Re: VIA 686B AC'97 audio works really well in DOS (SB Pro stereo + OPL3 emulation!)

Posted on 2021-11-12, 12:00

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These instructions are also 100% correct for an EPIA/-V early board with VT1512A Vinyl audio. I have some idea that the VXD version of Win9x driver is also needed for this to work as it uses "hooks" from it? Wow, thanks for doing this legwork, I picked up a few of the EPIA boards in a lot of retro …

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Re: Amiga 500 workbench help kickstart roms

Posted on 2021-11-12, 02:15

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An external Gotek is a nice addition to a stock A500, but you need a special cable and a modified version of the Gotek running Flashfloppy and preferably with the rotary encoder and OLED display. You can buy both pre-modded and effectively plug and play. The RGB2HDMI mod with a Pi Zero is a trivial …

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Re: What midi modules to cover the most ground? MT32,sc55,sc155, sc55mk2, sc88, alesis nanosynth, others?

Posted on 2021-11-11, 14:30

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Really interesting thread this. I have a newbie question. Other than the MT32 and SC55, how many of these were specifically aimed at the games market? Once the GM standard came about, I guess you could use any module, but they were designed as music making instruments first right? These were aimed …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-11, 00:38

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Amazing. I don't believe these are EDO VRAMs though. KM428C256J-6 is a 8bit FPM VRAM. EDO VRAMs are on newer version of this card with four 256k x 16 chips. Hmm, I was relying on the sellers description, thank you for the correction! How's that Nexgen system running? I recently acquired an Alaris …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-10, 22:50

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Twin Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM cards in VLB and PCI varieties, same S3 Vision 968 chipset + TI TVP3026 DAC's... they even have matching BIOS versions and almost matching FP vram.

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Re: WP32 McCake : MT32 compatible waveblaster board

Posted on 2021-11-05, 14:04

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Nice! But but it would be better with button labels. Yes, will add that :-) Wondering if you might consider building the McCake + Pi unit right into the 3.5" bay mounting bracket as a complete assembly, allowing for modular front panels to match different case colors but also solving the problem of …

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Re: What midi modules to cover the most ground? MT32,sc55,sc155, sc55mk2, sc88, alesis nanosynth, others?

Posted on 2021-11-05, 13:31

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Ever since I built my MT32-Pi I use nothing else. I think this is one of the more underappreciated solutions for retro MIDI audio, once you obtain the proper ROM and control files you can set which MT-32 variant you want to emulate, including "old", MT-32 "new" and the CM-32L all from one bit of …

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Re: Where does a socket 478 Pentium 4 fit?

Posted on 2021-11-04, 23:48

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and early examples with RDRAM as a novelty... but a lot of these end up with capacitor issues so good/desirable examples are relatively few and far between. I currently have two P4 systems with RDRAM sitting at home, not using either. One is a Dell box, the other is a custom build with an ASUS …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-11-04, 19:24

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Picked up 6 of these 5x86c / 3v3100GF processors, all scrap bin saves that involved straightening a lot of pins... One went right into a system without a processor, now to test these 5 to clarify stepping/revision and if any of these are decent overclockers.

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Re: Where does a socket 478 Pentium 4 fit?

Posted on 2021-11-04, 19:13

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One of my recent thrift store pickups was a tower with an ASUS P4P800-E socket 478 motherboard and a 2.80 GHz Pentium 4 CPU. I have a few other P4 towers laying around not being used, as I never had a plan to build a P4 system for any retro reason. I never had a P4 system back in the day either as …

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Re: Recommend a PCI Sound Card for DOS

Posted on 2021-11-04, 13:27

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The ESS Solo-1 cards are not cheap or readily available, recent completed eBay auctions are trending toward a $50 sold average with very few examples showing up in the US and international markets. Since backward compatibility with pre-Intel 815e chipset boards is so spotty, I think a BX chipset / …

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Re: Game port midi cable?

Posted on 2021-11-04, 12:41

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https://www.cables4computer.com/Cabling_Produ … MIDI_Cable.html https://www.ebay.com/itm/363599779147

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 Pro (CT2950) not working

Posted on 2021-11-04, 12:37

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UNISOUND should detect and configure that card on the 386/40 for sure, I've never tried it on a 286 or older computer since I prefer to rock old Aztech SB Pro clone cards in those machines where you just need to use the SET BLASTER statement to identify what resources the card is configured for. If …

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Re: What midi modules to cover the most ground? MT32,sc55,sc155, sc55mk2, sc88, alesis nanosynth, others?

Posted on 2021-11-04, 12:15

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Pairing a classic/old Roland MT-32 with a standard SC-55 is going to cover most of your bases, if you have to pick just one I'd select based on the era of gaming in which you want to focus, 80-early 90's (486/dx2-66 or slower) I'd go MT-32, anything later an SC-55. My third pick would be a Yamaha MU …

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Re: soundcard for my setup

Posted on 2021-10-26, 12:47

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I'm going to pivot from the usual suspects/greatest hits into some affordable gems that are also period correct for each build: 486 / 1994 setup - Aztech Waverider Pro (I38-MMSN852)? - OPL3 for FM plus the Samsung 0164 GM Wavetable module with 1 meg soundbank, non PnP config (software programmed …

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Re: Swaping DAC on SB16

Posted on 2021-10-20, 10:01

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:) not really a waste if you think about it. The features of a 2230 make it a superior card to a awe64 value in a few ways. Real opl3 vs atrocious cqm. Wavetable header. Not pnp. Also it doesn’t have bugs just like the aw64. Plus this make it low noise like the awe and the aw64 was a parts card I …

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Re: Help gathering parts for more period correct 98se build

Posted on 2021-09-20, 13:22

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To me, a late slot-1 or socket-A motherboard and processor combo are the perfect pairing with a Voodoo 3 graphics card if you are going period correct with this build.

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Re: MP32L - Lite version of MP32 : Pi based MT32 synth

Posted on 2021-07-12, 13:16

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What are peoples thoughts on the Vibra range of SB cards? The SB16's are getting thin on the ground and Ebay is showing few, and expensive at that. what else is out there that will work (are you using) that is ISA based and still manageable with SB mixer or similar software from an autotexec.bat at …

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Re: MP32L - Lite version of MP32 : Pi based MT32 synth

Posted on 2021-07-07, 11:45

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arthur071169 wrote on 2021-07-05, 10:57: Looks great, but then I lose my joystick option. I currently have a cable that splits and gives me a joystick port and midi in/out cables. What about the serial version, avoids issues with buggy SB16 MPU-401 interfaces and leaves your joystick port available …

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Re: Made in USA 386 with Media Vision PAS16 ( DOS Gamer )

Posted on 2021-02-16, 16:45

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Interesting build, love the approach! That sound card pictured in the first post looks like a card sold by Diamond that was made by Media Chips vs Media Vision, and sold in a variety of configurations (mostly swapping the Crystal DSP for ADI) with the same YMF-262 / OPL3 chipset for FM audio, most …

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