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Re: Trouble getting US Navy Fighters to run on vintage hardware

Posted on 2023-12-08, 16:43

in DOS

in DOS

The crash dump just shows some dummy values 'h' for all registers, not sure what that is supposed to mean? I'd expect some actual hex values? Your graphics chip S3 928 and 805 are supported by the game, so that should be fine, though the 805 B step has some possible issues, according to the readme. …

Re: Missing Inductor and R1563 on Radeon 9800

Posted on 2023-12-08, 01:12

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Zooming in, it looks to me there could be a copper trace between the resistor pads - if so, it should not be mounted.

Re: Win XP 32 or 64 bit?

Posted on 2023-12-04, 00:06

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I still run XP64 on one computer, but I concur that for games it could be some issues; most common problem was the installers that were 16-bit, and had to be updated, while the games often worked once installed. Some old games had the same issue with copy-protection also being incompatible and never …

Re: Creating 80186 Based System

Posted on 2023-12-02, 17:44

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have to add a link to a Nokia PC brochure from the -80:s, it was using a 80186 too, and we had a number of these where I worked at the time. Nice machines & easy to read text on, but the monochrome white-phosphor screens tended to burn in the images fast, unless turned off. https://www.net.fujitsu …

Re: HELP! Dead 486 motherboard after Dallas clock change :(

Posted on 2023-10-24, 21:07

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I looked at the photos, and in addition to the other suggestions, make sure there are no loose solder drops on the board, also on the underside, since I see on the photo what looks like a couple of metal shiny drops on the table near the edges of the motherboard. I've had some solder removal tools …

Re: List of games which doesn't have CD check ( Windows 9x )

Posted on 2023-10-22, 16:53

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Drakan - Order of the Flame: The latest official patch (445) removed the CD check. MS Flight Simulator 95 and 98: No CD check MS Flight Simulator 2004: The DVD version does not check for a disc in the drive (only the CD version does) MS Flight Simulator 2002 does not check the CD (unless one …

Re: Joystick not working with SB Vibra 16 PnP sound card

Posted on 2023-08-09, 18:15

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I seem to recall the default joystick IO port address is 201. Maybe the programs you use to test the port do not look at the BLASTER settings? Also some Soundblasters have a Joystick Enable jumper that needs to be closed, but maybe not your PNP version?

Re: FYI: Steam drops Win7/8/8.1 in 2024

Posted on 2023-08-06, 12:11

in Milliways

in Milliways

I tried Playnite for a bit, but the last update did not want to install, so I had to uninstall it - maybe try again a bit later. It does not help with the various 'game launcher needs later operating system' issues from UBI/Steam/EA launchers of course.

Re: Were you ever hurt by a computer?

Posted on 2023-08-05, 09:55

in Milliways

in Milliways

I've had a few minor cuts as most can experience when building PC:s. I do recall a cPCI rack in the lab that had some issues, it got sent to the UK manufacturer for repairs, and got back with the wrong PSU input voltage set...the electrolytic caps were large and the ears rang for hours after the …

Re: Vector graphics games

Posted on 2023-07-02, 22:14

in Milliways

in Milliways

My favourite vector graphics game back in the day was Starglider, no colour-filled areas. https://www.mobygames.com/game/1203/starglider/screenshots/ Elite was another vector graphics space game, at least on ssome platforms.

Re: Need help identifying a machine model and word processor

Posted on 2023-06-26, 18:45

in Milliways

in Milliways

The PC looks to be an IBM PS/2 Model 30, not sure about the 'RSL WordProcessing Module', but what I understand it is common to make fake programs that just require actors to hit any key to progress through predefined screens, to avoid simple mistakes while shooting a scene.

Re: When buying a 486 motherboard back in the day. What accessories came with it?

Posted on 2023-06-07, 19:52

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My first homebuilt PC, a 386DX Gigabyte motherboard from 1991 did not have much onboard, only serial/parallel ports, with a couple of backpanel connector plates with cables, intended for either chassis mounting or to be place in unused ISA slot positions. It did come with a nice printed manual, and …

Re: Original IBM EGA card repair thread

Posted on 2023-06-03, 16:24

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

There is a simple fault that can be checked easily with a tester; the jumpers themselves can have poor connection due to oxidation or cracked solder joints / cut copper lines. If so, you could have an explanation to the beeps.

Re: Original IBM EGA card repair thread

Posted on 2023-06-02, 21:31

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

Using EGA on that PC requires a specific BIOS version; dated 10/27/82 There is a note about a bug in this BIOS with under-populated RAM banks which can cause the beeps, at the very bottom of the page: https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5150/misc/5150_motherboard_switch_settings.htm But I guess you …

Re: Original IBM EGA card repair thread

Posted on 2023-06-02, 20:48

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

It could be the Network card has a simplified IO address decoder, there is sometimes not a full address decoder implemented in the hardware, so extra address ranges could be overlapping without being properly documented - I've seen that on some boards. Any known conflicts could perhaps be found on …

Re: Original IBM EGA card repair thread

Posted on 2023-06-02, 19:00

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

There are some switches you must set on both the PC & XT system board when using the EGA on the older systems. Page 79 in the link below. https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/oa/OA%20-%20IBM%20Enhanced%20Graphics%20Adapter.pdf (Memories...that EGA card was ordered with the first IBM/AT @6MHz , no less, …

Re: FYI: Steam drops Win7/8/8.1 in 2024

Posted on 2023-06-01, 23:39

in Milliways

in Milliways

Odd...the Ubi Connect I have has been working for me so far - updated today & still seems ok; I know it claims to require Win8 now, but for my Win7/64 it still works somehow. (I do expect it and all other game portals to drop Win7/8/9/etc eventually, but then I haven't purchased a game needing these …

Re: Fax Modem Software

Posted on 2023-05-30, 10:40

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

WinFax seems to have been popular back in the day; I'm not sure that can be found nowadays. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFax Or you can look in Simtels archives, they have some free software for faxing: http://www.lanet.lv/simtel.net/win95/fax.html (I had thought the fax was a long dead item, …

Re: Attempting to run "Carnivorous" on PC...nothing I tried works, does anyone have any pointers?

Posted on 2023-05-29, 13:34

in Windows

in Windows

That is really wierd...if the item being tested is a time-limited alpha version, maybe only intended for internal testers, then why does it have box covers at all? Somebody messed up in a major way if these were distributed for sale, as none of them would have worked.

Re: Attempting to run "Carnivorous" on PC...nothing I tried works, does anyone have any pointers?

Posted on 2023-05-29, 08:47

in Windows

in Windows

Well, it would be good to have a verified date, if at all possible - maybe there is another reason than Y2K, it just seemed a likely culprit to me.

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