Re: Question about Windows versions

Posted on 2018-06-15, 08:54

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by Nodoyuna

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So if you want to run Win 3.11 then we totally get it here, we aren't trying to say you shouldn't, just its not actually required. Yes, I understand that... That's the reason I'm looking for advice, to see the required systems and the "I only want them because I can" systems

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Re: Question about Windows versions

Posted on 2018-06-14, 16:54

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by Nodoyuna

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K6-III is overkill for DOS only (+you may run into issues with Win3.11; can it even work with a Voodoo?). Why do you really want Win3.11? Well, it's not really a need for Win3.11, I thought that, as i'ts a program you launch from DOS, it could be good to have on the DOS machine... But I suposse …

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Re: Question about Windows versions

Posted on 2018-06-14, 16:37

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by Nodoyuna

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So your pure dos is already the dos/win9x crossover, and you even have glide covered. I wasn't going to get into that yet! Yes, with my setup I can play Win98, but my "problem" is how to run later Win98 games. That's the reason that I thought to have a more powerful machine for Win9X, but it seems …

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Re: Question about Windows versions

Posted on 2018-06-14, 15:20

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by Nodoyuna

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What are the specs for your pure dos PC? Depending how fast/slow it is will depend if you need a Dos/Win9x crossover PC. It's a K6 III+ 400Hz with a Voodoo3 2000 and Audician 32 Plus for audio, on a SS7 PCB... It should be able to run early and mid Win98 era games, but as later games can´t be …

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Re: Question about Windows versions

Posted on 2018-06-14, 10:49

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by Nodoyuna

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Not sure if I understand you here... You mean a "DOS 6.22"-targeted machine on which will also install Windows 95 or Windows 98? Because DOS 6.22 and Win 3.11 will not run any Win9x games. Yes, sorry, I mean a DOS machine, with will have also installed Win98SE (and knowing that Win95 games will run …

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Re: Question about Windows versions

Posted on 2018-06-14, 10:28

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by Nodoyuna

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Actually that depends on what do you mean by "complete DOS era"? Many early games, as far as I know, are allergic to faster CPUs and corresponding display cards, If you don't care about those early games (I don't care much for example), which are definately pre 1990, I think you don't even need a …

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Re: Question about Windows versions

Posted on 2018-06-14, 08:20

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by Nodoyuna

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So, it will be something like this: 1) DOS 6.22 + Windows 3.11 - This would cover the complete DOS era, as Win3.11 is really a program that runs under DOS 2) Windows 98SE - This would cover Win95 + Win98 + WinME. DOS is not needed as there will be a pure DOS build. Anyway, some very early Windows …

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Re: Question about Windows versions

Posted on 2018-06-13, 15:30

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by Nodoyuna

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TBH you can build a nice late Socket 7 or a Pentium II rig and put two hard drives in it (or one larger one and partition it). One will have DOS 6.22 + WfW 3.11, the other will have 9x. Multibooting handled by a boot utility like System Commander 7. That way you can do more with one rig, less …

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Question about Windows versions

Posted on 2018-06-13, 11:56

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by Nodoyuna

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Hi I'm building a PC for MS-DOS retro gaming. I was thinking in making it a mixed DOS/Win98 build, but as some later Win98 games won´t run well on the PC I'm building, I'd rather going to make this one only pure MS-DOS, and build later another one for Windows 9X So, as far as I know, Windows 95 and …

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Re: Building my retro PC

Posted on 2018-06-11, 07:36

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by Nodoyuna

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.legaCy wrote: Ohh i really enjoy these time machine builds one K6-3+ would make it really really really awesome. I just bought a K6-III+, because with the CPU I had, I was not able to change settings on the fly and it would be easier that make switches and all...

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Re: Building my retro PC

Posted on 2018-06-10, 22:38

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by Nodoyuna

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Thanks

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Re: Mount ISO files in a real DOS machine?

Posted on 2018-06-10, 19:22

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by Nodoyuna

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tayyare wrote: I use 2940UW in many retro systems for a very long time, and I would say they are quite ok. I've just bought one like yours from ebay 😁

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Re: Building my retro PC

Posted on 2018-06-10, 19:06

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by Nodoyuna

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Hi It's an ASUS P5A

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Re: Mount ISO files in a real DOS machine?

Posted on 2018-06-10, 18:23

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by Nodoyuna

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Is this one good enough: Adaptec AHA-2940AU SCSI Controller 50-pin 32-bit PCI Card ?

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Re: Mount ISO files in a real DOS machine?

Posted on 2018-06-10, 18:09

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by Nodoyuna

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So that would be a lot cheaper, right?

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Re: Mount ISO files in a real DOS machine?

Posted on 2018-06-10, 17:57

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by Nodoyuna

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If you want a CD hardware emulator for IDE/ATA interfaces, you always can take a SCSI2SD and plug it to the ATA bus via a SCSI to ATA converter. SCSI2SD supports emulating a CD/DVD unit (but i don't know if you can change the file attached to the emulated drive at runtime). This sounds like a good …

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Re: Mount ISO files in a real DOS machine?

Posted on 2018-06-10, 14:21

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by Nodoyuna

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Me too, i wish i had time to study a little more about parallel ata /atapi to create one Yes, I hope somebody will make one device like a Gotek for CD's

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Re: Building my retro PC

Posted on 2018-06-09, 20:34

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by Nodoyuna

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I have a machine with Windows 7 installed on a i7, with a Radeon graphics card with VGA output which I use for emulation I have Windows 7 and a Radeon card because on that machine I've installed the CRT Emudriver I think that would be enough for Win7 and WinXP games, but I don't know how's the …

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Re: Building my retro PC

Posted on 2018-06-09, 19:44

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by Nodoyuna

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I've just checked again and it's a K6-2, not a K6-2+, so I'll change the multiplier through BIOS What should be a good setup for a Windows machine? And which Windows versions would support? Thanks in advance

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Building my retro PC

Posted on 2018-06-09, 17:31

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by Nodoyuna

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Hi I'm building a retroPC, following the instructions from one of the Philscomputerlab.com videos This is what I have: -Super Socket 7 PCB - K6-II / 500MHz - 128Mb RAM - Voodoo 3 2000 Grapics Card - Audician 32 Sound Card - Windows 98 (as is the last with pure DOS support) - CD-ROM, IDE2CF Hard …

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