Re: The Soundblaster DSP project
Posted on 2023-10-13, 08:04
Does the patched firmware also fix the 'type 2' hanging note bug? And can you explain how the presence of the CT1747 chip fixes the type 1 bug?
Re: Why does Commander Keen 4-6 hardware scrolling glitch on ATI (Mach) PCI video cards?
Posted on 2023-09-06, 20:37
https://fabiensanglard.net/ega/ this includes a quote from Carmack about one of the workarounds.
Re: Issue with Voodoo 3 at 320x200
Posted on 2023-08-28, 07:01
I know this is an old thread but I have been struggling with this issue as well, on my PCI Voodoo 3 3000. Horizontal lines skipping around in Duke3D vga mode, and a staticy image in vesa mode. Also, lines in Quake. The lines are fixed by using MTRRLFBE in either 'WP' or 'WT' mode. Uncached and 'WC' …
Re: Graphics card drivers required in MS-DOS 6.22?
Posted on 2023-08-15, 13:11
Generally, you don't need video card drivers for DOS. S3DRun.exe is a tool to allow S3D API games to run on newer Virge chipsets than for which they were originally developed. You'll know it if you need it. No idea about the other.exe. Sometimes it's useful to use generic tools such as univbe/ …
Re: Quake 2 Remastered has been released!
Posted on 2023-08-12, 07:27
What's also interesting is that they slightly improved the 3d models; no more swimming verts I wonder if this implies the source meshes weren't lost, and everything was moved over to skeletal animation. Either that or some serious AI corrected all the deficiencies. Yeah they had (some) source …
Re: Original Xbox CPU Upgrade (Pentium III)
Posted on 2023-08-11, 22:51
You, and some vogoners might appreciate JTAG 'Hacking' the Original Xbox in 2023 https://blog.ret2.io/2023/08/09/jtag-hacking-the-original-xbox-2023/ https://github.com/Necrosys/x86-JTAG-Information Author of above also did cpu upgrade using same N64freak interposer (https://github.com/N64-Freak/ …
Re: Quake 2 Remastered has been released!
Posted on 2023-08-11, 22:29
It amuses me the N64 levels are selectable like with Night Dive Quake 1. Does that also include the funny music Aubrey Hodges made for Quake 2 on the N64? Yes it includes that music. Another awesome thing is that they somehow managed to re render the cutscenes in modern resolution. What's also …
Re: HOWTO: Possible Lagless VSYNC for PC/DOS Emulator Devs (implemented in WinUAE/etc), via beam-raced tearingless VSYNC
Posted on 2023-07-05, 15:52
Thanks for your detailed explanation. Two questions: 1. How did the original g-sync work, did it use a buffer in the monitor or something, as monitors were expensive... 2. What is the interaction between setting v-sync on/off in games and a vrr monitor, I've read conflicting opinions on what to …
Re: Darker Image in Unreal when playing in opengl mode mode compared running the game in Nglide
Posted on 2023-05-19, 07:50
Not even that! Voodoo Graphics is what GlideDrv was originally made for. The optimizations done for the Voodoo2 are when the visual regressions start with multitexturing darkening the game considerably to Quake2-amounts of dark (later patches shift the lightmaps up with a clamp so it's GLQuake-ish …
Re: Is any of these two slockets P III Coppermine compatible?
Posted on 2023-05-15, 07:03
The CPU in the third picture is a Coppermine something, not a PPGA (Mendocino) Celeron, for what it's worth.
Re: Recommended SSD with IDE interface for use in old Windows 2000 PC
Posted on 2023-04-05, 13:28
Re: IBM PS/2 Model 90 XP 486, no post, no beeps, just blinking cursor.
Posted on 2023-03-27, 20:55
Note that there's the Snark Barker MCA project to build your own soundcard.
Re: Retro game servers for vintage hardware (Quake, UT etc..)
Posted on 2023-03-24, 09:47
I've used to host my own Unreal 1 server many, many years ago. Mostly just as a exposition of the content I create for myself that only I enjoy myself but hosting a server generally meant somebody could join and atleast try to interact with me in some meaningful fashion or offer some kind of …
Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM
Posted on 2023-03-24, 09:03
Cloudschatze wrote on 2023-03-23, 17:56: Oetker wrote on 2023-03-23, 15:01: "serial numbers greater than AC94800", which doesn't apply to my 1.20 unit. What is the serial number of your 1.20 unit? AC94400
Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM
Posted on 2023-03-23, 15:01
Hi, I'm a total newbie to the Roland SC 55. In overly simple terms, what version should I be looking for to have the most compatibility for dos gaming? The version with just the GS logo or with the GS/GM logo? What firmware? And please excuse my extreme ignorance here, ha. From what I gather, …
Re: Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP = Perfect LCD for retro PCs. How can I keep it alive and healthy?
Posted on 2023-02-23, 12:41
In case of 2007FP, look for the FPb model. These are always S-IPS and newer revisions - in my experience. On this subject - have you ever seen a 2007FP that wasn't a 2007FPb? I got the impression that the last character in DELL monitors model names (always a small letter) is some internal …
Re: CRT Terminator Digital VGA Feature Card ISA DV1000
Posted on 2023-02-09, 12:19
Just to be clear, though, if I understand the website correctly the hardware can't upscale to 1600x1200@70Hz, right? So when running at 70Hz the upscaling needs to be done by the monitor.
Re: does aztech azt-2320 chip have an embedded ymf262 opl3 core?
Posted on 2023-01-27, 12:20
Note that these cards are supported by Unisound which makes them very easy to use, easier than the older ones in my opinion.
Re: FastDoom. A new Doom port for DOS, optimized to be as fast as possible for 386/486 personal computers!
Posted on 2023-01-18, 21:22
It actually looks like the automap item you can pick up like that...
Re: Compaq Deskpro SFF P3 500Mhz - Restoration (and loud "thinking noise" issues - would a PCI card improve?)
Posted on 2023-01-15, 19:25
When I was looking into installing an SSD in mine I considered using a mSata->44pin adapter and connecting that to the cdrom port, but as it's such a non standard connector/pinout I abandoned that train of thought.
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