Re: Strange case of Non-Post after rehousing..
Posted on 2019-12-11, 05:20
OK, so nobody has any ideas about what's going on here? 😢
AMD Adrenalin 2020 Drivers introduce INTEGER SCALING!
Posted on 2019-12-11, 05:19
https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-rad-win-19-12-2 Integer Display Scaling 3 Scale images on screen from one pixel to four or more, allowing classic games to get a retro, pixel-art-style look. 3 - Integer Scaling Notes - Supports GCN-based Radeon™ Graphics and Newer. Works on …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-12-10, 14:29
oeuvre wrote: marry her Since she's already his wife I'm guessing you want him to marry the keyboard? The obvious question is, which one?
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-10, 13:53
A 386DX in 89 must have been incredible.
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-10, 12:59
Scali wrote: appiah4 wrote: That.. is not in conflict with what I said. Does it have to be? No, just genuinely shocked.
Re: *START HERE* SoftMPU 1.91 - Software Intelligent MPU-401 Emulator
Posted on 2019-12-10, 12:53
bjt wrote: appiah4 wrote: Is there any particular reason why it won't work with MS-DOS 5.0 and its EMM386? 😐 Yes, the earlier versions of EMM386 don't have the port-trapping interface that SoftMPU relies on. Thank you for this clarification, much appreciated.
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-10, 12:53
Yeah, but those are exactly the kind of games that had the superior versions in terms of graphics and sound on Amiga anyway. They did, but still PCs were very popular in those days for home users. Partly because they could run business applications (WordPerfect, dBase, Lotus 1-2-3, Windows 3.x etc) …
Re: ~2002-03 build
Posted on 2019-12-10, 12:42
Sounds like a solid build. Out of curiosity, why not Socket 754?
Re: One PC to Rule Them All! - My Ultimate SS7 Build
Posted on 2019-12-10, 12:14
There are also much shorter SB16 Value cards like the CT2770.
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-10, 12:10
For example, the 286 had things like virtual memory, an MMU and privileged instructions (ring scheme). In that era it wasn't relevant for games though. We were still using DOS, and there was no use of virtual memory, protection levels or anything. 1 MB was plenty of memory for games of the day. …
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-10, 11:26
HanJammer wrote: 20 or even 25MHz Harris are by no means rare. I would compare it rather to Am486DX4-100 or Am386DX40. They were certainly not common or cheap at any period when 386SX were not more common and more affordable where I live.
Re: Old software you miss the most
Posted on 2019-12-10, 09:59
IBM Web Explorer for OS/2 Warp This is where the magic started for me back in 1995. Also, mIRC 2.1: Amazing times..
Re: Strange case of Non-Post after rehousing..
Posted on 2019-12-10, 07:51
Just when you thought it couldn't get any weirder.. It did. Now, I brought home an AOpen 300W PSU. First things first: I did NOT think to test this PSU before hooking it up to the board, but had no reason to believe it was faulty (especially in the same way). So I hooked the PSU up to the mainboard …
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-10, 04:46
Rare parts like a Harris 20 and AMD 5x86 133 are no longer a valid representation of performance of itheirclass IMO. The average 286 to me is a 8-12MHz part with CGA (or EGA at best) and fast 286s were 16mhz with (budget) VGA and that sucks balls for most games you mention.
Re: I'm a daddy...
Posted on 2019-12-09, 16:20
Well.. the biggest jumps in my pay grade and the fastest progression in my career happened after my lovely daughter was born. So yeah a kid is a great motivation to make more money and to signal your employers that your retention is dearer. In that sense a kid pressures you into balancing her …
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2019-12-09, 14:46
maxtherabbit wrote: keropi wrote: I wrote in some previous post that we can supply a batch file that will do just that so choosing an OPL3 device is a reboot away 😀 literally the post immediately above his question 😒 I noticed after I posted 😊 Sign me up for this!
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2019-12-09, 13:36
Marmes wrote: Fm enable or disable is a software feature, it's not possible to add a jumper unfortunately 🙁 Enabling/Disabling the external Yamaha FM synth and reverting to the internal Crystal FM one can only be done at hardware level I would think, not software.
Re: I'm a daddy...
Posted on 2019-12-09, 13:09
This thread makes me feel like I am possibly one of the luckiest parents out there.. Not that this helps anybody who posted problems but, as a precaution to future mothers and fathers, I suppose it pays to stop at number one..
Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support
Posted on 2019-12-09, 13:03
keropi, would you consider adding a jumper to enable and disable the Yamaha OPL3 so that we can fall back to CrystalFM when wanted? I love me some CrystalFM and choice is always good 😎
Re: Need help to improve the support of 486/586/686 class CPUs in CPU-Z
Posted on 2019-12-09, 12:52
Would data from a Cyrix mII-266GP be of use? Because if you want it I will install Windows on it just for science..
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