Re: win16.page - A new site archiving 16-bit Windows freeware/shareware/demos of commercial games (and more!)
Posted on Yesterday, 16:23
Re: Are early levels better than later levels in games?
Posted on 2025-05-15, 17:22
Most late 80s and 90s DOS shareware games usually put the best levels in the first episode. They usually just dangle few new monsters or weapons to your face.
Re: Rant "Requires Windows"
Posted on 2025-04-29, 14:52
Will not provide links but they both are available at Github and are actively developed.
Re: Rant "Requires Windows"
Posted on 2025-04-29, 10:22
There is hope with XP and Onecore API. It is homebrew but promising. At least the latest Cromium installs and runs perfectly. And Windows 7 has VxKex that is somehow less mature product. So at least we may well be returning to Windows XP for our modern computing needs. 😏
Re: What is the general opinion on all-in-one computers?
Posted on 2025-04-29, 10:14
Love all in ones. For what they are. Small compact. Power efficient. And they can be pretty powerful, not all of them are some Atom/Celeron based. Some are AMD Ryzen based and can play 1440p new games but do not overheat your room and multiply your electric bill.
Re: Are these KZG caps bulging from the bottom? - Asus P5GD1 Pentium 4 socket 775 board
Posted on 2025-04-28, 12:32
Jep. Bad. They are like rockets that are ready to launch.
Rant "Requires Windows"
Posted on 2025-04-23, 07:47
In the good old days there were those magical thing as "System Requirements". Somehow nowdays we even do not know what version of Windows is needed. There are so many newer programs and games in the internet that you have to just play and pray. Just do not understand a new game or source port that …
Re: FreeDOS 1.4
Posted on 2025-04-08, 15:15
Make "kernel" and "freecom" perfect.... And then use resources to make all great again. It is still kinda beta thing. I know that ReactOS will alway be beta. It need so much work and is a moving target. But a OS that feature peaked 30 years ago. That has many better "not original" and even better " …
Re: Stable Windows 3.x SB Pro v2 drivers?
Posted on 2025-04-07, 20:38
Yes Windows 3.00 MMW sound drivers can be used in 3.1. Have not used them long enough to notice any critical failure or bug.
Re: microsoft and passowrds
Posted on 2025-04-07, 17:02
Re: Stable Windows 3.x SB Pro v2 drivers?
Posted on 2025-04-07, 16:59
SB PRO drivers are a headache even with real hardware somehow. Windows 3.1 integrated Sound Blaster 1.5 drivers are rock solid even with clone cards. Sound Blaster 16 drivers are hard to set up but ok to use. But somehow Sound Blaster PRO 1.0 drivers do not exist. And Sound Blaster PRO 2.0 drivers …
Re: MS-DOS, S-100, hi-res graphics and AutoCAD ?
Posted on 2025-04-07, 16:50
Loved my Compaq Enhanced CGA with 286 Deskpro. All the graphics modes of CGA. But the text mode was MDA resolution. An that orginal amber monotor.
Re: Doom 4 Vanilla
Posted on 2025-04-07, 16:37
Dos version without doomworld registration. Direct link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4a494mn7pghkz8h/D4V_v1.2.rar?dl=1
Re: MS-DOS, S-100, hi-res graphics and AutoCAD ?
Posted on 2025-04-07, 14:33
Well you can make a single board computer with any bus. The golden question is how it really use The S-100 for other than power suply. Eurocard is also industrial and more minicomputer stuff. I have used a x86/68k eurocard based CNC machine. Yo had to be a good programmer to integrate DOS to it.
Re: MS-DOS, S-100, hi-res graphics and AutoCAD ?
Posted on 2025-04-07, 13:08
Post 8080/Z80 S-100 stuff is more Minicomputer/Unix territory. And yes there are many x86 S-100 cards so MS-DOS is possibility. No real IBM compatibility tho. Minicomputers and Unix machines had SVGA level graphics in the 70s.
Re: microsoft and passowrds
Posted on 2025-04-04, 02:32
Grzyb wrote on 2025-04-04, 01:36: Tiny11 requires online activation, right? No. Tiny11 does not need any activation.
Re: microsoft and passowrds
Posted on 2025-04-04, 01:20
Windows 3.1 also asks your name. Windows 95 has no users, only asks name. And only user logon for microsoft network. I use Tiny11 for Windows 11. It is legally shady, but has no bloat and no user account. Had no problems with it. Surfing net works. Windows Antivirus works. All program and games work …
Re: What Windows 9X feature other than DOS do you miss on Windows NT?
Posted on 2025-04-03, 08:29
Windows NT 4. Great OS. Many service packs. Best icons and startup sound. But why no PnP. Why orphaned DirectX. Slow start. High memory needs.
Re: ZuluIDE: A proper IDE device emulator for retro PCs
Posted on 2025-04-02, 20:27
I know for a fact that a full 8.5GB DVD-DL in real hardware works well with MSCDEX. (Classic ISO9660 has no real limitations 8.8TB!!!) I just wondered how much can the theoretical limit will be. I would look to ZuluIDE if you can make like a mega ISO to like put all "available" games and programs in …
Re: ZuluIDE: A proper IDE device emulator for retro PCs
Posted on 2025-04-02, 16:39
Have somebody tested how big the ISO can be to still read by MSCDEX. Do 8GB DVD size work and maybe even beyond?
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