ForteMedia FM801 - Real-mode MS-DOS PCI sound card. Is it an alternative to ESS Solo-1 ?
In this video we check out a lesser-known PCI sound chipset from the late 1990s that doesn’t usually get a lot of coverage on youtube. The FM801 from Fortemedia - a highly integrated chipset with some useful legacy features for us retro gamers. Is it any good for MS-DOS gaming? Let’s find out. Note: I am not covering Windows usage in this video! 🙂 Also note: DOS801.EXE is a TSR and uses approx 2K of memory. In my case this came off the conventional area and reduced my unoptimised setup from 608K to 606K free in real-mode. ERRATA: I refer to some games as using FM synth when they are in fact tracker music Bit of a double fail given it is an audio focused video - apologies!! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Chip Detail & Features 04:00 - Install and config 06:05 - DOOM 06:37 - Duke Nukem 3D 07:05 - Death Rally 07:36 - Prince of Persia 08:18 - Wolfenstein 3D 09:00 - One Must Fall: 2097 09:51 - Epic Pinball: Cyborgirl 10:27 - Electro Man 11:06 - Stunts (Music) 11:35 - Wrap Up Credits: Vogons https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?... https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?... https://www.dearhoney.idv.tw/SoundCar... Difference between 801-AS and 801-AU SBMIX: https://www.bttr-software.de/products... Mobygames - used for thumbnails and it’s an awesome resource: https://www.mobygames.com/ Links: User Manual: https://web.archive.org/web/199902201... Drivers for MS-DOS, Windows 9x, NT & 2K http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?...
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