| 6 Oct 2022 |
 Frenzie#3198 | in retrospect I didn't realize the soundcard was quite so relevant for making things sound exactly how they should | 13:19:18 |
 myrkraverk#8116 | Ah. | 13:19:21 |
| myrkraverk#8116 | I hope I can source a genuine sound card some day. | 13:19:23 |
| Frenzie#3198 | LGR actually covered some modern thing with the right chips somewhat recently | 13:19:30 |
| myrkraverk#8116 | I think you linked it, or at least something that did, yes. | 13:19:48 |
| Frenzie#3198 | stuff like https://texelec.com/product/resound-2-opl3-8-bit-isa-adlib-compatible-sound-card/ | 13:20:07 |
| myrkraverk#8116 | Ah, you didn't link this; but something that had probably the same chips in a complete box, last time. | 13:22:36 |
 mightyowlbear | If you want to recapture that in emulation, I recommend making a USB audio device with an Arduino and one of these (https://www.tindie.com/products/cheerful/opl2-audio-board/)
I'm currently bughunting an issue DOSBox-X's Linux support for it, but on Windows and Wine, it's an adlib card in a box (well, if you have a box for it) | 13:24:53 |
| myrkraverk#8116 | I've pinned the message, the best I can do right now to preserve the link. | 13:24:55 |
| myrkraverk#8116 | Well, both have their uses. The earlier one is an ISA card if I'm not mistaken, and will work in period hardware. | 13:25:41 |
| myrkraverk#8116 | [At least they say it's an ISA card, and it looks like it.] | 13:26:03 |
| mightyowlbear | I've been very impressed by the resurgence of ISA hardware we've seen with greater democratisation of access to PCB fabrication | 13:26:27 |
| myrkraverk#8116 | Yeah, and Michal of os2museum even dug up the specs. | 13:27:08 |
| Frenzie#3198 | there are multiple things like that, some for old, some for new | 13:27:25 |
| myrkraverk#8116 | You can find the EISA spec on the website in a pdf [your websearch for the actual link as as good as mine.] | 13:27:32 |
| Frenzie#3198 | cool | 13:27:58 |
| myrkraverk#8116 | It, by definition, also covers ISA. | 13:28:17 |
| myrkraverk#8116 | I would very much like to make my own ISA card some day, but for now that will have to remain a distant dream. | 13:29:32 |
| myrkraverk#8116 | [I have no idea what kind of card I'll do.] | 13:29:42 |
 mid | I'd love to see a modern ISA graphics accelerator | 13:54:06 |
| mid | * I'd love to see a modern ISA 3D accelerator | 13:54:45 |
| mid | Though I'm not sure if an ISA card can reliably and consistently update the VGA or CGA framebuffer | 13:56:18 |
 Dale Gribble | you and about 3 other people, which is why it won't happen :p | 14:18:03 |
| mid | Eh, if you're worried about costs just slap an FPGA | 14:29:49 |
 0ntophagus | FPGAs are often overkill | 14:30:21 |
| 0ntophagus | with a little extra circuitry a CPLD may be just fine | 14:30:29 |
| 0ntophagus | I've been thinking about making my own VGA adapter that is not VESA compliant, actually | 14:31:05 |
| 0ntophagus | I just have better stuff to do and less time atm | 14:31:19 |
| mid | For a 3D accelerator? | 14:36:59 |
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