Re: Problem with resolution 320x200 (Hexen II)
Posted on 2021-07-18, 18:59
I don't have a source, I'm only saying from my personal experience. Also I don't claim that all PAL TVs look like that, but the ones I've seen did.
Re: Is Vista now Retro
Posted on 2021-07-18, 18:56
I can run vista drivers on 7 It's not that every Windows version needs completely new drivers. There is compatibility across versions, subject to various factors. In theory, even Windows 2000 and XP drivers (not graphics drivers though) "should" work on Windows 10, as long as the platform (x86, x64 …
Re: Problem with resolution 320x200 (Hexen)
Posted on 2021-07-03, 20:47
PAL TVs definitely had scanlines, you probably just weren't thinking about it. Obviously 288p scanlines are thinner than 240p scanlines. Except that the phosphor matrix (I don't know the proper name) usually didn't look like this RGB RGB RGB RGB RGB RGB RGB RGB RGB RGB RGB RGB (which could give …
Re: Different rendering methods for OpenGL: fixing compatibility issues with modern drivers (+ graphical enhancements)
Posted on 2021-06-29, 20:34
I've been doing a research in relation to OpenGL and different, alternative rendering methods. I've found several libraries (based on DirectX Wrapping and Software rendering) that, even thought some are very old, can be quite useful for fixing compatibility problems that happen with old OpenGL …
Re: Leak of Windows 11
Posted on 2021-06-20, 15:54
rmay635703 wrote on 2021-06-16, 20:50: Should have called it Windows 9 Or IX Fill in the continuity Ah, the Glock numbering system: no one can make any sense of it.
Re: Leak of Windows 11
Posted on 2021-06-17, 23:58
... and they should ditch 32-bit support. You mean ditching 32-bit version of Windows 11, right? Removing support for 32-bit application on a 64-bit system would be a very bad idea. No one needs to run Windows 11 on a Pentium 4. I run 32-bit Windows 10 on a Core 2 Quad for better compatibility with …
Re: Leak of Windows 11
Posted on 2021-06-17, 22:30
I don't like the new taskbar with centered icons. I really hope it will be possible to tweak it to more resemble the taskbar of Windows 95 thru Vista, as can be done in Windows 7-10.
Re: Movies for a 486 computer ?
Posted on 2021-06-03, 14:18
Technically, every movie can be re-encoded to MPEG-1 or such so you can watch it on a 486 just to make a point, but you'd need to do the re-encoding on a modern computer anyways - so it would take half an hour instead of a month...
Re: Stupid Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Posted on 2021-06-03, 14:13
I think he meant that most of DOS commands refuse to run under a different DOS version, probably to discourage people from making Frankenstein installations which may lead to unpredictable bugs.
Re: "...not a valid win32 application"
Posted on 2021-05-23, 20:26
There is one argument for using 32-bit Windows even if a 64-bit version would work on a given machine: better compatibility with older games, ie. fewer problems to solve.
Re: "...not a valid win32 application"
Posted on 2021-05-22, 14:50
PAE is a ""nice"" """solution""", but useless if applications don't use it. Very few of them do. It's not useless. I'm typing this post on a 8 GB machine with 32-bit Windows 10, PAE patched. And yes, it works. Although a single 32-bit process is limited to 4 GB address space, the system itself can …
Re: System Right for Old Windows Games?
Posted on 2021-04-12, 21:08
TRAOD runs super smooth with maxed out settings (anisotropic filtering and what not) in 1600x1200 on my Q9550 + HD7850, 32-bit version of Windows 10. So... I don't think you need to slow down your system. Be sure to have the latest patch installed, which is I believe build 52.
Re: What do you drive?
Posted on 2021-04-12, 15:35
robertmo wrote on 2020-11-14, 20:20: don't you think cars are already obsolete? No bus or train will ever go directly from my home directly to the place I want, whenever I want, with a baggage bigger than I can carry.
Re: what are your favourite ps/2 mice?
Posted on 2021-04-04, 15:03
I've been using Genius NetScroll 220 Laser mice for more than 10 years now. This is the second one I have now, the first one I destroyed in a rage if I remember correctly... The main problem when it comes to longevity is the scroll rubber, which after (very long) time gets loose and at some point …
Re: Problem with resolution 320x200 (Hexen)
Posted on 2021-04-04, 14:35
I didn't say PC CRTs didn't have visible scanlines at all. I said that didn't have that visible scanlines, as he can't remember how CRTs look like, any scanline footage he's seen is probably from 240p consoles and as you mentioned computer games output 400p at minimum which has significantly …
Re: How to get black borders around a fixed (non-scaled) resolution in full screen.
Posted on 2021-03-29, 18:12
This can often be set in your graphics driver settings (if using GPU scaling) and in your monitor's menu (if not using GPU scaling). What graphics card do you use?
Re: How to create colored windows in DOS
Posted on 2021-03-13, 11:57
If you have ANSI.SYS loaded then it's possible to prepare a text file that would appear this way when you print it with type command, or even use ANSI codes in a batch file using echo. Otherwise it's possible to print colored text from within an exe/com program, using any programming language. In …
Re: Problem with resolution 320x200 (Hexen)
Posted on 2021-03-09, 10:27
Pure integer scaling is a bit overrated.. the picture on a CRT monitor is never perfectly sharp. Some kind of hybrid scaling (part integer, part blurring) gives most realistic results.
Re: sb live! disable sb16 emulation
Posted on 2021-02-17, 20:36
ElBrunzy wrote on 2021-01-26, 17:04: Are they any more elegant way to disable it ? Although I've always find it being an ugly stain in the Device Manager to have disabled device I often have a disabled or driver-less device or two in Device Manager. A 100% clean Device Manager should never be your …
dgVoodooCpl controls tab order
Posted on 2021-02-12, 22:01
The main tabs (General/Glide/DirectX) and their contents are inaccessible when pressing the Tab key to switch focus on controls...
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