Re: Easiest way into "authentic" DOS gaming - recommend me some hardware!

Posted on 2018-06-19, 12:59

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Just answering a couple of those Is the CPU soldered on? Is the hole to the right of it for a math co-processor? Do I need one? I can't see any places for cache - was this not a thing yet or could/should I get an ISA card for this? Will it fit standard ATX case count locations? Yes, yes, no, no ( …

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Re: Good shoot em ups up to 1991?

Posted on 2018-06-14, 16:38

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Galactix http://www.mobygames.com/game/galactix 1991, VGA, SB. Will probably struggle a bit on this PC but hey, it's within your specs. Plus it's currently freeware. I'd add Kiloblaster, Overkill and Starfire as they are similar and run on a 286, but those are 1992 games. Just throwing in the names …

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Re: Mount ISO files in a real DOS machine?

Posted on 2018-06-08, 13:02

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You're right about SHSUCDHD and SHSUCDX not supporting images with CDA tracks, you can only mount .ISO images . Yeah only .ISO and as I told you I'm not aware of any other utility that can mount, for example, a bin/cue. In fact I believe that when I was researching this topic I read something about …

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Re: Mystery Card

Posted on 2018-06-08, 10:26

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Also don't count on this being an ISA connector. I mean pin-wise it may physically fit, but there's a strong chance that it's not electrically compatible with an ISA slot. Which in its turn means that you can damage the card by inserting it into one.

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Re: Mount ISO files in a real DOS machine?

Posted on 2018-06-08, 10:23

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You're right about SHSUCDHD and SHSUCDX not supporting images with CDA tracks, you can only mount .ISO images. But ISO images don't and can't contain audio tracks so you probably mean that you're searching for another program able to mount other image files that can contain cd audio, like bin/cue? …

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Re: Spam, spam, spam

Posted on 2018-06-03, 14:05

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Topic 60508

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Re: Can anyone identify this old Compaq desktop case?

Posted on 2018-05-30, 17:08

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Yep this a PIII era case. Maybe it was used for late PIIs as well, I don't know, but definitely for Deskpro PIIIs. You're right about the covers, they're missing. Your photo doesn't help AT ALL, it looks really beaten-up though. Which makes me doubt the PSU as well. It's nothing special in any case, …

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Re: 1994 PC - Reality VS YouTube

Posted on 2018-05-23, 19:00

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Yea, this has always been one of my pet peeves as well... People who only look at introduction dates of certain hardware, and disregard things like availability, price, and geographics. If I were to define some eras based on my own experiences, I'd do something like this: 1981-1988: Various non-PC …

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Re: ISA I/O Card Troubles

Posted on 2018-05-23, 17:32

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Disclaimer: I don't know if this the case, just throwing in an idea. Quite a few I/O cards don't work with ATAPI drives. If you have some ancient CDROM drive try with it just to rule out the possibility. I would tell you to try to find and have a look at the official manual for your card but even if …

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Re: Adlib Revival Kit

Posted on 2018-05-23, 12:24

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I'd still prefer a simple Adlib clone, one that won't reach a 3 digit price so you can just buy it.

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Re: Adlib Revival Kit

Posted on 2018-05-22, 15:22

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But does it make sense ? Of course it makes sense, think about trying to contact people on the internet to send you some pcb - trying to source some bill of materials list from a shop that might not dispatch to your continent -maybe customs - trying to find alternatives locally - ending up paying a …

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Re: Hole position on I/O shield for AT m/b?

Posted on 2018-05-20, 08:57

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Hey that's great and more than enough! Thank you very much for your time. Now let me convert those to cm 🤣 🤣

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Hole position on I/O shield for AT m/b?

Posted on 2018-05-19, 12:15

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Hello, Could someone kind enough measure such a shield and share x,y and hole diameter? Unless of course you know some link with this information that I wasn't able to discover. I'm talking about the classic/generic shield as in the below photo which snaps in place from inside the case, not the kind …

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Re: Pentium I single or double voktage.

Posted on 2018-05-16, 17:29

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Yep, different voltage for interface and core, 3.3 and 2.8V. Setting P120 at 2.8V is wrong, but it also means your mobo supports dual plane CPUs. Nice comment. I believe there weren't other socket 7 CPUs of that era operating at 2.8V? I really can't remember, just throwing this in for the sake of …

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Re: Help getting Compaq Diagnostics/Setup floppy image on real floppy?

Posted on 2018-05-13, 12:55

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Here you are, Filename SP0308.zip File size 390.48 KiB Downloads 340 downloads

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Re: Need Help Identifying an Old Game

Posted on 2018-05-13, 10:12

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Could it be Dark Wolf? DOS, 1994, shareware, platformer, the wizard can certainly be vaguely remembered as an elf or gnome, 1st level has blue sky and green terrain, small sprites, BUT... no Orcs. Anyway I just thought to leave this here just in case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJTZDfS5RZ4 …

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Re: IBM Aptivia K6 3.0GHZ

Posted on 2018-05-12, 14:53

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I believe the focus is on the GHz thing 😉

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Re: playing mutiplayer games - retro style

Posted on 2018-05-12, 12:24

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Just to help clear the confusion about this "real" IP thing that keeps being mentioned: Many ISPs put customers behind a carrier-grade NAT. To see if this is the case you can check the external IP that your router reports and compare it with the one from a site like https://whatismyipaddress.com/. …

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Re: Recommended bike racing games

Posted on 2018-05-10, 15:03

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buckeye wrote: Ok, that's (2) hands for Moto Racer 1, can anyone tell me if it "works out of the box"? Moto Racer 2 is giving me fits, must hate my gear! There's always GOG's version. btw, another +1 for GP500!

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Re: Why are 3Com NICs regarded in such high regard?

Posted on 2018-05-10, 08:18

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And if you go back to ISA era their significance is even bigger, they were "the serious stuff". Options were limited, 3Coms were reliable and flooding the market, drivers for every OS are now everywhere.

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