Re: Willow - Windows 3.0 Real Mode applications on OS/2 1.x and up (and stuff)

Posted on 2023-04-06, 00:40

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Enter some competition for OS/2... Linux. In September 1992, DOSEMU, was started to emulate DOS on Linux. In Linux Journal Sept '94 reports, James MacLean, one of the developers, prior to switching to Linux he was using OS/2 for DOS, he thought Linux should be able to do it as well. Well, he found …

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Re: FYI: Steam drops Win7/8/8.1 in 2024

Posted on 2023-04-03, 19:28

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I remember reading about record companies where trying to prevent certain use cases for audio records back in the 1910s, a form of "shrinkwrap licensing" that has been tried over the years. One of the big restrictions was trying to prevent resale. Another was to control the price as mentioned in the …

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Re: Denuvo has published a book on the dangers of emulators

Posted on 2023-03-30, 21:48

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Threatens the revenue of new games. Oh dear. What a line to start with.

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Re: Help identify an old PC case XT/AT ?

Posted on 2023-03-30, 18:26

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This still is a generic case for baby AT. They could have stuck anything appropriate in from the time, whenever BMx actually sold the unit. I remember reading about these kinds of cases and being intrigued by the case design... around '90. I guess it was a simple office computer? Even though it had …

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Re: FYI: Steam drops Win7/8/8.1 in 2024

Posted on 2023-03-29, 21:33

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2. It doesn't seem fair to me, I want to be able to decide what I can do or not do with what I buy and the one who pays demands it. (This is an expression from my country, which means that if you pay for something, you have the power to decide how to use it, since the moment the other sells, he …

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Re: FYI: Steam drops Win7/8/8.1 in 2024

Posted on 2023-03-29, 19:21

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If it's not stealing. It is lying, because they tell you that they sell you a game and that it is yours, but they decide when you can no longer play it. If your computer works correctly and for whatever reason you don't want or need a newer one, why can't you play your purchased games? So in their …

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Re: FYI: Steam drops Win7/8/8.1 in 2024

Posted on 2023-03-29, 16:57

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It can't be a binding contract since nothing was signed, and they say in EULAs they can change them anytime, so how is that binding? Basically you have to comply with copyright anyway, regardless of the EULA, and basically the EULA turns into just a bunch of acknowledgements you are made aware of, …

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Re: FYI: Steam drops Win7/8/8.1 in 2024

Posted on 2023-03-28, 18:54

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So I am starting to remember now about this. At the very least, Google is dropping support because they want to move their build platform off of Windows 7 and to Windows 10. This is because Microsoft does not support Windows 7/8 in Visual Studio 2022. You could blame Microsoft itself for this. But …

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Re: FYI: Steam drops Win7/8/8.1 in 2024

Posted on 2023-03-28, 18:15

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What's so special with DRM and Windows 10(+) if Steam runs on Linux? These are not the same. I'm not a heavy steam user so I probably can't comment on the trouble this may be. I think I'm essentially DRM free person anyway. So you don't think Valve would rather have all the Win7/8 holdouts move to …

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Re: dISAppointment - LPC to ISA adapter - ISA on modern motherboards

Posted on 2023-03-28, 17:51

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I have seen many 845 and 865 motherboards that only provide four expansion slots, one AGP and three PCIs. As far as form factor is concerned, could we use dISAppointment to add three ISA slots to such motherboards? https://i.postimg.cc/SJzn5W7y/intel-865-motherboard-4-slot.jpg An Asus P5PE-VM Intel …

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Re: Wine vs. XP

Posted on 2023-03-24, 20:51

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I've had a long a interesting experience with Linux and Wine since I went to linux in 2000. I know many of these people and have worked with them. It's interesting to have been part of this process to bring things to this point today. Then as it is even today, I see Wine as a great way to bring …

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Re: dISAppointment - LPC to ISA adapter - ISA on modern motherboards

Posted on 2023-03-19, 16:41

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Annoyed that your modern PC doesn't have ISA? Well - you've been lied to. Your motherboard does have an ISA bus, but it's locked away inside the chipset. And we can help it escape through the TPM connector. I was literally last week going through a bunch of motherboards, listing which have LPC …

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Re: Is it Possible to install a 1996, 3.5", 3 disk Generic CAD Program into DOSBox?

Posted on 2023-03-18, 02:31

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Thanks for the feedback. I am retired and need to create Building Plans for a addition to my house. So, looks like I need to investigate other applications to do it. I researched a number of programs that I had access to, including in DOS, and I went with FreeCAD. I'm not sure if you are retired …

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Re: Building a new Socket 7 MMX MS-DOS / Windows 95 All-in-one system

Posted on 2023-03-13, 20:19

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Very interesting indeed! I wonder how it performs thermally, since the only exhaust fan is now at the bottom. Since heat rises would trapped heat potentially be an issue in a design like this? suppose you could use vented slot bracket covers or even leave them off for a little extra air exchange at …

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Re: IBM Model M Keyboard (1391401): 1990s or 1980's?

Posted on 2023-03-12, 15:53

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The part number of the model m you mention is decent. However, spending $300 for a keyboard that you could get instead newly made for $105 (actually surprised of the inflation now, used to be cheaper, but point still being), and in a condition that isn't exactly new, and missing stuff (open box, not …

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Re: Willow - Windows 3.0 Real Mode applications on OS/2 1.x and up (and stuff)

Posted on 2023-03-09, 01:24

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In the 1991-1994 time frame, approximately, OS/2 was considered a real competitor over here to Windows/DOS. In that time, both the good old memories of OS/2 1.3 and the latest news about the great new 32-Bit support were still fresh. To all the people who struggled with DOS and Windows 3.0, OS/2 …

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Re: Willow - Windows 3.0 Real Mode applications on OS/2 1.x and up (and stuff)

Posted on 2023-03-08, 15:45

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Thanks for the link! ^^ These two are an interesting read, I think. My First Experience with MS Windows (archived version, also still online) AutoCAD for Windows Interesting! And a bit confusing! By late 1990, we realized that there was a lot of conflict between Microsoft and IBM about the future …

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Re: Willow - Windows 3.0 Real Mode applications on OS/2 1.x and up (and stuff)

Posted on 2023-03-08, 15:16

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The 386 would have opened up to these high ram systems, but as we have mentioned, ram prices were still fluctuating and crazy in the late 80s. And that really stunted OS/2, didn't it? There is another recent thread on vogons where we looked into high ram systems on the 386, and while we determined …

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Re: Building a new Socket 7 MMX MS-DOS / Windows 95 All-in-one system

Posted on 2023-03-07, 14:43

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You can get many kinds of cards on AGP, from S3, SiS, Trident, or Nvidia, that will work decent in 2d. AGP in DOS should function pretty much the same as PCI cards from that era. It wouldn't hurt either to have a card that is a bit of an accelerator in Windows, even if you only run 2d. Having that …

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Re: Building a new Socket 7 MMX MS-DOS / Windows 95 All-in-one system

Posted on 2023-03-06, 21:02

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If that's a deal breaker for you, the tomato or the FIC boards are likely my #2. Both are pretty similar so either works. More info on the tomato here: https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/zida-5dhx-ver.-1.20 Ah, so the tomato has 430hx triton ii, so it has MMX support. Also, it looks like it has …

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