Re: pcpbench in dos = 55, but in win98 = 132

Posted on 2009-05-17, 08:29

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prophase_j wrote: Try using UNIVBE in DOS to enable the MTRRs and Linear Framebuffer options. Thanks, I'll try this asap. (Assuming UNIVBE works, is it likely that I'll get the same higher value - that is to say, using UNIVBE in dos will give me a score of 132? If so, then I'll be more than happy …

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I need a simple soft power On/Off switch

Posted on 2009-05-17, 07:39

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I've been jamming a screwdriver against mobo power pins for ages now, and so far I've not managed to break anything. But there must be a better, safer way of doing this. I need a simple switch to cover two power pins on an ATX powered mobo, so that I can activate the mobo without using a screwdriver …

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pcpbench in dos = 55, but in win98 = 132

Posted on 2009-05-16, 18:39

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geforce 4 series, agp. win98. athlon 1000 cpu. in dos 7, pcpbench gives me a score of 55, but if i run pcpbench within win98, i get a score of 132. 😕

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Re: How can you "save" a website for later use offline?

Posted on 2009-05-14, 20:11

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Thanks a lot people! 😀

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Re: Most expensive classic games list on ebay...

Posted on 2009-05-11, 05:47

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AD&D compilation for a grand. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem … _fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

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Re: Change AMIBIOS BIOS to Award BIOS?

Posted on 2009-05-10, 10:53

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Uniflash worked! BTW, the mainboard is called Packard Bell "Tacoma". I used a PB flash utility to successfully upgrade the BIOS to the last version, 1.9 After that worked, I gave Uniflash a try, and upgraded the BIOS to Award version 2.9

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Change AMIBIOS BIOS to Award BIOS?

Posted on 2009-05-09, 16:51

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I am testing an MSI 6119 slot 1 board. When I turn it on, I see a Packard Hell splash screen. :sad: I want to upgrade the flash BIOS to the latest version, but I've run in to a problem - The latest BIOS available is for Award BIOS. On my flash chip, I see a sticker saying AMIBIOS. There are old …

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Re: 3dfx Voodoo 5 PCI

Posted on 2009-05-04, 17:44

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"hand me downs" are good value for money! 😉

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Re: Finally, got an Adlib!!!!

Posted on 2009-05-04, 17:11

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Awesome! 😎 😀

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Re: 3dfx Voodoo 5 PCI

Posted on 2009-05-04, 08:07

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So, @Manic (O.P.), what did you end up by getting? Did you get a V5, or a V3? I noticed a few days ago, a V3 (3000 model) sold for a staggering £56.

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Re: BIOS POST test cards - any thoughts?

Posted on 2009-05-04, 08:02

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This one looks like it might work - 😉 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt … em=250407514204

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How can you "save" a website for later use offline?

Posted on 2009-05-04, 07:59

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I am playing "Betrayal at Krondor" using a walkthrough, which can be found here - http://www3.hi.is/~eybjorn/krondor/krondor.html It's probably one of the best walkthroughs I've seen. There are lots of different pages on this website, all part of this amazing walkthrough. I wondered if there was a …

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Re: Point camcorder at monitor to make movie of gameplay?

Posted on 2009-04-30, 13:34

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@everyone, well almost Thanks a lot for your interesting comments. 😀 @Snover, >>This is seriously the worst idea I have ever heard. Really? Let me tell you about some of my other ideas... 🤣

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Re: Point camcorder at monitor to make movie of gameplay?

Posted on 2009-04-29, 21:13

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Harekiet wrote: Why not just record tv-out? I'm sorry, but I don't understand what equipment (ie cabling, etc) is needed to do this. Can you "record tv-out" on ancient 486 PCs? What about more modern slot 1 PCs? Etc, etc..

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Point camcorder at monitor to make movie of gameplay?

Posted on 2009-04-29, 20:44

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Anyone tried this? I was thinking of buying a camcorder, then pointing it at the monitor, and playing a game from start to finish. Say this takes 10 hours. I would then (somehow?) trim this 10 hours down to about 1 hour. I'd have something like 30 lots of 2 minute "movie snapshots", scattered from …

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Re: Lost in Time (Sierra) - can't turn off music

Posted on 2009-04-28, 20:48

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Thanks for the info guys! 😀

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Re: Lost in Time (Sierra) - can't turn off music

Posted on 2009-04-28, 18:53

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Has anyone played this game? It's quite bad, in places. For example, when your character (named Doralice) appears on screen, you only see her eyes, nose and hair. Her mouth has been covered up. I suspect this was done because her lip movement didn't look convincing enough with all the dialogue she …

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Lost in Time (Sierra) - can't turn off music

Posted on 2009-04-27, 16:59

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Lost in Time, 1993, Sierra, CD version. How do you turn off the music? There's a mouse driven Options menu. It says "> Music". According to the manual, the ">" symbol means "on". According to the manual, a mouse left-click will turn it off. I've tried many times, but I cannot turn the music off. …

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Re: BIOS POST test cards - any thoughts?

Posted on 2009-04-25, 17:23

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what keyboard are you using ? A typical generic (well, "Fellowes") PS/2 style keyboard. I dunno - maybe there's something really odd going on because I've got nothing plugged in to the other PS/2 style mouse port? I can't test out this unlikely theory right now, cos I've packed the mobo away. But …

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Re: Can you quieten a CD-ROM drive within DOSBox?

Posted on 2009-04-19, 15:51

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Qbix wrote: you don't need shsucdx. imgmount is what you need. nero should be able to create isos. just don't create nrg files 😀

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