Re: I don't know how to install dosbox in a laptop without any operating system inside

Posted on 2020-08-27, 05:03

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by cyclone3d

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Doesn't look like you're going to have any luck with that: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=10682 Seems like installing W98SE could solve all of your problems. My guess is that it would be quite simple to figure out what exactly the DOS driver looks for in the Win9x installation. Probably …

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Re: Keep or get rid of PCI S3 Trio 32/64

Posted on 2020-08-27, 04:58

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by cyclone3d

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Ok. I'll end up testing them all anyway. I have a bunch of different ones so it wouldn't surprise me at all that some have better output than others.

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Re: Collecting rants

Posted on 2020-08-27, 04:28

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by cyclone3d

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I'm glad I got most of the 3dfx cards I have before the prices went crazy. A lot of them, besides the V5-5500 I got as a spare for the one I bought new from CompUSA, came in lots with other cards. I would like to have a PCI V5-5500 but that is most likely never going to happen.

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Keep or get rid of PCI S3 Trio 32/64

Posted on 2020-08-27, 04:23

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by cyclone3d

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Is there any reason at all for me to keep PCI S3 Trio32 or Trio64 video cards when I also have PCI S3 Virge video cards? Do the older cards have better compatibility or anything like that?

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Re: Low volume out of Cobra AW744L II card

Posted on 2020-08-27, 02:12

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by cyclone3d

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I'll have to double check, but I don't think so.. at least not for the electrolytic capacitors. That is how I determined where to use 6.3v and 16v caps.

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Re: New Waveblaster card : Reptile Paradise - Yucatan FX

Posted on 2020-08-26, 14:56

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by cyclone3d

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dreamblaster wrote on 2020-08-26, 14:28: cyclone3d wrote on 2020-08-26, 14:16: I'm interested in one. How much is shipping to USA? Added shipping info Thanks... I would like one shipped with tracking.

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Re: New Waveblaster card : Reptile Paradise - Yucatan FX

Posted on 2020-08-26, 14:16

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by cyclone3d

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I'm interested in one. How much is shipping to USA?

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Re: Low volume out of Cobra AW744L II card

Posted on 2020-08-25, 23:29

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by cyclone3d

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The capacitor values are not critical. Only thing I would worry about is making sure the rated voltage is equal to or higher than the PCI voltage. I already posted what I used when I found the fix... at least for the electrolytic capacitors. The SMD that I used, I just matched up the size that would …

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Re: Can you think of a more powerful single slot XP card

Posted on 2020-08-25, 14:33

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by cyclone3d

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What about the Quadro K2200? Same specs as the 750Ti but just a bit slower stock RAM clocks. There are modified XP drivers available for it. It is also single slot. And to top it off, it is readily available and pretty cheap.

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Re: My Gateway Solo 2550

Posted on 2020-08-25, 06:02

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by cyclone3d

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I have a Solo 2550 with Win2k on it. The only driver install file I have is for the display. It really shouldn't be necessary to have the original drivers though. As mentioned before: Video is Silicon Motion LynxEM Sound is ESS Maestro2E PCI Everything else is just standard stuff. There is a driver …

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Re: dedicated Gameport PCI cards - do they exist?

Posted on 2020-08-23, 23:39

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by cyclone3d

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I have a CH Force Fx & Pro Throttle so far (both Gameport). I don't have the pedals yet. Still looking for either NOS CH pedals, or a used Simped. Doesn't the CH Force FX use both a Game Port and a Serial port ? All those buttons should be re-mappable to keyboard keys but not sure if that can be …

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Re: dedicated Gameport PCI cards - do they exist?

Posted on 2020-08-23, 23:21

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by cyclone3d

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I have a CH Force Fx & Pro Throttle so far (both Gameport). I don't have the pedals yet. Still looking for either NOS CH pedals, or a used Simped. Ok, so I have the gameport version of the CH Pedals. You plug the joystick into the pedal cable and then plug the pedal cable into the gameport. The …

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Re: dedicated Gameport PCI cards - do they exist?

Posted on 2020-08-23, 22:56

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by cyclone3d

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Yeah, they definitely could have existed. My guess is that there just wasn't enough demand for them as everything was moving over to USB around that time. The other thing that may have something to do with it is that some gameport devices have issues with faster computers. I had gotten a used Saitek …

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Re: dedicated Gameport PCI cards - do they exist?

Posted on 2020-08-23, 20:38

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by cyclone3d

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Do you already have the HOTAS + rudder pedal setup you are going to be using?

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Re: dedicated Gameport PCI cards - do they exist?

Posted on 2020-08-22, 20:13

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by cyclone3d

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Are you wanting to use something in DOS or would it be ok for it to work within Windows only?

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Re: So... I picked up a simple unassuming beige AT computer and it turned out to be this....

Posted on 2020-08-22, 20:06

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by cyclone3d

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That is an awesome find! Thanks for sharing.

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Re: 3D printed AWE64 Gold bracket

Posted on 2020-08-22, 16:13

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by cyclone3d

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You people and your 3d printers... You are tempting me to buy a 3d printer every time I see something like this.

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Re: I found some game saves from 2000 but i need help to find for which game.. some hex help appreciated.

Posted on 2020-08-22, 00:46

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by cyclone3d

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game0.SAV - first line - "SATAN" game2.SAV and game3.SAV and game5.SAV - first line - "-blank-" game4.SAV - first line "Kecy" Guessing the first line is the character name or save game name set by the player.

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Re: Voodoo Banshee vs. Voodoo-3 3000 ?

Posted on 2020-08-21, 19:52

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by cyclone3d

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A Banshee is basically a gimped Voodoo 2 Banshee is not just gimped Voodoo 2. It's the first card with improved post-filter aka "22-bit color", which was so hyped up after Voodoo 3 release. Banshee also improved subpixel precision, which Voodoo 1 and Voodoo 2 had some problems with. I was talking …

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Re: Voodoo Banshee vs. Voodoo-3 3000 ?

Posted on 2020-08-21, 17:40

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by cyclone3d

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A Banshee is basically a gimped Voodoo 2 (one less texturing unit) that also does 2D.. but it runs at a higher clock speed than a Voodoo 2. So it should be faster than a Voodoo 2 in games that don't use multi texturing but a lot slower in games that do. The Voodoo 3 should be over twice as fast for …

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