Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-01-12, 08:20

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So now I am nearing the 100 hour mark (and probably 2/3 of the game) with Pathfinder: Kingmaker and I have to say it has gone from being a mediocre experience to moderately enjoyable. My main gripes with the game are still boring companions and a boring kitchen sink setting but the game mechanically …

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Re: ForteMedia FM801 FM Synthesis

Posted on 2022-01-11, 14:49

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My FM801 is currently in my Socket A system, I'm pretty sure I can boot some kind of Linux and let you know - but not until the weekend. My CFG801.EXE does not enable Line In as far as I can remember. I will check the version and let you know about that as well.

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Re: ForteMedia FM801 FM Synthesis

Posted on 2022-01-10, 13:10

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The one and only issue I have with this card in DOS is that it does not seem to have a mixer and the Line In is muted by default, so using it with an external Synth and mixing that to the audio out is impossible to do on the card itself. If anyone knows how to change mixer settings for FM801 in DOS …

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Re: No-name ES688F card: Time to ditch it?

Posted on 2022-01-08, 08:25

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OK, I've also checked mine and it also says SOFTWAVE, strange. Regardless, disregard it for ES688.

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2022-01-07, 10:35

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That kind of wavetable card was available as the YucatanFX and to be honest the cost/price was not much different from X2GS if at all, so you are probably just better off buying this, it won't get cheaper. And to be honest, as an early adopter YucatanFX owner I can only wish I had waited for the …

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Re: Slot A thunderbirds

Posted on 2022-01-07, 10:34

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120 EUR for 2 Voodoo2s is absurd.. I only have 3 of them but I'm kinda glad I got them when I could. They only cost me 10 EUR a piece most.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-01-07, 10:32

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Finished the Terminiator: Resistance 'Annihilation Line' DLC. Shorter than the main campaign, but imo it packs more punch. Some serious Hollywood studio backlot moments. Anyway, if anyone is interested I have kept a bug and optimization log over at GOG's forums with some videos attached. Messaged …

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Re: No-name ES688F card: Time to ditch it?

Posted on 2022-01-07, 10:18

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OK I checked out my 386SX. It has this card installed, jumpered as shown in photo: https://i.postimg.cc/dtL0LCfT/Edison-Gold-16-D.jpg Here is the system configuration for DOS: https://i.postimg.cc/G80BHsh3/ES688-AUTOEXEC.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/JDbsJ4GN/ES688-CONFIG.jpg Here is the ESSCFG output: …

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Re: Slot A thunderbirds

Posted on 2022-01-05, 10:53

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Voodoo 3 works miracles with K6-2/III and Pentium II (and early Pentium III) but once you are in Coppermine territory it quickly becomes much less desirable. That said, I have one paired with an Athlon XP 2200+ sitting next to me and I gotta say it really does scale well 🤣.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-01-05, 10:51

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by appiah4

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The said wavetable is (most probably) nothing other than Yamaha's XG softsynth.

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Re: What music are you listening to?

Posted on 2022-01-04, 07:19

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Nexxen wrote on 2022-01-04, 00:02: First wave black metal. Fuck yeah.

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

Posted on 2022-01-03, 15:44

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The cheap chinese copy is pretty much identical. I have one on a 9800, works like a charm.

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Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?

Posted on 2021-12-31, 08:16

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xcomcmdr wrote on 2021-12-30, 20:39: I think the Atari ST soundchip was a failure. Even at the time. What an absolute shame. Every tune I've ever heard coming out of it has made me regret having ears. Well, except some demoscene stuff. Atari ST made up for it by having a MIDI port though..

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Re: Sound Blaster: From best to worst

Posted on 2021-12-30, 17:29

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I have a CT2770[A] in my 5x86 PC and don't remember experiencing clipping, please tell me which game does this for you? Maybe the amplifier on your card is defective?

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Re: ESS Solo-1 DOS IRQ Problem

Posted on 2021-12-28, 14:54

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I have had no issues with the ESS Solo-1, at least on P2/3 boards. And it features GM wavetable in Dos as wel, l if I remember correctly. FM801 sure also is a good choice but they are not so easy to find I guess. Yeah, the issues with Solo-1 seem to get out of hand with ICH and later southbridges …

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Re: Good value Win98 Graphic Card

Posted on 2021-12-28, 08:11

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retrogamerguy1997 wrote on 2021-12-27, 16:15: I found an MX440 AGP 8x card within my budget, but my motherboard has a 4x slot EDIT: found another listing with one for a 4x slot. AGP 8x is 4x compatible.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-12-28, 06:28

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Hey Joseph_Joestar, Did you play Sands of Time with a controller or M/KB? I only ask because I've tried playing this game multiple times on different systems over the years and have always found the mouse handling in this game to be terrible no matter what mouse I used. It's like the game doesn't …

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Re: 🧟 Frankenstein's Radeon 9700 Pro - Help needed for indentification

Posted on 2021-12-25, 05:05

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Speaking of 9700s, anyone know a good cooler (even chinese will do!) that can fit it? The card is a Prophet 3D 9700 Pro. I have some DeepCool and random chinese cooler but both HSFs have the spacing for later cards like X1650/Geforce FX5900/6600GT. Considering how big the core is, I'm worried that …

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Help needed repairing Radeon 9250 PCI

Posted on 2021-12-24, 16:01

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I had this thing in my stash for quite a while now. It's a useful card for me, fairly fast for PCI, but this specimen does not work. The most obvious physical issue I see is a missing SMD component near one of the RAM chips. Radeon 9250 PCI Missing SMD.jpg This looks like it should be a capacitor. …

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

Posted on 2021-12-24, 10:21

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Looks like that AIW connected you to the Matrix.

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