Re: Limit DOS RAM memory (XMSDSK / HimemX / JemmEx), DOS RAM size limit

Posted on 2022-12-04, 15:55

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by Gmlb256

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Himem.sys of DOS 6.x has a switch to reserve RAM for BIOS interrupt 15 hex. It's /INT15= . It is also included with later versions that comes with Windows 9x and it isn't really useful when it comes to limiting the amount of available XMS memory. The maximum value allowed is 65535 in KB and using …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-03, 17:56

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by Gmlb256

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Most would rather get the Glitch Works RTC replacement module instead so they could use a coin battery and making replacement easy in the long term. Most would rather mod original Dallas chip retaining original motherboard look, as well choosing the most economical and ecological solution. 🤷 Well, …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-03, 14:55

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by Gmlb256

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Today I ordered a Dallas clock chip replacement for use on a socket 7 board I have with a dead rtc battery. Where did you source it from? Likely from eBay, which there are sellers that sells "newer" Dallas RTC batteries. These still works on Socket 7 motherboards that uses the RTC chip. Most would …

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Re: Slowing down dos games on a Dell XPS t450

Posted on 2022-12-03, 05:27

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by Gmlb256

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Disabling the L1 cache on that PIII CPU will make it way too slow except for very early 90s games. Nevertheless, look for SetMul which can disable both L1 and L2 caches without having to enter the BIOS setup. Another option is Throttle , which isn't frequently mentioned but uses ACPI throttling …

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Re: How to get a PCI Ethernet Card that Windows won't detect working

Posted on 2022-12-02, 15:05

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by Gmlb256

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Issue solved but now windows wants to tell me on startup that I am missing a bunch of .vxd files that I don't need. How do I get rid of this? Thanks! This sometimes happens when installing the drivers for the NIC. Reinstalling "Client for Microsoft Network" usually fixes that. One thing to be aware …

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Re: Can't install Alien Trilogy

Posted on 2022-12-02, 12:33

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by Gmlb256

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So far, unfortunately, no. 🙁 I believe that the hi-color mode uses 15bpp which nVidia cards never supported.

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Re: DOS32AWE - DOS/4G compatible DOS Extender with Sound Blaster AWEUTIL MIDI synthesizer support for Protected mode,V

Posted on 2022-12-01, 23:15

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by Gmlb256

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It's easy to see why georgel became frustrated. He made this tool and helped others get it working, but when he asked for something in return (upload missing AWEUTIL version, or that sound font CD) he was ghosted. There was absolutely no need to gang up on him for reacting a bit grouchy. Problem …

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Re: Can't install Alien Trilogy

Posted on 2022-12-01, 23:10

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by Gmlb256

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:thinking: Try the patch 2.0 of Alien Trilogy: https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/298/7/19303 Check the README file, which has the following information: Fixes. ------ This patch fixes many problems including incompatibilities with the following video cards: Matrox Mystique Matrox Millenium …

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Re: Can't install Alien Trilogy

Posted on 2022-12-01, 22:21

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by Gmlb256

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:thinking: Try the patch 2.0 of Alien Trilogy: https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/298/7/19303 Check the README file, which has the following information: Fixes. ------ This patch fixes many problems including incompatibilities with the following video cards: Matrox Mystique Matrox Millenium Cirrus …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-12-01, 20:05

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by Gmlb256

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Did some test of this tool: https://github.com/TheSandBoxMKG/ipxgw, that allows IPX multiplayer games between real MS-DOS/Win9x and DOSBox. Used DOOM as test case, it worked! Gonna use it to play online, through a virtual LAN, with some friend 😁 Nice! :thumbup: I did something like that to play …

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Re: Can't install Alien Trilogy

Posted on 2022-12-01, 16:48

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by Gmlb256

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As DosFreak said, limiting or removing the amount of memory available helps in those situations, try with 64MB RAM at least. Other utilities that can limit the amount of memory like HIMEMX are XMSDSK (a ramdisk driver) and LIMITMEM . BTW, Alien Trilogy speeds up way too fast on several parts with …

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Re: Best Windows 95 Version For 486 66MHz

Posted on 2022-12-01, 16:16

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by Gmlb256

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If going for Windows 95 on a 486 computer, avoid installing the Windows Desktop Update which integrates Internet Explorer features into Windows Explorer like Windows 98. For FAT32 partition support, go for OSR2 or later.

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Re: Entirely questionable Digital Trends article: "The 5 worst Nvidia GPUs, ranked".

Posted on 2022-11-30, 21:02

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by Gmlb256

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Problem is not as apparent in Radeon X1xxx series, which were made on the same TSMC 90nm node. Radeon GPUs are usually smaller than the nVidia ones. However, that doesn't mean that they were completely immune. Xbox 360 was just poorly designed, so any chip will die in such conditions. Doubt that …

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Re: PSU recommendation for a P4 System?

Posted on 2022-11-30, 15:52

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by Gmlb256

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Getting a PSU for a Pentium 4 computer isn't hard, just make sure that it is a high-quality branded one. Modern PSUs still has a decent amount of molex connectors, and the 12V ATX 8-pin and the ATX 24-pin connector are backward compatible with the older 4-pin and 20-pin connectors respectively ( …

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Re: Entirely questionable Digital Trends article: "The 5 worst Nvidia GPUs, ranked".

Posted on 2022-11-29, 14:57

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by Gmlb256

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That list is more like a clickbait, except perhaps the GTX 480 due to thermal and power consumption issues at the time. The GTX 970 wasn't a bad card despite controversy around the memory configuration as the real-world benchmarks weren't affected. Regarding the GeForce 8 series, anything below the …

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Re: Can't get System Shock 1 to detect my sound card. (AWE64G to SC-55 + SB Pro 2.0)

Posted on 2022-11-27, 22:15

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by Gmlb256

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^ Yep, I have noticed a similar issue with Boppin' where the music isn't being played properly when using the SB16 or AWE for both digital playback and MPU-401 duties. Interestingly, I haven't heard anyone having this problem with System Shock until now. To be fair, I only played the demo version.

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Re: Balls of Steel incompatible with 3DFX Voodoo2?

Posted on 2022-11-27, 21:52

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by Gmlb256

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Which actual video card (not the Voodoo2) is installed on the computer? That game doesn't use any 3D acceleration hardware at all.

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Re: Hardware you wish you'd never bought.

Posted on 2022-11-26, 19:29

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by Gmlb256

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Gateway motherboard with 440BX chipset. Mine was very disappointing. The ISA slot it had didn't work properly with any sound card I installed and occasionally it refused to POST.

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 issues with Jill of the Jungle and Hocus Pocus

Posted on 2022-11-23, 03:34

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by Gmlb256

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Hocus Pocus checks the BLASTER environment variable when the Sound Blaster driver is selected in the setup program, the way it reads it is somewhat picky. For DOS, try creating a batch file that temporarily changes the environment variable by removing the P value. Like this: @ECHO OFF SET BLASTER= …

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Re: DOSLFN with 4DOS?

Posted on 2022-11-20, 18:42

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by Gmlb256

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The LFN feature in 4DOS gets normally enabled if installed within a Windows 9x environment. STARLFN has a hack for certain DOS programs that fools them into thinking that it is running within Windows 95 and MS-DOS 7.0. 4DOS (especially older versions) is one of them as mentioned on the STARLFN …

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