Re: Timeline of MS-DOS for NEC PC98 and more
Posted on 2021-03-21, 20:24
Small update. Found another interesting site with lots of DOS/V and JWIN games listings. Note it's a text list only and it's 21+. So please only visit if you can handle it. 😉
Re: MB and RAM for 486 DX-50
Posted on 2021-03-21, 19:12
Ah. The "why on earth" question. :) I'm going to run OS/2 on this one (in addition to DOS). Back then we used some specialised software to produce some of the first digitized surveying maps of the region where I lived, and that software was notoriously resource-consuming. I am hoping to get my …
Re: OPN music on an ISA sound card?
Posted on 2021-03-21, 18:59
Fun fact: In Japan (early 90s), MML was an alternative to General MIDI. 😀
Re: OPN music on an ISA sound card?
Posted on 2021-03-21, 18:41
The chips themselves are not compatible with any IBM PC games so there's limited use outside VGM playback and such. PC98 software isn't going to be compatible for a variety of reasons, a lot of patching will be necessary to deal with both hardware and software incompatibilities... I'm not worried …
Re: 32 Bit Disk Access drivers on a 2 GB Windows 3.1 Hard disk.
Posted on 2021-03-21, 17:34
Hi, may I ask what kind of DOS you are using? 😀
Re: Guide: Windows 95 / 98 inside Dosbox - Accessing files on the host and mount CD images with mapped network drives
Posted on 2021-03-21, 08:34
Win95 and DOSBox.. Oh, well. 🙄 Anyway, maybe this is still useful : https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=496253#p496253 That's from 2016, though. The current Win X surely is much more restricted than Win 7 used to be. I'd just use Raspberry Pi or a Win9x VM for communication with old PCs or PC …
Re: CF vs DOM vs SSD
Posted on 2021-03-20, 21:31
Hi, good evening! It depends on the situatios, I guess (CF vs DOM vs SSD).. Old or low-capacity CFs and DOMs aren't necessarily a bad thing. Old SSDs (first gen, 64GB and below) are definitely something to avoid.: They are slow, have issues with miss-aligned data and technically require TRIM, but …
Re: How to increase the lifespan of old hardware
Posted on 2021-03-20, 02:05
There are nothing you can do, all hard drive will fail now or later. Well, I imagine with the right working environment and some patience, an old HDD can be refurbished. If the room is very clean without air flow, it's possible to open the HDD chassis and lubricate the mechanics, for example. …
Re: Do you enjoy PC restoration videos, have you done extensive restorations?
Posted on 2021-03-20, 00:53
Hi there! 🙂 I also do enjoy watching restoration videos. If say, a totally rusted or broken PC or home computer gets returned to its former glory. However, sometimes I feel sorry for the dude (former owner) whose upgrades and customizations get trashed in the process. Often makes me think such a PC …
Re: PAS16: to sound blaster or not to soundblaster
Posted on 2021-03-19, 21:38
OPL2/3 are not read only, there's a status port that is used for chip detection purposes (timer is set to run and let to expire and then checked if it expires at expected time). My apologies, I meant to say write -only, of couse! Silly me! 😅 They can sing together, normally. What I was referring to …
Re: How to increase the lifespan of old hardware
Posted on 2021-03-19, 20:40
"How to increase the lifespan of old hardware" Use it *gently* in a while. If it's not running, there's no livefspan at all. It's dead, anyway. "How to increase the lifespan of hardware" Let it run, day and night. Don't use power savings, keep the temperature constant. Edit: An exception to the rule …
Re: 32 Bit Disk Access drivers on a 2 GB Windows 3.1 Hard disk.
Posted on 2021-03-19, 19:58
I have another thing to ask. How does this software affect Windows 3.1's 386 enhanced mode? I don't know how to explain, but.. FastDisk is a native HDD driver for Windows 3.1x. If it is loaded, Windows 3.1x can access the HDD directly, without the help of DOS or BIOS. Windows 3.1x can thus stay …
Re: 32 Bit Disk Access drivers on a 2 GB Windows 3.1 Hard disk.
Posted on 2021-03-19, 13:38
The reason why I often recommended that MicroHouse driver.. : It does work. And it does with HDDs of different brands. I'm using it for many years now on different systems (real 386 PC, 486 laptops, Virtual PC 2007, PCem).. It can handle disks up to 8GB maximum. Note that I say "disks". I really …
Re: 32 Bit Disk Access drivers on a 2 GB Windows 3.1 Hard disk.
Posted on 2021-03-19, 11:32
Hello again! ^^ I'm using the MicroHouse FastDisk driver here on a Surfstation JNT. The OS is MS-DOS 6.22/WfW 3.11 and the CF card is 8GB in size. I'm using 4 partitions, 2GB in size each (FAT16B). The original FastDisk driver (WDCTRL) of Windows 3.1x is very limited. It's program code dates back to …
Re: TOP 100 applications for MS-DOS ? can you share some to the list?
Posted on 2021-03-18, 19:39
Im talking about programs like for example [/b] Norton Commander Fastracker, PC Globe, Norton Utilities vga-copy banner mania i even remember using a Ms-Paint app that was for DOS. There is too much diversity here. PC Globe would be popular if you ... like globes, I guess? A lot of people could …
Re: TOP 100 applications for MS-DOS ? can you share some to the list?
Posted on 2021-03-18, 17:59
Here's a site from 2002 that lists a lot of classic DOS programs, some of which were not so well known. https://web.archive.org/web/20021211222040/https://www.qsl.net/ka4pnv/page1.htm Edit: The site is still accessible directly, but the external links may be gone. That's why I linked to the archived …
Re: Jukebox software for DOS with Trek interface
Posted on 2021-03-18, 10:05
Please note that this was written about 12 years ago. The original DWJukebox site is down and the author apparently has no interest in DOS anymore. (The project originated from the arcade cab scene which used to use the DOS-based MAME emulator.) It's not that I have no interest in DOS; the jukebox …
Re: Project: Mini functional Windows 3.1 standard mode/ svga 256 color/ 32bit fat.
Posted on 2021-03-18, 08:44
I wish MS would release Win 3.1 as freeware / open source. I would be so much fun to distribute Win3.1 with DosBox, ect. Windows 3.1x is still somehow commercially used, though. :( As a component of WindowsOnWindows (WoW) in 32-Bit WinNT and Win-OS/2 in Ecomstation&ArcaOS (ex Blue Lion OS). …
Re: Strange reasons why Virtual 86 mode on Windows 3.1 is not using my mouse on DOS sessions.
Posted on 2021-03-17, 17:44
Hi! CuteMouse and Windows aren't exactly best friends.. Maybe try loading MS Mouse v9.x, the package comes with DOS/Win drivers. And/or enable FastDisk/32-Bit Disk Access and permanent swap file. That should increase the capabilities of Windows 386 Enhanced-Mode (seamless mouse in windowed DOS …
Re: TOP 100 applications for MS-DOS ? can you share some to the list?
Posted on 2021-03-17, 11:32
DOS stuff that was common in the early 90s.. Central Point PC-Tools Symantec's Norton Utilities Novell DOS 7 PC/GEOS and variations DOS SHELL Quick BASIC 4.5, VB DOS, PDS 7.x, PowerBASIC Turbo Pascal 6/7 AutoSketch 3 Autodesk Animator (Pro) Autodesk 3D Studio, 3s Studio Max (different) Deluxe Paint …
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