Re: Windows 3.11 on a 386SX

Posted on 2020-02-26, 03:31

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by Jo22

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I’ve got Win3.11 running on my 386sx-20 w/ 4mb ram. It’s acceptable, although I find it can handle only the simplest games. Well, it depends on the point of view, I guess. :) I played most games in that era on a 286-12 w/ 4MiB of RAM and was satisfied with the performance. The other specs were a …

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Re: Windows 3.11 on a 386SX

Posted on 2020-02-25, 14:55

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Yes, 3.1 was the most common and known version. But 3.11 had bug fixes. There's no reason not to use 3.11. I second that. From what I remember, Win 3.11 was even silently shipped in the normal 3.1 package, simply as an updated disk set. The 3.11 version number was not mentioned in the boot splash …

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Re: Why does the .wav on Windows 95 startup jitter on my PC?

Posted on 2020-02-25, 14:38

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by Jo22

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I've got Win95 C. The option doesn't seem to be there under system / hard drive. Does that mean my Quantum drive doesn't support it, or that the OS doesn't have the option? I thought B had the option default off, but could be turned on, but can't seem to find anything on C. Thanks for any info! TW …

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Re: Where to download old emulators for DOS?

Posted on 2020-02-25, 09:56

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by Jo22

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https://www.aep-emu.de/ also has some DOS emulators still.

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Re: Period correct 486 or best audio for DOS ?

Posted on 2020-02-25, 09:09

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by Jo22

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My 486dx4-100 computer build is suffering from audio Static I have a Sound Blaster Pro 2.0 installed right now. Hi! The SB Pros, being 8-Bit soundcards, were really dated when 486dx4-100 came out. "Cheap" 16-Bit no-name soundcards were considered current at the time. Anyway, the OPL3 on the SB Pro …

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Re: Old LCD handheld (early 90s) that looked like a Gameboy - any ideas ?

Posted on 2020-02-25, 08:45

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by Jo22

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Thank you for your help! The left Watara handheld looked a bit like it, but the handheld what I'm looking for looked like a DMG-01 (same color scheme), just more flat and without d-pad. It perhaps had pink buttons on the left side, though, where the d-pad would be located.

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Re: Windows 3.11 on a 386SX

Posted on 2020-02-24, 10:54

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by Jo22

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Hi, I don't see why it shouldn't run fine. 3.1 has a built-in driver for Sound Blaster 1.5 that works. :) The AVGA2 needs a driver maybe, if you need more than Standard VGA. Other than that.. For maximum HDD performace, you can try Microhouse driver. http://win31.de/edrivers.htm To make Windows 3.1 …

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Re: VGA games with only 16 colors

Posted on 2020-02-24, 09:26

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by Jo22

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Theme Hospital is definitely not 16 colours. Thanks for the information my friend! :) I was looking by the screen shots and the "Resolution:" information at dosgames.com. The screenshot that I saw hinted for dithering (watch the gras and the coloured bar at the bottom) and "lower than 256c" colour …

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Old LCD handheld (early 90s) that looked like a Gameboy - any ideas ?

Posted on 2020-02-24, 06:07

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by Jo22

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Hello everyone, I'm looking for something specific, maybe some of you can help please ? It's an old LCD handheld device that I had in the early 90s, say 1993 or so. It looked like an original Gameboy, gray with pink buttons, but had no slot and no d-pad. Does anybody remember something like that ? …

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Re: Gotek floppy emulator vs. SHSUFDRV

Posted on 2020-02-24, 03:56

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by Jo22

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Are there any harware-based floppy emulation solutions that don't require a front bay for installation, and that can be configured through DOS command line or some other host device? I'm speaking under correction, but I believe to remember that the Goteks already support that by using a different …

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Re: BLASTERBOARD : A new SB 2.0-compatible ISA sound card

Posted on 2020-02-24, 03:48

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by Jo22

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New batch of PCBs finally arrived! Slightly updated design now. Pre-ordered kits will start shipping on Wednesday. Thanks for the news! They look really neat! :cool: I'll try to do my best to solve SB 2.0 drivers issue for w3.x, but I'm surprised that some of you guys have a separate card for that …

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Re: Faux86 - an 8086 emulator for Raspberry Pi that runs bare metal

Posted on 2020-02-23, 22:31

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by Jo22

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That is awesome. One step closer to x86-ASIC, which is a dream project of my own. (I'm woefully incompetent to pursue that lofty goal just yet, but I'm learning.) This is slightly off-topic, but some single board computers with x86 do exist already, like 86Duino . They often use the Vortex86 …

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Re: discuss: history of earliest language compilers for dos

Posted on 2020-02-23, 22:11

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by Jo22

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I assume that the earliest DOS programs were straight ports of CP/M programs. Turbo Pascal 3 was popular on both CP/M-80 and MS-DOS.. However, I believe TP also required a real CP/M computer with Z80 CPU, which became the defacto standard in CP/M world. Users of outdated 8080s, 8085s and so on …

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Re: VGA games with only 16 colors

Posted on 2020-02-23, 21:48

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Discovered a few more 640x480 VGA games at dosgames.com. Dragons Bane: Mah Jongg II Incunabula: The Unspoken Secrets Ultris: The Ultimate Tetris Continuing Adventures of Cyberbox Gripple The Incredible Machine 2 Rocks-n-Diamonds (800x600 ?) Battle Bugs (800x600 ?) Cube Battleship Nephew's Puzzle …

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Re: Getting CF card Formatted

Posted on 2020-02-23, 20:44

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by Jo22

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If you have a network card you can install mtcp on it and run a FTP server to transfer files. I did get the driver to install once, and that all seemed fine. Until I formatted the CF card to clean up the install, now we're back to the software not seeing the card again. Sorry to hear. I've got a …

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Re: Gotek floppy emulator vs. SHSUFDRV

Posted on 2020-02-23, 19:51

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by Jo22

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Exchanging data easily between two computers - the one with the Gotek and the other with modern OS (say macOS) ?

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Re: VMware DOS sound improved.. now is finally possible to play FX + FM together!

Posted on 2020-02-23, 18:19

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by Jo22

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That's exactly as to why I loved Virtualbox so much. They used WineD3D to make an experimental 3D driver for Windows XP. Since it was essentially an Direct3D to OpenGL wrapper, it worked on about any host. Also, they had separate 2D acceleration. Most, if not all, of my 2D games using DirectDraw …

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Re: How to install WDM driver on W98

Posted on 2020-02-23, 08:33

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by Jo22

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But WDM support was only introduced in Win98 SE, so if you are running Win98 first edition, that option will not be available. I'm speaking under correction, but I believe in parts it also was in 98FE already, although in its infancy and not really usable. Akin to USB support in Windows 95, which …

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Re: EARLIEST CD-ROM Drives that could Read CD-R's ???

Posted on 2020-02-23, 08:19

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by Jo22

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Reading ability depends more from the CD-R disc itself than from the drive. Some old CD-Rom's read only Memorex and Fujifilm CD-R disks, but refuse Verbatim, TDK and other brands. Exactly, I don’t remember any surefire way to predict what cdr is readable and when. One company insisted on providing …

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Re: Say "Hi!" to the Renovation SSI-2001!

Posted on 2020-02-23, 08:04

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by Jo22

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With an emulated SID (it *is* emulation, no idea why you say it isn't), you don't need the card at all. Software SID emulation on a fast PC is also way better than these ARM-based replacements, because these are made for usage in a C64 and are hence limited in size and power consumption. Well, your …

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