Re: Need help in finding parts for a retro system (3DFX/Win98/DOS)

Posted on 2022-12-30, 14:33

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by Gmlb256

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Like the others said, get an older GeForce card which is a nice compromise between DOS and Windows. Since you're planning to build a computer with a Pentium 4 CPU, go for the GeForce4 Ti 4200. Certain DOS games with Glide support will have issues (black screen at startup for example) on faster CPUs, …

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Re: Which memory manager is better? Memmaker, QEMM or 386max.

Posted on 2022-12-30, 13:31

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by Gmlb256

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CraigAB69 wrote on 2022-12-30, 11:08: Is there an old Knowledgebase archived somewhere? There is a manual for version 7 on archive.org. It requires an account to "borrow" it and get access to all pages. Apart from this, a boxed copy of QEMM comes with technotes and the manual in physical form.

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Re: UNISOUND - Universal ISA PnP Sound Card Driver for DOS v0.80a

Posted on 2022-12-30, 13:04

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by Gmlb256

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Hey @JazeFox do you ever intend to enable SBK loading for AWE32/64 cards? About sound bank uploading to AWE cards: Quick answer: no. It's not within this tool's scope. And, moreover: I think of SBK support only in 2 scenarios: 1- GM/GS/MT32 use. That's what AWEUTIL /EM:XX does, but the thing is: …

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Re: Which memory manager is better? Memmaker, QEMM or 386max.

Posted on 2022-12-30, 05:35

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by Gmlb256

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I was wondering this same question recently and why it used to be a pain-in-the.... Then I remembered that the DOS menu wasn't available until DOS 6. Now that I am a bit more aware of how to move things around into different memory and cut down to exactly what I want the configuration to do, it …

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Re: 16Bit Color Dos Games

Posted on 2022-12-30, 03:09

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by Gmlb256

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Extreme Assault is capable of using 16bpp VESA modes in addition to having a separate executable supporting 3dfx Glide.

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Re: Permanently Banned don't know why

Posted on 2022-12-30, 00:42

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Wow! I feel sorry that your original account got banned for unexplained reasons. 😖 Hope the admins help you solve the issue!

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2022-12-29, 13:46

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PD2JK wrote on 2022-12-29, 10:41: Didn't post a while here. DSP 4.13 so it might deliver some hanging notes in Doom. Oh well, part of the hobby. Don't worry much about that bug, the CT1747 bus chip that the CT2230 has mostly mitigates it and DOOM works fine when playing the music with the MPU-401 …

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Re: Pentium MMX - Voodoo1 or 2 and paired with?

Posted on 2022-12-29, 05:34

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by Gmlb256

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while that's a fair notion, recommending against putting the v2 in a pentium system isn't just some modern meme, reviewers at the time usually quite strongly pointed out that it really takes a pentium ii to benefit from the voodoo2. just from a quick search: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ …

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Re: Choose the sound card for the 3PCs: DX4 - P60 - P200

Posted on 2022-12-28, 22:04

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by Gmlb256

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Perhaps. But you also will hear the difference with the AWE's builtin ROM samples. Hardly any game will use the DRAM on the AWE. I think 8 MB is a reasonable amount of DRAM on any AWE. In Windows 98' DOS box you may use an emulation that routes MPU through the AWE's wavetable synthesis. (Yes, I …

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Re: Choose the sound card for the 3PCs: DX4 - P60 - P200

Posted on 2022-12-28, 21:50

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by Gmlb256

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The infamous hanging note bug only happens when using external MIDI modules connected thru the gameport or in the case of AWE32, a module connected to the WaveBlaster header. It won't happen if the EMU8K (or AWE wavetable :P) is being used for MIDI playback since it is largely detached from the SB16 …

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Re: Shuttle 591P Rev 3.1 VIA MVP3 chipset issues with UDMA mode.

Posted on 2022-12-28, 17:44

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by Gmlb256

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But what about "Standard IDE driver" ? IMO it's enough for this case P.S. A good Phil's explanation how to change dma mode in bios settings How to enable DMA mode in Windows 95 or 98 Doesn't work with every motherboard chipset and PIO mode will be forced on unsupported ones in Windows. But it worth …

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Re: Pentium II buid: 2 Vodoo 2 in SLI, recomended video card AGP.

Posted on 2022-12-28, 17:32

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by Gmlb256

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But which is 'best' is an academic discussion if you don't have perfect availability of all models. Better idea: find out what is available and try and figure out which of those is best for your purposes. I feel like this subject comes up a lot here. People frequently ask for what is the best …

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Re: Pentium II buid: 2 Vodoo 2 in SLI, recomended video card AGP.

Posted on 2022-12-28, 15:51

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by Gmlb256

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The most compatible cards that work with everything are often very easy to find. Pretty much any PCI S3, Cirrus Logic or Trident card with 2MB to 4MB of RAM would make a solid 2D card for a Voodoo setup. AGP isn't really necessary. Except that an AGP card doesn't take up a PCI slot which could be …

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Re: Shuttle 591P Rev 3.1 VIA MVP3 chipset issues with UDMA mode.

Posted on 2022-12-28, 15:22

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by Gmlb256

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Windows 98 didn't come with IDE drivers for VIA chipsets out of the box. :S But what about "Standard IDE driver" ? IMO it's enough for this case P.S. A good Phil's explanation how to change dma mode in bios settings How to enable DMA mode in Windows 95 or 98 Doesn't work with every motherboard …

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Re: System freezes since Sound Blaster Live

Posted on 2022-12-28, 14:29

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by Gmlb256

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The VIA chipset could be the culprit as SBLive! used PCI protocols that VIA didn't bother to implement. On some occasions one could be lucky if that sound card worked fine on these chipsets. Lastly, the WDM drivers for the SBLive! will be installed by default which aren't reliable in Windows 98. …

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Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2022-12-28, 14:16

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by Gmlb256

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Hi. I am setting up my music for a game called The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall. I have a lot of music options and they all sound different (and I like them all). What is the difference between these when I'm using my Orpheus card: MPU-401 Roland Sound Canvas MT-32 I'm using the card in the default …

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Re: Shuttle 591P Rev 3.1 VIA MVP3 chipset issues with UDMA mode.

Posted on 2022-12-28, 13:36

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by Gmlb256

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Hi there folks, Someone can help me about that? Thanks a lot. I have a 40GB hard disk Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST340014A Hi, Try to not install VIA IDE driver at all. IIRC during the installation process customize and disable VIA IDE driver in the checkbox. You will be able to set UDMA in the …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-12-28, 13:15

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by Gmlb256

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3Dfx did pull shitty cards such as the Banshee or like Voodoo Velocity... The Voodoo Banshee wasn't a dumbed down Voodoo2 like most people think. Although having one TMU, it came with a 128-bit memory interface and lay the groundwork for the Voodoo3. Still, that doesn't change the fact that 3dfx …

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Re: What era of computers do you draw the line at collecting and/or using?

Posted on 2022-12-28, 02:56

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by Gmlb256

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When retro stuff is concerned, I won't be using a computer that lacks ISA slots since I'm mainly focused with DOS (and Windows 9x to some extent). Even then, I'm not a collector due to lacking space and having everything I need.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2022-12-28, 02:24

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by Gmlb256

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To be fair with 3DFX... You can't really compete with a company who acquired almost all the talent from SGI and Cray to work with them. Even ATi couldn't in long time, let alone S3 and Matrox. Agreed, 3dfx singlehandedly killed nearly all of the old companies that used to make video chips. Only ATi …

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