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Re: Adobe Flash Player 9 under Windows 3x?

Posted on 2020-07-14, 13:33

in Windows
Hm.. What about Windows NT 3.x? Or OS/2 Warp 3/4 with Odin? They might be able to run much newer EXE files. Win32s is very compatible to Win32 programs from the days of early Windows NT. Originally, Win3. 1+Win32s were available to developers before Windows NT 3.1 itself. That's why Win32s was …

Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator

Posted on 2020-07-14, 08:45

in Milliways
Well, simulations are among the most demanding applications. That new flight simulatior is perhaps more faithful than what ongoing pilots use in their simulator's cabin. Minus the controls, of course. Professional training simulators must be connected to the cabin's instruments and switches, of …

Re: Best CGA & Hercules games

Posted on 2020-07-14, 08:29

The 1991 version supports all BGI-supported cards, as long as they provide at least 640x348 - not CGA, then. Wow, so there's a chance it supports M24/Olivetti enhanced "CGA" mode in 640x400? I'm asking because that monochrome mode is kind of compatible to CGA's 640x200 hires mode (you can even …

Re: Official Licenses? (DOS, Win98, NC)

Posted on 2020-07-14, 07:59

In case of DOS 6.2x, WfW an Win9x, I would make sure the COA is included. That's the certificate / license, so to say. The key number itself is secondary (though on OEM releases, the sticker on the back of a PC with serial number is basically the COA). Edit: In addition to FreeDOS, there's also PC- …

Re: IBM PC 5150 games?

Posted on 2020-07-13, 14:55

Compatibility won't be perfect, but yes. I have a trident 9000 integrated in my Monotech XT board and it works pretty well for a lot of games. I'm speaking under correction, but the Trident 8900 had a mode utility to enter Hercules, EGA and CGA emulation mode, respectively. Maybe it will still work …

Re: serial port on ubuntu

Posted on 2020-07-12, 22:59

in DOSBox General
That's right, not all USB-Serial adapters do have all of the control lines. Also, some need special drivers for "native" mode, which has more features. However, those adapters with a DE-9 plug *should* have support for the usual RS232 control lines (PL2303 chip etc).. One of the other problems is, …

Re: IBM PC 5150 games?

Posted on 2020-07-12, 20:28

Another big problem is that these computers have 64k or 128 / 256k ram (I don't know which model I have to check) so the games I know certainly require much more ram under the famous 640kb I'm speaking under correction, but I think 256KB is about enough to boot DOS 3. 3-6.22. An ISA RAM card, like …

Why do look old PC games so low-res?

Posted on 2020-07-12, 08:22

in Milliways
Hello everyone, I wonder why old PC games from the 80s or early 90s look so low-res / ugly in comparison to games of other platforms which have lower specs sometimes, even (NES, Mastersystem, Gameboy etc) ? Is it just because of the fact that PCs used lossless connections (RGB, TTL etc) rather than …

Re: Planet X3 by 8-Bit Guy nearing completion! New teaser & music

Posted on 2020-07-10, 15:11

in Milliways
So except for exotic video modes, such as Amstrad/Schneider PC1512, Olivetti M24, BBC Master 512, Sanyo MBC 555 , IBM PGC , 8514/A , TIGA and Mindset graphics the game virtually covers all types of old video hardware. Machines like the Master 512, the Sanyo MBC-555, or the Mindset were only semi- …

Re: Is there any reason to keep a Win9X machine around for gaming except for fun or nostalgia?

Posted on 2020-07-10, 13:08

- Classic EPROM programmers on LPT port - Early Flash Cart devices for Gameboy/PS1/SNES/.. - Relays cards for ISA bus or Parallel Port - Ancient control software for model trains - Any screwed up legacy software that uses DOS-Win16-Win32 hybrid code Edit: I forgot to mention old software that relies …

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