Re: Harddisk for Compaq SLT286

Posted on 2019-02-09, 13:16

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by Jo22

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I second that. I once had got a Compaq SLT286, too. Compaq was quite proprietary in its golden days, which was both good (first 386 PC) and "bad" (special SIMM modules; PCs which required special boot disks for BIOS access etc). As far as HDDs are concerned, a Compaq PC can be a little bit …

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Re: Distributing Physical Shareware in 2019?

Posted on 2019-02-08, 19:05

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by Jo22

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Any thoughts? Well, I don't mean to be discouraging (I love to collect old disks, incl. Shareware/Public Domain types), but.. The old Shareware concept of back then said that a seller of Shareware disks should never ask for more money than the disk (media) and a little service charge would cost. …

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Re: Why didn't CRTs have digital inputs?

Posted on 2019-02-07, 22:56

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The world is fuzzy. :-) You're speaking wise words of truth, my friend. :) I recall there are endless debates wether or not telegraphy using Morse code (aka CW; continous wave) is a digital mode or not. Some people argue that it is, because it uses defined pulse lengt for dot and dashes (a dash is …

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Re: Autoexec.bat/config.sys under Windows 98

Posted on 2019-02-07, 12:50

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by Jo22

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Sorry about that. :depressed: Unfortunately, I originally grew up with pre-586 hardware mainly (even pre-486 to be precise) so that was my experience. If my memory serves me well, the 586 era roughly was about the time when we (at home) stopped mixing legacy and current hardware. Comming from the …

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Re: How to enter old Phoenix 386 BIOS?

Posted on 2019-02-07, 12:35

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by Jo22

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keropi wrote: Any ideas? 😕 Hi Keropi, there's one thing that comes to mind - try provoking a keyboard error. On my 286 with a Schneider-BIOS (Phoenix based), pressing ESC during power-on causes a sticky key error.

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Re: "Lone Wolf" Retro/Daily Driver

Posted on 2019-02-07, 11:09

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The requirements for Windows 8.1, 7, and 10 are all almost identical... I agree with that on the 32-Bit versions. The 64-Bit versions of 8.1 added the requirement of the CMPXCHG16B instruction, which some early x64-CPUs didn't support yet. :sad: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2058683/new-windows …

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Re: Autoexec.bat/config.sys under Windows 98

Posted on 2019-02-07, 11:02

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by Jo22

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This reminds me of my father's old 386DX40 PC. It had a Mitsumi LU005 which Win95 had got no drivers for. Thus, it was required to fall back to the DOS CD-ROM driver. Gratefuly, that one worked under Windows, too. As far as I remember, loading MSCDEX wasn't required, though. Win95 had its own native …

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Re: The Windows 3.0 File Manager is now available in the Microsoft Store

Posted on 2019-02-06, 20:13

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by Jo22

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I know. It was no criticism, just noticed that it was modeled after later releases of Winfile (even though MS and the news call it Win 3(.0) File Manager).

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Re: Why didn't CRTs have digital inputs?

Posted on 2019-02-06, 19:01

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by Jo22

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Also it would have meant that the CRT would have needed some kind of framebuffer or at the very least a linebuffer. This would have even more increased the unit cost. Interestingly, the SECAM television system relied on some sort of framebuffer technique, too. From what I remember. the Atari 2600 …

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Re: The Windows 3.0 File Manager is now available in the Microsoft Store

Posted on 2019-02-05, 23:33

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Interesting. Just checked, and noticed: The package seems to be multi-lingual; it rather resembles Winfile of NT/WfW than of Win 3.0/3.1. For comparison, have a look at old Winfile 3.0 (gray folder icons, icon bar is part of the file window rather than the Winfile main window).

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Re: Does anyone mess with (very) old AutoCAD?

Posted on 2019-02-05, 23:17

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by Jo22

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Almoststew1990 wrote: Has anyone else messed around with old CAD? Hi, yes. I played with our familiy's old ACAD (v2, DOS) when I was very young. ^^ Edit: Some screenshots available here.

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Re: What if I want to make a classic website and edit it on vintage PCs?

Posted on 2019-02-05, 11:25

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by Jo22

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Oh my, this brings back memories of our computer class. 😵 Our teacher teached us to use frames. This was early 2000s(!), if memory serves. Btw. what's a "Framen" ? It's not in my dictonary. 😕

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Re: Autoexec.bat/config.sys under Windows 98

Posted on 2019-02-05, 11:10

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by Jo22

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No, yes.

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Re: Best video cards with DOS / Win 3.x / Win 9x support

Posted on 2019-02-04, 12:16

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by Jo22

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I'm also happy with the Trios and the Virge325 here, since they simply work. In the rare cases VBE support is an issue (below 2.x), writing another VGA BIOS into the 27xxx EPROM often solves it. For ancient DOS programs (SVGA, VBE1), an ISA-based Trident 8900(D), PVGA or WDC90xxx (say WD90C31) card …

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Re: .WAV player for MS DOS that runs on a 286?

Posted on 2019-02-04, 02:10

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by Jo22

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Which ealier release of the SB16 drivers are you refering to ? I'm using this set, from early 1994. Interesting. :surprised: I must have missed that one. The setup program looks oldschool to me, so this probably is one of the early releases. Seems to run fine so far in PCem with 286 emulation, as …

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Re: Sound Blaster 1.x 'seamless' playback investigation

Posted on 2019-02-02, 11:15

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by Jo22

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Yes, the SB wasn't a very advanced or capable piece of hardware. Cutting corners and solving things on the cheap/with quick-and-dirty hacks seems to have driven its design. Which is what makes it fit so well with the PC platform if you ask me. I thought about the same. Both the IBM 5150 series and …

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Re: DOS programs refuse to use CGA graphics modes

Posted on 2019-02-01, 09:57

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by Jo22

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^Um, you could hook up the VGA card to a Composite converter and keep the Commodore. Sure, the picture is a bit blurry, but not that bad. See https://youtu.be/VZMme7Edx6s

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Re: .WAV player for MS DOS that runs on a 286?

Posted on 2019-01-31, 06:33

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by Jo22

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(Creative was rater 286-fiendly with their 16-Bit Sound Blasters; they required VXDs for Windows 3.1; the 1.x drives always work.) Not sure what you're trying to say here. Creative's earlier, non-VxD SB16 drivers are fully-functional in Standard Mode Windows 3.1. Hm. Not sure what you're trying to …

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Re: .WAV player for MS DOS that runs on a 286?

Posted on 2019-01-30, 18:09

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by Jo22

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The card is okay. It has PnP, but also a memory expansion socket for the EMU8000 synth (used by 386+ games and some MOD players). If memory aerves, you need CTCU and CTCM to configure the card under DOS (for ex. AdlIb "FM" is disabled by default). These programs should load fine with EMU386 (adds a …

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Re: DOS programs refuse to use CGA graphics modes

Posted on 2019-01-30, 16:53

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by Jo22

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Hm. Strange. Perhaps there's a Hercules card still in the PC ? Some of the smaller clone cards can be mistaken easily for a serial-parallel combo card.

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