Re: What is the biggest storage HDD Windows 98SE can use?

Posted on 2023-09-03, 01:55

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by Joseph_Joestar

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nope. I have this issue on all my win98 machines. Form lowly pentium 2's all the way up to my Athlon 64 4000+ single core rig. Very odd. I'm getting around 7-8 MB/s (Megabytes per second) file transfer speeds with a 3Com 3C905B-TX network card on anything equivalent or faster than a P3 CPU. This is …

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Re: What is the biggest storage HDD Windows 98SE can use?

Posted on 2023-09-03, 01:38

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Not important but all 32bit OS have a 4GB limit on file size, even XP and Win7 32bit... it is the nature of the beast :) I think you're confusing something here. It's the FAT32 file system which has the 4 GB file size limitation. NTFS does not. This has nothing to do with your OS being 32-bit or 64 …

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Re: Need Some Guidance for Building a Dual Boot Win98/WinXP

Posted on 2023-09-02, 16:49

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by Joseph_Joestar

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How well do those run on 98SE, assuming a GF4 Ti or an ATI 9700/9800? Splinter Cell is a special case, since it was ported from the original Xbox. It used a technique called "Shadow Buffers" to get the best visual quality, but that's only properly supported on GeForce 3 and GeForce 4 Ti cards. The …

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Re: Need Some Guidance for Building a Dual Boot Win98/WinXP

Posted on 2023-09-02, 16:37

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by Joseph_Joestar

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So... here is how I would frame the question - are there any DX7/8/etc games that run well on early XP hardware that will not be happy/pretty/etc on later XP hardware from ~2011? The original Splinter Cell and the first Gothic game are two examples that I personally know of. Both have graphical …

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Re: Need Some Guidance for Building a Dual Boot Win98/WinXP

Posted on 2023-09-02, 16:01

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by Joseph_Joestar

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...but still, if one does go for a "late XP" kind of build with a relatively modern system, then why stop there..? Shouldn't the games that require XP also run on Windows 7 or even 10 or 11? They might, but you lose native EAX support on Windows Vista and up. You either need tools like Creative's …

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Re: Thoughts on these specs for a period correct(ish) 1997 build?

Posted on 2023-09-02, 13:49

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by Joseph_Joestar

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didn't it break compatibility with some mystique games though? That may be true, I remember needing a newer MSI patch for Tomb Raider. But it did work fine on the Millennium II after that was installed. I'd still take it over the Mystique for the WRAM and slightly better RAMDAC, but only if it was …

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Re: Thoughts on these specs for a period correct(ish) 1997 build?

Posted on 2023-09-02, 10:10

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Shponglefan wrote on 2023-09-02, 01:02: Though I've also been considering a Matrox card like a Mystique. I'll add the Millennium II to list of contenders as well. The Millennium II uses the Mystique core for its 3D functionality. Due to that, it can play games which support the proprietary MSI …

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Re: What is the biggest storage HDD Windows 98SE can use?

Posted on 2023-09-01, 16:51

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by Joseph_Joestar

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P.S. - I've also had problems with network transfer speeds over win9x networking. It seems to be limited to about 1.5-2MB / second (gross estimate), regardless of what LAN card I used. This limitation seems to apply to USB devices as well, as I've never been able to benefit from USB 2.0 speeds, …

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Re: Games with true SC-88 support.

Posted on 2023-09-01, 11:48

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by Joseph_Joestar

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spiffythedog wrote on 2023-09-01, 11:00: The GS soundtrack for this game seems to be tailored for the Roland SC-88Pro specifically. I've just added it to my list of games that use GS variation tones in this post. Interesting findings! It might be worth updating this wiki page with that info.

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Re: Help me to pick the right Voodoo card for my win 98SE gaming ystem

Posted on 2023-09-01, 07:58

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Thanks again for your reply. Like I said I would be more than happy to play at 800x600. The highest resolution I might want to use would be 1024x768. But I'd say I would consider 800x600 as the base line. Note that a single Voodoo 2 cannot render at 1024x768. You would need two such cards running …

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Re: Help me to pick the right Voodoo card for my win 98SE gaming ystem

Posted on 2023-09-01, 06:50

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Do you think that a Pentium II 400 mhz would work well with a Voodoo 2 and the Riva TNT Card that already is in my system. Again, it depends on which games you want to play, at what resolution and what kind of FPS target you're setting. Most Glide games should work fine on that system, but a few …

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Re: Question about morrowind elder scrolls + Geforce2 MX400

Posted on 2023-09-01, 05:08

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I owned one. They did shader model 1.x but not 2.x MW water shader needs 2.x You're misremembering. Shader model 2.0 first arrived with ATi Radeon 9700 cards. Source: Anandtech . GeForce 3 was the card that introduced programmable shaders, specifically version 1.1. That's the bare minimum that …

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Re: Games with true SC-88 support.

Posted on 2023-09-01, 04:47

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by Joseph_Joestar

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This page on the Vogons wiki states that Dark Forces used SC-88 as the original synth for its music, and that there are note cutoffs on other Roland devices. I vaguely remember having some minor issues with the music in that game on my SC-155 but I never did any detailed testing. A bunch of …

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Re: Thoughts on these specs for a period correct(ish) 1997 build?

Posted on 2023-08-31, 17:09

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I don't see the point of having a GUS in this build, since you say the focus will be on Win95 era games. Otherwise, specs look pretty good. I would consider ditching the Riva128 for a Matrox Millennium II, simply for the superior 2D image quality. You can play Direct3D games on the Voodoo, and the …

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Re: ESS1868F ISA card, can't make wavetable sound work

Posted on 2023-08-31, 07:34

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Note that ESS only made the main chip, the actual cards were manufactured by a bunch of different companies. Not all of them are of the same quality. Some are heavily integrated and have cut down certain features as a cost saving measure. If you're looking for a high quality ESS card, Terratec …

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Re: Help me to pick the right Voodoo card for my win 98SE gaming ystem

Posted on 2023-08-31, 07:13

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by Joseph_Joestar

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Depends on which games you're targeting and at what resolution. For DOS Glide games and some early Win9x ones, the original Voodoo 1 is the best choice, but that card doesn't work correctly on systems faster than ~400 MHz. Alternatively, a Voodoo 2 with some tweaks applied should be able to play …

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-31, 04:57

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by Joseph_Joestar

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During installation, the game presents a message stating a "Voodoo 2" has been detected, and states to make sure Glide v3 drivers are installed (which they are) ... However, that's as far as I can get. Patch 1.1 is installed. If the game doesn't lock up my system immediately, it does so as soon as …

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Re: Windows 95 driver for CH Combatstick

Posted on 2023-08-30, 17:47

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by Joseph_Joestar

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There is some software for CH products here on Vogonsdrivers. Not sure if that's what you need, but it might be worth checking out.

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Re: What is the biggest storage HDD Windows 98SE can use?

Posted on 2023-08-30, 15:27

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by Joseph_Joestar

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I always ran into issues when going above 127 GB for Win9x. Sometimes, it appeared to work fine at first, but then random data corruption would occur, or the disk would freeze while in the middle of copying files. For me, the safest bet was to remain below that limit. That said, if you need more …

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Re: List of Windows games which look best when using 3DFX Glide

Posted on 2023-08-29, 16:07

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by Joseph_Joestar

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What a coincidence. I am in process of building an Obsidian2 X-24 mATX machine. It should be done later tonight. I’ll check it if someone hasn’t tested by then. Might be interesting to do a Glide vs. Direct3D comparison, if you're up for it. I'm still unsure if the fog displays under both renderers …

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