Re: dogs in video games
Posted on 2020-09-05, 15:23
Re: Using an ISA VGA card on an AVR
Posted on 2020-09-02, 15:53
https://wiki.osdev.org/GUI #if WAIT_FOR_VERTICAL_RETRACE while ((inportb(0x3DA) & 0x08)); should You offer some pulse on that port possibly? does retrace come from dac programming or screen operation?
Re: Program has a file reading problem (DOSbox linux), while in DOSbox windows work OK.
Posted on 2020-08-11, 19:01
if it helps any, i tried this as root in the past; so it may be the case thing
Re: Is my HDD read speed too low?
Posted on 2020-08-11, 08:43
the randomness of the graph and the vesa data scramble suggest some incompatibility; this thing garbles your firmware?
Re: Windows 98SE install stuck on "Programs on the Start menu"
Posted on 2020-08-06, 06:57
kikendo wrote on 2020-08-06, 04:51: I have used this same install media to install W98SE on several other machines, i believe You shouldnt ram is fine, scandisk might help; also this step is almost always slow ie 10-15 mins even
Re: Disassembly of laptop, how to disconnect this ZIF-like cable?
Posted on 2020-08-03, 14:10
the clamp may be a small element just on the edge of that socket - i dont see these personally without glasses; so maybe inspect the socket some more, its obscured here;
Re: Slow compact flash adapter performance
Posted on 2020-08-03, 10:54
this looks like pretty normal isa speed to me
Re: Slow compact flash adapter performance
Posted on 2020-08-03, 03:07
please try with smartdrv disabled and please provide results of a bench - access times and transfer speeds at least so we know where the politician is edit: and shadowing is enabled?
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2020-07-26, 14:18
Horun wrote on 2020-07-26, 02:27: Also figured out some jumpers on my Holtek LCMEIO-2A (Holtek EIO-2 v1.1) ISA IDE/Floppy/multi card based on Holtek HT6550A. this thing has 16 data bits but only 11 address bits on isa connector - how come?
Re: 32-bit OS that will run best on 8MB 386sx-16
Posted on 2020-07-23, 17:00
A busmaster SCSI controller is almost a must if you really try to run Windows 95 on a 386SX. I'm running a 20 MHz 386SX and it was a huge difference switching from IDE to the Adaptec 1542B. is this a difference that can be measured/documented? what about network/video - is there some meaningful …
Re: Reducing overhead of Win98 when running DOS games
Posted on 2020-07-22, 20:31
is it running with sound when its running faster? have you tried exiting windows and then running? (without reboot)
Re: How to upgrade memory on my 386sx
Posted on 2020-06-27, 13:50
cyclone3d wrote on 2020-06-27, 06:38: Get an ISA memory expansion board. how much slower would that be compared to onboard memory?
Re: Pentium III + Windows 98, Slow network transfers
Posted on 2020-06-27, 00:55
has anyone ever wondered how much of all this load comes from the filesystem?
Re: MP3s slightly slower on old '90s pc with CMI8330
Posted on 2020-06-04, 19:19
have you tried recoding to 64bit and see if it improves in same app/soft environment? also another mp3 player would be a good thing to test
Re: poor preformance
Posted on 2020-05-23, 18:12
can you go for an older driver? as old as possible
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-05-22, 10:38
I got this beauty in off eBay, an AST Premium Exec 386SX/20 from early 1992. I'm genuinely amazed it works at all, though I cannot get into setup no matter how many times I press CTRL+ALT+ESC. same here :) do You possibly have any knowledge of the internal connectors? i would love to know the pin …
Re: Windows 2000 on single Pentium Pro
Posted on 2020-05-19, 00:46
not enough ram; also, 2k was slow a 500 mhz k6 for me
AST Premium Exec connector specs
Posted on 2020-05-18, 23:00
hello, i have some old laptop model AST Premium Exec sx20; there are two connectors inside near the modem connector outlet (j20 and j21 which look identical); i tried googling this but could not find the details of how exactly those connectors work (its probably isa but im not sure); if anyone could …
Re: What NAS are you using ?
Posted on 2020-05-06, 18:19
Re: It is hard to cope with how stupid the world is these days
Posted on 2020-05-03, 21:35
Jo22 wrote on 2020-05-03, 10:06: Losing a job may be unpleasant, but isn't the end of life. tell that people needing care/medicine when without medicare no disrespect intended but You probably live in a rich and civilized country, not all are as safe as You or even i
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