I wanted to ask about everyones fav soundchip :3 That's all, thanks!
I wanted to ask about everyones fav soundchip :3 That's all, thanks!
I wanted to ask about everyones fav soundchip :3 That's all, thanks!
Sound Blaster 16
are you mary4? heh
Re: Re: Favourite sound chip?
By: Exodus to Vintholdt on Tue Mar 04 2025 09:06 pm
I wanted to ask about everyones fav soundchip :3 That's all, thanks!
Sound Blaster 16
That's a sound card, not a sound chip.. I thought the Sound Blaster 16 used a couple different sound chips, but it looks like it mainly just
used the Yamaha YMF262 OPL-3 chip.
OPL3 GANG!!!!! :DDD MY 286 HAS AN OPL3 ! :D
My 286 has a PicoGUS, so an AdLib, or Tandy 3-Voice, or CMS/GameBlaster, or Sound Blaster, or Gravis UltraSound when the situation calls for it.
My 286 is rather special though, because it ALSO has a Yamaha YM2612 and Ti SN76489 PSG inside!picogus? also opn2 srsly? MEGADRIVE 16 BIT SOUND
Can you guess how or why? :)
picogus? also opn2 srsly? MEGADRIVE 16 BIT SOUND
Retroswim wrote to mary4 <=-
My 286 is rather special though, because it ALSO has a Yamaha YM2612
and Ti SN76489 PSG inside!
I've told the story before about a practical joke we played on a QA manager at a software company I worked at years back. He was responsible for running the lab, this was back in the 486/DOS/SB16 days. No plug and play, you had to jumper IRQs and ports.
He was a bit of a jerk, so the sound guy took his install disks and changed the test sounds. Added a stutter, so it sounded like the settings were conflicting with other hardware.
"perperperperforming irrrrrrq testestestestest", sounding like Max Headroom.
So, even when he had the settings right, it sounded wrong.
We sprung the trap, and after an hour or so, the obscenities got louder and louder. We offered to help, swapped the driver disks, and all worked as expected. Walked away openly questioning his ability to run a QA lab.
And yes, Mega Drive sound! That's a clue to what makes my 286 special! :)
I've told the story before about a practical joke we played on a QA manager at a software company I worked at years back. He was responsible for running the lab, this was back in the 486/DOS/SB16 days. No plug and play, you had to jumper IRQs and ports.
He was a bit of a jerk, so the sound guy took his install disks and changed the test sounds. Added a stutter, so it sounded like the
settings were conflicting with other hardware.
"perperperperforming irrrrrrq testestestestest", sounding like Max Headroom.
So, even when he had the settings right, it sounded wrong.
We sprung the trap, and after an hour or so, the obscenities got louder and louder. We offered to help, swapped the driver disks, and all worked as expected. Walked away openly questioning his ability to run a QA lab.
Aside: These were fun days - software companies traded titles to make
sure everything worked with them, so tech support/qa had hundreds of software titles you could install and play with. And, they all had our software in return.
lol nice story! <3
:3 yes!
I've told the story before about a practical joke we played on a QA manager at a software company I worked at years back. He was responsible for running the lab, this was back in the 486/DOS/SB16 days. No plug and play, you had to jumper IRQs and ports.
He was a bit of a jerk, so the sound guy took his install disks and changed the test sounds. Added a stutter, so it sounded like the
settings were conflicting with other hardware.
"perperperperforming irrrrrrq testestestestest", sounding like Max Headroom.
So, even when he had the settings right, it sounded wrong.
We sprung the trap, and after an hour or so, the obscenities got louder and louder. We offered to help, swapped the driver disks, and all worked as expected. Walked away openly questioning his ability to run a QA lab.
I wanted to ask about everyones fav soundchip :3 That's all, thanks!
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My special computer is a Sega TeraDrive. A 286 system co-developed by IBM and Sega. It's a 10MHz 286 based on the IBM PS/1 2011, but with a
complete Sega MegaDrive on the motherboard. Unlike the Amstrad Mega-PC, the two systems are linked through a bus arbitrator.
I wrote a demo showcasing these abilities last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjg3gmTo4WA!!!!!
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My special computer is a Sega TeraDrive. A 286 system co-developed by IBM
and Sega. It's a 10MHz 286 based on the IBM PS/1 2011, but with a complete Sega MegaDrive on the motherboard. Unlike the Amstrad Mega-PC, the two systems are linked through a bus arbitrator.
After setting some registers and doing some port writes, you can access the 68000's memory space from the PC (including accessing the sound chips, VDP and controller ports), and likewise, you can access the PC's memory and IO space from the MegaDrive (including the VGA chip and any devices on the ISA bus).
I wrote a demo showcasing these abilities last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjg3gmTo4WA
My special computer is a Sega TeraDrive. A 286 system co-developed by IB and Sega. It's a 10MHz 286 based on the IBM PS/1 2011, but with a comple Sega MegaDrive on the motherboard. Unlike the Amstrad Mega-PC, the two systems are linked through a bus arbitrator.
I wasn't real sure what I was watching at times, but it seemed really neat! Does the process require two monitors?
I never knew this existed! What a cool and unlikely partnership...
So with this, what of the IBM can be accessed by the Sega and visaversa?
I see you can get Sega sound on the PC side - can that be accessed by virtually anything that supports a sound card?
I'll need to watch the video sometime... Tomorrow maybe!
From the PC side, you can access on the MD side:
- All RAM
- All VDP registers (incl VRAM and CRAM)
- Yamaha OPN FM chip
- Ti PSG chip
- Z80 memory and registers
- Joystick ports
You cannot access the cartridge slot or the TMSS (lockout chip) ROM.
From the MD side, you can access on the PC side:
- All RAM
- All ROMs (e.g. system BIOS, VGA BIOS, and any option ROMs)
- All IO space (e.g. serial/parallel ports, VGA registers, interval
timer, any ISA cards not requiring DMA or interrupts like AdLib or POST analyser cards)
You cannot use BIOS routines, as the CPU is halted, so no DMA or
anything that relies on interrupts.
I'll need to watch the video sometime... Tomorrow maybe!
Let me know how you go!
As of right now, there are exactly *TWO* packages that make use of the TeraDrive's capabilities. Puzzle Construction Set, a demo included with the system showing off what can be done. And "The Manhole", an adventure game by Cyan (of MYST fame), published by Activision, which uses a
special driver to access the Yamaha OPN FM chip.
And I guess my demo makes three! :D
Unfortunately there is a specific setup routine needed to unlock the MD hardware from the PC side, and bespoke ways of accessing it, so you
can't use any old game with, say, AdLib support.
Hope this answers your questions!
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