Re: Interesting links

Posted on 2012-09-28, 11:30

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http://code.google.com/p/lavfilters/ Open-Source DirectShow Media Splitter and Decoders LAV Filters are a set of open-source DirectShow filters, aimed to eventually replace the better part of the playback chain required to play all and any modern media. LAV Splitter is a Souce Filter/Splitter …

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Re: DOSBox SVN Builds

Posted on 2012-09-27, 17:04

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by DosFreak

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DOSBox-X branch

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System Shock 2, Thief 1 and Thief 2 Unofficial Patches

Posted on 2012-09-26, 21:58

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by DosFreak

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http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140085 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/09/26/hooray-system-shock-2-thief-2-get-usability-patches Thief 1 TFix has been updated with the Unofficial Patch Install TFix http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134733 Thief 2 Install Tafferpatcher …

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Re: Database error after 2 weeks of good working

Posted on 2012-09-26, 21:26

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No because that still won't stop people from trying their non game programs in DOSBox. The purpose of the naming of the forums is to funnel people into specific areas so they can get proper support.....even if that's to say there will be no development support for programs in DOSBox. It is still …

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Re: How to shrink a preallocated VMWare Virtual HD?

Posted on 2012-09-26, 10:32

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I either use vmware converter or create a image and then restore it.

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Re: Is there really a need?

Posted on 2012-09-25, 16:03

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So, the question is really now- does a Win Xp 32 bit machine guarantee a better retro gamig experience than a Win 7 64 bit machine? If you want to fiddle less with trying to get games to work then yes. Check my compatibility list in my signature. If you don't have any games that have issues or …

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Re: Not sure what to do with my p3

Posted on 2012-09-18, 17:52

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Demo of ST:Armada seems to work for me.

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Re: Interesting links

Posted on 2012-09-18, 11:52

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Website with links to Vmware Player\Workstation downloads http://notepad.bttr-software.de/blog/rr/2012/ … mware_player_50

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Re: What's the attraction of legacy hardware?

Posted on 2012-09-15, 21:42

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I dumped all my old computers years ago although some choice parts are in boxes in my closet. I do keep a couple of old laptops around for DOS testing. People here develop or beta test DOSBox. To do so we need to compare with real hardware. DOSBox is an emulator and as such is nowhere near exactly …

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Re: Social Media Goodness

Posted on 2012-09-14, 18:58

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vetz wrote: Sometimes I have to laugh of some users on this forum. This thread kind of reminds me of the earlier Windows 8 thread. Facebook and anything newer than Windows XP seems to be the devil of innovation for some.. 😜 I'm on everything 😀 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHFnc_eV4Lg

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Re: Social Media Goodness

Posted on 2012-09-13, 23:55

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51 people on right now on #GOG 56 on #DOSBOX

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Re: Social Media Goodness

Posted on 2012-09-13, 23:25

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by DosFreak

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IRC quakenet #GOG freenode #DOSBox That's all I use for "social media" unless you count email or forums.

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Re: Problem With Installing ZMBV Codec (DosBox 0.74)

Posted on 2012-09-13, 20:26

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by DosFreak

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Right-click on the shortcut and then "Run as Administrator"

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Re: PC Game Compatibility List

Posted on 2012-09-13, 16:27

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by DosFreak

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Updated 9-13-2012 Mostly Linux/Windows 8/Vmware 8 testing

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Re: Interesting links

Posted on 2012-09-10, 16:40

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Ideal SATA/SAS Controllers for ZFS & Linux MD RAID http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=10

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Re: Windows 9x DOSBox Guide (Not officially supported)

Posted on 2012-09-10, 13:13

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Disk Explorer Sample usage of a harddisc image in DOSBOX

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Re: Warcraft 2 Freezes when opening to full screen

Posted on 2012-09-10, 12:44

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by DosFreak

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in DOSBox General

Yes. Try any option other than surface.

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Re: Running DOSBox on Windows 8

Posted on 2012-09-07, 20:37

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Winimage can open DOSBox images. You can also mount the image with DOSBox and access it through the command line http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=17324 ALTERNATE WAY TO COPY FILES TO A .IMG USING DOSBOX (Not recommended due to DOSBox appearing to hang and being very slow at copying the files) …

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Re: Would dosbox do what msdos can't do?

Posted on 2012-09-05, 17:37

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by DosFreak

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I guess "often" depends on what crazy programs you were running and how many. heh. I wish I had kept a list but never did....easier just to reboot. Yup config -r appears to work fine.

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Re: Would dosbox do what msdos can't do?

Posted on 2012-09-05, 17:01

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In MS-DOS you had to reboot quite often because of issues causes by games\programs. He wants the capability in DOSBox where that is not required. Instead of a developer trying to analyze every possible way for a DOS program to screw things up it would probably be easier to revert DOSBox back to the …

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