Re: Most Bestest PCI DOS \ Early Windows Video Card?

Posted on 2017-02-18, 22:09

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Interesting. I just recently tested a bunch of PCI cards, and out of all my S3 cards, the Diamond Virge DX was the only one that had VBE2.0 built-in. It's my only Diamond-branded S3, so I don't know if that was something they did to all their S3 cards or not. But I find it interesting that my …

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Re: Most Bestest PCI DOS \ Early Windows Video Card?

Posted on 2017-02-18, 13:27

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I love this page http://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS/ but it would be really cool if BIOS versions were added Thanks. Yes BIOS versions are important in some cases. First I have seen with Matrox Millennium that BIOS versions can count. V2.5 (838-15) and older bioses are faster in DOS than V2.7 (838-17) …

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Re: PCI Video Card for Pentium Pro 180MHz

Posted on 2017-02-06, 11:24

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Are you sure it's only because of 16 bit vs 32 bit and not some other architectural difference? I'm not saying that it isn't but many other DOS games runs just as fast and some even faster on the P6 architecture. My knowlede on this topic is admittedly not great enough to answer exactly why. My …

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Re: PCI Video Card for Pentium Pro 180MHz

Posted on 2017-02-05, 09:48

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I just checked phils results. Duke Nukem 3D is a game that really really favors the Pentium MMX over the Pentium II and Pentium Pro. This is however not generally the case in your avarage DOS or early Win 9x game. From Phils review of the PII 266. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4t0MbYaGVg (Phils …

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Re: PCI Video Card for Pentium Pro 180MHz

Posted on 2017-02-05, 09:00

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I have made benchmarks with Duke Nukem 3D (1280x1024) and Quake 1.08 (800x600) and not prove this. Quake is much faster on a Pentium or Pentium MMX compared to the Pentium Pro and the Pentium II clock for clock. The thing is that Quake is heavily optimized for the Pentium and an extreme case. I …

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Re: PCI Video Card for Pentium Pro 180MHz

Posted on 2017-02-05, 07:56

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I have made benchmarks with Duke Nukem 3D (1280x1024) and Quake 1.08 (800x600) and not prove this.

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Re: PCI Video Card for Pentium Pro 180MHz

Posted on 2017-02-05, 07:45

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I also have a 180 MHz Pentium Pro machine set up as a fast DOS box. Pentium Pro is not good at 16bit OS/applications like DOS applications. Pentium Pro is best in clean 32bit OS/apps like NT. For DOS games better a Pentium 1 MMX 233 or even better a 500MHz K6-2+. I think for a fast dos box the K6- …

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Re: PCI Video Card for Pentium Pro 180MHz

Posted on 2017-02-04, 22:16

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You can use this chart for DOS games video card compatibility: http://gona.mactar.hu/DOS_TESTS/ - S3, Cirrus Logic, Trident (PCI) and nVidia cards are best suited for DOS games. Early ATi Mach64 PCI cards (witch is missing from the chart) are also great for DOS games. Thanks. I have not expected …

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Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Posted on 2016-12-18, 19:04

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Great, thanks too. I have added to Library.

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Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Posted on 2016-12-08, 15:08

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Recently added: VideoLogic PowerVR Apocalypse Drivers & Demos CD-ROM v1 - Apocalypse 3D (PCX1) VideoLogic PowerVR Apocalypse Drivers & Demos CD-ROM v5 - Apocalypse 3D (PCX1) - Apocalypse 3Dx (PCX2) - Apocalypse 5D (PCX2 + ET6100) - Apocalypse 5D Sonic (PCX2 + ET6100 + ESS Agogo-XP)

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2016-12-08, 07:29

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by Gona

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Intel's "Embedded Pentium Processor with MMX Technology Flexible Motherboard Design Guidelines" mention "dual-voltage" for L2 cache and on page 11: Benefits of a Flexible Motherboard A flexible motherboard design for the Pentium processor with MMX technology family offers several benefits: Provides …

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2016-12-08, 06:44

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by Gona

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Good questions. I have no power adapter to try the Tillamook in my old 430FX board. SquallStrife has written succes with Jetway TX98B board that using SiS 5597/5598 chipset and (according to AnandTech) with Synchronous cache (like my SiS 5591/5595 board Gigabyte GA-5SG100 too): http://www.anandtech. …

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2016-12-07, 21:06

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With SiS 5591/5595 L2 is not works. Filename tillamook 005.jpg File size 1.37 MiB Views 3887 views

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-11-23, 11:34

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Not today, but I have made picture for Wikipedia now. Original Microsoft WSS (Windows Sound System) card.

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Re: Joystick ratings

Posted on 2016-09-08, 12:14

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by Gona

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Here is a page might most of them: http://www.2600connection.com/faq/controllers … ontrollers.html

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Re: 3D Accelerated Games List (Proprietary APIs - No 3DFX/Direct3D)

Posted on 2014-10-14, 05:07

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by Gona

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It is really good to see a Tasmania 3D in action! Yes, this 3D is really simple, but we have had to see it to compare it to others. Great and helpful video, nice job! 😀

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Re: 3D Accelerated Games List (Proprietary APIs - No 3DFX/Direct3D)

Posted on 2014-10-13, 18:55

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Yeah! At last we can see Paradise Tasmania 3D screenshots (I think these pictures are world's first Tasmania 3D screenshots). 😁 Great job, thanks for that! 😀

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Re: Ultimate PowerVR SGL card/rig/games?

Posted on 2014-10-13, 05:34

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by Gona

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Sorry for the big delay, I was busy. I have finished the retest and the older Neon 250 bios (Rev 01.116) is better for PowerSGL than the last one (Rev 2.01i):

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Re: Savage 4 - DirectX Issues

Posted on 2014-08-16, 13:50

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by Gona

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borgie83 wrote: It's an EPOX P2-100B motherboard using a VIA VT82C601 northbridge and VIA VT82C586B southbridge. It has a VIA Apollo Pro AGPset. Mistype it is VT82C691 & VT82C586B, the very first VIA chipset for Slot 1.

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Re: 20SC Macintosh Hard Drive on UK 240V Supply

Posted on 2014-06-22, 18:48

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As far I know these are two different ranges. 100-240V - mostly called as "full range" but somewhere as "wide range" voltage imput; 100-140V/220-240V - mostly called as "wide range" voltage imput, this one exist with manual switch and autoswitch. Most Apple items are 100-240V. My 20SC chassis also …

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