Commodore PC-10III + SoundBlaster 2.0 = No Mod-File Playback?

Posted on 2022-09-27, 21:34

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by audiocrush

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Hello vogons, today I tried to play some mod files on my Commodore PC-10III, which runs on an AMD 8088 cpu and is equipped with 512k of ram. I can only use it in hercules mode or 80 column color mode. The monochrome mode is not supported by my cga monitor. Also it is running DOS 3.30 and I store all …

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

Posted on 2022-09-14, 14:41

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by audiocrush

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I finished the second youtube video on my new channel that will hopefully feature many different soundcards, playing tracker modules to showcase their sound quality. Not by running scientific benchmarks but just listening to music. You know, like these crackles, frequency instability, pops when …

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Re: How do you backup your retro machine-park?

Posted on 2022-04-24, 01:19

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by audiocrush

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Ah I figured it out. Just in case anyone is ever looking for a solution like that, I'll post the link here so people can find it easer maybe: https://github.com/danmons/retronas/discussions/171

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Re: How do you backup your retro machine-park?

Posted on 2022-04-22, 07:15

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by audiocrush

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I'm for several reasons stuck with truenas which uses bhyve which can only properly do EFI compatible systems, it's got a EFI-CSM but when you use it you can only connect to the vm via serial console which I'm not sure w2k even has Anyways would be way too complicated. I'm basically stuck with …

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Re: How do you backup your retro machine-park?

Posted on 2022-04-21, 23:57

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by audiocrush

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@Tetrium do you have a working with WfW3.11 samba config you might want to share? I'm trying to geht this to work for days now but it seems impossible... WfW won't even enumerate the shares on my server, even though the shares are public and protocol version is set to CORE...

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Re: Retro-file server?

Posted on 2022-04-21, 23:33

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by audiocrush

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I can confirm that samba works even in DOS or WFW3.11 You can even combine it with a FTP server if you want. I have a Pi 2 hooked up to a laptop HDD and has a WiFi dongle connected to it. It operates as a router, DHCP server, pxe server and file server. It works flawlessly and makes really your …

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Re: windows 3.11 share drive problems

Posted on 2022-04-21, 23:31

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by audiocrush

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Hi, @dosgamer I've seen you mentioned your samba server works with windows for workgroups 3.11 I've been fiddling with my smb.conf for days now and I can't get it to work. Could you maybe share yours so I can see what I do wrong?

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Re: Windows 3.1 OK? 3.11 locking up? Here is the fix!

Posted on 2022-04-19, 13:48

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by audiocrush

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Hi, Add the IBM PS/1000 Blue Lightning to the list. Happened here as well.

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Re: IBM 8514/A apparently dead?

Posted on 2022-04-17, 22:26

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by audiocrush

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Hi @ArtiomWin Okay well that is a relief that these can work together. I still have no clue what that card-edge connector close to the slot bracket does though I mean it is not part of the MCA slot and there is nothing where it plugs into on the mainboard.... I can find no info on that... Well …

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IBM 8514/A apparently dead?

Posted on 2022-03-29, 08:28

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by audiocrush

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Hi, I have a IBM PS/2 Model 70 and it came with a IBM 8514/a incl. the memory daughter board. Weirdly this computer does not have the facility to connect to the graphics adapters video passthrough port which I didn't see at the time. BUT I used the VGA output of that card to connect it to my IBM …

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Re: Unable to Identify old game, Sidescroller Jump'n'Shoot

Posted on 2022-03-24, 22:33

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OMG! thanks lolo799! After having a close look at Secret Agent, I think that must be it! I'm still not 100% sure though but it's got everything I remember in it. I think if you saw something as a kid, things are always a bit different in your memory. I'll give it a try on the PS/2 on the weekend, …

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Re: Unable to Identify old game, Sidescroller Jump'n'Shoot

Posted on 2022-03-24, 21:21

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by audiocrush

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The Frantis Mission II looks a bit more like it, but the game I was looking for is a much brighter setting and as I said in the background of these corridors there very often were reel to reel tape machines and compters and stuff. Thanks for the suggestions so far 😀

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Unable to Identify old game, Sidescroller Jump'n'Shoot

Posted on 2022-03-24, 19:58

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by audiocrush

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Hi there, I've been playing a dos game when I was a kid and I'm unable to find it. I have no pictures of it and I can safely say that it is not listed on myabandonware.com because I looked at all 440 pages of games they have listed for dos. Description: It is a bit like duke nukem 2 in terms of …

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Re: Commodore 1084 Whirring Noise no Image

Posted on 2022-03-04, 09:09

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Well vertical collapse once and nothing afterwards :D Any ideas on which components might be at play here? I never got too involved with CRTs... I fixed 2 before where the relay bypass resistor was loose or the mains solder connection was cracked, but those were pretty easy to find. So while I wait …

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Commodore 1084 Whirring Noise no Image

Posted on 2022-03-03, 12:20

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by audiocrush

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Hello Vogons people, I have a Commodore 1084 monitor and yesterday after finally fixing my commodore PC-10 III it crapped out on me. The high pitch noise it usually makes went even higher in pitch, the picture collapsed into a white line. No pop sound, no funny smell, no smoke escaped. I thought …

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Re: Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro 16 no sound in some games

Posted on 2022-02-24, 09:48

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by audiocrush

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Hmm thanks for your reply. That kind of makes me sad :D I guess I'll try a few soundblaster cards I have kicking around. But I really like the Sound Galaxy in the PS1000 since they're both so uniquely weird. But I guess there won't be any other solution to fix that situation right? I mean there is …

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Aztech Sound Galaxy NX Pro 16 no sound in some games

Posted on 2022-02-22, 23:04

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by audiocrush

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Hi, I'm not sure if this is a hardware or software topic, so I just put it here in the sound section. I got a 486 computer with a aztech soundgalaxy nx pro 16 and it works great. The driver installed with ease and all the test programs work fine in DOS 6.22 as well as WfW3.11 Also all the system …

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Re: How do you backup your retro machine-park?

Posted on 2022-02-19, 15:37

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by audiocrush

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in a dos/win311 machines, is not enough to simply xcopy all files (even the hydden) on a second hard disk connected as a slave. Then install dos 6 on a new primary HD and xcopy again fron the slave to the new one? I missing something?? Yea that would be to easy... because as soon as you come to …

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Re: How do you backup your retro machine-park?

Posted on 2022-02-18, 17:36

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by audiocrush

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Hmm So maybe going for an isa CF Slot Adapter could be my best bet of unifying the backup process (except for the PS/2 machine which could go over ethernet) But it is still a hassle of opening them and putting the card into one computer after the other... My dream would be to have the machines …

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Re: Another Blue Lightning 25/50MHz 2168 salvage IBM PS 1000 - Giving up on the SXL?

Posted on 2022-02-18, 09:52

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by audiocrush

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Hi, that is the link to kev's FTP: http://ps-2.kev009.com/pccbbs/ Regarding the sound... I had a lot of trouble with various soundblaster cards in the PS1000 in windows 95 with choppy playback and such. They all went away once I reinstalled everything with dos 6.22 and WfW3.11 just downloaded it …

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