Re: SIV support for 386/486/586 class + DEC Alpha CPUs and 3dfx + Matrox GPUs - Help needed with testing

Posted on 2019-09-04, 17:45

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a tricky i430VX mobo Thank you for checking out SIV, I though I had added i430VX support, but I only half added it! The Motherboard 512KB (is the L2 cache 512KB?) comes from the i430VX MCH, but the memory timing should be there. Watch this space... For the L2 cache, it has indeed 512kB on-board, I …

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Re: Need help to improve the support of 486/586/686 class CPUs in CPU-Z

Posted on 2019-09-04, 16:26

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Here is my mere contribution: Mobo: Shuttle HOT-555A (CPU-Z reports the correct chipset, in my case an Intel PCISet i430VX CPU: Intel Pentium 133 MHZ (non-MMX) RAM: EDO 72-pin SIMM modules

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Re: SIV support for 386/486/586 class + DEC Alpha CPUs and 3dfx + Matrox GPUs - Help needed with testing

Posted on 2019-09-04, 15:07

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Okay, I've got the P133 up and running, unfortunately, given how temperamental it is, I've ran into a nice BSOD (of course I didn't note the error *facepalm*) when trying to download SIV. Trying again right as of now... EDIT: Here we are! I don't have a Voodoo or Matrox Graphics Card, all I've got …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-03, 16:28

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What a pretty case... It's a full tower, right?

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-02, 20:40

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Just got a LaCie 2big hard drive enclosure, it has FireWire (1x 400 and 2x 800, theorically I could use this enclosure as a transfer bridge for my iMac G3, since it has FW400, so I don't have to deal with abysmal USB 1.1 :dead:), USB 2.0 and eSata (I do not have any computers with eSata, duh!) Of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-09-02, 08:50

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Ooh the second one... It's a Chieftec Dragon, isn't it? But the first one, I have no idea 😦

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Re: What's wrong with this ISA card? (Paradise EGA)

Posted on 2019-08-31, 14:27

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I have just found a similar EGA 2000 card but I don't have any EGA monitor. Can I use its RCA composite outputs instead? :confused: https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/graphics-cards/U-Z/UNIDENTIFIED-CGA-EGA-Monochrome-EG-2000.html No. Those RCA jacks on EGA cards were "feature connectors", you won't get …

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Re: How can i use a Video Sound Effector XV-A33F ?

Posted on 2019-08-31, 02:43

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According to the pictures from your link, this thing seems to accept composite video in, so I would assume you could plug it from a Composite source and plug a capture card on the "recorder" end of that thing..?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-08-29, 22:01

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It looks like one of these Modem/Sound Card combos, just like IBM's M-Wave cards. I wonder if the modem part of the card is actually a voicdmodem.

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Re: Sony sound mixer with cat, broken glass etc. sounds

Posted on 2019-08-29, 21:58

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Pictures will definitely help, ideally if you can get a picture of the model number of the unit...

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Re: Super Mario 64's source code has been decompiled and officially released

Posted on 2019-08-28, 13:09

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Knowing how Nintendo is trigger-easy when it comes to DMCA and litigation... I'm not expecting this to stay up for long.

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Re: Mac Monitor repair ?

Posted on 2019-08-28, 13:04

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To add on to what I've previously stated, as a starter I'd first try to reflow the solder joints on the neckboard (the board that you put on the back of the CRT (but be careful of not zapping yourself or accidentally break the neck off!) If that doesn't work, recapping the analog board (per Root42's …

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Re: Mac Monitor repair ?

Posted on 2019-08-28, 11:11

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Sounds like one of the electron guns (in a color CRT you have 3 guns for red, green and blue) is taking longer to power up, in your case, the magebta-tinted image clearly indicates that the green gun is either weak or taking longer to fire up. If the green gun had failed, the magenta tint would have …

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Re: SIV support for 386/486/586 class CPUs and 3Dfx + Matrox GPUs

Posted on 2019-08-23, 09:48

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I can test it on my Pentium 133 430VX system, I need to dig it up (I'll see if I can report back on 1st September, I'm not currently at home right now...)

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Re: GOG game installer and File Date

Posted on 2019-08-21, 16:25

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Perhaps UniversalExtractor could work extracting the files from the installer without altering the datestamp of the files, that's a long shot by a very very far way.

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Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy

Posted on 2019-08-17, 13:54

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Good heavens! If I had the money, you could be sure that I'd order one in a heartbeat!

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Re: IBM 5151 Monitor Repair

Posted on 2019-08-17, 09:30

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Chances are that your G2 (screen) voltage is too high, usually the G2/Screen is set by a potentiometer on the back of the flyback transformer (at least on "late" CRTs), on the 5151, there is a sub-brightness potentiometer somewhere on the board where the flyback sits (VR502) Here is a service manual …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-08-15, 11:20

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how do you find this 2001' dvd by Pioneer. Bought it for my 2000'PC ATHLON setup. I like these pioneer slot drives. They look quite futuristic, compared to other boring looking drives of that time. I have had two of them, one DVD and one CD, and both of them failed after short use. I also noticed …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-08-13, 13:01

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If I'm not mistaken, the Supermicro board has built-in ultra-wide SCSI, more precisely, ULTRA160 SCSI, not too shabby if you like tinkering with SCSI (well just set the IDs and termination correctly and the rest will go buttery smooth, I guess) Amazingly, Supermicro seems to still have the drivers …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-08-12, 09:10

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It does! A 42 Mb Seagate :D...ST-151. Its a late model XT it seems but I have yet to do a full deep dive on it. Wow a ST-251, these were built to last :D and no need to fuss with parking it, the ST-251 parked the heads by itself upon shutdown, not to mention its unique startup sound (some sort of …

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