Re: Installing Windows 3.1 from floppy disks

Posted on 2015-05-19, 19:31

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by dr_st

in Windows

in Windows

This is the standard message you get when running a Win32 executable in DOS. Try running the executables in Windows. Put one in a test directory, launch it and see what happens.

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Re: Best Doom ports for dos

Posted on 2015-05-19, 19:27

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by dr_st

in DOS

in DOS

Thank you for the link. It was a very pleasant and informative read indeed. 😀

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Re: Best Doom ports for dos

Posted on 2015-05-19, 17:08

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by dr_st

in DOS

in DOS

That is not just an issue with this port I worked on, but with all of them. No one ever recreated the Mode-X code that is used in the original DOS releases. The source for that part was never released, and proper Mode-X support requires a lot of messy code and 'planar' image buffering. By then …

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Re: Windows 8 beats XP in performance

Posted on 2015-05-18, 19:28

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by dr_st

in Milliways

in Milliways

Well, with 3 generations of OSes between them, they better. But of course one can't take it for granted, given how most applications actually tend to get more bloated and slow with every new version, due to the "hardware gets faster so who cares" notion. So, kudos to Microsoft here. :) Oh, and if …

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Re: classic car racing games

Posted on 2015-05-15, 17:43

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by dr_st

in Milliways

in Milliways

Crappy webpage design aside (come on, blue text on black?!), I liked the analysis of NFS and NFS2 (didn't play the other games in his list, except briefly NFS3). I also often felt that too much focus on realism made the original NFS less fun than it could be (or that NFS2 was).

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Re: Run Windows in Dosbox?

Posted on 2015-05-13, 13:39

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by dr_st

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in Windows

Also this (for Win3.x): http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=9405 Whereas it is said that Win9x stability is not ideal, I have had no problems running Win3.11 in DOSBox MegaBuild, and on WinXP even with working parallel port passthrough (using AllowIO). I needed it to run a Win3.x-specific …

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Re: Bizarre Issue With Tyrian and Jazz Jackrabbit On My DOS Machine

Posted on 2015-05-10, 21:01

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by dr_st

in DOS

in DOS

Snayperskaya wrote: Tried with "RAM" but CTCM seems to not be in the best terms if it, freezing the whole thing. Interesting. I haven't had problems with EMM386 RAM and CTCM. I use EMM386.EXE RAM I=B400-B7FF I=CA00-CBFF AUTO. I bet it depends on specific hardware configurations.

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Re: SS7 cpu choice.

Posted on 2015-05-10, 06:51

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by dr_st

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Come to think about, it (Super) Socket 7 is an amazing thing. A relic of an old era in computing, before CPU technology diverged so much that it could not physically stay compatible. Can you imagine today being able to run CPUs from Intel, AMD, Cyrix, and a few obscure ones - all in the same board? …

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Re: Bizarre Issue With Tyrian and Jazz Jackrabbit On My DOS Machine

Posted on 2015-05-10, 06:43

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by dr_st

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in DOS

I know this is a old topic, but since I've been surprised by the same problem on one of my old machines I investigated it and found out that Tyrian/Tyrian 2000 seems to have this behavior when you hame EMM386 with NOEMS in your config.sys. Interesting and thank you for sharing. :) No less …

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Re: SS7 cpu choice.

Posted on 2015-05-10, 06:21

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by dr_st

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have a similar setup with a Super Socket 7 board. The CPU it came with is a K6-2, which may originally have been rated 450MHz or 475MHz, but it runs at 100*5=500MHz rock solid at the stock 2.2V voltage. It wouldn't do 550MHz at 2.2V (it would POST fine, but most of the time lock up in the middle …

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Re: XP Rig ahead!

Posted on 2015-05-09, 14:03

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by dr_st

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I'd say that would be because of the HDD's RPMs,but it also depends on RAM and CPU. No, it wouldn't. Not in that particular example, at least. RAM has nothing to do with it, unless you have so little of it that you are already running out before the OS finished booting. CPU speed and hard drive RPM …

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Re: XP Rig ahead!

Posted on 2015-05-09, 05:51

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by dr_st

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in Marvin \ System Specs

Well, it may run smooth enough (depending on the tasks it performs), but boot time is one of the worst benchmarks for performance. It depends very little on raw PC performance, and much more on your exact configuration, and what HW/SW you have installed ,including things that interact with other …

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Re: Would anyone like to see a lapped P4?

Posted on 2015-05-07, 04:22

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by dr_st

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It is funny how the first result when you google "CPU lapping" is this article . The article is great when it comes to detail and clarity of explanation, and in the end presents a meager 2.5C difference in temperatures. :P I bet the guy was quite disappointed with the results. Of course he tries to …

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Re: Socket 775 - obsolete for modern games/SW or not?

Posted on 2015-05-03, 13:53

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by dr_st

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Don't feel bad about the Q9650, I got one in a trash find, and it runs HOT at load. The thing will idle at 45 or so, and then shoot up to even 60+ under load. Wouldn't dream of trying to push it further. And Q9650 is supposed to be all E0. My QX9650 (C0) idles at less than that, but at full load it …

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Re: Games completely outshined by their sequels

Posted on 2015-05-02, 07:55

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Putas wrote: I also did not like HoMM3 that much, but for different reason. The shift in style did not work for me, I prefer more fairy tale like artwork of prequels, the 256 color palette is awesome. That too. It's possible that subconsciously it also affected my opinion of HoMM3.

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Re: Best Doom ports for dos

Posted on 2015-05-02, 07:53

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by dr_st

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in DOS

For a 486, you'd do well to go with a patched up version of vanilla Doom with expanded limits and greater stability: Doom+ You know, I thought about this, and the thing is that any scene that could benefit from such a patch, because it exceeds the original limits, will probably be way too slow for …

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Re: SATA CD-ROM use in Win98SE with audio cable

Posted on 2015-04-30, 04:13

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by dr_st

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Evert wrote: Well, there are advantages to using SATA drives over IDE ones, one of them being the newer SATA drive isn't likely to suffer from mechanical problems. AFAIK, you can still buy new IDE optical drives, although they are a bit more expensive than their SATA counterparts.

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Re: SBAWE32 Reboots computer when running certain games

Posted on 2015-04-30, 04:09

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by dr_st

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in Marvin \ Software

I use this: DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOSW\EMM386.EXE RAM I=B400-B7FF I=CA00-CBFF AUTO The more standard I=B000-B7FF causes problems with CDMAN 2.0 and I think a few other games.

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Re: Mortal Kombat 3 Sound and Moves in Dosbox

Posted on 2015-04-29, 16:58

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by dr_st

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in DOSBox Games/Apps

Were you standing directly next to the opponent ("touching" him) when you released LP?

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Re: SBAWE32 Reboots computer when running certain games

Posted on 2015-04-29, 14:57

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by dr_st

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in Marvin \ Software

I found that EMM386 is causing Jazz Jackrabbit and other games to restart the computer when launched. It may be a combination of exact HW and EMM386 switches. I know for a fact that on my old system, Jazz Jackrabbit works fine with EMM386. Try without the D=64 switch. Do you need it for something …

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