Re: What does it take to run Jim Power?

Posted on 2024-04-01, 21:23

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IIRC you have to install the game off the floppy for the controls to start working. It's a little bizarre but also ....it's jim power That worked! I forgot the floppy had an install exe - I just copied the already installed game dir from my NAS. After finding my floppy and installing it on the 486 …

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Re: What music are you listening to?

Posted on 2024-03-31, 21:42

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Oasis - Wonderwall Just at the pizza place waiting to pick up some din-din. They've got Scorpio (Grandmaster Flash) on the jukebox, which I haven't heard in ages! Somehow this tells me it's going to be a totally copacetic long weekend indeed. ✌️ Real jukebox with records inside? There used to be a …

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Re: What does it take to run Jim Power?

Posted on 2024-03-31, 00:25

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Unfortunately the jimfix.com file mentioned in that thread does not solve the problem of game ignoring the 'Begin' option from the main menu. Maybe if I could get into the first level and complete it, then the fix would correct any hanging issues between levels, but I can't even get the first level …

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What does it take to run Jim Power?

Posted on 2024-03-30, 18:03

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Hi guys, I am trying to run the game Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3D but it does not let me get past the menu screen. I remember playing this game as a kid on my father's 386, and I am aware that it is very speed sensitive, but does it really require a 386 of a certain speed? I have tried the …

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Re: SPDIF output level

Posted on 2024-03-04, 22:38

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Thanks for the info guys! @Spikey I can actually adjust the volume of the SPDIF output through my keyboard hot keys, but as @Tiido said, it probably won't affect the dynamic range in a noticeable way since I have the output format set to 24/96. I'll continue using the KB volume control then. 😀

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SPDIF output level

Posted on 2024-03-04, 04:41

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Hey guys, This isn't a question about retro audio hardware, but I'm hoping you guys might know the answer. The other day I connected a digital amp to my onboard audio's optical out. Is it recommended to run Windows volume at 100% all the time and adjust volume output using the amp's volume control? …

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Re: Playing DVDs in Windows 95

Posted on 2024-02-05, 00:17

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It IS the driver! I put in TNT2 M64 and DVDs look normal now. But I will be putting the Radeon DDR back in because it is a much faster card. 3D performance is more important than DVDs. 😀

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Re: What hasn’t been done?

Posted on 2024-02-04, 22:38

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Didn’t there exist a 462 slotket for sale at one point? So it seems. https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?mode=view&id=184529 https://www.hartware.de/2000/09/08/doch-noch-ein-slocket-a/ http://www.plasma-online.de/index.html?content=http%3A//www.plasma-online.com/english/upgrade/tweak/fixes/fix …

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Re: Playing DVDs in Windows 95

Posted on 2024-02-04, 22:14

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Hmm, it could be a driver issue. Finding Windows 95 drivers for my Radeon DDR was difficult. Most of the Win 9x drivers I found would only work on 98/ME. Now that I've found a valid Win95 driver, my OGL and DX games are working, but maybe the DVD/video part of the driver needs 98 to work properly? I …

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Playing DVDs in Windows 95

Posted on 2024-02-04, 19:21

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Old Toshiba Pentium II with Windows 95. I'm trying to play movies on it, but I can only get Power DVD to show the movie in blocky red and blue! I can recognize what movie is playing behind the red and blue blocks, but something is obviously very wrong. I have tried different color profiles in Power …

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Re: What hasn’t been done?

Posted on 2024-02-04, 18:53

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I would like to see a slot A slotket!

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Re: 3d Mark 2000 FPS limited to monitor frequency

Posted on 2023-10-21, 17:27

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I've noticed this too, but only when I run 3D Mark 2000 on Windows 7 or 10. XP and earlier, the frame rate is uncapped.

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Re: Best gpu for maxing out a athlon 1400 ?

Posted on 2023-08-17, 15:05

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Another vote for Radeon 9600XT - 9800 Pro

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Re: Direct3D performance issues, unknown bottleneck

Posted on 2023-03-22, 19:24

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If you don't want to replace your entire system, I can confirm that NOLF is very smooth on a PIII 1.26 GHz, GeForce Ti 500 system. It is 60+ fps, probably 90% of the time. The 1.26 GHz PIII is still very cheap on ebay. It is FSB-133 though, so make sure your moherboard supports it!

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Re: AMD K6-2 (not +) - any real difference between 400-550MHz?

Posted on 2022-11-13, 03:49

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Probably not, your RAM and cache will continue to run at 100mhz.

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Re: How do you cool your "computing area?"

Posted on 2022-09-09, 21:21

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Thanks Darry. I will be using it 10 or 12 hours a day max, so maybe $25/mo. I'm poor but even I can afford that! 🤣

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Re: How do you cool your "computing area?"

Posted on 2022-09-08, 05:40

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This Insignia uses 720 W. I am currently paying about $0.11/kwh

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Re: How do you cool your "computing area?"

Posted on 2022-09-08, 03:03

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I bought the Insignia U shaped AC because it's half the price of a Midea one. The guy at Best Buy said that it's made by Midea, but is cheaper because it doesn't have wifi. I installed it today. It has been on for about 1 hour. My bedroom is at 77F now (82 before) so, this is very good. I hope my …

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Re: How do you cool your "computing area?"

Posted on 2022-09-07, 01:05

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I bought the Insignia U shaped AC because it's half the price of a Midea one. The guy at Best Buy said that it's made by Midea, but is cheaper because it doesn't have wifi. I installed it today. It has been on for about 1 hour. My bedroom is at 77F now (82 before) so, this is very good. I hope my …

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Re: How do you cool your "computing area?"

Posted on 2022-09-05, 06:35

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Again, thank you all for the helpful information. I'm convinced now that I should stay away from the portable ACs. I will order a U-shaped window AC for my bedroom this summer. If it does a good job, I will buy a second one for my office next year. The split system and dual head sounds really nice, …

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