Re: DOSBox console mode.

Posted on 2016-09-18, 21:24

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by Jorpho

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DOSBox console mode looks like Windows console programs are run by Wine in Linux console without desktop environment. It's well for DOSBox. In my opinion, DOSBox console mode possible. I don't know what you're trying to say. Of course it's "possible", and using "export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy" has …

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Re: Looking for a old MS-DOS arcade shooter.

Posted on 2016-09-18, 21:09

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by Jorpho

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Round 42 or its followup, Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom, sound like likely candidates. But those wouldn't have pre-rendered backgrounds.

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Re: Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine

Posted on 2016-09-18, 20:59

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by Jorpho

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it still just crashes at start up with it randomly maybe running once every 100 tries. If it still runs at all, that sounds like it might be some sort of speed issue. Maybe try slowing down your CPU one way or another? The other possibility would be some sort of memory access problem. Way back in …

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Re: Troubles networking Windows 98SE and Windows 7

Posted on 2016-09-18, 16:29

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by Jorpho

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I seem to recall that you might need to use an unusually short and simple password in order for Win98 to be able to access Windows 7 shares. Perhaps smbclient might be worth a try, just for troubleshooting purposes? I used a Cygwin-compiled version once, long ago. If all else fails, just forget …

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Re: sf2 soundbanks under real dos?

Posted on 2016-09-16, 23:03

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by Jorpho

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Doppler wrote: 1. Is it possible to load it automatically from autoexec.bat? Well, yes, why wouldn't it be? 2. Which model of awe32 would you suggest? The one you can find. 😒 http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.ca/2012/07/so … 64-options.html

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Re: sf2 soundbanks under real dos?

Posted on 2016-09-16, 22:41

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by Jorpho

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You'll need an AWE32. (You could get an AWE64, but the memory modules for that are not easy to find.) And yes, you have to load it every time the PC is booted. It might be retained if you just soft-boot with Ctrl-Alt-Del, but it only takes seconds to load anyway.

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Re: Audigy 1 legacy support with WDM drivers?

Posted on 2016-09-16, 21:16

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by Jorpho

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I would have expected it to have the same capabilities as the Audigy 2. http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=49621&p=522511 On that note, I Googled and it turns out there is a patch you may have missed. http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=75744 The readme says that it "sets a new routing/ …

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Re: Windows 1.x Installation Fails

Posted on 2016-09-16, 19:43

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by Jorpho

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ercanersoy wrote: I taken an error. DOSBox supports only CUE/ISO image for this. Jorpho wrote: You can only mount multiple floppy images in the SVN versions of DOSBox

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Re: 8086 and 80286 Settings In DOSBox Options

Posted on 2016-09-16, 18:28

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by Jorpho

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What about them? I can't recall exactly what they do – something about specific processor instructions, I think – but they are very rarely used and certainly don't have much to do with accurate clock speeds.

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Re: 8086 and 80286 Settings In DOSBox Options

Posted on 2016-09-16, 18:01

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by Jorpho

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You can reduce the number DOSBox cycles to slow execution down to approximately the speed you would expect for one of those processors, but you cannot precisely equate it to any particular clock speed, and if that is what you need, you should not be using DOSBox.

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Re: 8086 and 80286 Settings In DOSBox Options

Posted on 2016-09-16, 17:53

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by Jorpho

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Huh. Well, that is educational. Thank you. Also, these's fixed CPU clock. People have been asking about that for many years now. While I imagine improved instruction handling for old CPUs could very well happen, "fixed CPU clock" is not happening in DOSBox and probably will never happen in DOSBox, …

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Re: 8086 and 80286 Settings In DOSBox Options

Posted on 2016-09-16, 17:32

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by Jorpho

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I can. A core emulating the particularities of the 8088 would in fact improve its compatibility with certain 1980s games such as early versions of MS Flight Simulator, The Seven Cities of Gold, Lode Runner, or President's Choice. These games do not run unmodified under vanilla DOSBox, because they …

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Re: 8086 and 80286 Settings In DOSBox Options

Posted on 2016-09-16, 17:06

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by Jorpho

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Indeed. If you are seeking "pure", accurate emulation, you should not be using DOSBox. I cannot recall anyone ever posting about trying to run a program in DOSBox that wouldn't work because it was expecting a 8086 or 80286 for some reason.

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Re: Windows 1.x Installation Fails

Posted on 2016-09-16, 16:25

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by Jorpho

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I have Windows 1.04 diskette images and I want install on DOSBox. Why? DOSBox is primarily intended for games. If you are curious about running Windows 1.04, you should consider using Bochs, MAME, or some other virtual machine. I can't recall anyone trying it lately, but it is quite likely that it …

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Re: Windows 95 Pentium Build

Posted on 2016-09-16, 13:49

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by Jorpho

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If you have a spare Win95 copy floating around I would just use that OSR2 supports larger partitions I thought? C:\ may be limited to 2GB but the extended partition could be larger I seem to remember. OSR2 has support for FAT32, just like Windows 98; FAT32 partitions can theoretically go right up …

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Re: Soundblaster AWE32 CT3910 EMU8k running very very hot

Posted on 2016-09-16, 13:44

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by Jorpho

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batmreload wrote: It doesn't seem normal that the main chip would run also too hot to touch... Yes, well, it doesn't seem normal to try touching your cards. I doubt you have anything to worry about.

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Re: DOSBox And Physical Floppy Drive Question

Posted on 2016-09-15, 17:49

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by Jorpho

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I will try to install Win98 on VirtualBox since the program I need to run and work successfully with is for Win98. Why didn't you say so in the first place!? If that's the case, then DOSBox was probably never a good idea. BUT: once I run a guest Win98 and suppose that it will see my floppy drive, …

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Re: Skype systray messages, interferences with Dosbox at full screen mode

Posted on 2016-09-15, 13:19

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by Jorpho

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This sounds like a problem you would end up having with every full screen game. Why not just close Skype before starting DOSBox? The only thing I might suggest is changing the "output=" line in DOSBox.conf to one of the other settings.

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Re: I think I bought the wrong PSU.

Posted on 2016-09-15, 05:15

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by Jorpho

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Munwele wrote: The problem is its back, which is why the SeaSonic won't fit Oh. I thought you were the same person who started this thread the other day, but clearly you aren't. But anyway, if you're feeling adventurous, you can always start trying to cut away at the back of the case with a " …

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Re: I think I'm screwed, honestly.

Posted on 2016-09-14, 20:25

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by Jorpho

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For $deity's sake, please choose a subject line that has something to do with the topic you wish to discuss. Correct me if I am wrong but, does the PSU have a single +12V rail with a max load of 18 Amps, because if so, I'm apparently very screwed. Can somebody explain? :dead: Perhaps you should go …

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