Re: Roland MT-32 & Dos Box

Posted on 2009-04-27, 21:44

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by Kippesoep

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You won't have any perceptible lag. Note that it is not a quality issue. (All the sound is generated by the MT-32 and if it were supported you could connect it using potato peels and it wouldn't have an impact on sound quality, though it might smell a bit). The issue is one of drivers, absolutely …

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Re: Trying to remember a zombie game...

Posted on 2009-04-24, 17:29

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by Kippesoep

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Sounds a bit like Robinson's Requiem or the follow-up, Deus. Harekiet's suggestion is probably more accurate tho: clicky.

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Re: Simulating 8086, 286, 386, ...

Posted on 2009-04-23, 10:08

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by Kippesoep

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Perhaps someone more knowledgeable could figure out rough averages of CPI values for different platforms and dosbox would include that :happyhappy: Set 386@33 Mhz? No problem, lookup CPI for 386 and set the cycle count at 33*1000/CPI Such a thing exists, in a way: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ …

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Re: Simulating 8086, 286, 386, ...

Posted on 2009-04-23, 09:22

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by Kippesoep

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The full truth is a little more complicated, but let's explain it like this: Some instructions are more complex than others and take longer to execute on the CPU. A division instruction will take more time to do than comparing 2 numbers, for instance. This changes with each CPU (a 8086 took about …

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Re: Roland MT-32 & Dos Box

Posted on 2009-04-22, 19:52

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by Kippesoep

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Vista no longer officially "supports" MIDI, to the annoyance of many users. The interface is still there and works, but it is hidden away and you need to resort to external tools in order to change MIDI mapper settings (so that the MIDI data gets sent to the correct device rather than the built-in …

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Re: Internal HELP command takes precedence

Posted on 2009-04-22, 12:35

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by Kippesoep

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Help was an external command in real DOS. There was a HELP.COM (present on my original DOS 6.22 disk 2).

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Re: Config.sys commands, can they be used?

Posted on 2009-04-20, 11:30

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by Kippesoep

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That won't work. The set command just sets a variable called "files" to 250 in this case. This will have no impact on the actual number of files that may be opened. To change that number, you will need to recompile DOSBox.

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Re: Stonekeep Problem - This Program does not support full screen mode?

Posted on 2009-04-17, 09:43

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by Kippesoep

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Vista no longer supports full-screen DOS programs. That message does not pop up when using DOSBox, however. So if you got that while using DOSBox, you must've done something wrong there (such as not actually using it). Compatibility mode is not needed to run DOSBox. Let us know exactly what you're …

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Re: F-15 Strike Eagle 3

Posted on 2009-04-12, 02:16

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by Kippesoep

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You won't get help for illegally downloaded games here. Ask where you got the game.

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Re: Munt development ?

Posted on 2009-04-09, 11:36

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by Kippesoep

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I'm not sure if it's relevant here, but maybe you want to check out Canadacow's MT32 driver doesn't install on Vista32 for mt32emu driver installation problems with Vista (and the solution).

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Re: unlimited file system read/write access?

Posted on 2009-04-08, 19:41

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by Kippesoep

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Symbian OS won't bother you with that stuff by itself. Applications behave like any normal C++ apps because, well, they are. Java, on the other hand, is specifically implemented to sandbox a lot of stuff.

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Re: VIDEO: a visit to id software, 1993

Posted on 2009-04-07, 21:27

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That's brilliant! Gotta love the backstory of the Commander Keen tune. You've gotta eat your vegetables! And to say nothing of the chainsaw with bullets 😀

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Re: Just for my understanding...

Posted on 2009-04-02, 10:14

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by Kippesoep

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Nowadays, pixels are square, which means things work as you say. With the old CRT monitors, though, any resolution was usually stretched to display full screen. The common resolution for CGA, EGA, VGA and MCGA was 320x200 pixels. That's a 16:10 (8:5, if you want to reduce further) ratio of pixels, …

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Re: Teenagent for free

Posted on 2009-03-31, 20:52

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by Kippesoep

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I like GOG. Even though most of the frequent posters here are savvy enough to get the game to work, for many people that isn't the case and what GOG do makes these games available for them. They're not charging for the work that they've had to do to prepare the games for easy use and the fee that …

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Re: Various old games by Apogee, some with source

Posted on 2009-03-23, 09:52

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by Kippesoep

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It says on the 3DR page that Kroz is algo being released with its source code, you might want to change that. Not that my original post says those 3 games are re released with source code (they had been released binary-only before). Some of the new releases may have source code with them too, but …

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Re: Canadacow's MT32 driver doesn't install on Vista32

Posted on 2009-03-22, 00:30

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by Kippesoep

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The missing data is all the files. mt32emu.dll, MT32_PCM.ROM and MT32_CONTROL.ROM. (You can tell by reading C:\Windows\Inf\setupapi.dev.log ) Vista is attempting to convert the INF file to a newer format before the install, which it does just fine, but it places it in a different folder and can no …

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Re: DosBox only ran three times in fullscreen mode

Posted on 2009-03-20, 22:19

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by Kippesoep

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Dutch... the "Location: Netherlands" beneath my avatar is a hint 😀

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Various old games by Apogee, some with source

Posted on 2009-03-20, 22:18

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Released by 3D Realms (formerly Apogee) today: Kroz Arctic Adventure Dark Ages Monuments of Mars Pharaoh's Tomb Rereleased with source code: Beyond the Titanic Supernova Word Whiz clicky

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Re: DosBox only ran three times in fullscreen mode

Posted on 2009-03-20, 21:51

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by Kippesoep

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Have you tried rebooting? Selecting different output settings in dosbox.conf?

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Re: Emulate PC Speaker with Soundcard

Posted on 2009-03-20, 19:54

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by Kippesoep

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The VENDOR.DOC file included with the games explicitly states: Everyone can -- and is encouraged! -- to copy, upload and generally pass around this Program without charging for it. That means it's perfectly legal to host or download copies of the first (shareware) episode anywhere, provided it's …

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