Re: DOSBox Automatically minimizes at 2:00 pm exactly everyday

Posted on 2014-07-12, 18:24

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by ElectricMonk

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

Hello, I have software that I use for my business that is old but reliable, so I use DOSBox to run it since it is written for Windows 98 :blah: . To run the program, I use DOSBox and leave it fullscreened throughout the day. However, every day at exactly 2:00 pm, the screen minimizes itself for …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2014-07-12, 17:44

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by ElectricMonk

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'd recommend Tiefighter for exclusive play... but thats just me. :happy: I can't wait to get that one working properly! I must've played it 3 times in a row, even with that crappy sound card that would "hang notes". If LucasArts (now Disney) kept having to pump out Star Wars games, why not a TF2 …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2014-07-12, 17:38

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by ElectricMonk

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

That's very cool! Having a CM-32L does make a massive difference. Thanks! When I was a kid, I could only drool over the MT-32 and CM-32Ls Sierra sold in their catalog. That's why I'm so hot and bothered over getting to use BASSMIDI for killer GM/GS (there's even a 128MB OPL3 soundfont!), and MUNT …

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Re: Novell Netware and networking in DOS with ISA NIC

Posted on 2014-07-12, 17:16

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by ElectricMonk

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yeah, I don't know why, but there is something about NetWare that I like. Find it...compelling. And its not necessary for me, either. Glad I'm not the only one. :-D Trust me, the deeper you get into Netware, the more you'll like. I prefer 4.11 myself, but it was really miles ahead of Microsoft at …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2014-07-12, 17:09

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by ElectricMonk

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I just played some Kings Quest 5 and Monkey Island 2 in DosBox with CM-32L turned on for the first time (So much better than the Adlib I had way back then), and I've been trying to get wing commander 2, strike commander, Tie Fighter, and Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe to play nice with my 360 …

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Re: 386 & 486 laptops with proper sound cards?

Posted on 2014-07-12, 15:29

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by ElectricMonk

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

No hate intended, I was just wanting to know I'd love a luggable but it's off the topic. The IBM is pretty cool kinda not what i'm looking for since I am wondering if there's laptops with them built in (I.E. Not full size cards). Plus the sound card technically isn't in the laptop but infact inside …

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Re: Novell Netware and networking in DOS with ISA NIC

Posted on 2014-07-12, 15:13

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by ElectricMonk

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Word of warning NE2000 is just a standard and some manufactures did a better job then others at compatible so if you can find the actual card's drivers you may have better luck. I did a quick google on Delta LANF7236G and found this page http://forums.justlinux.com/showthread.php?119553-Getting- …

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Re: Soyo 019R1 ALI 1429 AI & ALI M143 (386DX) - BIOS file/string needed

Posted on 2014-07-12, 15:10

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by ElectricMonk

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

elianda wrote: I will see what I can do, but I may get this done after I come back from vacation. That's cool. Just PM jacques to let him know you may have the BIOS he needs, and that you'll get to it when you have a chance. I don't think he's checked the thread since the 9th.

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Re: Technically & artistically impressive games

Posted on 2014-07-12, 10:58

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by ElectricMonk

in Console & Arcade Emulation

in Console & Arcade Emulation

Wasn't Panzer Dragoon Orta a technical marvel? I seem to recall it ran at 60fps and was visually impressive (bump mapping, shaders, huge textures, etc). I've never played it, but I really want to (here's hoping I can fix my RROD 360). Played the Saturn games and thought Saga was the best one. At …

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Re: Technically & artistically impressive games

Posted on 2014-07-12, 10:48

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by ElectricMonk

in Console & Arcade Emulation

in Console & Arcade Emulation

I know it gets a lot of flak, but I thought StarFox Adventures looked really nice for a Gamecube title. I heard the developers put a lot of work into this fur shading technology for it. Metroid Prime was another really impressive looking title for the system, especially with all the small details …

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Re: What is your age?

Posted on 2014-07-12, 10:41

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by ElectricMonk

in Milliways

in Milliways

I'm as old as my nose, and a little older than my teeth. 🤣 I'll turn 39 in september, but I feel 50. I need to work out and get away from the Frankenlab more often.

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Re: Novell Netware and networking in DOS with ISA NIC

Posted on 2014-07-12, 06:21

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by ElectricMonk

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Looking at the NDS NLM management tools, it seems a lot more pleasant to work with than Windows Active Directory. Anyway, probably should have mentioned, but there is an RJ-45 jack right next to the BNC connector. Could the RJ-45 be for 1BASE5/StarLAN? I hope not, thats even slower than 10BASE2. AH …

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Re: Novell Netware and networking in DOS with ISA NIC

Posted on 2014-07-12, 05:48

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by ElectricMonk

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hopefully Marvin is okay for this, being older PC related. I've recently been messing around with Novell DOS 7, which is a variant of DR-DOS bundled with Personal NetWare and some other additions. Its a tad difficult to get full advantage of its networking capabilities, because you not only have to …

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Re: Voodoo Banshee AGP or Voodoo 5 5500 PCI?

Posted on 2014-07-12, 04:40

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by ElectricMonk

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Mau1wurf1977 wrote: anthony wrote: There are exists 3.3 to 1.5 agp adapter. Do you have more information about this? I was wondering about that, too. Aren't the 3.3v and 1.5v slots keyed completely differently? Well, I mean you could take a file, and try to shave off a contact to force it to fit, …

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Re: Soyo 019R1 ALI 1429 AI & ALI M143 (386DX) - BIOS file/string needed

Posted on 2014-07-12, 04:28

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by ElectricMonk

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

This looks very similar to one I have in a system: ftp://78.46.141.148/pictures/386dx40_sys3/ali_system.jpg Other than the 386 being mounted on the left, and that co-processor mounted on the right, I believe it's the exact same board! It even has the 019R1 sticker. Could you hook the OP with a copy …

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Re: Voodoo Banshee AGP or Voodoo 5 5500 PCI?

Posted on 2014-07-12, 04:01

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by ElectricMonk

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'd like to take a second to point out The Dodge Garage, to anyone who may not be aware of all the 3DFX equipment and prototypes therein.

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Re: 386 & 486 laptops with proper sound cards?

Posted on 2014-07-12, 03:54

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by ElectricMonk

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I had a lead on an Osborne I suitcase computer once, but after making contact with the seller one time, I never heard back from him again. :angry: I really wanted that, too. No doubt. When I was a technical instructor, way back when, we had a small fleet of damn fine lunchboxes, for offsite …

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Re: Question about HIMEM.SYS and EMM386

Posted on 2014-07-12, 03:31

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by ElectricMonk

in DOS

in DOS

I have an old DOS program that is not a game. It is a fantastic modeling package that I would very much like to use again. The last time it was usable was on Win NT (at least on the computers I have had). Can someone offer a simple how-to set of steps to enable me to use it on my Win 8.1 machine? …

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Re: 386 & 486 laptops with proper sound cards?

Posted on 2014-07-12, 03:08

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by ElectricMonk

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm just curious, Not so long ago gotten into DOS gaming on laptops, it started with an AST Premium Exec and later a couple of 486's but the limited sound capabilities made me wonder, did they ever have laptops that came with on-board sound cards, specifically the Pre-Pentium era? I have never seen …

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Re: Voodoo 1 CPU & VGA Limitations

Posted on 2014-07-12, 02:19

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by ElectricMonk

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The Dodge Garage is a good resource for all things 3DFX. The only limitation about Voodoo I can remember is the small texture size limit, and 16-bit color.

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