Re: Alien Carnage (aka Halloween Harry) won't run with DOS 6.22 - help needed

Posted on 2020-01-01, 17:08

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by ildonaldo

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Yes, this CD burnig business is a bit annoying but on the other hand the 486 is my only machine I have to do this. All others (with Windows 95 or later) are network-ready or have USB 😀

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Re: Alien Carnage (aka Halloween Harry) won't run with DOS 6.22 - help needed

Posted on 2020-01-01, 16:49

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by ildonaldo

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Finally got it - and yes, it seems that (all) the exe files were corrupted. In any previous attempt I first unpacked the ZIP files on my Win 10 machine and then burned an ISO/UDF CD from this files*. Never had any problems with this approach until, but somehow in this special case this must have …

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Re: Alien Carnage (aka Halloween Harry) won't run with DOS 6.22 - help needed

Posted on 2020-01-01, 11:58

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by ildonaldo

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Tried several versions of the game and settings for config.sys - unfortunately both didn't work. Tried several versions from different sources and all known parameters (/c, info, slowpal, nopage) but nothing happend - the game simply won't respond :-( Here the result with HH1.exe, but all other …

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Alien Carnage (aka Halloween Harry) won't run with DOS 6.22 - help needed

Posted on 2019-12-30, 15:31

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by ildonaldo

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Hi, it's christmas and I got finally some spare time to tinker around with my old 486 PC :-) (see signature #1) Got almost all my favorite old games running now, but Alien Carnage (aka Halloween Harry) resists all my attempts so far. MEM says 578k free which should suffice for the most games. When …

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Biostar M5SAA MoBo - Need Bios Update & Manual

Posted on 2019-08-23, 19:21

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by ildonaldo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I just got a Biostar M5SAA Mainboard with a K6 II 450 and need the latest Bios for Update. A manual would also help with the jumpers 😊 TNX & regards, ildonaldo

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Re: Best hardware for Matrox m3D (PowerVR 2)?

Posted on 2019-07-24, 18:33

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by ildonaldo

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Thank you xjas, I tend to this too, but is there any further (qualified) opinion on that matter? Should it be a, b or c ...

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Re: Best hardware for Matrox m3D (PowerVR 2)?

Posted on 2019-07-23, 18:46

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by ildonaldo

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in Marvin \ Video

Thank you for sharing your ideas, but it would be great if someone could contribut a opinion to my initial question - should it be a, b or c? FYI: I have several retro machines in my collection, but I like to stick with period correct hardware (+/- 1 year) in combination. So e.g. my PIII or my XP …

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Re: Best hardware for Matrox m3D (PowerVR 2)?

Posted on 2019-07-21, 16:12

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by ildonaldo

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Sorry, my PIII is already occupied by my Voodoo 2 SLI system 😉

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Best hardware for Matrox m3D (PowerVR 2)?

Posted on 2019-07-21, 15:00

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by ildonaldo

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Hi there, I would like to check a new platform for my Matrox m3D (PowerVR 2). AFAIK the PowerVR is dependent on the PCI-Bus speed and - to use it's full capability - I am thinking about a hardware reconfig. Currently it is running on a TritonTX Mainboard with a IDT W2A-200 CPU. The question is now: …

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Re: XP driver for CT4810 or CT5803/4740 ?!?

Posted on 2019-06-11, 16:15

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by ildonaldo

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Yes, onboard sound was disabled from the start. So that shouldn't be the source of the trouble. The config worked previously fine with Win98SE, but updating the system to XP prooved to be a bit bumpy. I will now try to disable all other (unnecessary) onboard devices in case they claim some IRQ or EA …

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XP driver for CT4810 or CT5803/4740 ?!?

Posted on 2019-06-07, 16:57

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by ildonaldo

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Hi there, I am just about setting up Windows XP-SP3 on my 3200+ system (#3 of sig, approx. 2002) but the gameport isn't recognised properly. The soundcard itself works fine with the genuine XP drivers but the gamport is crossed out in the hardware controll panel :-( I've already searched the …

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Re: How to check if Voodoo 2 SLI is working properly?

Posted on 2019-04-27, 19:44

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by ildonaldo

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Thanks a lot - everything is fine. The driver says "SLI: detected" and 3DMark runs fine on Voodoo & 1024x768 (=> 3460 3DMarks). All I need now are some suitable games to run on this machine 😉

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How to check if Voodoo 2 SLI is working properly?

Posted on 2019-04-27, 17:08

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by ildonaldo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I am currently building a "new" retro system: PIII/700 + TNT2 M64 + 2x Voodoo 2 als SLI + SB16 mit Win 98 SE. Video drivers are FastVoodoo2 4.6 + DirectX 8.1b Everything seems to work fine, but I would like to check if the SLI is working properly. Is this a case for Aida or any other small tool? TNX …

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Need new fan/cooler for ASUS GF2 AGP-V7700/32M (TVR)

Posted on 2019-03-11, 10:02

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by ildonaldo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The fan of my ASUS GF2 AGP-V7700/32M (TVR) has gone bad/noisy (cleaning and greasing didn't help). Usually it wouldn't be a problem to get some replacement, but there is no manufactorer label and it comes with three wire connector plus the odd shape of the frame. Any idea where to get a matching …

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Re: Torisan CDR-C3G driver urgently needed (IDE CD-ROM changer)

Posted on 2019-01-27, 09:03

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by ildonaldo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thanks, I will give it a try and report back 😀

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Torisan CDR-C3G driver urgently needed (IDE CD-ROM changer)

Posted on 2019-01-24, 17:48

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by ildonaldo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have been able to lay my hands on a (reasonable priced) "Torisan CDR-C3G". Can anybody help my with the DOS/Win 3.x driver (file: torisan.zip)? And it would be great if anyone would have the latest Window 9.x driver (originally from Gateway source)... TNX & best wishes ildonaldo

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Re: Win 95C - installer update for Tomb Raider 1 needed

Posted on 2019-01-14, 09:57

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by ildonaldo

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Guess I have mixed this up with the "ADVANCED TOMB RAIDER INSTALLER" for Windows XP. Got TR1 running now with Win 95 (with resolution 800x600 & colourdepth 16bit). There is still a problem with the intro movies (don't show), but I will try some different 2D cards like S3 Virge/DX or ATI Rage Pro. …

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Re: Win 95C - installer update for Tomb Raider 1 needed

Posted on 2019-01-13, 18:13

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by ildonaldo

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Oh, I am quite certain that there had been a Windows 95 adapted version (that I remember having in that days). Please see https://www.amazon.com/Tomb-Raider-DOS-Windows-95/dp/B004LJMNJ2 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrIhy8XxmzA But I don't remember if there had been an installer update for the …

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Win 95C - installer update for Tomb Raider 1 needed

Posted on 2019-01-13, 17:30

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by ildonaldo

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in Marvin \ Software

Hello, I just installed Windows 95C on my 1997 Pentium 1 Build (#2 IDT W2A/200, but now with a Matrox Millenium II + Matrox m3D PowerVR 2). I now intended to install Tomb Raider 1 (including PVR 2 patch) on the system, but my TR1 "Gold edition" came only with the DOS installer. Is there anything …

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Re: Q: will this RTC module fit?

Posted on 2018-09-16, 10:11

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by ildonaldo

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thank you for the quick and competent answer - case closed 😀

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