Re: Windows 98 not connecting to NAS

Posted on 2016-07-17, 22:50

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by PhilsComputerLab

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What does your NAS look like? On my home network it's a mirrored RAID that is shared and Windows 98 SE can connect to it without issues. I did have to set the access permissions if I recall, basically lowering the security of some sorts, but that didn't worry me. I could however never connect to the …

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Re: SB Live! Windows 98SE Sound level & distortion issues.

Posted on 2016-07-17, 22:26

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by PhilsComputerLab

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It's really nice that you post the solution so that others can search the issue and find help! Thanks 😀

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Re: Matrox Roundup G200, G400, G400 MAX, G450 and G550

Posted on 2016-07-17, 12:51

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Phil: Could you add the exact matrox device notation of your boards? Maybe even the clocks / SDRAM or SGRAM version? Also Matrox usually had some US version of the cards and some International. I can take photos, but that might be a while until I get around to reviewing the G450. I read that Matrox …

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Re: Digital DOS games (GOG, Steam...) Retro PC Compatibility Sheet: We need your input!

Posted on 2016-07-17, 07:29

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Added Wolfenstein 3D and Spear Of Destiny. Perfect releases. Spear of Destiny also included the two mission packs. EDIT: Added Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games. Score: B Burn ISO, but it's not an installation CD. Also need the game folder copied to the hard drive, but otherwise everything works great …

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Re: Matrox Roundup G200, G400, G400 MAX, G450 and G550

Posted on 2016-07-17, 06:57

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by PhilsComputerLab

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There is also the G550 :) If I remember correctly, in OpenGL it shows an improvement, but otherwise it's not really improved compared to the G400. That card also has DVI, which is nice. I thought the difference in OpenGL performance was due to the OpenGL ICD for the G400 wasn't finished until ages …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-07-17, 06:17

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Updated a few things on my website. Had to extend my Weebly subscription, decided to go for the Pro version this time as it lets me upload 250 MB files instead of just 100 MB. Played around with the Savage4 and the Driver CD that comes with the card, it's an A-Trend Savage4 Pro with 32 MB has LOTS …

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Re: Were there ever sound cards with midi quality between opl3 and wavetable?

Posted on 2016-07-17, 05:12

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by PhilsComputerLab

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swaaye wrote: AudioPCI actually had both the MIDI to FM remap and later an attempt at OPL3 emulation. The latter came in with the SBPCI cards IIRC. A new DOS driver. Sounds a bit less terrible. Interesting. Is that new DOS driver compatible with any of the other cards?

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Re: Matrox Roundup G200, G400, G400 MAX, G450 and G550

Posted on 2016-07-16, 17:33

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by PhilsComputerLab

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There is also the G550 😀 If I remember correctly, in OpenGL it shows an improvement, but otherwise it's not really improved compared to the G400. That card also has DVI, which is nice.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-07-16, 14:52

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Playing around with the S3 Savage4 and Savage 2000 cards :) Swaaye has left excellent documentation on this forum, including all the files to get S3 MeTal support going in Unreal Gold as well as checking out the demo maps with S3TC action: Any idea how do 8MB Savage4's fare when it comes to high- …

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Re: Possible to use old version of Steam in future?

Posted on 2016-07-16, 14:49

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by PhilsComputerLab

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This is the reasons I prefer buying from GOG these days. I have a ton of awesome Windows XP era games on Steam though, one day they will shut the door I fear.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-07-16, 08:47

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Playing around with the S3 Savage4 and Savage 2000 cards 😀 Swaaye has left excellent documentation on this forum, including all the files to get S3 MeTal support going in Unreal Gold as well as checking out the demo maps with S3TC action:

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Re: Were there ever sound cards with midi quality between opl3 and wavetable?

Posted on 2016-07-16, 08:00

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ElBrunzy wrote: PhilsComputerLab wrote: How long is a piece of string? a string is usually 65535byte, so that would make it 196605 bit long for to answer your question kind sir AND that was your 256th post 🤣

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Re: ATI Rage 128 Pro - Better than expected!

Posted on 2016-07-16, 02:16

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by PhilsComputerLab

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elianda wrote: Hmm imho activating the fps indicator would have been nice in the dawning demo for comparison. It's running at 60 fps v-synced most of the time. That's at 800x600x32. At 1024x768x32 the card cannot sustain 60 fps most of the time.

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Re: Alternative to 800mhz slot 1 cpu

Posted on 2016-07-16, 01:58

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by PhilsComputerLab

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I wouldn't worry about the need for 133 MHz. Stick with 100, it works great, is super stable and plenty of performance. And like mentioned, you can grab a Pentium 4 system as a cheap an easy-to-find alternative. It can be down-clocked and P4 chips can be had as slow as 1.4 GHz on supported boards.

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Re: Problems with Descent 2 in DOS but not in Win 98SE

Posted on 2016-07-15, 16:39

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Clever solution 😀

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Re: 4K and 8K displays for CRT emulation

Posted on 2016-07-15, 15:52

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by PhilsComputerLab

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No I want 1600 x 1200. It's the top resolution for a lot of games from the Windows 98 era. DOS gaming I'm already happy to be honest.

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Re: 4K and 8K displays for CRT emulation

Posted on 2016-07-15, 15:43

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Buuuu: Video content supporting resolution: (1) VGA: 1920 x 1080/60Hz (Maximum) (2) DVI: 1920 x 1080/60Hz (Maximum)

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Re: 4K and 8K displays for CRT emulation

Posted on 2016-07-15, 15:38

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by PhilsComputerLab

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So I dug a bit deeper. The Benq 1440p screens for example don't even list 1600 x 1200 as a resolution 🙁 Now over DVI that isn't an issue because the GPU can scale it, so under XP you can happily play Far Cry 1:1 pixel mapped. But VGA is a no go.

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Re: YMF744+DSDMA+DOS+P965=success

Posted on 2016-07-15, 15:19

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Excellent! Many will find this useful. When you say YMF744 card, what card is it exactly?

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Re: 4K and 8K displays for CRT emulation

Posted on 2016-07-15, 15:11

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by PhilsComputerLab

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My bad... I searched your model number: http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27UD68-W-4k-uhd-led-monitor Click on Tech Specs and it shows D-Sub? Odd

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