Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-26, 09:35

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by newtmonkey

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Got some bits and pieces over the week and I finally had some free time to get it installed. - SB AWE64 PNP ISA I got this to replace my AWE32 due to the hanging MIDI bug. It works great, but I still get really horrible hanging notes/channels in Sam & Max Hit the Road; I did some research and …

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Spirit of Excalibur / Vengeance of Excalibur / Conan the Cimmerian extreme slowdown

Posted on 2020-05-25, 13:42

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by newtmonkey

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Hello! I've finally got my Gameport-MIDI cable and have connected my CM-500 to my AWE32 (value). First of all, thank you so much for SoftMPU, this works fantastic in (almost) every game I've tried, both in MT-32 and Sound Canvas mode. However, there are three games (all using the same engine) that I …

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Re: Seeking an obscure shareware point and click adventure about witchcraft from the early-mid 1990s

Posted on 2020-05-25, 12:57

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by newtmonkey

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I'd bet it's this one, the youtube video has everything OP mentioned: https://dosgames.com/game/plague-of-the-moon/ WOW!!!!! This is 100% it, thank you so much!! That's amazing, too, that every single thing I mentioned is right there in the trailer haha. Thanks again, maybe it's not a good game at …

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Seeking an obscure shareware point and click adventure about witchcraft from the early-mid 1990s

Posted on 2020-05-25, 07:09

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by newtmonkey

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Hello everyone, I remember downloading a shareware point and click adventure in the early-mid 1990s from a local BBS. VGA graphics, adlib/soundblaster music, and in it you played as a "witch" during possibly the Salem witch trials. I remember clearly walking into town and there being a screen where …

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Re: System Shock - moving PS/2 mouse causes AWE32 music to slow down (CTMOUSE)

Posted on 2020-05-24, 02:58

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by newtmonkey

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Thanks for the help guys! I tried CTMouse 2.1 but no luck, still getting the slowdown. I switched to mouse.com and it fixed the slowdown (and default sensitivity seems much higher/better than ctmouse), but used up a big chunk of my memory. I was able to go in and make some tweaks to bring me back up …

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System Shock - moving PS/2 mouse causes AWE32 music to slow down (CTMOUSE)

Posted on 2020-05-23, 17:25

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by newtmonkey

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Hello everyone, I am playing System Shock (CD version) on a Pentium 133 with an AWE32 (PNP), configured for AWE32 music. If I increase the resolution in the game options, it runs decently but the music slows down whenever I move the mouse. This does not happen when running the game at the default …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-05-23, 17:13

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by newtmonkey

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I spent all day setting my DOS machine up with my new CompactFlash-IDE adapter and CDROM drive, and then copying over most of my favorite games from my DOSBOX and PCEM folders/installs. I did get a chance to sit down and play some games though! Ultima Underworld Currently exploring level 3, which …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-23, 09:10

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by newtmonkey

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There's a little table with a mousepad on it that swings out to the right (the bar you can just barely see above the right speaker) 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-23, 08:55

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by newtmonkey

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The last of the parts I ordered arrived today: - CompactFlash IDE adapter - CDROM drive The CFIDE adapter gave me trouble at first as the PC would recognize it but not boot from it, but hddclear got it working. I ended up mounting it right below the 3.5" floppy drive for easy access. I set up a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-22, 11:57

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by newtmonkey

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I know what you're dealing with, have had a similar problem with an old hard drive. Gentle pressure applied to get the pin back and soldered back onto the board (actually three times, because I tended to use a bit too much solder and had to redo). Felt a little fragile in the connector. Applied a …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-22, 05:57

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by newtmonkey

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Hi darry, I hope so too! If not, I have another HD on its way also.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-22, 04:49

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by newtmonkey

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Purchased: Compact Flash-IDE adapter with 4GB card. Background: Disaster struck! While installing Windows for Workgroups 3.11, the installer kept having trouble finding the C: drive. I was able to retry a few times and get Windows installed, but the hard drive started acting very erratically, …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-05-22, 03:20

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by newtmonkey

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@newtmonky - you probably already know, but you could copy over the GOG versions of many DOS games to your DOS PC and they mostly work with little to no effort. That's how I've played almost all of my DOS games since I only kept a few games that I bought back then. Hiya clueless1, that's my plan …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-05-21, 18:09

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by newtmonkey

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Finally, the day has come. All my crucial parts have arrived and so now I have a fully working dedicated DOS machine! Pentium 133, but can be decelerated to ~386SX40 or ~486DX33 by disabling caches. I tested it out with Wing Commander and it runs perfectly fine. I was actually quite lucky, as every …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-21, 15:00

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by newtmonkey

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Does the AWE32 have the CT1747 chip, CQM, or YM-262M? If CT1747, level 2 bug, which is an extremely rare occurrence and if CQM and/or YM-262M, bugs all the way. Thanks for replying and the info! I'll have to check on that next time I open up my PC. It turns out it's an AWE32 Value (PNP), so I was …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-21, 08:05

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by newtmonkey

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I am currently building a P133 DOS gaming machine (as mentioned earlier). My internal HD arrived today along with some cables I needed, so I was able to get everything connected enough just to test. - Motherboard, RAM, graphics card, AT power supply, floppy drive, monitor, and HD are all working OK! …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-19, 06:10

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by newtmonkey

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Thank you 😀

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-19, 05:46

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by newtmonkey

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My P133 is ever so slowly taking shape as parts begin to arrive... https://i.ibb.co/D781Vhy/DSC-0383.jpg - I've had the IBM monitor sitting in my closet for several years just waiting to be used. I originally got it for use with DOSBOX, but I eventually bought a new laptop with a video card that …

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Re: What was the first computer you ever purchased?

Posted on 2020-05-18, 17:28

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by newtmonkey

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My first PC was an IBM 386SX16. I don't know the exact model. It had a VGA card and small hard drive. It didn't come with any sound card, but we eventually got a SB-compatible that used a proprietary slot that was crazy expensive as far I can recall. I got this PC primarily for three reasons: - I …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2020-05-18, 17:07

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by newtmonkey

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I'm not 100% sure on my first game, but I do remember one of the first I got was Wing Commander, followed by Wing Commander II. By the time I finished WC2, Ultima VII had been released. Beat all three of those on my Packard Bell 386SX-20. :cool: Wing Commander was among one of the first few games I …

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