Re: Stupid Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Posted on 2021-06-03, 00:26
^ok boomer
Re: Most beautiful Dos-Games for a 486...what are your favorites?
Posted on 2021-06-02, 23:58
One thing I have noticed about EGA vs VGA is that while the latter offers more colors, it also increases the risk the graphics will look like blurred or discolored photo's. This is why I think some mid to late 90's games look awful despite their fairly realistic graphics and at the same time think …
Re: Most beautiful Dos-Games for a 486...what are your favorites?
Posted on 2021-06-02, 15:51
Re: Most beautiful Dos-Games for a 486...what are your favorites?
Posted on 2021-06-02, 15:20
One thing I have noticed about EGA vs VGA is that while the latter offers more colors, it also increases the risk the graphics will look like blurred or discolored photo's. This is why I think some mid to late 90's games look awful despite their fairly realistic graphics and at the same time think …
Re: Show us your custom Physical mt32-pi Builds
Posted on 2021-06-02, 04:16
I admit that the 5.25 inch solutions are also very cool! Many of the solutions shown have the problem that it is not so easy to get to the SD slot. However, USB would be very easy to reach. Maybe the programmer would like to offer a solution in which the complete system can also be on USB. Paddy …
Re: Have you guys considered adding PC-98 mode?
Posted on 2021-06-02, 00:29
Hi! I've got made a small sound card chart over here . That being said, I'm afraid the thread is fairly incomplete, still. What's interesting, the PC-98 platform supported both the CM32L and CM32P. In fact, having an CM64 is ideal for PC-98. Edit: Or more precisely, the Sharp X68000 platform in …
Re: Upgrade WIN95 Machine
Posted on 2021-06-02, 00:01
I agree with the previous posters. An S3 ViRGE has a dedcent 2D quality with some little bit of 3D (as a gimmick, on Win9x). Personally, I prefer the good old S3 ViRGE 325 due its stability and compatibility. It also has overclocking potential (default settings too moderate). No patchs needed for …
Re: Retro OSes for retro computers
Posted on 2021-06-01, 15:16
Nice, but does any of these have Win95 app compatibility or MS-DOS games compatibility? Second question: Would you use any of these to provide some exclusive features not available in Win95, for example? Is there some gain or advantage in terms of software/hardware features for 486 or first Pentium …
Re: Have you guys considered adding PC-98 mode?
Posted on 2021-05-31, 14:05
Thanks, sir! Please have another look at the ad you linked to, though. It seems there used to be a few other funny people like me. ;) Edit: Ok, seriously. I think neither of us is really wrong. It's an 8/16-Bit hybrid simply. Or 8/16/20-Bit hybrid, if we include that 20-Bit (1MB) address space. Some …
Re: VIDEO - CGA w/ Monochrome Monitor Support
Posted on 2021-05-31, 13:25
To VileR, thank you very much! Now I´ve got the opportunity to play again Prince of Persia in amber monochrome again, like I´ve played as a kid. Thanks for the good memories. As someone who grew up with green monitors and b/w TV portables, I fully agree! ^^ It reminds of my younger years back in …
Re: Have you guys considered adding PC-98 mode?
Posted on 2021-05-31, 06:05
The 8088 is as 16 bit processor. 8086 is 16bit, while 8088 is 8bit. Both I think have 16bit address lines, but 8088 has 8bit data lines and 8bit registers, while the 8086 has 16bit data lines and 16bit registers. You are incorrect https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/chip-hall- …
Re: Windows 3.x EGA Drivers
Posted on 2021-05-30, 10:24
^Hi again. I'm sorry, I don't fully understand what you mean to say. The Windows kernals (in Win 3.0) reside in kernal.exe, krnl286.exe and krnl386.exe. On Windows 3.0, kernal is using Real-Mode, while krnl286 (+DOSX) is used for Standard-Mode. Krnl286 is using 16-Bit Protected-Mode. By contrast, …
Re: Windows 3.x EGA Drivers
Posted on 2021-05-30, 01:10
Hi! I'm speaking under correction, but I think on 3.1, Standard-Mode is available in both krnl286.exe and krnl386.exe. Windows 3.0 only had one in krnl286.exe.
Re: OPL3 driver for Windows 3.1?
Posted on 2021-05-29, 16:29
Hi, good afternoon! Please have look at this older thread over here: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=61204 OPL3 is OPL3 no matter the sound card (normally). However, there were several MIDI drivers for it. And they all sound a bit different. ;) The Voyetra Super SAPI was very beloved, …
Re: Windows 3.x EGA Drivers
Posted on 2021-05-29, 15:44
The screenshot looks like this. Nice! I've recently restored a Commodore PC 10-II with the Plantronics colorplus card. How complex would it be to create a Windows 3.0 driver to supports its 16 color mode? About as easy as a 16 color Tandy driver which hasn’t happened Not sure if that's possible, …
Re: Do you *need* a swap file with Win98 & 384/512MB RAM?
Posted on 2021-05-29, 13:47
My windows 98 pc has 4 GB ram and a SSD. I installed the Patchmem ram fix to get it working and all is good however I have had 2 games run incorrectly with nvidia driver version 45.23. When I looked in dxdiag it is saying page file used 0MB and 0MB available. I'm wondering if this might be my …
Re: Digital cameras
Posted on 2021-05-29, 11:32
Oh yes, Canon! That reminds me of alternate firmwares.. Some digital cameras can load them via SD (or install them, even). There's quite a little community, here! Such an alternate firmware adds a lot of extras, some of which are not related to cameras/images at all. Long story short, they turn an …
Re: What better system for me? Win95c or Win98SE?
Posted on 2021-05-28, 16:20
Well, DirectDraw 2/3 (2D) could perhaps be implemented in software, as an universal thunk (?) through Win32s. It may or may not use WinG/DCI etc. I was thinking of something like this, but for 3.1: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=33134 Edit : That's just a mind game or Gedankenexperiment, of …
Re: What better system for me? Win95c or Win98SE?
Posted on 2021-05-28, 15:37
I thought win 3.1/3.11 only had WinG and that was the precursor to DirectX. Well, actually.. It had several APIs. But they weren't from Microsoft, except GDI/WinG/DCI. Edit: And DIB ( DIB.DRV ), if considered independent from GDI. DCI is a bit special, because it's not a graphical API in the common …
Re: DirectX compatibility?
Posted on 2021-05-28, 14:24
I mostly use DX5 or DX6.1a on Win95 machines. Games that require DX7+ will not work good on that old K6/P2 because I mostly use low-end onboard GPU combined with Voodoo1 or PCX1/2. With DX6.1 you mostly have all your 3dfx-games working already. That's interesting. Do you know, by any chance, if …
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