Re: Uniflash alternatives

Posted on 2018-05-02, 12:06

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by tauro

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Well, I've got a spare 27128 here with an old copy of XTIDE Universal BIOS. I could send you that in an envelope, if you like. :) Thank you very much Jo22 ! I will PM you. I've always found flashrom works well, but likely you will still need to make sure the image size matches the chip size. That …

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Re: Uniflash alternatives

Posted on 2018-05-02, 07:50

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by tauro

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Nice, interesting. Any hex editor would do? Is there a "standard" one? I was thinking to use this process to flash a XT-IDE binary and then use it with a network card on an old computer.

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Uniflash alternatives

Posted on 2018-05-02, 06:21

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by tauro

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Hello everyone, I'm looking for alternatives to uniflash, so that I can flash a small binary to a specific part of the the chip (uniflash will only work with files the same as the flash chip and only if it is recognized). I was thinking that maybe such software exists not only for DOS, but also even …

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Re: Doom slowdowns on a Toshiba 2800-S202

Posted on 2018-02-21, 12:24

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by tauro

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I suppose bad sectors on the hard disk might cause the issue because the disk will keep retrying until a timeout is reached. But this would probably last longer than a fraction of a second. I had a similar experience on a HP OmniBook, though. (P3 1GHz so similar age.) The battery wasn't holding a …

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Re: Doom slowdowns on a Toshiba 2800-S202

Posted on 2018-01-30, 14:49

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by tauro

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derSammler wrote: Is that output from plain DOS, or from a DOS box in Windows? Plain dos (msdos.sys BootGUI=0) with no config.sys and no autoexec.bat

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Re: Doom slowdowns on a Toshiba 2800-S202

Posted on 2018-01-30, 13:59

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by tauro

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im asking about total extended memory, not how much ram You have; also smartdrv 4096, 8192, 16384 is incorrect - smartdrv C 4096 4096 but make sure there is a lot of extended memory available, a least 16 megs What's the output of "mem", btw? Memory Type Total Used Free ---------------- -------- …

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Re: Doom slowdowns on a Toshiba 2800-S202

Posted on 2018-01-30, 01:25

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by tauro

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do You run from dos or from windows? did You try to set XMS memory to 16 megs or more and smartdrv C 4096 4096? do You have some disk overlay stuff running or any other exotic drivers? I tried both from dos (msdos.sys BootGUI=0) with no config.sys and no autoexec.bat, and also from within windows …

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Re: Doom slowdowns on a Toshiba 2800-S202

Posted on 2018-01-30, 00:12

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by tauro

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In Win98, make sure DMA is enabled for the hard disk and that no real-mode drivers are loaded, which may force 16-bit access. I think the real-mode drivers should show up in the "Performance" tab of System Properties, right? I see "Your system is configured for optimal performance". Everything is …

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Re: Doom slowdowns on a Toshiba 2800-S202

Posted on 2018-01-28, 23:09

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by tauro

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Just tried loading doom from a ramdrive (xmsdsk), and it works fine, it doesn't slowdown. So this confirms that it is somehow related to hard-disk speed or buffering, or caching, or I don't know what exactly.

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Doom slowdowns on a Toshiba 2800-S202

Posted on 2018-01-28, 22:26

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by tauro

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This is a Pentium 3 700 MHz (7x100) computer, 256 MB RAM, Win98 SE. Everything works but strangely the newer DOS games have problems that seem to be related to hard-disk speed or something. I disabled power-saving and everything is set to "performance" in the BIOS options. Still, when running doom ( …

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Re: Vintage Hardware Wallpapers

Posted on 2017-09-07, 00:36

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by tauro

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I recently made this one for a P3 Tualatin PC. I found the P3 Tualatin die shot on the web (highest res I could find):

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Re: Quake in DOS 640x480 FPS

Posted on 2017-05-23, 20:59

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by tauro

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Final round of tests with the P3: P3 AGP Voodoo3 16 MB with fastvid 800x600 74,3 FPS Geforce 6600 256 MB with fastvid 800x600 46,3 FPS 1024x768 30,3 FPS Geforce4 MX 4000 64 MB with fastvid 800x600 72 FPS 1024x768 49,2 FPS 1280x1024 26,4 FPS TNT2 M64 32 MB with fastvid 800x600 75 FPS 1024x768 50,6 …

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Re: Quake in DOS 640x480 FPS

Posted on 2017-05-23, 18:56

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by tauro

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Thank you all for your input. So I did some tests with my video cards in this P4 build, and these are my results: AGP Voodoo 3 doesn't fit in the AGP slot MX400 64 MB fastvid doesn't start and computer hangs TNT M64 32 MB fastvid doesn't start and computer hangs Geforce4 MX 4000 64 MB with fastvid …

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Re: Quake in DOS 640x480 FPS

Posted on 2017-05-23, 09:26

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by tauro

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Hey thank you man, I'll be doing some tests with that info

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Re: Quake in DOS 640x480 FPS

Posted on 2017-05-23, 08:15

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by tauro

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It is indeed very satisfying to have it running so smoothly and in high res, it's charming. I ended up using the P3-1.4S + MSI 694T + Voodoo3 3000 8 MB + SB16: Fastvid 800x600 = 74,3 FPS The P4 let me down: P4 3GHz + ASUS P4P800-E + NVIDIA 6600 256 MB + SB Live SB0100 Fastvid 800x600 = 58.5 FPS Most …

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Re: Quake in DOS 640x480 FPS

Posted on 2017-05-18, 18:11

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by tauro

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I'm sorry for posting in the wrong forum. Anyway, for those who care and helped, I finally played all Quake with fastvid without any problems, flawlessly. It looks great at 800x600. Fastvid really makes a difference for high resolution playing in pure DOS. I'll start evangelizing about its benefits.

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Re: Quake in DOS 640x480 FPS

Posted on 2017-05-16, 23:04

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by tauro

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Fastvid really helps! P4 3 GHz with fastvid gets to 83 FPS Video card is Nvidia GeForce 6600 Can you recommend me a specific config for fastvid or should I use a different software?

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Quake in DOS 640x480 FPS

Posted on 2017-05-16, 22:23

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by tauro

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I want to play the original Quake in 640x480 in pure DOS (6.22) I tried ver. 1.01, 1.06 and 1.08 and I can't get 60 FPS or more with 640x480 resolution. I tried using a P3 1.4 GHz, and even a P4 3 GHz, but I don't get more than 36 FPS. Did you ever get more than this FPS in pure DOS at 640x480? What …

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Re: No Music, AOE or AOE 2

Posted on 2017-05-07, 22:40

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by tauro

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You could use Daemon tools or a similar ISO mounting software that supports audio/mixed mode CDs. Then you forget about the CD drive, the cables, and all that jazz.

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Re: Build for 80's through early 90's

Posted on 2017-05-07, 22:35

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by tauro

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The question is: what hardware has the widest range of compatibility? Essentially, what microprocessor? How would you divide the PC eras and what hardware would you recommend for each? I mean something like this (only a very rough idea ): Year range / CPU 1981-1986 - 8086 - Perhaps a 286 can get …

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