Re: Exploring the possibility of using HDTV for retro systems

Posted on 2015-01-22, 17:56

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Well what I mean is why use a modern computer when VGA and DVI/HDMI are interfaces TVs and PC use? Modern TVs don't have Scart RGB, but they do have the interfaces for old PCs. And "just use DOSBox" isn't really the point of this thread.

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Re: Exploring the possibility of using HDTV for retro systems

Posted on 2015-01-22, 17:09

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Not really seeing many TVs come with a VGA port and many graphics card have DVI and therefore HDMI through a simple passive adapter. My TV happens to have a 4:3 mode in the zoom functions. So that fixes a lot of things. And GPU scaling is going to do diddly squat under DOS.

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Re: 486 halts on boot (HDD issue?)

Posted on 2015-01-22, 12:10

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by PhilsComputerLab

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You did check the jumpers right? Some WD drives have a capacity limit jumper too. Worth checking the data sheet online.

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Re: Tex's new Socket 7 DOS machine

Posted on 2015-01-22, 10:10

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by PhilsComputerLab

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vetz wrote: Agree on your view of resurrecting threads, shouldn't matter tbh. Good luck with getting the card. Also remember you have crazy collectors who will fight for it as well 🙁 Often people google for something and come to VOGONS. Better to have everything in one big thread 😀

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Re: EZ-Drive Dynamic Drive Overlay

Posted on 2015-01-22, 10:05

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by PhilsComputerLab

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I couldn't find anything newer from Western Digital however. Specifically with FAT32 support, so if someone knows about a newer version than 9.03W please let me know. Found one :) It's Western Digital's Data Lifeguard Tools 11.2. Also based on the same 2004 Ontrack as Seagate's DiscWizard. Uses …

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Re: CRT Monitors - What to look for?

Posted on 2015-01-22, 01:58

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Gee that brings back memories. I also remember that some cards had software that allowed you to set the position for various resolutions and refresh rates.

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Re: EZ-Drive Dynamic Drive Overlay

Posted on 2015-01-22, 01:17

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SquallStrife, want to thank you for the links. Was very helpful and allowed me to get some testing done and produce some videos :) I also only put the manufacturer OEM versions on my site. WD's DDO happens to also work with Seagate drives and both, WD's and Seagate's DDO, happen to work with Compact …

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Seagate DiscWizard Starter Edition 10.45 (Dynamic Drive Overlay) Review and Tutorial

Posted on 2015-01-22, 00:12

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by PhilsComputerLab

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So I recently put Western Digital's version of EZ-Drive version 9.03W through it's paces and I really wanted to check out Seagate's equivalent. While Western Digital went with EZ-Drive, Seagate teamed up with Kroll Ontrack and licensed a version of the famous Ontrack Disk Manager. As always, I have …

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Re: 486 halts on boot (HDD issue?)

Posted on 2015-01-21, 17:08

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Does that SIL IDE PCI controller support DMA in Windows 9x?

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Re: Super Socket 7 overclocking and benchmarks

Posted on 2015-01-21, 15:45

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Great effort! I know how much work you put into these results. Lots of fun though 🤣

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

Posted on 2015-01-21, 12:53

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Putting Seagate's DiscWizard Starter Edition 10.45 through its paces on my Acer 486. Works great but some compatibility issues. Capturing footage for a video and a proper write up. Also when I installed Windows 98 SE it told me it needed at least a 66 MHz processor LOL So the 486DX-33 didn't cut it, …

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Re: Best DOS video card?

Posted on 2015-01-21, 12:50

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Noticed that my Tseng card with ET4000AX chip doesn't support high resolution modes without a driver. This stops for example tools such as Segate DiscWizard Starter Edition 10.45 from loading. Bjt what motherboard / chipset are you using with your K6-III+? The DFI I use is one of the slower ones, …

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Re: Memory chips for ISA graphics cards

Posted on 2015-01-21, 10:39

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Jeeeee that's pricey... Ok so DRAM and DIP-20, that is of great help! The other option is I just got to make a choice of which cards to keep / leave memory on and steal the chips from the other cards.

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Re: 486 halts on boot (HDD issue?)

Posted on 2015-01-21, 10:33

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So this works OK now, but also have some drawbacks: * I lose the IDE activity LED * The controller takes a while to find the HDD at startup, so a delay by 30 seconds or so. At least you're making progress! And you can boot from it as well? Weird that the manual setting threw an error. Do you have a …

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Memory chips for ISA graphics cards

Posted on 2015-01-21, 09:55

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Looking for a good / cheap / available source, like Element14, that sell memory chips for old ISA graphics cards like this one: A few of my cards use the same capacity chips, some 70 ns, some 80 ns. Here is an image of what I'm looking for: http://i.imgur.com/XM87S80h.jpg I browsed the Element14 …

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Re: EZ-Drive Dynamic Drive Overlay

Posted on 2015-01-21, 05:36

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This eliminates the convenience of popping a CF card into a reader on a modern machine. I did a review of Ontrack version 9.xx a while ago, video on YT and my website, and I was expecting what you describe, but to my surprise, I could access the CF card fine on my main desktop. Note that I used …

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Re: Exploring the possibility of using HDTV for retro systems

Posted on 2015-01-21, 05:17

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These review sites are great for console gamers and whenever a new scaler appears the console community review them. But they never bother running an old 320 x 200 DOS game to see what it looks like :( The issue is that not only does it have to be scaled, it also needs aspect ratio correction …

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Re: MT32 on Linux and GOG

Posted on 2015-01-21, 05:07

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Set aspect=true in the DOSBox config file because Space Quest III isn't a 16:10 widescreen game 😀

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Re: 1024x768 Games Nvidia GPU Scaling

Posted on 2015-01-21, 05:03

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by PhilsComputerLab

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Yes and that's why there the user has to OK the change and if not, or pressing ESC, the system switches back to the previous resolution. This is through the OS and driver. If you are doing this in a game then you are flying blind and hopefully there is an easy sequence to quite the game like ALT F4 …

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

Posted on 2015-01-21, 04:50

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Was itching to do this one and many have requested it! It's a review and tutorial of the GOTEK USB Floppy Emulator! Since I started using them at the beginning of 2013, I haven't encountered a single glitch, bug or issue and can highly recommend them. You can purchase them for around A$ 25 on eBay. …

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