Re: PCem's performance, effective clockspeed & emulation speed?

Posted on 2020-02-22, 19:30

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by jesolo

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It's been a while since I've played with PCem but, you need a very fast CPU to emulate a 300 MHz CPU. A while back I read somewhere that the developer purposely decided not to emulate any faster CPU above that of a Pentium 1, due to the high demand that it places on the host PC. Unless my …

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Re: What is the best old IBM computer for playing old games?

Posted on 2020-02-21, 16:08

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by jesolo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Very early DOS titles tend to be quite speed sensitive and will only run correctly on a 4.77 MHz PC. There are a number of good 100 % IBM compatible XT clones that you can also look at and that might be easier to source than an original IBM PC (model 5150 or 5160). Many later XT clones were actually …

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Re: Help installing AWE 32 drivers

Posted on 2020-02-17, 11:56

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by jesolo

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When you say DOS, did you reboot into MS-DOS mode or just went from Windows to a DOS command prompt? The above installation is meant for a true DOS/Windows 3.1x setup. Install your drivers using the Creative installation CD (you can use the AWE64 one on Vogonsdrivers) and afterwards use the updated …

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Re: Help to identify an Aztech soundcard

Posted on 2020-02-13, 19:25

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by jesolo

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Quite an interesting Aztech card. I'm wondering whether the jack is a speaker/line out jack or an input jack (line in/mic in). I agree with imi. Try the drivers for I38-MMSN826. Hopefully the jack is a line out jack which you can then connect to your speakers. MMSN826 matches the AZT2316 and the …

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Re: Am486 DX4-100V16BGC Multiplier - 2/3x or 3/4x?

Posted on 2020-02-12, 18:18

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by jesolo

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I once owned an AMD 486DX4-120 SV8B (L1 write back cache) chip. On a Gigabyte GA-5486AL motherboard, the de-turbo button also didn't work. With the NV8T variant (L1 write thru cache), the de-turbo function works fine. I believe I also achieved similar results with my AMD 5x86 CPU as that of my SV8B …

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Re: Help to identify an Aztech soundcard

Posted on 2020-02-11, 16:12

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by jesolo

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Quite an interesting Aztech card. I'm wondering whether the jack is a speaker/line out jack or an input jack (line in/mic in). I agree with imi. Try the drivers for I38-MMSN826. Hopefully the jack is a line out jack which you can then connect to your speakers.

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Re: Some guys opinion about DOSBox

Posted on 2020-02-06, 08:34

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by jesolo

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typical for a person that never played the original back then (age perhaps? not interested back then?), finds dosbox hard to use (= I don't know how to use it or understand this is actually what the name states: DOS box) and finally assuming you can play doom/blodd/etc at 144fps with mouselook, no …

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Re: ISA video card benchmarks and questions.

Posted on 2020-02-02, 09:20

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by jesolo

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Maybe try Phil's benchmark pack? https://www.philscomputerlab.com/dos-benchmark-pack.html Just skip Quake 😊.

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Re: What are your favorite in-game soundtracks (arcade, PC, NES)?

Posted on 2020-02-01, 19:07

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by jesolo

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One that comes to mind is the soundtrack of the PC game, The Dig (Lucasarts). But, you have to have a taste for orchestral music to enjoy it. And, two of my other personal favourites are At Doom's Gate (from Doom 1 E1M1) and Space Quest 3's intro song (as played back on an MT-32).

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Re: Inaccessable Bios, due to unknown password and RAM PARITY-ERROR

Posted on 2020-01-31, 19:21

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by jesolo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The first thing that caught my eye (and had already been mentioned in the thread) is that you have EDO RAM installed. Swop out the memory with FPM RAM and see what happens. Also check the manual for different memory configurations. Some motherboards (for example) only accepts dual banked RAM in …

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Re: Should I Upgrade from Celeron to Pentium 3?

Posted on 2020-01-21, 06:48

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by jesolo

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I have a similar question. In my case, I have a Celeron 900 MHz (100 MHz FSB) on a Gigabyte GA-6VxC7-4X Socket 370 motherboard. I'm thinking of swopping it out with an Intel Pentium III 733 MHz (133 MHz FSB). I presume that the Pentium III 733 MHz will outperform the Celeron 900 MHz? I haven't done …

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Re: Looking for info on 486 Motherboard

Posted on 2020-01-17, 21:17

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by jesolo

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Here you go. Filename Asus_486SV2GO_and_486sv2GOX4.zip File size 227.5 KiB Downloads 10 downloads File comment Asus VL/I-486SV2GOX4 manual & BIOS updates As stated, there are similarities between this motherboard model & the VL/I-486SV2GX4 range.

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Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator.

Posted on 2020-01-09, 20:34

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by jesolo

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I have tried out PCEM and am fairly impressed. My quite crappy laptop (Pentium Silver N5000) manages to emulate a Pentium 90 at full speed (between 99-101 percent, very rarely dropping to 97 percent). I have also tried out a Pentium 100 and a Pentium 133, but a Pentium 90 seems to be the reasonable …

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Re: How to SETUP a Pentium Overdrive

Posted on 2020-01-06, 16:34

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by jesolo

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You can either: sell the POD and buy a "standard" 486 CPU (like an AMD 5x86) or acquire a Socket 3 486 motherboard and sell the PCA-6144V CPU card Depending on where you are based, if you look around, you should be able to find a 486 motherboard for a decent price.

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Re: How to SETUP a Pentium Overdrive

Posted on 2020-01-05, 22:32

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by jesolo

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my Pentium Overdrive 83Mhz will arrive in a few days. Considering that I do not have the CPU manual and in my my mainboard is not mentioned, I thought of setting the card as the Intel 486DX266, correct? tnks No, not correct. A 486DX2-66 is not the same as a Pentium Overdrive. Perhaps also post a …

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Re: Sierra On Line Games (error creating configuration file)

Posted on 2020-01-04, 23:15

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by jesolo

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Where are the files extracted from? Just check the attributes of the resource.cfg file and make sure it's not read-only.

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Re: UMC U5S Overclocking

Posted on 2020-01-02, 14:49

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by jesolo

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BSA Starfire wrote on 2020-01-02, 14:21: I'm pretty sure all the "33"'s can do 40 MHz without a problem, the UMC's run really cool and most of the chips I have seen have been marked as 33/40. Never had to add a heatsink to one, thats for sure. Second that. To be on the safe side, I would just put a …

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Re: Creative 3D Banshee - Anyone have original install disks?

Posted on 2020-01-01, 17:00

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by jesolo

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I've created both BIN/CUE & ISO images of the Creative 3D Banshee installation disc and uploaded the files to my Onedrive account. Link is: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApmeVYI0PZURg3rOu83E1bjRgLwx?e=agIlYF From what I can see, there isn't much more on the disc from what you could also download from …

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Re: Creative 3D Banshee - Anyone have original install disks?

Posted on 2019-12-30, 22:35

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by jesolo

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You're in luck. I bought a Creative 3D Banshee new back in the day and I still have the original box and manuals. I foolishly loaned the card to some family member who later dumped the PC without telling me about it. Fortunately, I bought a replacement card a while back. I also downloaded the latest …

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Re: Leisure Suit Larry 3 + MT-32 "Unable to initialize your audio hardware"

Posted on 2019-12-29, 13:29

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by jesolo

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So the Roland LAPC-I is no sound card then? As all audio is piped over the MPU-401 interface, I consider it a MIDI interface and synthesizer, just like the IMFC. Both were meant to be used static or at most preloaded with custom samples. Most of what I consider as PC sound cards were meant to be …

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