Re: SVGA/VESA Emulator for DOS?
Posted on 2020-02-16, 14:18
svga/vesa emulator for dos? I don’t think opening a new thread on the same topic is going to get you any additional info. Maybe try some other forums? vcfed.org or a NFS specific forum?
Re: Sound blaster demo programs for dos
Posted on 2020-02-15, 13:22
To piggyback on this post, anyone have any recommendations for a short demo (like <= 10 seconds)? It would be really cool to put a little animation/sound as the last part of autoexec.bat.
Re: Sound blaster demo programs for dos
Posted on 2020-02-15, 07:13
Back in the day, I loved me some "Unreal" by Future Crew. https://files.scene.org/view/demos/groups/fut … os/unreal11.zip I'd start looking here: http://www.pouet.net/prodlist.php?platform%5B … e=1&order=views
Re: Any ISA sound card sound as good as the Gravis Ultrasound ?
Posted on 2020-02-14, 21:22
uh.. emu8000 streams data and mixes in hardware.. it does the same thing as the GF1 + Interwave chips... ICS Wavefront on TB cards, SAME DEAL! The midiness of the EMU + ICS chipsets just points to them having a ROM in the memory space that has the samples of GM instruments making it easier for …
Re: Any love for AM2?
Posted on 2020-02-12, 14:51
Part of it is probably market saturation. It’s easy to pickup a used 775 based C2D/C2Q for $20, they clog your eBay searches obscuring all the interesting AM2 options.
Re: svga/vesa emulator for dos?
Posted on 2020-02-12, 13:50
That’s just poor planning by developers requiring a higher resolution menu than needed for gameplay. I would search and see if there isn’t a command line option for bypassing menu and setting resolution and jumping straight into the game.
Re: Athlon XP meets PCI Express Adapter
Posted on 2020-02-12, 01:31
I can't imagine a faster card would perform much better, there's a reason modern cards aren't made for PCI. I guess you might save a little money since PCI versions of Geforce 8400 / GT430 are tough to find and cost a premium. A fast AGP card would match that system fine.
Re: Some guys opinion about DOSBox
Posted on 2020-02-11, 03:22
Bruninho wrote on 2020-02-11, 00:51: You can always emulate a rPI3 with QEMU, no? No clue, tho emulating a rPI3 to run DosBox-X seems like silly idea.
Re: Some guys opinion about DOSBox
Posted on 2020-02-11, 00:48
Bruninho wrote on 2020-02-10, 23:53: I like the idea of your distro. I really do. But I wanted to use a different version (DOSBox-X) and with my rPi3. Yeah there’s lots of room for improvement . I never tried a raspberry pi, but I have trouble justifying buying one when I can ebay used thin clients …
Re: Some guys opinion about DOSBox
Posted on 2020-02-10, 23:42
I guess there’s room for all types, I suppose some people want to play retro dos games without using the command line. But certainly not me, that’s why with DosBox Distro I went to great lengths to hide the Linux OS and force people to live on the DosBox command line. I’m sorta interest to see how …
Re: Pentium 66 MHz vs 75 MHz shoot out (on a level field)
Posted on 2020-02-07, 17:16
I gotta admit I was expecting a tie. The P66 with the win, was a nice surprise.
Re: Which one should I get? The 849bs or the 4CoreDual-VSTA
Posted on 2020-02-06, 16:41
It would be cool to build a sleeper system in a old case with the Jetway.
Re: I think it's time to include first gen phenom
Posted on 2020-02-06, 16:34
Seriously it can’t handle web surfing? you have to remember though that websites nowadays don't have any consideration for performance whatsoever, the bloat is real. web surfing 10+ years ago was something entirely different than it is today. Yeah I understand that, I just don’t usually have issues …
Re: Which one should I get? The 849bs or the 4CoreDual-VSTA
Posted on 2020-02-06, 13:49
I never heard much about the Jetway 849B, is it’s only unique traits being a 462 motherboard with AT form factor and PSU support? I think the ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA has gotten a lot more attention around here due to the AGP and PCIe bus as well as C2D/C2Q support.
Re: Tektronix RIC386 (Radisys)
Posted on 2020-02-05, 19:03
Update: The Yamaha MF-009 doesnt work. ISA ports fine. I swapped in an ESS Audiodrive 1869F and that's working as expected. I tested a cheap optical serial mouse, and I hate it. Unless someone can recommend a specific optical serial mouse, I'm going to have to go with the traditional ball mouse.
Re: I think it's time to include first gen phenom
Posted on 2020-02-05, 03:22
Seriously it can’t handle web surfing?
Re: Early 90s 386 build as close to period correct as possible.
Posted on 2020-02-04, 16:42
I just installed my original wing commander from 11 360k floppy disks and pretty much half speed seems to be the correct speed for that game which is when I turn off turbo and it halves clockspeed down to 17Mhz. Good to know, I’ve been comparing the benchmarks of your DX33 against the Sx20 I’ve …
Re: Tektronix RIC386 (Radisys)
Posted on 2020-02-04, 16:15
I grabbed a few minutes this morning to setup some software and learned some tid bits. The bios is not Y2K compliant. :) I have 512kb of video ram. Also I don’t think my Yamaha MF-009 is functional. SETUPSA.exe didn’t detect it. I didn’t get a chance to try swapping ISA slots or a different sound …
Re: Internal OPL3 ISA 8 bits (PCXT)
Posted on 2020-02-04, 03:21
Fair enough, I didnt see any of that until I started connecting to BBS's in 1993. I guess I was always more interested in commercial software than indie software.
Re: Tektronix RIC386 (Radisys)
Posted on 2020-02-04, 03:03
Some progress. I had to remove one of the fans to route ide and power cables over to the isa slots. Internal CF will be 512mb. Replaced the Rayovac 844 brick that no longer held a charge with a 3xAAA battery case. Generic Yamaha MF-009 installed. Hopefully I'll get some time Wednesday to install and …
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