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Reply 27221 of 52357, by slivercr

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cleaning up a new find from marktplaats, sneak peek...

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Reply 27222 of 52357, by x0zm_

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About the SC-7 I bought from a couple of pages back: Sounds exactly like my SC-55 in games, so no need to upload a comparison. Still cool though.

Two new sets of purchases since then.

Ultimate Doom, Windows XP Pro Upgrade, G-Nome big boxes (all with full contents), Windows 95 sealed OEM, a bunch of floppies and a few ZIP disks. Total price, $20 AUD. A garage sale that actually paid off. Unheard of around here. Worth it for the Doom copy alone.

Floppies were a mix of driver floppies from Microsoft (Sidewinder and a mouse off the top of my head), Logitech, and just standard blanks that had their crap on it from two decades ago.

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Also bought an SC-88ST from Gumtree. Two reasons interested me - I didn't have an SC-88 in any form, and this one was white and not black. It needs some TLC cosmetically but it works just fine.

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Early or late model? I have no idea. Will require some more investigation. 🤣

Reply 27223 of 52357, by keropi

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^ nice stuff there, kudos!
I can confirm as well that SC-7 is maybe 99% same as the SC-55 in games that use the 128 GM sounds - it's a good module!

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Reply 27224 of 52357, by rasz_pl

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Unknown_K wrote:
n0m4d wrote:

I have a few of those. TV tuner with capture inputs plus 2MB ET4000.

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Video scaling provides full-screen video
Still-frame video capture
30fps video capture- 320x240 @ TV quality
Feature connector for MPEG player boards

.........................................................$499.95

that is pretty impressive for 1995 😮

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Reply 27225 of 52357, by SpeedySPCFan

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x0zm_ wrote:

Early or late model? I have no idea. Will require some more investigation. 🤣

It's a completely regular SC-88ST. Roland shipped them in metallic gray and white and I've seen no proof that either color was released later. Though, there are some oddball SC's floating around that have the EdiRol logo on them - those are units manufactured specifically for the US market, and you can find SC-xxST units and 88 Pro's with them as part of a short lived attempt to market those products as EdiRol devices (Roland's desktop division) instead of regular Roland synths.

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Reply 27226 of 52357, by x0zm_

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SpeedySPCFan wrote:
x0zm_ wrote:

Early or late model? I have no idea. Will require some more investigation. 🤣

It's a completely regular SC-88ST. Roland shipped them in metallic gray and white and I've seen no proof that either color was released later. Though, there are some oddball SC's floating around that have the EdiRol logo on them - those are units manufactured specifically for the US market, and you can find SC-xxST units and 88 Pro's with them as part of a short lived attempt to market those products as EdiRol devices (Roland's desktop division) instead of regular Roland synths.

Right, thanks. I was certain there was nothing special internally, it was just a curiosity to me since I'd always seen the black ones around both in person and on eBay. Good to know 😀

Reply 27227 of 52357, by SpeedySPCFan

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x0zm_ wrote:
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x0zm_ wrote:

Early or late model? I have no idea. Will require some more investigation. 🤣

It's a completely regular SC-88ST. Roland shipped them in metallic gray and white and I've seen no proof that either color was released later. Though, there are some oddball SC's floating around that have the EdiRol logo on them - those are units manufactured specifically for the US market, and you can find SC-xxST units and 88 Pro's with them as part of a short lived attempt to market those products as EdiRol devices (Roland's desktop division) instead of regular Roland synths.

Right, thanks. I was certain there was nothing special internally, it was just a curiosity to me since I'd always seen the black ones around both in person and on eBay. Good to know 😀

Indeed! I've been wanting one of those white units just for the sake of having one, cause I love that very abnormal color scheme. There's a few silver MIDI modules (8850 and MU1000 come to mind), but pure white is uncommon.

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MIDI hardware: JD-990, SC-55, SC-880, SD-90, VL70-m, Motif ES, Trinity, TS-10, Proteus 2000, XK-6, E6400U

Reply 27228 of 52357, by yawetaG

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SpeedySPCFan wrote:
x0zm_ wrote:
SpeedySPCFan wrote:

It's a completely regular SC-88ST. Roland shipped them in metallic gray and white and I've seen no proof that either color was released later. Though, there are some oddball SC's floating around that have the EdiRol logo on them - those are units manufactured specifically for the US market, and you can find SC-xxST units and 88 Pro's with them as part of a short lived attempt to market those products as EdiRol devices (Roland's desktop division) instead of regular Roland synths.

Right, thanks. I was certain there was nothing special internally, it was just a curiosity to me since I'd always seen the black ones around both in person and on eBay. Good to know 😀

Indeed! I've been wanting one of those white units just for the sake of having one, cause I love that very abnormal color scheme. There's a few silver MIDI modules (8850 and MU1000 come to mind), but pure white is uncommon.

Yamaha TG300 also exists in white. Pretty rare though.

Reply 27229 of 52357, by amadeus777999

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After a LONG time I own a computer in a proper case. The disk drive is giving me some trouble since I had to replace it and albeit the solution seemed to work - it doesn't. When the disk is inserted it snaps into place but can't be read. Open the case an it does works... what an anus.

The monitor is a Belinea cheapo but has great color reproduction rivalling that of the IIyama 451 I have in storage. Picture is unfortunately not that clear as the built in cable is of only moderate quality. Nonetheless for a cheap brand a really good picture. Even at 10% brightness it has a punch, so I guess the tube may last for some time.

Another "steal" were these Logitech speakers which do sound oustanding considering size and components.

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Reply 27230 of 52357, by Cyrix200+

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amadeus777999 wrote:

After a LONG time I own a computer in a proper case. The disk drive is giving me some trouble since I had to replace it and albeit the solution seemed to work - it doesn't. When the disk is inserted it snaps into place but can't be read. Open the case an it does works... what an anus.

The monitor is a Belinea cheapo but has great color reproduction rivalling that of the IIyama 451 I have in storage. Picture is unfortunately not that clear as the built in cable is of only moderate quality. Nonetheless for a cheap brand a really good picture. Even at 10% brightness it has a punch, so I guess the tube may last for some time.

Another "steal" were these Logitech speakers which do sound oustanding considering size and components.

Is just taking of the cover enough to make the FDD work or do you also need to remove it from the bay?

I have sold many Belinea monitors. Thay had some pretty decent models, I especially remember a 15" model that was very good for the money.

I have the same Logitech speakers on my 'main' PC. I like them a lot.

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Reply 27231 of 52357, by red_avatar

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Cyrix200+ wrote:

I have sold many Belinea monitors. Thay had some pretty decent models, I especially remember a 15" model that was very good for the money.

Yeah Belinea was a decent monitor if you were tight on money. I went for Iiyama myself which was cheap as well but had superior resolutions and a nice flat-ish screen. Heavy as hell though.

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Reply 27232 of 52357, by amadeus777999

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Cyrix200+ wrote:
Is just taking of the cover enough to make the FDD work or do you also need to remove it from the bay? […]
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After a LONG time I own a computer in a proper case. The disk drive is giving me some trouble since I had to replace it and albeit the solution seemed to work - it doesn't. When the disk is inserted it snaps into place but can't be read. Open the case an it does works... what an anus.

The monitor is a Belinea cheapo but has great color reproduction rivalling that of the IIyama 451 I have in storage. Picture is unfortunately not that clear as the built in cable is of only moderate quality. Nonetheless for a cheap brand a really good picture. Even at 10% brightness it has a punch, so I guess the tube may last for some time.

Another "steal" were these Logitech speakers which do sound oustanding considering size and components.

Is just taking of the cover enough to make the FDD work or do you also need to remove it from the bay?

I have sold many Belinea monitors. Thay had some pretty decent models, I especially remember a 15" model that was very good for the money.

I have the same Logitech speakers on my 'main' PC. I like them a lot.

Removing the cover is enough.

Such a fiddle-fiddely issue sucks as the machine feels incomplete without a working disk drive. Any tips - should I try a zip drive as a substitute? I thought about a floppy emulator but the buttons wouldn't be reachable due to the depth of the opening in the chassis.

I always though that they sucked until I saw this one.
Somebody had a, for the times, HUGE 19" Belinea back then and it had zero color. I also had a 12" one from them and it too had that washed out, aweful picture.
Maybe Belineas shipped with different tubes?

Yep, relatively to their size they're lovely and pretty sturdy.

Reply 27233 of 52357, by Cyrix200+

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Removing the cover is enough.

Such a fiddle-fiddely issue sucks as the machine feels incomplete without a working disk drive. Any tips - should I try a zip drive as a substitute? I thought about a floppy emulator but the buttons wouldn't be reachable due to the depth of the opening in the chassis.

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I would guess that the cover somehow puts pressure on the floppy drive, preventing it from working correctly. This might be the cover hitting the drive in some way, or maybe deforming the chassis when it is on the case?

You could try loosening the screws holding the drive a bit and then putting the cover on.

Also, did you try without the heavy monitor sitting on the case with the cover on?

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Reply 27235 of 52357, by Cyrix200+

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henryVK wrote:

Oh, I also have those same black Logitech speakers. Very decent sound plus very good weight!

The type is Logitech X-140 by the way.

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Reply 27236 of 52357, by Muppets4

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Just arrived in the mail: two sound cards

One AWE64 CT4500 and a Crystal chip from Packard Bell. Both ISA bus.

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Reply 27237 of 52357, by Predator99

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I do not own many complete systems, but this one was a must have as its the same unknown manufacturer as my 1st 286-12 was from. This is a 286-16 in a nice case.
Packaging was very well, but unfortunately there is a little transport damage 🙁 Will not blame the seller for it...

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Reply 27238 of 52357, by Bj0rn83

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Predator99 wrote:

I do not own many complete systems, but this one was a must have as its the same unknown manufacturer as my 1st 286-12 was from. This is a 286-16 in a nice case.
Packaging was very well, but unfortunately there is a little transport damage 🙁 Will not blame the seller for it...

Maybe you can try to melt the piece together from the back with a soldering iron.

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Reply 27239 of 52357, by The Serpent Rider

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Muppets4 wrote:

a Crystal chip from Packard Bell. Both ISA bus.

That's Aztech OEM card. It's similar to AZT1605 I38-MMSN822.

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