Re: Purchasing a 4:3 LCD for DOS/DOSBOX/MISTER/OSSC games?

Posted on 2021-07-05, 02:25

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by sofakng

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Wow -- thanks for that incredibly detailed information! Are you upscaling the DOS output resolution (ie. 320x200, 640x480) to the native resolution of 1920x1200? Can you use an OSSC (or similar) to achieve native resolution so everything looks sharp?

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Re: Purchasing a 4:3 LCD for DOS/DOSBOX/MISTER/OSSC games?

Posted on 2021-07-03, 02:27

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by sofakng

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Thanks for the information and links! Does the Philips 252B9 support 70 - 75 Hz? (it looks like it only supports 60 Hz) I've looked through the threads you linked and there's quite a bit of information but it seems like no single answer (for anything reasonably available anyways). Have you seen the …

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Purchasing a 4:3 LCD for DOS/DOSBOX/MISTER/OSSC games?

Posted on 2021-07-02, 20:00

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by sofakng

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If I don't have space for a CRT monitor, is there any reason to purchase a 4:3 LCD instead? For example, I have 1080p and 4K LCD monitors but I'm curious about 4:3 LCDs such as the Dell 2007FPb, etc. Can anybody explain the benefits (besides the aspect ratio) of using a dedicated LCD monitor?

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Re: some more shaders for SVN r4319 and later

Posted on 2021-07-01, 02:20

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by sofakng

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Are there any Direct3D Pixel Shaders (.fx) for DOSBOX-X? (it supports a few extra features) Is there any advantage to D3D shaders instead of OpenGL?

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Re: Best operating system for DOS (and maybe Windows) gaming? (re: Pentium MMX 233, 80MB RAM)

Posted on 2021-06-24, 19:18

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by sofakng

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Are there any Windows-only games that would require Windows 95 or 98 for this era? If you have no interest in playing them, what difference does it make, really? I was hoping for a list of some popular games to refresh my memory so I can determine if I'm interested in any of them. I'd like to use …

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Re: Best operating system for DOS (and maybe Windows) gaming? (re: Pentium MMX 233, 80MB RAM)

Posted on 2021-06-24, 18:16

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by sofakng

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Thanks so much for the help everybody! I've installed Windows 98 SE but it does feel a bit sluggish. (I'm not sure if there is a faster option than my CompactFlash card though?) Are there any Windows-only games that would require Windows 95 or 98 for this era? (Pentium 200/233 MMX, etc) For example, …

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Re: Does this IBM PC 350 support Pentium MMX 233? (re: 200 MHz maximum speed?)

Posted on 2021-06-24, 13:48

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by sofakng

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Final update. The Pentium MMX 233 isn't working. It crashes with Quake after 20-30 minutes, but the non-MMX chip ran it all night (8+ hours) without crashing. I'm not sure if the CPU is bad (it was sold "as-is") or not though. I've found a decent price on a Pentium MMX 200 Overdrive chip so I'm …

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Re: Does this IBM PC 350 support Pentium MMX 233? (re: 200 MHz maximum speed?)

Posted on 2021-06-23, 20:54

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by sofakng

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What's the best way to stress test the system to check for stability? I've tried 3DBench2 and it locked up the system (once), but Duke3D and Memtest86 ran for many hours without any issues. However, installing Windows 98 SE is giving me problems. (freezing) All of my hardware is new (to me) so I'm …

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Best operating system for DOS (and maybe Windows) gaming? (re: Pentium MMX 233, 80MB RAM)

Posted on 2021-06-23, 14:30

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by sofakng

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I've installed DOS 6.22 on my Pentium MMX 233 system (80MB RAM) but this PC (IBM PC 350) also came with a network card so I'd like to use it to transfer files on my network, etc. Should I install Windows 3.11? Windows 95? Windows 98 SE? The vogons wiki suggests Windows 98 SE. Is there any …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-06-21, 23:58

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by sofakng

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Thanks so much for the information everybody!

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Re: IBM PC 350 - What is the female DB9 port on the back of the motherboard?

Posted on 2021-06-21, 23:23

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by sofakng

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Sorry, but I am not sure I understand what you mean by "these have been intended for Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 perhaps" . Sorry for the confusion. I'm trying to understand why this machine has USB ports if they don't allow keyboard/mouse (PS/2 emulation) under DOS or in the BIOS setup. Without such …

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Re: IBM PC 350 - What is the female DB9 port on the back of the motherboard?

Posted on 2021-06-21, 20:32

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by sofakng

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Thanks ... I couldn't find any BIOS settings and my USB keyboard doesn't work. This PC came with a Pentium 166 so would these have been intended for Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 perhaps?

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-06-21, 13:15

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by sofakng

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Forgive me for a possibly stupid question, but can you upload an MT-32 soundbank to the user bank of the Orpheus/Dreamblaster X2GS? I'm not looking for an instrument map (ie. mapping MT32 to a SC55?) but as close to accurate MT-32 sounds as possible? Basically I'm wondering if the Orpheus+ …

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Re: IBM PC 350 - What is the female DB9 port on the back of the motherboard?

Posted on 2021-06-20, 01:13

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by sofakng

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Ahhh, thanks for that manual. I was looking at a different one for the IBM PC 350. What a waste ... the infrared port is pretty useful and I was hoping for a second serial port. Are the USB ports also somewhat of a waste for DOS? (I was hoping for maybe a USB mouse?)

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IBM PC 350 - What is the female DB9 port on the back of the motherboard?

Posted on 2021-06-20, 00:49

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by sofakng

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Does anybody know what this female DB9 port is on the back of my IBM PC 350: https://i.imgur.com/ZTj1BFkl.jpg It looks like a second serial port but it's female (instead of male, like the port on the right). It also has an icon below that looks like an IR emitter? Can this port be used as a …

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Re: Does this IBM PC 350 support Pentium MMX 233? (re: 200 MHz maximum speed?)

Posted on 2021-06-20, 00:34

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by sofakng

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Well ... Here's my solution for using the Pentium MMX 233: https://i.imgur.com/iHm0d8Dl.jpg (Yes, it's just running the CPU at the higher/single voltage) It's a Noctua 80mm fan with a 3D printed 80mm-to-50mm adapter and a heatsink and another Noctua case fan in front of it. The CPU stays extremely …

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Re: Audio mixer recommendation?

Posted on 2021-06-18, 15:18

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by sofakng

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I'm also interested in buying a 4-channel mixer. How does the MX51s Mini-Mix 2 look? It's nice and compact but the first channel has an XLR jack (which I can probably get an adapter for?) but it lists a different gain and optional "phantom power" ?

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Re: Best option to connect MIDI (MT32/SC55) to Pentium PC? (re: HardMPU, SoftMPU, cables, etc?)

Posted on 2021-06-17, 03:30

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by sofakng

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Thanks again for the help. I've placed an order for the cables you linked to. I'd like to also investigate SoftMPU Serial Mode + MT32-Pi. If I understand correctly, you can connect an RS232-to-TTL serial adapter from the DOS PC to the MT32-Pi and that's all that is needed. (I wonder something like [ …

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Re: Best option to connect MIDI (MT32/SC55) to Pentium PC? (re: HardMPU, SoftMPU, cables, etc?)

Posted on 2021-06-16, 22:22

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by sofakng

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Thanks for the information! Does the Roland UM-One work in DOS? (my DOS machine does have USB 1.0 ports) I’m using one on my modern gaming system but I’m not sure how it would be used on the DOS system? I also have an mt32pi for my mister but that connects over a custom usb came (user I/o port on …

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Best option to connect MIDI (MT32/SC55) to Pentium PC? (re: HardMPU, SoftMPU, cables, etc?)

Posted on 2021-06-16, 18:16

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by sofakng

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I'd like to connect my Roland MT32 and Roland SC55-mkII to my Pentium PC which has a SoundBlaster AWE64 (non-gold). Is it worth buying a HardMPU card for Intelligent Mode? If so, can anybody suggest which one to buy and where to buy it? How compatible is SoftMPU? Should I just use the AWE64 + …

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