Re: [pics]Dosbox Hercules mode VS real hercules

Posted on 2011-02-17, 23:12

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by Mau1wurf1977

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Can't see a difference in your shots at all... You didn't go fullscreen yet, did you? Here two fullscreen pics: http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6541/opengl.png http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/9118/openglnb.png Save them to the desktop, open it as fullscreen and use the arrow keys to toggle …

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Re: [pics]Dosbox Hercules mode VS real hercules

Posted on 2011-02-17, 22:54

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Yea and now make one with opengl and you should see the difference. Also you should to go into full screen mode. Much easier to see the difference.

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Re: [pics]Dosbox Hercules mode VS real hercules

Posted on 2011-02-17, 22:38

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If you're using aspect correction (aspect=true), you will get some vertical blending of pixels unless you use output=openglnb ("nb"=no blending), and that is regardless of what scaler you use. I don't think this is 100% correct. output=ddraw and overlay works just fine. It's really only opengl that …

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Re: [pics]Dosbox Hercules mode VS real hercules

Posted on 2011-02-17, 22:24

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the idea is to get a pixel perfect result - no distortion, no added pixels, no blurring around the edges It's one or the other. Fact is that pixels on a real CRT and a modern LCD have a different shape. Best compromise IMO is DOSBox normal2x and normal3x scaler, as it's basically a "nearest …

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Re: Pentium overdrive 83 MHz - overclocking options?

Posted on 2011-02-17, 22:09

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So in a nutshell for 386/486 coded applications, the AMD 133 was a good alternative, but once you run Pentium coded software, the POD leaps ahead?

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Re: Looking to build or buy a DOS ONLY gaming platform

Posted on 2011-02-17, 22:01

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The problem as I see it, is if I would like to change out the cpus to a K6-2 or a Pentium MMX, right? Then 1MB Pipeline Burst Cache is ideal in these Super7 era systems....certainly better than 512k or 256k. Might be worth looking into what kind of impact it actually makes. For DOS I wouldn't worry …

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Re: Pentium overdrive 83 MHz - overclocking options?

Posted on 2011-02-17, 16:00

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That's interesting and I wonder which one would end up faster: Overclocked AMD 486-133 or overclocked Intel POD 83?

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Re: Looking to build or buy a DOS ONLY gaming platform

Posted on 2011-02-17, 10:16

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The size / speed / cacheable area is irrelevant if you are using a K6 with on-chip Cache. That on-chip Cache has no limitations and is much much faster than the mainboard cache. For compatibility I would get PC100 SDRAM.

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Re: Looking to build or buy a DOS ONLY gaming platform

Posted on 2011-02-17, 03:29

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Bargain! Well done...

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Re: Looking to build or buy a DOS ONLY gaming platform

Posted on 2011-02-17, 00:14

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The boards look great, though personally I would prefer a lot of different boards to play with, rather than the same board three times.

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Re: Looking to build or buy a DOS ONLY gaming platform

Posted on 2011-02-16, 22:59

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Ram: SDRAM for sure Asus is always good, though my Aopen and Iwill boards turned out just fine. IMO you should be fine with any of these boards. Getting one at a low price is likely the bigger challenge 🤣

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Re: Sound Blaster Live! DOS Drivers

Posted on 2011-02-16, 22:02

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That's a neat system! Of the AWE64 sounds clearer, just go with that!

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Re: 9x retro rig sound: SB128? Or Vortex? Or...

Posted on 2011-02-16, 01:36

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They are really cheap at the moment, as everything is moving to PCIe and USB. Sandy Bridge doesn't have native PCI any more, so we should see a ton of PCI cards over the next few years! Just wondering would a PCI X-Fi work in a W98SE machine or are there technology roadblocks?

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Re: Socket 7 Bug Has Hit

Posted on 2011-02-16, 01:23

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That notebook sounds interesting! I'm sure that soundchip has been covered on this forum. Do a search and see what you find. With Soundcards, if your games use MIDI, then no, no need for a SB16 with Yamaha OPL. An AWE64 will be fine and give you a cleaner signal. A lot of games also have native …

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Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2011-02-16, 00:36

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All these Pinball games sound best on a GUS!

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Re: New (to me) socket 7 motherboards

Posted on 2011-02-15, 21:59

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Nice find! In a nutshell, Socket 7 boards are the most flexible Retro boards you can get. Flexible in terms of what speed / performance band you can cover. Go into BIOS and disable L1 and L2 Cache and you have a 386. Turn L2 on and you have a 486 (The FSB determines which one) and for speed king get …

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Re: Authentic DOS 6.22 Dual booted on newer machines

Posted on 2011-02-15, 17:18

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Yup FAT16, DOS 6.22, a few games and demos and off you go. If there was any sound solution that would make the whole thing more interesting. I have up on finding a PCI sound card that works on a modern AMD chipset mainboard...

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Re: Authentic DOS 6.22 Dual booted on newer machines

Posted on 2011-02-15, 16:56

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Nope, just a BIOS that supports booting from USB and a tool to create the USB drive (its from HP).

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Re: Tass Times in Tonetown not running correctly

Posted on 2011-02-15, 15:55

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OT but this game was released originally for the Apple. There are also C64 and Amiga versions. Might be worth checking them out? Maybe one of the other versions is superior?

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Re: any DOS sound drivers/emulators for modern hardware?

Posted on 2011-02-15, 15:51

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Yea we should have been more specific regarding which games work well. I believe my Atom struggled a bit with Descent, but all the typical 386 type adventure games ran fine...

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