I’ve been spending some time today having a listen to what the MIDI playback is like on the Xwave A301-J80 soundcard that I have just installed in my Compaq Evo Pentium III PC.
Tag: pc
Homebrew Covox Speech Thing
For many years, I have been wanting one of these devices – the Covox Speech Thing (Wikipedia). This is a device that connects to a
Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit
I just found this envelope whilst having a clean up! Who remembers getting Anti-Virus updates in the POST!!! To find out more about Dr
Gravis Ultrasound Plays – Ylvis – The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)
The classic soundcard, Gravis Ultrasound, plays a modern MIDI file. Ylvis – The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) I will be uploading more videos
Sabre Wulf remake released
One of the most popular games from the 8-bit computing era has been remade for the PC- Sabre Wulf!
The Microsoft InPort Mouse
This has to be one of my all-time favourite mice – The Microsoft InPort Mouse. Why I hear you cry… Well built Glides well for
The IBM PC celebrates its 30th Birthday.
Today, the August 12 marks the 30th anniversary of the IBM Personal Computer. The IBM 5150 was IBM’s first ‘PC’. The first PC had the
C64 Walkabout : A PC in a VIC-20?
Here is a nice article and interview with me about my VIC-20 PC. The VIC-20 PC is a ITX small form factor PC that runs Windows XP and a host of emulators. And yes, the keyboard works too!
Commodore Amiga, Atari ST or PC?
Time for another poll! This time, lets see the most popular computer from the 1990’s. What machines did you use? I voted for the PC.
RM Nimbus PC-186 now has a monitor!
Finally got a monitor attached to the RM. Using a Philips CM8833-II. Machine boots to its welcome disk, so I can now play Worms and