Re: DOS + HX DOS extender + vdmsound / fully functioning DOS on non-legacy hardware can it work?

Posted on 2022-10-16, 06:12

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For this laptop i am going to try Lakka. It seems like the best option at this point. But sound (and video) emulation for modern chipsets so DOS can run on new hardware stays a wish.

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Re: DOS + HX DOS extender + vdmsound / fully functioning DOS on non-legacy hardware can it work?

Posted on 2022-10-15, 06:19

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There are several games I'd like to play, but there is one special. If that can't run it's not a working setup. The game i play above all is STUNTS aka 4D sports driving. Originally from 1991. I use a recompiled version from last year that has some minor changes but technically it is still the same. …

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Re: DOS + HX DOS extender + vdmsound / fully functioning DOS on non-legacy hardware can it work?

Posted on 2022-10-14, 17:06

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I am going to try lakka as well. Might be a good idea for a laptop for my kids.

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Re: DOS + HX DOS extender + vdmsound / fully functioning DOS on non-legacy hardware can it work?

Posted on 2022-10-14, 09:06

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A raspberry with DOSBIAN is a very cool idea. That is certainly worth some exploring. I still would like to find a way to run DOS on bare-metal modern hardware (regardless of the chipsets). I didn't start with DOS until after I had a windows 95 PC, but I made it dual boot (W95 / DOS) and I loved it …

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Re: DOS + HX DOS extender + vdmsound / fully functioning DOS on non-legacy hardware can it work?

Posted on 2022-10-14, 06:15

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oso2k wrote on 2022-10-14, 05:45: I have a few suggestions though. It can not run an os(any) and keep enough power for emulation. I've been down that path.. Unfortunately

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Re: DOS + HX DOS extender + vdmsound / fully functioning DOS on non-legacy hardware can it work?

Posted on 2022-10-13, 20:56

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retroman90s wrote on 2022-10-13, 16:05: Hi Daniel3D, can you provide your labtop Tech/Spech so i can post som tools to turn it to a dos machine. Ok. I have the laptop in question. It's a Medion Akoya E1210.

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Re: DOS + HX DOS extender + vdmsound / fully functioning DOS on non-legacy hardware can it work?

Posted on 2022-10-13, 20:50

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OPL2LPT or similar This is a pretty reasonable solution, actually. Forgot these existed. Helpful if your laptop has a parallel port. I know, but the last device I had with a parallel port was a DOS machine.. so unfortunately not a solution in my case. The only interface connections I have, are; USB …

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Re: DOS + HX DOS extender + vdmsound / fully functioning DOS on non-legacy hardware can it work?

Posted on 2022-10-13, 17:07

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retroman90s wrote on 2022-10-13, 16:05: Hi Daniel3D, can you provide your labtop Tech/Spech so i can post som tools to turn it to a dos machine. Thanks. I will look for it. I did get DOS 7. Something and freedos running. But no sound support.

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Re: DOS + HX DOS extender + vdmsound / fully functioning DOS on non-legacy hardware can it work?

Posted on 2022-10-13, 17:04

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The cost to you in time and headaches of getting vdmsound + HX running is going to be greater than just getting a real DOS machine. Only do this if your goal is to play around with HX in and of itself rather than just to play DOS games on real hardware. I feared this answer. But it should be …

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Re: Is there a version of Stunts / 4D Sports Driving on CD-ROM?

Posted on 2022-10-13, 11:40

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No, after the final update on februari 25th 1991 there has been no official release for DOS and only on Floppy Disk, https://wiki.stunts.hu/wiki/Game_versions There are mods and add-ons however if you are interested. https://wiki.stunts.hu/wiki/Custom_cars And there have been and still are …

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DOS + HX DOS extender + vdmsound / fully functioning DOS on non-legacy hardware can it work?

Posted on 2022-10-13, 07:46

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I have been looking for a way to turn an obsolete laptop into a DOS machine. I found mention of the DOS + HX DOS extender + vdmsound solution, But not resent and not with much success, apparently. Also, these mentions are more than 5 years old and as option to specific problems. My old laptop has no …

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Re: Creating a DOS batch menu

Posted on 2022-05-23, 11:06

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http://reimagery.com/fsfd/menu.htm , check out "Medley" in "OTHER SMALL MENUS" section The site has degenerated to the internet archive. But the zip is still available. (although for me, the first solution worked wonderfully.) This is indeed a nice tool. [hr] Medley is a small yet remarkably full- …

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Re: Dosbox as self sustaining OS?

Posted on 2022-03-08, 09:27

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I think you're just gonna need to play with cycles or CPU type for DOSbox because I've got 1.6Ghz Atom Netbooks and 1.5 Ghz mobile celerons that do fine in everything up to early Pentium games, on top of XP, Windows 7 and 10 and Ubuntu, on 1-2GB RAM.... I'd guesstimate CPU would have to be under …

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Re: Dosbox as self sustaining OS?

Posted on 2022-03-07, 10:58

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I didn't try it but I was amazed to read that you could run DOSBOX in DOS with HX DOS Extender. https://www.japheth.de/HX.html That sounds very promising. I tried adding sounds support to DOS, but the game doesn't use that. But with DOSBox in between it could work. It will take some time to set up. …

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Re: Dosbox as self sustaining OS?

Posted on 2022-03-07, 10:51

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No. It can run XP just fine. But DOSbox is sluggish. That's why I try to cut away excess stuff. Could you share some system specs and some game examples and maybe some details about the performance (idwally abenchmark or at least a subjective opinion)you are getting so that we can all have a better …

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Re: Dosbox as self sustaining OS?

Posted on 2022-03-06, 14:38

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No. It can run XP just fine. But DOSbox is sluggish. That's why I try to cut away excess stuff. Edit: Maybe it was just about settings. It's a long time ago.

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Re: Dosbox as self sustaining OS?

Posted on 2022-03-06, 07:40

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I tried 98. But there were no sound drivers for the onboard soundcard. XP is a option but has a lot of stuff I don't need. And it's sluggish. The most resource demanding game I run is 90/91 stunts. It runs in realmode. So far I only have been able to run it in a pure DOS machine (way back, when that …

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Re: Dosbox as self sustaining OS?

Posted on 2022-03-05, 21:32

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O thank you. I'm not very familiar with Linux (I keep breaking it by doing something stupid) But this may work very well. Just need to figure out how to automatically start DOSbox 😀

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Dosbox as self sustaining OS?

Posted on 2022-03-05, 19:48

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I have a laptop that is to old to run a OS and DOSbox but doesn't support legacy stuff like DOS sound. So to run DOS games I would need a OS layer to be able to run the libsdl. Would it be possible to create a Linux base that only functions as foundation for DOSbox? I ask this because I would like …

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Re: Project looking for DOS Programmer (I can't do it myself)

Posted on 2021-10-20, 14:56

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Ok, I've been playing with the installer and the garage. They are both very promising but they need tweaks to make them ready for the general public. The installer: I really love the fact that it can unpack compressed archives. That is very useful for initial installation and mods (cars, tools and …

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