Re: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans - Macintosh Version

Posted on 2014-06-30, 15:27

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by Jorpho

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I tried to configure a couple of emulators with the help of the instructions that can be found at http://www.emaculation.com ...Why exactly don't you post in the forums there instead of coming here? You will find, for instance, that the "black screen" in Basilisk II used to be a very common problem …

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Re: The New Creative Labs Sound Blaster Drivers Collection. (Updated 6th Jan. 2014)

Posted on 2014-06-29, 19:07

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by Jorpho

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I wound up with three different AWE64 CDs over the years. They all look pretty much the same, except one is black, one is red, and one is blue. I never bothered to investigate the specific differences.

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Re: Any advice to using Bochs to setup a MS-DOS 6 environment?

Posted on 2014-06-29, 04:41

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by Jorpho

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If you want to kick off with a 2GB image, you should start with the one attached to the post in Windows 9x DOSBox Guide (Not officially supported) . Beyond that, it's fairly straightforward – mount the HD image, mount your bootable floppy image, etc.

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Re: Anyone have bad luck with Linux?

Posted on 2014-06-29, 04:38

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by Jorpho

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In the mid-90s I used to think everyone who used Linux was a satanist. Yeah, sounds really weird and bizarre, but just about every person I encountered online for a good year or so used the OS. It was one hell of a coincidence. (pun intended) The BSD mascot is a little devil, of course. See also …

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Re: Win95 won't "see" floppy drive B:

Posted on 2014-06-29, 04:31

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by Jorpho

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I dimly recall there is a setting in the Iomega drivers setup that will cause Windows to see the Zip drive either as a removable drive or as a large floppy drive. But it's been a long time and I could well be wrong. possibly the least dependable digital storage medium ever devised... Nahh, it was …

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Re: DOSBox Serial Configuration Problems

Posted on 2014-06-28, 04:51

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by Jorpho

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VMware, at least, will let you run another operating system that can access to the physical serial ports in your computer. I'm not sure if Virtual PC (which is used by Microsoft in XP Mode included with Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate) offers the same feature. This will likely work better for …

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Re: DOSBox Serial Configuration Problems

Posted on 2014-06-27, 18:51

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by Jorpho

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Well if you mean changing the serial port configuration, I could. Huh? I wrote nothing about that. I meant that your program might be running faster in DOSBox than originally intended, resulting in "overrun=1" over and over again. If you are concerned about the serial port parameters being sent, …

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Re: Win95 won't "see" floppy drive B:

Posted on 2014-06-27, 18:47

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by Jorpho

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Do you mean it doesn't show up in Windows? Have you installed the Iomega drivers?

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Re: DOSBox Serial Configuration Problems

Posted on 2014-06-26, 18:35

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by Jorpho

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logitechnoob wrote: Im using the DOSBox Megabuild6 because it supports serial logging and is most suited for serial coms. Portmon should also work for serial port logging. If I'm not mistaken, overrun errors may be influenced by the DOSBox cycles being too high. Try slowing them down as far as you …

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Re: PS/2 Bracket for Asus Motherboard Header

Posted on 2014-06-26, 18:33

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by Jorpho

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There's not much to say. You have the 2x4 connector, right? All you have to do is remove the pins from the old connector and put them into the new connector. If you know the pinout for the old connector you don't even need the multimeter. As for removing the pins, it's tough to describe. You'll need …

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Re: The Death Throes of Radio Shack

Posted on 2014-06-25, 17:25

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by Jorpho

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Clearly "Radio Shack" in Canada has always been very different from what it is like where you are.

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Re: The Death Throes of Radio Shack

Posted on 2014-06-25, 03:31

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by Jorpho

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"Radio Shack" as a brand name has been long since dead in Canada due to some legal obscurities. All of our Radio Shack stores have been known as "The Source" for years now. :P There are way, way too many of them and I am surprised there hasn't been a huge die-off yet. In the meantime it makes it …

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Re: Questions about Original DOS Lemmings

Posted on 2014-06-24, 05:28

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by Jorpho

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machine=tandy might work if the game includes a Setup program that will let you specifically select the Tandy video mode. Actually, have you checked to see that the correct video mode is selected in whatever setup program is included with the game?

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Re: Unable to redirect Dosbox output to a file

Posted on 2014-06-23, 22:46

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by Jorpho

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To be clear: are you running DOSBox.exe with the -noconsole switch?

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Re: Fullscreen Zoomed in Too Much

Posted on 2014-06-23, 14:13

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by Jorpho

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Finchley Minsk wrote: Shame on you. Yes sir, now that you, a light-hearted, happy-go-lucky fellow, have exposed what terrible people we are we will reveal the secret solution we have been keeping for this problem no one else has heard of. May $deity have mercy on us all.

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Re: Unable to redirect Dosbox output to a file

Posted on 2014-06-23, 14:07

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by Jorpho

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I have previously observed that stdout.txt and stderr.txt don't seem to work quite right with the standard 0.74 Windows build of DOSBox. Re: The "-printconf" switch As is so often the case, you may have better luck with the SVN Daum version.

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Re: magic carpet over d-fend

Posted on 2014-06-23, 14:05

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by Jorpho

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What version of Magic Carpet are you using? I understand there are various patches available. You might want to have a look at the GOG.com forums for they game, since they are actively selling it.

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Re: Issues with the Zoombinis

Posted on 2014-06-23, 14:03

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by Jorpho

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Recently i've found a downloadable copy of The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis Illegal downloads are not supported here. Edit: Okay, I got the image found in DOSBox, but now it needs the -size parameters to run it. How do I go about this? If you more carefully scrutinize the DOSBox readme, you …

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Re: What do you use to rip CDs?

Posted on 2014-06-21, 22:24

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by Jorpho

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you realize making an ISO of a red book CD uses the same process as ripping right? it's just the output format is different if you use crap software to make your ISO, it's a crappy rip Aren't ISO or NRG images exact, bit-by-bit duplicates of physical CDs? Crap equipment resulting in crappy …

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Re: Kiloblaster.bat

Posted on 2014-06-20, 21:12

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by Jorpho

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Now hold on a second; let's not jump to conclusions. Isn't it genuinely, legitimately, the-former-rights-holders-have-come-out-and-said-it-explicitly-and-it's-not-just-wishful-thinking freeware? http://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Kiloblaster.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiloblaster

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