Re: Worst LucasArts/Sierra adventure game

Posted on 2021-02-19, 11:59

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by Boohyaka

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I'm a huge fan of both so my opinion is what it is, but saying "most of LucasArts adventures are actually pretty bad" like you were some authority stating objective facts when the games have received so much praise, are loved by millions and reached a legendary status is an "interesting" take... …

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Re: Which one of your builds are you most fond of and why?

Posted on 2021-02-16, 16:29

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by Boohyaka

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Nice build! Interesting, so it seems versatility is an important point for some of you guys. I'm wondering, is it mainly a matter of available space, or the technical challenge itself of building a machine that can do the most?

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Re: Which one of your builds are you most fond of and why?

Posted on 2021-02-16, 15:31

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by Boohyaka

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Probably my AthlonXP rig . Mainly because it's so versatile. That system can play DOS games just fine with the help of slowdown utilities. Win9x games work great on it, including late-era stuff like Deus Ex. And even some WinXP titles like the original Splinter Cell run on it with acceptable …

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Re: Which one of your builds are you most fond of and why?

Posted on 2021-02-16, 15:28

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by Boohyaka

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I think all of mine are too temperamental and I hate them all! The one I hate the least is probably my VIA EPIA 800MHz thing because it manages to be both 'interesting' and useful, reliably, with a good soundcard in the system. It can do early windows 98 games to an acceptable level and DOS gaming …

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Which one of your builds are you most fond of and why?

Posted on 2021-02-16, 14:56

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by Boohyaka

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As many users around here I do have several builds with a pretty diverse selection of hardware. But there's one I just feel particularly attached to. For those of you that know of old Top Gear, I feel as emotionally involved in it as Hammond and his old Opel Kadett he named Oliver during an Africa …

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Re: What did I buy? Dual linked S3 Virge/FX cards?

Posted on 2021-02-15, 16:56

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by Boohyaka

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The Serpent Rider wrote on 2021-02-15, 16:42: Video cards for high resolution mutil-panel setup with a cable for synchronization. I've worked with Barco equipment before for event-related multi-display and projection stuff, so I'd bet you're right on the money.

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Re: Windows XP + High refresh rate LCD issues

Posted on 2021-02-15, 10:45

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by Boohyaka

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You probably won't find a decent 144Hz monitor with DVI input. Early high framerate monitors were pretty poor and by the time they improved DVI was replaced with DisplayPort. So assuming your card can actually output 144Hz you would need an active DVI to DisplayPort adapter to use it with a newly …

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Re: FIC-PA2010+ UDMA headache

Posted on 2021-02-11, 16:41

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by Boohyaka

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This was a triumph, I'm making a note here, huge success! Thanks for the tips guys. Got a Promise S150 TX4, it was absolutely painless to install, getting great 25-30 mbps read/write speeds instead of 5-6 before and the system just feels less sluggish. Really happy how it turned out!

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Re: Roland CM-32p and MT-32 advantages?

Posted on 2021-02-11, 15:11

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by Boohyaka

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megatron-uk wrote on 2021-02-11, 15:01: The X68000 on the other hand is an amazing system Still the sexiest computer ever in my book 😀 I'd want one just to look at it. nerdgasm

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Re: Roland CM-32p and MT-32 advantages?

Posted on 2021-02-11, 14:52

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by Boohyaka

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Yeah, I have heard tales of Japanese games supporting these but they are probably not my thing. I did watch a Philscomputerlab video where he has a CM-64 which is mt-32 and cm-32p in the same case. They get the extra 33 sounds available. I was hoping someone would tell me yes so I didn't feel so …

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Re: Roland CM-32p and MT-32 advantages?

Posted on 2021-02-11, 14:46

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by Boohyaka

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Unfortunately the CM-32P basically has no use for gaming except a few japanese computers and games, so it's extremely, extremely niche. Even pairing it with a CM-32L (btw the CM-64 is a CM-32L + CM-32P in a single box), not only you will gain nothing out of the 32P as about no game make use of it, …

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Re: New sound card project: AWE64 Legacy

Posted on 2021-02-09, 15:34

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by Boohyaka

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Nice one guys, congratulations on the release! Hope I'll be able to get one when it goes live 😀

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Re: sc-88st pro

Posted on 2021-02-04, 10:21

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by Boohyaka

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quick answer - no :) if you're interested in XG, you have several options: - MU expanders (MU80 and MU50 should be relatively easy to find) - DB50XG Waveblaster board (more rare, I believe) - SW60XG ISA card (never seen one myself) Probably other devices. So yeah, I'd recommend hunting a MU80 or …

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Win9X system benchmark

Posted on 2021-02-01, 09:40

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by Boohyaka

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Hi all, Are there any full benchmark suites for Win9x global performance that you would recommend? Something more broad than 3dMark that is heavily gaming oriented and doesn't do Glide anyway afaik? Maybe something like the Topbench approach for DOS, that gets a score for every element and gives a …

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Re: FIC-PA2010+ UDMA headache

Posted on 2021-01-29, 19:42

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by Boohyaka

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Thanks guys! So there may be an issue with 98SE and this board, somewhat good to hear I guess, and I really like the PCI-SATA idea, didn't even think of it! I'll get one and test. Thanks again 😀

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Re: FIC-PA2010+ UDMA headache

Posted on 2021-01-29, 16:50

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by Boohyaka

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Damn, apologies for bumping my own thread but I'd be happy to hear any suggestion as this is really annoying me. I get piss poor HDD performance and it's quite a bottleneck :( I still can't get DMA to work with Win98, it keeps freezing on boot. I have: - Tried another 80pins IDE cable - Kept only a …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-01-28, 19:38

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by Boohyaka

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These sound card and computer companies should help mass produce this sound card to lower the costs and bare some of the expense. They were selling us flawed sound cards from the beginning. All we want is a compatible sound card to hear the audio as it was meant to be heard. I have boxes full of …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-01-28, 16:26

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by Boohyaka

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Expensive. Will prices be coming down in future ? Who would've thought that making proper retro-modern hardware in small batches from scratch today with quality in mind would have a price. Even at that price, I'm pretty sure their time is really not well-valued. I personally think obnoxiously …

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Re: Can someone help me identify this card? (AWE32 CT2760?)

Posted on 2021-01-27, 22:55

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by Boohyaka

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awocrf wrote on 2021-01-27, 22:28: (...) a broken memory holder thingy (nothing unrepairable) Very, very common fault with those. My own AWE32 also had it, beyond "proper" repair. I'm just holding ram sticks with a couple cable ties around the whole card, does the job fine, not like I'm switching …

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Re: Opening a Compaq 460-P ("1024") monitor

Posted on 2021-01-27, 19:47

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by Boohyaka

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Heh, I have exactly the same problem with one of my CRT's. I changed the VGA cable thinking it was a cable issue as recommended by some "expert", and it didn't change anything. After more tests I definitely confirmed it was a dry solder joint on the internal connector of the VGA cable on the …

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