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First post, by .legaCy

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Hello vogons members, its known that i have done my 3-in-1 retro gaming pc, if you are wondering the system specs its already posted on System Specs section of Heart of Gold or just go here "White TARDIS" - 3-in-1 Pentium 133 Retro Gaming Rig

I'm currently dual booting MS-DOS 6.22 (with Windows for Workgroups 3.11) and Windows 98 SE.
Mostly i use Windows 98 for file transfer over network since i'm not using USB devices and the motherboard itself has only USB 1.1(that i disabled on bios to free up some resources), but i'm thinking about some early games that could run on this computer, and maybe some games that will use Direct 3D like lego racers.
So i was thinking maybe i should upgrade the video card, which one do you guys recommend that will fit on the system?
Well i mentioned that i'm installed WfW 3.11 but i'm not getting any sound with it, what should i do to make the WfW 3.11 work with my AWE64?

Reply 1 of 4, by Jorpho

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According to http://gamesystemrequirements.com/game/lego-racers , your S3 Trio 64V+ 4MB should be up to the task of Lego Racers, except that your CPU might be kind of slow.

I'd be inclined to suggest a good ol' Voodoo2, which should handle Direct3D nicely.

Well i mentioned that i'm installed WfW 3.11 but i'm not getting any sound with it, what should i do to make the WfW 3.11 work with my AWE64?

Download the drivers..?

As for file transfer, you may want to consider the Microsoft Networking Client or mTCP.

Reply 2 of 4, by .legaCy

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Jorpho wrote:
According to http://gamesystemrequirements.com/game/lego-racers , your S3 Trio 64V+ 4MB should be up to the task of Lego Racers, […]
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According to http://gamesystemrequirements.com/game/lego-racers , your S3 Trio 64V+ 4MB should be up to the task of Lego Racers, except that your CPU might be kind of slow.

I'd be inclined to suggest a good ol' Voodoo2, which should handle Direct3D nicely.

Well i mentioned that i'm installed WfW 3.11 but i'm not getting any sound with it, what should i do to make the WfW 3.11 work with my AWE64?

Download the drivers..?

As for file transfer, you may want to consider the Microsoft Networking Client or mTCP.

Yeah i downloaded the whole AWE64 disk and installed with windows 3.11 installer.
I dont really need networking on my MS-DOS/WfW3.11, im happy booting to Windows 98 when i have any kind of need to gather some file from my network share.
I have found one Voodoo 2 for a price equivalent to US$45 is it a good price?

Reply 3 of 4, by Jorpho

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.legaCy wrote:

Yeah i downloaded the whole AWE64 disk and installed with windows 3.11 installer.

I'm not sure what you're expecting at this point. Does the card work normally in DOS? Are you getting any error messages?

I have found one Voodoo 2 for a price equivalent to US$45 is it a good price?

That all depends on how much you're willing to spend and how much time you're willing to spend looking. I for one have no idea what the market for Voodoo2 cards is like in Brazil, or how difficult it is for someone on eBay to ship you something.

Keep in mind that you'll need a VGA passthrough cable, unless you want to constantly reach behind your PC and unplug your monitor cable every time you play a 3D game.

Reply 4 of 4, by .legaCy

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Jorpho wrote:
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.legaCy wrote:

Yeah i downloaded the whole AWE64 disk and installed with windows 3.11 installer.

I'm not sure what you're expecting at this point. Does the card work normally in DOS? Are you getting any error messages?

I have found one Voodoo 2 for a price equivalent to US$45 is it a good price?

That all depends on how much you're willing to spend and how much time you're willing to spend looking. I for one have no idea what the market for Voodoo2 cards is like in Brazil, or how difficult it is for someone on eBay to ship you something.

Keep in mind that you'll need a VGA passthrough cable, unless you want to constantly reach behind your PC and unplug your monitor cable every time you play a 3D game.

Early i had downloaded the awe drivers but it came corrupted, it worked in DOS but on Windows 3.11 the driver refused to work, then i downloaded the whole driver disk and it worked.

About the voodoo it has the passthrough cable, but the card itself isnt one critical thing , it was just one idea of upgrade.