Re: Can't start DOOM 2 and Wolfenstein under DOS 6.22

Posted on 2016-02-26, 20:38

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Also, correct me if I'm wrong. A lot of you seem to assume that there is something wrong with my RAM, and so, less resource-hungry games are fine, while DOOM hits some kind of a damaged segment (that older games don't reach) in my RAM and crashes. I've just tried playing Elder Scrolls: Arena and …

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Re: Can't start DOOM 2 and Wolfenstein under DOS 6.22

Posted on 2016-02-26, 20:29

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Darn it. I have a DOS game (US Navy Fighters) that uses the Phar Lap DOS extender. This is incompatible with some motherboards unless you disable BIOS Shadowing. On my Packard Bell Multimedia C110, this game does not work and I have no BIOS settings to adjust, so I'm out of luck. On my other DOS …

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Re: Can't start DOOM 2 and Wolfenstein under DOS 6.22

Posted on 2016-02-26, 20:20

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Are there any BIOS settings with the word "Shadow" in it that you can toggle between enabled and disabled? Different BIOSes refer to the setting differently, so it might be called BIOS Shadow, Shadow Memory, Shadow RAM, etc. Try toggling them one at a time between tests to see if any of them might …

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Re: Can't start DOOM 2 and Wolfenstein under DOS 6.22

Posted on 2016-02-26, 19:57

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Either. Since neither Doom2 nor Speedsys are working, I'm just wondering if there is a hardware conflict that could be determined quickly by running without the sound card installed.

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Re: Can't start DOOM 2 and Wolfenstein under DOS 6.22

Posted on 2016-02-26, 19:46

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Have you physically pulled the sound card out and tried? Make sure any sound card settings are REM'd out of your autoexec and config files. Speedsys does not like EMM386. Do you have an add-in graphics card you can try? Any BIOS settings you've toggled?

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Re: 1995 IBM Aptiva build, 66mhz 486DX2, to i7 6700k!

Posted on 2016-02-26, 19:39

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That is incredible! As awesome as it is, part of me hurts for the loss of the original hardware inside. Would you rather have the stock Aptiva, or the modded one?

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2016-02-26, 15:53

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This is the HDD that came with my Packard Bell Multimedia C110. It was given me by a friend who would've otherwise taken it to the dump. 1GB Seagate ST51080A. I ran SpinRite on it and it is completely healthy. Not even a hint of a bad sector. It is before the time of SMART though, so I have no idea …

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Re: Horrible box art

Posted on 2016-02-26, 15:34

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Here is the photo spread of the Mockingboard box. Filename mockingboxfr.jpg File size 2.31 MiB Views 1026 views File comment Front Filename mockingboxbk.jpg File size 2.1 MiB Views 1026 views File comment Back Note the spare resistors! Filename mockingboxin.jpg File size 2.2 MiB Views 1026 views …

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Re: Horrible box art

Posted on 2016-02-26, 15:24

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Very interesting, considering this is an Apple product? I don't know how many of you are familiar with the Apple Mockingboard. It was the first high-end soundcard I ever owned, and it brought the Apple IIe alive! Have a look at it's box art and tell me if you see any similarities. ;) Mockingboard- …

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

Posted on 2016-02-26, 15:03

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Well done, Skyscraper!

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Re: Phil's "Playing GOG.com games on your MS-DOS Gaming PC" Thread

Posted on 2016-02-26, 13:23

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How about Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis? I just picked this up on sale but haven't had time to play with it. From one of Phil's videos it looks like it's using SCUMMVM?

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Re: Horrible box art

Posted on 2016-02-26, 12:02

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I know I posted a web image of the Mockingboard box, but I have to make the time to take a real photo of the one I have. 😀 It's very cool. I even have the receipt stuffed inside from 1985 when we bought it. Sad that the Mockinboard itself is probably in a landfill or recybled 🙁

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Re: Horrible box art

Posted on 2016-02-25, 21:06

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Audician 32 Plus has some cheesy 80's guitarist trying to look cool. Filename ewx5TMN.jpg File size 111.31 KiB Views 1022 views

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Re: Can you help me value this so I can treat the person right?

Posted on 2016-02-25, 19:24

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As others have said, with model numbers or photos it will be easier to come up with a value. I paid $15 shipped for a working SB16 Vibra (CT2800) a couple of months ago, if that helps with the SB16 part.

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Re: Technology that fascinated you, but ultimately flopped

Posted on 2016-02-25, 19:16

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Amiga computers --- This is sort of a qualified flop: they should have been immensely successful but Commodore's bad decisions did them in, and the PC steamroller didn't help things. They also didn't have the success in the US that they had worldwide. I think I only ever met 2 guys in the US that …

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Re: Horrible box art

Posted on 2016-02-25, 16:17

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Look at it! http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x308/jay200mph/Stupid/boxart1.jpg http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x308/jay200mph/Stupid/boxart2.jpg What were they thinking?? Let's see yours. Very interesting, considering this is an Apple product? I don't know how many of you are familiar with the …

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Re: Super Socket 7 Build

Posted on 2016-02-25, 16:09

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Have you noticed if the issue affects you in normal use (game playing, using the OS in other ways) or is it limited to 3dmark? If you only see the issue in the benchmark, but it does not effect anything else, you might just ignore it as a quirk of the motherboard. Another suggestion is to clock your …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2016-02-24, 21:06

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Kodai, And I didn't mean to point any fingers. I'm the one who wanted a "Creative ISA card". I didn't give non-Creative cards enough of a chance in my decision process. And I believe you (along with Phil and others) were the ones who recommended the Audician 32 Plus. :) I just wanted to share my …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2016-02-24, 17:32

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the Aztech seems to have a richer, fuller sound Seems your Aztech has no filters or has them switched off. This may give less authentic and worse sound in old games wich were designed for normal SB wich used filters. Similar situation may to be with Yamaha 71x cards. The oldest games I play are …

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Re: Recommend me a Creative ISA card

Posted on 2016-02-24, 17:27

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BloodyCactus wrote: clueless1 wrote: The OPL3 emulation is identical, don't get me wrong. the emulation might be identical, but its also not genuine OPL3... which makes a difference imo. Go to the bottom of the first page of this thread and take a close look at the photo I posted of the Aztech. …

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