License requests

Posted on 2020-03-18, 01:36

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by redblade7

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Hi, I haven't used this forum very much in years, but every now and then come in to check on it. I'm very impressed with the new look. I've been using forums a lot more lately, maybe I'll start using this one more often too. Back in 2010, I created a thread for attaching DOSBox-compatible ports of * …

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No shift key on Archive.org DOSBox?

Posted on 2019-10-12, 01:51

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by redblade7

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Hi, I recently noticed that, only on Firefox and only on certain keyboards, the Shift key does not work in Archive.org's DOSBox games. Does anyone else have this problem or know what to do about it? Also, is it possible to paste keys into Archive.org DOSBox? Example: https://archive.org/details/ …

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Re: Remembering the best shareware-era DOS games that time forgot

Posted on 2019-08-26, 02:42

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by redblade7

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VileRancour wrote: I vaguely playing lots of Capture the Flag against my brother. To this day I'm not really sure why we found it enjoyable, but we evidently did... I love that game!

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Remembering the best shareware-era DOS games that time forgot

Posted on 2019-08-23, 23:13

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https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/08/rememb … at-time-forgot/ The article discusses Sleuth, Capture the Flag, Landing Party, EGA Trek, and Scorched Earth.

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Re: Stuff you did with the PC's at school

Posted on 2014-05-20, 06:35

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by redblade7

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At a very small now-defunct Catholic elementary school in the mid-90s, we had typing classes using donated old TRS-80s. They told us to ignore the "syntax error" messages that came up. I was the only serious computer nerd there, who used GW-BASIC on a 286 at home. So I would put all the computers in …

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Re: Bad news: Adblockers in Firefox & Chrome may gobble system resources

Posted on 2014-05-19, 01:52

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Yeah, Australis is utter garbage. Obvious Chrome knock-off, but with reduced functionality compared to the (not exactly great either) design they previously had... even with Classic Theme Restorer it's still missing the header on top, and the bookmark star icon doesn't indicate already bookmarked …

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Re: Bad news: Adblockers in Firefox & Chrome may gobble system resources

Posted on 2014-05-19, 01:50

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by redblade7

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eL_PuSHeR wrote: Agreed. I haven't noticed anything troubling either. Adblock Plus is a must have. Use Adblock EDGE. Adwhores Plus got paid off to create a whitelist in later versions.

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Re: Reliable HDD testing tool

Posted on 2014-05-16, 08:28

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by redblade7

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Logistics wrote: HD Tune Pro is what I use. Not sure about the LBA part, but I tested a very basic 2GB drive from '97 on it. It's painful testing drives that transfer at a Max of about 2MB a second. I've used the HD Tune Free. SpeedFan's SMART and HDD features are great.

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Re: Story behind your avatar?

Posted on 2014-04-24, 19:28

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I love Roguelikes, particularly older ones as they are more simplistic. (I run http://www.coredumpcentral.org, the biggest Rogue site :) For the longest time I used an Angband screenshot for an avatar, but upon reading this thread today I was inspired to change it to Castle of the Winds, the first …

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Re: install ms-dos editor into dosbox

Posted on 2014-04-23, 21:52

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by redblade7

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I'm not sure about Windows 8, only 7 and lower, but if you install gVim there is an "easy" mode which works like a regular Notepad. www.vim.org (Note: add "set dir=.,$TMP,$TEMP" to your _vimrc file or you'll get permission errors) Under DOSbox I use Vim (last DOS version 7.3) or elvis.

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Re: IBM PS/1 and Hard drive detection

Posted on 2014-04-23, 21:48

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by redblade7

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I didn't think there was such thing as a PS/1. Thought it was XT, AT, PS/2, Aptiva.

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Re: Artificial Intelligence - how far will it go?

Posted on 2014-04-16, 16:49

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Alongside accelerating levels of mass surveillance, data matching [Big Data, google earth, google glass, NSA, GCHQ, xbox, etc] and lax attitudes to data security that the modern idiom encourages in all of us, I'd say collectively we seem to be heading for a dystopic future pretty much in line with …

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Re: M$ to patch 17 year exploit for Dos and Windows

Posted on 2014-04-15, 21:15

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by redblade7

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Why would ATM's use a windows OS? I personally have seen a Windows desktop on an ATM screen along with an error message box. :P I remember once during the "Messenger Spam" era, the old analog cable TV listings channel was replaced with a Windows desktop with a Messenger popup and the classical …

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Re: M$ to patch 17 year exploit for Dos and Windows

Posted on 2014-04-14, 20:25

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by redblade7

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I remember reading years ago when they discontinued OS/2 that some ATMs in Europe were using it

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2014-04-14, 03:07

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by redblade7

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Heck, even the title of the two P4 cpus above - "INTEL Pentium 4 3.4GHz ERROR DOUBLE STRIKE STAMP COLLECTORS HISTROY " sounds more like some sort of secret code words to me! I think he's trying to liken it to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_die Doubled die is a term in numismatics used …

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Re: Ebay rant - Global Shipping Program sucks

Posted on 2014-04-14, 02:53

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I'll never forget the time I was selling something (non-computer-related), then the item was marked as "purchased", after which the guy told me his address was in Brazil. I was worried, since Brazil was not in the Global Shipping Program and I wasn't about to ship an item to a random address in an …

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Re: C compiler for DOS...

Posted on 2012-09-05, 04:24

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by redblade7

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I think at some point the old Borland/Turbo compilers were released free if you signed up for some part of their Web site. Don't remember the details though. Might want to look it up if you are trying to compile older programs designed for them.

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Re: pclinux

Posted on 2012-01-18, 22:24

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Yes - it set up a swap partition when it installed. I think one of the reasons it was so slow initially was I had it installed on and old 5400 RPM DMA 33 drive. When I changed it to a newer 7200 RPM DMA 66 drive I noticed a BIG difference (and 768 MB of RAM helps a lot too) When it comes to "help, …

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Re: Wikipedia to go offline for 24 hours on 1/18 to protest Intenet Censorship bills

Posted on 2012-01-18, 00:42

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by redblade7

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Is there really anyone left who seriously supports SOPA anymore and isn't delusional? I think they gutted out most of the nasty parts in one of the houses, including only allowing King B. Hussein Osama to shut down foreign-hosted sites, though the other house has the original language. But it …

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Re: pclinux

Posted on 2012-01-17, 04:03

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WolverineDK wrote: XFCE uses more memory than L X D E Never used L X D E. Doesn't seem to be included with Slackware (latest stable version is v13.37). Have to check it out next time I boot into Linux.

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