Search \ VOGONS

Login

Login

Username

Password

2FA token (optional)

Remember me

Hide my online status this session

Lost password
Send activation email

or Create a new account
Create a new account

Common searches

Active topics

Search results

Display options

Re: Changing Background Color in Infocom Text Adventures?

Posted on 2022-06-17, 15:52

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Are you using the original Z-machine interpreter programs that require ANSI.SYS (or similar)? If so, they use color by default if IBM or Compaq copyright messages are found in BIOS ROM, black and white otherwise. You can override the BIOS-determined default colors with a command line parameter: /M …

Re: Changing Background Color in Infocom Text Adventures?

Posted on 2022-06-17, 13:08

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Ah SETMONO, I didn't even think of that. I wonder if that will work? The mode switching software might work too, but I'm not sure what version of the EGA Wonder I have.

Re: Dell 2001FP or Dell Ultrascan p990 Monitor with 486/Pentium 1/4 VGA Gaming Boxes?

Posted on 2022-06-13, 12:49

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yes the P990 is a Trinitron. I can bring the color back up to normal levels by maxing out the RGB gains but that probably means the tube is worn. The red is strongest while the blue seems weakest. I don't think there's a need to play with the G2 knob yet (assuming this monitor has one), but is there …

Dell 2001FP or Dell Ultrascan p990 Monitor with 486/Pentium 1/4 VGA Gaming Boxes?

Posted on 2022-06-12, 23:09

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have two different monitors available to use with my DOS and Windows XP gaming rigs (a 486, a Pentium 1, and a Pentium 4). I'm currently using a Dell Ultrascan 990 which is a nice 2-" CRT, but it's HUGE and takes up a ton of space on my desk, not to mention it was somewhat 'used and abused' before …

Changing Background Color in Infocom Text Adventures?

Posted on 2022-05-30, 14:14

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Is there a way to change the background color in the Infocom Text Adventures from blue to black? The reason I ask is that I'm using an ATI EGA Wonder with a 5151 monitor and since the game is detecting color graphics it's setting the background to blue which makes it really hard to see with my setup …

Re: Help Diagnosing Problems with an IBM 5150

Posted on 2022-05-30, 13:38

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I suggest pulling the ISA Compact Flash Adapter card but leave all other cards installed. Boot to floppy and run it a while and use a few different floppy disks with minor games or apps and see what happens. I can try that. That card is the newest one. I played Secret of Monkey Island on it for a …

Re: Help Diagnosing Problems with an IBM 5150

Posted on 2022-05-30, 00:18

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It's a fresh dos install so I doubt it's corruption. A card with a bad solder joint or poor contact makes sense. I wonder if there's a way to tell which one it is?

Re: Help Diagnosing Problems with an IBM 5150

Posted on 2022-05-29, 20:52

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I did just get an error that said "Invalid COMMAND.COM Cannot load COMMAND, system halted". Any idea what that's about?

Re: Help Diagnosing Problems with an IBM 5150

Posted on 2022-05-29, 20:06

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

mkarcher wrote on 2022-05-29, 18:19: It's unlikely that a card is loose when it is screwed in, but possibly some contacts were corroded and just removing and reseating the cards cleaned the corrosion due to the friction between the slot and the card. Thats a good point. I should check the card …

Re: Help Diagnosing Problems with an IBM 5150

Posted on 2022-05-29, 15:46

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I plugged the memory card back in and so far so good. The SD card is formatting with DOS 5 which is further than I was getting before. Maybe one of the cards was loose? I find that hard to believe though since I had them screwed in. Or maybe this is just part of it intermittently working and it will …

Help Diagnosing Problems with an IBM 5150

Posted on 2022-05-29, 13:53

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm having some issues with my IBM 5150 and I'm not sure where the issue might be. It's a late version with the final BIOS, 256K on the motherboard, it has a half height 5.25" and 3.5" drive in it (set to 720k), and it has a math co-processor chip. For cards I have an XT-IDE with an SD card adapter …

Re: Mystery 'Six Pack' Clone Switch Settings?

Posted on 2022-05-29, 02:27

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Is there a list of the AST Six Pack dip switch settings? Maybe they're the same?

Re: Mystery 'Six Pack' Clone Switch Settings?

Posted on 2022-05-28, 23:45

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Horun wrote on 2022-05-28, 23:39: Thank, I will try to figure out a bit later after chores and dinner with the family. Yes it seems lot of older Multitech stuff disappeared and Total hardware barely covers anything they made. Thanks, I really appreciate it.

Re: Mystery 'Six Pack' Clone Switch Settings?

Posted on 2022-05-28, 23:18

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sorry a quick search gave no documentation or any other pictures of similar Memory+IO card... Just guessing: SW1 is the memory size and starting address, SW2 is for the Serial and Parallel ports. Can you post a picture of the back of the card ? I had to decode switches on a few things before and …

Mystery 'Six Pack' Clone Switch Settings?

Posted on 2022-05-28, 20:31

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have a weird Six Pack clone that says Multitech MFB-PC on it. I can't find any information on it, much less a diagram for the switch settings. Can anyone point me in the right direction or tell me what the appropriate switch settings would be for a 640KB IBM 5150? What its set to right now seems …

Re: XTIDE Hard Drive Recommendation

Posted on 2022-05-27, 15:04

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Using one of "those SD to PATA adapters" without any issues in combination with XT-IDE. For an extra performance boot, don't forget to activate BIOS shadowing of the used ROM address, when e.g. using XT-IDE on a nic, see https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HEDehjy09fg What SD card are you using? Will a …

Re: XTIDE Hard Drive Recommendation

Posted on 2022-05-27, 14:00

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I might go with one of those SD to PATA adapters then. SD cards are cheap and easy to find. Of course I don't know about SD card compatibility with these things. https://www.ebay.com/itm/284019856938

XTIDE Hard Drive Recommendation

Posted on 2022-05-27, 13:19

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have an IBM 5150 with an XTIDE v2. I've been using a an old 10GB Maxtor hard drive with it but the drive sometimes doesn't seem to function (stiction? dying drive?) so I'd like to replace it with something more reliable and something that makes a lot less noise (the whine coming from it is …

Re: Dell Dimesion XPS Gen 3 Upgrade Questions

Posted on 2021-04-13, 11:33

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

If it didn't work in another PC I'd guess dead card. If it was me I'd try out the GTX 260, you may get away with a quick test if you unplug all the drives. Alternately can you "borrow" a PSU form another rig? If it works then you could buy a 500W PSU and the newer card may even allow you to turn AA …

Re: Dell Dimesion XPS Gen 3 Upgrade Questions

Posted on 2021-04-10, 17:34

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I tired putting the Quadro into my system and all that happened was the fans ran full speed and nothing appeared on the screen (didn't even get a BIOS beep). I had the same problem with this card when I tried putting it in another P4, I think either something is wrong with the card or it's not …

Page 1 of 11

Go to top of page Go to top of page