Saustrup<p>.. and suddenly I find myself back in the <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a> where we saw the future of home computing unfold before our eyes. The <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> - a bulky expensive machine for boring tunaheads running WordPerfect suddenly got graphics and sound that didn't suck. </p><p>Young aspiring programmers (that would be <em>coders</em> for you young people) wrote code in assembler and made the PC do thing it was never meant to. Awesome things. Things that blew your mind. Some wrote <em>trackers</em> for composing sample based music, and suddenly everyone could compose music on their PC.</p><p>The level of optimism and creativity was mind blowing, and I feel so incredibly lucky for having been a part of it. Sure, our demos were too horrible to be shown on the big screen, but we did submit at least one for <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/TheParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheParty</span></a> back in '92 or '94.</p><p>I miss the 90s.</p><p>This, by the way, is a sweet <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/Pentium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentium</span></a> 200MMX system with <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/PicoGUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PicoGUS</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> Vibra16 and an <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/TsengLabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TsengLabs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/ET6000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ET6000</span></a> graphics card (that's <em>GPU</em> for you young'uns).</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a></p>
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PypeBros<p>If I remember correctly, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectroMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectroMan</span></a> was shipped on the CDROM of a book about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MsDos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MsDos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> programming ... </p><p>Regarding sound design, it was more impressive than Commander Keen, but I never really managed to think about it as an "interesting game". <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJTSbWkKB7Y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=pJTSbWkKB7Y</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>A fascinating new look at what is basically an Apple II Mockingboard soundcard...for the PC...sold by Mindscape.</p><p>"Do you own the rarest PC sound card in the world?" -- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeo4INoGyRY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Eeo4INoGyR</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IBMPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBMPC</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DOSPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOSPC</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/soundcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundcard</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/soundboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundboard</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AY38910" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AY38910</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SweetMicroSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SweetMicroSystems</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mockingboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mockingboard</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mindscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mindscape</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/chiptune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chiptune</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PCaudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCaudio</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/adlib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adlib</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageapple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintageapple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/deepdive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deepdive</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gamers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/interview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interview</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ADSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADSR</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
sverx🗨️<p>The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.</p><p>Day 11: Golden Axe (on PC, VGA graphics and SoundBlaster audio)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/20games" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>20games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/VGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a></p>
derSammler<p>Hab hier aktuell eine <strong>Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE32</strong> (CT3990) abzugeben. Würde die jemand gegen einen <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> A2091 SCSI-Controller oder gegen eine A2000-Tastatur tauschen wollen? Falls ja, bitte melden. 😉 </p><p>// Nachtrag: letzte Chance, sonst wird das Ding in einem Retro-PC verbaut, der dann bei Kleinanzeigen landet. Muss dringend Platz schaffen und unnötigen Kram loswerden...</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CreativeTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AWE32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AWE32</span></a></p>
sverx🗨️<p>The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.</p><p>Day 9: Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight (on PC, VGA graphics and SoundBlaster audio)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/20games" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>20games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/VGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a></p>
sverx🗨️<p>The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.</p><p>Day 4: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (on PC, VGA graphics and SoundBlaster audio)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/20games" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>20games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/VGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a></p>
sverx🗨️<p>The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.</p><p>Day 3: Dune II (on PC, VGA Graphics and SoundBlaster audio)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/20games" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>20games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/VGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a></p>
Woodoo Prod<p>Alien Intruder</p><p>A really cool & challenging MSDOS game released for Christmas 2024 by Juan J. Martinez.</p><p>Get it here: <a href="https://www.usebox.net/jjm/alien-intruder" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">usebox.net/jjm/alien-intruder</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Works fine on Real DOS with <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soundblaster</span></a> </p><p>I'm dead on level 7. 50 levels to beat the game! Try again! :0)) </p><p>You will also find more games for <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Amstrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amstrad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/CPC6128" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPC6128</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DOSBOX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOSBOX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/platform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>action</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/freeware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/videogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/indidev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indidev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/alienintruder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alienintruder</span></a></p>
James | PixelRefresh.com<p>It's fun playing Creative SoundBlaster EAX games on Windows XP and the SoundBlaster X-Fi SB0460, which adds reverb and environmental effects.</p><p>Windows Vista sadly pretty much killed EAX and although Alchemy was meant to keep compatibility, it was never quite the same.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a></p>
James | PixelRefresh.com<p>Fixed my capacitors on the Windows XP build, so I've been able to setup my SoundBlaster X-Fi.</p><p>Here is the splash video that comes with it for your viewing pleasure... At just 22 seconds, it's certainly a SPLASH!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/WDCnZkE7srs?si=zrvEhZ6wyjyma6Gt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/WDCnZkE7srs?si=zrvEhZ</span><span class="invisible">6wyjyma6Gt</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xfi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xfi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windowsxp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windowsxp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
James | PixelRefresh.com<p>Ok ok ok... Second to last addition to the Windows 98 retro PC I'm building...</p><p>Replaced the SoundBlaster Live! Value with a SoundBlaster Live! Platinum 5.1, with the excellent looking and very functional Live! Drive IR.</p><p>Previous owner kept everything from what I can see! Fab!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows98" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windows98</span></a></p>
iconicbits<p>Recently built "Snark Barker" Sound Blaster clone board. It worked first try which was a relief as some chips were bought from eBay (NE558, TEA2025B, YM3812, YM3014B, SAA1099). Finished it off with a 3D printed steel bracket from <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JLCPCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JLCPCB</span></a> . <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/snarkbarker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snarkbarker</span></a></p>
Saustrup<p>Can't believe I'm saying this, but the <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> 386-SX16 seems rock solid in comparison to the super flaky <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/aptiva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aptiva</span></a>.</p><p>Slow as hell, partially incompatible graphics but with a spiffy new <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> compatible ISA card. This is the perfect rig for early <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/Sierra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sierra</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/LucasArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LucasArts</span></a> games. Maybe I should get a <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/MT32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MT32</span></a>-Pi <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/McCake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McCake</span></a> WaveTable board for it, or maybe that's a little overkill.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/monkeyisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monkeyisland</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@polpo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>polpo</span></a></span> Nice. I have, and daily listen to my beloved GUS "Classic" in my 5x86 160, but the CPU doesn't have the stuff to do 30 channel tracks in software as would be needed for SB16 output, really.</p><p>What's the CPU you're working with?</p><p>I still want to pick up a PicoGUS, perhaps for other card emulation, though. </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GUS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PicoGUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PicoGUS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SB16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SB16</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GravisUltrasound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GravisUltrasound</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/chiptune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chiptune</span></a></p>
thezerobit<p>The <a href="https://anticapitalist.party/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> <a href="https://anticapitalist.party/tags/AWE32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AWE32</span></a> comes with the <a href="https://anticapitalist.party/tags/EMU8000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EMU8000</span></a> chip which is technology used in expensive and sought after ROMplers (sample ROM based <a href="https://anticapitalist.party/tags/synth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>synth</span></a>) like the E-Mu <a href="https://anticapitalist.party/tags/Proteus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Proteus</span></a>. You can do a lot more than just load a <a href="https://anticapitalist.party/tags/SoundFont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundFont</span></a> and trigger the notes via <a href="https://anticapitalist.party/tags/MIDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MIDI</span></a>. The AWE32 actually gives you direct access to program the chip directly, so you can control all the parameters like filter cutoff, etc, per note. It's a very powerful chip with 32 voice polyphony, LFOs, filter, and chorus/reverb effects.<br>1/n</p>
Stefan Ihringer<p><a href="https://mograph.social/tags/dos4gw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dos4gw</span></a> was a tool that allowed games to use more than 640kBytes (up to 64MB!). Before that, I remember tweaking autoexec.bat to free as much RAM as possible.<br>Another "magic number" from those days was picking an IRQ number for your <a href="https://mograph.social/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> card. IRQ 5 or 7? I didn't know what that meant. But every game needed to know it before you could play it.</p><p>And lastly, "buffering..." refers to: <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/realplayer_buffering.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploa</span><span class="invisible">ds/2009/05/realplayer_buffering.jpg</span></a></p>
Saustrup<p><a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> build progressing. <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/Pentium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentium</span></a> 200 with <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/TsengLabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TsengLabs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/ET6000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ET6000</span></a> graphics, CF for storage, <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/Gotek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gotek</span></a> for floppies and a <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/PicoGUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PicoGUS</span></a> with the <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/McCake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McCake</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/WP32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WP32</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/MT32Pi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MT32Pi</span></a> wave table add on. Output looped into a <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> Vibra 16C for full Gravis Ultrasound, Sound Blaster, Roland and General Midi support. Excellent for all things DOS. Aiming for early to mid 90s games and demos, including point and click adventures from <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/Sierra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sierra</span></a> and Lucas as well as some of the excellent demos from that time. I'm talking <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/MonkeyIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonkeyIsland</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/LeisureSuitLarry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeisureSuitLarry</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/FutureCrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FutureCrew</span></a> and their <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/SecondReality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecondReality</span></a> demo. Tested the latter and got something in my eye. Oh the feels.</p>
h-1^[solo]<p>something for all who have modern sound card inside a computer but still would like to install <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a> natively and enjoy <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> games and applications: <br><a href="https://github.com/crazii/SBEMU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/crazii/SBEMU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
s173nc3r<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@danielsnor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>danielsnor</span></a></span> Používal jsem FXsound <a href="https://www.fxsound.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">fxsound.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> , s tím, že kvalitativní zisk byl velmi patrný. <br>Pak jsem ovšem koupil externí zvukovku <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a> XFi a s equalizováním nekvalitní interní zvukovky byl konec. A to to není kdovíjaký audiofilský dělo.</p>
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