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January 17th, 2021, 11:03 PM

Trixter replied to a thread Anyone have a scan of this catalog? (PC Enterprises) in Tandy/Radio Shack

You may be even happier to know that ftp://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/drivers/IBM/PCjr/Catalogs%20and%20Price%20Lists/ contains even more.

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January 15th, 2021, 08:40 PM

Trixter replied to a thread Adding a CF card slot to a 5170 without wasting an expansion card bay? in PCs and Clones

I would very much like to know what you found, and how you fixed it.

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January 15th, 2021, 02:37 PM

Trixter replied to a thread Good program for polling all the IRQs, DMAs, I/O hex addresses? in Vintage Computer Software

For best results, you should pull each card and look at it (if it uses jumpers or DIP switches), and/or consult your config.sys and autoexec.bat to...

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January 15th, 2021, 02:17 PM

MrArgent started a thread Zenith Z-171: Floppy drive DIP settings in PCs and Clones

So, I snagged a 171. Only problem is neither of the floppy drives work, and it's not a simple cleanliness issue either. Thing is, the machine's DIP...

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January 14th, 2021, 04:12 PM

Trixter replied to a thread Good program for polling all the IRQs, DMAs, I/O hex addresses? in Vintage Computer Software

There is no 100% safe way to do this, so programs use a variety of methods to try to detect this without your system locking up. The results can...

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January 14th, 2021, 03:45 PM

Trixter replied to a thread AT&T PC 6300 to 6300 Plus upgrade? in PCs and Clones

The AT&T 6300, 6300 WGS, and 6300+ cases are all extremely similar; I can't get my 6300 plus out to check right now, but is it possible that the...

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January 14th, 2021, 03:31 PM

Trixter replied to a thread Windows 3.1 w/ Intel Inboard 386/PC - VxD Issue in PCs and Clones

I wouldn't get your hopes up; you are hitting an edge case and most of the information and resources that could help you are gone. Windows 3.0 was...

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January 13th, 2021, 08:38 PM

Trixter replied to a thread AT&T PC 6300 to 6300 Plus upgrade? in PCs and Clones

Because the 6300 plus is a 286, the "replace a few boards" comment is referring to replacing the motherboard itself, and adding the extended memory...

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January 13th, 2021, 08:35 PM

Trixter replied to a thread Windows 3.1 w/ Intel Inboard 386/PC - VxD Issue in PCs and Clones

Guess what vpicd.386 does. https://www.betaarchive.com/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_KB_Archive/83719 Let us know if the correct fix referenced...

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January 13th, 2021, 09:45 AM

Trixter replied to a thread OEMs & clones on eBay (continuous listings) in Vintage Computer Auctions

"Hard drive spins up and fans come on but nothing else" means it's more than just the knobs. It should beep and try to seek the floppy. It could be...

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January 13th, 2021, 08:27 AM

Trixter replied to a thread OEMs & clones on eBay (continuous listings) in Vintage Computer Auctions

Would be more interesting if it powered up.

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January 12th, 2021, 11:27 PM

Trixter replied to a thread OPL clicking sound when triggering notes quickly in Vintage Computer Programming

Your code is good, so what's going on is that you're switching to a frequency that, in combination with the phase of the output, is producing too...

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January 12th, 2021, 10:28 PM

Trixter replied to a thread OPL clicking sound when triggering notes quickly in Vintage Computer Programming

Either you're not performing the correct delays (3.3 microseconds after a register select write, and 23 microseconds after a data write), or...

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January 10th, 2021, 10:51 PM

Trixter replied to a thread New YouTube Series on the IBM PS/2 Model 70 in Later PCs

I think you're off to a great start!

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January 10th, 2021, 10:48 PM

Trixter replied to a thread 8086/NEC V30 XT class systems running faster than 8Mhz in PCs and Clones

Research proves you're right, the NEC V40 has an 8-bit bus, so that makes it more of an 80188 clone. I'm amazed this hobby can still surprise me...

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January 10th, 2021, 10:46 PM

Trixter replied to a thread Has a game ever used the IBM 5151's "long" P39 phosphor to get around charset limits? in PCs and Clones

This is my recollection too, at least for personal computers (I didn't work with terminals in the 70s or 80s so I can't comment on those). The IBM...

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January 10th, 2021, 01:52 PM

Trixter replied to a thread First YouTube video experience in General Off Topic

GTX 1080 ti should work and is supported. Open a ticket with Adobe, it's a bug that needs fixing.

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January 10th, 2021, 12:32 PM

MrArgent replied to a thread Picked up an IBM 5150. Keeping it original or upgrade ? in PCs and Clones

I kept my early run 5150 stock (and in fact had to undo aftermarket installation of a MFM drive), my XT gets kitted out. Provides some additional...

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January 10th, 2021, 12:06 PM

Trixter replied to a thread 8086/NEC V30 XT class systems running faster than 8Mhz in PCs and Clones

I was just going to mention this. The AT&T equivalent of the M24 SP is the 6300 WGS.

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January 10th, 2021, 11:40 AM

Trixter replied to a thread First YouTube video experience in General Off Topic

What video card do you have installed, and are you on the latest "studio" drivers (they maintain a stable "studio" line, and a "gaming" line)? Also,...

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January 9th, 2021, 09:43 PM

Trixter replied to a thread First YouTube video experience in General Off Topic

It's possible downgrading (or in the future, upgrading) may help. Since you're paying for it, you can open up a support ticket with Adobe -- it's a...

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January 8th, 2021, 02:42 PM

Trixter replied to a thread Sound cards: Brands and compatibility in Vintage Computer Hardware

For clarification, while they are 16-bit ISA cards, all SB Pros work fine if inserted in an 8-bit ISA slot for sound purposes. The 16-bit edge is...

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January 8th, 2021, 09:50 AM

Trixter replied to a thread Sound cards: Brands and compatibility in Vintage Computer Hardware

Hard to find though. It's much easier and cheaper (and better output quality) to just find a Pro Audio Spectrum 16.

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January 8th, 2021, 07:29 AM

Trixter replied to a thread Sound cards: Brands and compatibility in Vintage Computer Hardware

My advice is to get the cheapest ISA card you can find and see if you can make it work. Only if you can't, then you can go for a real Sound Blaster...

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January 8th, 2021, 07:08 AM

Trixter replied to a thread CGA/EGA to VGA Converter Options in PCs and Clones

You are, it's just that the enhancements (if you're willing to do them) can improve the output. CGA -> CGA2RGB -> gbs -> VGA does work, it was one...

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January 7th, 2021, 08:00 PM

Trixter replied to a thread First YouTube video experience in General Off Topic

Try proxying that footage that it won't display immediately and see if that helps. Sometimes h.265 or other difficult footage (very long GOP) can be...

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January 7th, 2021, 02:47 PM

Trixter replied to a thread First YouTube video experience in General Off Topic

That seems like a Premiere bug. Sometimes Premiere does odd things when you have no footage on the timeline. Does this behavior also happen when...

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January 7th, 2021, 10:23 AM

Trixter replied to a thread Tandy 1000A power supply fan replacement in Tandy/Radio Shack

Common on early IBM PCs. More info: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?43689-Replaceing-PSU-fan

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January 7th, 2021, 10:19 AM

Trixter replied to a thread New Model F (PC/XT) Keyboards in PCs and Clones

They have no dedicated function keys, so that's an automatic pass for me. If I want a space-saving keyboard with annoying function keys, I'll break...

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January 7th, 2021, 10:17 AM

Trixter replied to a thread First YouTube video experience in General Off Topic

Update your video drivers; that seems like some sort of rendering bug. Post a screencap video of what you're doing and seeing; maybe you're doing...

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