Re: Question about aspect correction

Posted on 2011-08-11, 01:28

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by Mau1wurf1977

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

how does DOSBox know to correct the aspect ratio to letterboxed 4:3 within my display's full 5:4, even if the desktop resolution is at a 4:3 ratio? Does DOSBox have some other means of determining physical display size other than the desktop resolution it is set to? This is where you need to take a …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2011-08-10, 23:09

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by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

What i've done is take the FSB, Multiplier and cpu voltage jumpers and wire switches to them and put them on the FRONT of the case. This makes for stupid fast overclocking and testing. Nice! I did the same ~ 15 years ago. It was a AMD 486DX4-100 based system and I routed the FSB and multi jumpers …

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Re: Unable to mount any drives because my \ key is not recognised

Posted on 2011-08-10, 22:19

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by Mau1wurf1977

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

You could also try deleting your Microsoft eHome MCIR keyboard drivers in the device manager (all 3 of them) if you use Win7 Maybe have a look at the fine manual... I always wanted to know why having a remote control plugged in the computer causes issues with DOSBox. I just use D-Fend reloaded now, …

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Re: booting multiple dos version on one machine.

Posted on 2011-08-10, 22:11

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by Mau1wurf1977

in DOS

in DOS

Btw, Just acquired a MQX-16S interface ( should be 100% mpu401 compatible): that is the main motivation for switching from DosBox to the real thing :D Nice! We have a thread if you like to share a picture of your MPU401 card! I just use CF cards in my retro PC. The card reader is at the back (CF> …

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Re: Question about aspect correction

Posted on 2011-08-10, 21:56

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by Mau1wurf1977

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in DOSBox General

Also if you want authenticity, just build a proper Retro PC. We have excellent forums on this topic! DOSBox is nice, but emulation only goes so far. Even something simple as smooth scrolling, can't be emulated authentically.

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Re: Question about aspect correction

Posted on 2011-08-10, 20:54

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by Mau1wurf1977

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in DOSBox General

Try this setting please. It should give you a perfect image. [sdl] fullscreen=true fullresolution=0x0 (0x0 means it will use the native resolution of your LCD like 1920 x 1080) output=openglnb [render] aspect=true scaler=normal3x

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Re: What old game would you like to see remade?

Posted on 2011-08-10, 20:39

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by Mau1wurf1977

in Milliways

in Milliways

(Sidenote: The Prince of Persia original remake, available for PS3 and 360, I think, though has imporoved graphics, has totally destroyed the original fluid character control experience. The original Prince of Persia is generations ahead, in terms of fluid control and responsiveness and gameplay.) …

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Re: Cloning Windows ME

Posted on 2011-08-10, 20:36

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by Mau1wurf1977

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in Milliways

Always worth trying things out another way. That's where you learn the most, even if you fail. For cloning I swear by Acronis True Image. Pretty much all HDD companies have a free download. I believe they will check what HDD you have installed. So if you have the Acronis from WD, it will look for a …

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Re: DosBox on a widescreen monitor

Posted on 2011-08-10, 04:03

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by Mau1wurf1977

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in DOSBox General

I can recommend D-Fend reloaded or DOSBox Game Launcher http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/dbgl/ http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/ These are front-ends and make using DOSBox really easy. Allows you to create various profiles with different configurations. Very neat and saves you a ton of …

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Re: What old game would you like to see remade?

Posted on 2011-08-09, 07:09

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by Mau1wurf1977

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in Milliways

Can't think if one specific game, but I would love a comeback of space shooter games like Wing Commander.

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Re: DosBox on a widescreen monitor

Posted on 2011-08-09, 06:15

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by Mau1wurf1977

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in DOSBox General

I know exactly what you're after! Check your config file and set these settings: [sdl] fullscreen=true fullresolution=0x0 (0x0 means it will use the native resolution of your LCD like 1920 x 1080) output=openglnb [render] aspect=true scaler=normal3x

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Re: The Ultimate Gaming Machine 1998

Posted on 2011-08-09, 01:06

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by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

"won't be able to fill 300GB of MP3" 🤣

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Re: The Ultimate Gaming Machine 1998

Posted on 2011-08-09, 00:19

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by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

$ 5000 Monitor 🤣 I like the pace of the shows back in the day. These days everything is just so fast. BAM, BAM, BAM and it takes you a while to process what you just saw. 🤣

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Re: A Quick Question - 486 CPUs - Thermal Paste?

Posted on 2011-08-07, 07:24

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by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hmmm copper. Very nice 😁

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Re: A Quick Question - 486 CPUs - Thermal Paste?

Posted on 2011-08-07, 06:04

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by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Guess it simply wasn't necessary. Most 486 coolers are tiny and are just glued or clipped into the CPU.

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Re: Videos grabbed from real Retro PCs.

Posted on 2011-08-06, 14:50

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by Mau1wurf1977

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

That's a bit disappointing... You could try playing games at 1280 x 720p? It makes hardly a difference when watching, but the Colossus is compatible with this mode and encoding and storage requirements are also lower. And you should be able to record at 60fps which does make quite a difference when …

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Re: Basic sound out jack, midi maybye or all in one sound card?

Posted on 2011-08-06, 11:20

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by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ah cool 😁

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Re: Basic sound out jack, midi maybye or all in one sound card?

Posted on 2011-08-06, 06:35

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by Mau1wurf1977

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

When you play a DVD I guess.

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Re: Questions about fullscreen and aspect ratio?

Posted on 2011-08-06, 01:48

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by Mau1wurf1977

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in DOSBox General

I know exactly what you're after! Check your config file and set these settings: [sdl] fullscreen=true fullresolution=0x0 (0x0 means it will use the native resolution of your LCD like 1920 x 1080) output=openglnb [render] aspect=true scaler=normal3x

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Re: Smooth scrolling on various emulators

Posted on 2011-08-04, 23:22

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by Mau1wurf1977

in Console & Arcade Emulation

in Console & Arcade Emulation

I just checked FUSSION (a sega 8/16/32x emu) and it works perfectly fine with VSYNC on and fullscreen at 60hz.... Just load Alex Kidd in Miracle world and leave the demo to the motorcycle scene... the scrolling is perfect for PAL games I tend to make a screenmode with 100hz refresh rate and make …

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