Re: Browser with built in Flash player

Posted on 2020-11-19, 04:50

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If Flash could be "built in" to a browser, then that would mean someone would have re-implemented Flash entirely. That never happened. ( Gnash is a thing, but sadly it never really took off, and recent developments do not seem to have sparked new interest.) Don't really want to have to do this work …

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Re: How do you get a serial mouse working

Posted on 2020-11-19, 04:45

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I remember there was a program called Cool Mouse 97 (later Cool Mouse 98, and it looks like there was a Cool Mouse 99 as well?) specifically written to let you do things with the middle mouse button – "roll up" windows, minimize apps to the tray, that sort of thing. Unfortunately it seems to be …

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Re: Serial Mouse woes

Posted on 2020-11-18, 20:51

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It seems to me problems like this aren't so uncommon; I can remember having some frustration with it back in the day. There was some lengthy discussion about this over here: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=48848 As noted in that thread, rather than messing with drivers, you should be …

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Re: Ultima 7 memmory and other issues...

Posted on 2020-11-15, 20:06

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Don't you think it would be easier to help you if you provided your autoexec.bat and config.sys? By far the easiest solution would be to use Exult. http://exult.sourceforge.net/ It is very surprising that you can get the game to run at all under Windows 95. Normally that requires, U7win, also known …

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Re: How to emulate CRT monitor in DOSBox?

Posted on 2020-11-14, 21:38

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Muz wrote on 2020-11-14, 21:02: Are there links to download the files? Perhaps a Google search will reveal them..? And which CRT shader is best for Warcraft 2? The shader that meets your particular aesthetic preferences.

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Re: A couple of Sierra SCI questions

Posted on 2020-11-13, 20:57

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I realize there will probably never be a way (in real DOS or DOSBox) to apply the high-resolution (i.e. Windows 640x480) portraits in King's Quest VI to the DOS CD version of the game, which runs in 320x200. I know it can be done in ScummVM, but for various reasons I do not want to run the game in …

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Re: Upgrading my Dell for older games

Posted on 2020-11-13, 20:27

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just looking for something that would be a good match with the Pentiums and power supply to play some games. Decide on what games you want to play and purchase your video card accordingly. If you only want to play games that will require a better video card that is incompatible with this machine, …

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Re: DOSBox Pure ?

Posted on 2020-11-13, 15:50

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"Pure" seems to be a strange choice of terminology. I guess it's nice that it supports save states? I know the patch has been around for a long time, but I really don't have any idea at the moment where people looking for a DOSBox build with save state support should look.

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Re: Printer type specifications file not found

Posted on 2020-11-12, 22:00

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DOSBox does not generally have printer support, so it is probably coming from somewhere else. Can you be more precise about what you mean by "a DOSBox application"?

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Re: Sony Playstation Classic gamepad works perfect on WIN98!!!

Posted on 2020-11-12, 20:41

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I played through many an emulated game using just my keyboard, but I can't deny a joypad is superior, especially when more buttons get involved and n-key rollover becomes a problem. I'm looking for the same thing. How did you find a USB PS controller? Or do you use a PS/USB converter? It is …

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Re: IPad Windows Alternative ?

Posted on 2020-11-12, 05:08

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I've seen a MS Surface Book once at work when one of my clients came with one in our meeting room last year. I tried it for a few minutes and while indeed it is good material, but it's Intel and has Windows 10 (eeewwwww). MS needs to get their act and do a decent ARM version of their OS. You know …

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Re: Windows XP SP2 Offline Install?

Posted on 2020-11-12, 05:04

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JonnyGators wrote on 2020-11-12, 03:06: Not sure what slipstream means.... So use Google and find out. Or have you gone gone insane!?!?!?!?!? https://www.nliteos.com/nlite.html

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Re: Need some driver help with a Windows 98 SE Build

Posted on 2020-11-12, 04:56

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I will probably get a usb 2.0 pci card just because my board only has 1.0 which stinks so I could just get the product and then download the drivers from the model itself too :) It is advisable to get a board with a NEC chipset and not a VIA chipset. See https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t= …

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Re: Windows 98SE and Game Controller error when adding , can you help?

Posted on 2020-11-12, 01:26

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Do you have the drivers installed? Digital joysticks will generally require drivers, even if they are non-USB.

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Re: Win98SE poor network/ide performance on fast system

Posted on 2020-11-11, 19:17

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but it completely freezes when copying large files between hdd partitions. Are you using Windows Explorer? Does the same thing happen when you use XCOPY on the command line, for instance? It is well-known that Windows Explorer in 98SE with IE6 installed will hang during some file transfer …

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Re: What if Intel made a new 64-bit 386 or 486. . .

Posted on 2020-11-11, 19:13

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Am I the only one who thinks the whole topic is ridiculous, like close/delete ridiculous :D I really tought that it was somekind of spam.... Verily, though a company may make billions of dollars a year and can afford to hire the best of the best, the real money to be made lies in keeping tabs on …

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Re: How to get American McGee's Alice (2000) running on Win98SE ?

Posted on 2020-11-11, 18:31

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I see pcgamingwiki also has a link to a patch for sound drivers. Have you tried those?

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Re: Need some driver help with a Windows 98 SE Build

Posted on 2020-11-11, 17:41

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Oh darn, so it isn't compatible or could I still use 80 wire but the MB won't let it reach the speeds it needs other than only going around ATA/33? Yes, 80-pin cables are backwards-compatible. Means I probably cannot use the Intel Program Accelerator. You still might need it for UDMA/33. (As per …

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Re: IPad Windows Alternative ?

Posted on 2020-11-11, 17:39

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I'm sure there are plenty of newer tablets like this out there in the $100-$300 price range. Probably give Aliexpress or TaoBao a look. They are more popular in Asian markets. I bought an Amazon Kindle Fire for well under $100 earlier this year. People seem to dump on them a lot, but I could hardly …

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Re: DOS Serial Mouse Issue

Posted on 2020-11-11, 17:03

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I tried installing Microsoft Mouse 7.0 drivers, now it hangs at boot after "HIMEM is testing extended memory... done" message. What if you load the driver manually on the command line instead of in your autoexec.bat? All I wanted to do was playing Monkey Island :) You are aware that game runs …

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