Re: Is it possible to have a live xp-7 cd where opengl/directdraw games/apps will work on whatever machine you run it of

Posted on 2023-03-06, 11:26

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by bluejeans

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Windows 10 works because its driver library is built for that, it has the base drivers for nvidia, AMD and a number of other fabs. This allows 10 to provide that support out of the box and its hardware detection is considerably better too, it can also just grab drivers off the net as needed. …

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Re: Is it possible to have a live xp-7 cd where opengl/directdraw games/apps will work on whatever machine you run it of

Posted on 2023-03-06, 10:26

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by bluejeans

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Windows 10 works because its driver library is built for that, it has the base drivers for nvidia, AMD and a number of other fabs. This allows 10 to provide that support out of the box and its hardware detection is considerably better too, it can also just grab drivers off the net as needed. …

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Is it possible to have a live xp-7 cd where opengl/directdraw games/apps will work on whatever machine you run it off?

Posted on 2023-03-06, 09:54

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by bluejeans

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Whenever I've tried something like hirens or ubcd, directx is never installed or I get another sort of error. I'm just after something I can move between machines - doesn't matter whether it's an actual windows install, but from experience you can't plug an xp install into any pc and have it boot - …

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How much do working ST-412's go for?

Posted on 2018-03-29, 01:07

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by bluejeans

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I picked it up for $2. I'm told that they go for hundreds?

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Re: vga-hdmi adapters - anyone had issues with POST/cmos screen not showing?

Posted on 2018-03-27, 13:10

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by bluejeans

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I use a Sewell branded VGA to HDMI adapter box. Although I've not used it on any older actual PCs from the 90s era, it does display the POST startup screens on the few modern computers I've used it with, and I've read reviews that it works with the lower resolutions just fine. It naturally upscales …

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vga-hdmi adapters - anyone had issues with POST/cmos screen not showing?

Posted on 2018-03-27, 10:12

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by bluejeans

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I had it happen on an am2 board. As the adapter supports a minimum of 640x480, you can't see it POST/the cmos (I forget which one now). This was on a plasma that quite happily displays a normal 320x240 signal through vga. The POST did have some sort of elaborate logo, maybe that was the cause?

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What kind of system would be too slow for software midi? And how about software soundfonts?

Posted on 2018-03-12, 13:26

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by bluejeans

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I want to find this out because I was just having a discussion with someone about not being able to have winamp run in the background for mp3s on 486's, (they barely did it if it was the only program running) - and it got me to thinking "how low can you go with soundfonts and the microsoft sw synth? …

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PCem - possible to run in 320x200, and/or above 60hz refresh?

Posted on 2018-02-03, 03:10

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by bluejeans

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I'm using a video card incapable of native dos resolution (is it 320, or 720x400?) but figured I should ask before putting an older card in - will I be able to get the same resolution at fullscreen as I'd get booting into dos? Also, is there any way to change the refresh rate? I'm using a crt, and …

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Re: Emulation speed issues with 86box

Posted on 2018-02-02, 15:36

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How can I enable it in pcem, there's no line for it in its' .cfg file? In the menu bar, you can choose Settings->Configure to find a checkbox right below the emulated CPU type (486). The line in the config file is "cpu_use_dynarec = 1". 86Box should have a similar setting (haven't used that since …

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Re: Emulation speed issues with 86box

Posted on 2018-02-02, 14:54

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by bluejeans

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I can exceed a pentium 90 with dynamic recompiler - why was it turned off to start with? To be honest, I'm not 100% certain. But I think it has to do with compatibility/stability. Same reason why DOSBox has an auto core setting, I guess. In an older PCem I tested, the dynarec did not work …

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Re: Emulation speed issues with 86box

Posted on 2018-02-02, 13:21

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I'm trying to run dos doom (it's a long story why, want to see how old mods run on older hardware) and the highest emulated cpu I can get running at 100% if about a 486dx25, on an i7-870 (stock 2.93ghz). Um, that's odd. Became single-core performance of current x86 generations that poor ? :?: I ran …

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Re: Doom 'MBF' for DOS, Maintenance release 2.04

Posted on 2018-02-02, 02:03

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Does this build take advantage of MMX instructions at all?

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Re: Emulation speed issues with 86box

Posted on 2018-02-02, 00:00

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by bluejeans

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It really depends on the host due to the current dynarec, I mean, if you want a perfect 100% speed in the Pentium MMX at 200Mhz, you need that 4.2GHz machine. Changing that setting to 1 makes it run flawlessly. If I overclock my i7-870 to 3.9ghz should I expect to be able to run, say, a pentium 75 …

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Emulation speed issues with 86box

Posted on 2018-02-01, 07:06

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by bluejeans

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I'm trying to run dos doom (it's a long story why, want to see how old mods run on older hardware) and the highest emulated cpu I can get running at 100% if about a 486dx25, on an i7-870 (stock 2.93ghz). On my i5 4690k at 4.2ghz overclocked cpu's all the way up to a pentium 200mmx run flawlessly at …

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Will this method of usb under dos work for usb kb/mouse?

Posted on 2017-12-18, 11:50

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by bluejeans

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A crude method of test: - Get Puppy Linux, and install it to a USB pendrive. - Boot puppy and get Wakepup2 (it's a floppy boot disk). Insert wakepup2 floppy, and the Puppy pendrive. The floppy runs under DOS, and has A LOT of USB drivers. You may use it to check what drivers (if any) works with …

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Can I plug a pci card into a pci riser slot?

Posted on 2017-07-17, 12:52

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by bluejeans

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I have a point of sale machine here that has a riser slot but the thing that plugs into it is just com ports and 12/24 volt usb, not an actual riser that gives additional pci slots. Will a single pci device plug in ok? The reason I haven't already tried it is because I'm going to have to cut a hole …

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Question about bios hard drive size limits

Posted on 2017-07-11, 22:18

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by bluejeans

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What's the most common limit for pentium 2/3/4 era boards? It seems like the most common one is 137gb, with no limits fro, 512mb up unless you're unlucky. Also does drive overlay software work for 160gb drives, and especially for ntfs/xp installs? The seagate one that Phil uses seems to only have …

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When did sound cards stop having hardware midi?

Posted on 2017-07-11, 18:01

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by bluejeans

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Apart from sound blaster and the other major brands of course. I was just realizing that ME-era cards were generally the last to have a choice between onboard and ms wavetable. I only have a couple of xp-compatible cards that have it, if I ignore the sound blasters I have.

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Re: Cirrus logic 5426 - win 3.1 driver in 95?

Posted on 2017-06-28, 12:43

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by bluejeans

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EDIT: that worked fine, thanks! Nice to know my memory isn't failing me, because I couldn't remember if the DX drivers worked or if I had found a working driver on an obscure FTP or if I used one of those questionable driver downloads that includes adware (driverguide I'm looking in your direction …

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Re: Cirrus logic 5426 - win 3.1 driver in 95?

Posted on 2017-06-28, 09:59

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by bluejeans

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Try installing the driver through device manager, use the DXCIRRUS.INF from the drivers folder, Now that I think about it I think I had some issues with the display on my Packard Bell P60 machine that uses a Cirrus card and I think that I used the driver with DirectX to fix it but that was 3 years …

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