Re: A method to detect d3d7 and earlier?

Posted on 2016-12-12, 07:36

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This method not works for IDirect3D7 (a COM interface), CreateDevice and QueryInterface (COM interface methods) etc. Perhaps your best bet is to find the IIDs for the different interfaces (IDirect3D2, IDirect3D3 etc), and scan for those with a hex editor? The IIDs have to be in the binary somehow, …

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Re: Games that show 16 colors ONLY in Tandy / PCjr mode?

Posted on 2016-12-11, 18:45

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and from I gather CGA Composite was not possible in European PCs anyway. Well, yes and no. In Europe, NTSC devices are rare, most of it is PAL. There never was a PAL version of CGA composite, only NTSC. However, at least some of the PCs sold in Europe still had these NTSC composite outputs. The …

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Re: Why no much attention to mac/amiga on this site ?

Posted on 2016-12-11, 15:22

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I suppose Amigas are most interesting for people who want to tinker with software development, where PCs are most interesting for people who want to tinker with hardware configurations.

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Re: Why no much attention to mac/amiga on this site ?

Posted on 2016-12-10, 17:49

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Amiga guys would just go "PC suxx" anyway 😉

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Re: SBVGM (DOS) VGM Player

Posted on 2016-12-10, 14:47

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Some tests I did last week on the OPL3 worked out and I need to do some other tests on the OPL2, then figure out how to interpret the SN76489 noise channel on the OPL2 & OPL3. How about simulating the noise channel digitally? There's source code available from SN76489 emulators (such as DOSBox). …

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Re: Do you prefer "Objectively fast" over "Properly dated"?

Posted on 2016-12-09, 14:44

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If something isn't clear then just ask. But don't accuse someone before this. Everything is crystal-clear to me. The fact that you started throwing accusations around, and that you refuse to move on by just posting again and again, with more personal digs and accusations. Your posts have nothing of …

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Re: Do you prefer "Objectively fast" over "Properly dated"?

Posted on 2016-12-09, 10:45

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^^ I suggest you get some reading comprehension glasses and actually try to understand what someone is trying to say before making up stuff. Builds have pros and cons. You are highlighting cons in my build, and I'm highlighting cons in your build. We have different goals. Look up counter-argument, …

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Re: Giving windows Vista a second chance

Posted on 2016-12-09, 10:41

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Yeah, I'd be pissed at Dell/HP/Canon/Kodak/Brother/etc. too. They all had ADVANCE NOTICE of the WDM model and guidelines, but when Windows delayed Vista, they all suddenly got PMS and stopped doing any work for it. Then BAM, Vista gets released and suddenly nobody's printer works. Wow...what the …

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Re: Do you prefer "Objectively fast" over "Properly dated"?

Posted on 2016-12-08, 23:52

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"Conversely, why don't you try running Duke Nukem 3D on your XT and see how you get on? That's right, your build can't do that." <-- moving goalposts right there. I clearly stated that I want different machines for different eras etc. So running Duke Nukem 3D on an XT... no idea where that goal came …

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Re: Do you prefer "Objectively fast" over "Properly dated"?

Posted on 2016-12-08, 22:41

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Why do you keep moving the goalposts?

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Re: How to use internal PC Speaker in old games?

Posted on 2016-12-08, 20:48

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For fun, I made a program that can stream digital audio from the harddisk of my IBM 5160, which has a real PC speaker with cone, sounds like this: https://youtu.be/387mfVRLGBQ (I just used a short loop here, but it's actually a longer file, with the same sample spliced together multiple times. You …

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Re: Do you prefer "Objectively fast" over "Properly dated"?

Posted on 2016-12-08, 20:06

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BTW, I've already tried and it works with glitches. But the purpose of the build was to run games, not your demo (however good it is)... Software is software. Your PC doesn't know it's running a demo. It could be a game. I'm pretty sure I can find some games that are too speed-sensitive to work …

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Re: Do you prefer "Objectively fast" over "Properly dated"?

Posted on 2016-12-08, 19:29

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Well, whatever... try running 8088 MPH on your 'deturbo'ed to XT' socket 7 system. You'll see what I mean.

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Re: How to use internal PC Speaker in old games?

Posted on 2016-12-08, 19:25

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I am not sure if it will work in a virtual machine, but it will definitely not work with DOSBox, because it emulates the PC speaker, and sends the emulated signal over your sound card. If you boot real MS-DOS directly from a USB drive or DVD or such, then the speaker should work. Piezo or 'real' …

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Re: Do you prefer "Objectively fast" over "Properly dated"?

Posted on 2016-12-08, 19:19

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Why can I get a 440BX board for example, and have 8bit ISA slots, 16bit ISA slots, 32 bit PCI slots, and an AGP slot all on *one* board? These slots are spanning from the XT era to the AGP era. Just because the board makers felt like it? I don't think you understood my point, which is something …

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Re: Do you prefer "Objectively fast" over "Properly dated"?

Posted on 2016-12-08, 18:05

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And so on... For any given build, what parts you can consider are parts from 8088 to the era of choice that you want to build. I'm sorry I don't agree on your over-romanticised view of how expandable and compatible the PC is. The 'eras' are really far more limited in time. For example, PC and XT …

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Re: Do you prefer "Objectively fast" over "Properly dated"?

Posted on 2016-12-08, 09:46

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Relevancy to the topic at hand? Yes, it is. The topic at hand is "period correct" (or "properly dated" as it was phrased in the title). So you would say that if I buy an 8088 system today, it is "period correct" for the day I bought it? Because that's what you're claiming. Regarding the topic, " …

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Re: Do you prefer "Objectively fast" over "Properly dated"?

Posted on 2016-12-07, 16:29

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This line is a moving line. I understand that you are picking an arbritray date in the past and saying you can't add anything newer to that build because it wouldn't have existed after that given date. But in reality, living through that period, we could've upgraded our PCs past that arbritrary …

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Re: Do you prefer "Objectively fast" over "Properly dated"?

Posted on 2016-12-07, 09:13

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This is what's nebulous: Where do you draw the line for market availability? What line? It was either available on the market on a given date, or it wasn't. In short: it's not an exact science. The point is just that you don't go overboard. I guess a decent guideline is this: most games would …

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Re: Roland mt-32

Posted on 2016-12-06, 16:50

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I wasn't even aware there was a board needed- I just plug it into the gameport on any of my audio cards. Processing unit? Am I missing things? Well, sorta :) Roland sold their own MIDI interface, the MPU-401, which supported the full MPU-401 standard (obviously). There are two modes, 'intelligent' …

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