Re: Why no new version release of dosbox?

Posted on 2016-05-09, 21:12

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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sorry, but this is just stupid in that context (NOT calling rebe stupid, mind you). Using WINE to run the Windows version of Dosbox instead of running a native Dosbox build... But yes, you will likely be better off running an SVN built, be it native or in Wine (which I think is stupid). And word of …

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Re: Would you use this board?

Posted on 2016-05-08, 08:03

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Isn't vacuuming computer parts supposed to be a bad idea? I've heard it produces static. Anyway, I think what I'd do with the mosfets is get a bunch of small heatsinks and attach those in place of the one you took off, that way there'll be better contact between the MOSFETs and the heatsinks. I …

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Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2016-05-08, 07:50

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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I've never really played LBA, but to me it looks like one of those games where they've spent more time on the graphics than on the gameplay. It still looks interesting, but I'd likely be frustrated by the controls, cheap deaths, and save system.

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Re: Just an Idea: Why not a DosBox-Partner-Project for Windows 32bit-Games?

Posted on 2016-05-08, 07:48

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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if youre looking not for platform emulation, but more system emulation wine is an option for some; its a reimplementation of the winapi and is mature enough to play stuff like quake2 or even lineage2(without monitoring tools) with full hardware acceleration Honestly, I think WINE is a joke. Having …

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Re: 8 bit Diablo - feasible or no?

Posted on 2016-05-08, 07:31

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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If I remember correctly, Elite saved memory by using a procedurally generated world with a prebaked seed value, instead of storing its world data conventionally. I wonder if anyone's ever used a memory editor to input their own seed

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Re: anyone using a Epiphan DVI2PCIe Capture Card for VGA capture?

Posted on 2016-05-08, 07:24

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The given VGA modes of the card are a bit misleading, it defaults to 720x400 for DOS text modes/low res graphics. The truth is that the vertical number of scanlines is given but the number of horizontal pixels can freely be chosen. So it will also sync to 1280x400 or 640x400 and so on with the same …

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Re: Would you use this board?

Posted on 2016-05-08, 04:44

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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Good ol' 775 boards being warped because of the high tension on the board from using push-pin coolers issue. If it still works, though, then I'd say go with it. Yet another reason to hate pushpin coolers. :P Who's moronic idea were they? I've hated them from the day I first encountered them, and …

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Re: Loudest CPU fan EVER + Intel uCode loading error

Posted on 2016-05-07, 01:46

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've heard fans go that loud before. Usually ut has to do with improper fan speed settings in the BIOS.

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Re: Just an Idea: Why not a DosBox-Partner-Project for Windows 32bit-Games?

Posted on 2016-05-06, 07:10

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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It's called PCem. 😉 Unfortunately, it requires a non-insigificant amount of computing power, as well as a copy of Windows to do what you're proposing. DOS is a much, much easier operating system to clone, which is why DosBox works straight up without a separate OS image.

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Re: Xp OS for new build

Posted on 2016-05-06, 07:09

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I thought SLIC editing was more for Windows 7.

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Re: 8 bit Diablo - feasible or no?

Posted on 2016-05-06, 06:44

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Blizzard were originally planning on doing a Gameboy port of Diablo, but they didn't get too far with it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSPwIFLv_ak

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Re: Xp OS for new build

Posted on 2016-05-04, 23:34

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I just sail the high seas whenever I need a copy of XP, if you catch my drift. 😉 Unfortunately, people like me are the reason why M$ has gone towards a spyware/adware model for Windows 10. Oops. 😵

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Re: Games that are impossible to get running

Posted on 2016-05-04, 15:35

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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OS/2 is a lot easier in some ways to use than DOS for DOS games, as all the settings can be set through a dialog box rather than config files. It can't achieve the impossible, though - more than 640K is granted in exactly the same way as through real DOS - using unused display memory, which in …

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Re: Soundfonts that mimic old hardware (SC-55, DX50XG, AWE64 Gold)

Posted on 2016-04-30, 14:07

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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autoexecdotbat wrote: could somebody make me an Apple IIGS soundfont? I'm not sure how that would work. IIRC it didn't have a default sample set, rather the IIGS sound chip was like a more advanced SID with strong sample playback capabilities.

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2016-04-30, 14:05

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202173 bought one of these for a bday present for my sister today. Her Christmas present was a new EVGA 430watt psu to replace her Dell 300, next up she is going to buy a Phenom ii 965 and she should be able to play Fallout4 pretty well. Had …

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Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator.

Posted on 2016-04-30, 03:27

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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leileilol wrote: in the roms folder. But where would I find the roms folder?

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Re: PCEm. Another PC emulator.

Posted on 2016-04-29, 18:23

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I tried the PCem Linux version, couldn't figure out where it wanted its ROMs to be put, so I resorted to running the Windows version in WINE. 🤣 Where does the Linux version look for its ROMs? If it makes any difference, I installed it from the AUR on Manjaro 16.06.

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2016-04-21, 06:33

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Imagine how after some decade of years stuff in this thread going to consider as retro :lol: Anyway this week i finally upgraded my main rig from 4*2gb for 2*8gb of this babes: http://k32.kn3.net/taringa/2/B/8/E/9/7/santiagoto12/4EA.jpg How funny, I happen to be running 16GB of Kingston HyperX …

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Re: Cx486SRx2 & Win95 Question...

Posted on 2016-04-21, 04:33

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by mr_bigmouth_502

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I think it should be more a matter of your motherboard recognizing the CPU than the OS. I just wonder though, why are you running Windows 95 on a 386SX system?

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Re: Final Days of XP Build

Posted on 2016-04-18, 11:20

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in Marvin \ System Specs

So in other words, if I picked up a 1366 board and a Xeon, that could be a cheap upgrade path for my main rig. As it is I'm sort of stuck on a dead-end platform, and while the 860k is good enough for most tasks, it doesn't quite have the amount of raw CPU grunt I'd like for running things like PCem …

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