Now I know I cannot die until I've been to a pub with a pub cat standing guard

Release v4.1.0 · polpo/picogus Fixes/improvements SB mode Sound Blaster ADPCM playback is now supported (4, 2.6, and 2-bit modes). This allows for sound effects in Duke Nukem 2 without needing to patch the game. Thanks to Tube ...

PicoGUS v4.1.0 firmware is released: github.com/polpo/picogu...
Highlights:
- ADPCM support in SB mode
- pgusinit won't complain your BLASTER variable is malformed (unless it actually is)
- Revamped MPU-401 that acts more like a real MPU-401 and uses way less SRAM
and more in the changelog!

That's a really good find! Congrats!

Time to admit defeat and throw a towel on top for him to lay on

If you’re looking to mail a vintage computer, now is the time to stock up on shipping supplies! Pool noodles cut to size and placed on the corners of computer cases and CRTs greatly increase their chances of making it to their final destination in one piece.

New episode of DF Retro this week! Looking back at Screamer - a series rooted in 90s PC gaming! Please check it out if you get a chance!

Haha that's awesome!

Absolute flex. 🎯

I was once accused of liking old graphics cards because it was trendy

Maybe shallow people have a hard time understanding what genuine interest looks like

You would think

I have no first-hand knowledge, but I'm pretty sure modern day market research has gone from "let's figure out what people want", to "let's figure out how to make people want whatever we push on them."

Really is incredible how much its value in terms of functionality has just accumulated

Release v4.0.0 · polpo/picogus New features/changes Sound Blaster 16 SB mode now emulates a Sound Blaster 16. I had a somewhat-working implementation of the SB16 DSP in late 2024 but was discouraged by poor compatibility in Wind...

#PicoGUS can now emulate Sound Blaster 16 with the newly released firmware v4.0.0! Other changes include CD-ROM speed and reliability improvements, GUS mode improvements, and more. Check the full changelog and download the release at github.com/polpo/picogu...

I looked for Usagi but of course he was gone.

I still can't get over this update and this will single-handedly obsolete my SB16 clone card in my 486 build

A set of four Stan Sakai-designed Ninja Turtles from NECA's new Usagi Yojimbo themed TMNT line.

Today's trip to Target.

"I like this."

*several minutes later*

"I bought this."

A dull metallic rock shaped like a pointed tower, known as Terahertz

So I'm not like a big rock guy, but idk, if ever there were a rock for a computer enthusiast, it seems like one called "Terahertz" would be it

Ah crap, I think you just convinced me to spend more money lol

It has 4MB of memory, and I'm using the Picomem for storage just out of convenience. Does slow the throughput through the 8-bit bus, but I'd wager it's the amount of features on the track causing it

Video card is a Trident 9000I, just something I had lying around. Audio courtesy of a SB16 CT2740

Skyroads on a 12MHz Intel 286 (VGA, 0WS) YouTube video by Nathan Mayer

Skyroads on a 286 is both not great and also not nearly as bad as I thought it would be
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afgc...

The PowerVR Kyro series is a strange (and wonderful) series of graphics cards, and it only gets stranger when you try to fix them, as chronicled down below:

Ohhh, interesting. That Video Memory Cache Mode might be interesting to keep in mind for some of the Kyro cards I have with compatibility weirdness.

Wow, if ever there was a jumpscare as a painting, that would be it

When I said #PicoGUS wasn’t being left behind, I wasnt joking! This is a regular ol’ PicoGUS being a Sound Blaster 16, detected and working in Windows 98:

dude shut up, this is insane :O

Hey so uhhhh..... what's going on here? Whatcha got here? 👀

Oh my god I have no words 😂