Re: 486DX PC running really slow. Thoughts?

Posted on Today, 10:48

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It's just so strange that Cachechk doesn't identify that there is an L1 cache at all. If I have understood correctly how cachechk works, it derives the cache size and cache levels from the speed it calculates in different ranges. When your cache performs similarly up to 256kb it won't have a way to …

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Re: Partitions limited to 504MB

Posted on 2021-01-16, 15:26

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There is a difference between auto-detect recognizing the full capacity of the card, and being able to use it. Also it's common for late 386s. I'm pretty certain that you just have the 504MB limit.

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Re: BlackThorne: Is there Joystick support?

Posted on 2021-01-09, 10:51

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I can only find it on some warez site currently, so better to attach it here: Filename Blackthorne_Gamepad_Patch.rar File size 52.42 KiB Downloads 3 downloads

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Re: BlackThorne: Is there Joystick support?

Posted on 2021-01-09, 10:22

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There is a patch for enabling gamepad/joystick control. I don't know if floppy and cd versions have any difference or if the version that Blizzard made available for download has it.

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Re: ATX I/O shield models for 3D printing

Posted on 2021-01-08, 21:17

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I don't mean to derail, but does anyone have the measurements where the 5 pin din keyboard connector would be on the plate? I have a bunch of blanks and just drilling out the holes would be easier for me. The above should be more precise, but you can also check this out. It worked fine for me, it's …

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Re: Suggestion for short voodoo card

Posted on 2021-01-07, 13:12

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I believe all voodoo1's and 2's are pretty much the same size/design, I maybe wrong though. I'd avoid putting 2 voodoo2's in there, even if they did fit. A PCI voodoo3 + extra cooling should be just fine if the v1 and v2 don't fit. It compromises DOS glide games compatibility but if it's the only …

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Re: CRT resolution stuck in text mode

Posted on 2021-01-04, 18:58

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Wait, CRTs are no different to LCDs regarding how you "set the resolution". You don't use some OSD on a modern screen to change the resolution, it doesn't work that way. Forget about the monitor and you don't need any utility. Run whatever you want to run, it'll set its resolution (which you can …

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Re: Let's fix some PS/2 floppy drives!

Posted on 2021-01-01, 19:07

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Oh man I love thread like this so much. Well done and thank you for the detailed description. On a side note, I thought that electrolytic capacitors going bad in these PS/2 drives are a common issue and people just go and replace them all first thing after cleaning the heads? For future reference …

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Re: new dos games! (in development)

Posted on 2021-01-01, 15:34

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doscore wrote on 2021-01-01, 10:25: ...no body has really made a full dos game release in over 20 years 🤣 Oh you'd be surprised 😉

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Re: Already Mapped a drive to Z - how to install?

Posted on 2020-12-30, 18:26

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If I understand you correctly, it doesn't matter. This isn't a drive visible to the host (windows). Like when you mount something as C or D for example, it doesn't matter that you already have a C drive in windows.

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Re: Spam, spam, spam

Posted on 2020-12-26, 14:47

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stacker139

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Re: Why won't the ONT renew the IPs on the network?

Posted on 2020-12-24, 10:18

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Okay, thanks, One more question: what is the practical use of address leasing? Is it only useful in a corporate setting with thousands of clients? It's mostly for the release part, to ensure that you'll have available ips in crowded environments, or as digistorm said it more correctly in …

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Re: Why won't the ONT renew the IPs on the network?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 22:25

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Based on experience/personal observation only, the opposite is the case usually with home equipment. You go on vacation for a week and when you're back your phone gets the same ip as soon as it connects to the home router ;) The same that it has been getting for the last year maybe. Again, not …

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Re: Why won't the ONT renew the IPs on the network?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 15:35

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Lease time doesn't mean that after that time the same device will get a new/different ip, maybe you are expecting a behavior that shouldn't happen?

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Re: Do I need a crosslink UTP cable to connect my IP camera directly to the computer?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 09:46

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Well, connecting the camera directly to the PC didn't work with either cable. It doesn't even show up in the arp -a list but when I connect it to the home network then it's right there (192.168.2.70). I'm only guessing but maybe the camera gets it's address from the router's DHCP server and since …

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Re: Voodoo 2 missing capacitor

Posted on 2020-12-20, 11:17

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A photo of the card would help, there are small changes even for the same models. On my card C50 is the same as C22, C33, C34, C45, C46... You can try the card without the passthrough cable, just launch something using it and when it switches to the voodoo just plug plug your monitor directly on it …

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Re: Let's talk about our hated trends

Posted on 2020-12-18, 15:39

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you can still use "Stereo Mix" on windows 10 just fine (I did just that this week for streaming something) As Imi stated above this functionality is still available even on Win7/8/10. The only problem is that the default HD audio driver provided my MS is missing this functionality. But e.g. …

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Re: Let's talk about our hated trends

Posted on 2020-12-18, 10:38

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Related issue: How are people recording Windows audio nowadays? In the XP era you would use the Stereo Mix/"What U Hear" recording device as an audio input. This has been entirely removed from modern Windows versions though. I normally just launch one of my retro machines when I want to do this, …

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Re: AT Bus Clock Select

Posted on 2020-12-17, 14:52

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I have a 486DX2/66. My BIOS defaults to an AT Bus Clock of CPUCLK/6. Does this mean I'm overclocking my AT bus to 11MHz, or does that mean my CPU is running at 50MHz? None of the two ;) The CPU runs internally at double (DX 2 ) the bus speed, which is 33MHz. Your BIOS just defaults to a safe …

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Re: Missing conventional memory

Posted on 2020-12-11, 16:42

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Any chance the hard disk has some DDO (Dynamic Drive Overlay) installed?

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