Re: What are the best Vga to hdmi scalers or peripherals for MS-DOS games ?

Posted on 2022-11-13, 19:45

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by maxtherabbit

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I also upgraded from an Extron 300A to the OSSC. The Extron is a fantastic device, but the sharpness of the OSSC being a pure line multiplier is superior. The Extron also adds a frame of lag, whereas the OSSC does not

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Re: Cheap but well performing PCI 3D video cards

Posted on 2022-11-12, 02:43

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by maxtherabbit

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Idk what planet y'all are living on who are suggesting voodoos, they are the literal opposite of cheap. TNT2 M64

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Re: Memory and SCSI Controller drivers

Posted on 2022-11-11, 17:15

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by maxtherabbit

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If you use disks > 8 GB, you may need this patched ASPI7DOS driver: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=85636&p=1032308#p1032308 My discs are under 8GB at the time, but this is a good tip. Thanks why the hell is HIMEM taking up 33kB?? That's what I would like to know :D ... I'm using the …

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Re: Memory and SCSI Controller drivers

Posted on 2022-11-11, 15:17

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by maxtherabbit

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why the hell is HIMEM taking up 33kB??

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Re: What are some common failure modes for defective Voodoo2 cards?

Posted on 2022-11-11, 15:16

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by maxtherabbit

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Doesn't the FBI also serve as the go-between for the TMUs and the PCI bus? I'd think the FBI being bad would be more likely than both TMUs failing

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Re: Voodoo 1 or voodoo 2?

Posted on 2022-11-09, 15:11

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by maxtherabbit

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Carrera wrote on 2022-11-09, 11:10: You can run a batch file or use commands in the autoexec.bat to make a Voodoo2 behave like a voodoo1. I have never had a problem with DOS games and a Voodoo2 acting like a Voodoo1. I had something like 5-6 games, mostly flight sims and never had a problem. Your …

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Re: 3 (+3 more) retro battle stations

Posted on 2022-11-09, 01:55

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by maxtherabbit

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https://youtu.be/dQOmSKERPd0 Decent overview video on "advanced" 486 platforms, his results corroborate my own on the Am5x86 being generally more performant at 3x150 than 4x40

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Re: Looking for backplate with external ide and molex

Posted on 2022-11-09, 01:13

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by maxtherabbit

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I didn't know I needed this either until you posted it, surely there are some out there

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Re: Support for EDO RAM with 3.3V

Posted on 2022-11-08, 20:50

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by maxtherabbit

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Sphere will not rest until every interconnect in the PC is interposed upon

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Re: Quick question about AWE64 and external midi

Posted on 2022-11-08, 14:25

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by maxtherabbit

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If you are using external midi you dont need to worry about emulating midi, just ensure passthrough is enabled. And yes you always need aweutil for it to work at all. No you do not. You must initialize the hardware on the card with AWEUTIL /S but that does *not* load AWEUTIL as a TSR like it does …

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Re: Expanded memory managers and DOS

Posted on 2022-11-08, 14:22

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by maxtherabbit

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there's nothing wrong with LTEMM, the hardware of the board just doesn't physically support LIM 4 features

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Re: Support for EDO RAM with 3.3V

Posted on 2022-11-08, 04:38

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by maxtherabbit

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amogus

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Re: Game port & cable length

Posted on 2022-11-08, 04:26

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by maxtherabbit

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I've got a switch box setup with 6ft jumpers going to each PC connected to another switch box to select the gameport device via a second 6' jumper so 12' of extension plus two switches, makes no difference

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Re: 3Dfx Voodoo 2 PCB SLI Bridge / SLI Cable

Posted on 2022-11-08, 04:23

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by maxtherabbit

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I think you'd have to alter the holes on the PCB for it to work with a cable end. I could be wrong, but going off my pictorial memory, I think the width of those two cable pinchers/clamps are too wide. there would also be nothing physically holding it together - the IDC contacts will pull right out …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-11-07, 22:05

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by maxtherabbit

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$150

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Re: PGA132 rotator boards

Posted on 2022-11-07, 19:18

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by maxtherabbit

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For this I don't think you need any flood tbh

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Re: Old 386 PC with CRT Tv

Posted on 2022-11-04, 14:37

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by maxtherabbit

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I use an Extron RGB 192V for combining sync to go from my PC (running VGATV) to my TV

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2022-11-04, 14:18

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by maxtherabbit

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yeah, I saw a scrap lot with a barely visible adlib gold in it sell for over €2000 without the condition of the card even being clearly visible. Reminds me of this $40 "assorted electronics" listing I grabbed off kijiji in 2020. assd_stuff.png Where's waldo? man an adlib AND a CT1740 that's a …

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Re: PGA132 rotator boards

Posted on 2022-11-04, 14:16

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by maxtherabbit

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They cannot do blind vias, but they do *tented* vias - that is vias with soldermask on top. This may be relevant instead of trying to cover them with silkscreen like yall were trying to do with the other thing Most people, myself included, seem to still be using kicad 4. New thing bad 😁

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Re: 3 (+3 more) retro battle stations

Posted on 2022-11-04, 14:12

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by maxtherabbit

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WJG6260 wrote on 2022-11-04, 01:53: Could be partly because some of them are only 5v tolerant, 3.3v parts re-marked as 5v parts. But that's my guess. gross, I certainly hope that's not the case 15ns performance would be adequate for the application I have in mind

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