Ever wonder how Final Fantasy gets the numbers you see during battle? How do your stats contribute to physical attacks? Are there any bugs in the game? (spoilers: uhh... yeah)
Behind the Code has finally reached Final Fantasy. Enjoy.
youtu.be/O_CLnBCgJks
Police Quest II opening.
Play it loud.
Just my opinion.
Ever wonder how Final Fantasy gets the numbers you see during battle? How do your stats contribute to physical attacks? Are there any bugs in the game? (spoilers: uhh... yeah)
Behind the Code has finally reached Final Fantasy. Enjoy.
youtu.be/O_CLnBCgJks
Yeah. That's what the datasheet said. I think normal operating temperature goes up to like 70?
Nothing really stood out. It just... car no go.
Got a new toy! Let’s check out this EISA board once again.
No video. No POST codes. Draws power of 26 watts, and the chips warm up.
The toastiest one is… a PAL chip? What is this for? It warmed up 7 degrees C over a few minutes (but not to “hot hot” levels)
Hmm. What next?
Made a mouse trap?
That cap brand says it all…
Do any of you use an Extron 300 A for capturing DOS stuff? Because maaaan, dealing with 720x400 and 320x200 and total pixels and phase is quite a thing.
If you use something else that you’d recommend, I am listening.
The jumpers are set. The timings are tight.
It is time to kick this 486 system into...
Got it in there. Changed jumpers. Processor recognized.
I can edit BIOS settings and mess around just fine, but it freezes on the system info screen just after parallel ports are listed. Rats.
I hope my documentation is correct.
Actually, it appears this is normal as there are four of them in the same place along the diagonals from center.
I guess I just need to continue to check all pins for straightness.
Why won’t this processor drop into the socket?
Wait… what is going on with this pin?
Let’s. GO.
I think we are in agreement when I say -
Hey, @jeffchen.bsky.social! Time to flex those bottomless pockets and showcase some 3dfx action on social media!
I can’t even… Univbe + S3 805 VLB card… what are y’all DOING? Is this a race?
My LCD monitor sees what the scope sees and is displaying the following message:
LOLNO
320x200 is output to a VGA monitor as 640x400. It is also the most common resolution used in the DOS days. The VESA implementation for the resolution for this card I have, however, is an issue. Not sure what is up.
Yep
What type of vertical refresh could univbe possibly want to output for something like a simple 320x200 VESA mode? Did they just get their calculations wrong on the line timings? It isn't like I am trying to blow a RAMDAC past 1280x1024 @ 75hz and maxing at 45hz interlaced or something.
<sips tea. Sets mug down on the table quietly>
<pinches bridge of nose>
<writes the following>
So I have a new VLB VGA card that i want to spit out low res VESA modes. Test bench LCD monitor says out of range, and I am honestly considering running VSync through my scope to find out WHAT is going on.
Ahh man. That’s the primary card in my main retro system.
I don’t remember if I have ram in the sockets or not.
<Adds PS3 Phat to box labeled “send to Jeff Chen for repair.”>
Hmm. Things more related to hardware, software, and tweaking more than it is dealing with code of pc games. Perhaps I should edit the post.
Well... I guess I am trying to prepare everyone for retro PC content on the channel. "Brace for impact," so to speak.
www.youtube.com/post/UgkxkiH...
If you ever run out of stuff, I’ll send you some stuff.🤡
Ha! I can’t remember how much it slows down when I turn off turbo. It may even be slower than 33.
$300k with 9 hours to go! 😵💫#PicoIDE www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
I don’t know if there is a reward for dumbest retro pc endeavor on youtube, but I might be aiming for it.
