Re: A Tale of PCI Woe

Posted on 2018-08-08, 12:26

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by zyga64

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Speaking about USB card, you may try those with Opti chipset - these are more period correct (only USB 1.1), so there a chance they will work. After all it is very early PCI implementation. Definitely ISA sound card is the best solution here. I think compatibility is more important than performance …

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Re: A Tale of PCI Woe

Posted on 2018-08-08, 11:10

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by zyga64

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For some reason most stable network card for me (for Socket 3 UMC based Biostar 8433UUC-A) was 10 Mbit PCI - Realtek 8029AS . I've tried 100Mbit ones: Realtek 8139 as well as 3com 3c905, but this 8029 was most reliable (especially in Windows). If I remember correctly it also allowed me to run ftp …

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Re: Confused about i865G pci sound card dos compatibility (asrock 775i65G R3.0)

Posted on 2018-08-08, 10:49

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by zyga64

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Are these (himemx/jemmes) better then himem.sys and emm386.exe ? What advantages do they have? I'm using himemx only for limiting memory to 512MB for Windows 98SE. Don't know about other advantages. For DOS I'm not using it. Jemmex is himem.sys+emm386.exe in one executable, it also can limit EMS …

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Re: Confused about i865G pci sound card dos compatibility (asrock 775i65G R3.0)

Posted on 2018-08-07, 19:09

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by zyga64

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Which games are you interested in ? I have Asrock 775i65G v2.03 and can confirm that with DSDMA you can hear sound in (plain dos 7.1): - Aladdin - Doom, Doom II - Duke Nukem 3D - Dynablaster - Electrobody - Epic Pinball - Flashback - Golden Axe - Happyland Adventures - Prehistoric 2 - Lionking - …

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Re: Why not recreate the "perfect" 8-bit Sound Blaster clone as a project?

Posted on 2018-03-31, 18:26

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by zyga64

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There was (succesfull) attempt to recreate Sound Blaster 1.0 in the past. Unfortunately documentation is lost. http://www.deep-shadows.com/hax/wordpress/?page_id=364

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Re: Advice on Bios USB flasher to buy

Posted on 2018-02-13, 12:46

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by zyga64

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If you think about PLCC32->DIP adapter, consider buying the more expensive one. I've bought the cheap one in bundle, and after 3 years (last week), I found it unreliable. Not that it was used frequently - few times since bought. None of mine flash chips in PLCC package was read correctly until …

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Re: Connecting DOS Machine to LAN

Posted on 2017-12-19, 09:21

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by zyga64

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If you're familiar with two-panel filemanangers you'll probably find ftp client from Necromancer Dos Navigator more usefull than lynx. Needs only packet driver running. However I remember some stability issues. Anyway it is worth to try IMHO.

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Re: Connecting DOS Machine to LAN

Posted on 2017-12-14, 09:47

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by zyga64

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Second mTCP FTP.... just nab that and an NE2000 packet driver and you're set. Grab the NE2000 one here; works well http://www.georgpotthast.de/sioux/packet.htm The card isn't plug and play and has no jumpers. I need to know the card's IRQ, interrupts, and I/O base. I can't just use that without the …

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Re: Connecting DOS Machine to LAN

Posted on 2017-12-13, 07:34

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by zyga64

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I tried that like you said. It didn't detect the card in PNP. [...] If it's not detecting in PNP, what do I try? Looks like this card isn't PNP. Somebody struggled with similar problem here in vogons: thread . If this card is identical like the one in the mentioned thread - I can't see any jumpers …

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Re: Connecting DOS Machine to LAN

Posted on 2017-12-13, 07:31

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by zyga64

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I tried that like you said. It didn't detect the card in PNP. https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/354724755946995717/390319451821834243/IMG_20171212_204625.jpg If it's not detecting in PNP, what do I try? Looks like this card isn't PNP. Somebody struggled with similar problem here in vogons: …

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Re: Connecting DOS Machine to LAN

Posted on 2017-12-12, 10:21

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by zyga64

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Edited main post. Still doesn't work. Try to find packet driver for you card. If you'll not be able to find driver for this particulal D-Link Card, try NE2000 one. http://www.crynwr.com/drivers/ http://www.georgpotthast.de/sioux/packet.htm If your card is PNP, you can check it's presence in …

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Re: Help to identify a old 486 mainboard

Posted on 2017-12-12, 09:56

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by zyga64

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White ISA slots would suggest ECS brand.

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Re: K6-2/3+ Success on Asus P5A 1.06 - simple mod

Posted on 2017-12-01, 19:35

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by zyga64

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This may be the wrong place to ask this, but I'm curious if anyone could point me in the right direction for a copy of CPU-Z that won't crash on a SS7 machine running Windows 98. I've tried several versions that all claim to be 98 compatible, but they all either refuse to run or blue screen.... …

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Re: Fastest "Turbo XT"

Posted on 2017-11-28, 08:51

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by zyga64

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I'm pretty sure that 8088 is 8 bit externally - it has 8 bit data bus. Internally they are the same. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_8088#Diff … s_from_the_8086

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Re: DOS games with weird resolutions?

Posted on 2017-11-18, 17:01

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by zyga64

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Try Megablast: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/mega-blast My 15" Dell LCD (1024x768) tells me about "unsupported resolution". Tried several cards (S3, Ati, Nvidia) without success. My 20" Samsung LCD (1680x1050) cuts the image down, makes it unplayable. Great game though. It works with that. It …

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Re: DOS games with weird resolutions?

Posted on 2017-11-15, 10:49

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by zyga64

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Try Megablast: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/mega-blast My 15" Dell LCD (1024x768) tells me about "unsupported resolution". Tried several cards (S3, Ati, Nvidia) without success. My 20" Samsung LCD (1680x1050) cuts the image down, makes it unplayable. Great game though.

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Re: Win9x drivers for GMA3150

Posted on 2017-11-08, 10:13

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by zyga64

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You can also try this: http://www.bearwindows.boot-land.net/vbe9x.htm

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Re: So.. Windows Me and motherboard swap.. Terrible idea?

Posted on 2017-10-24, 11:11

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by zyga64

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No, not at all ! Personally I have moved Windows 98 SE installation from P4 Prescott on i865PE to AMD Barton on KT133A. All devices were rediscovered, drivers installed and system is working. I suppose ME isn't so different. BTW: Windows XP is more fussy in this topic, but after just 'R' epair from …

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Re: Remote DOS shell

Posted on 2017-10-20, 14:32

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by zyga64

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Just an idea. You can do it in hardware. Buy RS232<->ethernet converter (ie. MOXA5110 ). It comes with software which install virtual serial port (there is also linux device driver - tested personally on Debian 9.0) On DOS side use CTTY, on remote machine run serial terminal with this virtual serial …

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Re: Remote DOS shell

Posted on 2017-10-20, 10:29

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by zyga64

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Back in time when I was playing with CP/M on my C128 there was a possibility to redirect CON: device to serial port (RS232). Maybe something in this way ? Like CTTY ? (I know this isn't exactly what you mean, but if you can find TCP/IP terminal...)

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