DOSBox throttling?

Posted on 2023-02-04, 15:46

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by captain_koloth

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Hello everyone: My laptop is an i7-7700, GTX 1070, so obviously not a configuration that should really be struggling with DOSBox under any imaginable scenario. I run Civilization II in Windows 3.1 and it runs buttery smooth- when it's plugged in. When on battery, it gets incredibly choppy. And yes, …

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Windows 98 laptop only boots when logged

Posted on 2022-12-03, 15:44

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by captain_koloth

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Hello all: As I try to expand my collection of Win 98 laptops for whatever reason, I got a Latitude D810 off eBay that someone managed to shove Win 98 onto. The specs were good so I gave it a shot, but I'm having a heck of a time getting it to work properly. When I boot, it goes to a black screen, …

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Re: Slipstreaming appropriate SATA drivers to install XP

Posted on 2022-12-01, 04:22

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by captain_koloth

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Yeah you really can't just throw a bunch of HD controller drivers into XP and expect it to work proper during install. There is a specific way to inject the "OEM" Controller driver into the pre-install boot part which is slightly different than general slipstreaming of drivers. What You need is the …

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Slipstreaming appropriate SATA drivers to install XP

Posted on 2022-11-30, 23:37

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by captain_koloth

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Hello all: I'm trying to downgrade an HP Elitebook 8560w from Windows 10 to XP so that I can have almost maximum theoretical possible hardware that supports XP (for portable gaming anyway). However, I keep getting a BSOD during the XP installation process. I'm reasonably certain that what's …

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Pin extension?

Posted on 2021-09-19, 13:51

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by captain_koloth

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I am setting a computer with a VT6X4 motherboard. The pins connecting the power button on the case on the motherboard are in an annoying spot such that when an ISA card is installed they're blocked and I have to snake the cables around to get to the power pins. In fact, the cable from my case's …

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Re: VESA 26-pin feature connector ribbon cable?

Posted on 2021-09-17, 15:31

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by captain_koloth

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cyclone3d wrote on 2021-09-17, 15:30: It should be a straight through cable. I'm not finding any information stating otherwise. What does that mean? Sorry, I'm not familiar with this kind of cable. Is there a substitute I can use that's still sold somewhere?

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VESA 26-pin feature connector ribbon cable?

Posted on 2021-09-17, 12:18

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by captain_koloth

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I recently bought a Forte VFX1 (!), believe it or not- been scouring eBay for one for years. The seller claimed he had tested it. Upon receipt I found it requires a 26-pin VESA feature connector ribbon cable, which was not included. The seller has not responded so far; I'm hoping he really did test …

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Surround sound on Win 98 era games

Posted on 2021-05-15, 01:53

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by captain_koloth

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It's amazing to me how many games from this era had some form of Dolby Surround support... and yet I'm not sure I've ever seen an actual Win 98-era 5.1 setup. I've done some looking and it's not even 100% clear to me how one would assemble such a setup. Has anyone done 5.1 surround gaming from this …

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Suncom F-15E joystick and SFS throttle

Posted on 2021-05-13, 02:19

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by captain_koloth

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Hello all: I recently picked up the two awesome controllers in the title to complement my new-old Windows 98 build. But I'm having a heck of a time finding drivers for the throttle. The Vogons archive has a driver for the JOYSTICK, but I can't seem to find THROTTLE drivers anywhere. Does anyone have …

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Flash old OS to SD-to-IDE

Posted on 2021-03-19, 15:07

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by captain_koloth

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I had this vision of installing a bunch of old Windows NT and OS/2 versions on a PII PC as a sort of multi-boot "tour of unusual operating systems" machine. Long story short: terrible idea. None of the old OS/2 or Win NT versions are compatible with even 1997 era hardware for install (at least not …

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Re: Do your old builds have 5.25 floppy drives and ISA cards?

Posted on 2021-03-15, 22:40

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by captain_koloth

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I'd rather play DOS games in pure DOS than through the Windows command prompt, so for me an ISA sound card is a must. Of course PCI cards like an SBLive or Vortex are great for true Win9x games, but those games are modern enough that I can, and don't mind to, play them on a modern PC. One thing …

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Do your old builds have 5.25 floppy drives and ISA cards?

Posted on 2021-03-15, 19:03

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by captain_koloth

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As I've been pondering building a new DOS-era PC, I'm struggling with the inclusion of two things: a) 5 1/4 floppy drives b) a motherboard with ISA slots for period-approrpiate sound Obviously from an era-correct hardware perspective you'd want both. But with regard to the floppy drive, hot diggity …

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How accurate is DOSBox sound emulation?

Posted on 2021-03-13, 00:14

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by captain_koloth

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How closely does DOSBox reproduce the various sound cards it emulates? I've seen some threads about OPL specifically, but surprising very little beyond that. Has anyone ever done any kind of side by side comparison? Acknowledging of course there's no universal answer to this question, of course …

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Re: Best motherboard for "Mega DOS" build

Posted on 2021-03-11, 20:59

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by captain_koloth

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I suppose it doesn't have to be the MOST powerful... obviously whether it's P3 or P4 it's going to blow away any DOS games. And the i845 G is expensive unfortunately.

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Best motherboard for "Mega DOS" build

Posted on 2021-03-11, 20:17

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by captain_koloth

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Hello all: I want to build the most powerful DOS PC I can that has support for ISA slots (Sound Blaster AWE64 forever!). Based on my research I think this would bring me to a P3 Tualatin or AMD Socket A Thunderbird board, but I am having trouble finding an affordable one. Can anyone recommend me a …

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Re: Ensoniq / Creative AudioPCI

Posted on 2021-03-06, 19:30

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by captain_koloth

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Hello all: I'm using an AudioPCI 5200 (Es1373) with the Ensoniq driver from the first post. DOS 6.22 on real hardware. However, when apinit.com is run, the system hangs forever. It gets up to here and then never proceeds. Any ideas? I know the card is good (it was working in Win 98 on this same …

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Re: How to connect SC-55 in DOS?

Posted on 2021-02-07, 03:21

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by captain_koloth

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Well as I mentioned it does work in DOS and I'm having the problem with other cards also.

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Re: How to connect SC-55 in DOS?

Posted on 2021-02-07, 00:24

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by captain_koloth

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I'm trying Softmpu, and it initializes successfully but... the sound card still won't talk to the SC55. I'm stumped.

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Re: How to connect SC-55 in DOS?

Posted on 2021-02-06, 23:21

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by captain_koloth

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Pierre32 wrote on 2021-02-06, 23:13: Ah, sorry for missing that detail. Two machines, two cards... most unusual. Well, fundamentally the issue is that I have no idea what I'm doing ... but I did get it working in Win 98, I'm not totally out to lunch (I hope).

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Re: How to connect SC-55 in DOS?

Posted on 2021-02-06, 23:02

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by captain_koloth

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SoftMPU is for other modules. I don't think it's relevant here. https://bjt42.github.io/softmpu/ In a perfect world I'd say replace that sound card, as it's one of the worst options for DOS. If PCI is your only option, something based on the ESS Solo-1 or YMF744 would be superior. But with that …

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