Windows 7 GPU scaling?

Posted on 2013-05-24, 18:45

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by fillosaurus

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Any of the current gen GPU's have working hardware scaling in Win 7? I had no luck with my Radeon 6790. It works perfectly in XP, but in 7 it does not scale some games or older BINK videos. EDIT: I almost forgot, it does not scale ScummVM either; while it scales DosBox. If I deactivate it, it …

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Re: Voodoo 2 Question

Posted on 2013-05-18, 15:21

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by fillosaurus

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

No need to reinstall drivers; just swap the boards. With the right motherboard and latest FastVoodoo2 drivers you can even SLI them.

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Re: Why wasn't the Amiga popular in North America?

Posted on 2013-05-14, 16:47

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by fillosaurus

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I own a 500 and a 1200; I found out several games, even if they have the HDD install option, would not work correctly with OS 3.1. So I booted the 1200 with a Workbench 1.3 boot floppy, and most of the games work ok. The 500 is unexpanded, basic 512 Kb RAM. I have a 512 Kb+RTC expansion, but is not …

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Name this game

Posted on 2013-05-13, 20:28

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by fillosaurus

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Played it many years ago, and I can't recall it's name. It is grid based 3D, can't remember if shooter or rpg. Movement like in Lands of Lore or EOTB, you could transform in 3 different monsters, one could fly and attack with its spear-shaped tail, one could walk, one could swim. And no, is not …

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Re: Assistance needed for ESS Solo-1 DOS support

Posted on 2013-05-12, 13:31

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by fillosaurus

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

@Kahenraz Buddy, is obvious english is not your mother language (no offense meant). Where are you from?

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Re: Do I really need an XP rig?

Posted on 2013-05-12, 12:39

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by fillosaurus

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To name the games, Homeworld 1, Cataclysm and 2, SW: KotOR 1 and 2. Probably more, but these come to mind right now.

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Re: Assistance needed for ESS Solo-1 DOS support

Posted on 2013-05-12, 12:20

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by fillosaurus

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

@Kahenraz ESSOLO.COM should work in DOS mode. If it does not, then either you do not have a Solo, either the card does not work. EDIT: There were some re-marked CMI 8338/8378 soundcards. I know, I had a so-called Yamaha 724 which was in fact a CMI 8338. As a clue, CMI soundchips do not need a …

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Re: Whats with the shipping costs from USA???

Posted on 2013-05-12, 10:12

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by fillosaurus

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I wanted to post here, but I better keep my mouth shut. Let's say I work, I am qualified for my job, I have a high level education; but I earn enough to survive. It comes from living in an ex-communist Eastern European country, I guess.... While people from other, more Western countries pay for food …

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Re: Do I really need an XP rig?

Posted on 2013-05-12, 09:41

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by fillosaurus

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This is coming from a person running multiple OS on his main rig: There are games which do not work right on Windows 7, but are fine on same computer running XP. To me, those that use BINK video. While in XP the videos run just fine, in 7 (I did not bother with Vista) they are played at their …

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Re: Social Media Goodness

Posted on 2013-05-12, 09:10

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by fillosaurus

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I can't name them yet, not until I manage how to change my current nick here. Sorry, I am a bit paranoid, and I can explain why. As soon as I change my nick. Well... I think I have to ask the help of one of the mods.

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Re: Social Media Goodness

Posted on 2013-05-12, 09:08

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by fillosaurus

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I can't name them yet, not until I manage how to change my current nick here. Sorry, I am a bit paranoid, and I can explain why. As soon as I change my nick.

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Re: If you could only choose 12 games...

Posted on 2013-05-11, 21:34

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by fillosaurus

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Only 12? I can't.

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Re: Why wasn't the Amiga popular in North America?

Posted on 2013-05-11, 09:26

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by fillosaurus

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There are some Amigas to find on US ebay. Then you would not have to worry about PAL to NTSC convertor and 110/220v.

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Re: Yamaha YMF719 Drivers

Posted on 2013-05-11, 08:50

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by fillosaurus

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@ Pingaloka All you need is LOVE! Just joking, all you need is SETUPSA.EXE. This would initialize any Yamaha SAx chip (701, 704, 715, 718, 719) in DOS.

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Re: Soundblaster on DOS 6.22 needs EMS ... ?

Posted on 2013-05-11, 08:31

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by fillosaurus

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

Name the game.

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Re: Assistance needed for ESS Solo-1 DOS support

Posted on 2013-05-11, 08:05

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by fillosaurus

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

As a sidenote, ESS models are some of the easiest soundcards to work with. The first S/C in my first PC was a Miss Melody ESS688, which I replaced later with a Pine Schubert ESS 1868F. In games with ESFM option (there are a few of them) they sound better than OPL3 FM music. All cards up to PCI Solo …

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Re: Assistance needed for ESS Solo-1 DOS support

Posted on 2013-05-11, 07:37

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by fillosaurus

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You don't need no pciset utility. All you need are the dos drivers. So, I have included the drivers I have. Any package should do the trick. ESSOLO.SYS should go in config.sys, but is not necessary. I did not use it at all. To initialize the card use ESSOLO.COM If you have any more trouble just ask …

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Re: Why wasn't the Amiga popular in North America?

Posted on 2013-05-09, 18:32

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by fillosaurus

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Having a PC background I played PS1 games later; much later. About when I started to collect consoles too, sometime in the last decade. I can say, I was amazed of its gaming power compared to PCs. You need a 4-5 times faster CPU and a lot more RAM to achieve the same graphic quality on a PC.

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Re: Do any other teenagers enjoy retrocomputing/old PC games?

Posted on 2013-05-08, 20:56

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by fillosaurus

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@Stojke Way to go, neighbor!

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Re: Do any other teenagers enjoy retrocomputing/old PC games?

Posted on 2013-05-08, 19:50

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by fillosaurus

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I was a teen once. 20 years ago. And I played old games on a 10 years old computer architecture. My ZX Spectrum clone was brand new, but the tech was old. Played in the 90s games from the 80s.

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