Re: Pentium 4 with ISA

Posted on 2017-07-29, 01:34

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by infiniteclouds

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But even a P3 500MHz should be powerful enough if it supported 640x480, 800,600, but 1024x768 possibly? I don't think you need to go to P4 for most of these older games but PCI sounds cards would be the worst choice if you wanted Sound Blaster sound in pure DOS. DOS Quake goes up to SXGA (1280x1024 …

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Re: Asrock 939Dual-VSTA Late DOS/9x/XP Machine

Posted on 2017-07-29, 01:22

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by infiniteclouds

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There are actually official drivers for the ULI M1695 chipset for 98SE. As far as ram goes I haven't seen anything to indicate that 98 won't work with DDR.

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Re: Asrock 939Dual-VSTA Late DOS/9x/XP Machine

Posted on 2017-07-29, 00:05

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by infiniteclouds

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Actually, I was thinking a single-core CPU would strain in later Windows XP games. I am considering getting an X2 dual-core chip but I suspect that will create issues in '98.

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Re: Pentium 4 with ISA

Posted on 2017-07-28, 22:02

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by infiniteclouds

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Are there DOS games that natively support SXGA or UXGA -- something that will actually benefit from a Pentium 4 or Athlon 64 -- that will not work with a PCI sound card? Off the top of my head I know Quake supports SXGA and the Build engine games UXGA. Do either of these demand an ISA sound card? …

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Asrock 939Dual-VSTA Late DOS/9x/XP Machine

Posted on 2017-07-28, 21:52

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by infiniteclouds

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Has anyone here done one before? I'm going to give it a go. In addition to the motherboard I have an Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego that's currently in my ASUS A832SLI Deluxe, a GTX 285 or 560 TI for the PCI-E and a FX5900 Ultra for the AGP. For sound card options I have an Diamond MX300 Aureal Vortex 2 …

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Re: WIP 2: The 6-in-1 Turbo-switched Socket 7 - from XT to 500MHz; dual Tseng powered...

Posted on 2017-07-28, 18:55

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by infiniteclouds

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Also of note is the ability to force an 8 or 16 bit bus; this comes in handy for slowdown using the video controller rather than the CPU. So you could create a graphics-bound setup instead of being CPU-bound. R547 1.png This is really interesting and I wasn't able to find anyone talking about this …

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Re: Let's benchmark our systems with caches disabled

Posted on 2017-07-23, 18:06

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by infiniteclouds

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It seems like a Pentium MMX233 would let me hit 486DX2-66 and DX4-100 marks. What sucks is that my Aopen X59 can't set a FSB lower than 66. This is a major bummer because the Pentium MMX @ 100mhz (50x2) with CCD seems to be at the perfect speed for the notoriously difficult Ultima VII. From what …

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Re: Let's benchmark our systems with caches disabled

Posted on 2017-07-22, 21:53

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by infiniteclouds

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It is a bit confusing though since I see a lot of people on here check the 'scaling' capabilities on their CPUs based on SpeedSys yet there are clear instances where a test will yield a higher SpeedSys rating than another CPU but lower framerates. Your own i486DX2-66 test on there has a SpeedSys of …

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Re: Fastest Socket 7 board?

Posted on 2017-07-22, 20:38

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by infiniteclouds

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kanecvr wrote: 1. AOpen AX59-PRO - ATX, 4 PCI, 3 ISA, AGP, 3 SDRAM, 2 SIMM, Supports FSB up to 125MHz (officially), 143 unofficially, VIA MVP3 Based, VIA 686B ATA66 Southbridge - supports voltages from 1.3 to 3.8V in 0.05v increments My X59-Pro only has 2 ISAs...?

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Re: Let's benchmark our systems with caches disabled

Posted on 2017-07-22, 02:10

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by infiniteclouds

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No problem -- it's a great reference! I admit I'm disappointed that there's no way to get a K6 to perform inbetween DX-33 and a Pentium 133.

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Re: Let's benchmark our systems with caches disabled

Posted on 2017-07-21, 18:43

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by infiniteclouds

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CPU: AMD K6-III+ Clock: 5.5x100 (550MHZ) Chipset: VIA MVP3 AGPset RAM: PC133 SDRAM 128MB VGA: Voodoo3 2000 (AGP) L1 Cache - 64KB L2 Cache - 256KB L3 Cache - 512KB (Motherboard) I don't really have more than a very basic understanding of caches but based on my benchmark results I am assuming that ' …

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Can a K6-2/III+ 'do' 486DX2-66? (SetMul)

Posted on 2017-07-20, 04:49

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by infiniteclouds

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I've been messing around with SetMul, FSB and caches to experiment with different speeds on my K6-III+. I'm struggling to get a 486DX2-66, though, and was wondering if it just wasn't possible? External Cache in BIOS always seems to yield some sort of adjustment. Using SetMul's "L2D" command to …

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Re: Alcohol 120 demands newer windows version (on 98SE)

Posted on 2017-07-16, 21:30

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by infiniteclouds

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Maybe I'll try NERO -- I tried MagicISO but ISOs don't do CD Audio

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Re: Alcohol 120 demands newer windows version (on 98SE)

Posted on 2017-07-13, 04:19

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by infiniteclouds

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Thanks for the reply. Are there any good alternatives you might recommend? I don't have an optical drive on my main system so all of my burning will be done within Win98.

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Alcohol 120 demands newer windows version (on 98SE)

Posted on 2017-07-13, 03:18

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by infiniteclouds

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I downloaded this from Phil's site so I'd have some software that would let me both make copies of my games and burn physical CDs of some GOG games but after successfully installing the program will not launch, saying that it requires a newer version of Windows... It further states that "a device …

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Re: Need Help on Choosing Roland SC-55

Posted on 2017-06-27, 00:06

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by infiniteclouds

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I believe there are workarounds/fixes for most but maybe not all of the select early 90s games that do not play properly on an MKII. If you want an SC-55 model that 'just works' with everything you'll want a GS (no General Midi, no GS Standard) model that has a 1.20 or 1.21 firmware. These have BD, …

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Re: Heads Up: Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi Plugin!

Posted on 2017-06-19, 23:33

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by infiniteclouds

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I do have a real SC-55 with CTF but I do not have an MKII which I believe is better for mid-90s I think

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Re: Heads Up: Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi Plugin!

Posted on 2017-06-19, 02:40

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by infiniteclouds

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From what I've read here it seems the SC-55 included in this plugin is just the SC-55 'mode' of the SC-88. As I know, it's NOT an "emulator of REAL SC-55", but 100% software reincarnation of hardware SC-88. So, it can do all things which hardware SC-88 can do. Ah, so then the SC-55 mode on a real …

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Re: Heads Up: Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi Plugin!

Posted on 2017-06-18, 09:37

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by infiniteclouds

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From what I've read here it seems the SC-55 included in this plugin is just the SC-55 'mode' of the SC-88. Is this identical to a real MKII ? I have a standard GS SC-55 1.2 for the games that require capital tone fallback but am wondering if I should try and get an MKII or 55ST or if this plugin is …

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Re: Questions for Tandy owners..

Posted on 2017-06-16, 21:36

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by infiniteclouds

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well yeah, lot of things WONT support it, but if you wanted to run software that is not Tandy compatible, dont buy a Tandy 1000... The questions were to understand what 'not Tandy compatible" really meant and how a Tandy would function with such games. It was -- "as a Tandy owner in that time …

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