Re: Modem usage
Posted on 2020-04-10, 03:19
I also have two external modems (a 3Com Courier 56k V92 everything and a 3Com sportster 56k) and was wondering the same: are they useful for anything these days?
Re: Compaq Pentium 166
Posted on 2020-04-09, 05:32
- AUTOEXEC.BAT: “c:\dos\mscdex.exe /d:idecd000” - CONFIG.SYS: “device=c:\vide-cdd.sys /d:idecd000”
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-04-09, 01:51
Played a bit with the original Wolf3D source code, and managed to create a DOS binary with added "mouselook" and "always run" options. The mouselook option all it does is disable the y-axis of the mouse and make the left-right keys to strafe instead of turning. Tomorrow I think I'll play a bit more …
Re: SB16 problems
Posted on 2020-04-08, 12:51
How can this be? Clearly only the FM part is working. Since samples are apparently played by the applications and you can just not hear them, I'd assume a hardware defect. If it would be a simple configuration error, you would normally get a freeze in at least one of the games when it tries to play …
Re: SB16 problems
Posted on 2020-04-08, 03:10
You are correct, I missed the = when typing the line, but it's there on the machine. Also, it has no space between BLASTER and A220: SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H7 P300 T6
Re: Drivers for HP 8210E USB Cd-Writer please!!!!
Posted on 2020-04-08, 02:45
HI, just to try to troubleshoot this: 1. The drive works fine on Win10, correct? if so, then the drive has no problem. 2. Are you connecting the drive to a USB 2.0 port or a USB 1.1 port? 3. Which specs does your win98 machine has? which motherboard? 4. Are you sure the USB ports on the Win98 …
Re: SB16 problems
Posted on 2020-04-08, 02:33
Curious what does the SET BLASTER line in autoexec look like ? SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 is the most common for SB16. Did you check the Duke audio settings to see if they match your card settings ? Off topic but this is where I always hated the PnP creative cards. They sometimes just do not …
Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !
Posted on 2020-04-08, 02:28
Thanks, yes, a log will be interesting ! Is the "Check 3Com EtherLink III Adapter" option enabled? At which I/O port is the 3Com card configured? HWiNFO currently checks 0x110 only. Hi, I think that's the issue, the NIC is manually configured (PnP disabled) to 0x210 IIRC. I'll generate the log and …
SB16 problems
Posted on 2020-04-08, 01:38
Hi guys Today, I was testing some old hardware and found an SB16 (CT2950). It's crap; it has no OPL-3, it has the hanging note bug, etc. but I wanted to see if it worked just for the fun of it. So, I tried connecting it to my DOS machine, I installed the drivers for DOS, ran CTCM, etc. The card got …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-04-07, 13:49
Played a bit with the original Wolf3D source code, and managed to create a DOS binary with added "mouselook" and "always run" options. The mouselook option all it does is disable the y-axis of the mouse and make the left-right keys to strafe instead of turning. Tomorrow I think I'll play a bit more …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-04-07, 03:11
Played a bit with the original Wolf3D source code, and managed to create a DOS binary with added "mouselook" and "always run" options. The mouselook option all it does is disable the y-axis of the mouse and make the left-right keys to strafe instead of turning. Tomorrow I think I'll play a bit more …
Re: Upgrade to 2MB TSeng VLB
Posted on 2020-04-04, 14:40
Cloning a GAL is not easy. They get protected usually and are not "readable" like an EPROM. Check this: https://www.edaboard.com/showthread.php?22087 … PAL-GAL-reading
Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !
Posted on 2020-04-04, 14:17
Hi I just tested HWinfo on my PC, and it worked fine. All I noticed was: - Did not detect the NIC card at all (3Com 3C509B ISA) - Detected the soundcard as an ESS688. It is an ESS1688F. Would that log be interesting? Thanks, yes, a log will be interesting ! Is the "Check 3Com EtherLink III Adapter" …
Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !
Posted on 2020-04-04, 04:15
Hi I just tested HWinfo on my PC, and it worked fine. All I noticed was: - Did not detect the NIC card at all (3Com 3C509B ISA) - Detected the soundcard as an ESS688. It is an ESS1688F. Would that log be interesting?
Re: Retro OSes for retro computers
Posted on 2020-04-04, 01:35
I remember having played DooM on my PC running SUN Solaris 8 x86. It also worked on Solaris 9 and 10, however that's as far as I got using Solaris. I also ran DooM on BeOS, I recently found the CD for it, I'll see if I can find the binaries again to screenshot it. Regarding QNX, I remember using it …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-04-02, 17:06
On dialup today for internet. dug out an old US robotics v.90 modem dell latitude e5500 with a serial port and win 10 aol dialer fast enough for forum sites and email. Years ago after a hurricane and power was out for a week, old copper phone lines were still up. I was able to send email and so …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-04-01, 14:20
ShovelKnight wrote on 2020-04-01, 11:41: The best thing about the Mystique is that my 16:10 monitor displays 320x200 and 640x400 in the correct 4:3 aspect ratio. Both Savage4 and GeForce 2MX output 320x200 and 640x400 as 16:10. Well, technically, 320x200 and 640x400 are 16:10 😁
Re: POD doesn't allow me to install the 3Dfx version
Posted on 2020-03-31, 22:33
Holy necrobump Batman!! OK, just to document my experience with this game, hoping it would be useful for someone else: - Installed Win98 normally (I have a voodoo3 PCI on my retro PC) - Installed the latest reference drivers for the voodoo (1.07 IIRC) - Created empty files C:\Windows\System\glide. …
Re: Need Help Ventilating / Cooling Old AT/ATX Computer Case
Posted on 2020-03-31, 16:44
I've been using a dremel tool with cutting disks to make perfect holes in cases ever since I was a teen.. so for about 26 years. And I have had the same dremel tool that I bought all those years ago. All you have to do is draw the circle on the metal using a template or a compass so you have a …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-03-31, 15:20
DOS Quake 1.08 retail gets 17.1 FPS on my 233MMX at 640x480 (and 51.3 FPS at 320x200.) You need something like a P2/500 to hit a consistent 30FPS at 640x480. The game was a real brute in 1996. I'm getting similar (albeit a bit lower) numbers here, so I guess that's the way it is. Thanks for the …
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