Re: Is it possible to stop an msdos program without this warning?
Posted on 2023-06-25, 09:39
Go to the properties of MS DOS prompt, Misc tab, untick "Warn if still active".
Re: What old software do you still use daily ?
Posted on 2023-05-23, 17:39
MS-Word and Excel 2000 (more than enough for my basic needs) ACDSee 5.0 (love that one. Tried different freeware viewers but I still like ACDSee 5.0 best) Lotus Organizer 6.0 (love that one, too. Been using it since 1996 when my first PC came with Lotus SmartSuite preinstalled. I bought version 6 in …
Re: change keyboard language after installing Phil's DOS Starter pack
Posted on 2023-05-07, 07:59
Hello, line 5 "C:\DOS\KEYB GR,,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS" is all you need. You could also add the LH command to load it high and gain some KBs of conventinal memory, but it should work either way. What error messages did you get? Is C:\DOS the place where all the files reside on your machine?
Re: How to get the "correct" aspect ratio in some DOS games in DOSBox
Posted on 2023-04-14, 10:00
On the Macintosh, many games (including most of the Lucasfilm/LucasArts adventures) did not stretch the 320x200 image to fill the 4:3 screen, but just displayed it with letterboxing at the top and bottom of the image. Noticed the same on the Amiga. These images are from footage shot back in early …
Re: DOS 6.22 and Windows 98SE on one machine
Posted on 2023-04-13, 21:39
In your case swapping SD cards might indeed be the easiest way to be able to use two different systems. Just pop in the card with the desired system and there you go. You could also use a boot manager, I use XFDISK for that (not using SD cards, though, but a hard drive). I can select which OS to …
Re: Post pics of your CRT monitors
Posted on 2023-04-13, 20:33
Medion MD1772JC, got it as a replacement for the hp 72 which couldn't be repaired. So far it's working well and the image looks nice 😀 Filename MD1772JC (1).jpg File size 160 KiB Views 2993 views Filename MD1772JC (2).jpg File size 200.83 KiB Views 2993 views Filename MD1772JC (3).jpg File size 130 …
Re: How to get the "correct" aspect ratio in some DOS games in DOSBox
Posted on 2023-04-12, 09:17
It seems that the discrepancy caused by DOS games using Amiga artists means that to be period accurate to a CRT, it should be enforced 4:3 aspect ratio every time, despite things looking a bit off. Well, even back in the day some (or many) CRT monitors had buttons with which you could stretch and …
Re: CRT randomly makes popping noise
Posted on 2023-04-02, 14:33
Thanks for the replies. As I couldn't open it without removing its stand I was too reluctant to turn it on with the cover removed. I did remove dust using compressed air as well as I could. Finally I decided to find a store nearby that still fixes CRTs and had it checked there. Took a long while, in …
CRT randomly makes popping noise
Posted on 2022-12-19, 15:26
Hello, I've recently acquired a used CRT (hp 72), advertised as in working condition. In fact I used it for probably an hour without any problems, but then it randomly made a popping sound and the picture cut for like half a second or so. Today, I was able to record it as it made that sound when …
Re: Windows 95 - prevent restoring the explorer session on reboot
Posted on 2022-11-29, 12:42
Installing IE6 should fix it. Windows 98SE NL (DUTCH) keeps reopening active/open folders after every restart
Re: Program Requires MS-DOS Mode
Posted on 2022-10-15, 08:18
Windows 98 did offer options regarding the MS-DOS mode (by default, "Suggest MS-DOS mode" is ticked, which is very likely the option that triggers the message you're getting). Win ME however got rid of those advanced options (they used to be in the program tab, after you rightclick the exe and …
Re: DOSBox 0.73
Posted on 2022-07-10, 21:19
Hello, here you can get the installer for 0.73 https://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox/files/dosbox/0.73/
Re: EGA planar plot pixel
Posted on 2022-02-27, 15:40
Hello, you need to read from that memory location first in order to fill the latch registers. A zero in the bit mask register means that the associated bit of the latch registers will be written back to that memory location. If you got zero in the latches, then zero is what will be written.
Re: How to discover and set different text modes on old VGA and pre-VGA era graphics adapters?
Posted on 2022-02-04, 16:07
1. Are there any other compatible modes that would be possible on all CGA, EGA or VGA adapters? I read references to a 90x60 mode, but not sure if that would be compatible. Compatible modes for all cards would be those defined by IBM, as the details about the resolution and character size are …
Re: Windows 98SE NL (DUTCH) keeps reopening active/open folders after every restart
Posted on 2022-02-01, 11:54
The weird thing is, is that this problem is already there after a fresh instalaltion, so is it "default" for this windows version? I can't remember this being this way back in 1999. Yes, it's like that for the whole 9x series, including ME. From what I could find, MS changed that behavior with IE6. …
Re: List of PC games that you have not played or beaten yet that you'd like to
Posted on 2021-12-05, 10:13
-Dune2, Same as above, the Granddaddy of RTS but the game is so slow!! You can alter the game speed in the options, I always use "Very Fast". Maybe it's because I grew up with it, but I never found Dune II to be slow. Well, units do move half speed when off screen, so if you keep them on screen as …
Re: Essential SYSTEM files for Windows 3.x/9x/NT4/2000/XP?
Posted on 2021-11-02, 10:14
Windows 3.x There's also an updated version for the Calculator.
Re: What phone do you use currently?
Posted on 2021-10-29, 23:06
Nokia 2610, actually two of them. One of them I've had since 2007 or so. I guess it shows that I'm not into phones. If I can call and occasionally text someone, it's enough for me.
Re: Interview with "last XP fan"
Posted on 2021-10-25, 20:29
That guy kind of reminds me of myself in many ways :D Used XP for 17 years before switching to 7 in early 2019. Used it for everything, but software support was dropping quickly, mainly the browsers, and I figured that 17 years was a good timespan already and it's time to move on. 7's quite ok …
Re: How do you initially setup your system?
Posted on 2021-10-09, 11:59
No, you didn't need to have DOS installed in order to install Win95, in fact Win95 was the first windows (apart from NT) not to require a pre-installed DOS. It came with a startup disk in order to boot and then run setup from the CD, as booting from CD directly wasn't common at the time yet.
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