Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-10-13, 17:34

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A new artefact has arrived ;) Oh an "Hard Card". http://dosdays.co.uk/topics/hard_disks.php Have you tested it yet ? How much capacity? Hi ! Yes - I've tested it - works fine - no bad sectors ! It is 105MB capacity Quantum drive (firmware says LP52S). If you wanna write to it..... it requires …

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Re: Picking a sound card (or two ?) to use along with a SC-55

Posted on 2023-10-12, 22:35

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I don't know what's happening with the output. There is a jumper to disable the amplified output. But when it's "off" the sound is really crappy. Muffled or filtered. But with amplification I can't use headphones. With amplification+ reduced volume in the mixer I'm picking a lot of noise. The best I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-10-12, 21:39

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Locutus wrote on 2023-10-12, 20:43: A new artefact has arrived 😉 IMG_6683.jpg Oh an "Hard Card". http://dosdays.co.uk/topics/hard_disks.php Have you tested it yet ? How much capacity? I recently got one too in a very big lot. Not tested since I got it in July. Filename IMG_20230718_221444_1.jpg …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-10-09, 17:36

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Just got this little bit more uncommon GeForce card, Medion GF4 MX460. I quite like these 440s and 460s as if you are not aiming for something specifically period correct, these are a great alternative for top-end GF2 cards: they offer similar performance as they are just tweaked NV15 (with even …

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Re: Picking a sound card (or two ?) to use along with a SC-55

Posted on 2023-10-08, 19:09

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I ultimately made the choice of only keeping the ES1868. It does not support 16 bit sound like SB16/AWE32/AWE64. But it's the only drawback. You can use its native AudioDrive mode for 16-bit sound in games which support that, like Heroes of Might and Magic 2 for example. It's also possible to …

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Re: Picking a sound card (or two ?) to use along with a SC-55

Posted on 2023-10-08, 14:00

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I ultimately made the choice of only keeping the ES1868. It does not support 16 bit sound like SB16/AWE32/AWE64. But it's the only drawback. The FM synthesis sounds really close to a real OPL3 (at least for me playing Dune). This card ticks all the boxes otherwise. Compact, not trouble with MPU-401 …

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Re: First computers you've used

Posted on 2023-10-06, 18:13

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The first I used was at my babysitter's apartment. Her older daughter allowed me to try a sports game. I was 6 or so… probably around 94. It was some kind of winter sports game and i remember having to press the keys in rythme to accelerate. It was definitely on DOS. My parents bought a computer in …

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Re: Market value for popular or rare classic computer hardware

Posted on 2023-10-04, 14:24

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Filename Screenshot from 2023-10-04 16-21-32.png File size 318.39 KiB Views 1563 views File comment Seller's pict. Are these IDE CD chargers common ? Never seen one before. Looks incredible ! Dated late 1996

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Re: A Kick-Ass Dual 3.8GHz NetBurst Xeon Build

Posted on 2023-10-02, 13:29

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ALSO NOTICE THE SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN BLADE PROFILE BETWEEN THE THREE DESIGNS! Just out of curiosity. Any idea why cooler blades aren't made like aircraft propeller blades ? Propellers are usually twisted to have a uniform lift along the blade, considering that the speed is decreasing toward the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-30, 07:16

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Picked up this nice AIW 7500 VE today, normally wouldn't bother with the AIW models but this one was mislabeled as AGP but is actually the PCI model which makes it more interesting. Should make for a really nice card for my Dual Tualatin board that doesn't have AGP on it, not sure how a 7500 will …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-28, 05:54

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Ok today bought for a somewhat "retro" / vintage computer a low profile video card. Been looking for a cheap one to put in my mini InWin desktop case to replace the horrid Intel GMA X4500 onboard video from the Intel DG41RQ (soc775) https://ia802806.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/26/items …

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Re: RetroPC_King's Socket 754 Systems (2023 update)

Posted on 2023-09-25, 06:19

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It's close to what I had back then. My system was a bit newer (s939 based) but really similar. - MSI K8n-neo2 platinum - A64 3000+ - Radeon 9600 XT I later upgraded the system with better ram, overclocked the CPU and swapped the Radeon with a GeForce 7600 GS AGP. I used this system up to the …

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Re: BIOS for Diamond Viper V770 Ultra video card

Posted on 2023-09-21, 22:23

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Hi I will give it another try, but only in about one week or two. I, more or less, paused all my retro activities (testing especially) because i have an exam late September It's difficult to find time to study as a mid 30's adult with work, kids and family. I'm sure i will be able to dump it …

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Re: Picking a sound card (or two ?) to use along with a SC-55

Posted on 2023-09-18, 07:58

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I'd also recommend an ESS. I adore the ESS in my machine, but more importantly in this case, it works flawlessly with midi. The 1868 is an excellent choice, I have a 1888 which is only slightly different. Thanks ! I will test this setup and update the post after testing... soon i hope. Not much …

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Re: Picking a sound card (or two ?) to use along with a SC-55

Posted on 2023-09-15, 09:37

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als100 non-plus with a yamaha or unlicensed clone is probably what you want...could replace the sb16 entirely if you find a quiet one. they're not too hard to find. this one is up for sale right now for $25 buy it now: s-l1600.jpg i run an ess688 with a yamaha opl3 which is similar to the als100 ( …

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Re: BIOS for Diamond Viper V770 Ultra video card

Posted on 2023-09-15, 07:46

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Still looking for a good ol' NVFlash BIOS dump, if anybody has it... Hi I will give it another try, but only in about one week or two. I, more or less, paused all my retro activities (testing especially) because i have an exam late September It's difficult to find time to study as a mid 30's adult …

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Re: Picking a sound card (or two ?) to use along with a SC-55

Posted on 2023-09-14, 19:54

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I'm a bit confused as to the height requirements. You mention you have a SB16 CT2290 , which is a pretty big card, but an AWE64 won't fit? The AWE64 should be the same height as an SB16 CT2290. It's more the height above the ISA bracket that causes my problem. It's a quite thin and compact desktop …

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Re: Picking a sound card (or two ?) to use along with a SC-55

Posted on 2023-09-14, 13:14

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The easiest solution would be to add one of your ES1868 cards to that system. As long as you configure both cards to use different resources, you won't have any problems. You can use the ESS card for MPU-401 duties and the SB16 for the rest, if you so prefer. Additionally, some older "talkie" …

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Picking a sound card (or two ?) to use along with a SC-55

Posted on 2023-09-14, 10:18

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Hi I recently extended my retro interest to sound cards for DOS and i have some questions about upgrading my current setup. I will soon receive my SC-55 and i'm preparing my setup for it. It's a late Dos/Windows 95 system. MMX233 downclocked to ~150Mhz (to help with speed sensitive games along with …

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Re: Hercules Radeon 9700 Pro: weird output

Posted on 2023-09-12, 18:59

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Unfortunately it's a common sight on 9700 Pro. I've had 4 of them... 3 were like yours.

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