Re: What are your favorite games from a musical perspective?

Posted on 2015-12-29, 12:47

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by dr_st

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I agree with a lot of what was said here, but some titles that weren't mentioned and that have some really nice music are: PC: Rayman series (all of them really) Daikatana Also, Aladdin and The Lion King, but that's a bit cheating, because they mostly just reused music which was composed for the …

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Re: Old PCI WIFI Card

Posted on 2015-12-29, 10:02

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by dr_st

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gdjacobs wrote: You don't need WDS. You need a router that can use client mode. WDS is a low performance way to extend WIFI coverage, akin to using a WIFI extender. WDS is more common than "client mode" in routers. In this particular case - would there really be a difference in performance? How …

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Re: Old PCI WIFI Card

Posted on 2015-12-28, 18:06

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by dr_st

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I don't think so. What he needs is a simple WDS Bridge . This feature is not uncommon on today's routers. In fact I'd say it's pretty standard. Furthermore, even my old router (an Edimax 6204Wg), which was a pretty basic router, and one that's at least 10 years old, has had this feature in its FW …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-28, 17:27

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by dr_st

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To be clear, the hanging note issue only appears when using the same Creative card for both digital PCM audio and MIDI. Well, that would be the way most people would be using their card. I don't think dual card setups are very common. However, I still would like to get a final confirmation …

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Re: Old PCI WIFI Card

Posted on 2015-12-28, 13:14

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by dr_st

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Every router under the sun should have the hardware for that, but not the software. It doesn't matter that there are many routers that don't support this mode. What matters is that there are many routers that do. Choose one of them. That the configuration in this mode is somewhat more complicated …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2015-12-28, 12:21

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by dr_st

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The hanging note bug is limited to a handful of games and only when running midi off the card with the bug. All the games that have the hanging note issues (as there are several distinct forms of it), can be run with FM instead of midi and avoid the bug altogether. It's really an issue that's blown …

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Re: Old PCI WIFI Card

Posted on 2015-12-28, 12:13

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by dr_st

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Once you decide to go wired, your options are basically limitless. Because there is plenty of hardware there (routers, single-device access points, multi-device access points) that can function as a wireless bridge to an existing wireless router.

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Re: DOSBox-X notice: If microsoft pulls this stunt, I will be dropping Windows support

Posted on 2015-12-28, 09:09

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by dr_st

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So far, uninstalling the relevant KB made this popup window go away completely. So there is not even an option to click by accident. I'll have to wait and see if it forces itself back somehow. That would be a violation.

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Re: Old PCI WIFI Card

Posted on 2015-12-28, 08:13

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by dr_st

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I'm confused. It looks like you're trying to suggest to connect a regular wired NIC? Obviously it can be done, but the question, the way I understand it, was about connecting the PC wirelessly. Am I missing something?

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Re: DOSBox-X notice: If microsoft pulls this stunt, I will be dropping Windows support

Posted on 2015-12-27, 09:20

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by dr_st

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The current best practices in the industry, whether iOS, Android, game consoles, etc. is to politely offer the update and install only if the user consents. That sure doesn't look like this to me. I've had my share of automatic / forced upgrades from both iOS and Android phones. Sure, there is some …

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Re: PCI to PCIe x1 adapter

Posted on 2015-12-25, 20:44

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by dr_st

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x16 cards can pull 75W, x1 cards are limited to 25W (and most of them are actually 10W). 25W is within the spec of PCI, so the slot can provide it, but not more than that. Therefore, it is probably safer to stay within the realms of PCIe x1 to PCI. As you said, there are no practical benefits …

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Re: Mame32 on windows 3.11???

Posted on 2015-12-23, 13:09

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by dr_st

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I used the DOS version of MAME on a K6-II 500MHz. I recall it working so-so.

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Re: Talk about overkill.

Posted on 2015-12-20, 05:43

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The problem is that most higher clocked non-"value" sticks comes with those, as useless as they are. When I built my Haswell system all decent 16GB@1866MHz (I'd be happy with 1600MHz, but they were at the same price range) kits I could find had heatsinks... I just never bothered removing them. As …

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Re: Talk about overkill.

Posted on 2015-12-19, 21:14

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by dr_st

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Yeah, I don't think it's ever needed. It's just a marketing technique for gullible buyers, who think that if it has a big heatsink, it is somehow better. Well, that and looks for the geeks. I myself have a set of 4 OCZ Reapers in my desktop PC. Bought them before I realized it was silly.

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Re: Thermal pastes

Posted on 2015-12-19, 11:08

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by dr_st

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And that's where (opens can of worms) lapping comes to the rescue :cool: I'll just shamelessly quote myself from the thread where lapping came to the rescue last time. ;) It is funny how the first result when you google "CPU lapping" is this article . The article is great when it comes to detail …

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Re: Game confession!

Posted on 2015-12-18, 14:10

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Oddly, I am still used to play DOOM (and other oldschool FPSes) with the keyboard only. Although I have been playing newer FPSs as well, so I am used to using the mouse in general. But I guess that in every game the scheme that feels the most natural to me is the one I used first, and for DOOM / …

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Re: Game confession!

Posted on 2015-12-17, 18:39

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You have to shoot the rocket at a very precise spot - a bit before the elevator reaches the top. If you stand at the top of the elevator and shoot - it will miss. With modern source ports that allow freelook (changing the view angle up and down) it is possible to stand at the top and aim directly …

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Re: DOS copy command

Posted on 2015-12-17, 10:36

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by dr_st

in DOSBox General

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using dos command "copy fileA -specialcommand :lpt1" to print a file to a postscript laser... does not work... any ideas.. Your syntax is incorrect. First of all, it should be lpt1: and not :lpt1. You can also use prn instead of lpt1: (stands for printer). Also, most special switches should be put …

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Re: Game confession!

Posted on 2015-12-17, 07:54

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That was pretty much the only puzzle in the game. It doesn't help that you have to solve this puzzle while being assaulted by ever increasing hordes of monsters, but it does feel like a fitting end to the game. On lower difficulty settings there were invulnerability spheres around to make it easier. …

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Re: Game confession!

Posted on 2015-12-16, 19:40

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Touché. 😀

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