929 Reply by akira^8GB

(32 replies, posted in Collaborations)

CHIPTRACKEDEVERYTHING wrote:

To have the song registered you must submit it with a 3$ or 5$ donation

Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Chiptune And Industry, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed, commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account at The Central Bank Of Nigeria Apex Bank.

We are now ready to transfer the fund overseas and that is where you come in. It is important to inform you that as civil servants, we are forbidden to operate a foreign account; that is why we require your assistance. The total sum will be shared as follows: 70% for us, 25% for you and 5% for local and international expenses incidental to the transfer.

The transfer is risk free on both sides. I am an accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). If you find this proposal acceptable, we shall require the following documents:

(a) your banker's name, telephone, account and fax numbers.

(b) your private telephone and fax numbers —for confidentiality and easy communication.

(c) your letter-headed paper stamped and signed.

Alternatively we will furnish you with the text of what to type into your letter-headed paper, along with a breakdown explaining, comprehensively what we require of you. The business will take us thirty (30) working days to accomplish.

Please reply urgently.

Best regards

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930 Reply by akira^8GB

(80 replies, posted in General Discussion)

infradead wrote:
akira^8GB wrote:

Oh man, they don't have any of my shit. I feel unloved.

kind of shocked at that

At me feeling unloved? tongue

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931 Reply by akira^8GB

(80 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Oh man, they don't have any of my shit. I feel unloved.

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932 Reply by akira^8GB

(14 replies, posted in General Discussion)

InactiveX wrote:

Looks like it'd be fun, but it's not a DAW.

Hey, don't blame me, it's what THEY call it tongue

I quite like it, it even has a USB host so you can connect it to external controllers right away (and that's how you attain a MIDI jack to it).
The DS-10 sounds like absolute shit, why would you even compare it? Also this is real time synthesis not failed sample based fake realtime like the DS-10. You can also load samples in it and whatnot. It's more like a portable Reason. And it may get hacked as fuck, after all, it's an x86 type CPU inside, probably running Linux.

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933 Topic by akira^8GB

(14 replies, posted in General Discussion)

That D-pad rings a bell...


Intel ATOM E640 @ 1.0GHz inside, baby

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934 Reply by akira^8GB

(111 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)

Bit Shifter wrote:

Nice! My old boss designed these, Nooka is his company. The style isn't really for me but I do think the watches are pretty cool & unconventional.

Really? Cool! I have one of those, also a belt. Great products!

By the way, this is Bit Shifter's wristwatch:

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935 Reply by akira^8GB

(5 replies, posted in Past Events)

Latrinamérica é bosta. Os piores irmãos do mundo sad
Hahha!
Se ninguem va é porque não tem nada de demoscene lá. O cara vai ter que vende-la como coisa arty-farty ou ninguem va ir.

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936 Reply by akira^8GB

(12 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)

But the 128K is also a bit expensive.
I favour the +3, even though it needs some work, is ultimately the nicest and most expandable of the lot. I love the real keyboard (the others'keyboards are just a joke!)

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937 Reply by akira^8GB

(20 replies, posted in Trading Post)

- Hello, police station? Yeah, this guy in Texas stole 5 Nintendo Game Boys from me... Yeah, the 1989 model... Hello??? Hello???



big_smile big_smile big_smile big_smile big_smile big_smile

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938 Reply by akira^8GB

(12 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)

Yeah that's a a CPC6128. I had one of those. It could also be the CPC464, it's similar but it has a tape loader instead of a 3"disk drive.
That will be another problem for you, you will have to adapt an old double density PC disk drive to use with the CPC because these come with weird 3" (not 3 1/2") disks.

Suffice to say, I had my CPC 6128 for 9 years, I bought it without a monitor: I never used it. I sold it as it was, I didn't even adapt the floppy drive.

I mean, if you get around with electronics, you CAN make an RGB ->RGB SCART cable, and adapt a PC power supply to power the Amstrad, it's just work most people don't want to do. And you still need to be sure your TV accepts RGB SCART.

Any old computer is a bitch to get running, if it's not what you are used to, it's always best to run emulators. A Spectrum can get you into similar troubles but at least you can get one with its power supply and connect it to the telly. Now the ones with the AY chip are only the Spectrum 128K line (Spectrum 128K, Spectrum +, Spectrum +2A and Spectrum +3) and an assortment of other clones you shouldn't care about. Most if not all will make your hair go gray for transfering files over, but at least on the Spectrum you can add an IDE interface (for a hefty sum of course) or on the +3 use the same method of floppy drive conversion as that of the Amstrads 6128

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939 Reply by akira^8GB

(12 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)

That is a problem, I would suggest you not to buy it.
Amstrad computers only connect to the monitors by means of RGB, so you will need an RGB capable TV set or monitor, and to make your own cable.

Also, the Amstrad monitors contain the ocmputer's power supply, so without a monitor, you have no power  supply. You'd have to adapt some other power supply (an ATX one?) to run with the Amstrad.

Or was it an Amstrad 6128 Plus? In which case, you might be able to get it to run a bit easier (I think that one does come with its own power supply). Was it white?


In all, the same PSG chip is found in other, more  accessible platforms, like the Spectrum. I'd recommend you to grab that instead and, since this would be your first foray into old computers, I might even go ahead and actually suggest you to just run an emulator, if at all.

[edit] Checked around, the 6128 Plus still needs an RGB connection and an external power supply. The monitor was again the one that had it all. Smart way to sell monitors, don't you think? tongue

Here's an eBay seller selling as solution. You'd still need an RGB SCART capable TV (not all SCART capable TVs are wired for RGB. My TV only has ONE input wired for RGB, the other one isnt)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMSTRAD-464-6 … 0822935111

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940 Reply by akira^8GB

(12 replies, posted in Other Vintage Computers & Consoles)

For that we'd need more information. What model Amstrad is it? Did you get it with a monitor?

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941 Reply by akira^8GB

(5 replies, posted in Past Events)

Eu vi, muito bom. A gente tinha que ter uma demoparty de novo lá na Letrinamérica. Quando a gente fiz isso em Buenos Aires, ninguem veio do Brasil sad
Eu vou tentar mandar alguma prod big_smile

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942 Reply by akira^8GB

(29 replies, posted in Commodore Computers)

Yeah that's one of my favourite pages big_smile

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943 Reply by akira^8GB

(17 replies, posted in Circuit Bending)

Just sell it my friend!

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944 Reply by akira^8GB

(149 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

I was never aware this person wanted to sell this as a product, I thought iit was a "hey guys look what I built!" kinda thing.
I totally agree with Trash80's reaction to this, then.
The rack itself, despite mGB or if it had any other software, had an Arduinoboy inside, which is what gave it MIDI capabilities.

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