Re: Dos gaming PCI graphics card choice.

Posted on 2017-05-28, 12:37

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I agree with derSammler. The VirgeGX is also the fastest S3 card I've tested in DOS. See link in my signature for benchmarks. It may even come with VBE2.0 (mine did, but not all do) built in. edit: I was wrong. My VirgeDX came with VBE2.0, not the GX.

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Re: How do I remove this socket 462 heatsink?

Posted on 2017-05-28, 01:26

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Looks like you just push down and slide out of the eye hole.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2017-05-27, 23:33

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Fallout for me was not that great. The interface wasn't doing it for me. I got probably 40% into the game and stopped because the interface was too frustrating. Also not that into the post-nuclear theme. I'm more of a high fantasy kind of guy. I never finished Ultima VIII back in the day, but I do …

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Re: What's this system/cpu and what do the bios beeps mean?

Posted on 2017-05-27, 23:27

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the Western Digital chips is integrated ISA graphics controller: http://www.vgamuseum.info/index.php/component … ital-wd90c00-jk Any pics of the rest of the motherboard?

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Re: Games that don't run properly on faster CPUs

Posted on 2017-05-27, 23:22

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It's been awhile since I added a game to the wiki. But I've been playing Might and Magic 4/5 (World of Xeen) and noticed the mouse cursor blinks like crazy and if the system is fast enough, disappears. I've narrowed the ideal speed down to around a 486/40, but will confirm later by jumpering my DX2 …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2017-05-27, 23:13

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Definitely play Eye of the Beholder 1/2 and Legend of Grimrock 2. Your taste sounds a lot like mine, and you probably enjoy well scripted narratives more than a sandbox, but even so Daggerfall and Morrowind are also worth a look too. I started EOB1 a couple of weeks ago, got stuck on level 6 (I …

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Re: Digital DOS games (GOG, Steam...) Retro PC Compatibility Sheet: We need your input!

Posted on 2017-05-27, 21:27

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Added Might and Magic: World of Xeen. Phil, the ordering of the sheet has been changed. It used to be sorted alphabetically by column A, but now it seems to be trying to be sorted by grade, but not consistently. I didn't want to mess with it in case you had a plan. ;) Your sheet, I'll let you fix if …

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Re: It was the Battery!

Posted on 2017-05-27, 20:32

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Thanks for sharing that, James. One more thing to file in my mental rolodex when troubleshooting! Reminds me of the time I was troubleshooting my 486 refusing to power on *sometimes* when assembled, but powering on every time on the bench. After chasing phantom grounding issues, it turns out my IDE …

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Re: Games that don't run properly on faster CPUs

Posted on 2017-05-27, 17:02

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It's been awhile since I added a game to the wiki. But I've been playing Might and Magic 4/5 (World of Xeen) and noticed the mouse cursor blinks like crazy and if the system is fast enough, disappears. I've narrowed the ideal speed down to around a 486/40, but will confirm later by jumpering my DX2/ …

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Re: Anyone find early 2.5 shooters had more charm than early 3D shooters?

Posted on 2017-05-27, 16:16

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DracoNihil wrote: Nope, because Space swims up in Unreal and C swims down in Unreal. Actually, that makes a lot of sense.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2017-05-27, 16:08

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I never played 4D Boxing, but I spent a ton of time in my youth playing Ringside Seat on my Apple II. I would create tournament brackets for each weight class, then simulate each match up and determine the all-time champion for each weight class. I loved fighting the oldtime greats (Marciano, Louis, …

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Re: the Museum's day...

Posted on 2017-05-27, 14:02

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Good on you! I bet the kids loved checking them out. 😀

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Re: Anyone find early 2.5 shooters had more charm than early 3D shooters?

Posted on 2017-05-27, 13:07

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DracoNihil wrote: Since someone mentioned WASD in Descent, clueless1's scheme is just like mine except for one major difference: […] Show full quote Since someone mentioned WASD in Descent, clueless1's scheme is just like mine except for one major difference: Slide Up: Space Slide Down: C I'll have …

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Re: Anyone find early 2.5 shooters had more charm than early 3D shooters?

Posted on 2017-05-27, 12:53

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Once I figured out a good keyboard setup, Descent became very playable and fun. :) Could you share your setup? I'm always curious to learn these things. :) You betcha. ;) I tried to come up with a WASD-like scheme since that was what I was used to: accelerate: W reverse: S slide left: A slide right …

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Re: Recommend a good ISA DOS soundcard

Posted on 2017-05-27, 12:45

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also clueless1 I saw on phils review that there is a way to attach a MIDI daughterboard to the Audician 32 plus, do you have any clues on where to find those ? No luck with eBay at my end. What dr_st said. BTW, Phil also reviewed the DreamBlaster daughterboards, so you can hear what they sound like …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2017-05-27, 12:35

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Wait, World of Xeen is a combination of two MM games, isn't it? I don't quite recall, but IIRC you need to install both games on the same hard drive to get World of Xeen. Yeah, as appiah says. In my case, I bought the GOG version, installed to my XP machine, then copied the files over to my DOS …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2017-05-27, 00:06

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Okay, I'm in LOVE with World of Xeen. I remember playing MM3 back in the day and really loving it too, but it seems like I got to a certain point mid-game and it became too hard. I couldn't get past a section or something like that. Now I have the INTERNET to help when I get stuck. :blush: Even with …

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Re: Recommend a good ISA DOS soundcard

Posted on 2017-05-26, 23:49

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I don't really notice it? If I reset the machine a note will hang if something is playing, but only if I reset it, and if I turn the machine off then back on again, it's fine. I didn't think it would be a big deal myself. But my wife could hear it from the other room. Or rather, feel it. It was a …

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Re: Anyone find early 2.5 shooters had more charm than early 3D shooters?

Posted on 2017-05-26, 23:00

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Once I figured out a good keyboard setup, Descent became very playable and fun. 😀

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Re: Recommend a good ISA DOS soundcard

Posted on 2017-05-26, 22:58

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the audician 32 Plus looks interesting, weird that I didnt stumble upon it earlier as it only appears on ebay UK. What is actually the main important thing to be aware of when picking up a DOS soundcard ? I would say overal main compatibility and soundquality with games ? Is there a certain …

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