-based. …
Re: i just bought a ISA motherboard
Posted on 2016-10-20, 19:16
YMF71x-based seem to be a favorite around here. I've got one myself. It's an Audician 32 Plus. Here are a couple of recent threads with lots of discussion on this card vs other cards: YMF71x vs ES1688 Comparison Thread Yamaha YMF71x SB Pro Mixer Bug Issue Fix
Re: got a gateway
Posted on 2016-10-20, 18:31
Or better yet don't put stuff on them that should not be. I have that problem with family a lot. there is no reason they need 500 cat photos or 5k expired coupons and half a dozen tool bars. Of course that's different then home made nude photos. But still, if people did not muck up there computers …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2016-10-20, 15:20
Made a hardcore survival world on my Minecraft server for my son and I to play on together. Last night we started and got through a few day/night cycles, built a good shelter, found a decent amount of coal, and explored a large nearby island. So far the world has thrown us lots of cows and trees, …
Re: 7-zip benchmarks for over 60 CPUs
Posted on 2016-10-20, 15:08
Added a Celeron 575 laptop. Interesting that it outperforms the Celeron 900 (3 yrs newer and 200Mhz higher frequency). Maybe because I just put a fresh OS install on the 575. BTW, it's Vista Basic 32-bit, so 7-zip is 32-bit.
Re: Phil's YouTube and Website updates (philscomputerlab)
Posted on 2016-10-20, 14:19
Yea time is an issue guys. But I hear you. There is a lot of planning I still need to do, but I have some ideas. Another video! New benchmarks? What do you think? Great additions to your benchmarking arsenal. You touched on it at the end, but I'm sure there will be a segment of viewers that might …
Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today
Posted on 2016-10-20, 02:37
I like the "S" cpus. Son has an i5-4570S paired with a 750Ti. 😀 Great performance-efficiency ratio. When we can save up for a GTX1060 for him, I will get the 750Ti in my rig. Since I retro-game and he modern-games, it's a good symbiotic relationship. 🤣.
Re: How to stop 'computer thinking' noise?
Posted on 2016-10-19, 16:48
I was just noticing this last night while playing Ultima Underworld 2 with ear buds. I never noticed it through the desktop speakers, but it was kind of neat. Different frequencies and pulses depending on where I stand, and how I'm oriented. Seems to go away (or just can't be heard over the …
Re: How do I rescue these vintage cards from my school's grasp?
Posted on 2016-10-18, 10:53
chinny22 wrote: If it was a private company I would say just ask or depending on the company reword it to "I can dispose of this for you" ^^this^^ Even more boldly (and if you think about it, honestly), say "Would you like me to recycle these for you?"
Re: Dungeon master (Origin on the house)
Posted on 2016-10-18, 00:17
Yeah, he meant Keeper: https://www.origin.com/usa/en-us/store/free-g … es/on-the-house
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