Re: Please help Shao Khan speak up in Mortal Kombat Trilogy!

Posted on 2015-10-01, 20:34

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by dr_st

in DOSBox Games/Apps

in DOSBox Games/Apps

It's not a DOSBox issue. It's just how this game is. Watch some Youtube videos, and you will notice that the round announcements sound effects are not there, even on the Playstation (which is basically identical to the PC version). And the Babality announcement sound effect from some strange reason …

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Re: KB3086255 backports Windows 10 security fix that disabled DRM

Posted on 2015-09-25, 13:47

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by dr_st

in Windows

in Windows

More likely a case of "old habits die hard".

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Re: KB3086255 backports Windows 10 security fix that disabled DRM

Posted on 2015-09-24, 11:53

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by dr_st

in Windows

in Windows

I still scratch my head trying to figure out what was the point of making me insert a CD to resume play if the CD has no copy protection. This approach was widespread before CD burners became mainstream and CD media became cheap. And way before internet was in every house and everything was on the …

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Re: Is 2GB enough for games up to 2007?

Posted on 2015-09-23, 19:10

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by dr_st

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in Windows

New DDR/DDR2 RAM will be more expensive than DDR3/DDR4, because manufacturing volumes are far smaller than they used to be. But you can often get them used for next to nothing, as old computers are being scrapped and RAM is one of the most durable components, so it is likely that there are plenty …

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Re: More thoughts on digital copyright laws

Posted on 2015-09-23, 17:34

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by dr_st

in Milliways

in Milliways

dr_st: The main problem I have with your argument stems right from this line you said: In other words, you would use the rights granted do you by copyright to hinder possible technological progress? ...which suggests you really don't understand copyright. >_<; In hindsight, I agree that I should …

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Re: More thoughts on digital copyright laws

Posted on 2015-09-22, 11:05

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by dr_st

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in Milliways

To be honest, I don't see a problem. Anyone who wants to buy the game will now be able to (assuming it is true that Night Dive* now own the rights and are going to make the game available for purchase), and anyone who doesn't want or like the game, doesn't have to. And the situation won't change …

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Re: DOSMid - an open-source MIDI player for DOS

Posted on 2015-09-20, 19:17

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by dr_st

in Release Announcements

in Release Announcements

Awesome player! And it plays MUS files as well! Is there a way to get it to load an alternate instrument bank for MUS files? Comparing to MUSPlay by V. Arnost, I find that it sounds exactly the same when playing through DOSBOx's MPU-401, but quite different when playing through the OPL emulated at …

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Re: 'Floating' ports can sink the ship - USB shield grounding

Posted on 2015-09-20, 18:51

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by dr_st

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

This info is not new, and the problem is indeed very real, but I think they fixed it in later revisions of the ICH5/ICH5R. In any case, I've had my P4P800-E/P4C800-E for years, and have been plugging a lot of devices on front panel USB without issues. So either the issue has indeed been fixed, or …

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Re: PS/2 mouse and keyboard doesn't power off

Posted on 2015-09-20, 09:25

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by dr_st

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Then I guess you are stuck with it. It seems that the board always takes the PS/2 power from +5V standby. But as long as it does not cause any wakeups you don't want, it's a non-issue.

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Re: PS/2 mouse and keyboard doesn't power off

Posted on 2015-09-19, 18:07

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by dr_st

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Some boards have jumpers, but I am not sure this one does. According to the manual, there is a setting in the BIOS --> Integrated Peripherals, called "Power On Function" which allows waking up the system by keyboard/mouse. Perhaps setting it to "Button Only" will allow the mouse/keyboard to power …

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Re: TNFS SE crashing at the end of a race

Posted on 2015-09-19, 05:57

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by dr_st

in DOS

in DOS

Well, my first suggestion would be - test it in a plain DOSBOX 0.74 build first, to determine if it's a problem with the game or the emulator. Latest Daum builds have been getting quite a lot of bad press due to bloat and instability. I can tell you that my NFSSE works fine in DOSBOX, so it's …

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Re: Dumb things you've done (or have seen someone else do) on a computer

Posted on 2015-09-19, 05:35

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by dr_st

in Milliways

in Milliways

Well I once put 333 MHz DDR RAM in a 400 MHz slot... forgetting that I had manually set the motherboard to 400 MHz. The motherboard and RAM went up in smoke. I find that highly unlikely. There is no such thing as "400MHz slot". The clocks are set in the BIOS and are for all slots at once. …

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Re: KB3086255 backports Windows 10 security fix that disabled DRM

Posted on 2015-09-18, 17:01

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by dr_st

in Windows

in Windows

Extensive it may be, but respectable... yeah right, there's never been a virus in a GameCopyWorld file has there? I never had one. That is not to say that they don't exist, but have you encountered actual malware there (and not just an AV false-positive?) or are you just assuming that cracks always …

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Re: KB3086255 backports Windows 10 security fix that disabled DRM

Posted on 2015-09-18, 12:39

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by dr_st

in Windows

in Windows

GameCopyWorld is an extensive and respectable source of No-CD cracks. No need to trawl the shadier paths of the internet. :) As you said - the era of games an optical media is pretty much over. By now, even the latest titles utilizing this form of protection are probably long out of development, …

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Re: KB3086255 backports Windows 10 security fix that disabled DRM

Posted on 2015-09-18, 10:59

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by dr_st

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Now now, don't be a douche. Safedisc protected thousands of games including a lot of really classic titles. It's not like you can even check on the box to see if Safedisc/SecuROM etc are included or not. Look where you are, this forum is for people interested in running their classic PC games, not …

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Re: Dumb things you've done (or have seen someone else do) on a computer

Posted on 2015-09-18, 10:46

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by dr_st

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My family's first home-built PC was configured by calling local shops and finding the cheapest motherboard. Heh. When I skimmed your post, I actually read this as "My family's first home-built PC was configured to call local shops and find the cheapest motherboard". And I was like - "Wow, that was …

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Re: KB3086255 backports Windows 10 security fix that disabled DRM

Posted on 2015-09-18, 08:44

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by dr_st

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in Windows

BuckoA51 wrote: Basically your comment amounts to raising your finger and going "HA HA" at anyone who bought a Safedisc protected game. Precisely.

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Re: IBM Thinkpad 600 display question.

Posted on 2015-09-18, 07:20

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by dr_st

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

On newer Thinkpads there is a "Screen expansion" option in the BIOS, which controls exactly this. Not sure the 600 series would have this. Perhaps the Fn+F8 combination serves the same purpose.

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Re: KB3086255 backports Windows 10 security fix that disabled DRM

Posted on 2015-09-18, 06:46

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by dr_st

in Windows

in Windows

I understand that it refers to a specific third-party driver, which handled some types of DRM? In any case, good riddance. The less DRM - the better.

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Re: Clean Up Your Restore Points! :O

Posted on 2015-09-16, 10:11

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by dr_st

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in Milliways

So... yeah... clean up your old restore points, everyone! You may get a surprising amount of disk space back! :D I believe you can specify the maximum space System Restore is allowed to use. Older restore points will get delete automatically. This way you will not have to clean them manually, and …

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