Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2016-06-18, 07:11

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Benq and Samsung are brands I would lean towards. I've got a Philips with a dedicated 4:3 button, and I know of a Benq one. My Samsung screens have an OSD option. A great way to test is a simple boot floppt or CD with PCPlayerBench on it. It supports all sorts of resolutions.

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Re: Experiences and thoughts with Socket 423 systems

Posted on 2016-06-18, 03:47

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by PhilsComputerLab

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stamasd wrote: However, past chipset 845 DOS sound support is practically inexistent. Not quite what I found. Aureal Vortex 2 to the rescue 😀 Works great with 865 chipset boards.

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Re: Experiences and thoughts with Socket 423 systems

Posted on 2016-06-18, 01:10

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by PhilsComputerLab

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I don't have a single 423 board, but I think it's a great alternative to the Pentium III. I do have heaps of 478 boards and you can get 1.4 GHz processors for that socket and there are lots more options for chipset and all of that.

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Re: retro full time

Posted on 2016-06-17, 03:51

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by PhilsComputerLab

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7 or 10 😀

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Re: Whats The Best Audio Card for Win98SE (Please No Creative)

Posted on 2016-06-17, 02:22

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Vortex 2 gets my vote. I've used it in so many builds and can't recommend it highly enough 😀

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Re: Slowdown by slow video card

Posted on 2016-06-17, 01:00

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Yes that does work to some degree 😀

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2016-06-17, 00:10

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by PhilsComputerLab

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When you use DVI, it uses what's called EDID, the GPU will negotiate a resolution with the monitor. Nvidia does this well. Other cards just output 1280 x 1024 or do other odd things. You can override this with an EDID emulator, StarTech sells one, and "lock in" 1024 x 768 for example. This is great …

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Re: Making clickable embedded images using Imgur image hosting service

Posted on 2016-06-17, 00:04

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by PhilsComputerLab

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In the case you have an Imgur account, there's a simpler way: 1. Bring up the old interface by viewing your account's uploaded images as mentioned above: Ex: http://i.imgur.com/iCO0qIml.jpg 2. Click on the thumbnail size you want. 3. Click on the code you want to copy it (ex. "Linked BBCode") 4. …

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Re: Why do people keep saying Quake engine games are glide?

Posted on 2016-06-16, 13:15

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by PhilsComputerLab

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A lot of games had the 3dfx logo on the box, yet used D3D for example 😀 Voodoo cards were very fast with miniGL, so maybe that's why people associate Glide with the Voodoo cards.

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Re: Widescreen monitors and 4:3 aspect ratio compatibility thread

Posted on 2016-06-16, 12:36

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by PhilsComputerLab

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720 x 400 is what all my LCDs show in the menu. A real shame that aspect ratio controls don't work for you 🙁 Is there maybe a firmware update? Do contact DELL and see what they say. I guess at 640 x 480 and higher it will work? My AOC screens also have this behaviour.

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Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking

Posted on 2016-06-16, 03:27

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Yes you did a great job!

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-16, 01:18

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vetz wrote: Snatched a GTX 580 locally for 20 euro. Crossing fingers it works when it arrives 😀 Bargain.

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Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking

Posted on 2016-06-16, 01:07

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by PhilsComputerLab

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HunterZ wrote: I totally forgot about this thread until I got my MIDI synths working with my new laptop and started messing around with some old games. Is there anything I need to add/update in the original post? Some sort of all-in-one overview post with all the patches would be awesome?

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Re: New Project - Early 1991 i486 Build

Posted on 2016-06-15, 14:31

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Another 486DX-33, very nice 😀 Pure ISA should be quite decent, at 25 or 33 MHz VLB doesn't help that much.

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Re: Motherboard with 1.4Ghz Tualatin support and 3 ISA slots?

Posted on 2016-06-15, 14:15

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Yea that should work just fine.

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Re: Rendering quality: V2 vs V5 in Unreal

Posted on 2016-06-15, 13:50

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Yea, V3 and later has a much better IQ.

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Re: Force Glide 32bit rendering does not work - advice pls :)

Posted on 2016-06-15, 12:43

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by PhilsComputerLab

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I can also confirm the performance drop in Unreal Gold. I didn't know what to look for regarding the colour quality, but will pay attention the next time.

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Re: Force Glide 32bit rendering does not work - advice pls :)

Posted on 2016-06-15, 10:27

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Thanks for updating this thread, very useful information.

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Re: video capturing real CGA and TGA?

Posted on 2016-06-15, 07:55

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Contact Elianda, he's the Epiphan guru and will probably know what to do.

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Re: Phil's YouTube and Website updates (philscomputerlab)

Posted on 2016-06-15, 07:20

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A great device to have if you're already using the internal GOTEK! External USB Floppy Emulator GOTEK - Connects to USB port of your modern PC - Uses USB stick instead of floppies - USB stick is compatible with internal GOTEK - Great for transferring files between old and new PC - Great for BIOS …

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