Re: Getting Windows 98SE onto the internet

Posted on 2017-03-26, 10:02

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by zyga64

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LHN91 wrote: Opera 10.63 is... Mostly usable on the semi-modern web? I've actually had it play 360p YouTube on my WinME laptop as recently as last week. Buggy as heck but better than IE6. You may also try Firefox 8 + KernelEx. http://kernelex.sourceforge.net/wiki/Mozilla_Firefox

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Re: Good emulators in DOS

Posted on 2017-03-11, 12:12

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by zyga64

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What system I can emulate on 486dx2 - Pentium 100 Machine in pure DOS? Are any emulators worth installing, for smooth emulation? (Joystick, sound, framerate) Gameboy maybe? NEs? C64? ZX? For C64 look for C64s emulator. For ZX Spectrum try X128. If I remember correctly they're playable on Cyrix 5x86 …

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Re: P-4 laptop what can be used for ?

Posted on 2017-02-09, 15:10

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by zyga64

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If we're talking about desktops, single core processors and Windows 9x. I'm in doubt that something can beat Asrock 775i65G (rev 2.0 and up) + Celeron 4x0 in terms of: compatibility, performance and TDP (only 35W which is typical rather for mobile). And of course total cost also does matter...

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Re: P-4 laptop what can be used for ?

Posted on 2017-02-08, 08:11

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by zyga64

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The best part of Xubuntu on a Pentium-M, is that there is nearly no heat from the CPU, when compared to a WinXP installation. Obviously it is using less resources than XP. Try linux MX on this. https://mxlinux.org/ You will never look back to any *buntu (including Lubuntu). BTW Best and most …

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Re: Volume control in Heroes of Might and Magic II

Posted on 2017-02-03, 10:28

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by zyga64

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I don't know how to set volume on a per-program basis in Xfce, but I know where to ask. As far as using mixer, I already have an [autoexec] section in the .conf file that sets everything up and runs the program, provided that it's a Dosbox command. And, I run that from a shell script, so I can put …

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Re: Ultimate 3DMark99 Benchmark Comparison

Posted on 2017-01-19, 21:42

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by zyga64

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This might be kind of a silly question, but for some reason when I try to run 3DMark99 on my WinXP machine it does not want to boot. Does it need Win98SE or an updated service pack for XPÉ The computer in question is a P4 3.06HT 533 FSB with 1 gig RAM and an NVidia 5800 Ultra with XP pro service …

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Re: Yamaha YMF7x4 Guide

Posted on 2016-12-09, 09:13

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by zyga64

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The download link of Y7x4Util10.lzh on waybackmachine dont work and I've spent the night to search for that file with no succes :depressed:. I would very much like to get the FM midi part of the card in windows98. I understand you have that file, do you? Maybe an japanese ftp search of archive …

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Re: file transfers from Windows 7/10 to Windows 98

Posted on 2016-11-04, 19:13

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by zyga64

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I've set up ftp server on my Windows 7 Box (Filezilla). Download speed from this server to Windows 98 machine (Pentium 3 550Mhz, 3Com SOHO NIC, Total Commander ftp client) is about 7MB/s. Is DMA transfer for HDD turned on ? I've noticed big differences in transfer after turning on DMA.

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Re: Gigabyte LGA 775 board - RAM

Posted on 2016-08-31, 14:03

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by zyga64

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You should also pop one of those Core 2 E6700 in there too. Much better than that Celeron. Well if it will have only 1 GB of RAM it really doesn't matter. Also i need to upgrade my main PC, I have in there GTX770 Ti GS and AMD Athlon II X2 260. Don't bother with E6700, as it will run at 800Mhz fsb …

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Re: VIA-based thin client rescue

Posted on 2016-07-24, 20:46

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by zyga64

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I've found only specification. http://web.archive.org/web/20050208122540/htt … pec/TK-3350.pdf At least we know that there were three versions: Linux, XP and Windows CE based. http://web.archive.org/web/20040409024741/htt … t_tk3350xp.html

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Re: Text editors for Windows 3.1?

Posted on 2016-03-17, 10:09

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by zyga64

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There was UltraEdit for Windows 3.1 http://cwk.chez.com/computer/us/ultraedit.htm web archive direct link However I did not try it personally.

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Re: Latest Windows XP Compatible Hardware (read rule)

Posted on 2016-02-18, 09:55

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by zyga64

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gerwin wrote: [*]Same is told for Intel 7 series chipsets, but I am not sure if that also covers Intel USB 3.0. Intel USB 3.0 just works in XP as 2.0. Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3V. Celeron G1620 (Ivy bridge) - there are Intel graphics drivers for XP.

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Re: Best mobo for P4 Prescott

Posted on 2016-02-17, 22:25

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by zyga64

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I have had Abit IC7 back in time, and I remember it as rock solid and good performer.

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Re: Any good 3D pci graphic's card out there?

Posted on 2016-01-07, 09:48

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by zyga64

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Nic-93 wrote: It does have a agp, but that one is reserved for a freaking dial up modem, aint there an adapater? to make the agp big enough to it can have a graphic's card. It is problably AMR / CNR connector - not AGP.

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Re: REAL Internal USB floppy drive mod.

Posted on 2015-12-09, 20:22

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by zyga64

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RayeR wrote: I'd be interested if zyga64 could tell us what controller is on the board. Unfortunately there is no description on the chip 🙁

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Re: REAL Internal USB floppy drive mod.

Posted on 2015-12-08, 21:47

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by zyga64

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Such a thing exists. I bought one here: link. Unfortunatelly it seems this seller doesn't have it anymore.

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Re: Hardware supported by Windows 98SE out of the box?

Posted on 2015-03-16, 20:28

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by zyga64

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If I remember correctly there was drivers for some graphics (and sound) cards in early DirectX distributions. Around DirectX5, DirectX6. Look into those archives - as Windows 98SE has DirectX 6.1

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Re: nVidia power consumption chart?

Posted on 2015-02-02, 10:07

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by zyga64

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On this polish site, you'll find GPU comparator which also has information about GPU TDP. It started from Geforce 4 era, and ended to GTX 6xx (last update 2012-10-02).

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Re: 3.5 bay floppy drives entirely usb powered?

Posted on 2015-02-02, 09:39

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by zyga64

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I've bought this one, because my new motherboard doesn't have floppy connector and my old PC case (which I like) has dedicated (profiled) hole for floppy. Works as expected.

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Re: Athlon 1000 vs XP 2000+

Posted on 2015-01-27, 07:31

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by zyga64

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Tried installing flash 10.0.45 as a previous post suggested... The youtube vídeos I tested would simply not play. My guess is that with Flash 10.1.x they added the more taxing codec youtube uses now, and having the older version forces youtube to provide the version with the prévious codec... which …

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