Re: Should I keep my Presario 2256?

Posted on 2015-08-31, 01:09

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by AceJoel96

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The deed is done. I tried taking it to one Goodwil, but their policy was to reject computers. I went to a different Goodwill the day after and they accepted it. The games listed above are on eBay now (my user name is kak4815).

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Re: Should I keep my Presario 2256?

Posted on 2015-08-16, 02:03

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by AceJoel96

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I'm going to drop the 2256 off at Goodwill on Monday.

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Re: Should I keep my Presario 2256?

Posted on 2015-06-13, 01:52

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by AceJoel96

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No one has responded to my listings on any of those four sites. Goodwill is starting to look like the best option. I'm going to sell Rogue Squadron (PC), Tie Fighter Collector's Edition (the CD-ROM MS-DOS version), X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter (that's the one with the newer version of Tie Fighter and X- …

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Re: Should I keep my Presario 2256?

Posted on 2015-05-03, 01:32

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by AceJoel96

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I have listed the 2256 on every site listed by PeterLI. I had one response on freecycle expressing interest, but I'd like to wait a few weeks on the last three sites rather than give it to someone who might not know proper use of an older system. It has been on vintage-computing for over a month and …

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Re: Should I keep my Presario 2256?

Posted on 2015-03-17, 01:17

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by AceJoel96

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It's been more than two years since the start of this thread; I've yet to play a game that hasn't been compatible with emulators; gog has released the Wing Commander and LucasArts space flight sims; I own Fallout and Tomb Raider on Steam; After consideration of whether I wanted to get invested in …

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Re: What is the best C64 Emulator

Posted on 2015-01-01, 05:48

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by AceJoel96

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I went down the entire list on Zophar and tried out each emulator. I'm looking for one that has save states. hosx had some weird desaturation of color that must have to do with the way frames are displayed (maybe it's only displaying every other frame); VICE kept crashing with save states. I have …

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Re: Should I keep my Presario 2256?

Posted on 2014-07-31, 21:20

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by AceJoel96

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The 2256 failed to sell. I'm giving it away if anyone wants to pick it up in the Louisville, KY area.

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Re: Should I keep my Presario 2256?

Posted on 2014-06-29, 21:58

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by AceJoel96

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Thanks for all of the responses. I read through them several times, followed the links, and have watched several of Mau1wurf1977's videos. The main thing the system has going for it is the Virge S3. Most of the games in vetz' list are games I have no interest in playing; the games I am interested in …

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Re: Should I keep my Presario 2256?

Posted on 2013-02-11, 06:08

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by AceJoel96

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I have no interest in the hardware involved in retro gaming, just in what it can do. I'm working backwards from what I need to play a game in its purest form but with the most headroom in performance. The thread on The Natural Evolution of a Retrogamer mentions that the final stage in the evolution …

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Re: Should I keep my Presario 2256?

Posted on 2013-02-10, 23:39

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by AceJoel96

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Thanks for the advice, vetz and idspispopd. @idspispopd: You mention getting a faster GPU to run newer Windows 98 legacy titles, but also mention that ViRGE chips and Rage Pro chips don't have emulation in DOSBox yet. Choosing a better video card might be the start of a new enthusiast build if I …

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Should I keep my Presario 2256?

Posted on 2013-02-10, 05:58

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by AceJoel96

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I need to know if I need to keep this PC to play old games optimally. Will the PC perform better than a newer one with DOSBox? In other words, will the same game on an older system have fewer skipped frames, a higher frame rate, and less stuttering in graphics or audio intensive sections? Will the …

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Re: 1000 IQ in FoA?

Posted on 2013-01-13, 20:08

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It's relatively trivial to bypass and there's definitely a utility out there that will take the data files from the Steam version and use them to create ScummVM-compatible versions; there might even be an unofficial build out there somewhere that can read the data files directly. Do you know what …

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1000 IQ in FoA?

Posted on 2013-01-11, 04:43

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This guide http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/dosw...es_tfoa_iq.txt says that you can only get the 1000 if you use scummvm to enter in more health to beat Hans, Arnold, and Fritz in the non-suckerpunch playthrough. Steam uses DOSBox to run FoA, so does anyone know if the Steam version is runnable in …

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Re: XCOM UFO DEFENSE PROBLEMS---WONT PLAY FULL SCREEN HELP

Posted on 2012-10-20, 18:47

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I'm using the .conf in H:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\XCom UFO Defense The DOSBox status window reads: SHELL:Redirect output to nul //the above message repeats several times SHELL:Redirect output to scrap.txt //more output to nul messages SHELL:Redirect output to xcomutil.log //repeats twice I …

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Re: Help Optimizing DOSBox.conf for Dark Forces

Posted on 2012-10-15, 23:29

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by AceJoel96

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DosBox needs to find the Ultrasound dir and won't do so unless you mount a folder with it (and properly adjust your .conf file to point to said folder). How do I mount a folder for Ultrasound from outside of DOSBox using only the config file? For the music / sound, while it doesn't talk about …

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Re: XCOM UFO DEFENSE PROBLEMS---WONT PLAY FULL SCREEN HELP

Posted on 2012-10-15, 23:17

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by AceJoel96

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Set output to ddraw? I tried setting output to ddraw with the other settings remaining the same, but got the same blank screen.

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Re: Help Optimizing DOSBox.conf for Dark Forces

Posted on 2012-10-15, 03:36

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by AceJoel96

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You have the required installation for Ultrasound already? You need to mount a base folder as c: that includes ultrasnd directory (as per your .conf file). I have a folder in C:\ that has the relevant Ultrasound files. Do you mean a base folder should be specified in the conf file? I do not have …

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Re: XCOM UFO DEFENSE PROBLEMS---WONT PLAY FULL SCREEN HELP

Posted on 2012-10-15, 03:17

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by AceJoel96

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I set machine=svga_s3 I set output=openglnb I set scaler=none The same blank screen appeared after choosing option 2 with these configuration options. Option 3 gave the same result.

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Re: XCOM UFO DEFENSE PROBLEMS---WONT PLAY FULL SCREEN HELP

Posted on 2012-10-13, 22:51

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by AceJoel96

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"# machine -- The type of machine tries to emulate:hercules,cga,tandy,pcjr,vga." I switched it to vgaonly after copying the following config file to this thread. It goes to a blank screen after choosing option 2, play X-COM. The DOSBox status window reads: SHELL:Redirect output to nul //the above …

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Help Optimizing DOSBox.conf for Dark Forces

Posted on 2012-10-13, 22:31

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by AceJoel96

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http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=968413&page=2 I'm trying to get GUS working. It requires firing up DOSBox and performing various tasks within it. When I launch DOSBox from within the Dark Forces folder in Steam, it closes immediately. When I launch DOSBox from within its …

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