Re: DOS Games that don't run as well under Windows 95/98 - Is there a list?

Posted on 2024-03-21, 22:09

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Yes, there's such a list, it was published by Microsoft in 1995: Q132994: Games (A-H) Requiring or Performing Better in MS-DOS Mode Q132995: Games (I-Q) Requiring or Performing Better in MS-DOS Mode Q132996: Games (R-Z) Requiring or Performing Better in MS-DOS Mode

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Re: Review: Sound Blaster PCI 128 (CT4810)

Posted on 2024-02-15, 11:00

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by GL1zdA

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Haha, FM emulation was terrible on these. I think this emulator was later reused and improved for the Live! series of cards, though I don't think it ever sounded pleasant.

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Re: Looking for old Gainward GeForce BIOSes

Posted on 2024-02-13, 08:05

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by GL1zdA

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Yes, I've seen the Gainward BIOSes, unfortunately they are not "late enough" for my case. My Gainward is the GeForce4 PowerPack! Pro/600-8X, the one with 64 MB of 128-bit memory. I'm trying to make some cards compatible with my new display (Lenovo P40w-20, via DVI to HDMI), because they boot with a …

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Re: How about a MR-BIOS ROM file repository?

Posted on 2024-02-09, 20:18

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Got this I-Bus SBC today: Intel 82430HX MR BIOS V3.57 Build: V098I5MC Date: 05/27/98 This is very interesting. Not only is this a new Soc7 image, but it's also the first I see a MR BIOS firmware newer than 3.46. The question is, what new features are there? And whether it's possible to somehow …

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Re: Looking for old Gainward GeForce BIOSes

Posted on 2024-02-08, 09:46

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Unfortunately, these go back to the GeForce 6xxx series, just 1 generation above of what I need. In the meantime I've found a collection of whitebunny BIOSes which contained one (noname GeForce 5500) useful for me. I wish someone backed up the mvktech.net collection. Or at least a contact to Mavke, …

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Looking for old Gainward GeForce BIOSes

Posted on 2024-02-06, 23:14

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I'm playing recently with the DVI ports of old (pre GeForce 6) nVidia cards and I was looking for VGA BIOS updates for some old cards. Currently I'm looking specifically for some Gainward GeForce4 MX440 8x BIOS. They were once available at Gainward's FTP , but are long gone. I've found some 440 8x …

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Re: Guide: Installing Windows 9x and DOS drivers on Sound Blaster Live! cards (version 3.0)

Posted on 2023-12-29, 12:23

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by GL1zdA

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OK, good to know that the original one was problematic.

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Re: Guide: Installing Windows 9x and DOS drivers on Sound Blaster Live! cards (version 3.0)

Posted on 2023-12-29, 10:35

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by GL1zdA

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The SBMA-SIS1D-W2-LB you've used as the base has the "4.12.01.0308-1.42.2050" version of CTSB16.VXD, which is the latest I've seen. I assume they didn't change the numbering in the middle. The "4.12.01.0153-0.75.1640 (beta-release)" is on all the Audigy 2 and ZS CDs except for the very first one …

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Re: Guide: Installing Windows 9x and DOS drivers on Sound Blaster Live! cards (version 3.0)

Posted on 2023-12-29, 09:27

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by GL1zdA

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What are the drivers you've included on the modified CD? I'm curious, because while it contains a slightly newer EMU10k driver, the CTSB16.VXD SB16 emulation driver looks like an older version : 4.12.01.0153-0.75.1640 (beta-release) on your CD vs 4.12.01.0308-1.42.2050 on the original CD.

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Sensaura on VIA Envy24 cards (M-Audio, Terratec, Audiotrak)

Posted on 2023-11-07, 23:05

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by GL1zdA

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Can anyone share his experience of using Sensaura on a VIA Envy24 sound card (like Terratec DMX 6fire 24/96, Terratec Aureon 7.1 Space, M-Audio Revolution 5.1 or 7.1, Audiotrack Prodigy 7.1)? I've tested it recently on an M-Audio Revolution 5.1 sound card. I've used the "revo51_win_1.0.0.0.exe" …

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Re: Guide: Installing Windows 98 and DOS drivers on an Audigy2 ZS (version 2.1)

Posted on 2023-11-07, 22:54

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by GL1zdA

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I found out, that using the slightly older Install CD ( https://archive.org/details/creativeaudigy2zs ) you won't have to deal with problems with the SB16 emulation driver, it will just install itself and work. This CD is from August 2003, just 3 months older than the one in the first post. It's …

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Re: Software to rip CD and Floppy Images?

Posted on 2023-11-06, 21:38

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by GL1zdA

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I'm using DiscImageCreator via the Media Preservation Frontend. It works well with all kinds of images and is the only one I've got satisfying results with Multi-Mode CDs (Data + Audio tracks).

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Re: Windows 95 on Cable Internet

Posted on 2023-10-29, 19:40

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by GL1zdA

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As others said, if it's a router it should work. As for winipcfg, the box with the "PPP Adapter" is a dropdown. Select your network card there and check if it got its IP address.

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Re: Guide: Installing Windows 98 and DOS drivers on an Audigy2 ZS (version 2.1)

Posted on 2023-10-27, 21:49

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by GL1zdA

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I found out, that using the slightly older Install CD ( https://archive.org/details/creativeaudigy2zs ) you won't have to deal with problems with the SB16 emulation driver, it will just install itself and work. This CD is from August 2003, just 3 months older than the one in the first post. It's the …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-07, 15:37

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by GL1zdA

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Got a NIB Gravis Xterminator Dual Control. I like the late Game Port joysticks.

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Re: Struggling with EMM and Ram (Win 98SE)

Posted on 2023-08-31, 15:55

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by GL1zdA

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Okay, P2B with Windows 9x should be fine by default. The thing you might need is more conventional memory and this can be done by enabling UMB and letting some DOS stuff into UMB. You can do it by using EMM386, but on the P2B UMBPCI should run fine and wont’t force you into protected mode at every …

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Re: Struggling with EMM and Ram (Win 98SE)

Posted on 2023-08-30, 19:41

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by GL1zdA

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You don't need QEMM for EMS under 98 SE. QEMM is quite aggressive by default, and without basic understanding of what you are doing it will do you more harm than good. Are you trying to run your DOS game under Windows or do you start/restart the PC and go to MS-DOS mode? If you're launching it under …

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LocalLoadHigh=1 buggy on Windows 9x?

Posted on 2023-08-21, 12:08

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by GL1zdA

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I've recently played a bit with UMBs on 9x, and I've triggered something, that looks like a bug. After adding LocalLoadHigh=1 to my system.ini 386Enh section, .bat files end with the MICROSOFT WINDOWS POP-UP PROGRAM SUPPORT message. And this will happen on batch files, as simple as a one-liner …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread *** LT board now available ***

Posted on 2023-08-15, 08:38

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by GL1zdA

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640K!enough wrote on 2023-08-02, 03:41: It has hardly been mentioned since the introduction of Orpheus II (LT), but the layered mode simply uses both FM chips at the same time to play back the same content. I'm wondering if adding some kind of "detune" mode would make the OPL3 sound richer?

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Re: Need Help With SoundBlaster Live 5.1 SB0100 DOS Emulation

Posted on 2023-08-15, 07:23

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by GL1zdA

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I would start with streamlining your configuration, especially SCSI and modem. Make the Audigy/Live! work alone and then add other hardware. IRQ 9 looks suspicious. This is the IRQ ACPI takes, you should check if you have ACPI disabled or installed Windows 9x with ACPI disabled. Check in System …

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