Re: Trying to get Miracle Piano to run ...

Posted on 2019-01-06, 08:29

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Hi, sorry for the late reply! I wish you a happy new year! I'm speaking under correction, but I think DOSBox only has MIDI-out for now in order to support MT-32 and other MIDI modules. In order to fully use a keyboard, you'll need a MIDI-in support, as well. Edit: You may have more luck using PCem …

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Re: x87 co-processor emulator? A real thing or totally fake?

Posted on 2019-01-05, 21:28

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Hm. Some benchmark programs display x87 performance graphically as a bar (CheckIt!, NSSI etc). Also visually interesting are fractal programs (Mandelbrot), though they also use integer math sometimes. And some old CAM/CAM programs (I've recorded some clips of AutoSketch) or old PCB layout software ( …

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Re: x87 co-processor emulator? A real thing or totally fake?

Posted on 2019-01-05, 18:07

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Thanks for the explanation, Scali! 😀 I remember some of this, but did forget the details and technical terms. 😅

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Re: Any good Windows 3.1 games?

Posted on 2019-01-05, 17:38

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ants.exe Hey, I remember that, along with "slug.exe". - Wasn't it also a Win 2.x or 3.0 "game" (originally) ? ;) Edit: These are some of the Win 3.x games that I liked to play back in the 90s. They are mostly "desktop" games, though, as found on Atari ST (GEM) and Mac OS back in the 80s. Also, they …

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Re: Tiny mouse driver ?

Posted on 2019-01-05, 17:18

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red_avatar wrote: Anyone know another low-memory mouse driver? CuteMouse not working properly 😀

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Re: x87 co-processor emulator? A real thing or totally fake?

Posted on 2019-01-04, 14:43

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I second that, Scali explained that very well IMHO. This perhaps is slightly off-topic, but on Windows 2.x and 3.x, there's also a runtime named WIN87EM which both virtualizes and emulates a simple x87 math coprocessor. Even if a real x87 is installed, virtualization might be necessary in order to …

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Re: Tandy 1000, Lo-Tech XT/IDE, CF and DOS 3.x

Posted on 2019-01-04, 14:34

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Thank you! I also wish you a happy new year! ^^

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Re: Tandy 1000, Lo-Tech XT/IDE, CF and DOS 3.x

Posted on 2018-12-26, 15:28

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Thanks! Your're welcome. Merry Christmas everyone. ^^

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Re: SSD with MS-DOS, Win9x, XP & Vista. how long will it stay a live?

Posted on 2018-12-25, 15:24

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Wow! Thanks a lot for the link! I had no idea it's that worse on Vista.

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Re: Merry x-mas 2018 everyone....

Posted on 2018-12-25, 14:11

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brostenen wrote: What did people get? I got two shirts, money for retro hardware, a bottle of 15 year Glenfiddich single malt, a pair of shoes and a couple of big spoons for food serving. I got an.. uhn.. thing. By my sister. It makes a sound and lights up. ^^ PS: Merry Christmas everyone, too.

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Re: What Windows should I use?

Posted on 2018-12-23, 13:11

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by Jo22

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Windows 2.x boots faster, though.

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Re: Win9x audio is poor in dosbox

Posted on 2018-12-23, 13:04

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Not only for 95. Never got GUS emulation to work properly in 3.1 either. :depressed: - A few years ago, I tried GUS emulation when I thinkered with MOD4WIN and a few Games in DOSBox. Not sure what I did wrong, though. That being said, I also had issues with SB16 playback in 16-Bit resolution. Anyway …

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Re: Voyager probes 40th anniversary

Posted on 2018-12-22, 08:58

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More information about Voyager can be found at https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/ . It also has got posters. :)

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Re: SSD with MS-DOS, Win9x, XP & Vista. how long will it stay a live?

Posted on 2018-12-21, 01:21

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Also, XP, Vista and 7 don't use native 4K transfer for HDD/SSD access yet, only 512 bytes per sectors. This was added ca. around Win 8.x or 10, if memory serves. 4K transfers are insofar interesting as they fit to 4K the memory blocks that Windows uses in 32-Bit/64-Bit Protected Mode (Win 3.x …

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Re: My desk and room is a mess

Posted on 2018-12-20, 08:22

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Use turpentine ? - Just kidding.😁 (Some of use use plastic boxes or shelves to keep things tidy. Card board boxes or cabinets are also useful for organizing thngs.)

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Re: Old fart topic: What was your hardware specs in 1992?

Posted on 2018-12-20, 01:03

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A calculator with 8 digits.

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Re: Tandy 1000, Lo-Tech XT/IDE, CF and DOS 3.x

Posted on 2018-12-20, 01:00

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Hi, it depends on where you live, I guess. Here in Europe, the Tandy 1000 isn't very common to find. In Canada, for example, I suppose it might be easier to get hold of than an early Amiga computer model. This reminds me of my old Sharp MZ-700. from what I read it (along with the 800 series) was …

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Re: 8086 cpu.

Posted on 2018-12-19, 00:18

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Too bad. This is the slowest pc I have seen for sale during past 2 years. I don*'t know for sure, but perhaps it's possible to change memory-refresh timings via software to make performance worse ? I remember that people decreased the refresh times to make a machine faster, maybe it also works in …

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Re: DOS games and Windows 3.11

Posted on 2018-12-19, 00:08

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^ If you feel more comfortable with a GUI, you can try Norton Commander or MS-DOS Shell. DOS Shell came with DOS 5 and 6.0, I recall. It is also part of the fourth extra disk for DOS 6.2x. It can be downloaded for free, I recall. Back then, the files of the 4th disk was also available on the …

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Re: DVD video playback on P3 and win98se.

Posted on 2018-12-18, 23:56

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When we had a Pentium III at home, ~ PowerDVD 3.x or XP was usually bundled with DVD-ROM drives. These older versions should be able to make use of MMX/SSE or the old video decoders built into the then current graphics cards. At the time, VLC was the worst DVD player software I knew. I encountered …

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