Re: Microsoft and Windows piracy pre-XP
Posted on 2018-03-06, 06:02
No. The only thing that checked the key was the installer. A lot of people still didn't have Internet back then so "online activation" in software wasn't widespread.
Re: Resound OPL3 AdLib sound card just released
Posted on 2018-03-05, 09:58
I recommend a step drill bit if you're not using one already.
Re: Old games that had CD Audio tracks?
Posted on 2018-03-05, 08:39
Re: Resound OPL3 AdLib sound card just released
Posted on 2018-02-28, 01:55
Which is also an awesome source for fraud ... considering the last AdLib I've seen on eBay sold for 451€ Wow I didn't know they went for that much now...I got one boxed for $50 about 12 years ago. I partly agree. When the creator first posted about these at VCF I questioned the need for it to be an …
Re: Resound OPL3 AdLib sound card just released
Posted on 2018-02-27, 15:29
There is also an actual Adlib replica
Re: When will Microsoft finally die?
Posted on 2018-02-25, 14:35
Apple has eaten Linux's lunch. It's a huge company now, bigger than Microsoft and IBM put together. It's success is fragile however, and could disappear overnight if something "cooler" comes along. Nobody needs iMacs and iPhones and iPads like they do Windows and IBM mainframes. bahahaha what? What …
Re: MDA/CGA/EGA to VGA Converter Released!
Posted on 2018-02-21, 01:41
I've been also meaning to ask about Jepael's pulldown resistors on the EGA port , is adding them an extra layer of protection for the EGA card? If one adds them then a new FW is needed to compensate for them? Even with the existing boards adding pulldown resistors on the DB9 port is easy if one …
Re: MDA/CGA/EGA to VGA Converter Released!
Posted on 2018-02-18, 17:35
Bright yellow is actually supposed to be slightly "washed out" like the rest of the bright colors. You can see this in keropi's VGA screen shot and also if you look at the RGB values for the CGA/EGA palette . Pure yellow would be FFFF00, but it's FFFF55. VGA: http://i.imgur.com/bGE1NwYl.jpg …
Re: MDA/CGA/EGA to VGA Converter Released!
Posted on 2018-02-18, 06:54
Your colors look good keropi. Now just turn down your monitor brightness 😜
Re: Why the heck is my wi-fi so slow?
Posted on 2018-02-16, 04:01
Yep. If you are moving lots of data, wired is the way to go. You don't need to run cables across the floor to your router. Just connect the two computers together and give them static IPs. That said, a sucky router is going to give you sucky wifi speeds. So if you found it in a dumpster, it was …
Re: MDA/CGA/EGA to VGA Converter Released!
Posted on 2018-02-16, 01:36
From that picture, the light colors look too saturated, especially blue, red and magenta. But it could be the camera/monitor? Can you take a "control" photo of CGACAL with the same monitor but hooked directly to a VGA card?
Re: Why the heck is my wi-fi so slow?
Posted on 2018-02-15, 08:04
Why aren't you letting the router auto select the channel? Also switch to 5Ghz if you're not already using it and there will be less congestion. Finally...an ethernet cable is faster and easier when your computers are 3 feet apart...
Re: MDA/CGA/EGA to VGA Converter Released!
Posted on 2018-02-15, 07:28
Idk, the colors still look off to me. Dark gray is still too light and there needs to be more contrast between the light/dark red. The purple on keen's shirt is too "neon" as well. Can you take a screenshot of the gradient colors?
Re: What is the Shortest Voodoo 1 Card?
Posted on 2018-02-12, 03:47
Why do you think that? I have this board in a minitower. Not many socket 7 heatsinks were larger than the CPU.
Re: What is the Shortest Voodoo 1 Card?
Posted on 2018-02-10, 11:37
It is possible to position the CPU in corner of a baby AT board where it will not block any slots. See for example the A-Trend ATC-5000: In fact I bought this board for that exact reason...
Re: MDA/CGA/EGA to VGA Converter Released!
Posted on 2018-02-07, 04:22
I have several VGA monitors that can't do 1280x960...
Re: What foreign language can you read?
Posted on 2018-02-06, 02:27
Re: Improving on the basic general midi?
Posted on 2018-02-02, 03:02
Doom sets the FM synth parameters which are used create the instrument sound. But these parameters are not audio samples.
Re: Improving on the basic general midi?
Posted on 2018-02-02, 02:46
1. General MIDI isn't going to work unless you have a MIDI device attached via the joystick port or waveblaster header. You have configured the ESS MIDI interface to use port 330, but you have nothing attached to the interface. 2. When you select "Sound Blaster" for music, Doom uses the ESS FM synth …
Re: Identify XT Board / Turbo Jumper
Posted on 2018-02-01, 03:06
Have you seen the AT/XT keyboard converter designs? There are several floating around. Just need a PIC and a few passives.
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