We have opened preorders for one more batch of MK1869 and MK1869 XTREME soundcards, more info as always can be found in https://pcmidi.eu , thanks!
I put my order in for a MK1869 XTREME this week. Hopefully my payment and information was received correctly.
While the price seems high at first glance, I know from personal experience the costs can easily add up when trying to acquire NOS components in quantity.
It is expensive, but these aren't mass produced and I can also understand the difficulty of acquiring genuine NOS chips at a good price. It's not just a PCB with a Raspberry Pi or Arduino with a few discrete components; these are genuine vintage chips.
Kahenraz wrote on 2026-03-19, 22:50:these are genuine vintage chips.
Exactly why I went for this instead of a PicoGUS. I have no frame of reference to judge one as superior over the other; I simply value authenticity since that way one knows what one's getting (nostalgic quirks and all, which the GUS family has plenty of). At the end of the day these undertakings may only have niche value, namely to those of us who are retro enthusiasts, but that is what makes it worth such appreciation because it is a labor of love rather than profit.
If we keep showing that appreciation, there may be more exciting things on the horizon.
System 20: PIII 600, LAPC-I, GUS PnP, S220, Voodoo3, SQ2500, R200, 3.0-Me
System 21: G2030 3.0, X-fi Fatal1ty, GTX 560, XP-Vista
Retro gaming (among other subjects): https://baronsfel001.wixsite.com/my-site
There are, there are. Keep an eye out for an exciting new ISA video card......
qz3fwd wrote on 2026-03-22, 03:13:There are, there are. Keep an eye out for an exciting new ISA video card......
That sounds interesting.. any more info on that?
From Discord:
qz3fwd wrote on Today, 17:41:From Discord:
Keropi on Facebook provided an important clue… the logos on the back of the card.
My guess is that this is the definitive ISA card for 386/486 systems (at least the first generation):
1) OPTi 929/930 audio, OPL3 clone chipset with SoundBlaster/Pro and WSS support, no MPU bugs
2) Onboard PCMidi
3) Realtek network card with RJ45 port (makes life easier for connecting the retro PC to the network)
4) CirrusLogic GD-542x, the most compatible and best-performing VGA chipset (for the mid-range and budget segment) of the early 1990s (I hope at least 1 MB of memory, but 2 MB would be better).
It will be the Dream!..but it will be reality?
Scuse me for off-topic, please.
I will make the 2 corrections 😁
a. opti 930
b. 5434 /2mb
keropi wrote on 43 minutes ago:I will make the 2 corrections 😁
a. opti 930
b. 5434 /2mb
GD5434..with 2MB?! This is absolutely amazing...beyond my wildest expectations!
You guys are AMAZING! 😁
