Re: New Dual Pentium Pro build. PCI graphics card options

Posted on 2014-08-12, 21:14

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I am pretty sure that 98 doesn't have any support for multi processing so unless I am wrong there is little reason to run 98 on it I'm aware that Win98 does not support multi processors, but all the games I want to play are on Win98. I will ofc install WinNT and WinXP, but that is more for fun to …

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Re: Computing terminology in Non-English languages

Posted on 2014-08-12, 20:46

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While I understand why people with less english skills use Windows and software in their own language I never understand why so many users here on Vogons cling on to localized language specific Windows & DOS versions. The biggest problems being that commands and menus are different. So when you find …

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Re: New Dual Pentium Pro build. PCI graphics card options

Posted on 2014-08-12, 19:59

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Please do yourself a favour and be sure that the ASUS mobo can feed the Voodoo 3 card with the needed current. If not you can damage your system. I have a dual PPro System (Tyan S1668D based) with PPro Overdrives and for me, 2x V2s are running very well along with a Matrox M3D and a ViRGE GX2. A …

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Re: Cacheable ram?

Posted on 2014-08-12, 13:58

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Is there a turbo function on the mainboard? If yes, make sure its enabled.

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Re: New Dual Pentium Pro build. PCI graphics card options

Posted on 2014-08-12, 13:29

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I'm skeptical anything faster than the Voodoo2 will realize any serious benefit here, but Voodoo3 is probably the "neatest" choice since it's a single PCI card that will do 2D/3D and provide Glide and decent performance in place of a much more complex setup (like option 3) - I agree with it being …

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New Dual Pentium Pro build. PCI graphics card options

Posted on 2014-08-12, 10:11

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I'm going to start putting together a new Dual Socket8 Pentium Pro build with the ASUS P65UP5 board. There are 5 PCI slots available, 3 ISA slots and 1 Asus Media Slot, no AGP. I have the following options: 1. Voodoo3 2000 PCI, Matrox M3D PowerVR, 3COM NIC 100mbit, S-ATA/SCSI controller. 4 PCI slots …

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Re: video woes....

Posted on 2014-08-12, 06:54

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tattmann wrote: I know that, but I dont understand why. The tseng plays almost all of my games flawlessly. The ET4000 cards is generally known to be very compatible, but this game might be one of the few that does not work. If I can find the game I can give it a try in my 386 with an ISA ET4000.

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Re: video woes....

Posted on 2014-08-11, 23:29

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Could be compatibility issues with the Tseng card.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-08-11, 21:51

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Gotta love the Y2K logo at the bottom right 🤣

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Re: Socket 5 & 7 Motherboard VGA Benchmark comparison

Posted on 2014-08-11, 21:36

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Another ASUS board benched: ASUS P65UP5 w/C-P55T2D CPU card Number 3 if all benches are included, number 2 if Phil's calculation is to be used.

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Re: Voodoo 2 DOS Glide compatibility matrix

Posted on 2014-08-11, 21:17

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No, no 3dfx logo. Game starts very quick in software mode and in 3dfx mode i hear the sounds but screen stays black. I will try what you did exactly and will let you know how it goes. It just works in dos? What happens when you start the game in windows? Starts in 3DFX mode each time. Game runs in …

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Re: Voodoo 2 DOS Glide compatibility matrix

Posted on 2014-08-11, 18:35

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Here is what I did: Hardware: 1. Put in Voodoo2 in PCI slot 2. Install drivers when prompted (Diamond Monster 3D II V4.10.01.0207) 3. Reboot The game: 1. Install the game (I have the original UK release). I used the default installation path (C:/S2) 2. Run Setup.exe to set sound (SB16 Stereo - 220, …

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Re: SCB-55 No sound

Posted on 2014-08-11, 12:19

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

keropi wrote: (click on it to eventually get the full-res version) W00t? No fullsize embedding that some people love to do?

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Re: Voodoo 2 DOS Glide compatibility matrix

Posted on 2014-08-10, 23:03

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Meljor: I'll do a fresh install of the game and give you my steps.

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Wing Commander III free on Origin

Posted on 2014-08-10, 22:11

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Just to give a heads up, Wing Commander III is now free on Origin for a limited time. Just download it and its yours 😀

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Re: How do PowerVR accelerators work?

Posted on 2014-08-09, 21:39

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by vetz

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Screamer 2 is not supported by the PowerVR card. To see supported SGL (its native API) see my list in my signature.

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

Posted on 2014-08-08, 16:40

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What is the fastest compatible card for these games? Then i know what to look for. Thanx.. As I wrote in my last answer, any card with the GX2 chip. Regarding compatiblity, only two S3D supported games Battle Race and Terminal Velocity have problems on GX2. The other games work on all S3 Virge …

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

Posted on 2014-08-07, 16:33

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Both those games work with the GX2 chip which is also what the videos are captured on. The Diamond card wont be able to run those games with very good framerate.

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

Posted on 2014-08-06, 14:17

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The patch for direct3d support in the retail version of sega rally championship has been available since 2012 here on Vogons/Google.

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Re: Big Scale Racing

Posted on 2014-07-31, 14:15

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Google for the rescue: http://revolttracks.free.fr/BSR/BigScaleRacin … Patch_1_11B.zip

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