Re: What Are the Best Dell Dimension XPS Computers That Can Run 9x and Good For Gaming?
Posted on 2016-09-18, 16:22
It will be obvious, as it's the slot the CPU is stuck in 😀
Re: Got a keyboard, but it's missing a switch??
Posted on 2016-09-18, 16:18
By golly, I think you're right... and on closer inspection (high res photo here), I think you're also right about breaking that solder bridge. Thanks a lot, sir! I'll be soldering that in pronto, and we'll see if it works!
Re: Star Wars Despecialized Editions
Posted on 2016-09-18, 16:12
gdjacobs wrote: The answer is 'hubris'. Yes.
Re: I've an idea: Let's get some game development going
Posted on 2016-09-18, 05:35
Beegle, I think I completely agree with everything you said there, including your hardware & approach choices. So, techier fellows, let's see what we can make here! :) So let's try to get some code whipped up, i.e. the foundation of the engine. I'm thinking real mode with the last DOS version of …
Got a keyboard, but it's missing a switch??
Posted on 2016-09-18, 00:18
Hi everyone, I got this model keyboard a few days ago, because it appeared to have a switch for XT/AT operation on it. But on closer inspection, the switch is missing! Here's what it's supposed to look like: 1200px-NTC_KB-6251EA_--_XT-AT_selector_switch_on_PCB.jpg And here's what mine looks like (as …
Re: i486 DX2 66 vs Am486 DX2 66 and the winner is...
Posted on 2016-09-17, 18:57
In order to do a truly final test, you'd have to take several AMD processors and several Intels, benchmark them, and average the results. I could easily see those tiny differences arising between, for instance, two seemingly identical Intel chips from different batches.
Re: I've an idea: Let's get some game development going
Posted on 2016-09-17, 17:54
each machine needs a different one - find the right part for each computer before the roaming mutated lab rats get you This made me laugh 🤣 As for your oblique reference, I guess I will remain in the dark 😉
Re: I've an idea: Let's get some game development going
Posted on 2016-09-17, 16:48
hopefully that doesnt sound derivative!!! No, that actually sounds pretty neat. everyone has ideas, what matters is execution. but i got a feeling this thread will be stuck in the ideas/concept phase anyhow Well, I'll try to keep that from happening :blush: oh and please no qbasic. Absolutely. I …
Re: Star Wars Despecialized Editions
Posted on 2016-09-17, 16:41
^ Amen. I don't know what's wrong with Lucas. Insanity would explain a lot 🤣
Re: Serial to PS/2 Mouse Converters?
Posted on 2016-09-17, 06:14
I assume your serial port is tied up? Why couldn't you add a second serial port, and use it? Otherwise I'm sure a circuit could be built to convert the signals. Edit: I'm an idiot. Read your whole post, now I get it. Sorry.
Re: I've an idea: Let's get some game development going
Posted on 2016-09-17, 05:47
So I'm thinking this will either be a game for: A. 286/EGA/SB(1.0/2.0) [Real mode] or B. 386/VGA/SB (1.0-Pro 2) [Real or protected mode] I'm leaning towards B. Either way, it's a scrolling 2D platformer like the ones from the early 90's. What's easiest to develop for? My instinct tells me real mode …
Re: What Are the Best Dell Dimension XPS Computers That Can Run 9x and Good For Gaming?
Posted on 2016-09-16, 20:47
It has to be either a Slot 1 CPU or a PGA370 CPU, used with the Slot 1 adapter.
Re: 8086 and 80286 Settings In DOSBox Options
Posted on 2016-09-16, 16:49
How would this be useful?
Re: What Are the Best Dell Dimension XPS Computers That Can Run 9x and Good For Gaming?
Posted on 2016-09-16, 16:48
They have a SB 64 on board, which isn't quite as nice as the Dell's Yamaha but does work in true DOS with the Yamaha doesn't. The Yamaha DS-XG sound does work in pure DOS, you just have to run the initialization utility. You get SB16 PCM sound and true OPL3 FM synthesis. Look for one with an ISA …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-09-16, 06:12
Hmm, sounds like the sort of thing I might have done had I been in high school :lol: Fortunately, I was homeschooled and didn't have the chance to mess up computers that didn't belong to me. I'm surprised I never messed up my dad's computer though, considering all the stuff I was downloading on it. …
Re: My collection
Posted on 2016-09-16, 05:43
Yeah, the DX4 would make a perfect DOS rig. As for the P75, I would upgrade to P133 (if your board can handle it, otherwise P120) and make it a DOS/Win98SE rig for later DOS games.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-09-16, 05:39
I was going to get it off him for free minus one hard drive but then i got expelled for a combination of computer related things, which you could sum up to hacking, for two years before i got a hold of it Well that sucks. Two years? What did they think you trying to do, hack into the Pentagon and …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-09-16, 04:45
Well, I dunno, I've been to two recycle centers (one in southern Idaho in my hometown, and the other in Boulder, CO where I live now). Maybe I just got lucky, but at both those places they've been very nice and agreeable, and explicitly state that they're happy to see the stuff getting some use. I …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-09-16, 03:22
Checked the manual for that Video 7 card (I think it's a "VEGA" card) and it says the composite output doesn't work without an add-on adapter 🙁
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-09-16, 02:51
Today was an exhausting day. I made the half hour trek on foot to the recycle center again (same place I got all that XT stuff) and this time I was once again rewarded richly. I found an AT clone in a horribly bent up case (marked "goof box" for whatever reason - huh), so I removed all of the parts …
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