Re: EIZO Flexscan L23 - (No full screen in dos)

Posted on 2020-01-20, 22:11

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by Dimitris1980

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

This is no good because it is a thin nice 12" monitor which leaves lot of space on the desk. I want to put next to my Cyrix Pc the Macintosh Performa 6116. Is there any lcd or tft monitor 12"-14" that has nice quality on dos games for resolution 320x200 and 640x480? Or should i stay with sony …

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EIZO Flexscan L23 - (No full screen in dos)

Posted on 2020-01-19, 18:21

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by Dimitris1980

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in Marvin \ Video

I connected today on my Cyrix PC the Eizo Flexscan L23 monitor. The problem is that i don't have full screen in dos. I tried/played with the adjustments of the monitor but nothing. I managed only to have full screen in windows 98. In ms-dos prompt (full screen alt+enter) the graphics are in one …

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Re: Sierra On Line Games (error creating configuration file)

Posted on 2020-01-06, 19:52

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by Dimitris1980

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in Marvin \ Software

That was the solution. Thank you very much.

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Re: Cyrix 120+ project

Posted on 2020-01-06, 14:52

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by Dimitris1980

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have installed Windows 95 osr2 and dos. Firstly I had them installed in one partition but now I have two partitions where I have 6.22 dos installed in the one and Windows 95 on the other. I want to fornat and start over because I have downloaded the drivers from Phil's lab site for the sound …

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Re: Cyrix 120+ project

Posted on 2020-01-06, 11:56

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by Dimitris1980

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

What is it better? 1) Fat32 with partitions Or 2) Fat16 with partitions I want to be able to run pure dos and in another partition to have Windows 95 installed. My hard drive as mentioned is 20gb, I would like to use at least 10gb even if I have to make various 2gb partitions. But can I use Fat32 …

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Re: Which "old-type" Roland MT-32 to get for DOS games?

Posted on 2020-01-04, 16:34

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by Dimitris1980

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in MT-32 General

I have the old Roland MT32 since 2010, 90 euros total cost with shipping from Japan to Greece. I bought it for my Macintosh retro computers because on some Sierra on line games I saw files for roland. What a sound! The quality is amazing, I really love Roland. I am so proud that I own one because …

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Sierra On Line Games (error creating configuration file)

Posted on 2020-01-04, 15:17

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by Dimitris1980

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in Marvin \ Software

I have this "error creating configuration file" problem in many sierra on line games. I unzip the games (zip files) through my windows 95 and then i run them in dos but i have this problem. I want to change the sound cards settings for instance (to use the Roland MT32) but the changes cannot be …

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Re: Space Quest 3 "Error Creating Configuration File"

Posted on 2020-01-04, 11:42

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by Dimitris1980

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in DOSBox Games/Apps

So, what exactly did you do with the resource.cfg file? I have this "error creating configuration file" problem in many sierra on line games. I unzip the games through my windows 95 and then i run them in dos but i have this problem.

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Re: Cyrix 120+ project

Posted on 2020-01-02, 08:58

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by Dimitris1980

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

How do you dismantle it?

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Re: Cyrix 120+ project

Posted on 2020-01-01, 11:55

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by Dimitris1980

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There is VT82887 real time clock digchip

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Re: Cyrix 120+ project

Posted on 2020-01-01, 11:51

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by Dimitris1980

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

How do you change that?

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Re: Cyrix 120+ project

Posted on 2020-01-01, 10:12

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by Dimitris1980

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I took this picture. Is this barrel black thing the battery? I have no access there. It is below the drives and their support plate and probably i have to dismantle them all. I have changed the dead pram battery on my Macintosh computers (LC475, Performa 6116, Powermac G3 Minitower) and it was so …

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Re: Roland Sound Canvas SD35

Posted on 2019-12-31, 12:10

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by Dimitris1980

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Thank you for the info! If the sound on the games is exactly like the roland sound canvas sc55 then i think it is a good choice if the price is good.

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Roland Sound Canvas SD35

Posted on 2019-12-31, 11:59

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by Dimitris1980

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in Marvin \ Sound

Good day, has anyone experience with Roland Sound Canvas Sd35? Is this good and reliable for gaming?

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2019-12-31, 11:04

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by Dimitris1980

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

My office some days before (22/12/2019) Macintosh LC475, 36mb ram, 4.5gb hard drive, Macintosh Color Display Monitor M1212, Apple ADB M3501 keyboard, Apple 4x scsi external cd rom drive, Macally mouse, Roland MT32, Macman Midi Interface, Nedis audio mixer, Logitech X230 speakers, Monkey Island 2 …

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Re: games that are better on a Macintosh

Posted on 2019-12-30, 14:21

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by Dimitris1980

in Macintosh Emulation

in Macintosh Emulation

Attached some pictures taken from my Performa 6116. This is exactly what i see on my Macintosh Color Display Monitor.

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Re: games that are better on a Macintosh

Posted on 2019-12-30, 14:15

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by Dimitris1980

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in Macintosh Emulation

One game disappointed me a lot on Macintosh: Rex Nebular which I wanted so much, and it was one of the reasons that i got a Macintosh LC475 because it only runs on Motorola Macs with 32-bit addressing mode off. Very poor introduction, no speech at all, lot of music is missing but when you hear music …

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Re: games that are better on a Macintosh

Posted on 2019-12-30, 14:08

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by Dimitris1980

in Macintosh Emulation

in Macintosh Emulation

I am a Macintosh fan since 2007 where i discovered the old macintoshgarden site and i started searching about the Macintosh computers. Now, 12 years later, i am an owner of seven retro Macintosh Computers (Powerbook 540c, LC475, Performa 6116, Powermac G3 Minitower, Imac G3, Powermac G4 MDD). The …

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Re: Cyrix 120+ project

Posted on 2019-12-29, 18:57

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by Dimitris1980

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well, i managed to make 4 additional partitions and i formatted them all. I installed dos 6.22 and windows 95 on the primary partition. I used also the starter pack installation from Phils lab (https://www.philscomputerlab.com/ms-dos-starter-pack.html) and generally i am ok. Today i am installing …

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Cyrix 120+ project

Posted on 2019-12-27, 07:04

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by Dimitris1980

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Good day all, After 11 years of retro Mac gaming it is time now for my Cyrix PC project. Below the characteristics: Cyrix 120+ mhz 32mb ram S3 Virge Video Card 20gb hard drive Samsung cd rom drive Sound blaster Vibra 16 PNP Roland MT32 sound device. Dos/Windows 95B (OSR2) All these years i had my …

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