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Pyrzout :vm:<p>Sound Blaster: la tarjeta de sonido que puso música a nuestra infancia digital <a href="https://blog.elhacker.net/2025/07/sound-blaster-la-tarjeta-de-sonido-que-puso-musica-a-nuestra-infancia-digital.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.elhacker.net/2025/07/soun</span><span class="invisible">d-blaster-la-tarjeta-de-sonido-que-puso-musica-a-nuestra-infancia-digital.html</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/tarjeta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tarjeta</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/sonido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sonido</span></a></p>
Ubuntu Peronista<p>Recuerdo que con la <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> Pro 2 me vino una copia del <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Lemmings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lemmings</span></a>, uno de los simpáticos <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/juegos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>juegos</span></a> de puzzles distribuido por la Psygnosis. El otro día encontré el manual y un "minipóster" del mismo.<br>Lo bueno que en <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNU</span></a> tenemos un clon perfecto, el <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Pingus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pingus</span></a>! Pruébenlo si no lo conocen. 🐧 <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputo</span></a><br><a href="https://pingus.seul.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pingus.seul.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Tim 🎮<p>And when I say "not impossible", I mean "I've made them before". If you happen to own a <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> card with the 15-pin gameport joystick header but nothing to plug into it, reach out!</p><p>Edit: Note that not all cards came with the headers physically installed, so if you've just read this and are about to go browse eBay for SoundBlasters, pay close attention to the photos to see if the pins are even there - I don't know if soldering pins in makes the gameport work or not.</p>
Doubledealer_93<p>Ok last soundblaster photos for a bit. I swear. . . . . . . <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23transformerswarforcybertronsiege" target="_blank">#transformerswarforcybertronsiege</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23transformers" target="_blank">#transformers</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23toyphotography" target="_blank">#toyphotography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23lightpiping" target="_blank">#lightpiping</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23soundblaster" target="_blank">#soundblaster</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23decepticons" target="_blank">#decepticons</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23diorama" target="_blank">#diorama</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23miniatures" target="_blank">#miniatures</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23toys" target="_blank">#toys</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23actionfigures" target="_blank">#actionfigures</a></p>
Doubledealer_93<p>FIGHT! . . . . . . <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23transformerswarforcybertronsiege" target="_blank">#transformerswarforcybertronsiege</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23transformers" target="_blank">#transformers</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23toyphotography" target="_blank">#toyphotography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23lightpiping" target="_blank">#lightpiping</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23autobot" target="_blank">#autobot</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23twincast" target="_blank">#twincast</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23soundblaster" target="_blank">#soundblaster</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23decepticons" target="_blank">#decepticons</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23diorama" target="_blank">#diorama</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23miniatures" target="_blank">#miniatures</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23toys" target="_blank">#toys</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23actionfigures" target="_blank">#actionfigures</a></p>
Doubledealer_93<p>Come on, you poor excuse for a sound system, let's dance! . . . . . . <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23transformerswarforcybertronsiege" target="_blank">#transformerswarforcybertronsiege</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23transformers" target="_blank">#transformers</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23toyphotography" target="_blank">#toyphotography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23lightpiping" target="_blank">#lightpiping</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23autobot" target="_blank">#autobot</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23twincast" target="_blank">#twincast</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23soundblaster" target="_blank">#soundblaster</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23decepticons" target="_blank">#decepticons</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23diorama" target="_blank">#diorama</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23miniatures" target="_blank">#miniatures</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23toys" target="_blank">#toys</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23actionfigures" target="_blank">#actionfigures</a></p>
Doubledealer_93<p>Look into those soulless optics... . . . . . . <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23transformerswarforcybertronsiege" target="_blank">#transformerswarforcybertronsiege</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23transformers" target="_blank">#transformers</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23toyphotography" target="_blank">#toyphotography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23lightpiping" target="_blank">#lightpiping</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23soundblaster" target="_blank">#soundblaster</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ratbat" target="_blank">#ratbat</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23decepticons" target="_blank">#decepticons</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23diorama" target="_blank">#diorama</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23%23miniatures" target="_blank">##miniatures</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23toys" target="_blank">#toys</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23actionfigures" target="_blank">#actionfigures</a></p>
Doubledealer_93<p>Some soundblaster goodness. That lightpiping is delicious. . . . . . . <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23transformerswarforcybertronsiege" target="_blank">#transformerswarforcybertronsiege</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23transformers" target="_blank">#transformers</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23toyphotography" target="_blank">#toyphotography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23lightpiping" target="_blank">#lightpiping</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23soundblaster" target="_blank">#soundblaster</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ratbat" target="_blank">#ratbat</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23decepticons" target="_blank">#decepticons</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23diorama" target="_blank">#diorama</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23%23miniatures" target="_blank">##miniatures</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23toys" target="_blank">#toys</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23actionfigures" target="_blank">#actionfigures</a></p>
Habr<p>SoundBlaster AWE32: как звуковая карта из 90-х получила обновление спустя 30 лет</p><p>Где-то в коробке с компьютерным «железом» прошлого у меня пылится SoundBlaster AWE32. Старушка 1994 года выпуска, с массивным ISA-разъемом и чипом, который в те времена казался верхом технологий. И о ней до сих пор помнят разработчики ПО, оказывается. Я недавно узнал, что для этой карты (на минуточку, спустя три десятилетия) вышел новый драйвер для Linux. Давайте разберемся, что за обновление, зачем оно нужно и почему это событие — настоящий подарок для энтузиастов.</p><p><a href="https://habr.com/ru/companies/ru_mts/articles/922924/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">habr.com/ru/companies/ru_mts/a</span><span class="invisible">rticles/922924/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zhub.link/tags/%D0%B7%D0%B2%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>звуковая_карта</span></a> <a href="https://zhub.link/tags/%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%8C%D1%8E%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>компьютерное_железо</span></a> <a href="https://zhub.link/tags/%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>старое_железо</span></a> <a href="https://zhub.link/tags/%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>гаджеты</span></a> <a href="https://zhub.link/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a> <a href="https://zhub.link/tags/90%D1%8B%D0%B5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>90ые</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Ancient SoundBlaster Cards Just Got A Driver Update <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/06/28/ancient-soundblaster-cards-just-got-a-driver-update/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/06/28/ancien</span><span class="invisible">t-soundblaster-cards-just-got-a-driver-update/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/LinuxHacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxHacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Creative</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/AWE32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AWE32</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Ancient SoundBlaster Cards Just Got A Driver Update - Old hardware tends to get less support as the years go by, from both manufacturers... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/06/28/ancient-soundblaster-cards-just-got-a-driver-update/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/06/28/ancien</span><span class="invisible">t-soundblaster-cards-just-got-a-driver-update/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/linuxhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creative</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/awe32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>awe32</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a></p>
Aptivi<p>Linux 6.16 RC3 released!</p><p>It includes a system freeze bug fix for the SoundBlaster AWE32 ISA sound card!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kernel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxKernel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Laptops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laptops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechUpdates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Creative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AWE32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AWE32</span></a></p><p><a href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2025/06/23/linux-6-16-rc3-released/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2</span><span class="invisible">025/06/23/linux-6-16-rc3-released/</span></a></p>
MrCopilot<p>Unrelated post duet 1/2</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/sound-cards/legendary-sound-blaster-isa-sound-card-gets-a-driver-update-30-years-later-patch-squashes-first-bug-report-after-25-years" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/sound-cards/legendary-sound-blaster-isa-sound-card-gets-a-driver-update-30-years-later-patch-squashes-first-bug-report-after-25-years</span></a></p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@dendrobatus_azureus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dendrobatus_azureus</span></a></span></p><p>When I was a decade and a half younger, and my eyes were sharper, there was a point where displays hit approximately 300dpi (like my beloved iPhone 4) that the glass and display faded away, and looking at high quality photos really felt like being there. Now with <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/oled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OLED</span></a> panels, this effect (I surmise) is even more pronounced, although I no longer get that feeling, probably because I require reading glasses for close-up viewing, which makes <em>everything</em> feel a little artificial.</p><p>(I think I also just got used to it, whereas it was noticeable when the effect (no longer being able to see pixels between you and the subject of the image) was new).</p><p>I think the biggest problem with video chats is the bandwidth still just isn't there. It might be better with FaceTime, but as I haven't used Apple products in nearly five years, I can't tell. In my experience, video chat is just a blotchy mess with only the appearance of the subject, not a faithful representation.</p> <p>I'm not a sound engineer, but I've dabbled in sound in the computer space for 35 years. My favorite thing to do with my Macintosh SE in 1990 was to download or copy (from friends) new sound files, like Captain Kirk saying "Scotty, beam me up!" (which he actually DID say, but only in the movies).</p><p>My Macintosh SE with it's primarily CPU-driven sound system was capable of 8-bit audio at up to 22KHz samples. That was enough to give the impression of the sound, and tape-quality music, but not much more.</p><p>Four years later, I got a 486 PC and saved up a few months to get a Creative Labs <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> AWE32, which I paid for with $300 of my own hard-earned cash. That was a crazy stupid expensive card, and a $100 card would've done everything I needed. XD</p><p>This new card had "CD Quality" sound, so 16-bit samples @ 44.1 (or was it 44.8) KHz. Since PCM audio is basically just recording the speaker position, that means that 44KHz recordings can reproduce up to 22KHz sounds, which is the upper range of a youngster, and beyond what someone my age can hear.</p><p>But of course, at that frequency, the sine wave is literally only represented by two data points, so there should be a real loss of fidelity compared to something like 4400 Hz, for which there would be 10 data points with which to reconstruct the sound wave.</p><p>And then add MP3 to <em>really</em> mess everything up. XD</p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Repairing Classic Sound Cards <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/12/repairing-classic-sound-cards/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/12/repair</span><span class="invisible">ing-classic-sound-cards/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/RepairHacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairHacks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/soundcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundcard</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ISAcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ISAcard</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Repairing Classic Sound Cards - Sound hardware has been built into PC motherboards for so long now it’s difficult ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/12/repairing-classic-sound-cards/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/12/repair</span><span class="invisible">ing-classic-sound-cards/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/repairhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repairhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/soundcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundcard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/isacard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>isacard</span></a></p>
Ubuntu Peronista<p>Choose your IRQ!<br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a></p>
Saustrup<p>.. and suddenly I find myself back in the <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>Pentium</span></a> 200MMX system with <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/PicoGUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicoGUS</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundBlaster</span></a> Vibra16 and an <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/TsengLabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TsengLabs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/ET6000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a></p>
PypeBros<p>If I remember correctly, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectroMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>MsDos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoundBlaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IBMPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IBMPC</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DOSPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSPC</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/soundcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundcard</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/soundboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundboard</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AY38910" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AY38910</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SweetMicroSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SweetMicroSystems</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mockingboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mockingboard</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mindscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mindscape</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/chiptune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chiptune</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PCaudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCaudio</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/adlib" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adlib</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computinghistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageapple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageapple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/deepdive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deepdive</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gamers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/interview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interview</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ADSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADSR</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>