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Re: Generic Win98SE Installation & Setup Guide

Posted on 2021-07-20, 19:51

You know, it would be cool if there were some kind of open source project to develop a cross-platform web browser for legacy and vintage operating systems with support for modern web standards and protocols, but which could be compiled to run on older 32-bit operating systems, including old Windows …

Re: Very old Linux native games on modern Linux

Posted on 2021-07-20, 00:07

in Milliways
I've seen multiple people blaming unstable ABIs in Linux for this, but at least in the case of the Linux kernel, the ABI is actually sacred, at least when it comes to the software running on top of it. It's actually codified in the first two rules of Linux kernel development and maintenance, as …

Re: Do you dislike the British?

Posted on 2021-07-12, 20:55

in Milliways
I have some English coworkers whom I haven't been able to see in person for some time, due the pandemic. I genuinely miss them and I look forward to the day where I can meet with them in the same office again. And as much as this sounds like a lame "some of my best friends are gay" excuse: honestly, …

Re: XCOM UFO DEFENSE: No sound out of PC Speaker

Posted on 2021-07-12, 20:36

in DOS
The SB16 by itself does not have wavetable synthesis. XCOM (or UFO as it was known in Europe) will sound practically the same on it as on an AdLib card. At least on your system, the game supported music at all! I remember being disappointed about the fact that it supported the Gravis Ultrasound only …

Re: EGA aesthetics

Posted on 2021-06-28, 18:47

in PC Emulation
I'll never forget how incredibly lush those 16 colors looked in graphics mode, when I first saw Space Quest II in 16-color EGA at a classmate's house. I ended up resenting those 4-color CGA palettes that I was limited to on our PC at home. Funnily enough, I recently saw a YouTube interview of one of …

Re: Red Alert on a Win98 virtual machine

Posted on 2021-06-28, 18:32

Since you're running Linux, why not try using Wine? I did try, years ago. No dice. That must have been many years ago. That game has been running on Wine flawlessly for quite some time. Several testers have reported a "Platinum level" rating. https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass= …

Re: Boxedwine (Wine on multiple platforms)

Posted on 2021-06-21, 14:23

in PC Emulation
Proof of concept for translating OpenGL to Vulkan. I was able to get GL Gears to run, but Quake 2, Unreal and Wine's DirectDraw to OpenGL all failed, they just gave a black screen. I'm hoping eventually it could be used to replace OpenGL on Mac. zink.jpg Mike Blumenkrantz is doing amazing work with …

Re: PCem v17

Posted on 2021-06-21, 14:16

@mr.cat I didn't check in time whether anybody responded. But you're suggestions do make a lot of sense. Just because PCem needs the actual original ROMs of the systems it tries to emulate at the highest possible accuracy, doesn't necessarily mean that the emulation will continue to work the same as …

Re: Would you be interested in an x86-based alternative to the Raspberry Pi, optimized for retro gaming?

Posted on 2021-06-20, 22:58

The difference between 90nm and 7nm is so huge that just printing a clawhammer core on 7nm is unfeasible. What does the transistor size have to do with the architecture? As Socket3 tried to explain to you, an older architecture that was designed for a 90nm process technology can't be fabbed at 7nm …

Re: Would you be interested in an x86-based alternative to the Raspberry Pi, optimized for retro gaming?

Posted on 2021-06-19, 14:14

With the exception of Glide compatibility, the weeCee by rasteri seems to check all the boxes on your list as well. :slightly_smiling_face: See https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=80651 I second that, I think that thing could actually be made by some company and sell. Heck for newbies they …

Re: PCem v17

Posted on 2021-06-19, 13:30

Dear Sarah, thank you so much for the incredible effort you poured into PCem over the years, both for the development and maintenance of the software and for offering support in the forum. I just cannot fathom why people would treat you in such a horrible and ungrateful manner after you've given the …

Re: Would you be interested in an x86-based alternative to the Raspberry Pi, optimized for retro gaming?

Posted on 2021-06-19, 12:44

The Geode SoC would have fitted the bill quote nicely. Unfortunately, AMD discontinued it in 2019. So you would have to convince them to either resurrect this product line, or to develop something new to replace it, fitting a questionable retro niche. Wouldn't an FPGA-based solution be a better way …

Re: Chia cryptocurrency - Mining on HDD and SSD

Posted on 2021-06-19, 12:30

in Milliways
it looks mining projects will have to be scattered among cellars of Chinese citizens The only thing that made it particularly profitable to mine in China was by performing most of the mining concentrated near cheap energy sources, such as coal and hydro plants. Scattered mining can be done anywhere …

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