Re: 32-Bit is dead
Posted on 2021-06-06, 17:36
Re: Bootdisk for 286 640k ram
Posted on 2021-06-06, 15:59
Poor 286. 😢
32-Bit is dead
Posted on 2021-06-06, 15:49
Re: An MS-DOS 3.30 with Dongle Protection!
Posted on 2021-06-06, 03:39
Whoah! That's an awesome find! 😁 These dongles apparently were very common in the 80s/early 90s. Ironically, they motivated pirates even more to "fix" software using it. Software companies never learned, it seems. I'm really curious, too how the mechanism works. Just a bunch of diodes/resistors? a …
Re: Newly written driver(s) for Sierra's Creative Interpreter – Starting with Plantronics ColorPlus
Posted on 2021-06-05, 22:25
Thanks, I guess. Here's a screenshot of one of the compilers I was thinking of. It's a C compiler, though. For DOS/Real-Mode. I used it since my childhood. Supports several memory models and has a /1 and /2 switch for CPUs later than 8086.
Re: Weird sound card no label?
Posted on 2021-06-05, 21:08
Hi, it looks like this sound card: Aztech 16 bit ISA Soundcard and Modem. Help needed.
Re: Newly written driver(s) for Sierra's Creative Interpreter – Starting with Plantronics ColorPlus
Posted on 2021-06-05, 17:49
1.000.058 King's Quest 5 EGA 0.000.055 1.000.073 King's Quest 5 EGA 0.000.062 1.000.175 Conquests of the Longbow EGA 1.000 1.000.575 Leisure Suit Larry 1 (SCI remake) EGA 2.0 1.000.744 Space Quest 4 EGA 1.060 1.SQ1.004 Space Quest 1 (SCI remake) EGA 2.000 1.pq3.018 Police Quest 3 EGA 1.000 T.A00. …
Re: Monochrome monitor 'Philips 7BM723/00B' video pinout
Posted on 2021-06-05, 15:42
Thank you! 😎👍
Re: who's the guy on the website?
Posted on 2021-06-05, 15:04
Ah, thanks, too. Always thought it was Nosferatu (Orlok) or one of his relatives.
Re: Emulation on MS Windows 3.1x ?
Posted on 2021-06-04, 23:16
Quick update. Found quite a good read called "Frequently Asked Questions about Win32 Programming"! - It's not only about Win32, though. It also mentions Win16, WinCE and last but not least, Win32s. http://www.geocities.ws/firepower_50ae/CodeNote/WinAPIfaq.html Edit: This is also interesing - "Win32s …
Re: Sarien 0.7.0 - no sound?
Posted on 2021-06-04, 21:59
I didn't know that, either. I guess it's time for a big "Thank you" then! ^^
Re: Sarien 0.7.0 - no sound?
Posted on 2021-06-04, 03:23
Wasn't Sarien absorbed into the ScummVM project a long time ago? I distinctly remember FreeSCI being the sole holdout as the remaining major standalone adventure game engine reimplementation, until that too merged with ScummVM, long after Sarien had done so. So the Sarien code that you're playing …
Re: Proper DOSBox resolutions to use on a 4K monitor
Posted on 2021-06-04, 03:18
I've never knew that video game resolutions can be such a science! :sweat_smile: How about DOSBox or SDL ? Are they even capable to smoothly move around such a mass of pixel information ? - Please forgive my ignorance, but I've always used to let the graphics driver do the scaling work. Or the …
Re: Windows 2.0 floppy version
Posted on 2021-06-04, 03:12
My retail copy of Windows 2.03 could do this! However, not sure anyomore if I used a 720KB disk or an 1.44MB disk. Sorry! 🙁
Re: Proper DOSBox resolutions to use on a 4K monitor
Posted on 2021-06-03, 21:14
GiSWiG wrote on 2021-06-03, 13:03: Not many 4K that do much beyond 60Hz without breaking the bank. Um, my 4k capable TV can handle 60Hz and 70Hz via VGA, I think. I've attached several systems to it in the past. A Compaq Contura laptop with Pentium MMX, a Pentium 133 PC (S3 Virge 325), Power Mac G4 …
Re: Monitors for MS-DOS gaming and certain size
Posted on 2021-06-03, 19:06
That's cool, thanks a lot for the tip! 😎
Re: Monitors for MS-DOS gaming and certain size
Posted on 2021-06-03, 19:01
d) Using an OSSC bypasses the issue of practically all LCD monitors interpreting DOS mode 13h as 720x400@70Hz over VGA, by allowing the user to manually chose the proper sampling preset That reminds me of something! Some later PCs and notebooks use 640x480 for text-mode. It's not an issue, but it …
Re: Monitors for MS-DOS gaming and certain size
Posted on 2021-06-03, 16:47
Probably NEC 20WGX2. 16:10 aspect radio. Not bad, I think. I used such a monitor type years ago with DOSBox. It was a good compromise (balance), I think. Worked well in Windows and I could view 16:9 videos still. On the other hand, the black bars in 4:3 or 5:4 resolutions were small and didn't …
Re: Movies for a 486 computer ?
Posted on 2021-06-03, 10:27
My apologies. They were Macaws Apologies accepted, sir. I've even got the optional codec for Windows 3.1.. :) How was the codec called again ? Ultimotion, I think. The OS/2 native version was smoother, of course. If there's any interest in the driver, I can post it. Or a link of it. It's been …
Re: Movies for a 486 computer ?
Posted on 2021-06-03, 00:42
I second that, XING MPEG Player is a fine piece of software. The Windows 3.1 version supports DCI, also. If memory serves, the Windows 9x version later got MMX support, even. What's cool - XING MPEG Player also supports CD-i titles. Provided that, the OS and the CD-ROM drive can read/access them. …
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