Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-03-19, 19:39
Speaking of SimCity 2000, also installed and tested that on this Pentium 4 under Win 3.11. Despite running on a P4 @ 3.4GHz, performance feels surprisingly chunky. 😅
Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?
Posted on 2024-03-19, 19:31
Ensign Nemo wrote on 2024-03-19, 15:56: Social media and smart phones are addictive, so it's best to try to avoid them in the first place. Does that include VOGONS? 😉
Re: post up pics of your "computing area"
Posted on 2024-03-19, 12:54
amontre wrote on 2024-03-17, 22:51: My Computer room here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia IMG_6210.jpeg That is a lovely organized games collection! Really like the display set up for cases on the closest left.
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2024-03-19, 12:53
Hi all, here's my PC. It's not the fastest PC of 1998, but it might have been the fastest in February 1998, exactly when the Voodoo 2 was released. Back then I was a teenager, frustrated with playing Quake 2 on my Pentium 133, 24 MB of RAM, without 3D acceleration. So yes, this PC here would have …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-03-18, 23:56
Installed Windows 3.11 on a Pentium 4. Even got Civilization II going with full audio (sound effects and CD). Since I'm planning on at least 5 different Windows versions on this system, I suppose installing Civ 2 on each one would be fitting. 😁 Filename Windows 3_11 Startup.jpg File size 356.6 KiB …
Re: Pentium 4 (LGA775 / i865) Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/Win 3.11/Win 95/Win NT/Win 98/Win 2k/Win XP)
Posted on 2024-03-18, 23:51
Installed Windows 3.11 along with the Orpheus Win 3.1x drivers, CD Audio and the modified SVGA driver (to enable 256 colors). I also installed and ran Civilization II which did work, at least initially. Windows 3_11 Startup.jpg Windows 3_11 Driver Setup.jpg Civ 2 Win_311.jpg Unfortunately I ran into …
Re: 2024 - End of the era of Retro Computing Youtube channels?
Posted on 2024-03-18, 15:51
Tik-Tok……..I think Short clips are the Future of Retro computer channels. People are busy and don’t have time to watch a documentary about a retro computer product. There are some highly successful channels that do long-form documentary style content. Summoning Salt and Ahoy are two channels that …
Re: Pentium 4 (LGA775 / i865) Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/Win 3.11/Win 95/Win NT/Win 98/Win 2k/Win XP)
Posted on 2024-03-18, 13:34
Attempted to install Windows NT 4.0. Unfortunately it spontaneously rebooted just after loading CD-ROM drivers. The final image before rebooting was this lovely series of stripes. NT4 Install Attempt.jpg I recorded a video of what happened available here: Windows NT 4.0 install fail I tried …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2024-03-18, 01:52
Attempted to install Windows NT 4.0 on a Pentium 4. It went... poorly.
Re: Pentium 4 (LGA775 / i865) Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/Win 3.11/Win 95/Win NT/Win 98/Win 2k/Win XP)
Posted on 2024-03-17, 15:46
There's no need to physically remove the RAM for that. During the Win98 installation process, you can install R. Loew's patch after the first restart. I made a mini guide which explains the process here . Steps 4, 5, 6 and 8 are applicable to your use case. True, this is certainly an option. Though …
Re: Pentium 4 (LGA775 / i865) Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/Win 3.11/Win 95/Win NT/Win 98/Win 2k/Win XP)
Posted on 2024-03-17, 14:48
Got DOS installed and a bunch of games 'n things copied over. In testing, I ran into an issue using CPUSPD: DOS Testing - CPUSPD.jpg Attempting to use the throttle capabilities of the program (including just displaying current throttle settings) resulted in the program crashing. I had previously …
Re: Sound acceleration levels?
Posted on 2024-03-17, 14:01
BEEN_Nath_58 wrote on 2024-03-17, 13:51: What happened in case of non-EAX/non-A3D cards? What would AC97/HD audio do? Haven't tested that.
Re: Sound acceleration levels?
Posted on 2024-03-17, 13:13
I recently tested this with an Audigy 2 ZS card. Full acceleration includes all hardware acceleration including EAX. Turning it down a notch to Standard disables EAX. Turning it all the way down disables all hardware acceleration (which I'm assuming includes h/w mixing) and resulted in stuttering of …
Re: Wavetable and MT-32 on one PC
Posted on 2024-03-17, 13:11
My experience is that sound cards will simply output MIDI signals to both gameport and wavetable headers. This means that you could get both devices (wavetable and MT-32) triggering at the same time. To solve this, you need to mute the audio from one or the other. This means either using an external …
Re: Pentium 4 (LGA775 / i865) Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/Win 3.11/Win 95/Win NT/Win 98/Win 2k/Win XP)
Posted on 2024-03-17, 01:12
Installed BootIt Bare Metal and set up all the partitions. Filename Partition Setup HD0 250GB.jpg File size 419.48 KiB Views 1005 views Filename Partition Setup HD1 128GB.jpg File size 396.31 KiB Views 1005 views
Re: Pentium 4 (LGA775 / i865) Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/Win 3.11/Win 95/Win NT/Win 98/Win 2k/Win XP)
Posted on 2024-03-16, 18:06
Partition Planning For handling the various operating systems, I've come up with the following partition scheme: 250 GB SSD (HD0) 5 MB - BootIt Bootloader 4 GB (NTFS) - Windows NT 4.0 40 GB (NTFS) - Windows 2000 120 GB (NTFS) - Windows XP 128 GB SSD (HD1) 1 GB (FAT 16) - DOS 6.22 1 GB (FAT 16) - …
Re: Pentium 4 (LGA775 / i865) Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/Win 3.11/Win 95/Win NT/Win 98/Win 2k/Win XP)
Posted on 2024-03-16, 15:45
I have some vague recollections of GeForce 4 Ti cards causing minor issues with Build engine games like Duke3D. Something about V-Sync not working quite right which results in tearing when FASTVID is used? Been a while since I tested that, but I found this post which also references a similar issue …
Re: Pentium 4 (LGA775 / i865) Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/Win 3.11/Win 95/Win NT/Win 98/Win 2k/Win XP)
Posted on 2024-03-16, 15:23
I've completed a test fit and cable management of everything. I tried to keep things as unobstructed as possible to allow maximum airflow across the passive GPU heatsink. For CPU cooling I replaced the 70mm fan that came with the heatsink with an 80mm Zalman fan. It's currently held on solely by …
Re: Pentium 4 (LGA775 / i865) Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/Win 3.11/Win 95/Win NT/Win 98/Win 2k/Win XP)
Posted on 2024-03-16, 15:12
Hardware Details Video Cards Video Card - MSI GeForce4 4200 Ti.jpg Video Card - Diamond Voodoo2.jpg The two video cards I'm using are an MSI GeForce 4 4200 Ti and a Diamond Monster 3D II (Voodoo2). I'm going for broad compatibility with DOS and Win9X gaming. The 4200 Ti is highly compatible with …
Re: Pentium 4 Multi-OS Build Log (DOS/Win 3.11/Win 95/Win NT/Win 98/Win 2k/Win XP)
Posted on 2024-03-16, 14:49
Actually a P4S533 (not -E, though) was the last motherboard I bought with a non-Intel chipset ... Very unstable indeed ... It's too bad they are unstable under Win9x. I really liked the PCI/DMA compatibility for DOS gaming with the ESS Solo-1 card. It would have been an ideal board for a hybrid-OS …
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