Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2020-06-02, 05:25
Yeah, G.Drive/OneDrive/Dropbox aren't really file hosting solutions, I'd rather not go down that path.
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2020-06-02, 00:39
Buying a server and co-locating it was an idea I considered, but it's expensive, both in initial outlay and ongoing. Somehow it's cheaper to rent an entire dedicated server, than it is to rent rackspace and BYO server. I've been researching possible options, but the cheapest suitable service is at …
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2020-06-01, 07:50
I appreciate your reaching out to me about this, rather than just jumping in and going for it. I also appreciate your generous donation, thank you so much! The hesitations I have are these: - If I say one person can mirror the site, then I can't say that I don't want anyone else mirroring the site, …
Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2020-06-01, 01:22
derSammler wrote on 2020-05-29, 08:57: But destroying sought-after AWE64 cards is okay - The Value card is hardly "sought-after".
Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2020-05-29, 03:11
darry wrote on 2020-05-29, 02:42: dogchainx wrote on 2020-05-29, 02:28: Can't wait for this project. Awesome. Speaking of which, I think I have a box of, like, 20-30 AWE64's somewhere. That was back when they were a dime a dozen. I'm in AWE . 😀 Ayyyy!!
Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2020-05-28, 23:51
daikatana_ wrote on 2020-05-28, 23:40: Yeah, I'm going to buy any AWE64 I'll come across to save them all. That seems awfully spiteful, but you do you. Edit: That being said... While I think hoarding any retro hardware is selfish and spiteful, I agree with hard1k that I'd rather they were hoarded …
Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2020-05-28, 23:04
daikatana_ wrote on 2020-05-28, 22:47: Would you destroy London, Rome or Prague just to turn these cities into an "improved version"? Are you serious?? 🤣
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2020-05-28, 01:08
Horun wrote on 2020-05-27, 23:56: Yes some stuff there would be good to add but if it all took up many Gigs of space not sure SquallStrife would approve since they are on two other sites already. Pretty much. Not until we have a better hosting situation anyway. 😉
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2020-05-19, 02:00
That looks like the Gamma is way off, you need to correct black levels before it looks semi decent. Probably not Gamma, rather the HDMI range, which is something that can (hopefully) be corrected in software. HDMI signals designed for TVs, for some reason, have RGB values between 16-235, rather …
Re: WindowsFU (creating minimal Windows7 setup)
Posted on 2020-05-14, 11:30
As for WinSXS do you purge it manually and if so can you share your method? I honestly don't bother. Manually purging it is a bad idea, as many "files" in C:\windows and c:\windows\system32 are actually hard-links to specific versions of the file in the WinSxS folder. (Its a surprise to many that …
Re: WindowsFU (creating minimal Windows7 setup)
Posted on 2020-05-14, 10:00
I guess by virtue of "it installs stuff" then yeah, SxS and Updates are related-ish, but that's not the main purpose of the WinSxS folder, if you know what I mean. I'm a developer on Windows too, and knowing how SxS works has been invaluable to solving weird crashes and DLL related errors that occur …
Re: WindowsFU (creating minimal Windows7 setup)
Posted on 2020-05-14, 08:04
Lots of useful tidbits in there, though I can't endorse running an EoL operating system and actively avoiding updates for anything serious. Also your last point, WinSxS has nothing to do with Windows Update. Side-by-side Which you should know if you're a software developer! :P In any case, good …
Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2020-05-12, 23:53
Destroying original, never to be produced again, SB Awe 64 Value cards to build something so amateur and over-complicated, which offers so little improvement, if any, and it is not retro hardware anymore, over using 2 original retro sound cards in a true retro system, escapes my mind. There are …
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2020-05-12, 23:24
You might want to have a look at the page in question as SS has volunteered himself for exactly that. No, I'm responsible for the site itself, the files are contributed by members of the community. I couldn't possibly be familiar with every file on there. With that in mind, you'll have better luck …
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2020-05-10, 12:41
Take a look at driverguide for example. They have a registration page and anybody can sign up and submit stuff. Pretty much everything on there has 10-20 copies of the same exact driver package. Not to mention oodles of wrongly labelled, incomplete, virus infected, or otherwise broken trash, …
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2020-05-09, 15:38
Good job on throwing up a lot of hurdles to make software preservation a hard job, I guess. That's a bit unfair. I explain in the first post why it's done the way it is. It's not for the sake of being obstinate or elitist, it's purely a practical decision to minimise my administrative overhead. …
Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy
Posted on 2020-04-22, 05:48
Non-Russian here, but I'll put my hand up! As for "why the chosen deadline", uh, a sequence of odd numbers? 21:23 on the 25th?
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2020-04-15, 03:58
Thing to watch out for with the updates are the ones that can't be used without paying Microsoft for post EOL support and tracking to make sure those don't get uploaded would be a chore. For those you'd be better off uploading to Internet Archive. Something else to consider is as oppossed to …
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2020-04-15, 01:33
It sounds interesting, however going in to service packs and OS updates kind of opens a floodgate, one that I don't have the HDD space to handle right now!! I'm looking at opening up a Patreon campaign soonish. If it gets to the right level of funding, I can move the site to a bigger server, which …
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2020-04-13, 23:25
Got it Thanks ! Is too big for me to upload to the library, need an ftp login. You can use the "Get FTP Login" link on the left. Then connect with the credentials shown on the page that loads, and upload your files. Then use the "Process FTP Uploads" link on the left to add them to the database. @ …
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