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Re: Sound blaster 2.0 CT1350 Troubleshooting no CMS music

Posted on 2021-09-27, 18:55

You're trying to use the C/MS version of CMSDRV, which doesn't work with Sound Blaster. Use this one instead - http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=3 … menustate=45,38

Re: Web browser market share over the years.

Posted on 2021-09-26, 01:27

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ Software

Seamonkey can still be configured to back to Communicator 4.x layout and buttons, and there's a few themes that bring back the Seamonkey 1.x/Communicator4 graphics (Seazilla etc) so all the old Netscape familiarism can still be had . Seazilla looks promising, but... "This add-on is not compatible …

Re: Web browser market share over the years.

Posted on 2021-09-25, 16:24

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ Software

Bruninho wrote on 2021-09-19, 22:09: RIP Netscape, best browser I have ever used. So true! I wish there was a browser with the look&feel of Netscape Communicator, and with full support for the modern Web. SeaMonkey is close, but could be closer...

Re: Anybody recognises this MDA card?

Posted on 2021-09-18, 13:30

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ Video

Badscrew wrote on 2021-09-18, 11:31: Good to know that the LPT could be disabled: I already have one on my multi-io card. Is it closed disabled or open disable, do you know? In the card I have, closed = disabled. But indeed, it probably won't conflict with the I/O card.

Re: Anybody recognises this MDA card?

Posted on 2021-09-18, 11:04

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ Video

Yes, looks like Winbond, a ubiquitous Hercules clone. One of the jumpers selects the external character generator ROM, the other disables the LPT.

Re: How to properly add 80287 NPU

Posted on 2021-09-15, 22:07

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

maxtherabbit wrote on 2021-09-15, 14:30: 18MHz is just fine for the 287xl. They work perfectly up to like 20 or so OK, but that's overclocking. 287XL is rated for up to 12.5 MHz.

Re: How to properly add 80287 NPU

Posted on 2021-09-15, 02:56

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The question is how to use the 10mhz 287 in my system (i can go back to 12 Mhz), do i need to install the OSC3 [probably 20 Mhz] and jumper headers JP5 and JP6, what about R46 and c60? First and foremost, check the state of the CKM pin, and measure the frequency in the CLK pin of the coprocessor …

Re: How to properly add 80287 NPU

Posted on 2021-09-13, 22:02

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The question is: what exactly model is the FPU? For synchronous operation, 286@18 MHz requires the FPU to be rated for at least 12 MHz (if based on the original 287), or at least 18 MHz (if based on 287XL).

Re: Windows 3.1 on FreeDOS

Posted on 2021-08-06, 09:07

by Grzyb

in Release Announcements

BTW: What other software was affected by the lack of those INT 2F calls? What other software is affected by the lack of GEMMIS support?

Re: Windows 3.1 on FreeDOS

Posted on 2021-08-06, 05:57

by Grzyb

in Release Announcements

So, after 20+ years of development, FreeDOS was still unable to run one of the most common DOS programs... and actually, it still can't run it. Considering how long it's taking to clone such a simple OS as DOS... there's no hope for ReactOS, ever. Sad, but true.

Re: FTP is dead (in Mozilla Firefox v90)

Posted on 2021-07-26, 18:53

by Grzyb

in Milliways

Bad news, indeed. The insecurity of FTP is totally irrelevant for sharing public stuff via anonymous FTP. Anyway, now, when browsers drop FTP support, expect FTP servers also getting shut down. Yes, there's nothing new about this - good old FTP sites were being replaced by modern-and-retarded …

Re: 286 with 1MB RAM - any way to get 640K Conventional?

Posted on 2021-07-14, 22:01

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There was a card for IBM AT to provide the 128 KB between 512K and 640K: http://minuszerodegrees.net/5170/cards/5170_c … rds.htm#128_meo ...and countless clones, of course.

Re: Problem with Micropolis 1991WAV SCSI 68-pin 9.1GB 5.25 FH Hard Disk

Posted on 2021-05-19, 12:29

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

"Int.Type D/W" It probably means Differential Wide. Can't work with a Single Ended host adapter, more: damage is possible.

Re: 286 16mb ram, cdrom driver issues

Posted on 2021-05-08, 00:02

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

What do you mean by "memtest"? I guess it's neither MemTest86 nor Memtest86+, as I never could get them to work on a 386, leave alone a 286... My preferred tools for memory test on a 286 are: - Checkit 3.0, with "quick memory test only" set to NO - Checkit Pro 1.11, also with some "comprehensive" …

Re: 286 16mb ram, cdrom driver issues

Posted on 2021-05-05, 14:35

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I would say some bug in the CD-ROM driver... Have you tried various drivers?

Re: 3Com EISA and 3c5x9cfg

Posted on 2021-05-04, 20:02

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Yes, you need to run the motherboard-specific EISA Configuration Utility. It's supposed to detect the new card, and ask for the 3Com diskette with the appropriate .CFG file, eg. !TCM5092.CFG

SIMM 4 MByte + 1 Mbit parity

Posted on 2021-05-04, 16:31

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

First, let's have a look at this memory module: simm1.jpg 4217400 = 4M x 4 two such chips = 4 MByte HM514100 = 4M x 1 so it's 4 Mbit parity In general, a perfectly normal SIMM of 4 MB with parity. But suddenly, I've encountered this one: simm2.jpg KM44C4100 = 4M x 4 two such chips = 4 MByte …

Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !

Posted on 2021-05-02, 17:49

by Grzyb

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Please try this new build: OK, the Celeron is Celeron again, see the attachment... But I can see a display glitch in the "CPU Tcase_max:" line: where there should be the degree sign, there's character #176 - "Light shade". Shouldn't it be #248 instead? I'm using CP437, the default for vast majority …