Re: POD 200Mhz
Posted on 2016-03-13, 14:47
Yep, forgot to include the MMX part. 😀 Figures the one I want is the rarest. 🤣.
POD 200Mhz
Posted on 2016-03-13, 14:10
This seems to be a rare processor? I've had my eye out for one for a couple of months and there is only a single option I could find on ebay (around $48). I intend to use it strictly for experimenting/benchmarking, so I'm not motivated to spend very much money on it. Question: does this price seem …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-03-13, 04:34
Cool, Phil! Useful and attractive...
Re: Wing Commander 4 won't recognize joystick
Posted on 2016-03-13, 02:23
I also have the T.16000, great stick :) Did you try the secret missions? I found them too hard and gave up after a while :blah: The T16000 is on my XP machine, so I haven't used it so far on the WC's (when I finish WC3, I'll have to use it for WC4 and Prophecy). I'm using an old-fashioned Mach I …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2016-03-13, 00:15
I should preface this by saying that my PC gaming area only has room for two PCs. I've been switching between two DOS PCs to play games because one of them slows down better than the other for WC1 and WC2. Yesterday I beat WC2, so I decided to "retire" that machine to make room for my XP GOG machine …
Re: Wing Commander 4 won't recognize joystick
Posted on 2016-03-12, 23:17
Looking forward to it! I have to get through WC3 first, though. Finished WC1 about a month ago and just beat WC2 yesterday.
Re: Wing Commander 4 won't recognize joystick
Posted on 2016-03-12, 22:53
teleguy wrote: Try this: https://www.microsoft.com/resources/documenta … d.mspx?mfr=true Ha! That was it. Thanks, teleguy and F2bnp.
Wing Commander 4 won't recognize joystick
Posted on 2016-03-12, 22:35
This is the GOG.com version. It acts as if the joystick is not plugged in at all. Relevant info: Thrustmaster T.16000M Windows XP sees the joystick in Control Panel->Game Controllers and it's fully functional and calibrate-able. The joystick works fine in the other Wing Commanders--both the older …
Re: ScummVM Surprising MIDI Emulation
Posted on 2016-03-12, 20:38
Yeah, that is the Tandy three voice +noise with ScummVM palying it as piano. Here is how it sounds in DOSBox with Tandy. http://www.sierrahelp.com/Assets/Music/KQ1AGI.mp3 Cool! The sound reminds me a bit of the Apple II Mockingboard (with fewer voices). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LlicAXhkX4 …
Re: ScummVM Surprising MIDI Emulation
Posted on 2016-03-12, 20:15
collector wrote: Sounds like you have the AGI version. To hear all three voices an noise channel you have to have Tandy hardware , DOSBox or ScummVM. Otherwise on a real non-Tandy PC all you will have is the PC speaker. Here is how it sounds as played through the Santa Cruz DLS: Filename kq1a.mp3 …
Re: ScummVM Surprising MIDI Emulation
Posted on 2016-03-12, 17:39
It depends on which version of KQ1 you have. If it is the original You can use Tandy sound for the three voice +noise channel. No patch needed in DOSBox, but you do need to have machine set to tandy. On real hardware you need a real Tandy. ScummVM gets its AGI engine from the old Sarien interpreter …
Re: ScummVM Surprising MIDI Emulation
Posted on 2016-03-12, 14:19
I think it's relatively easy. ScummVM maps GM compatible sound cards to MT32 instruments. Nothing else. That is why it sounds good. Munt is supported by ScummVM, but you need to have the MT32 ROMs, because these are not part of the basic SCUMMVM installation pack, as far as I know. I don't have any …
Re: ScummVM Surprising MIDI Emulation
Posted on 2016-03-12, 14:00
The latest ScummVM has the latest MUNT built-in. That might explain it? I thought you were right, but I just checked and ScummVM is set to "Don't use MT-32 music". The only thing "MIDI" enabled is the Santa Cruz DLS Synth (Windows MIDI) is set at the default GM device. The really weird thing is I …
Re: List the PC games that you have beaten
Posted on 2016-03-12, 06:07
Finished Wing Commander 2 on one of my DOS PCs today. I originally beat this game when it was released. It was just as fun going through it again over 20 years later.
ScummVM Surprising MIDI Emulation
Posted on 2016-03-12, 06:05
Mods: I wasn't sure the best forum for this. Please move if there's a better place for it. I was playing today with various DOS games played through ScummVM. The platform is Windows XP and the sound card is the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. When I set ScummVM's default MIDI device to the Santa Cruz DLS, …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-03-11, 13:01
A few posts up I mentioned the PII-333 without heatsink I bought. Here is my ghetto solution. Filename ghetto.jpg File size 666.47 KiB Views 5844 views Judging by how hot the aluminum heatsink gets, it's doing a decent job. It's not covering the cache chip, but it's keeping the processor stable …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-03-11, 04:18
Nothing fancy, but I wanted to experiment with SETMUL to see if a Pentium II would give different results than a Celeron at the same speed with different combinations of L1 and L2 being disabled. Currently have a Celeron 333. Bought this PII-333 for $9 shipped. In the end, with L1 disabled, the PII …
Re: Commodore 64 revival (warning, wall of pics)
Posted on 2016-03-10, 22:46
Excellent work, badmojo! I too had a friend with a C64...:) It was a few years before your experience (1983ish), and we were in junior high. I'd go over his house and play his C64 games, he'd come to my house and play Apple II games. Those were the days... And yes, the tape drive load times were …
Re: Bought these games today
Posted on 2016-03-10, 21:33
bjt wrote: Another of my absolute all time favourite games. Upgraded from the EA Classics version to the original version. […] Show full quote Another of my absolute all time favourite games. Upgraded from the EA Classics version to the original version. Really nice! Great condition. I wish I could …
Re: CD Dos games that uses midi as music?
Posted on 2016-03-10, 14:47
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