Re: XCOM Blasphemy

Posted on 2022-05-10, 19:41

by

by KT7AGuy

in Milliways

in Milliways

AppleSauce, Thank you for your take on the game. I really appreciate your insight into this legendary sacred cow of retro computing. I had not considered that the god-like retribution I was able to unleash on the aliens in the final battle was my reward for the initial difficulty of the game. That …

---

XCOM Blasphemy

Posted on 2022-05-10, 14:08

by

by KT7AGuy

in Milliways

in Milliways

I first played XCOM back in 1994 when I got my first 486. I remember enjoying it and thinking it was a really difficult game, so I got distracted and never completed it. Recently, I revisited XCOM ( OpenXCOM this time) and finished the game. Here are my thoughts: Nostalgia is a powerful thing. The …

---

Re: Thoughts on Gravis Xtermiator?

Posted on 2022-02-17, 22:05

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

pinesal wrote on 2022-02-17, 21:55: I guess I will grab that InterAct Pro pad that KT7AGuy mentioned. It looks pretty good. Could you please write a new post with your impressions and review? I'm really curious to know your thoughts and experiences with that.

---

Re: Thoughts on Gravis Xtermiator?

Posted on 2022-02-17, 21:22

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

AFAIK there is no DOS-compatible version of the Xterminator. There is only: The first version : A version with gameport, based on a proprietary Gravis digital protocol ( pre- GrIP), and which does not include, or even work with, the belowmentioned USB adapter, and; The second version: A version …

---

Re: Thoughts on Gravis Xtermiator?

Posted on 2022-02-17, 17:37

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Many folks seem to like the original Gravis dogbone controller for DOS stuff. I've still got my original dogbone that I bought way back in 1995. It works OK, but I rarely use it. Pure DOS gaming isn't something I do much anymore. I've seen other folks swear by the InterAct ProPad 4 , but I've never …

---

Re: Thoughts on Gravis Xtermiator?

Posted on 2022-02-16, 19:57

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The Gravis Xterminator should have been the best gamepad of all time. It was the only one ever designed with some acknowledgement of the (at the time quite large and healthy) flight/space sim community. The analog paddles/rudders, throttle, and stick should have worked great. What ruins it is the …

---

Re: How do you backup your retro machine-park?

Posted on 2022-02-16, 19:31

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ghost is what I use for creating system images. Versions 6, 7, and 8 are still useful depending on your system and needs, but v11.5.1 is the final version and you won't go wrong with using that. I don't store data on old computers. They're just for running old programs or games. All important data …

---

Re: CT4830 vs SB0220

Posted on 2022-01-29, 18:04

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

It turns out there are two versions of the CT4830, one with the digital out and one without. I assume that the one with the digital out is the retail version, the one without the OEM version. Do both of those cards have the same IDs in the hardware manager? I ask, because I noticed some weirdness …

---

Re: CT4830 vs SB0220

Posted on 2022-01-25, 20:34

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

boxpressed, Here's the original disc that came with the CT4830: https://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fil … menustate=45,38

---

Re: Logitech F310 on Windows 98?

Posted on 2022-01-22, 13:18

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Lostmeis, Under WinXP, make sure you've installed the XBox 360 controller drivers. You should be able to use the controller in XInput mode with them. You can get them here. https://archive.org/download/xbox-360-64-eng/Xbox360_32Eng.exe Also, scroll up: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=585768# …

---

Re: Abit KT7A (KT133A/VIA686B), Athlon XP Mobile 2500+

Posted on 2022-01-20, 11:36

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

mockingbird wrote on 2022-01-19, 23:55: No matter what, I cannot get the PIIX4 (BX) southbridge stable with my Ultra133 TX2 card, and that's a mandatory requirement (TRIM in DOS). How are you issuing TRIM to an SSD under DOS?

---

Re: CT4830 vs SB0220

Posted on 2021-10-16, 21:12

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

If you use LiveWare v3.0 with the CT4830 you should be able to get the SB16 emulation working. The original driver disc may also work too, but I'm not 100% sure about that. Forget about DOS or SB16 emulation with the SB0220. Otherwise, I've found it to be an excellent card that is frequently …

---

Re: How do you initially setup your system?

Posted on 2021-10-16, 16:15

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Here's a guide I wrote a few years ago: Generic Win98SE Installation & Setup Guide

---

Re: What graphics card for a Pentium II 400?

Posted on 2021-09-08, 13:23

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

dragonerosso, Check out this compatibility matrix here: https://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS/ My recommendations for your configuration: 1st Choice (If DOS games are your primary focus) S3 Virge DX or GX with a Voodoo 1 2nd Choice (If both DOS and Windows games are your goal) S3 Virge DX or GX with two …

---

Re: An Ivy Bridge Motherboard for Linux and WinXP

Posted on 2021-09-03, 13:39

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Of course not - https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-pci-express-scaling Thank you for this. Clearly, the performance improvement going from PCIe 2.0 to 3.0 is negligible. I tested several Z77 microATX boards last year and the Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H 1.1 came out as the best …

---

Re: An Ivy Bridge Motherboard for Linux and WinXP

Posted on 2021-09-03, 00:52

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Why would you need one though? I'm glad you asked, because it prompted me to look up the specs of the video cards I'm using. My Radeon HD 7770s use PCIe 3.0. However, and much to my surprise, my GTX 560 Ti 448 uses PCIe 2.0. Based on what I've read here , there's a substantial increase in …

---

Re: An Ivy Bridge Motherboard for Linux and WinXP

Posted on 2021-09-02, 21:45

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Spectre and Meltdown affect even the non-hyperthreading I5 models? I wasn't aware of that. I'll need to do more research before I start buying parts. Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated. This may be a bad idea after all.

---

Re: An Ivy Bridge Motherboard for Linux and WinXP

Posted on 2021-09-02, 21:13

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

just be advised that using i7 3770 with a modern OS, would require disabling spectre / meltdown mitigations, for reasonable performance. I'll be using an I5 without hyperthreading. I just wanted the ability to disable hyperthreading should the need arise. Have you recently encountered many games …

---

Re: An Ivy Bridge Motherboard for Linux and WinXP

Posted on 2021-09-02, 20:04

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The Serpent Rider wrote on 2021-09-02, 19:58: Just make X58 platform PC. Problem solved. No PCIe 3.0 support there.

---

Re: An Ivy Bridge Motherboard for Linux and WinXP

Posted on 2021-09-02, 19:27

by

by KT7AGuy

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Unfortunately, it uses Intel's USB 3 ports. I'm not aware that Intel ever wrote a Windows XP driver for XHCI, though. You might need a motherboard with Asmedia USB 3 ports (or use a PCIE expansion card). From the support page for this board: "In Windows XP, the Intel USB 3.0 ports can support up to …

---