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Re: Reqiuem Avenging Angel

Posted on 2020-08-07, 19:58

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

I was trying to run this on windows XP, but it just wont run. It keeps saying i need direct X 6 Details are needed. Are you installing the game from its original disc? Do you get any error messages during the installation? What specific error message does it give you, and do you have to do anything …

Reqiuem Avenging Angel

Posted on 2020-08-05, 19:36

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

I was trying to run this on windows XP, but it just wont run. It keeps saying i need direct X 6, but the system has direct x 8 or so maybe 9... has anyone had this game running? Windows XP Pentium 4 3.06 ghz 1 gig ram ati radeon x300 video card.

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-07-31, 03:01

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There was a thread on this forum I saw before but cant find it now, talking about freedos. I know someone linked to the file above , but there was a whole thread on it that was very informative and I cant find it now. Can someone link to it?

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-07-21, 14:05

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Anyone have a fan that goes on a pentium 200 MMX? The cpu has a heat sink on it, and the fan should snap on to it. Its a great CPU but i cant use it without the fan.

Re: Is there any reason to keep a Win9X machine around for gaming except for fun or nostalgia?

Posted on 2020-07-13, 15:48

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I love having old hardware to play old games. Since I collect a lot of old PC games, and i still have my old collection, many of which i never finished. I have a windows XP machine, a pentium 200 running windows 98, and a 486 66 running windows 95 but its mostly for DOS.

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-07-03, 01:26

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

melbar wrote on 2020-07-02, 07:15: Maybe this is an option for you. MS-DOS & FreeDOS Starter Pack That looks awesome. Im going to test it out.

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-07-02, 03:54

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Before doing memmaker that, you could try to adding RAM i=B000-B7FF to the device=emm386.exe command in config.sys (those are zeros, not Os). If you are not running games running monochrome(MDA/ Hercules) graphics, that will cause no issues . This worked. Though now Xwing just freezes in the intro …

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-19, 14:43

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Before doing memmaker that, you could try to adding RAM i=B000-B7FF to the device=emm386.exe command in config.sys (those are zeros, not Os). If you are not running games running monochrome(MDA/ Hercules) graphics, that will cause no issues . This worked. Though now Xwing just freezes in the intro …

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-16, 20:16

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have, but when I do, my conventional memory drops to 506K free, which means I cant run anything anymore.

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-16, 19:09

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Heres another question. When I installed and try to run X-wing. it says that I dont have enough XMS memory and so speech and digitized sounds will be turned off. It says I have no XMS .

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-16, 04:32

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Looks like you just need to get the mouse driver loaded high and then you'll have plenty of conv. memory So, I removed the mouse driver from the wrong spot, but I just initialized it in DOS. THings are working very well. I have been playing Space quest 4 and 5, and now playing some Waynes World. …

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-16, 02:32

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here are the pics of running the mem command https://i.imgur.com/ekb3OtA.jpg https://i.imgur.com/WQS33gg.jpg v Looks like more than enough memory... I had a couple games tell me that I needed at least 575,000 or something like that and wouldnt run. Ill need to check my sys files again to see if I …

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-16, 02:22

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sorry. Didn't see your question re. config.sys and autoexec.bat. :) So, the problem is on the P200 machine right, running Windows 98? Are you trying to run the games from Windows or directly from DOS? I assume these are older DOS games only using conventional memory (up to 640kb). In the config.sys …

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-16, 02:20

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

THanks for the replies. I will look into this. But yes im using a PCI sound card. a soundblaster live 5.1 I didnt realize I had the mouse driver twice.... oops also I heard the oakcdrom driver takes up a lot of memory and using a different one would be better Also, can I get dos to use my usb ports …

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-15, 21:14

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Why do you have mouse drivers in both config.sys and autoexec.bat? You should be able to get rid of one of them (whatever uses the most memory) and load the other high. Re: the LIVEDOS line - does that mean you're using a PCI sound card? You could be in for a world of pain and may want to see if …

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-11, 01:26

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Those are some nice acquisitions. Congrats! There is dedicated thread for posting these kinds of things though, rather than stating a new thread: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=17341 I wasnt sure if I should post it in there or not. Sorry. I didnt want to get it cluttered, as I knew I …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-10, 20:47

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My "pride and joy" Main retro pc was made almost exclusively from scrap lots... And from a lot pictured on a carpet :) And from buying these lots I am able to take and test/fix what I need and move on the rest. From luck/patience using lots and perhaps taking some risks to some...I have this …

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-10, 20:27

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here are the config and autoexec files

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-10, 19:56

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here is the P200 as it is now. The 5.25 floppy drive and the zip disk drive dont work.

Re: New retro computers

Posted on 2020-06-10, 19:52

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Those are some nice acquisitions. Congrats! There is dedicated thread for posting these kinds of things though, rather than stating a new thread: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=17341 I wasnt sure if I should post it in there or not. Sorry. I didnt want to get it cluttered, as I knew I …

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