Re: Older hdd imaging software
Posted on 2018-10-15, 11:58
You could try booting a live linux distro and using dd to image the drive. Either that or an older version of norton ghost if you can get one.
Re: programming environment for dos
Posted on 2018-10-08, 11:21
Not sure about speed but I found that the executables created by djgpp are LARGE even for the simplest 'hello world' project when compared to other compilers (even after running the exe through strip to remove the debugging information). But it does have the advantage of creating programs that run …
Re: Dell Optiplex 433/L Restore
Posted on 2018-09-28, 14:12
Not sure if this will be much help but I found a list of all the part numbers of the machine. At least it yields the part numbers for both OEM and IBM parts (not sure why, did IBM use the same board somewhere?) which might pin down a viable schematic or boardview.
Re: Amstrad PC5268 bundled games (Prince of Persia and F-15 Strike Eagle II)
Posted on 2018-09-27, 16:18
Amstrad provided a batch file called links.bat which simply ran golf.exe along with a couple of parameters (probably sound card and input device related) which caused the emulator to lock up due to those devices not being present in the emulator. If you run golf.exe on its own it works just fine. …
Re: Escargot: MSN Messenger alternative server.
Posted on 2018-09-26, 12:33
I understand and agree with your security concerns and believe me we know much better than to discuss anything of that nature over an insecure comms line. If anything sensitive like that needs to change hands it gets encrypted before being sent by other means.
Re: Escargot: MSN Messenger alternative server.
Posted on 2018-09-25, 17:31
Very interesting. My friends and I have been looking for a new chat client for a while after Yahoo! made a complete cluster of its chat client way back. If this works then returning to good old msn messenger would be just fine by us. Any idea of compatibility with Win10 x64?
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2018-09-23, 23:13
^ Looks like the MS AV on that XP box is up to date (if it wasn't the notification icon would be orange/red if I recall). I thought MS cut off all updates including definitions years ago for the XP version of that.
Re: Amstrad PC5268 bundled games (Prince of Persia and F-15 Strike Eagle II)
Posted on 2018-09-14, 20:08
Ah, disk based copy protection, oh I have missed thee (NOT). A necessary evil when games were just a diskcopy away. F16 combat pilot is the same way, it also needs the original disk in the drive to run. As if entering word x from line y on page z of the manual wasn't enough. Could be worse, the …
Re: Amstrad PC5268 bundled games (Prince of Persia and F-15 Strike Eagle II)
Posted on 2018-09-14, 15:18
Had a chance to try the games under VirtualBox today using the OS as provided by Amstrad. Pop and F15 II just tank back to the command prompt, no error messages or hints as to what the problem may be. Tried several command line parameters from the F15 II manual but got nothing. Links, on the other …
Re: Dell Optiplex 433/L Restore
Posted on 2018-09-13, 21:43
The machine had both cache upgrades when I got it. Whoever the original owner was they maxed it out with both video and L2 cache. As for the PSU, it appears to be a run of the mill AT unit. Pin out is the same of every other PSU I've come across. And I have two for this model of machine both check …
Re: Amstrad PC5268 bundled games (Prince of Persia and F-15 Strike Eagle II)
Posted on 2018-09-13, 18:51
If the mouse on your 5286 is the same as the 4386 then it's classified as a bus mouse (D-sub connector, female I think, can't remember pin count). On the 4386 it attaches behind a flap on the front of the case above the keyboard. But that shouldn't be a problem as it has a standard serial port you …
Re: New here
Posted on 2018-09-12, 22:44
Errius wrote: (I was trolling a troll whose posts have all been removed) I looked at this post earlier and I was wondering what you were talking about, makes way more sense now we have context.
Re: A computer I built i felt like sharing
Posted on 2018-09-11, 14:57
Woodgrain, Clint from LGR would approve.
Re: Amstrad PC5268 bundled games (Prince of Persia and F-15 Strike Eagle II)
Posted on 2018-09-09, 15:02
Loud crack probably means a blown cap. My PSU is thankfully still operational even though the switch is jammed in the on position (better than being jammed off I guess). My replacement HDD sounds like a mini stone mason is chiselling the data onto a granite platter so I don't hold out hope for the …
Re: Amstrad PC5268 bundled games (Prince of Persia and F-15 Strike Eagle II)
Posted on 2018-09-09, 14:25
Found the system disks and counterpoint, I had them imaged on my external hdd. I think the main problem with these machines is that they have so much proprietary or oddball hardware in them. The PSU in mine is definitely non-standard and probably impossible to replace. And what is it with that …
Re: Amstrad PC5268 bundled games (Prince of Persia and F-15 Strike Eagle II)
Posted on 2018-09-09, 13:21
Check your messages, you will find something in there you will like. If I can find they the rest will follow. Let me know if you got the files ok, not sure about the dropbox web ui when it comes to generating shares.
Re: Amstrad PC5268 bundled games (Prince of Persia and F-15 Strike Eagle II)
Posted on 2018-09-09, 13:03
Judging from the images you have there the software bundle looks much the same as mine. I had 5 (I think it was 5) setup disks for the basic OS install of DOS 3.3, Windows 3.0 (always considered odd as Windows 3.1 was available by then), CA-Compete Demo, CounterPoint. The games manual looks the same …
Re: Amstrad PC5268 bundled games (Prince of Persia and F-15 Strike Eagle II)
Posted on 2018-09-09, 11:08
Sounds like exact same bundle I got with my 4386SX. Can't remember trying to get them working on another machine so I can't vouch for compatibility with other systems. If you like I could dig them out and image them if you want to have a look (assuming that is ok with forum rules about posting disk …
Re: Dell Optiplex 433/L Restore
Posted on 2018-09-06, 13:24
I had a few moments and got a photo of the board in my machine to compare to yours. And I re-checked the nameplate in case I misread it to confirm it is most definitely a 466/L. Two notes on mine, I have the VRAM and L2 cache upgrades which explains the daughter boards above and to the right of the …
Re: Dell Optiplex 433/L Restore
Posted on 2018-09-05, 20:42
Strange, esp as they are the same model. I'll get a photo of my board tomorrow and post it then we can see just how much they differ. I assume they changed the design at some point in the models life and we have different versions. Semi relieved that C87 is 0v on both, so I assume I can rule that …
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