Re: The ALS4000 PCI Sound Card - PCI SB Compatibility in Newer Systems

Posted on 2020-03-13, 15:39

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Herculean effort there Malik! Couple of things I'm wondering: 1. Does it send Midi signals through the game port? 2. Have you tried the card on an even newer board? Modern boards allow you to switch of cores, reduce the FSB and lower the CPU multiplier. On an Asrock socket 1156 board I had an i5 …

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Re: Running BAT from autoexec.bat

Posted on 2020-03-11, 01:47

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CALL that Bat, is easy to remember. Yes, it's the CALL command to run an external BATCH file and returns back to the caller. ---***--- call liveinit.bat ---***--- Or you can also "pass" the responsibility to the liveinit.bat file, by placing the "call liveinit.bat" statement at the end of the …

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Re: Is it really worth it to fix a voodoo3 card now these days?

Posted on 2020-03-01, 02:56

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I was just browsing the Voodoo cards at ebay today, before seeing this thread, and was surprised to see how bloated the prices are nowadays. I think if you can fix it, you can sell it for a good price.

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List of UNLOCKED Pentium II CPUs - A Quick Glance

Posted on 2020-03-01, 02:44

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While I was resurrecting one of my P2 based project, I remembered about the Unlocked PII CPUs, and was searching for the list. For convenience sake, here is the list. The results are from our own members here and all credits to them. I just wanted to put up this list for easy reference. Any more …

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Re: Crusader No Remorse - Black screen in DOS, will NOT boot!

Posted on 2020-02-03, 00:35

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Crusader engine is quite picky. Try not to do anything "overkill" for this series. Stay as old as possible when it comes to hardware. What soundcard are you using? Try running without sound. I once had problem with Crusader No Regret and a 440BX mobo with 256MB RAM. Limiting the available memory by …

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Re: Running DOS on modern hardware is impossible

Posted on 2020-01-27, 01:52

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twiz11 , Maybe you should do your research before starting threads with misleading and obviously wrong titles. Tip: if you want to use the thread itself for a discussion where you would learn such things, it is better to phrase the title as a question rather than a rather bold statement. ;) Agree …

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Re: Welcome to the updated VOGONS

Posted on 2020-01-08, 00:56

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Honestly saying, I liked the older design...maybe because I got used to it for the past 15 years. But I also feel this new design is also good. I tried reverting back to "old skool" theme, but the purple looks too bright and the font color is not the same, so I reverted back to normal theme. One …

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Re: Any others given up on the hobby?

Posted on 2019-11-09, 23:43

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Though my activity here have reduced substantially, my interest in classic computing remains the same. My bedroom is still surrounded by shelves lining the classic game boxes. After the advent of 86Box with more stable releases now, I have been "tinkering" with it instead. It's like playing around …

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Re: Win X

Posted on 2019-04-03, 12:33

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If Linux was any easier to use, rather than reaching for the nose through the back of the head for every solution you are trying to make for the unnecessary problems, people would have abandoned Windows ecosystem long ago. Windows is still the easiest platform for the end-users. Programs just need …

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Re: SIERRA.EXE, SCIDHUV.EXE & Sierra's INSTALL.EXE Parameters / Switches?

Posted on 2019-02-19, 14:31

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Thanks again! Appreciate it.

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Re: SIERRA.EXE, SCIDHUV.EXE & Sierra's INSTALL.EXE Parameters / Switches?

Posted on 2019-02-19, 07:53

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Thank you, NewRisingSun, collector and Jo22! Always loved Sierra games and kept wondering about this. And yes! I wondered what SCIDHUV meant too! Thanks!

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SIERRA.EXE, SCIDHUV.EXE & Sierra's INSTALL.EXE Parameters / Switches?

Posted on 2019-02-18, 05:53

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Does anyone know what are the complete undocumented parameters (if any) that can be added to the above executables of Sierra games? I believe most of the applicable parameters were possible in the SCI1 era....not really sure. Thanks for any info.

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Re: Monkey Island 1&2: Roland MT-32 + Sound Blaster support

Posted on 2019-02-16, 08:48

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Why the patches were removed from the original post? No explanations why they were removed either. Copyright issues, I presume.

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Re: I am a father

Posted on 2019-02-13, 23:33

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Congratulations (ucapan tahniah dan salam sejahtera) Kreshna and family! Long time didn't visit vogons, so missed this.

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Re: Shipping companies exploiting users → main obstacle for vintage computing market (rant)

Posted on 2018-09-20, 16:32

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I have been buying from eBay before GSP was introduced. The difference in buying experience after GSP was introduced is completely...bad. Suddenly there are import taxes, which shot the price too high and not worth it. And the packing.. I have edited my post above to give an example. Anyway, the " …

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Re: Shipping companies exploiting users → main obstacle for vintage computing market (rant)

Posted on 2018-09-20, 16:25

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Over here, we don't have "import taxes". But the eBay's so-called Global Shipping Program shipping partner Pitney-Bowes charge it anyway.It's daylight robbery. They even re-pack everything to their own convenience, arrives late, and the packings are not what you call a "first-world" country's …

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Re: Is Blood PC game worth getting?

Posted on 2018-09-02, 16:06

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I would say Blood, along with Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior and Redneck Rampage were the quartet coming from the same engine, that were unique and still are worth playing. All of them utilize the Build engine, and yet, have different feel and unrelated environment looks. Blood feels a lot different …

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Re: Worst retrogaming regret

Posted on 2018-08-13, 08:30

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When I first upgraded from my XT, I was looking for the 286. But at that time my dad and the computer seller suggested me to wait a bit longer since the 386 was just released and I could get it in a few weeks. But as an impatient boy that I was that time, especially when it came to computers, …

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Re: Looking for a new gamepad for my PC

Posted on 2018-07-13, 09:52

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Logitech F310 (wired) or F710 (wireless). Current good gamepads for the PC have been severely limited nowadays. Usually it's either down to these or Microsoft's very popular Xbox360 for Windows and now XboxOne controllers. Razer = overpriced. Always overpriced. Thrustmaster also produces good …

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Re: Lord of the Rings adventure game

Posted on 2018-06-14, 14:39

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Shannara is quite a nice game, with quite an emotional moment in it at one point. Problem is the unnecessary but yet, forced horrendous battle encounters. There're no particular tactics or strategy. Mindless click attacking and praying that there are no fatal damage-taking. Or else, reload and …

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