Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-06-09, 21:43:

This arrived today. Realtek chipset so absolutely nt problem any old '90s OS. nz$5 plus postage.

But WHAT arrived?

Salient wrote on 2021-06-10, 07:08:

Bancho wrote on 2021-06-09, 21:17:

Added a Yamaha MU50 to the Midi Stack

I see a GMega LX in your MIDI stack. Never seen one of those. I guess the sounds are exactly the same as in the normal GMega?

Its a Kawai KC20 in a half rack module.

I recorded At Dooms Gate which you can listen too here https://youtu.be/Xuw7hbz-1V4

https://twitter.com/MGawronskiKot/status/1402931388123389956

dinth wrote on 2021-06-10, 12:11:

https://twitter.com/MGawronskiKot/status/1402931388123389956

What's going in that? K6 2/3+ ?

bjwil1991 wrote on 2020-02-24, 16:06:

Bought a MiTAC IH4077H board that needs a lot of things done (battery removal, corrosion removal, trace repairs, and other things) for a fair price.

Any chance you came across BIOS++ for this board? :)

/Eirik

dinth wrote on 2021-06-10, 12:11:

https://twitter.com/MGawronskiKot/status/1402931388123389956

Sweeeet!!!

Manage to get the official modem for the compaq presario cds 5xx series.

Its not an isa card as can you see, it uses a proprietary connector.

Ydee wrote on 2021-06-10, 11:08:

Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-06-09, 21:43:

This arrived today. Realtek chipset so absolutely nt problem any old '90s OS. nz$5 plus postage.

But WHAT arrived?

You know I've completely forgotten what it was. Getting old does that to you...Btw it's rude to yell at us old folk.

Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-06-10, 18:04:

Ydee wrote on 2021-06-10, 11:08:

Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-06-09, 21:43:

This arrived today. Realtek chipset so absolutely nt problem any old '90s OS. nz$5 plus postage.

But WHAT arrived?

You know I've completely forgotten what it was. Getting old does that to you...Btw it's rude to yell at as old folk.

We are ALL old folk, so deal with it. 🤣

A few delightfully average I/O cards, the IDE/SATA adapters could come in handy.
Didn't know firewire was still a thing.

Firewire is a bit the same as SCSI is for me, I've got like one thing of each interface type, speed and generation and getting them to talk to each other is challenging.

First time I seent a desktop wifi card with internal antenna connectors though.

BitWrangler wrote on 2021-06-10, 13:17:

dinth wrote on 2021-06-10, 12:11:

https://twitter.com/MGawronskiKot/status/1402931388123389956

What's going in that? K6 2/3+ ?

Apparently PMMX and K5/K6 up to 600MHz, guess its Socket 7 or maybe SS7?

BitWrangler wrote on 2021-06-10, 18:39:

Firewire is a bit the same as SCSI is for me, I've got like one thing of each interface type, speed and generation and getting them to talk to each other is challenging.

First time I seent a desktop wifi card with internal antenna connectors though.

Tried the wifi now and it really needs that antenna, signal strength is crap without it.
I thought firewire got extinct when Intel decided to support the USB standard.

dinth wrote on 2021-06-10, 18:54:

BitWrangler wrote on 2021-06-10, 13:17:

dinth wrote on 2021-06-10, 12:11:

https://twitter.com/MGawronskiKot/status/1402931388123389956

What's going in that? K6 2/3+ ?

Apparently PMMX and K5/K6 up to 600MHz, guess its Socket 7 or maybe SS7?

SS7, chipset points to ALi Aladdin 5.

Miphee wrote on 2021-06-10, 18:28:

A few delightfully average I/O cards, the IDE/SATA adapters could come in handy.
Didn't know firewire was still a thing.

Edit: why are my photos flipped all the time?

You need to edit your photos and rotate them to be correct. GIMP is good for this if you don't already have another editing program.

A lot of times when I take pics with my phone, the rotation ends up being incorrect by default.

cyclone3d wrote on 2021-06-10, 19:02:

You need to edit your photos and rotate them to be correct. GIMP is good for this if you don't already have another editing program.

A lot of times when I take pics with my phone, the rotation ends up being incorrect by default.

Thanks for the tip, it works.

Miphee wrote on 2021-06-10, 18:57:

BitWrangler wrote on 2021-06-10, 18:39:

Firewire is a bit the same as SCSI is for me, I've got like one thing of each interface type, speed and generation and getting them to talk to each other is challenging.

First time I seent a desktop wifi card with internal antenna connectors though.

Tried the wifi now and it really needs that antenna, signal strength is crap without it.
I thought firewire got extinct when Intel decided to support the USB standard.

You could find an antenna in a busted up laptop, or some wifi routers are connected like that internally, if they don't have removable antennas, they probably have a "bit of wire" one stuffed up the plastic shell with that end plugged into the board. Later WRT54G/L etc were like that. Also one or two android TV boxes I've been in had an internal "patch" antenna taped inside the case using that connector. Might be worth checking any e-waste with wifi really, since I've also seen it in some early android tablets that used a miniPCI wifi card.

I think Apple kept firewire on life support for a while, for the video professionals market that had it in higher end cameras.

Salient wrote on 2021-06-10, 07:08:

Bancho wrote on 2021-06-09, 21:17:

Added a Yamaha MU50 to the Midi Stack

I see a GMega LX in your MIDI stack. Never seen one of those. I guess the sounds are exactly the same as in the normal GMega?

AFAIK it lacks the GMega's programmability. Basically a preset, headless version.

Bought a 3Dlabs Permedia card. My expectations aren't too high but it was cheap and interesting. I guess nobody likes these 😁 Seems to be the same card as presented here: https://vintage3d.org/3dlabs2.php

pampilhoso wrote on 2021-06-10, 17:29:

Manage to get the official modem for the compaq presario cds 5xx series.

Its not an isa card as can you see, it uses a proprietary connector.

20210610_152705.jpg

Holy moly! That's amazing (although useless 😆). I remember wondering what the card would be like 26 years ago...