Re: Programs that don't work with 9x Virtual DOS?
Posted on 2016-04-29, 08:00
leileilol wrote: Anything that really abuses the PC speaker is a good start, like Links. Time for magical mushrooms, yay ! *link*
Re: Programs that don't work with 9x Virtual DOS?
Posted on 2016-04-29, 07:33
For true DOS, get an EMS card, use hardware UMBs and stay in real-mode. Any software author that wrote programs exclusively for those with an EMS card would have severely restricted his or her audience. They didn't have to. But for some reason they decided to restrict their audiences later on. It …
Re: My childhood Peacock 8MHz XT
Posted on 2016-04-28, 23:15
Um, I dont't know for sure, but some 16Bit controllers from the WD100X family don't come with a BIOS built-in. I think they rely on the systems BIOS to provide drive geometry. But you are using a normal 8bit card, so it should be possible to access the controller's BIOS. Did you try this ? DEBUG ( …
Re: Programs that don't work with 9x Virtual DOS?
Posted on 2016-04-28, 22:12
Same level as DOS+EMM386, I'd say. EMM386 is basically a minimalistic OS, encapsulating DOS. And both are virtual in some kind. For true DOS, get an EMS card, use hardware UMBs and stay in real-mode.
Re: PCI sound cards and Chipsets from various manufacturers...
Posted on 2016-04-28, 21:48
CMI8738 was said to support DOS, but in fact, it doesn't. Even those onboard CMI8738/9739 that existed on some motherboards don't seem to support DOS properly, while the drivers will not load and saying cannot find PCI device on newer boards. Funny, that you mention this one. I wrote an article (or …
Re: 808x and prefetch
Posted on 2016-04-28, 20:16
Didn't know later PCs frome the PC/AT or PS/2 line were that problematic regarding compatiblity. I thought it was the reverse. I read that in early to mid 80s some PC clones were advertised as "MS-DOS compatible", but not "PC compatible". I know of a few such models, at least on paper.. Olivetti M24 …
Re: 808x and prefetch
Posted on 2016-04-27, 13:25
This is cool, but.. I wonder, why does nobody aim for cycle exact emulation of a NEC V20 ? I thought a lot of XTs where equipped with that one because the 8088 was somewhat slow it made people cry. ;) Anyway, I don't know much about this. I'm just curious, did games or applications of the 80s ever …
Re: My childhood Peacock 8MHz XT
Posted on 2016-04-27, 12:21
EDIT #2: I think I figured it all out. The cards pictured were ALL part of the original setup. The MFM controller that's in the 286 is a 16-bit card so it couldn't have been used in the XT. There's also a dual serial card I probably used during my BBS days because of its 16450 UART. Does anyone …
Re: MDA, Hercules and other clones, what's the frequency, Kenneth?
Posted on 2016-04-26, 22:29
Be careful with timing on a real MDA monitor.. It's very sensitive. I heard stories about joke programs which destroyed the fly-back transformer within a few seconds. Better try it on a VGA card in HGC emulation mode first and use a LCD monitor.
Re: MS-DOS 7.10 / Windows 98SE Dual Boot, is it possible ?
Posted on 2016-04-26, 22:15
Hi, Elia1995, if you just want to multi-boot two operatings systems, there's a much simpler way to do it. Just set one hard drive to cable select and connect a switch to the other ones jumper pins. When you flip the switch, the hdds switch their order and you can safely access both of them. The …
Re: Some 386 questions, FPU , and help identify board?
Posted on 2016-04-26, 21:55
Any FPU (aka NPU) will do the job. Just make sure you have updated your Win3.1 files, if you use it. Oh, and there was a FPU guide.. Elianda mentioned it a while ago.. Wait, I got it! I've added a later version for your convenience.
Re: Uses for Each Windows
Posted on 2016-04-26, 21:04
Windows 98FE = Okay, last one of the 9x line to officially support WinG for games. What happens when you try to run a WinG game in 98SE? Is it just a matter of copying the appropriate DLLs? In theory, yes it works. When I installed the WinG SDK on 98SE, the colour palette was different in certain …
Re: Uses for Each Windows
Posted on 2016-04-26, 12:32
95 are great when you don't have much memory and disk space and time to install bigger win32. Right, it runs -pardon- crawls with 4MB and it fits into an 40MB partition (similar to OS/2 2.x or 3). My dad had it on his 386DX40 back in the 90s.. He upgraded its memory to 16MB just for that (in '95 …
Re: Uses for Each Windows
Posted on 2016-04-26, 04:49
Hi folks, you already mentioned a lot. Here are my thoughts to this topic. Windows/386 = Cute, has a few games like Starbase, Klotz or modem chess. It's terminal program is cute. Windows 3.x = NEC V20/i80286 compatible. Most reliable for Win16 games. For example, Wintrek has a glitch on the left …
Re: Question about BBS on DosBox
Posted on 2016-04-26, 04:01
Hi, many years ago I connected a few times to a BBS. Mainly for looking for drivers and such. Most of these games those BBSes ran had an sysop- or test-mode, so they were in theory also playable on a computer. I think I also played Trade Wars, at least the pictures I found look familiar. If you want …
Re: My childhood Peacock 8MHz XT
Posted on 2016-04-26, 03:03
Funny you mention that... Oh, wow! Haven't seen that before, seriously. Anyway, nice pix! ^^ That seems like a nice system, I also want to see some pictues. Adding a VGA card (or a CGA/EGA card if you have a suitable monitor) is probably not a bad idea even if amber monochrome screens are really …
Re: My childhood Peacock 8MHz XT
Posted on 2016-04-25, 20:47
Awesome and an interesting story! Pictures, please! :-D Only had an 8088 laptop so far, but my dad once had an PC1512 which I think had an NEC V30. He was usin' it for all kind of business stuff (you know, such as dBase, Clipper, Turbo Pascal). When I asked him about those old computers, he often …
Re: Dell "fridge" 2x P PRO
Posted on 2016-04-25, 19:42
How well does it run Windows for Workgroups ? 😁 Just kiddin', it's an awesome beast! And it looks mighty! I can almost imagine to hear it growl..
Re: PAS16 sounds distorted
Posted on 2016-04-25, 19:24
Hello tikoellner, congratulation for getting a PAS16! It's a wonderful card. Does the distortion affect the thunderboard part or FM synthesis, aswell ? I'm just asking, because they share the PAS' amplifier. Maybe the caps were gone bad. Besides, are you using an AT or ATX PSU ? The PAS16 needs the …
Re: PAS16 sounds distorted
Posted on 2016-04-25, 18:26
Hello tikoellner, congratulation for getting a PAS16! It's a wonderful card. Does the distortion affect the thunderboard part or FM synthesis, aswell ? I'm just asking, because they share the PAS' amplifier. Maybe the caps were gone bad. Besides, are you using an AT or ATX PSU ? The PAS16 needs the …
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