Re: Xp Pro x64

Posted on 2016-07-04, 13:46

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Not for end-users no. But for developers it was a good OS to port their applications and drivers to 64-bit and do a good test-run to debug any 64-bit related issues. The fact that XP x64 was there is probably the reason why Vista x64 and later OSes had a relatively painless uptake. That is one …

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Re: Xp Pro x64

Posted on 2016-07-03, 18:23

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More ram so steam and origin preform better. Xp 32 with my 7900 sli limits xp 32bit to 2.5gb ofbram but on 64 i get all 6gb Then use an OS that was actually developed with usable x64 in mind, like Vista, or better yet, Win7 (as some modern software already starts dropping Vista support). XP x64 was …

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Re: Pata vs Sata1 speeds

Posted on 2016-07-03, 17:53

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candle_86 wrote: Not even a sata 2 mechanical drive will saturate ATA133 Modern ones do exceed SATA1 bus speeds, getting to almost 200MB/s in sequential R/W, although technically you can call them "SATA3 drives".

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Re: Pata vs Sata1 speeds

Posted on 2016-07-03, 14:58

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Chipsets with integrated SATA 1 on a 150MB/sec capable link is a narrow time window, but it does include the Intel 865 and I think the nForce3. Not sure about VIA. Technically, for Intel at that time, the SATA controller was in the Southbridge, so the relevant chip would be the ICH5 (which was …

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Re: What is the best way to handle multiple soundcards in Windows 98

Posted on 2016-07-02, 07:05

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PhilsComputerLab wrote: The way I would do it is disable whatever card you don't want to use in device manager. You might have to reboot. Seems excessive. What's wrong with just changing the sound device in the sound options?

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Re: Pentium II/III VS K6-III+

Posted on 2016-06-22, 19:11

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I think you are wrong on both counts, but I will have to check again. Maybe this weekend. Maybe I am just wrong on how fast Jazz is supposed to be? But it felt the same on the raw hardware as on DOSBox. What K6 system have you tried it on?

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Re: Pentium II/III VS K6-III+

Posted on 2016-06-22, 19:02

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Jazz and Bash work for me with no issues on a K6-2. Lotus does not work, and I have not tested the others.

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Re: Pentium II/III VS K6-III+

Posted on 2016-06-22, 13:47

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The K6-III+ is NOT a good Retro-CPU because it's way too fast with Dos (even with 2x66) I assume that for DOS it will not be much different than a K6-2 at the same clock. I have a K6-2 500MHz and it is fine for DOS games I play (I don't play most of the really old stuff). A few other things work …

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Re: Pentium II/III VS K6-III+

Posted on 2016-06-22, 11:22

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Well I went from a K6-2 450 to a K6-3 400 before I got my +. I will say my K6-2 450 was laggy feeling even running just windows, and in games it really hurt, I felt lag in even older more basic games like The Original Red Alert. The III made it work wonderfully Maybe I should hunt for a top of the …

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Re: Best PCI sound card for XP

Posted on 2016-06-22, 08:04

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My 2004 board (P4P800-E) had reasonable onboard sound for the time (one of the first onboard 7.1 codecs), but had lots of static due to PCI interference. That's pretty much the main reason I put that Audigy 2 ZS in there.

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Re: Pentium II/III VS K6-III+

Posted on 2016-06-21, 14:48

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One thing that I am curious about is how do the K6-2 keeps up. The K6-3+ 500MHz+ chips are pretty rare/pricy, but K6-2 CPUs at such speeds are more readily available. How does K6-2 fare with K6-3+ clock for clock?

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Re: Best PCI sound card for XP

Posted on 2016-06-21, 14:37

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Yeah, I'd go for Audigy 2 ZS though I can't remember why a ZS and not a straight 2. Possibly because the ZS is 7.1, and the regular Audigy 2 is just 6.1. Not that it matters in most practical setups. Especially because the 7.1 is rigged to only work with Creative's special cables. I too like the 2 …

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Re: One more reason to keep old versions of Windows offline

Posted on 2016-06-21, 13:54

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1) It's not about keeping it connected to the internet, but more like keeping it on the home network (for file sharing / transfer), without artificially blocking its internet access (which is possible, of course). 2) Well, if it's connected to the rest of the network, with file shares and everything …

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Re: One more reason to keep old versions of Windows offline

Posted on 2016-06-21, 10:05

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if you're NOT using Wndows 7 (vista?) or newer, yes you can! You can install NetBEUI protocol and disable NetBIOS over TCP-IP, you'll retain the file sharing functionality and still able to access to internet, you can even close any TCP ports that known to be accosicated with file sharing purposes. …

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Re: One more reason to keep old versions of Windows offline

Posted on 2016-06-20, 10:18

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Very interesting. Trying to assess the implications here. First of all, if I remember correctly, NetBIOS over TCP/IP should only be required in a mixed network of NT5+ and NT4/9x systems. Is that true? In other words, in any semi-modern network, it can be safely disabled without loss of connectivity …

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Re: english, the planetary language

Posted on 2016-06-19, 12:04

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People who listen to how you say/write things, instead of what you try to say, are not worth your time, nerve, the message. Generally, it's very true. Except excessively bad grammar or spelling (when applicable, i.e., in written communication) can be quite off-putting and almost involuntarily lower …

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Re: Prince of Persia Sound issues...

Posted on 2016-06-18, 17:58

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I seem to recall various issues with Prince of Persia 1.0 and Sound Blaster detection (albeit on much newer and faster systems). Is it possible for you to get version 1.3 or 1.4?

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2016-06-17, 08:54

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The reason for my purchase of the U2410 was to get a monitor that actually could properly resolve resolutions from a real DOS machine with common late 90's hardware. And apparently it can't. It's not that it can't. It's just that we've been going about it the wrong way. Common DOS resolutions are …

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2016-06-16, 19:08

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Oh, and when I'm checking the "Info" tab in the U2410s menu while attached to my DOS system, it says that it's receiving a 720x400 signal (both when displaying the DOS prompt or a 320x200 game like Doom). It makes no earthly sense. Unless my graphics cards have gone completely rogue and are …

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Re: Are the CPUs dead or are the motherboards ?

Posted on 2016-06-15, 07:26

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They are not down; he just used a service that does not allow hot-linking.

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