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(3 replies, posted in Releases)

I liked it enough to bump this. Go get some.

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(3 replies, posted in Releases)

DO WANT. OM NOM NOM NOM

Oh, and also sqweeeeeeeee

291

(54 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Yup, those graphics make me die a little inside too.

I will be getting mine soon I hope. Step 1 will likely be an overclock. smile

PCMCIA drivers for DOS is a touchy one. If your card was released in the days of Windows there is not likely to be anything, as few people wrote general purpose or generic drivers in those days except for things like mice. If you wanted to get such a thing running on a Libretto you might be stuck loading up Windows, or perhaps you could use a very basic Linux install alongside your DOS for doing file pushing, though I cannot imagine that a multi-OS setup will go very far on whatever tiny hardware your Libretto has.

I'm still scoping a Libretto for myself, and while I'm not sure I'll be using DOS all the time I will be sure to share my experience.

EDIT: as for general DOS tips, I thought I'd share a few as I'm still using DOS on a regular basis for the machine that burns my EPROMs.
TIP 1: Use Norton Commander or DOS Navigator. Both make living in DOS more bearable, but Norton Commander is still copyrighted and DOS Navigator is better and free Link: http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/dn/ (you're on your own if you want to use Norton Commander and don't have a copy, I don't know where to find it *wink*)

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(39 replies, posted in General Discussion)

ui- while I agree with your sentiment that pixel are *should* be valued as a medium in itself, it's clear that the public does not. Hence journalists do what they always do- dress the issue for public consumption. People know about videogames, kinda, but that's even a stretch for the average schmoe. Oh well. hmm

Hmm, and dongle adapter. Looks alot like what Blargg and I had been discussing doing with game genies. Nice work. smile

I listen to electronic music in general and not just chip, so this fits nicely. Sure, the chip folks will balk, but I appreciate it. smile Go expand your vision you chippers!

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(12 replies, posted in Other Hardware)

I am not sure if you are aware, but tesla coils are fairly dangerous, especially ones that can make those kinds of very long, loud sparks. Also, you may find them to be infeasible for actual musical applications, as controlling the volume level is very hard, thus making dynamics difficult. The risk to yourself and other equipment will likely prove to be a big hassle to deal with, and overall a tesla coil will likely prove to be a very expensive musical instrument choice, probably more expensive than other name-brand pro synths.

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(6 replies, posted in Releases)

Now would be a good time to discover archive.org, the #1 best hosting solution for your stuff. Streaming, fast downloads, none of the bandcamp tomfoolery, clean sharp unified interface, and it'll basically be there til the end of time/the internet, whichever comes first.

EDIT: TLDR, if you want people to listen to your music then please take the time to host it responsibly. Thank you. smile

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(23 replies, posted in Releases)

Been waiting a long time to hear some new work from Syphus. A very long time. Huzzah!

EDIT: I understand you have had new work recently besides this, but several years ago I remember reading on your website you were going on hiatus and never visited again. Very nice to be re-introduced to your work after a few years now.

I knew that some day someone would catch on and use an NVRAM of some kind in a GB cart so people can stop whining about loosing their saves. Good work!

Heh, I have a JTAG and an AVR is easy to get. And I definitely know what end of a soldering iron is hot. Feel free to check out some of my work if you like NES modding/dev. smile Thanks!

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(3 replies, posted in General Discussion)

This is a shameless promo post for another website: Chip Coalition

For those of you who were around at the time, CM.O and Chip Coalition were started within days of each other to offer a safe haven from the bombs that were going off over at 8bc. Needless to say, Chip Coalition has been very quiet for a long while.

The team over at Chip Coalition is trying to clean the place up and "re-open" so to speak. They're looking to form the place less around chipmusic exclusively and more around the hardware, modding, videogames, artwork etc. This is an open invitation to those of you who are more technically inclined to come hang out for a while.

I personally do alot more stuff with retro game consoles and vintage computers than would normally be considered relevant to chipmusic at all, and Chip Coalition is a nice fit for that kind of stuff. If that sounds interesting to you, please visit.

TL;DR: Come by and visit the site. It's cool. Thank you.

That looks very nice indeed. Very very nice.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be possible to slap headers on the regular production cartridge? If so, that's what I'd be considering if I decide to get one, as I simply don't have the change for the developer's level pledge.