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Re: MS C/C++ 7.0 causing Windows 98 SE problem

Posted on 2017-04-03, 15:55

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

I'm not sure I understand. Is it properly working now? It's a bit strange that the compiler comes with its own version of SMARTDRV. It's possible that version is so old that it's incompatible with Win98SE for one reason or another. You can try getting rid of the lines in both your autoexec.bat and …

Re: How to get Sound in Dos Games on windows 98

Posted on 2017-04-03, 15:47

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

It's PCI - there's essentially no such thing as PCI + natively SB compatible (modulo some funky corner cases), due to different IO ranges and DMA channels. His card is an ESS Allegro, not an Audiodrive (which would be natively SB compatible, but those are ISA cards). It still ought to work from an …

Re: MacOS colour support/covering all the Mac gaming options

Posted on 2017-04-03, 14:58

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I was not previously aware that some version of Mac OS dropped support for 2/16 color. Have you gotten an error message upon trying to run something in particular? I have a vague understanding that there's no good way to slow down an old Mac OS machine – but then, there might not be much that's …

Re: ddhack

Posted on 2017-04-03, 13:31

in Windows

in Windows

Wasn't the 8-bit palette problem already fixed in Windows 8?

Re: How to get Sound in Dos Games on windows 98

Posted on 2017-04-03, 04:55

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Yes, that's completely wrong. :blah: Or at least, it's something I've never seen before. Look at what is written above: Use this: SET BLASTER=A240 I11 D1 H3 T4 For some strange reason you have BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 E:4 B:330 If you want to try those settings, then you should at least have BLASTER= …

Re: MS C/C++ 7.0 causing Windows 98 SE problem

Posted on 2017-04-03, 04:42

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Well, 512 MB of RAM would have been unheard of in the days when people were running Windows 3.1. Maybe that's causing a problem one way or another. You can experiment with how the installer reacts to lower amounts of RAM by using HIMEMX in your config.sys (note that there is no such thing as config. …

Re: No scanline command?

Posted on 2017-04-03, 04:37

in DOS

in DOS

There was at least one re-release of D. Maybe some of the other versions never had scanlines to begin with? http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/warp/warp.htm

Re: No scanline command?

Posted on 2017-04-03, 01:43

in DOS

in DOS

As discussed in the readme for that GK2 patch, the fix used for GK2 is unique to GK2. There is probably no universal way of getting rid of scanlines in any arbitrary game.

Re: Getting back to full screen mode

Posted on 2017-04-03, 01:24

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

So if you press alt-enter after HOMM 2 comes up in fullscreen mode, and then press alt-enter without having xscreensaver start, does DOSBox go back to fullscreen mode? Or if you press alt-enter to go into windowed mode, and then let xscreensaver start, does alt-enter still work? I would suspect this …

Re: Getting back to full screen mode

Posted on 2017-04-02, 00:29

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

How do you normally get to fullscreen..? Anyway, RTFM. FULLSCREEN: How do I change to fullscreen? Press alt-enter. Alternatively: Edit the configuration file of DOSBox and change the option fullscreen=false to fullscreen=true. If fullscreen looks wrong in your opinion: Play with the options: …

Re: Should I buy SOUND BLASTER AWE 64 CT4520 ?

Posted on 2017-04-01, 13:37

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

BitMartin wrote: Expanding memory to 2x4mb simm module with help in dos games? Adding memory will let you load soundfonts. If you have no particular soundfonts that you want to load, then adding memory will not help you.

Re: Gunship 1986 crashes

Posted on 2017-04-01, 03:27

in DOSBox Games/Apps

in DOSBox Games/Apps

What site can I go to and get a legitimate copy? eBay, maybe? Looks like most people are only selling the 1991 version, though. CD Access also has the 1999 version at http://www.cdaccess.com/html/quick/gunshippo.htm . My buddy told me that if it was on Abandonware then it was legit with licensing …

Re: Quake 4 benchmarks

Posted on 2017-03-31, 15:20

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

I understand Quake 1-3 were pretty revolutionary, but the hardware demands of Quake 4 are not so unusual as to make it particularly useful as a benchmark, especially when various flavors of 3DMark will work perfectly well on systems capable of running Quake 4.

Re: Analyzing QuickTime incompatibilities

Posted on 2017-03-31, 12:42

in Windows

in Windows

One clue that may help me is that there was a log describing a number of files being put into My Documents\C++\, of which it appears to be hidden on Windows. That is very likely leftover debug information from some earlier stage of the game's development rather than an indication of actual files …

Re: Playing Windows 95 Games on Windows 10 Through Emulation

Posted on 2017-03-31, 03:28

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Did you see http://steamcommunity.com/app/253920/discussi … 87186426936955/ ? It recommends dgVoodoo and DxWnd.

Re: Thimbleweed Park (SCUMM)

Posted on 2017-03-31, 01:17

in Release Announcements

in Release Announcements

It's not literally SCUMM, is it? I would expect it's something that just happens to superficially resemble SCUMM. I look forward to playing this when it drops to $5 on Steam it appears in a Humble Bundle somewhere down the line.

Re: OpenGL not Supported on 6800 Ultra in Win9x?

Posted on 2017-03-31, 01:14

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Have you tried a benchmark utility? Open GL-Stars, maybe? http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/opengl_stars.html Or perhaps rRootage? http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr_e.html

Re: Losing my sanity over Sound Blaster cards

Posted on 2017-03-31, 00:22

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There have been threads about the CT4870 before. It's an OEM model, and will probably not make your life easier.

Re: Playing Windows 95 Games on Windows 10 Through Emulation

Posted on 2017-03-31, 00:17

in PC Emulation

in PC Emulation

Since it's on GOG, have you tried looking at the forums there? The Steam version might also be slightly different.

Re: Analyzing QuickTime incompatibilities

Posted on 2017-03-30, 23:51

in Windows

in Windows

I wish to know why these things aren't working, and then see if I can do anything about them. An admirable sentiment, but if you've never tried to debug a Windows application before, you might have trouble learning anything. I am very fond of http://punkrockhacker.blogspot.ca/2014_06_01_archive. …

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