Re: Windows 3.1 drivers for Cyrix MediaGX?

Posted on 2020-05-03, 10:12

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by Jo22

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^I for one tried the some VESA VBE drivers for Windows 3.1 and they do work on my Surfstation JNT. 640x480 pels in 256c is all I need, anyway, since the output is CVBS in NTSC/PAL resolution (depends on jumper setting). I also confirm that Creative's SB16 drivers work with the MediaGX' fake SB16.

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Re: It is hard to cope with how stupid the world is these days

Posted on 2020-05-03, 10:06

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by Jo22

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"We work to live, but we don't live to work." So let's stay calm and "don't panic". Losing a job may be unpleasant, but isn't the end of life.

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Re: Starflight 1 and 2 on DOS 7.1

Posted on 2020-05-03, 09:51

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by Jo22

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Any Starflight fans out there? Yes, me, for example. ;) I played Starflight 1 since the late 90s, when I found that MegaDrive cartridge.. So far, I've tried many different versions. All-in-all the Atari ST version seemed to be most interesting so far, in visual terms (GUI/art). The Macintosh …

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Re: 19" 5:4 vs 20" 4:3 -- which LCD would you choose?

Posted on 2020-05-02, 20:15

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Mewtwo err, me too. In the 90s my father used to have a 20" tube monitor, which I often was allowed to play on. When he got a new PC, I was allowed to keep that old 20" monitor. Which I did for many years to come. It was great for all these low-res games (< 640x480). Well, at least in comparison to …

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Re: USB 1.0 (1996) vs. USB 1.1 (1998)

Posted on 2020-04-30, 10:45

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by Jo22

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I still hope that some people will try to retrofit the NUSB package for plain old USB 3 (not 3.1, 3.2, Gen something etc).. It's about time. Imposible. XHCI, the specification for usb3+, makes use of hardware and software facilites only modern hardware and OSs like NT6+, OSX and Linux offer. …

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Re: Windows 3.11 vs. Windows 95

Posted on 2020-04-30, 10:27

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By the way, there's nothing wrong with running Windows 3.1 from Windows 95. That way, you've got the best of two worlds. 😀 More information here: Re: Is Windows 3.1 or Older Necessary?

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Re: Need to get rid of some apples

Posted on 2020-04-30, 10:20

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G4 is the final OS9 compatible Mac but I think some of the really old stuff is no longer compatible +1 At least some models, like the Gigabit Lan, can boot fully into native OS 9.x. They also can run OS X 10.4.11 (last to feature Classic Environment) and 10.5 (needs utility). The mirrored drive …

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Re: Pro Audio Spectrum supported games?

Posted on 2020-04-22, 08:31

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by Jo22

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The original PAS got pretty decent support considering how rare it was. I have been collecting PC parts for almost 25 years, and I have never seen one in real life. Same here. Saw a GameBlaster and a Rainbow Arts AdLib clone once, but no original PAS. Gratefuly, I "grew up" with a PAS16, so I never …

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Re: Windows 3.11 vs. Windows 95

Posted on 2020-04-22, 08:14

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I remember Win95 8MB being "crap" on my old P100, so much so that I downgraded to Windows 3.11 until mid/late-1996 when I got 16MB RAM. I remember 16MB RAM being "acceptable" for Win95 and "crap" for Win98 with that system. But 32MB seems to do the trick for Win9x with those Socket 5/early-Socket 7 …

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Re: Using -new- printer with -old- PC running Windows 98?

Posted on 2020-04-22, 07:49

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by Jo22

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There's another protocol/printer language to try.. Good old HPGL. It was supported by various plotters and popular printers, including HP LaserJet Plus and HP Deskjet 500. :) Edit: Makes me wonder why no one mentioned it yet. Did it already become a forgotten relic, just as DXF vector graphics …

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Re: speed penalty for running DOS games under a 9x VDM?

Posted on 2020-04-20, 08:31

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win95 also cuts down loading times dramatically. so the advantage of 32-bit disk access really shows in this game, even with the RZ1000 DMA apparently being forced off, so a DMA capable controller would only improve things on top of that. This reminds me of an old issue of Byte Magazine from the …

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Re: SB16 problems

Posted on 2020-04-15, 12:50

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by Jo22

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Hi! 😀 Before giving up, I'd give it a last try on Win Me and XP. Both use VDM drivers, maybe they have a higher chance working with the card. Also, I'd double check CMOS Setup and watchout for ISA/PnP settings. IRQ 5, 7 and DMA 1, 5 should be "hard-wired" to "Legacy ISA".

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Re: Modem usage

Posted on 2020-04-10, 07:16

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by Jo22

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In rare cases you can connect two modems directly and tell them not to rely on dialtone being present but it's not guaranteed to work at all. Even connecting over actual landlines can be problematic these days if there's a VoIP circuit somewhere along the connection. My father and me built …

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Re: How to Delete Windows Boot Manager?

Posted on 2020-04-10, 07:03

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by Jo22

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Hi, may I ask which Windows you are using (Win 7/10, x86 or x86-64) ? Also, was Windows installed in UEFI mode (64-Bit) using GPT, or traditionally in BIOS (CSM) mode using MBR ?

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Re: How do you encode Cinepak AVIs that can be played from at least a 4x CD-ROM drive?

Posted on 2020-04-09, 10:12

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So, I like viewing my own video files on older computers. I render Cinepak MOVs in Sony Vegas and they play back fine on a 4x and even a 2x CD drive, but you can't play MOVs in fullscreen VGA mode like AVIs in Windows 3.1, so it'd be nice to be able to make those as well. Uhm, then I wonder, how …

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How Prince of Persia was made

Posted on 2020-04-08, 06:46

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Hi everyone, Just found an interesting article/blog entry regarding Prince of Persia. It includes pictures, a video of its creator and describes the hacks involved to make it happen. :) https://hackaday.com/2020/03/23/ingenious-hacks-that-brought-the-original-prince-of-persia-to-life/ https:// …

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Re: Proprietary software in MS-DOS

Posted on 2020-04-05, 06:55

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by Jo22

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gdjacobs wrote on 2020-04-04, 21:17: Tandy was the pioneer for this. And I always thought it was the Final Cardridge on C64. Edit: Never mind. The GUI feature came a few years later after original release.

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Re: Commodore 286-16 / Memory

Posted on 2020-04-05, 06:48

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by Jo22

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Early Pheonix bios. Try ctrl+alt+S. Most 286 you cannot run both DRAM and SIMMS unless there is a jumper to set the banks (they typically support 2 banks). Your DRAM is only one bank so maybe there is a jumper to allow using one set of SIMMS. Odd that the board does not have extra sockets and allow …

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Re: Dos (XT class) floppy imager with sector recovery?

Posted on 2020-04-04, 12:10

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by Jo22

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As per the title... Any suggestions on a DOS utility to image and backup 360kb floppies to image files I can offload? Ideally something with some sector retry abilities and graceful handling of read errors rather than just crapping out. On Windows, WinImage will do that. On DOS, not sure. Try QCopy …

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Re: Dos (XT class) floppy imager with sector recovery?

Posted on 2020-04-04, 12:05

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by Jo22

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Cool!

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