Re: Alien Legacy on 486DX-33 with ATI with Ti VGA Wonder XL24.

Posted on 2016-09-29, 21:52

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If you haven't yet, try a clean boot: http://smallvoid.com/article/bypass-step-through-config-sys.html Also, remove all non-essential hardware (sound, network cards, etc) to make it easier to eliminate variables. Lastly, check if AL has a readme file in its directory. There may be late-breaking …

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Re: The 486 DX2 66 Retro Sleeper or 486 DX2 66 with modern parts

Posted on 2016-09-29, 21:19

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I just started Ultima Underworld II on my DX2-66 and it plays perfectly on it. 😀 My plan is to finish UU2 then go straight into Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle, another title that will play well on this platform. It's a great CPU for so many classic titles of the early 90's.

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Re: The 486 DX2 66 Retro Sleeper or 486 DX2 66 with modern parts

Posted on 2016-09-29, 13:56

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🤣. How about "This is not the Retro Computer You're Looking For" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO_xfR64qSk

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Re: The 486 DX2 66 Retro Sleeper or 486 DX2 66 with modern parts

Posted on 2016-09-29, 13:42

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Very nice. As a sleeper, this is kind of the opposite of what I consider the ultimate sleeper: the early 1990's Ford Mustang LX 5.0. Fast under the hood, slow-looking on the outside.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-29, 13:30

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Personally, I prefer CL cards in MS-Dos 6.22. They give (to me) a more pleasant image. I noticed that too. My two DOS computers share the same monitor via KVM switch. The DX2-66 has a CL-GD5428 VLB and the POD200 has a TNT2 M64 PCI. If I load the same game on both and switch back and forth, the CL …

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Re: Yamaha YMF71x SB Pro Mixer Bug Issue Fix

Posted on 2016-09-27, 21:33

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by clueless1

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Right. We all have our own opinions and ears. 😀 Personally, I prefer the stock sound of the Audician to that of the filter mod. But I think it's great that there are options for those who do want to add the filter.

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Re: P24D Writeback wont post on QDI V4P895P3/SMT V5.0 motherboard

Posted on 2016-09-27, 19:42

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by clueless1

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If you could find a username and password, you might be able to access QDI's ftp via the wayback machine: https://web.archive.org/web/19970130115152/ht … ml/bios.html#p4

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Re: AGP vs PCI - S3, Nvidia, 3dfx, Matrox - Graphics for DOS\9x system

Posted on 2016-09-27, 14:23

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If Wing Commander 3 is part of your gaming arsenal, it has some issues with both S3 and Voodoo3 cards. The S3 issue from wc3help.txt: Reboots normally occur when going after Flint, during Behemoth mission, planet ascension, switching CDs, or (R)eplaying a mission after you have died or ejected. The …

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Re: Phil's Ultimate VGA Benchmark Database Project

Posted on 2016-09-27, 10:49

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by clueless1

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What the heck happened? Phil should be able to revert to a previous revision. Or upload an offline backup.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-27, 10:47

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Bought quite a few bits on eBay. They haven't arrived yet, so no pictures but I've got incoming: Intel DX2-66 Enhanced with Write Back Cache AMD DX2-66 Enhanced with Write Back Cache AMD DX4-100 Cyxrix DX4-100 ST DX4-100 (should be itentical to the Cyrix) 3 ESS AudioDrive cards because they are …

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Re: List the PC games that you have beaten

Posted on 2016-09-25, 04:18

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Man, that was intense. Filename sshock2.jpg File size 704.78 KiB Views 921 views Took about 21.5 hrs. Next up: Albion

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-09-25, 02:03

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It really solidifies my stance that if you have a good Pentium for DOS games, the 486 makes a great complimentary system for graphic adventures and RPGs to be played at native speeds. Also, when you do disable cache and turbo, it can dip down to 286 performance levels which is much slower than a …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-09-25, 01:34

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Playing on my 486DX2-66. Man, this thing struggles with Descent 1. Feels like anywhere between 10-15 fps. Definitely playable, but when you've played this game on a Pentium then go back to a 486, it really becomes noticeable. It does get better with a smaller window, but not much. Doom 1 is a bit …

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Re: Yamaha Audacian 32 Plus - Mono?

Posted on 2016-09-24, 17:53

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James-F wrote: clueless1 wrote: I tried a native serial mouse, and it crashes. But it does not crash with the Audician right? Native Serial mouse works without freezing here. My Audician is in a PS/2-only system, so I can't test. It does crash with the Audician/PS-2 combo though.

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Re: Yamaha Audacian 32 Plus - Mono?

Posted on 2016-09-24, 17:14

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James, on my 486 I just switched from SB16 to an Aztech 2316-based card and the Supaplex crash still occurs with mouse driver loaded. I tried a native serial mouse, and it crashes. I tried a PS/2 mouse (using serial adapter) and it crashes. So I don't think the issue is related to serial vs PS/2. …

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Re: Worst cpus and worst computer builds

Posted on 2016-09-24, 12:35

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Any build that includes an Atom CPU. They are terrible at anything that involves a GUI or graphics of any kind, be it Windows or Linux. The only use I have found for the couple of Atom boards I have come across is as headless Linux fileservers. Atoms are also good for firewalls (pfsense/ipcop/ …

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Re: The Roland SC-55 takes on Progressive Rock

Posted on 2016-09-24, 12:33

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That is awesome, I grew up on this stuff. But yeah, these would've been better off left without vocals. They would make great karaoke tracks then. 😀 Some Rush would be fun to hear on the SC-55 😀

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2016-09-24, 03:08

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So close I can taste the ending on System Shock 2. About 20 hrs into the game now, on the Rickenbacker. Just found Diego's body. edit: in The Body of the Many now. This place gives me the creeps. I have to take frequent breaks which is slowing my progress. 🤣.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-24, 03:06

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Nice, Brickpad! Congrats...PCI, VLB and coin cell battery. Sweet. Hope it works.

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Re: 7-zip benchmarks for over 60 CPUs

Posted on 2016-09-23, 20:17

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Just added an i5-6400. Sadly, it is slightly slower than the i5-4460 even though it's got 100Mhz on the 4460.

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