Re: In summary: the top 10 DOS games 1981-1991

Posted on 2024-12-31, 01:10

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Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZPtuXIe7Yk How long have you been a YouTuber? How do you grow that many (for me lol) subscribers? My thoughts: 1991 - Utopia - the building of a nation (I believe it is an Amiga port) 1991 - Star Control 1990 - Stunts 1987 - Leisure Suit Larry 1988- …

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Upgrading to a 486 (or 386) on an IBM 5162 using an upgrade card.

Posted on 2024-12-31, 01:03

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Hi All, I was looking at using something like the Kingston Cx486SLC + 87SLC 25MHz 286 to 486 CPU upgrade card. Does anyone know whether this card is compatible with the IBM 5162 (or 5170 at a push - I have both)? The main goal is really to be able to run DOS applications in a multi-tasking way, …

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IBM 5160 went pop - repair steps [video]

Posted on 2024-12-30, 21:42

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I know it's probably been covered a number of times on Vogons, but I thought since my IBM XT finally went pop (spoiler: turned out to be 12V tantalums). But I thought I'd make a video of exactly how I tested the fault, diagnosing the issue with a multimeter first, then replacing the faulty parts and …

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Re: Using the PC speaker and sb as output speaker simultaneously

Posted on 2024-12-30, 01:36

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@FreddyV - the 5162 has a nice large speaker, just like the 5150/60 does. I hooked up the output of the motherboard's PC speaker output to the SB16 card, and this works lovely out of externally connected speakers. What I was wondering though is if we could have all of the audio self-contained in the …

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Re: DesqView with a 286

Posted on 2023-11-15, 22:47

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Thanks doshea, I'll give it a try. I downloaded the cd.textfiles.com stuff but when unzipping it said that the archives were broken, so I'm downloading the ISO now, hopefully better luck there. I recall hearing about Software Carousel the last time I went down this rabbit hole, but I either couldn't …

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DesqView with a 286

Posted on 2023-11-05, 08:58

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Hi, I HAVE: IBM 5162 286 @6MHz 640K onboard RAM 8192MB via AST Rampage/286 16-bit card I WANT: The ability to run DesqView so that it will task-swap appropriately, and use as much memory as it needs to achieve this task. THE PROBLEM & DIAGNOSIS SO FAR: 1) I can't seem to get DesqView to recognize …

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Using the PC speaker and sb as output speaker simultaneously

Posted on 2021-03-31, 11:52

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I have an SB16 in my ibm 5162 XT. All I want to know is- is it possible to hook up the output of the sb16 fairly elegantly to output via the internal ibm pc speaker. And also have it still operate as a normal pc speaker? How would one achieve this? At this point, my external speakers are a bit …

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Re: GLX Player the only XT player ? Check Mod Master...

Posted on 2021-01-08, 10:18

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Hi, I downloaded the latest version of MODM. I use it with my XT which has a 286 daughtercard, so the performance is somewhere similar to a 6MHz AT. It has a UMB so some drivers are loaded high (in non allocated areas of RAM). MODM runs OK, however on some of the more complicated MODs, the machine …

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In summary: the top 10 DOS games 1981-1991

Posted on 2020-10-28, 18:15

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Hi all, Due to popular demand, I was asked if I could keep the 'Top 10' DOS Games series going. The idea was to do the top 10 games of the first decade of the PC ('81-'91). I finished them off a few weeks ago. I'm pressing the pause button on any more for now to concentrate on other videos, however …

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The Top 10 DOS Games of 1991

Posted on 2020-09-28, 07:02

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Hi y'all. It's the last in the series of "The Top 10 DOS Games (of the first decade of the IBM PC)". I apologise in advance for cheating somewhat in some of the rundowns, there were just too many great games in there. Let me know if you want me to do a summary video that covers all 10 years, and …

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Ken Williams (Sierra) interview

Posted on 2020-09-15, 21:04

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Video link: https://youtu.be/y9GkfTNsbtE I met with Ken Williams of Sierra On-Line fame for a fascinating chat about all things Sierra: From where it all began, with Ken finding a copy of a text adventure on a mainframe and Roberta being obsessed by it. To how the company was nearly bankrupt and was …

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2020-09-10, 22:55

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Top ten games of 1990, video is here! These were the top 10 DOS games of the year 1990. Watch with me as I review them all and tell you why they are awesome! 1990 was a year of two halves to me. 256 Colour VGA was in, EGA, CGA and MDA felt like a thing of the past, almost overnight. FM Synth in …

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The top 10 games of 1990

Posted on 2020-09-10, 22:54

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Red Baron, Xenon 2, Transport Tycoon... what's on your top 10? Here's the latest in the series of the first decade of PC games, 1990. Only one more year to go! https://youtu.be/jBaZHJpD9NE (if you have any suggestions for 1991, feel free to let me know!)

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Re: The top 10 DOS games of 1989

Posted on 2020-08-12, 10:57

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Thanks both, indeed flight Sims were very popular and there was two that narrowly missed out on my top ten, but like everything it's subjective and these games that I selected just seemed to resonate with me the most. Always good to hear feedback, and thank you humbly for the subscription!

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The top 10 DOS games of 1989

Posted on 2020-08-09, 20:37

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What do you think? Agree? Hate?! https://youtu.be/n6BO0nBTLb4

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Top 10 DOS Games of 1988

Posted on 2020-07-16, 03:41

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Hello all, Another video made! I downloaded and evaluated over 80 games (the shortlist is below). Picking just ten out of the list was very difficult indeed. What do you think about my selection? Agree? If you don't, let me know, I'm interested in hearing your picks! Also, if you have top picks for …

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2020-05-22, 04:11

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Hey Arne, I'd be really appreciative if you'd be willing to add my YouTube channel to the list of Vogons Video Channels. I've been YouTubing similar retro stuff for a good while now and I hope that it will be of use to the readers here. My channel is: https://www.youtube.com/alsgeeklab I have two …

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2020-05-22, 04:04

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I needed a sound card for my Compaq 486. So I got a SoundBlaster 16 from Ebay. Stupidly I just thought that all ISA SoundBlaster cards work just by setting jumpers and making a tweak to your AUTOEXEC.BAT. Not in this case, it's a Plug n' Play (Vibra) card from 1995, more likely designed for Windows …

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Here's how to get a jumperless/PnP Soundblaster ISA card working in DOS...

Posted on 2020-05-22, 04:01

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I needed a sound card for my Compaq 486. So I got a SoundBlaster 16 from Ebay. Stupidly I just thought that all ISA SoundBlaster cards work just by setting jumpers and making a tweak to your AUTOEXEC.BAT. Not in this case, it's a Plug n' Play (Vibra) card from 1995, more likely designed for Windows …

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Re: Vogons Video Announcement Thread

Posted on 2020-05-19, 00:55

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Hey everyone, I thought i'd say hello and let you know about my YouTube channel, which covers retro computers, retro gaming (mainly PC), infosec, open source, gadget reviews and a little bit of popular science every now and again for good measure. My channel is https://www.youtube.com/alsgeeklab . …

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