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Re: Still using XP and dont want to change

Posted on 2024-12-02, 01:53

in Milliways
I always loved XP. And I love Windows 95/98 just the same. Mostly for Nostalgia purpose, I guess. Good old days with the best memorable Windows games imho. (Not to mention I'm a DOS junkie and will always have DOS installed - currently using 86Box to boot into DOS just like the old days, anytime …

Re: How to roll back DirectX versions, please?

Posted on 2024-11-29, 23:39

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Surprisingly, old Windows 9x era games which use DDraw runs better in Linux using WINE. Not in later Windows. Not all, but quite a number of them. The best version to use for older games is Windows 7 32-bit and Windows XP. Even then, some games still have difficulty running under NT based Windows. I …

Need help to ship Taylor Swift merchandise from US

Posted on 2024-11-28, 22:27

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My niece loves Taylor Swift and her merchandise. She is very much interested to get some clothes from the Black Friday sale. (Yes, they are still expensive but my niece loves them.) Problem is when I checkout, the site says that they can't ship to my address. I tried my office address and home …

Re: VGA and Pixelart (or why 256 colors are enough for everyone)

Posted on 2024-11-19, 03:34

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For me I always loved the 256-color VGA 320x200 or 240 graphics. I grew up with Monochrome and CGA, then EGA then VGA and finally SVGA. After that everything was so ....meh. Nowadays the "4K" and "HD Remake" graphics are actually so....boring. I still love all the classic graphics from CGA onwards, …

Re: How to run MUNT and Nuked SC-55 on Linux (Ubuntu)?

Posted on 2024-11-19, 03:20

in MT-32 General
1. To install MUNT, download the source file from https://github.com/munt/munt.git. If you already have git installed, it's easy to pull it from github : From a workspace directory, type git clone https://github.com/munt/munt.git (I always compile from source in my own ~/.build directory.) Once the …

Re: Silverstone to release a retro-style desktop case

Posted on 2024-11-19, 02:39

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It's looking okay, but feel like some things are missing - you know, sometimes you just feel something not falling into place. Plus this desktop design doesn't go well with current flat screen displays. Nobody put them on the CPU casing nowadays. PLus a green and red led lights will suit better. The …

Re: Can I skip Smartdrive?

Posted on 2024-11-17, 23:27

in DOS
I read all kinds of things here that should go slower if I turn off smartdrive. I can't imagine that with an SSD samsung 850 pro in dos 6.22 with IDE driver from ali chip that puts it in udma 2 on 33mb it becomes slower without smartdrive. By loading the ali hdd driver the access time of the ssd …

Re: I had no idea DirectX was created because of Doom 95

Posted on 2024-10-31, 11:11

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Not really. It was created to push Windows 95 sales up by promoting it as a "game-improving/boosting" OS. Using Doom to showcase this, is obviously the marketing technique. Too bad Microsoft forced all game developers to focus on DirectX, instead of maintaining parallel development for DOS. ( …

Re: End of an era - Anandtech is shutting down

Posted on 2024-09-04, 06:05

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I never liked video contents, and prefer written articles. But times have changed. The new generations prefer videos. I have fond memories of visiting AnandTech frequently, when I was deep into retro building when I just started working and were able to buy various hardware on my own, to look at the …

Re: linux help

Posted on 2024-09-03, 04:33

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I suggest Linux Mint. It's easy to get into, has less problems operating and has the familiar Windows feel. Plus the forum community is quite helpful and friendly. Though, I did see problems installing on some machines, but generally it just works. Once you are familiar with the Linux ecosystem, you …

Re: Public FTP servers thread

Posted on 2024-09-03, 03:19

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I liked browsing classic FTP sites for downloading patches. Any idea of the Creative Labs ftp site? And classics publishers ftp sites like Interplay or Microprose? ftp.matrox.com still works as of today. I think we ought to keep an updated working ftp sites reference. FTP is now almost extinct, but …

Re: Reasons to hate modern games

Posted on 2024-08-24, 23:36

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Coming from DOS era gaming, I find it hard to believe that I actually love the 16-color EGA graphics of Sierra classics to current "photorealistic" games eating up hundreds of GBs of hard drive space, requires a hefty GPU and CPU to run these at maxed out settings to really appreciate the " …

PC Tools Deluxe 4.11 - Manual?

Posted on 2024-08-19, 04:47

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Anyone has ever seen or know where a copy of the manual of PC Tools 4.11 Deluxe can be found? I tried searching in IA, but not able to find this version. Either this or for version 4.3 is also okay. And BTW, does anyone know the command line switches for the COMPRESS program from this version? I can …

Re: Do Windows memory cleaners work?

Posted on 2024-08-14, 02:06

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I don't know if they really work - memory cleaners and registry cleaners alike - , but at the end of the cleaning process, it does feel good to see all the green check marks saying the system is "cleaned". Never bought any for the Win 9x systems though. Bought 1 year license for CCleaner once during …

Re: Has anyone archived no-CD for old games?

Posted on 2024-08-14, 02:02

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Before GameCopyWorld, I was downloading NO-CD cracks from Megagames ( think that's the name). Nowadyas, only GameCopyWorld. However I only used these for Win 9x CD games, mainly because CD copy protection was rampant during the Win 9x era.

Re: Has anyone archived no-CD for old games?

Posted on 2024-08-13, 23:08

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Nice work. I used to use Universal Neverlock last time. Though nowadays, I have been archiving all floppy images and CD images of almost all DOS games and using them in 86Box to play them right from the "installation". And for that "authentic" feel of looking in the manual to enter the in-game copy …

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