Re: SBLive! CT4620 best driver for WinXP
Posted on 2016-01-11, 19:12
Do you use KX in Win98 too? Looks like 3537 is the last version to support Win98.
SBLive! CT4620 best driver for WinXP
Posted on 2016-01-11, 18:34
I noticed a lot of different drivers and installation CD sets in the Vogons Drivers library. They all look like Win9x drivers, though. I did find XP drivers on Creative's site, but they look like basic drivers without any other goodies. What's the best course of action for getting a CT4620 set up on …
Re: 10 Way DOS Graphic Card Benchmarks on Celeron 333
Posted on 2016-01-11, 14:37
idspispopd wrote: And you did write that fastvid doesn't make a difference for Duke3D. Yep. I'd guess that it's because Duke is CPU-bound in all the VESA resolutions, but what about the ATIs? Based on the rest of their SVGA scores, maybe poor VESA implementation.
Re: 10 Way DOS Graphic Card Benchmarks on Celeron 333
Posted on 2016-01-11, 12:29
I'm surprised this does anything for DOOM and nothing for Duke3D. I would have expected it to be the other way around. MTRR's also exist in some K6-2 models and in K6-3. You might need another Tool for that. Athlon also have MTRR's, fastvid may work there. I had no expectations, because I didn't …
Re: Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Posted on 2016-01-11, 01:39
Hi there, When you guys talk about the OPL3 emulation being poor, are you talking about in WinXP (eg, running a GOG DOS game through DOS Box), or are you talking about in Win98's MS-DOS mode? If you're talking about in XP via DOS Box, could you set the game to General MIDI, and would it emulate …
Re: DreamBlaster S1 arrived
Posted on 2016-01-10, 20:30
I'm glad to hear your MIDI and Joystick are cooperating again, and I'm really glad you're not suffering from too much stuck note syndrome! After playing X-Wing for a couple of hours, I ended up switching the music back to FM. :( It's really bad in X-Wing...it starts immediately when you load the …
Re: Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Posted on 2016-01-10, 18:41
Would I use it again? Probably, if I want to build a retro PC with a PCI only board for music playback; that's where it excels at. For gaming I would frankly go with an SB Live! or Aureal Vortex, they're better suited than the Santa Cruz. Awesome, that was going to be my next question. I was …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2016-01-10, 17:45
Just replaced my floppy version of X-Wing with the GOG Collectors' Edition CD-ROM on my retro DOS PC, so I'm trying to go through the Tours again. Currently on Tour 1, Mission 3. Also started System Shock I and Wing Commander I. Been playing Duke Nukem 3D for a few weeks now (just completed the 3rd …
Re: Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Posted on 2016-01-10, 13:34
SB Live! did have drivers for XP I thought? I thought it was Vista that didn't support Live! anymore (not sure about this though, maybe it was just discontinued support for EAX or something?). I do know there were some OEM Live!s which were more troublesome to get the right driver, but I don't know …
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Posted on 2016-01-10, 12:54
I came across one of these. I can't remember for sure, but I believe it was in a Win98 Dell. What do you guys know about it? I've already read all the old reviews on it, but I wanted some expert feedback. It looks like it was primarily a Win9x PCI sound card and competed with the Sound Blaster Live! …
Re: Do you play games off of their CDs?
Posted on 2016-01-10, 12:47
It's one thing to have a stack of jewel cases with beautiful retro cover art and keyboard commands on the back, it's another to have a stack of silver CD-Rs with Sharpied game titles. Then again, I don't normally jump around between more than a few games at a time, so it's not that much trouble, …
Re: Do you play games off of their CDs?
Posted on 2016-01-10, 02:53
I burn pretty much every GOG game that has ISO or BIN/CUE and gives a full installation CD/DVD. Many games run straight from a folder, like Unreal or UT for example. Getting the CD Audio is part of the reason, but also the experience of installing the game. I have many originals as well and don't …
Re: DreamBlaster S1 arrived
Posted on 2016-01-10, 02:17
My wife was out of town today so my son and I had a gaming day. :) I'm really starting to notice those hanging notes. ;) X-Wing and Duke3D mostly. So far, it's been noticeable, but only mildly annoying. But I can see it possibly becoming a thorn in the side. Perhaps an Audician is in my future...
Do you play games off of their CDs?
Posted on 2016-01-10, 02:13
For those games that require the CD to be in the drive, do you attempt "no CD" modifications, or do you just deal with it? One great thing about GOG.com is that the CD image is often in the game install folder. This lets us install the games to our retro PCs. But this then requires burning to CDs, …
Re: 10 Way DOS Graphic Card Benchmarks on Celeron 333
Posted on 2016-01-09, 17:43
I've updated the results in the first post to include results with FASTVID. Thanks for making me aware of it! 😀
Re: DreamBlaster S1 arrived
Posted on 2016-01-09, 15:36
I ended up snipping pin 12 and it worked like a charm. :) Thanks guys. gdjacobs--I've already experienced the hanging note in Doom. It is a little annoying, but not a deal breaker (yet). I thought I heard it in Aces of the Pacific and Aces over Europe, but those don't have General Midi support, only …
Re: 10 Way DOS Graphic Card Benchmarks on Celeron 333
Posted on 2016-01-09, 13:37
FASTVID works on the Celeron 333, but it doesn't seem to work on my Pentium I 133. Does that make sense?
Re: DreamBlaster S1 arrived
Posted on 2016-01-09, 13:34
Great ideas. I looked at my joystick pinout and there are pins at 1-4, 6,7, 12 and 13. So it sounds like pin 12 is my culprit. This is my joystick from the old days. It's a pretty low-end deal, but I've gotten so used to it that it is like an extension of my arm. After setting my DOS retro rig up a …
DreamBlaster S1 arrived
Posted on 2016-01-09, 04:56
:) :) :) Very impressed! Works great with my CT2800. The only thing I wasn't expecting is, when my joystick is plugged into the CT2800 gameport, MIDI music does not play. Unplug the joystick and MIDI music works. This is bad for games like Tie Fighter that require a joystick and support General MIDI …
Re: 10 Way DOS Graphic Card Benchmarks on Celeron 333
Posted on 2016-01-08, 21:06
I tested fastvid with one video card (Intel i740) and it did make a significant difference in a few (not all) benchmarks, so I'll make some time to get the rest of the cards retested. Is it pretty standard procedure to use fastvid when reporting benchmark results? What if the system in question does …
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