Re: Fixed aspect ratio scaling with Radeon
Posted on 2017-10-15, 11:29
The LCD doesn't offer a scaling control either? 😒
Sim City 2000 does not play MIDI music
Posted on 2017-10-15, 11:25
Installed, runs, does not play any music. The music is already sparse; the game is kind of dull without music. My first idea was it ran off CD audio and that wasn't available. So I imaged the disc. That did nothing. Interestingly this game selects the CD drive letter based on whatever it is …
Re: What am I doing with a 286?
Posted on 2017-09-25, 10:55
That first motherboard is likely several years older. Very cool.
Re: Mid-1990s SETUP.EXE files
Posted on 2017-09-25, 10:40
However, even after decompression, I suspect that the installation executable files are 16bit. You will need to find a 32bit installer or work around it. All the installer does is decompress the files and put them in a folder. So it will run if it's decompressed, because the game itself is 32 bit. …
Re: 1366x768 with height adjustment
Posted on 2017-09-25, 10:28
I've learned some things recently. First, I discovered why there are no monitors with height adjustments. I finally looked into "monitor stands" and discovered the world of articulated monitor mounts and the VESA mounting standard (which is confusing since it reminds me of the VESA bus..lol). So …
Re: 1366x768 with height adjustment
Posted on 2017-09-13, 03:55
Appreciate the 1600x1200 suggestion, however I wager the scaler isn't better than a 1:1 image. So consider the time spent at a non native resolution. And yeah, quality is paramount. Then the time spent at 1600x1200 which is sort of all right (I wouldn't even run the desktop at that resolution …
Re: PC freezes in games
Posted on 2017-08-15, 14:03
Apparently that's quite easy. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_tr … supply&_sacat=0
Re: 1366x768 with height adjustment
Posted on 2017-08-15, 13:44
I just checked Tom's hardware...their monitor reviews are not...there aren't many comparisons and they kind of went from 1440x900 (is that 16:10) to 1920x1080 monitors since they didn't do many monitor reviews for a few years. You can have whatever you want as long as it's black and in 1920x1080. …
1366x768 with height adjustment
Posted on 2017-08-15, 13:02
I am considering buying a monitor...and one of the major issues I am having is a height adjustment. I want one. But it seems only high end monitors have that. Every monitor pivots, but that sucks; I don't want to look down at the monitor. So there are a few of these high end $350 monitors with …
Re: Non native 4:3 resolution centered on 16:9 screen
Posted on 2017-05-13, 03:33
A good 1366 x 768 monitor does the 1:1 pixel mapping on its own. But yes, once setup, it is a perfect 1:1 pixel mapped image. Nvidia does suck with scaling options under XP, no other words for it. Older drivers sometimes work better. Sometimes when fiddling around with DVI and VGA cables, the …
Non native 4:3 resolution centered on 16:9 screen
Posted on 2017-05-09, 01:10
So, I've been mulling over the shortscreen issue for a while now. It's not good to have letterboxing...and ATM I have a 5:4 screen, which is great on 4:3 letterboxing but does a pretty bad job on 4:3 resolutions like 1024x768. Not a bad screen, not a great screen, get to the point. If I get a …
Re: Mafia: Uneven camera motion
Posted on 2016-02-12, 08:41
I've noticed that in MAFIA and never found any remedy. The 60FPS thing seems to be a cap. Not sure about 48FPS. The city also has issues with choppiness. The game engine doesn't like having lots of textures loaded. Most textures are pretty awful and as for aliasing, check out those wire wheels. …
Beneath a Steel Sky, CD version
Posted on 2014-08-02, 08:06
I wanted to try this with MT32 emulation. Turns out it just won't run - at all. It just freezes DOSbox. There's a significant CPU usage, but nothing happens and task manager says "not responding." I tried turning up cycles, but it's not helping. This game does run in Scumm, (as if I wanted a second …
Re: Cache advice on "new" PVI-486SP3
Posted on 2013-12-29, 15:08
Why are some of the sockets longer?
Re: Video cards for my win98 machine.
Posted on 2013-12-29, 15:01
Wow, bizarre. 64 bit PCI?
Re: Looking for a old game.
Posted on 2013-12-02, 05:46
Re: Athlon XP really retro?
Posted on 2013-12-02, 05:38
I think they're usable, but I don't know anyone using one. I left a 1700+ with my mother, and "something" (I guess video card/power supply failure) happened with it while I was gone. Best computer ever! I know someone who was using a Celeron 1200. Not even practical for light internet tasks with all …
Re: DOSBox records in 16:9
Posted on 2013-08-16, 05:23
Yeah, I'm using Dosbox to record because no other recording program seems to treat it properly if they see the layer at all. For instance, IIRC camstudio records Dosbox, but drops a lot of frames and has corruption for some reason. FRAPS and Dxtory are rendering dependent and won't record out of a …
Re: Another FREE retro/semi retro haul
Posted on 2013-08-15, 22:36
I didn't realise there were so many games that used it. I stopped paying close attention to hardware developments several years ago. I do recognise the first couple of games in the development list (bet on soldier, etc.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_with_hardware-accelerated_PhysX_ …
Re: Pentium 233MMX slowdown Tweak
Posted on 2013-08-15, 22:25
That's a beautiful case.
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