Re: Using -new- printer with -old- PC running Windows 98?

Posted on 2020-04-21, 13:46

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Actually, it seems you might be able to use GhostScript to create a virtual PostScript printer on your Win7 machine that you could then talk to from Win98 but I'm having difficulty finding a clear guide.

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Re: Using -new- printer with -old- PC running Windows 98?

Posted on 2020-04-21, 13:38

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Your best bet might be to install print-to-pdf software on Windows 98 and then save to a shared folder on the Win7 machine, and then actually print the file from there. Surprisingly it seems like there isn't software you could run on Win7 that pretends to be a PostScript printer and then prints …

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Re: Universal PnP Sound Card Enabler for DOS v0.67b (UNISOUND)

Posted on 2020-04-21, 05:56

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I tried the Win95 drivers and that helps! So the issue only occurs with the built-in WDM drivers. Also, do you know what the 'reserved' device the AZT2320 requires does?

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Re: Need help and advice with hdd's

Posted on 2020-04-21, 05:45

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auron wrote on 2020-04-20, 20:15: however some adapters did actually have some wiring issues that prohibited DMA, Yes that was what I was referring to. Edit: the adapter I've got here does not support DMA, but it's old, from 2000 or so.

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Re: Universal PnP Sound Card Enabler for DOS v0.67b (UNISOUND)

Posted on 2020-04-21, 05:28

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I checked everything and it's ok. Thanks for taking the effort to test this so thoroughly! The card is not recognized by games, which is why I figured it might be in WSS mode. It could very well just be an issue with my system, I've had mysterious issues with all cards I've tried; I've also had …

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Re: Universal PnP Sound Card Enabler for DOS v0.67b (UNISOUND)

Posted on 2020-04-20, 19:37

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JazeFox wrote on 2020-04-20, 15:16: After running DUMP.EXE, ZIP the whole folder with the resulting files, and upload the archive here. Here you go, I ran the tool after restarting in MS-Dos mode from Windows and after directly booting into DOS, though I don't think it makes a difference in file …

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Re: Need help and advice with hdd's

Posted on 2020-04-20, 19:17

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I've also been looking into this and I found the following: -Apparently some/many(?) CF IDE adapters only use PIO mode and will be relatively slow for a P3. -msata and m.2 to 44 pin IDE adapters exist and might be neater than a 2.5" SSD and sata->IDE converter, however for a desktop machine you also …

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Re: Universal PnP Sound Card Enabler for DOS v0.67b (UNISOUND)

Posted on 2020-04-20, 14:56

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Would you be willing to take a look at the issue I mentioned where an azt2320 card fails to produce sound if Windows has been booted first?

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Re: Want to connect my DOS pc to my network to send myself files

Posted on 2020-04-20, 14:47

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chinny22 wrote on 2020-04-20, 11:32: 2) IDE to CF or SD card. Due to the case design you will have to open it up every time you want to swap it out but PC that age you'll be limited to 500MB or 8GB drive. enough as a recovery partition of sorts. I think he could still use an adapter that has a rear …

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Re: Shortest Sound Blaster (or compatible) card with real OPL3?

Posted on 2020-04-18, 16:29

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dionb wrote on 2020-04-17, 18:31: "LS245" I've seen cards with that chip but an obvious empty spot for an OPL3, so I don't think it's an OPL3 clone.

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Re: Windows 98 framerate feels choppy

Posted on 2020-04-18, 11:17

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Are you using VGA or DVI? Have you tried DOS games in pure DOS?

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Re: Shortest Sound Blaster (or compatible) card with real OPL3?

Posted on 2020-04-15, 07:09

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derSammler wrote on 2020-04-15, 06:16: Or something like this: https://www.philscomputerlab.com/hp-mm-pro-16v-a.html Yes one of the triangular Aztech cards was what I came here to post.

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Re: What sound card do you use on your modern PC ?

Posted on 2020-04-14, 05:24

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Schiit Modi USB DAC. I'm a big fan of USB DACs. When I first built this machine I couldn't use my X-fi anymore (no PCI slots) and even though you always read about onboard audio being "good enough" now, it was horribly noisy. A USB DAC fixes that and what I especially like is that it doesn't need …

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Re: Newer graphics cards, Glide, and Windows 3.x

Posted on 2020-04-08, 10:16

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I just tried deus ex on my 1000Mhz P3 and voodoo 2 SLI because I thought voodoo 2 SLI is close to same speed as voodoo 3 and I didn't get very good frame rate with 1024x768 resolution. There is no fps counter though it so it is just personal opinion of if the frame rate felt good. 'stat fps' …

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Re: Newer graphics cards, Glide, and Windows 3.x

Posted on 2020-04-08, 09:29

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Voodoo 3 barely passes the minimum system requirements for original deus ex. There is no way you would get good frame rates at 1024x768 Well I haven't tried it myself so maybe you're right. But what I am sure about is that Deus Ex is very CPU limited and that a fast graphics card only really helps …

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Re: Newer graphics cards, Glide, and Windows 3.x

Posted on 2020-04-08, 07:54

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Voodoo 3 barely passes the minimum system requirements for original deus ex. There is no way you would get good frame rates at 1024x768 Well I haven't tried it myself so maybe you're right. But what I am sure about is that Deus Ex is very CPU limited and that a fast graphics card only really helps …

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Re: Newer graphics cards, Glide, and Windows 3.x

Posted on 2020-04-08, 07:22

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I don't think the video card will be the bottleneck for Deus Ex (v3 should be fine) - CPU speed and amount of RAM is. I'm not sure about an AMD system but for a P3 you'll want a Coppermine which makes ISA slots a bit more difficult to come by. Unless you really care about using Glide I would try to …

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Re: Trouble with Aztech SG Waverider 32+

Posted on 2020-04-02, 06:19

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Having briefly played with the Aztech drivers, I didn't notice any noise when clicking in Explorer, but I'll focus on that tomorrow. Gone from the MIDI devices listing is the Microsoft GS synth, is this because of the VXD drivers? Guess I'll test that tomorrow too. I'll probably keep them as I'd …

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Re: Trouble with Aztech SG Waverider 32+

Posted on 2020-04-01, 05:45

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I had the same issue with demofm.exe (the FM test from Diagnose) with my azt2316 card. It seems its OPL is speed sensitive for some applications. However, games like Doom work fine. Why exactly do you want to use the Win95 driver? I don't think it'll perform better than the Win98 driver(s). Win98 …

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Re: Need Help Ventilating / Cooling Old AT/ATX Computer Case

Posted on 2020-03-30, 20:05

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It can be done by drilling a hole to start from and using a jigsaw or even a fretsaw. It won't look professional though.

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