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Re: "Cannot select Drive C" in DOSXbox when opening files in Windows 3.1

Posted on 2021-07-02, 19:51

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-07-02, 07:44: There is no directory called msdos.sys at all. msdos.sys is a file so you cannot cd into it. The point is that this version of DOSBox is very, very old and has bugs that let you do things you cannot normally do, which consequently affect the functionality of …

Re: What is the best 68K Mac emulator for playing games?

Posted on 2021-07-01, 17:24

in Macintosh Emulation

in Macintosh Emulation

the Amiga version of Fusion is fantastic prince of persia 2 works on basilisk II in windows but there are sound issues during the game, the music stop etc on the other way FUSION DOS version works on dosbox or PCEM but is very slow there and is not usable you need fast real hardware to run fusion …

Re: Resizing a Windows 98 .img

Posted on 2021-07-01, 04:13

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

But I still don't understand what exactly you're trying to accomplish... While it is usually used for CD-ROM images, it is also possible to use imgmount to mount hard drive images in DOSBox. Generally this is necessary if one is trying to run Win9x in DOSBox, as mounting a hard drive image provides …

Re: Running os 7.x on pentium 1 hardware

Posted on 2021-06-29, 16:00

in Macintosh Emulation

in Macintosh Emulation

Yes, Sheepshaver is another emulator. (Its name derives from Shapeshifter, one of the original Macintosh emulators for the Amiga; the mythological basilisk was also known as a shapeshifter.) Sheepshaver is more specifically a PPC Macintosh emulator, meaning that it can't run anything older than …

Re: Win98 freezes when transferring files

Posted on 2021-06-29, 14:07

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

DMA is enabled for both HDDs and is it possible this could be the system overheating or something? Like I said: if it's a hardware problem, the way to be sure of that would be to eliminate Windows 98 from the equation. If you think DMA is at fault, then you should be able to disable that in the …

Re: Win98 freezes when transferring files

Posted on 2021-06-29, 04:47

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

What sort of updates have you installed? Have you updated to Internet Explorer 6? There is a known bug there. http://www.frankprovo.com/win98ie6filesproblem.htm https://msfn.org/board/topic/84451-98-fe-98-sp1-98-se-me-shell32dll-fix/ Does the same problem occur if you use XCOPY from a command prompt …

Re: Red Alert on a Win98 virtual machine

Posted on 2021-06-29, 01:20

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Not on multithread CPUs. And not without downloading DLL files and doing a bunch of other workarounds. And when you get to the "using a half-dozen workarounds" stage, then you've already lost whatever benefits you thought you were going to get by running the game on the OS it was designed for. I'm …

Re: I can't run a dos installed game. Please help me!

Posted on 2021-06-28, 12:58

in DOSBox Games/Apps

in DOSBox Games/Apps

I appreciate you people so much for helping me but all sorts of "errors" and "illegal paths" are showing Darry's last post was very thorough. As was suggested: if any command there fails , stop and post the error message. You can post screenshots if you like. Also, please try checking your .cue …

Re: Some questions I have on Sound Blaster cards...

Posted on 2021-06-28, 12:54

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

This is what I was thinking of: Ultimate MIDI Emulator Project

Re: Lol, anything out there that doesn't require an HDD?

Posted on 2021-06-26, 23:59

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

DraxDomax wrote on 2021-06-26, 21:12: Well, in my defence, I don't recall loading the CD drivers into RAM for every boot up... But that is how DOS has always worked. If you are not familiar with DOS, and you are very impatient, then you are in for a bad time.

Re: Lol, anything out there that doesn't require an HDD?

Posted on 2021-06-26, 20:53

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

As for patience - come on! :) I've been waiting 25 years for this machine... There's really not that much you can do on this machine that you can't do just as easily (or even much more easily) in DOSBox on whatever computer you're posting on. Just sayin'. Also, so many variables in flight that I am …

Re: Lol, anything out there that doesn't require an HDD?

Posted on 2021-06-26, 18:52

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I am not even quite done building my first retro rig but already eager to see it do SOMETHING! Dare I say a game? Take some time to learn some patience..? It's a socket 7 machine That doesn't mean very much. There are lots of older games that will run from a floppy but which will run impossibly …

Re: secret agent gog on win98se

Posted on 2021-06-26, 15:56

in DOS

in DOS

how do i install that patch? i downloaded it before but never figured out how to install it. i need some instructions how to do it. The instructions are already there. Did you read them? Copy the following script and save it as a plain text file. Then get my patching utility and open the text file …

Re: Red Alert on a Win98 virtual machine

Posted on 2021-06-26, 02:23

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

As has been noted in other threads, running games in VMware in Windows 98 is not a particularly good idea. You would be much better off using DOSBox-X or PCem (or x86Box) for that purpose and would likely not be facing these problems. (You might face different problems, like slower performance, but …

Re: Adventure remakes

Posted on 2021-06-25, 18:33

in DOS

in DOS

To me removing the text interface made all these games worse. Part of the magic in these games for me was the illusion of being able to do almost anything you could type in, even if they were very limited the illusion was still there, the answer could be anything! Then the point n click interface …

Re: Some questions I have on Sound Blaster cards...

Posted on 2021-06-25, 18:28

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

chinny22 wrote on 2021-06-24, 10:00: MPU-401 is only needed for external midi device like a Roland. If your not getting one of those (they aren't cheap) then you have no need for a MPU-401 Are people still using smartphones as an alternative, or was that just a flash in the pan?

Re: I can't run a dos installed game. Please help me!

Posted on 2021-06-25, 15:05

in DOSBox Games/Apps

in DOSBox Games/Apps

You are probably getting the "Could not load image file c:\popple\popple.cue. MSCDEX: Failure: Invalid file or unable to open." error message because the CUE file is pointing towards a non existent bin file . I thought about that, but that would be unusual. Then again, a lot of this is unusual. …

Re: I can't run a dos installed game. Please help me!

Posted on 2021-06-25, 03:15

in DOSBox Games/Apps

in DOSBox Games/Apps

Now, you need to actually execute the proper file to start the game . If you go back and read the earlier posts, you will find that M. Blejicaaa has already been able to run the game. The issue is getting the game installed properly with the disc mounted appropriately. Alright, it works. Now what? …

Re: Best operating system for DOS (and maybe Windows) gaming? (re: Pentium MMX 233, 80MB RAM)

Posted on 2021-06-25, 01:17

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

For the purposes of retro gaming, you also get to keep the rest of your hardware intact when using slowdown utilities. This is important if, for example, you want to use some obscure sound card with an on-board wavetable for music. Or if you fancy a proprietary 3D API like those used by Power VR …

Re: Best operating system for DOS (and maybe Windows) gaming? (re: Pentium MMX 233, 80MB RAM)

Posted on 2021-06-24, 20:45

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I was hoping for a list of some popular games to refresh my memory so I can determine if I'm interested in any of them. If you just want lists, then I suggest GOG or Mobygames. I'd like to use setmul.exe to play old Sierra games as well so I'm looking for something I can use for everything. If …

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