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

Posted on 2023-02-05, 02:02

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Demetrio wrote on 2023-02-04, 07:11: Made a 386SX build. […] Show full quote Made a 386SX build. Unfortunately, the HDD does not work so I have to wait the new one I've ordered to install MS-DOS 5.0 I will also buy a CRT monitor for it, like this IBM IMG_20230204_080817.jpg That looks like a lovely …

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Re: How do you store your cpus collection?

Posted on 2023-02-05, 01:56

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Typically I like to have them installed in motherboards in storage. I don't have many loose processors, but the ones I do have I store in anti-static bags in a plastic bin. I have looked into cases with dividers (like small parts bins), but unfortunately I can't find any with sizes that work for …

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Re: Theory of the lucky 3

Posted on 2023-02-04, 16:31

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The one box 80s machine could be a turbo XT with true 4.77Mhz deturbo and a 286 or 386 accelerator card (Which could be enabled/disabled in software) , but those are rare and spendy. But also towards end of 80s you probably want EGA/VGA whereas at beginning CGA/Herc That's a good option. Something …

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Re: Theory of the lucky 3

Posted on 2023-02-04, 15:21

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Trying to cover everything from 80s to 2000s gets tricky trying to pair down down to just 3 computers. It's especially tricky trying to cover specific decades as a whole, not just from a speed perspective but also compatibility. For the example, in the early 90s you still have speed sensitive games …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-02-02, 17:42

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Got a handful of ISA video cards this week (Acumos AVGA2 and WDC 30/31).

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

Posted on 2023-02-02, 00:07

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Cloudschatze wrote on 2023-02-01, 22:34: https://www.symphoniae.com/misc/vogons/20230201_s.jpg Got around to shelving a couple of new titles related to RS-232 MIDI and O […] Show full quote Got around to shelving a couple of new titles related to RS-232 MIDI and OPLxLPT patching efforts. Oh, boy. …

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

Posted on 2023-02-02, 00:07

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Did some organizing of my 'current projects' shelves as I figure out what I'm going to tackle next. Thinking of working on that Packard Bell Legend I system, especially since I know my IBM Blue Lightning 486 upgrade processor works in it. Might be fun to turn it into an upgraded system. Bend a …

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

Posted on 2023-02-01, 22:26

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Kahenraz wrote on 2023-02-01, 05:17: Shponglefan wrote on 2023-01-31, 03:33: Did some organizing of my 'current projects' shelves as I figure out what I'm going to tackle next. It's that a pair of Altec Lansing speakers and subwoofer I spot on the bottom shelf? It is indeed. 😀 Though they are in …

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The Okey Dokey Sound Card: what even was this thing?

Posted on 2023-01-31, 14:54

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Attached is an ad from Computer Gaming World (January 1993 ) advertising a sound card from MIDI Land titled the "Okey Dokey Sound Card". Near as I can find, this is the only reference to this particular sound card. It's ad by Midi Land, Inc. Weirdly the "Okey Dokey Sound Card" is even listed with a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-31, 03:41

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Took delivery of this Edirol (Roland) M-10MX mixer. I'm going to pair this with my multimedia 286 build which has five sets of stereo audio outs.

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

Posted on 2023-01-31, 03:33

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Did some organizing of my 'current projects' shelves as I figure out what I'm going to tackle next. Thinking of working on that Packard Bell Legend I system, especially since I know my IBM Blue Lightning 486 upgrade processor works in it. Might be fun to turn it into an upgraded system.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-31, 02:03

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TrashPanda wrote on 2023-01-31, 01:50: Painting with a board brush is generally a bad idea Especially when one takes law of averages into account. One person's bad experience might just be that: a bad experience. It may hardly be indicative of a product line or company as a whole.

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Re: Sound setup for several external midi devices

Posted on 2023-01-30, 19:47

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For routing MIDI to multiple sources, I use a MIDI Solutions Quadra Thru . It takes a single MIDI input and splits it into four separate outputs. For audio mixing there are a lot of options. The Rolls MX42 Stereo Mini Mixer isn't bad if you want something compact. It has eight channels (4x stereo). …

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Re: Tandy 1000 TL Build / Restoration

Posted on 2023-01-29, 21:41

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Did some more testing trying to maximize conventional memory availability. Unfortunately I'm still running into stability issues using DOSMAX. I'll get random lock-ups when performing basic DOS functions (e.g. DIR, MEM). It's not as frequent as when I was using the PK-X486S50-3. But it's also not …

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

Posted on 2023-01-27, 17:59

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Fixed this Roland CM-64 today. It was only outputting sound on one channel. Took it apart and didn't see anything immediately obviously wrong. I cleaned the audio connectors with some DeoxIT and reflowed the solder joints on them for good measure. That appears to have done the trick as it now is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-26, 17:32

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dj_pirtu wrote on 2023-01-26, 10:55: Bought yesterday some stuff for my upcoming 486DLC-40 -system 😎 Nice choice of video card and sound card. 😁

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Re: My adventure game PC build: Magellan MMX

Posted on 2023-01-26, 03:47

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My main concern is the power supply. The installed supply looks like a standard ATX supply, and I imagine that IBM machines stick to standards. So, is it safe for me to just plug my modern PSU into the daughterboard's ATX power socket? I know that Dell at some point used proprietary pinouts on …

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Re: How much of your retro hardware do you actually use?

Posted on 2023-01-25, 22:57

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The worst part is, at least for me, when you come to the point to say, okay, it's more than enough, yet you can't convince yourself to sell what you don't need because it was so difficult to obtain them. Or similarly that the prices will continue to rise and you don't want to re-buy stuff at …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-01-25, 15:39

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Another sound card, an Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro it seems. It think it is a SB PRO 2.0 compatible card. The NX Pro is SB 2.0, not SB Pro compatible. It does have Disney Sound Source / Covox compatibility, so not a bad one to have. SB Pro 2, stereo DAC + OPL3 And yes, it does support Covox and …

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

Posted on 2023-01-25, 03:48

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Nexxen wrote on 2023-01-23, 23:29: Space Quest II and Eye of the Beholder You treat yourself pretty :) […] Show full quote Shponglefan wrote on 2023-01-23, 22:27: Finished working on my Tandy 1000 TL and set it up in the living room for some gaming. Space Quest II and Eye of the Beholder You treat …

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