Re: Would it be a good idea to Defrag Old Hard Drive?

Posted on 2019-02-23, 01:45

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by Jo22

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I think the same. I've got a 20MiB HDD here from circa 1985 that had several hick-ups initially. At some point I had to switch the PC on/off/on during the seek/testphase, because the HDD lost track of its own. Back then, I was worried about sending the PSU into heaven by doing that. Gratefuly, the …

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Re: 64bit replacement of ntvdm

Posted on 2019-02-23, 01:28

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by Jo22

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There's also MS-DOS Player. It started out as a 80286 + text-mode emulator with DOS emulation, but has grown in functionality since. Running Protected Mode programs is a challenge i guess, but so it is on NTVDM. OS/2's VDM was much more complete, IMHO. It supported things like DOS software for EPROM …

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Re: Intel 8/16 Lan adapter and XT-IDE?

Posted on 2019-02-20, 01:28

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by Jo22

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Hi, not sure what's wrong. Maybe I ask what kind of eeprom/software you already used ? 😀

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Re: DOS card game ... dont forget to yell Dos!

Posted on 2019-02-20, 00:45

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by Jo22

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Awesome. This should have had been included with all versions of MS-/DR-DOS! ^^

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Re: ISA RAM card, my easter project

Posted on 2019-02-18, 23:30

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by Jo22

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Sorry to keep you waiting.. I hope that I can finish this project this easter. - I recently got an old oscillograph (scope) that might be helpful for troubleshooting later on. 😀

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Re: SIERRA.EXE, SCIDHUV.EXE & Sierra's INSTALL.EXE Parameters / Switches?

Posted on 2019-02-18, 23:08

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by Jo22

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Hm.. Sierra.exe (or Larry.exe, KQ3.exe etc. depending on the games) supports -t as an override-switch for Tandy sound. It is/was meant to enable 3-Voice sound/music with other graphics adapters (esp. Tandy PCs with an EGA upgrade). Anyway, you likeley already know this. Not sure if that switch was …

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Re: Gameport to MIDI Cable Recommendations

Posted on 2019-02-18, 11:00

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by Jo22

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Hi, I've got a Gameport to MIDI cable, but I have no vlue where I got it from. Sorry, hah. :sweatdrop: However, there's some tip - If possible use a MIDI cable with built-in opto couplers. They prevent several issues, since both the computer and the MIDI device are fully separated from each others. …

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Re: Getting into the Amiga: need some help

Posted on 2019-02-18, 10:37

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by Jo22

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Yup.... TV's was what we used back then for gaming in our childhood bedrooms. Well... Those that had an Amiga. And it will be what gives the original experience, as if it was "gaming like it was 1989 again". :-p Ah yes, I still remember our old B/W TV with RF connector. It was of orange colour and …

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Re: Needed support for ATAPI IDE CD-ROM drive

Posted on 2019-02-18, 04:49

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by Jo22

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In the past, I used Nero format (.nrg) and a virtual CD-ROM drive like MagicISO for something like this. The virtual recorder of Nero Burning ROM would simply create a multi-session image (.nrg), which could be read by several freeware programs. Anyway, these are just my 2 cents to this topic. Doing …

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Re: Is there a game that uses both MIDI and FM at the same time?

Posted on 2019-02-18, 04:30

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Zeliard is indeed an interesting game, both in terms of music and technology. I once used it for testing my home made Covox Speech Thing clones and Temu (that's a Tandy 3-Voice emulator). If memory serves, there's a key combo to enabled/disable "multi-channel" PC-Speaker music if PC-Speaker is …

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Re: BlasterBoard 2.0 : A modern SB 2.0-compatible ISA sound card

Posted on 2019-02-18, 04:10

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by Jo22

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Looks good! Well done!

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2019-02-17, 12:29

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by Jo22

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Hmm. Not sure if that fits in here, but this morning I kind of finished my Hellschreiber modem for my PC/XT compatible. Most tricky part was to interface the relay without slowing it down too much.. 😅 Filename hssim.jpg File size 13.63 KiB Views 1214 views File comment PC/XT compatible with …

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Re: XTIDE ROM - 3COM 3C509B-C - W27E512-70

Posted on 2019-02-16, 13:20

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by Jo22

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Hm i also have latest XTIDE on 3Com but it just would go for a 27C64 ROM. I don't want to waste Memory ;) And it just works. A Bigger ROM was troublesome for me and is wasting Upper Memory Blocks.. Also found out that 2764 ROMs don*t work.. :( and i have plenty of them :O Not sure if it works for …

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Re: Filling the DOS gap of Windows Accelerator SVGA cards

Posted on 2019-02-12, 23:23

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by Jo22

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IBM VGA is always backward compatible with CGA/EGA. Well, yes and no. IBM VGA had a fake CGA support included by design, but it is high-level, only. It does not support any Motorola 6845 features at the register level. This causes problems with certain palettes, for example. On a VGA card you'll …

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Re: Filling the DOS gap of Windows Accelerator SVGA cards

Posted on 2019-02-11, 17:51

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by Jo22

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There's one thing that keeps me from using PCI cards in a pure DOS system: I haven't found one yet that has a mode utility that allows for switching to CGA/Hercules graphics emulation modes. Another "iisue" is the lack of SVGA support in older titles. Trident 8900/V7 Vega /Trident ET3K/K4 were among …

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Re: What (original) retro software have you got?

Posted on 2019-02-11, 05:52

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by Jo22

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^You made my day! :D (Ironically though, there's SymbOS, which is a real OS with a Windows-like GUI) Some originals that I have got that are special to me (incomplete list): - Norton Commander - Star Flight, Wonderland - MOD4WIN - AutoSketch 3, Animator Pro - Central Point PC Tools - Windows 2, WfW …

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Re: MT-32 and Spellcasting 101?

Posted on 2019-02-11, 05:37

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by Jo22

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Hm.. Spellcasting 101? I remember it needed the rearely used sound.com for AdLib support. Not sure what it needs for MT-32, if there's anything it needs. Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All the Bugs

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Re: Windows 95 on a Compact Flash - Any need to alter swap behavior?

Posted on 2019-02-10, 18:38

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by Jo22

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Windows 95 Paging File

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Re: Distributing Physical Shareware in 2019?

Posted on 2019-02-09, 13:36

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by Jo22

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Thanks! You're welcome! :) What I wrote was just my first thought that came to mind. Many, many years ago I made diskette labels for my own little Shareware/Freeware/PD collection that I had, so I can understand the desire to make new Shareware disks. Speaking of the $5 limit, someone/we should …

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Re: Harddisk for Compaq SLT286

Posted on 2019-02-09, 13:16

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by Jo22

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I second that. I once had got a Compaq SLT286, too. Compaq was quite proprietary in its golden days, which was both good (first 386 PC) and "bad" (special SIMM modules; PCs which required special boot disks for BIOS access etc). As far as HDDs are concerned, a Compaq PC can be a little bit …

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