Re: Good 939 chipsets and boards
Posted on 2021-01-15, 11:36
I'm pretty happy with my DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D. Bought it way back in 2005, still serves me well. Lots of overclocking options, if you're interested in that.
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2021-01-14, 10:41
Tomb Raider 2 was getting a bit repetitive so I decided to play some Quake 2 alongside it. I'm using a Voodoo card + MiniGL for that old-school look. A bit washed out when compared to full OpenGL ICD, but all the cool kids played it like that in '98, so I figure it's good enough for me. ;) IIRC, …
Re: Is original DOS quake speed-sensitive?
Posted on 2021-01-14, 04:44
Press the tilde key (~) to open the console and check your game version. If it's currently 1.01 then patch it to version 1.06 . After that, apply patch 1.08 which is the final DOS release. Next, edit config.cfg and add this line (or modify the existing one if it's already there). It's not a typo, …
Re: Yamaha YMF71x SB Pro Mixer Bug Issue Fix
Posted on 2021-01-13, 05:04
I also really like WSS support in DOS. WSS is such an underrated feature. It's supported more than people think, especially by games which use the Miles Sound System. Fun fact: the Sound Blaster driver in certain Sierra games is speed sensitive, but the WSS driver is not. A good example of this is …
Re: Late 90s Celeron + Voodoo 3 retro rig
Posted on 2021-01-12, 18:27
Nice build. I have something fairly similar, P2 266 (waiting on a 400mhz to arrive in the post), v3 3000, awe64 value & ymf744. Cheers! Does your Yamaha card have SPDIF out by any chance? Mine doesn't, and that's my only pet peeve with it. I definitely gotta try final fantasy for the XG music even …
Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild
Posted on 2021-01-12, 11:17
But I have to run S3 Refresh every time the system reboots, is it possible to keep refresh rate settings? Save changes to autoexec didn`t help... Not sure, I only used that utility for a short time while testing the S3D version of Tomb Raider. Maybe someone else knows of a way to keep the refresh …
Re: How do your organise your DIGITAL game storage?
Posted on 2021-01-12, 10:09
I obsessively download the offline installers for all my GOG games up through the winXP era. Same. My fear is that the installers will be updated at some point and won't work on XP anymore. On that note, I wish GOG would offer the original install media as an optional download (BIN/CUE format). …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2021-01-12, 09:42
Just reached the sunken ship in Tomb Raider 2. Guess I'm about half way through the game. Feels nice to do some actual "tomb raiding" again. Was getting kinda bored with all the urban areas. Digging the music and sound design though. In particular, the Oil Rig ambient track sounded like they …
Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild
Posted on 2021-01-12, 08:34
In 3DFX accelerated games I have 120 Hz refresh rate, there is such option in Diamond Monster settings. But in software mode games runs in 60 Hz. Is it possible to get 120 Hz in software renderer in windows games? If both the graphics card and the monitor support 120 Hz at the target resolution, it …
Re: Athlon 64 3400+ Build
Posted on 2021-01-11, 15:16
Nice build! I had something similar in 2005 and I'm still using a slightly modified version of that rig as my main WinXP system. You might want to throw in a Sound Blaster X-Fi for EAX gaming, if you care about that.
Re: A couple (or, perhaps, quite a bit more) rigs for all ages
Posted on 2021-01-09, 12:06
Of the answer to both is true, I can plug anything at the end of that TOSLINK cable and enjoy nice digital sound from one of the most compatible cards out there, minus the hiss. Very interesting. On paper, the CMI8330 has some amazing capabilities, so I'm looking forward to seeing how your approach …
Re: What old software do you still use daily ?
Posted on 2021-01-08, 20:00
Total Commander, if that counts. I use it on my modern computer, on my WinXP system as well as on my Win98 rig. There's even a version for Win 3.1 which works great too. Oh, and I also consider Norton Commander a mandatory part of my DOS 6.22 experience.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-01-08, 15:02
imi wrote on 2021-01-08, 14:50: some stuff from the last year still: Wow! All of those seem to be in excellent condition. New old stock? I particularly like the Miro. Nice to see the OPTi 82C929 chip on a hi-end sound card for a change.
Re: Differences between CMI8330A, CMI8330C, and HT1869V?
Posted on 2021-01-08, 07:36
I thought these chips didn't have SB16 compatibility (only some ALS cards) and that the OPL3 was bad? Interesting. The feature set of the CMI8330 is quite interesting. Gerwin did a nice a review of it in this thread: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=164530#p164530 Some FM synth recordings can …
Re: Differences between CMI8330A, CMI8330C, and HT1869V?
Posted on 2021-01-07, 21:40
For example AWE64 plays via its S/PDIF only EMU MIDI and CQM FM but no WAVE "SFX". Do you mean sound effects and voice? The manual of the AWE64 Gold states that it can output digital audio through SPDIF, but only if it's running at 44.1 kHz. So in theory, you should be able to record it from some …
Re: UNISOUND - Universal ISA PnP Sound Card Driver for DOS v0.75e
Posted on 2021-01-07, 07:31
How does UNISOUND configure this setup? Not sure, I only ever used Creative's drivers. I do remember being able to change the parameters with relative ease using CTCU.EXE under DOS 6.22. BTW, I have edited my previous post with the source for the address correlation, it was from the official AWE32 …
Re: UNISOUND - Universal ISA PnP Sound Card Driver for DOS v0.75e
Posted on 2021-01-07, 06:53
Card #1: Creative AWE64 (Internally Line Out routed to CM8330 Line In header): I want the configuration to be A240, I5 D3 H7 P300 E620 T6 Slightly unrelated, but I remember reading somewhere that certain games expect the AWE port to be SB port + 400. So if you use A240 then it's expected to also go …
Re: Which old game would you like to see a remastered version of?
Posted on 2021-01-06, 20:40
And frankly, after the debacle that was Warcraft III Reforged, I'd rather not risk a classic I adore getting ruined. Or worse, being turned into a.... ugh... service . My thoughts exactly. Nowadays, I prefer to just play the originals on period-correct hardware instead of having them remade into …
Re: YMF744+DSDMA+DOS+P965(and other PCIe chipsets)=success
Posted on 2021-01-06, 04:26
Duke3d only works in pure dos on these cards. It doesn't work in windows at all. There is no patch. This is true, unless you're using SB-Link. It works just fine under Win9x in that case. No need to set anything in the Windows drivers either, they somehow automatically "know" when a YMF7x4 card is …
Re: YMF744+DSDMA+DOS+P965(and other PCIe chipsets)=success
Posted on 2021-01-06, 04:14
I think i needed it for duke 3d to work The sound setup menu in that game is a bit confusing, but as long as you select Sound Blaster Pro under sound card type, the High DMA value will be ignored. I just leave it at 5 (default value) and the game works fine with my YMF724. As far as I know, Duke3D …
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