Re: Winter is coming (price hikes for hardware)
Posted on 2018-12-25, 10:28
He's done videos on gaming on linux as well. Then linux gaming got really popular.
Re: AI Neural Networks being used to generate HQ textures for older games
Posted on 2018-12-23, 15:48
Cool, but not a fan of the visual style for now. An upscaler dabbling in amateur art is a bit awkward.
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2018-12-18, 02:03
The $25 visionrgb-pro specifically: - rgb888 - odd-mode demos work based on my small sample - interlaced should work but haven't tried it - set about any resolution you want, up to the max of 1280 x 1024 or so (tops out at 640 x 480 for 60 fps with 32-bit color) - hardware scaling (not sure you'd …
Re: Planet X3 by 8-Bit Guy nearing completion! New teaser & music
Posted on 2018-12-17, 13:12
Always an interesting example of the distribution of success in creative endeavors.
Re: dos programming: how to get amount of available ram in c++?
Posted on 2018-12-15, 11:46
In real mode assembly I've just used the program segment prefix method, where you sub the address of the psp from the address past the end of your program's pre-allocated memory (given as a word at the third byte of the psp). I'm not aware of this being a reliable metric though.
Re: ASUS AGP-V3800M Cooling
Posted on 2018-12-14, 23:17
athlon-power wrote: Anyways, the heat sink on it is quite hot- I can only touch it for 2 or 3 seconds before it starts burning me when it's at full load. What's that work out to, about 50 c? Not terribly high.
Re: Origin Year of ASUS V3800M 32MB, Questioned
Posted on 2018-12-14, 16:47
The Serpent Rider wrote: That "authentic year" trend is getting more and more ridiculous. I don't see this applied much to software yet. Like rejecting drivers or patches that're past a certain date. You'd assume it's a fairly natural evolution, still.
Re: Insanely good priced app bundle over @ Humble Bundle!
Posted on 2018-12-14, 13:25
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2018-12-13, 11:21
Here's the pros for the visionrgb for vga as come to mind. Someone can do one for the epiphan and go from there. I'd imagine they both do vga image quality well, so I've omitted it. - cheap second-hand, starts from $25 or so. - custom video modes. (also on the epiphan as far as I know) - open api so …
Re: Athlon 64 X2 6000+ still fast?
Posted on 2018-12-11, 01:02
Runs hot. I prefer the low-power versions, like the 5050e. I'd underclock and undervolt it and use it for a passive win 98 machine. You should be able to get the tdp down to about five or so watts at 800 mhz.
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2018-12-10, 00:11
Let's face it, the datapath cards are high-end hardware for peanuts second-hand. I wouldn't pay $70 for the pro though.
Re: VGA Capture Thread
Posted on 2018-12-09, 16:40
Is there a particular reason you're on a quest? I've been under the impression that a datapath is the way to go, whether you want to pay lots or just a bit.
Re: Al Lowe releasing source code on ebay?
Posted on 2018-12-09, 09:59
I doubt the guy wouldn't have contacted a lawyer before going out of his way to get publicity for the auctions.
Re: Al Lowe releasing source code on ebay?
Posted on 2018-12-08, 18:10
My guess is he backpedaled when he realized the promises had become oversold. They were historic but old and untested disks, not a source release.
Re: What are YOUR favorite PC Racers / Flyers
Posted on 2018-12-08, 07:42
Is this what you mean by Rally-sport ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA5NO--pXHw This one looks a little silly to me, kind of looks like the "map" view on Super Mario Kart :P If you want hc sims, go for the richard burns rally, rally trophy, grand prix legends triad. Then play rally-sport to …
Re: What are YOUR favorite PC Racers / Flyers
Posted on 2018-12-08, 07:12
Rally-sport, colin mcrae rally 1, grand prix legends, richard burns rally, rally trophy. The last three are sims. Oh, and euro truck sim 2, technically.
Re: From your experience, what have you found to be the most robust, reliable hardware to date?
Posted on 2018-12-07, 11:13
You can probably repair the switches yourself by opening them up and bending the leaf inside.
Re: 3DMark 2000 Results for late '90s era Machines
Posted on 2018-12-06, 19:07
I'd multiply any such sweet spot by 1.3 as a guesstimate derived from the card's performance dropoff wrt. resolution.
Re: 3DMark 2000 Results for late '90s era Machines
Posted on 2018-12-06, 16:39
640 x 480 @ 16-bit is where it's at with the m64. 800 x 600 in 3dmark 2000 is mad high for a '99 budget card.
Re: The world may be due for a war
Posted on 2018-12-06, 08:12
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