Re: mt32-to-gm Ready Sysex to use with midi-ox

Posted on 2005-08-04, 17:21

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That reminds me, you could probably use Midi-Ox and DOSBox to rip the sysex commands from later Sierra games that still support the MT-32 (e.g. Quest for Glory 3 maybe?). I've heard that they just map the MT-32 to something close to GM instead of using specially-optimized MT-32 music like their …

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Re: DOS/32A taking over my computer! Its multiplying!

Posted on 2005-08-04, 17:00

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I've never heard of folders being automatically set to read-only, unless you're talking about copying them from a CD-ROM... Weird.

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Re: mt32-to-gm Ready Sysex to use with midi-ox

Posted on 2005-08-04, 16:22

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How good does it sound? I'll have to try it myself when I'm at home.

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Re: DOS/32A taking over my computer! Its multiplying!

Posted on 2005-08-04, 16:22

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About editing the topic: go for it. Well, maybe you should ask andyabbo first... About your router: Is it that the router cannot assign IP addresses to LAN computers via DHCP, or is it that the router can't get DHCP information from your ISP? Either one is hard to believe. Are you sure there isn't …

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Re: Patch for Tseng SVGA support is available in SourceForge

Posted on 2005-08-04, 14:44

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vasyl: Yes, Steve Moraff made a whole handful of pre-VESA games that support a wide variety of SVGA chipsets. They might be useful in testing SVGA enhancements to DOSBox. ykhwong: Is it possible that those cards only support up to 1024KB (1MB) in real life? It could be a hardware limitation, …

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Re: mt32-to-gm Ready Sysex to use with midi-ox

Posted on 2005-08-04, 14:41

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Interesting. Let me know how well it works 😀

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Re: DOS/32A taking over my computer! Its multiplying!

Posted on 2005-08-04, 14:34

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I'm pretty sure that all the "repair" does is flushes the DNS cache, sets the connection to DHCP (automatically acquire IP address), and does a DHCP renew. Sometimes it helps but usually it just hoses your settings. I was using it because I kept switching from being connected to my router and being …

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Re: wing commander armada

Posted on 2005-08-04, 01:28

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Maybe try using a frontend like D-Fend - it might be able to set up DOSBox for you with the proper settings for that game. Another possibility is to try running with an experimental but newer CVS version of DOSBox (see the development forum for more details).

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Re: DOS/32A taking over my computer! Its multiplying!

Posted on 2005-08-04, 01:27

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I found out just yesterday that if you stop & disable the DHCP service and then do a "repair" on a network connection, Windows will still "attempt" to get DHCP settings for your network connection. But since the DHCP service is stopped, it will just freeze all network-related windows open for …

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Re: XBOX 360 for $299, Games for $59.99

Posted on 2005-08-04, 01:24

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It sounds like the next generation (or possibly even the next iteration of the current generation) of PC CPUs will have a lot lower power consumption, which probably means lower heat output as well.

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Re: XBOX 360 for $299, Games for $59.99

Posted on 2005-08-03, 22:24

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On the other hand, the XBox 360 most likely isn't going to ship with a HD-DVD drive installed, and I have a feeling that the PS3 is going to be disappointing in a lot of ways compared to the XBox 360: - Ugly, possibly uncomfortable controller - Cell processor won't live up to the hype, at least at …

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Re: mt32-to-gm Ready Sysex to use with midi-ox

Posted on 2005-08-03, 22:12

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I've never heard of such a thing. There are a lot of issues with that idea: - The MT-32 instrument bank may not hold 128 instruments (the minimum needed for GM). - The MT-32 can only use channels 2 through 9 (if I remember correctly) for melodic instruments and channel 10 for drums. GM needs at …

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Re: wing commander armada

Posted on 2005-08-03, 22:04

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I don't know the solution, but maybe it would help others to know what version of DOSBox you are using.

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Re: DOS/32A taking over my computer! Its multiplying!

Posted on 2005-08-03, 19:53

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Microsoft usually breaks at least 4-6 things for every 1 that gets fixed.

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Re: 16-bit dosbox?

Posted on 2005-08-03, 19:52

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There are public experimental CVS builds and patches that have advanced emulation of various SVGA chipsets, some with 16-bit color support. Check the DOSBox development forum.

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Re: ROA2 = DSA2 grafiks error

Posted on 2005-08-03, 14:34

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What do "ROA2" and "DSA2" mean? Please don't abbreviate game names without first mentioning what the abbreviations are for. Even if someone knows what it is, there could be other games that have the same abbreviation (e.g. DF could be Dark Forces or Daggerfall)

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Re: VOGONS server troubles?

Posted on 2005-08-02, 23:32

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So... The whole zetafleet.com site was pretty much down all day today, saying that there were too many connections open to the SQL server...

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Re: M.A.X. Can't get it to run

Posted on 2005-08-02, 23:31

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Yeah you can't really use Windows to rename some EXE files, especially if they're on your desktop. Sometimes you have to open a command prompt (or DOSBox) and kill explorer.exe and then rename it using DOS ren (rename) commands. Note that the renaming trick will only work if there's already a DOS4GW …

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Re: Regarding the zip patch that moe made

Posted on 2005-08-01, 20:52

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It's an experimental feature that Moe is working on. It's probably not in CVS yet so you'll probably need one of his custom builds in order to test it out. I'm guessing you have to use some kind of mount command, similar to mounting an ISO or floppy image.

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Re: Regarding the zip patch that moe made

Posted on 2005-08-01, 20:18

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(done)

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