Re: Guess the game!!
Posted on 2015-04-29, 15:33
leileilol wrote: Wallpipe? Thought about it too, but... there's no wall 😀 Unless cga graphics look so much different, which I doubt
Re: Guess the game!!
Posted on 2015-04-26, 18:50
Impressed! I really posted this game so that more people discover it, and it ends up that I'm the one discovering things about it :) I have it under the title "Hover Craft" (and HOVER.EXE), comparing the dates appearing in Mobygames screenshots "Islands of Danger" probably is the later title. Good …
[Identify] old DOS date utility
Posted on 2015-04-26, 18:38
Hello everyone, I do realize this is a long shot given the lack of information, still it’s my only remaining chance of finding a very old MSDOS utility. It’s of no real practical use, only has sentimental value. Back in the early 90’s every PC in my neighborhood had it and I thought it was something …
Re: Guess the game!!
Posted on 2015-04-26, 15:32
Ah, I knew I couldn't get the spelling correctly :) No seriously, I just got lucky having encountered it on this compilation. Apparently it really was a free game. Well, I must admit I resisted the temptation of posting a completely unknown Greek game :D , so this is something I really enjoyed …
Re: Guess the game!!
Posted on 2015-04-26, 11:01
I've seen this one before, it's Telecommando or something similar spelled correctly in German(?) :) Of course I couldn't understand a thing and immediately abandoned it. I don't know if it was meant to be free or not, but it was included in one of those early freeware/shareware/public domain cd …
Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow
Posted on 2015-04-24, 05:51
...and now http://www.pixelships.com is working again despite not hearing back from tech support yet. *shakes head* Very strange how the www version of my domain cut out for a period of time and came back all on its own while the non-www address worked fine. :P Most probably some temporary DNS …
Re: hey network guru's question for you
Posted on 2015-04-22, 07:49
If I understand this correctly, your router and wireless NIC ip range is in 192.168.0. You are then bridging it on the "main" machine with 192.168.137 network, the range of your wired NIC. As long as you and the the other guy connect using the same wifi, both machines will be visible on the network …
Re: Hoard of BBS shareware DOS files, etc
Posted on 2015-04-21, 19:56
Many thanks for this, really appreciated. A lot of effort is probably required to get some diamonds out of it, but still, we do need archives like this! 😉
Re: Voodoo 2 Passthrough cable?
Posted on 2015-04-21, 13:00
just get a cheap vga splitter (and don't cut the remaining plug, leave it hanging)
Re: Compact Flash Cards not wanting to be read on Gateway 2000 4SX-33 Minidesktop?
Posted on 2015-04-16, 16:49
Hmm, could trying a different brand of CF card be a wise idea? I've been using Transcend cards. So, I just encountered the exact same behaviour with a Trancend card. I even returned it and got a new one because I was convinced it was faulty *^_^* Then I remembered about this discussion here... Is …
Re: network shareing method with windows 95 on windows 8?
Posted on 2015-04-14, 17:56
btw, something I believe I didn't stress out enough on my first post on this: For me, unless you have a better/faster/requiring less effort solution that I'd honestly like to hear, FTP is the only way to go for frequent transfers of files to a DOS-only machine. Well, sure, there's the Microsoft …
Re: network shareing method with windows 95 on windows 8?
Posted on 2015-04-14, 16:04
I like this idea too, but the major downside is that you can't stream data, i.e. anything you want to work with has to be copied to the local hard drive. Well, you're totally right, but I was most probably thinking of much older retro-pc's such as DOS and Win3-95-98 machines (where the networking …
Re: network shareing method with windows 95 on windows 8?
Posted on 2015-04-14, 07:20
Since you're talking about network sharing between retro and modern systems, my experience can be summarized in the following: I'm tired of trying to make older OS's see folders of the modern system, making specific accounts, sharing folders, having issues with access from one side or the other and …
Re: typical speed of 4-8gb ide hdd on 486 boards?
Posted on 2015-04-10, 08:49
You can use larger, more modern drives, in combination with Dynamic Drive Overlay. That might work for you. Another option is using IDE to SATA adapters, and capacity limited, Seagate drives. While I haven't tried this on a 486 class machine, it's my preferred storage solution for all my machines, …
Re: PCI GPU for a Pentium 200MMX
Posted on 2015-04-08, 09:06
filipetolhuizen wrote: A Riva128 would be a good choice for this system. second that, also an excellent choice for this system
Re: PCI GPU for a Pentium 200MMX
Posted on 2015-04-07, 18:28
Below are some numbers from a similar system after changing the CPU and the VGA as an indication of what to expect in Quake. I used Phil's benchmark suite for this, you can also check there for more results and draw your onw conclusions. You could try running the benchmark too and see if there's …
Re: p150 - good choice?
Posted on 2015-04-01, 17:27
Seriously, this is a retro pc. Every retro pc is good for what it is. Suitable for you? It depends on your needs. Although you'll be able to play the games mentioned, it's not the best for these and similar ones. Maybe you should try something more powerful (MMX?) if this kind of games (+even more …
Re: Barrel battery to coin-style battery, can it be done?
Posted on 2015-03-30, 18:46
I would have preferred the compact 3V coin cell setup, even added the holder. but it won't work... Also looked around for these 3,6 V coin cells LIR2032, but these are either a little expensive or suspiciously cheap... Those are Li-ion rechargeables, although in practice it won't make any …
Re: Barrel battery to coin-style battery, can it be done?
Posted on 2015-03-29, 15:28
gerwin wrote: konc wrote: but I've never encountered a single board not holding its data with a 3V coin battery. My 486 mainboard insists on 3,6V. UMC chipset, VLB slots. Well... you got me here 😀 Still, rule of thumb is that it that most probably it'll be OK, but I'm intrigued by this exception
Re: Barrel battery to coin-style battery, can it be done?
Posted on 2015-03-29, 10:55
Just connect a coin battery to J1, set the jumper to use that one and you should be fine. There is this voltage difference mentioned (3,6 - 3 volts) but I've never encountered a single board not holding its data with a 3V coin battery. I've even used 2 AA's taped together in such cases :) No need to …
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