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Re: Combinations of hardware/software that you don't like

Posted on 2025-04-24, 08:58

in Milliways
To me it's connecting TFT monitors using VGA cables. Even nowadays I sometimes see it in public stores/offices, and to me that's just so wrong. Even 25 years ago, when I got my first TFT monitor, I made sure it had DVI and also bought a graphics card that had DVI as well. For the rest, I'm guilty of …

Re: Help test something in real hardware

Posted on 2025-03-02, 11:22

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You're welcome. Out of interest I also took a deeper look at it and experimented with it. What you see in the screenshots is what you want, right? From what I understood, this is what you have to do: - Reset the sequencer, changing the clocking mode reg to a character width of 8 (3C4h to 1, 3C5h to …

Re: DOS games that require windows to play?

Posted on 2025-01-27, 09:52

in DOS
I have TIE Fighter CD and it runs fine in MS-DOS 6.22, both on my P133 and PIII 800. There must be another reason why it doesn't run in your case. Do you get any error message or simply a black screen when starting it?

Re: How to have fun

Posted on 2025-01-22, 15:46

For me, it comes down to mainly two things: First: Those games were new back then. I didn't know them, so I experienced them as new, had to explore them, etc. When replaying them nowadays, yes, they give me that nostalgia, but at the same time there's less to explore as I already know them so well. …

Re: Try-to-rescue: Philips 170B4 4:3 LCD

Posted on 2024-12-19, 09:12

Have you tried if you can see the screen if you used a flashlight pointing at it at an angle? That way you can determine if it's really the backlight which is the culprit here. If that's the case, there are LED upgrade kits available that you might want to try. Then you wouldn't need the inverter or …

Re: Can’t run Simon the Sorcerer

Posted on 2024-11-18, 10:40

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wait a moment are you using dos version 4.X? sounds very adventurous indeed! I believe so. I typed in VERSION whilst in DOS. It did say Windows 98 first, but I figured that is indeed the version. No, it's the version of Windows 98. For example, when typing VER in a dos window or dos mode of Windows …

Re: Can’t run Simon the Sorcerer

Posted on 2024-11-15, 10:56

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But is it not able to mount/load from the CD drive? Yes, it is. In fact, if you install it from CD, configure the sound card and then start it, it should run without problems. I was just saying that if you want to play it without CD, you need to alter the batch file. Just copying the files to hard …

Re: Can’t run Simon the Sorcerer

Posted on 2024-11-14, 21:14

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I’ve yet to create an image file of the disc, so I’ve copied the contents straight to the HDD. If you want to play without the CD, you need to modify the SIMON.BAT regarding the paths for simon.voc and effects.voc. Otherwise you'll get the sound driver unloaded message when you try to start. Not …

Re: Oldest video card with DVI?

Posted on 2024-11-09, 15:40

I don't know about the GeForce 2-4 models because I would have to spend a lot of money to check it. Maybe someone here knows? Back in 2000 I had a GeForce 2 GTS with DVI, and the image appeared normally right after turning the PC on. I remember I even changed the EPA logo to something more to my …

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