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Experimenting with DOSBox SVN-Daum, a custom DOSBox build by ykhwong

July 9, 2018June 11, 2019 ToughDev 0 Comment dosbox, SVN-Daum, ykhwong

While watching a Youtube video that demonstrates how to use the Roland MT-32 MIDI synthesizer with DOSBox, I came across DOSBox

Networking Vintage Computing Windows Tips

Using Microsoft Network Client 3.0 for MS-DOS with modern versions of Windows

June 8, 2018June 11, 2019 ToughDev 0 Comment LAN Manager, microsoft network client, Samba

In order to facilitate transferring files from my main PC to my VirtualBox machine running MS-DOS 6.22, I installed Microsoft

.NET Framework 3CX Software Development VoIP

3CX Call Control API on 3CX Phone System version 15

May 8, 2018October 2, 2019 ToughDev 16 Comments 3cx, call control api, pjsip, voip

I revisited the 3CX Call Control API in one of my latest projects, this time on 3CX version 15.5. The last

Hardware Vintage Computing

USB flash drives on 8-bit ISA bus using CH375 ISA to USB adapter

April 29, 2018December 4, 2019 ToughDev 2 Comments bios, ch375, ida pro, isa to usb, ms dos

I purchased the CH375 ISA to USB adapter from Taobao, hoping for an easier way to transfer files to my

Hardware Reverse-engineer Vintage Computing

Rebuilding the 1987 AdLib Music Synthesizer Card

April 17, 2018May 22, 2018 ToughDev 0 Comment adlib, fusion pcb, gerber, kicad, ms dos, seeedstudio

In an attempt to bring sound to my PC XT clone without spending a lot of money on highly overpriced vintage sound

Hardware Mac OS Vintage Computing

Dove Fastnet Ethernet card for Macintosh SE

March 23, 2018August 30, 2019 ToughDev 3 Comments dove fastnet, macintosh se

In order to get my Macintosh SE connected to the network via Ethernet, I bough a cheap Dove Fastnet Ethernet

Hardware Windows Tips

QDSP-2050 Pentium P6200 Mini x64 Desktop PC

February 23, 2018May 26, 2018 ToughDev 3 Comments embedded, intel pentium, mini pc, qdsp-2050

In my quest for a small form factor 64-bit machine to be used as a home server, I came across

Hardware Linux

Dell OptiPlex FX160 Intel Atom 230 Tiny Desktop PC

January 15, 2018May 21, 2018 ToughDev 0 Comment b43, embedded, fx160, intel atom, sis 671, ubuntu, vesa

After exploring the Habey BIS-6620 Intel Atom Z510 Fanless Embedded PC, I bought the Dell Optiplex FX160, another small form

.NET Framework Software Development Windows Tips

Fixing PlatformNotSupportedException when running Window Communication Foundation applications

December 20, 2017May 22, 2018 ToughDev 0 Comment platformnotsupportedexception, wcf

A few days ago when attempting to run a custom Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) application on a customer’s server, I encountered the

Android iOS Mobile Development

Exploring Foxit MobilePDF SDK on Android and iOS

November 30, 2017December 15, 2017 ToughDev 1 Comment foxit, mobilepdf, sdk

Last week when downloading Foxit PDF Reader, I browsed through the list of PDF products offered by Foxit and came across

Reverse-engineer VoIP Windows Tips

Fixing video recording issues in Linphone v4.1.1 for Windows

October 19, 2017December 3, 2017 ToughDev 3 Comments c++, linphone, qt, windows

In one of my projects, I noticed an interesting issue with Linphone v4.1.1 for Windows, a popular open-source cross-platform VoIP application. If I attempted