Still want to runup a Netware sever on my reto LAN. Would need to be dos and IPX based as that's what I associate it with so probably 3x or 4x. never used in the "wild" but had to set it up in a lab environment in collage a few times and liked it. 4.x is the best, I think for what we're interested …

The best "trick" is to learn how the PC memory map is laid out, and learn how to use QEMM and it's associated tools (I think too many people get scared away from QEMM, because they try to use the OPTIMIZE utility and end up with less memory or the process locks up and get discouraged. To get the …

I'm the same "Axatax" in this thread (that was "my" machine) -- https://arstechnica.com/information-technolog … -beat-16-years/

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote on 2020-10-02, 18:59: Anyone remember Novell NetWare? I do. I run a virtualized Netware server on Linux and run all my vintage machines diskless. I think Netware is the only sane way to network DOS machines. That's why I'm interested in these strange NOSs that popped …

If I had $85 to throw around, I would buy [redacted] this, just because, and do a review. I know someone here has to be up for it?

If you want to go really retro, Snooper Troops by Spinnaker the Carmen Sandiego games (Broderbund, I think) ...and maybe Agent USA could be put into the "detective" category (although intended to teach US geography). These are mostly children's games. Snooper Troops is a bona-fide detective/mystery …

Geez. That's kinda the point of this silly character (in a serious story). Gabriel and Tim Curry's acting is purposely over-the-top. I'm not sure about reviewing games like this through a modern lens. https://youtu.be/jDUeqYBN50Y?t=634

I think I have encountered the same issue way back once with my SC-55, but I managed to get it working again although I don't know exactly how. I do know that I also did a factory reset by holding both INSTRUMENT buttons while turning it on. Have you tried that? I have, and this particular failure …

OK, I'm pretty sure this particular SC-55 is a lost cause, but -- I found the service manual online which I didn't know existed... I ran the sound tests, and I can get the tones and both demo tunes to play out of both jacks. Everything looks normal, but it won't play sound when it's coming from the …

Ultima VI requires intelligent mode and works with SoftMPU 0.5. It doesn't seem to have a problem with EMM386. Ultima VII on the other hand doesn't tolerate either EMM386 or HIMEM.SYS, but works fine with UART mode. Ultima VI works fine through my PAS16/Midimate to an MT-32. That's traditional …

So, my SC-55 stopped producing sound. The front-panel lights up and shows MIDI activity but I can't get sound from the rear RCA jacks or the headphone connector. It appears to work, just no sound. Before I go and replace it, is there anything obvious I can try? I've replaced the battery.

The music in U6 wasn't really done for Roland. While it is supported, none of the songs use more than four voices (you can see the instrument mapping in the file "MIDI.DAT"). I'm pretty sure it was done for Tandy and then just converted to the rest without making use of any additional features. I …

I always used to think of the Adlib as a hardware implementation of a Kazoo on a chip. It sounds really good when there's some adult supervision in the room.

I've always been a "Roland Guy", and this game has one of my favorite soundtracks, bar-none, and I've basically always been dismissive of Adlib-type sound. I think I'm coming around to really appreciate this game with Adlib sound. The Adlib I guess has grown on me, and sounds very otherworldly and …