Re: Questions for Tandy owners..

Posted on 2017-06-16, 07:32

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by infiniteclouds

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Anonymous Coward wrote: If it doesn't support TGA and tandy sound, why bother with it anyway? If I understand Cyberdyne correctly then Tandy owners would be stuck with purple/cyan if they wanted to play such a game -- unlike a PC with an EGA card, Apple II or Commodore 64 owner.

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Questions for Tandy owners..

Posted on 2017-06-16, 07:00

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by infiniteclouds

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Just how compatible was a Tandy with DOS games? I've come to realize based on game boxes "IBM Tandy and MS-DOS compatibles" that Tandy owners purchased the same copies of software that anyone else did -- not like C64 or Amiga. Wikipedia refers to it as "more-or-less IBM PC compatible." In the age of …

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Re: Thrustmaster F-22 Pro in DOS

Posted on 2017-06-11, 02:22

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by infiniteclouds

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Ok, I found F22 Drivers/Control Center and installed it. However, the installation guide readme is confusing the crap out of me. Locate the keyboard port on your computer and unplug the keyboard. Plug the F22's keyboard connector into the computer's keyboard port. Note:If your keyboard uses the …

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Re: Thrustmaster F-22 Pro in DOS

Posted on 2017-06-11, 01:30

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by infiniteclouds

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I just tried http://www.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=666633 TMSCOPE.EXE in MS-DOS which actually lets you select F-22 Pro in the menu there and none of the button presses or hat are recognized in there either -- just the joystick movement. Is it likely a faulty joystick?

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Re: Thrustmaster F-22 Pro in DOS

Posted on 2017-06-11, 01:15

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by infiniteclouds

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I just tested X-Wing and it didn't work, either. 93 floppy version. It doesn't seem to be detected at all in Windows 98, either.

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Thrustmaster F-22 Pro in DOS

Posted on 2017-06-10, 22:05

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by infiniteclouds

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I just bought one on e-bay and while the the stick itself is automatically detected and can steer around in Wing Commander 2 none of the button presses seem to register. I can't seem to find a manual or software/drivers online anywhere for it -- but I don't believe DOS joysticks need drivers. Has …

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2017-06-06, 05:09

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by infiniteclouds

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What did you gain for all that trouble? I'm curious as I have v1.20

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Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-06-05, 21:32

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by infiniteclouds

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FFXIhealer wrote: A. you have two Command.com programs running...why? Yep, pointed out. It's because he did something in Windows to get it to automatically add this stupidity. I would honestly like to figure out how to fix this especially because now even when I exit to windows the system restarts …

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Redguard - Voodoo 3 - High resolutions

Posted on 2017-06-05, 20:57

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by infiniteclouds

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Following http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Redguard:Technical_Tips_and_Hacks I downloaded the v1.02.03 voodoo banshee drivers and copied the glide files into the Redguard directory. This fixed the texture glitches with the V3 in 3dfx mode but for some reason if I set the game resolution to 1280x1024 or …

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Re: BenQ XL2730 (1440p) -- The perfect retro gaming LCD

Posted on 2017-06-04, 02:19

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by infiniteclouds

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What about using DVI in DOS for 1600x1200? The 1080p resolution limitation only applies to VGA. Custom resolutions are not needed for 1600x1200 when using the DVI-DL, HDMI or DP. I don't have a VGA to DVI-D adapter -- only a VGA to DVI-I -- or I'd be doing this myself. Then again, I don't think a …

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Re: BenQ XL2730 (1440p) -- The perfect retro gaming LCD

Posted on 2017-06-03, 23:58

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by infiniteclouds

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The Serpent Rider wrote: Blood can switch resolution in game. Does the in-game menu include 1600x1200 or does it cap at 1280x1024 like software Quake? Also can Blood be launched from inside Windows?

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Re: BenQ XL2730 (1440p) -- The perfect retro gaming LCD

Posted on 2017-06-03, 11:39

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Something I just realized and a very important note -- Due to the fact that the a custom .INF and custom resolution is required to exceed 1080p over analog (VGA) this unfortunately means that it is NOT possible to use the 1600x1200 resolution in DOS. I was wondering why the monitor kept reverting to …

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Re: Gravis Gamepad -- utility?

Posted on 2017-06-01, 23:52

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by infiniteclouds

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Was my fault -- the particular virtual floppy I was using was formatted at 720K for some reason, not 1.39MB like all the others. It still won't install though... it requires a command like INSTALL A:\ C:\GRAVIS to give the prompt, but when I continue it says "You will need at least 825,000 bytes …

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Re: Gravis Gamepad -- utility?

Posted on 2017-06-01, 21:22

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by infiniteclouds

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http://i.imgur.com/d8kg1vn.jpg?1 This is what happened whether I tried to run it from a virtual floppy or after copying into to the hard drive. GRAVUTIL.EXE just hangs. I know it is somehow not being carried over to the virtual floppy properly because if open the install batch in EDIT it is just a …

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Re: Gravis Gamepad -- utility?

Posted on 2017-06-01, 05:34

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by infiniteclouds

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Hi, my Gravis Gamepad included a driver disk. Maybe that's the same as this one : http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=517&menustate=24,0 I was thinking this was for something else since it said joystick and not gamepad. Does it allow you to map keystrokes to buttons? It's pretty …

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Gravis Gamepad -- utility?

Posted on 2017-06-01, 01:19

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by infiniteclouds

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I recently bought an original Gravis pad new in box but it didn't come with any software. I like that I have been able to use it without having to install any drivers but I was wondering if there were any good utilities or programs out there for mapping keys in DOS? It seems most games only utilized …

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Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-30, 06:05

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by infiniteclouds

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Got it! I had SHSUCDHD /F:ARENA.ISO down. Originally I was doing SHSUCDHD /F:C:\SHCDX\ARENA.ISO but that was not necessary since /F: seems to always search current directory. What I was needed after that was.. SHSUCDX /I /D:SHSU-CDH the /i is important because without it I'd just get a prompt that …

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Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-30, 04:25

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by infiniteclouds

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Why do you need DOS=SINGLE? Not sure what it does -- it was just part of the .pif by default. it is typically enough to press F5 on boot and skip Config/Autoexec entirely. There is also the option of selectively picking config/autoexec lines by pressing F8 on startup. F8 (despite saying SHIFT+F8) …

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Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-29, 07:21

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by infiniteclouds

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I REM[arked] out all of those lines -- they just keep coming back every time I load into Windows. You're right about it though... when I remove those lines and reboot (but don't go into Windows) there is only 1 COMMAND.COM. However, it really makes no difference since it is 10K in size whereas when …

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Re: SB Pro 2.0 has no Line Out...?

Posted on 2017-05-29, 06:08

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by infiniteclouds

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Thanks -- even with volumes maxed in SBP-MIX as well as the LINE volume for the AWE64 it was still pretty quiet so I actually have that volume wheel turned all the way up and it gives a good balance.

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