Re: Has anyone seen a Voodoo 5 6000 for sale in the last 3 years?

Posted on 2014-05-29, 00:42

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I find it very frustrating that there are V5 6000 hoarders. I can understanding having 2-3 in case one fails or something, assuming they are being used, but there is no reason to have the cards in a display case or to have every single revision just for the sake of it. There seem to be a few people …

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Re: What's the attraction of legacy hardware?

Posted on 2012-09-17, 21:05

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Regard vintage consoles and modern TV's. In my case, my TV still has an S-Video connector, so I installed S-Video outputs on my Atari 2600 and Atari 7800. The Atari 800 already has S-Video. I plan to add a scan doubler to some other consoles to get RGB into component video inputs. It is possible, …

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Re: What's the attraction of legacy hardware?

Posted on 2012-09-17, 21:03

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I've found emulation of all types to be not 100% accurate, erratic or different in terms of performance, and without the possibility of using period controllers such as a Logitech Cyberman 2 and various specialty controllers such as rotary, combined rotary/stick, etc... To elaborate, I even keep an …

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Re: Hardware you regret parting with, or you wish didn't die

Posted on 2012-09-06, 00:41

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Honolulu - the problem is that this card is very picky about which motherboards it is compatible with, so it would have to be tested by someone that has a system which is known to support this card. For example, I have Voodoo5 5500 cards that don't work with the motherboard that is compatible with …

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Re: Hardware you regret parting with, or you wish didn't die

Posted on 2012-09-05, 22:45

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I assume that these caps were deemed unnecessary at some point in the testing phase, or at least for certain versions of the card (there were several). This card was originally repaired by one of the 3Dfx engineers in 2003 (I think) and worked until recently. The solder pads for those caps are clean …

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Re: Hardware you regret parting with, or you wish didn't die

Posted on 2012-09-05, 19:50

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http://home.roadrunner.com/~neurocrash/images … V6K%20Front.jpg http://home.roadrunner.com/~neurocrash/images/V6K%20Back.jpg

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Re: Hardware you regret parting with, or you wish didn't die

Posted on 2012-09-05, 05:38

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3Dfx Voodoo5 6000 - currently non-operational

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Re: Mount a .bin CD image in DOS?

Posted on 2012-07-07, 22:20

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Virtual Clonedrive works in Win98 - and is free, but I'm not sure if all of the games will run in 98. For DOS, the closest I can find are SHSUCDX: a replacement for MSCDEX. v3.02 SHSUCDHD: emulates a CD-ROM using an image file. v3.01 I think this setup only supports ISO files, but perhaps this will …

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Mount a .bin CD image in DOS?

Posted on 2012-07-07, 18:45

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Hi, I am wondering if there is any utility to mount a .bin CD image in DOS. This is not for DOSbox but DOS 6.22 or Windows 98 DOS mode. I don't think .ISO images will work a some games have multiple tracks or music. Thanks

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Re: Sound Blaster Pro ISA distorted sound in Windows98

Posted on 2012-07-05, 09:35

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The "delayed transaction" option has no effect, nor SST_FASTPCIRD=0. This BIOS does not seem to contain any setting for "passive release". Any other suggestions? The same distortion appears in DOS games, so it is not related to Windows98, but the Voodoo card interfering with the sound card. I can't …

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Re: Sound Blaster Pro ISA distorted sound in Windows98

Posted on 2012-06-25, 21:31

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I only own the DOS versions of Carmageddon and Splat Pack, and haven't been able to determine any way to identify the Windows 95 versions among those for sale. None of the ones I have seen indicate whether they are for DOS or Windows. I am using amplified speakers, but the audio problems are not …

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Sound Blaster Pro ISA distorted sound in Windows98

Posted on 2012-06-25, 18:22

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Greetings, I am trying to run old games like Carmageddon (DOS version) in Windows 98 since the controller I am using is not DOS compatible. This is on a Pentium II system that has ISA slots, and a Sound Blaster Pro ISA card. The problem is that the sound is garbled and distorted. Is there any way to …

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Re: Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter by Stainless Games

Posted on 2012-05-25, 02:48

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Unfortunately game developers don't seem to be willing to back anything controversial, and rarely fund anything that isn't a copy of whatever is making millions currently. Crowd funding at least offers the possibility that some of the games we have been wishing for all these years can resurface. I …

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Re: Joystick types and emulation

Posted on 2009-07-14, 22:45

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Thanks - the Sidewinder was used as an example since I don't have mine anymore, and I had forgotten it was a dual format controller. I may have to see about getting another one as it may be the best option for some of these games.

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Re: Joystick types and emulation

Posted on 2009-07-14, 13:32

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It has been a while since I posted this, but I think what I was trying to do is to use digital controllers with a gameport plug, things such as a Logitech Cyberman 2, Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro, or Interact Racing FX wheel. Each of these are from that weird period before USB controllers, but after …

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Re: why is dethkarz / rollcage slow?

Posted on 2009-05-14, 20:13

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I seem to recall having a serious but fixable performance problem with Dethkarz, maybe related to the sound drivers/sound acceleration or compatibility mode setting. Try it with audio disabled and see what happens. This game generally performs extremely well.

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Re: Fallout Tactics in XP

Posted on 2008-11-18, 12:18

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Does anyone see anything interesting in the dump file? I'm glad to change Dr Watson's settings and try again if needed.

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Re: Fallout Tactics in XP

Posted on 2008-11-08, 07:34

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Okay, I'm not entirely certain that Dr. Watson is functioning correctly, since the files are located in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson and I don't get a cancel button that I can use to debug with. Here is what I could get.

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Re: Fallout Tactics in XP

Posted on 2008-11-08, 06:04

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There is a user.dmp file, but Windows won't let me copy or zip it. I did try all of the levels of sound acceleration.

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Re: Fallout Tactics in XP

Posted on 2008-11-08, 03:09

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For unknown reasons, my Dr Watson log was elsewhere, but here it is anyway. I'll be very interested to hear what this means.

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