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Re: Download links for older versions are dead

Posted on 2025-03-01, 14:35

I removed them because if they are available then people just use an older version instead of the latest one, so ironically the regression bugs won't be reported and fixed So how can I or people who use the latest version do regression testing? I don't just keep every single older version. Removing …

Re: Dedicated releases of USB Supplement for 95?

Posted on 2025-02-01, 01:39

in Milliways
So I managed to get that USB test CD and the included update file is identical to the one from usbman.com. Reading the included document, it seems the file was supposed to be distributed by OEMs to the users who bought machines with OSR2.0. It might've also been pre-installed on some models.

Re: Dedicated releases of USB Supplement for 95?

Posted on 2025-01-27, 22:28

in Milliways
i've seen them with either 0197 or 0397. do you have a picture of one that has 0597 printed on it? Where did you see 0597? I know of the other two and they have the same file versions, dated May 1997. By the way, by date I mean the file dates. The printed number on the CD shouldn't be relied on as …

Re: Dedicated releases of USB Supplement for 95?

Posted on 2025-01-27, 21:09

in Milliways
my usbsupp.exe is dated may 1997 and this is newer than the date on the CD itself, indicating that they quietly updated that file without changing the date printed on the CD. That date matches the CD date. What's the earliest date of an OSR2.1 CD? Do you have an older one? the 1212 revision is …

Re: Dedicated releases of USB Supplement for 95?

Posted on 2025-01-27, 20:01

in Milliways
for an official source on the 1212/1214 versions existing: https://web.archive.org/web/20110611042654/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/161020 if there was only one usbsupp.exe version, why would they list those two versions for OSR2.1? That doesn't mean there are two different update files. Extract …

Re: Dedicated releases of USB Supplement for 95?

Posted on 2025-01-27, 19:38

in Milliways
no, as note 31 on that site i linked says, early OSR 2.1 CDs should have an earlier revision of the usbsupp.exe file with a 1212 version number. i'm not clear as to when they started replacing that file or how to tell from the CD markings which ones have the older or newer file. both are said to be …

Re: DOS games that require windows to play?

Posted on 2025-01-27, 18:45

in DOS
I also tested System Shock Enhanced, with both the classic and enhanced exes, and it works fine with and without EMM386. This may depend on the particular hardware (whether real or emulated) or on the EMM386 configuration. The DOS version of NFS:SE never had problems running with EMM386 (including …

Re: Dedicated releases of USB Supplement for 95?

Posted on 2025-01-27, 18:11

in Milliways
according to this , while microsoft never put the files up for download, some vendors did. the IBM files are mirrored here , and dell even still hosts its file to this day . I guess some OEMs decided to make the update file available for download instead of issuing new OSR2.1 install media, which …

Re: DOS games that require windows to play?

Posted on 2025-01-27, 13:20

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Using 86box, I tested Need for Speed SE and Star Wars Tie Fighter CD on DOS 6.22. The former doesn't work with EMM386 but does work without it. The latter works with both. There are DOS games like MDK or Ignition that have updates for 3D graphics cards (3DFX) which require Windows 95. MDK and …

Re: Ultima 6 no midi?

Posted on 2025-01-23, 13:44

Would it only work with Rolands that come with MT-32 modes or would my 8820 ALSO be able to take advantage of this? Why don't you just try it? I don't have the device, so no way to test but: newer GM devices optimized for Sound Canvas devices The 8820's manual mentions General MIDI 2, Sound Canvas …

Re: Zyclunt under Windows 98

Posted on 2025-01-23, 13:03

I ran dos (from a bootable disk) and the game ran perfectly. What is the difference between the 98 dos and the clean dos (from a boot disk)? The DOS that is available inside windows itself isn't proper "DOS". The game might very well require actual DOS to work. For now I found some solution to …

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