Re: Can I get sound on a Asus EEC shell laptop with FreeDos?

Posted on 2018-05-11, 19:28

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by gdjacobs

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MPXPlay is a program that can be used to play sound files, like MP3, WAV files, some tracker files, etc. It won't be of use for your games, unfortunately. Some PCI versions of Audigy card provide support for DOS, but I don't consider that line of technology to be great as far as backwards …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-05-11, 01:12

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by gdjacobs

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hard1k wrote: Time for some retro hardware pr0n (seller's pic): […] Show full quote Time for some retro hardware pr0n (seller's pic): Collection.jpeg It's on its way already. Nothing sweeter than buying other's collection! 😎 Man, where do you find this stuff?

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Re: Pentium 1 - 60 MHZ - Graphics Card

Posted on 2018-05-11, 01:07

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by gdjacobs

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Then I have no idea what you're trying to accomplish.

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Re: Why are 3Com NICs regarded in such high regard?

Posted on 2018-05-10, 22:26

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by gdjacobs

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For ISA stuff, I remember using a lot of SMC/Accton gear.

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Re: DreamBlaster S2P : Small form factor General MIDI on parallel port

Posted on 2018-05-10, 22:23

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by gdjacobs

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You can also look into the HardMPU project which has a little more DIY flavour to it.

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Re: Pentium 1 - 60 MHZ - Graphics Card

Posted on 2018-05-10, 22:17

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by gdjacobs

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Knowing what it does represent and to what extent would be useful but it's not clear here. We only know that it's likely a group of people so the output won't be random. That's the point. We have no way of applying your usenet data as a proxy for the overall consumer market, so it's simply a waste …

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Re: DOSBox SVN-Daum issues with applications

Posted on 2018-05-10, 21:56

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by gdjacobs

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The maintainer is no longer working on Daum, so anything that's broken will stay broken. If it has issues with your applications you need to find another way to tackle the problem.

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Re: Looking for opinions on old psu

Posted on 2018-05-10, 05:36

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by gdjacobs

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That's your PSU, for sure. The power distribution is appropriate for anything you might want, and Acbel is a solid OEM.

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Re: Pentium 1 - 60 MHZ - Graphics Card

Posted on 2018-05-10, 05:25

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by gdjacobs

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In no way does that chatter capture a representative sweep of the market. How many people brag about their boring office computer or the machines they have to use in the department or class computer lab?

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Re: Pentium 1 - 60 MHZ - Graphics Card

Posted on 2018-05-09, 19:08

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by gdjacobs

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The only thing I get from it is some more confirmation that a Pentium 60 with Matrox Millennium is common enough to be statistically relevant. I know, you've been caught up in whether it could exist or not. It's safe to say that it's a statistic, for sure. But ask instead how common the different …

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Re: playing mutiplayer games - retro style

Posted on 2018-05-09, 18:21

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by gdjacobs

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IPX can be forwarded over VPN connections and other tunnels. http://shaddack.brutowave.com/projects/ipx/

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Re: Looking for opinions on old psu

Posted on 2018-05-09, 17:55

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by gdjacobs

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That first supply is quite the horror show. I suspect the ground point isn't even compliant. The VRM regulators for the CPU are not 100% efficient. Assuming a conservative 80% efficiency, the 75W you quoted to the CPU will likely require 90W to the regulators. What's the power distribution breakdown …

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Re: Install DOS to an external hard disk using modern computer

Posted on 2018-05-08, 23:01

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by gdjacobs

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Excellent.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-05-08, 07:56

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by gdjacobs

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OldCat wrote: kev wrote: fm-towns ux20 Wait, what is this, exactly? During the 90s, in addition to having caffeinated chewing gum and robot beauty contests, Japan had computer platforms that weren't exported elsewhere. FM Towns was Fujitsu's horse in that race.

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Re: Help identify 386 Board

Posted on 2018-05-08, 07:46

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by gdjacobs

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... snippety snip snip ... I won't go into what Gauss's law tells us about solutions to electrostatics. If you want to discuss it further, we can PM about it or discuss it in another thread. The dangerous thing about static electricity is that electron displacement off an insulator takes …

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Re: 2GB RAM - go X86 or x64?

Posted on 2018-05-08, 06:49

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by gdjacobs

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squiggly wrote: And? Not explaining the fundamental limitations of PAE was disingenuous.

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Re: Install DOS to an external hard disk using modern computer

Posted on 2018-05-08, 06:41

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by gdjacobs

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Vikingo wrote: Thanks!!! This look like what im looking for. I need to test if it work with the hard drive conected vía USB. That's how I used it. Let me know if you have trouble.

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Re: ATI cards for retro builds... any benefits?

Posted on 2018-05-07, 23:58

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by gdjacobs

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My R9100 works perfectly with a Matrox m3d. Not every card is nice that way.

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Re: 2GB RAM - go X86 or x64?

Posted on 2018-05-07, 23:56

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by gdjacobs

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Kicking around a couple of systems between modern and retro, well, old XP systems that I persuaded to run Windows 10 just to see if it would work. Now with 2GB, is it better to go x86 32 bit (supposedly uses les RAM) or 64 bit? Where is the breakpoint? I know you NEED 64 bit to break the 3.25GB …

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Re: Install DOS to an external hard disk using modern computer

Posted on 2018-05-07, 23:49

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by gdjacobs

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I've done this using a VM and a pass through device file. Although I use KVM now, you might find VirtualBox to be more convenient. Here's how you set it up. https://www.serverwatch.com/server-tutorials/using-a-physical-hard-drive-with-a-virtualbox-vm.html I installed DOS 6.22, Win 3.1, and lots of …

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