Re: DOSBox Game Launcher (DOSBox Frontend)

Posted on 2023-09-10, 14:21

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- when you use relative paths, it breaks them when you use "grab". This is quite tedious to constantly fix. For example if I grab a ZIP file for the C drive I get: ..\..\ZIPs\CD Install\Caesar 2.zip But when I grab it to add an exe file to the Execute section, it changes it to : N:\Retro\MS DOS\ …

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Re: DOSBox Game Launcher (DOSBox Frontend)

Posted on 2023-08-06, 15:49

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I've been heavily using DBGL lately since I restarted with my game database (I had 3000 games in my old one ...) because I moved to DOSBOX-X to have integrated MT-32, AWE64 and Sound Canvas 55 support not to mention shaders and ZIP overlays. I have a few suggestions of potential improvements. It's …

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Re: What are your thoughts about these specs

Posted on 2023-05-04, 07:47

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I personally would go with a Pentium III system but there are pro and con elements to such a system. Pentium IV is really Windows XP era and you ideally want no more than 512MB of RAM on a Windows 98 system. Then there's the drivers which could be wonky for Windows 98 (that was my experience back in …

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Re: Which is the best and most memory efficient CD-driver?

Posted on 2023-04-03, 10:58

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CTMOUSE is great, but I ran into problems loading Overlord with it. https://www.mobygames.com/game/overlord- What was the exact problem and what version of CTMOUSE dit you use? I just tried the game with CTMOUSE version 2.1 beta4 and had no problems at all. Still looking for the first game that …

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Re: Suggestions for vodoo 2 system

Posted on 2023-03-31, 22:38

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If you have had dozens of PC's die of CPU failure then there is more to the story. Either they were assembled improperly or they were used improperly. I'm just simply not buying it, no offense. I've been working in IT for going on 20 years. I've built I don't know how many machines and serviced …

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Re: Suggestions for vodoo 2 system

Posted on 2023-03-24, 11:09

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Having worked in this business between 2005 and 2014, I can tell you that, in general, damaged CPUs was an extremely rare event and probably still is (not just with Intel, but also with AMD). I think I've only seen ~ 5 dead CPUs in all of those years (a few were AMD and a few were Intel). Having …

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Re: Suggestions for vodoo 2 system

Posted on 2023-03-24, 09:49

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That's solid advice. I am going to read many different threads on vogons to find as many options as possible. Yes it is not suprising at all the opinons and experiences are different. I still have fair show of my old german pc gaming mags I used to read back then. In order to refresh my memory and …

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Re: Suggestions for vodoo 2 system

Posted on 2023-03-24, 08:49

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I will get either a V3 . 3000 AGP system with either one of the pentium 3 or athlon gpu. I need to narrow down the MHZ numbers. What do you guys think about the cpu choice? is one of of them more preferable over the other? Or I will go with option B which would be a double card system witha vodoo 2 …

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Re: What a fantastic forum

Posted on 2023-03-23, 11:27

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Core2 CPUs are the best CPUs to have for Windows XP if you ask me. They're really solid hardware and while XP doesn't support dual cores, it's easy enough to just turn off a core. The Home version of Windows XP only supported one physical processor, while the Professional version supported two. …

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Re: Suggestions for vodoo 2 system

Posted on 2023-03-23, 11:25

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Uhm... any Voodoo 2 card will work just fine with the latest reference 3dfx drivers + DirectX 7. No need to use any other older drivers specific to a certain manufacturer. Also, you have the option of using the FastVoodoo drivers, which are also very compatible. And, as mentioned above, the actual …

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Re: Suggestions for vodoo 2 system

Posted on 2023-03-23, 11:04

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Thanks a lot for the advice @red_avatar. I have not considered V3 to be honest but everything you said sounds really solid. The V3 seems to be really great card especially for the late 1999 games you have mentioned. And of course for Unreal ( a game I want to play again for sure) Another pro for …

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Re: What a fantastic forum

Posted on 2023-03-23, 10:40

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Some members even consider early Core CPUs/systems to be retro, so most of your kit would qualify. I think of anything up to the last Core2 generation to be retro. The Skylake is the only system you mention that I wouldn't think of as retro (my main, and newest, PC is Skylake) Core2 CPUs are the …

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Re: Which OS and video card for Pentium III class platform?

Posted on 2023-03-23, 10:37

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XP and games requiring one might be too heavy for P3 Recommended system requirements for XP are surprisingly low. I reckon, since XP and Tualatin have the same release date of 2001, a fast Pentium 3 should be able to handle most XP stuff at least up to 2006 as someone already said. This is still …

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Re: Suggestions for vodoo 2 system

Posted on 2023-03-23, 10:10

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- Get a Voodoo 3 3000 AGP for both 2D & 3D - Get a Voodoo 2 8MB optionally (see explanation) great suggestion, V3 3000 is a better V2 SLI setup with excellent 2D - A Voodoo 2 as extra card will cover those few DOS games. If you don't plan to use 3DFX in DOS, there's no need to get the Voodoo 2 8MB …

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Re: Which OS and video card for Pentium III class platform?

Posted on 2023-03-23, 09:56

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I'm considering early retirement for my Super Socket 7 K6-2+ system and replacing it with a Pentium III since I have all the parts already. I'm running DOS and Win98Se on the SS7 system. After so many years of meddling with PCs my memory is becoming a bit fuzzy. On top of that, back in the day I …

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Re: Direct3D performance issues, unknown bottleneck

Posted on 2023-03-23, 09:49

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NOLF is definitely a very demanding game. This ran pretty poorly on my Pentium III back in the day even with a good graphics card. For a 2000 game, this was quite silly but the game runs on the Lithtech 2 engine and that engine was pretty demanding. Tonight I'll test the game for you on my P3 1Ghz ( …

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Re: Suggestions for vodoo 2 system

Posted on 2023-03-23, 09:33

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Hello everyone. I have never build a retro gaming pc before but I want to start with it in the next couple of month. For my first build I want to recreate a rather potent vodoo 2 system to run most the famous games from 1997 to 1999. I am want to build a single vodoo 2 rig. Getting another one for …

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Re: My guide for a Windows 98 SE PC (no focus on DOS)

Posted on 2023-03-21, 21:00

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This is a very nice guide, great work! I wanted to add an idea I used on with my recent Windows 98 build on an AMD K6 platform - separate partitions and backups. I was reading through an old school Windows 98 optimization book and the author noted the advantages of separate partitions for Windows …

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Re: My guide for a Windows 98 SE PC (no focus on DOS)

Posted on 2023-03-21, 19:31

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The biggest reason I usually recommend INTEL Pentium 4 boards is mostly price. Pentium 3 machines tend to be expensive because everyone wants one for theirs and P4 has a bad rep. That said, if you do happen to find a nice P3 system for a good price - it will definitely be more compatible and …

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Re: My guide for a Windows 98 SE PC (no focus on DOS)

Posted on 2023-03-21, 18:34

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I ended up with pentium III 900mhz with voodoo 3 2000 card as win 98 machine manly because native glide . Other than that is flexible . 99% of win 98 games works fine under win xp . If I didn't have a pII 333 with a Voodoo 3 3000 I would have been conflicted as well - it's a good choice. If you go …

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