Re: 20th Anniversary of Vogons
Posted on 2022-07-01, 01:54
Re: Full Retro
Posted on 2018-03-29, 22:32
What if we decide to have a mainframe and start making games using punched cards? 😜
Re: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is out
Posted on 2018-03-20, 08:33
I was originally interested in the NES Classic back in late 2016. However, those suckers were almost never in stock since day 1. Instead, I went with a Raspberry Pi 3 for RetroPie and can't be anymore happier. Plus, it gave me a very nice opportunity to port some of my projects to such a device. …
Re: Emulator for Win95
Posted on 2017-09-02, 09:55
I am looking for an emulator to install on a computer with a 64-bit operating system and windows 7 professional. I want the emulator to run Windows 95 software. But does it really have to be Windows 95. Maybe XP or even 32-bit Windows 7/8/10 will do, and it will be much less trouble when it comes …
Re: Any Commodore 64 or Amiga fans here at Vogons?
Posted on 2017-08-14, 09:21
Amiga 500 or 2000 happened to be the first computer I ever used in my lifetime (around 3 or 4 years old in the early 1990s). Before that, my father once owned a Commodore 64 before me and my siblings were born. Ah yes, I remember the days of switching floppies and booting up the system for certain …
Re: Photobucket now charges for third party inlining
Posted on 2017-07-07, 21:26
I now just got an email myself in reference to the remote lining. Since I already got my images out (downloaded the albums), I'm now officially shutting down my account. A good number of images have been transferred to Imgur already. Since I'm not running any website, I should still be able to …
Re: DOSBox or old computer for MS-DOS Games
Posted on 2017-07-06, 04:24
As someone who has dealt with MS-DOS one way or another back then, I definitely prefer DOSBox for most applications and games. One of the best perks about DOSBox is being able to play modem games without having to worry about needing both a modem card and a working phone (thanks to emulation under …
Re: Your old CD-ROMs are probably rotting
Posted on 2017-03-25, 10:48
One thing I can say is some CDs from the past are notorious for going bad within a few to couple years (even quicker if used more often). I do have a strange feeling that some CDs were manufactured better than others For instance, we have some very old CDs that are still in remarkable shape. Same …
Re: 90s CD-ROM games and HDD install sizes
Posted on 2017-03-23, 10:06
I could name one game that was incredibly large for 1996. The Elder Scrolls Chapter II: Daggerfall! Though it was the norm by 1998, it was certainly more rare in 1996. To top that off, one could say it is one of the few DOS games with an incredibly large option called 'Huge' (which would amount to …
Re: Your old CD-ROMs are probably rotting
Posted on 2017-03-21, 08:46
Such as? Also, Adware and Spyware are very different things. It's one thing when software bundles some nagging ad software (that you can choose not to install or remove manually), or even displays some advertisement banners in the main window. Many people would accept it as a reasonable price for …
Re: Your old CD-ROMs are probably rotting
Posted on 2017-03-21, 06:50
Daemon Tools Lite definitely has adware/spyware included (though so does Alcohol 120% Free Edition and some trials for it). However, I have not encountered such in Daemon Tools Pro (got it cheap too recently for only $6 through a recent Humble Bundle). Great thing about that deal was it included a …
Re: Giving windows Vista a second chance
Posted on 2016-12-10, 09:58
Thought I would drop in about my experience with Vista. When I first used it on an old Athlon XP 2700+ or 2800+ with 768MB of RAM (was originally 512MB) back in January/February 2007, it was definitely not smooth sailing. The minimum requirements were definitely misleading for Vista at least in the …
Re: Programming DOS games
Posted on 2016-12-07, 04:32
Coincidentally, I was experimenting with some DOS programming recently using OpenWatcom C++. Of course, I've been switching between projects off and on. One thing I learned is don't try to attempt projects beyond your skill level or don't be overly ambitious. It will frustrate you and get you …
Re: Fellow Vogoners, tells us a little more about yourselves!
Posted on 2016-12-06, 23:16
My real name is Joshua (you may call me Josh) and I am 28 years of age. Though I have not worked at any job before and never had a driver's license, I do spend time such as help my parents (well just my father now since my mother passed away months ago), do my share of programming, playing games ( …
Re: ClassicVCom HD - The Retro HD Virtual Computer/Machine
Posted on 2016-12-06, 09:58
Got a nice new update (actually updated several times, but I figured this one is worth noting). First things first is it has for some time had the capability to create new virtual hard drives and virtual disk images (which the latter is more akin to an uncompressed and unencrypted archive file). Not …
Re: ClassicVCom HD - The Retro HD Virtual Computer/Machine
Posted on 2016-08-15, 05:28
Providing an update that I'm now restructuring the virtual hard drive code to start supporting virtual disk images for ClassicVCom HD. File wise, they should be similar with the exception of support for space limitations for virtual hard drives. Virtual Disk Images will not have a set limit since …
ClassicVCom HD - The Retro HD Virtual Computer/Machine
Posted on 2016-07-16, 05:44
I have made this project known in some other places, but not yet here. Well, I have been meaning to announce this project on these forums considering it has a retro-theme to it. The project is known as ClassicVCom HD, which is basically retro computing with support for high definition resolution …
Re: DOSBox-X branch
Posted on 2014-08-05, 08:25
Well, just got the patch to work. Turns out you need to acquire the patch file from gulikoza's page as even though the source provides most of the patch, it is missing the 'ScalingEffect.h' and 'ScalingEffect.cpp' files. For those who are having trouble on Windows, here are the steps to get it …
Re: DOSBox-X branch
Posted on 2014-08-03, 09:13
Judging by the logs, there seems to be an issue with the output variable of the configuration file stating it is not a valid value (happened on direct3d and opengl). Not sure if it is an issue for everyone else, but I am currently having such an issue with my compiled copy (unmodified since grabbing …
Re: DOSBox-X branch
Posted on 2014-04-28, 17:55
I have noticed recently that upon closing, DOSBox-X crashes (even with the provided Win32 Binary Build). Doing some debugging on it, I have found that it is trying to deallocate memory for different lists that were never allocated (or not properly allocated) in the first place. I have found that …
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