Re: The myth of the vertical retrace interrupt on EGA/VGA

Posted on 2018-02-20, 16:39

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Hi, that's an interesting thread! :) I did a few tests with my ISA cards, too.. OTI37C w/ IRQ2/9 Jumper JP1 Filename oti037c_irq2.jpg File size 32.81 KiB Views 2036 views ET3000AX w/ IRQ2/9 Jumper JP2 *counter stops at 4 Filename et3000ax_irq2.jpg File size 30.9 KiB Views 2036 views TVGA8900s w/ …

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Re: Programs for building software (dos, windows 9x)

Posted on 2018-02-20, 08:59

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Delphi 2, by accident, can also compile -more or less- Win32s compatible binaries w/ relocation tables. Funnily, you can even include manifest files as used by Windows NT 6.0 onwards. The result is a binary that is able to run on Windows 3.1 onwards, needs no runtimes and looks "GDI+ style" (uses …

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Re: Viewing the Upper Memory area

Posted on 2018-02-19, 19:37

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The A-Segment is used for EGA/VGA, too. Unless you're using something like CGA/Hercules graphics modes , it isn't available (free). I tried something similar in my thread about umbherc.sys a while ago and failed. There, I wasn't able to use Hercules video memory for UMBs (my PC/XT had CGA, so it …

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Re: Last PC games supporting Windows 9x?

Posted on 2018-02-19, 17:33

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shiva2004 wrote: Thank you, you've showed me some nice games 😀 You're welcome! 😀 If the download on Caiman fails, just have a look at the game's homepage or its copy on the Wayback Machine. I posted a few links here, too: Re: Could anyone recommend some pc games for girls?

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Re: Boxedwine (Wine on multiple platforms)

Posted on 2018-02-18, 21:34

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More pictures.

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Re: Boxedwine (Wine on multiple platforms)

Posted on 2018-02-18, 21:32

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Looks fine so far, good work! :) Here's my little report: My PC w/ Win7 (and XP) was missing msvcr120.dll. I also got two error messages about Mono and Gecko beeing missing, and the status window complained: "wine: cannot find L"C:\\windows\\system32\\winemenubuilder.exe"" Winfile.exe from Win 3.1 …

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Re: Switching DOS into REAL mode

Posted on 2018-02-17, 08:42

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So how does that all add up to commanding a 386 running dos 6.22 to go back into real mode once it's booted with a memory manager that put it in protected mode? That all adds up to why switching to PM is/was usually a necessarity. As Falcosoft and the others already told, there's no way EMM386 does …

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Re: Replacing IDE hard drives with something more modern

Posted on 2018-02-16, 21:05

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Can anyone explain exactly what the difference is between the average DOM purchased on eBay and a decent quality CF card used on a passive adapter? DOMs behave more like traditional hard disks. IDE is their primary mode, which they fully support. CF card have three modes, IDE beeing one of them. In …

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Re: Switching DOS into REAL mode

Posted on 2018-02-16, 20:16

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Hi, by nature Expanded-Memory works in any mode. It uses bank-switching and was originally made for real-mode and the IBM PC 5150/5160. It depends on the EMS manager to provide that memory. Originally, EMS memory was installed on a dedicated ISA card. EMM386/QEMM usually switch to protected mode in …

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Re: DOS command line resolution

Posted on 2018-02-16, 19:53

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You're welcome. 😀

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Re: Timeline of MS-DOS for NEC PC98 and more

Posted on 2018-02-16, 19:47

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Quick update. Found a website which describes the different sound boards for the PC-98 series. http://island.geocities.jp/cklouch/column/pc98bas/pc980186.htm Translation : English / German Long story short: Both PC-9801-26 and PC-9801-86 were popular standard boards. The PC-9801-26 ('85) featured an …

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Re: DOS command line resolution

Posted on 2018-02-15, 19:09

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Not quite what you are looking for, but loosely related : FIX8X14 - 8x14 font fixer http://www.bttr-software.de/products/fix8x14/ DOSFon - Better fonts for the DOS-Box and editors http://www.uwe-sieber.de/dosfon_e.html Screen related utilities ftp://retronn.de/mirrors/garbo/pc/screen/00index.txt …

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Re: No mouse? and Serial port pinout discrepancies

Posted on 2018-02-13, 10:57

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Yes, that's good to know - thank you for sharing your discovery with us. 😀

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Re: CompactFlash Trouble in 286 Land

Posted on 2018-02-13, 07:11

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Glad you got it working. Congrats :) What is preventing the system from accessing the CF card? Is there some kind of incompatibility, the card being too fast or something like this? Anything else I can try before giving up? If anyone else managed to successfully install a CF card in their 286, I'd …

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Re: ATI Rage 128Pro PCI - Flash firmware - HELP

Posted on 2018-02-12, 21:31

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I have done some Googling, and it seems possible to flash the FW on these cards. This card seem to have been a standard card in Mac, so many has reflashed them for PC. As far as I know, that card was 66MHz-capable. These Macs had a special 32-Bit PCI-Slot that was intended for the video card, which …

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Re: Help to Make Backups of my Floppy Disks for Dos 6.2

Posted on 2018-02-12, 19:47

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Aas gca said. 😀 Alternatively, there are free- and shareware programs, too. QCopy, Disk Copy Fast, VGACopy, etc. For Windows, there's also the popular WinImage.

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Re: Setup in dos game

Posted on 2018-02-12, 10:37

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Not quite (using NC 1.x), but if you're in the game's directory, try: attrib -r [name of the config file] (without the clamps)

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Re: Are Voodoo graphics card THAT good ?

Posted on 2018-02-11, 14:28

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3dfx cards were the first actually successful 3d accelerators and for the 90s gamers they were "the thing" to have. Ahem. Like Win98, it was the thing to have for the when-the-90s-were-almost-over-gamers. ;) Mortals like me, rather stuck around with DirectDraw and DX3/5 capable hardware. About when …

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Re: Can't get AutoCAD R12 to run because of SVADI

Posted on 2018-02-11, 13:45

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Ok. Just digged out our familiy's AutoCAD.. If you delete acad.cfg ( remove acad.cfg ), AutoCAD will notify you about it beeing unconfigured. acad_000.gif After this, it will show you a list of video devices. acad_001.gif Followed by the digitizers.. acad_002.gif And the plotters. acad_003.gif Last …

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Re: Next project? AY-3-8910 Sound Card

Posted on 2018-02-09, 23:26

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No, no, what you said was alright and the point was absolutely valid, too. :sweatdrop: My reply was no critique- I just wanted to note that there's amazing music that could be played on our old hardware. Or created. For a musican/artist looking for inspiration, it would perhaps mean a lot to put him …

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