Re: PC/PCI or SB-LINK cable. How to make?

Posted on 2020-02-23, 07:49

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by Jo22

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I do agree with the other posters. Just use what you have. :) Another "trick" is using these old coloured cables inside old PCs, which often connect switches and the speaker to the mainboard. Just grab two of them each and wire them together. Voila, you've got about the same as these expensive …

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

Posted on 2020-02-23, 07:43

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by Jo22

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I second that. Experienced similar behaviour with Windows 98 Second-Hand Edition.

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

Posted on 2020-02-23, 07:39

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by Jo22

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VMware at least for modern OS (Win7+) care at least a bit about gamming, but there is gaming mode in vm settings and there pushing which version of OpenGL are Direct3D are supported by their drivers - that is main problem of games compatibility.. I tried to play games like Skyrim in virtual machine …

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Re: PCem's performance, effective clockspeed & emulation speed?

Posted on 2020-02-23, 07:33

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by Jo22

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You can run an old HLT-spamming systray 'cooling' app like Rain, Waterfall etc. to reduce the idle usage on execution. +1 That's also recommending for running good ol' Windows 3.1 in modern VMs. Without a HLT helper program like WQGHLT.386 (a VXD; needs 386 Enhanced Mode running) or activating an …

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Re: What music are you listening to?

Posted on 2020-02-23, 07:16

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by Jo22

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Well, I was listening to a few 80s songs by the band Berlin. Like Flames Masquerade Edit: Oh. And ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop by Scatman, too.

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

Posted on 2020-02-22, 19:38

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Speaking of "books" there's something to consider. Modern CD-ROM drives may or may not support legacy standards like Green Book (or White Book) forever. It's no big deal for our DOS/Windows machines likely, but modern drive may not make up for a good replacement for a Philips CDi console. ;) …

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Re: 4.77Mhz dream.

Posted on 2020-02-21, 20:26

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by Jo22

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Basically I managed to make the original dos defender game from 1983 to be playable on a pentium 3 like mine. Defender usually requires a 4.77Mhz PC and is way too fast even on a 286. I didn't even have to use any TSR to get to this speed. Perhaps later I can find some other old games like this to …

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Re: Why do you old computers endure today ?

Posted on 2020-02-21, 20:12

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Why do you think 8-bit and ISA, and VLB cards are still working today ( Some 30 years later ). Where PCI, AGP, and PCIe cards fail. I'm betting the capacitor plague is responsible for at least some of those failures. Interesting. Reminds me of the transistor disease of old Germanium transistors (as …

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Re: Why do you old computers endure today ?

Posted on 2020-02-21, 19:11

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Why do you think old computer are still working today ? Why does PCI and AGP and PCIe cards fail ? Hi, I think one reason is heath and the size of the silicon. Old microchips had larger circuits that were more sturdy (in in relation to modern tech). And the fluctuations in temperature were more …

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Re: Zenith 80286 IBF-2527-ET

Posted on 2020-02-21, 18:29

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by Jo22

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That BIOS is neat. Simply love that 50Hz/60Hz video option! ^^

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Re: Compact Flash Card Help (sorry, I've looked and looked)

Posted on 2020-02-21, 17:01

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by Jo22

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Maybe. If the vintage computer uses CHS (~512MB max) or "Large" (E-CHS; 8GB max) for the CF card, the Win10 machine with LBA may not able to detect things correctly. And vice versa. Exactly my point above. For cards that have been configured on a retro PC with no LBA support, a modern PC will …

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Re: Building a SBC system

Posted on 2020-02-21, 16:49

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by Jo22

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gdjacobs wrote on 2020-02-21, 16:40: chinny22 wrote on 2020-02-21, 13:06: BeOS Oh, yeah! Or Zeta (BeOS off-spring). 😁

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Re: zBoy - a GameBoy Classic emulator

Posted on 2020-02-21, 15:38

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what are the system requirements? It's a 32-bit (protected mode) application, so it requires at least a 386. But for comfortable performances I'd rather recommend a Pentium-class CPU. I'm sure, as time goes on, you'll be able to improve things so it can run on a 40MHz "486" just like old NO$GMB.. …

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Re: AMD 5x86@160mhz., Media Vision PAS16.

Posted on 2020-02-21, 02:51

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pentiumspeed wrote on 2020-02-21, 00:42: Use engine oil or unscented baby oil (purest mineral oil) which is cheapest and plentiful. Do not buy slick products. Or weapon oil, maybe. Sounds macabre, I know. But that oil is very fine also and doesn't seem to suffer from resinification.. 😐

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Any users of non-popular (lesser known) vintage computers around ?

Posted on 2020-02-21, 02:43

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Hello everyone, Since at some point I "grew up" with what is retro-actively called a niche computer system (Sharp MZ series), I wonder if there are other users around here that had used something else than one of the omipresent mainstream computers (Commo., Ata., Sincl.). Say, the RCA COSMAC VIP, …

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Re: Win9x game compatibility.

Posted on 2020-02-21, 02:29

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Edit: The official DirectX Redist. for both Win9X/XP is from 2004. After this one is installed, you can upgrade up to version 2008 (on Win Me). So Windows ME can run a newer version of DirectX than 98SE? I didn't know that. That implies that there are games that run under ME that do not run under …

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Re: Compact Flash Card Help (sorry, I've looked and looked)

Posted on 2020-02-21, 02:16

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am I missing something here? I just did this, put the card in my 386 and installed DOS on it, no issue. after that I just switched the card between my main machine and the 386 to copy over games and stuff. (or I have really bad memory and did something different the first time?) fat.png Maybe. If …

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Re: Compact Flash Card Help (sorry, I've looked and looked)

Posted on 2020-02-20, 14:59

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by Jo22

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How can you format them in FAT16? I just have an option for FAT or NTFS. When installing DOS it reformats the card, then the Win10 machine can't read it anymore. a) By using Command Line b) By trying out and older copy of GParted - https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=793778#p793778 c) By using …

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Re: Win9x game compatibility.

Posted on 2020-02-20, 14:39

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I was wondering about when games stopped working on win9x. Was it when they started using directX 10 or was there other reasons why a game from WinXP/Vista period wouldn't work on Win9x? Hello there! Are you asking about technical or official limits ? Technically, Win9x can run some of the DirectX …

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Re: Antivirus software for DOS ?

Posted on 2020-02-19, 22:07

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by Jo22

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Virus Buster, anyone? For DOS, no virus will be targeting them anymore. Who knows ? Some industrial and embedded systems surely run on DOS, some of which are based on x86-SBCs using Pentium-level CPUs. :) In theory, these systems are featuring some kind of connectivity by now and could be "targets" …

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