Retro Computing The Retro LAN Party Cart There's a kind of fascination I can't seem to explain about running games on the real thing, a kind of captivation that comes from assembling a capable machine with my own hands.
Retro Computing Tiido's KickÄss Yamaha Based Sound Card (T-04YBSC-x) In late 2018, Tiido Priimägi released a Yamaha OPL3-SAx based sound card. We've had sound cards based on this chip since the late 90's, but this sound card takes things to a new level.
Retro Computing Pentium 4 DOS Gaming Despite its flaws, the Pentium 4 can still be a great way to get into high performance DOS gaming.
Retro Computing Motherboards and Sound Cards with PC/PCI Back when the Sound Blaster AWE64 was a big deal and Creative was making the move from the ISA bus to the PCI bus, a compatibility mechanism was needed to bridge the gap.
Audio The Legendary Sound Blaster I share some of the history behind the Sound Blaster, why it was important, and pitfalls to remember when purchasing old models today.
Audio Yamaha OPL3-SA ISA Cards Yamaha's OPL3-SA would not only provide OEMs with great compatibility for DOS gaming, but also help Yamaha ride the success of their invention into the 2000s.
Audio Aztech ISA Sound Cards What's interesting about cards that come from Aztech is they tend to replicate features from the Sound Blaster extremely well.