Re: Conspiracy Theories : Anti-Virus Companies Pact With Virus Creators?

Posted on 2012-02-16, 12:21

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1.- Yes, some people create virus for fun (or to check exploits), and yes, some people make virus for hacking computers and get passwords, money of destroy data for fun. 2.- I don't know if you ask if there is AIs outside making viruses, or if virus are created by only one person. There are no …

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Re: Are Anti-Virus Softwares Absolutely Necessary for Windows based PCs? And Why Linux Users Are Not As "Paranoid&q

Posted on 2012-02-11, 09:03

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a.- Maybe because Linux is not regarded as a bussiness, so most commercial software makers do not make software for Linux. There are some antivirus, like ClamAV, Avast and others. Also, some settings in Linux (user configuration, permissions, etc) prevents from wide spreading of viruses. b.- As safe …

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Re: Duke Nukem Forever...and ever......and ever.........and ever............?

Posted on 2012-02-08, 07:56

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It's all moot for me because I don't have a machine capable of playing it. But everything I've heard abut it has been bad. It's a shame - what were they doing for 10 years???? They got an overdose of envy and wanted the perfect game. It seems that they didn't like that Quake came out and left DN3D …

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Re: How accurate is Dosbox compared to emulators such as Bsnes?

Posted on 2012-02-07, 07:16

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Accurate compared to what? Remember that every PC is almost unique (different brand and model of CPUs with different cycles timing, different motherboards, different video cards), so compared to a IBM 5150 it may be as accurate as your every day PC. SNES (and other console emulators) has not as many …

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Re: memory question

Posted on 2012-02-04, 21:18

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The list is a Qualified Vendor List, e.g.: a list of parts that have been tested and proved to work. You may try any unlisted memory module, and it may work; Asus only guarantee that the listed modules work OK. The pair of modules is a mistery to me. Some boards need a minimum memory size, so if it …

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Re: Audigy vs. Onboard Realtek HD Audio -- which is better?

Posted on 2012-02-04, 16:08

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are you sure about this? because I have seen benchmarks claiming the opposite... not questioning you but could this be specific to your hardware combination? I remember that PCI latency settings for Sound Blaster Live were "not optimal", so they could cause sound cracking and low system performance …

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Re: Audigy vs. Onboard Realtek HD Audio -- which is better?

Posted on 2012-02-02, 23:17

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The general rule of thumb is, NEVER use onboard audio. it is ALWAYS inferior to a dedicated card. With some exceptions. Cheap sound cards often are based on CMI8738... which has been mounted in a lot of sound cards. Maybe the amplifiers are better, but... Thinking about that, I'm using a Asus Xonar …

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Re: Duke Nukem Forever...and ever......and ever.........and ever............?

Posted on 2012-02-02, 20:36

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Check also both DLC... the second one ("The doctor who cloned me") is said to be as long as original campaign, so for 2 more bucks is a good offer.

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Re: What does having 2 P3 cpu's do?

Posted on 2012-02-01, 07:53

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1.- Linux and other systems will benefit too, if they support multiple CPUs (Windows 9x won't be able to use both CPUs, I think). 2.- Yes, but don't expect a big impact on performance. If the program is using only a thread, you may expect one CPU using that thread and the other executing other …

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Re: dBASE II dbase.com does not run (?)

Posted on 2012-01-31, 20:13

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Are you sure that dbase II is a PC program? The original dBase II was released as a CP/M program (later ported to MSDOS), and CP/M programs are also .com.

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Re: Monochrome TFT

Posted on 2012-01-31, 20:05

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CGA video cards worked at the same frequencies that TV, so you could try to connect (almost) directly your CGA output to a SCART/Peritel/Euroconector input (i.e.: a cheap TV set). There are some schemes on internet, but not all of them works (it seems that designs based around 74ls86 or 74hc86 works …

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Re: Duke Nukem 3D problem

Posted on 2012-01-29, 09:27

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I guess you didn't play Duke Nukem 3D back in the day (and you know how to setup the game) nor bought it via Good Old Games (that made a installer that make your game runs fine). Did you know that VOGONS doesn't suppor piracy?

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Re: is there an emulation that can properly run old Windows games?

Posted on 2012-01-27, 16:35

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Don't forget that you can use Virtualbox... but some things (D3D acceleration) only work in XP or linux guests. Also, Linux + Wine + cracks (in some cases) works better than Windows in some cases (i.e.: Star Wars EP1 Racer doesn't run on Windows XP, but DOES run in Linux+Wine).

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Re: Cannot change any game's screen resolution from default

Posted on 2012-01-22, 09:28

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Only a few DOS games supported changing resolution (like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Sim City 2000) and it had to be changed into the game or changing the game config files. Also they requires SVGA video cards, so depending on your DOSBox configurations they may believe that they're running on a …

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Re: Do DOS "software mode" 3D accelerators exist?

Posted on 2012-01-22, 09:21

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A 3D accelerator is a card that does 3D functions in hardware. If the CPU is still computing in software the 3D functions, it's not a accelerator. Maybe you have heard about some 3D cards doing some functions in software. That's because the game is using an API (i.e. DirectX) that define some …

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Re: Best games and application software for 486 dx2-66 era PC?

Posted on 2012-01-17, 20:30

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- Crusader: No remorse - Syndicate - Operation: Inner Space (but you will need Windows 3.1) - Duke Nukem 3D - Redneck Rampage - Shadow Warrior - TFX Also, you better get a floppy version of Tie Fighter... it has better music (or at least, when "things" happens, it changes accordingly).

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Re: Interesting links

Posted on 2012-01-10, 12:36

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Debe ser que en Navarra somos especiales... I must have a DNS or ISP problem (Telefónica)... using a proxy it works!

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Re: Interesting links

Posted on 2012-01-09, 18:35

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I've tried to access desura.com during the last three weeks, but it doesn't work. Is it down, or is it a regional lock?

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Re: ANSi.SYS

Posted on 2012-01-01, 10:24

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Back in time, I had some PC World utility called ANSI.COM that could be loaded in DOS prompt. Maybe you could still find it.

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Re: wing commander

Posted on 2011-12-22, 13:35

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I remember that strike commander had a nasty issue with some cracks: ii didn't get past 20% power. Could it be some issue with a crack? Are you using a craked or a legal version?

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