Re: How can i use Arachne on dosbox?

Posted on 2012-07-09, 03:58

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by Jorpho

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Arachne would require a DOS NE2000 "packet driver", if I'm not mistaken; there should be threads about it around here somewhere. You'll also need the Megabuild version of DOSBox, which emulates an ethernet card. Keep in mind the Internet has changed considerably since Arachne was released and most …

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Re: Mount a .bin CD image in DOS?

Posted on 2012-07-09, 03:49

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That's the theory, but in my experience CD-RW and DVD-RW discs have a nasty habit of not working correctly after even just the first couple of write-erase cycles. I never really figured out why.

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Re: Older machines for general home use

Posted on 2012-07-07, 00:06

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by Jorpho

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True, that. But as far as physical models go, you'd have to be pretty rich to afford a PostScript-capable printer in 1987, if I'm not mistaken.

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Re: Older machines for general home use

Posted on 2012-07-06, 19:00

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by Jorpho

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Just take a look at the printers supported by a 1987 application. Every DOS application that needed to print more than just text needed to support every printer model on its own. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_matrix_printer suggests the Epson LQ series was becoming available at the time.

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Re: Rayman 1 in dosbox

Posted on 2012-07-06, 13:34

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by Jorpho

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Rayman uses redbook CD audio, so you will either have to use the correct switches when mounting the CD, or you will have to make a BIN/CUE image of the disc and mount it using IMGMOUNT. Or you can just look at the GOG forums like I already said . If that is the "fix" you were referring to, then in …

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Re: File Planet being archived

Posted on 2012-07-05, 21:22

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Isn't Patches Scrolls superior as far as patches go? (If only there was a properly comprehensive site with nice listings of every game with all its various patches and known fixes.) By the way, did Forumplanet go down? It's kind of sad to see it go; I wasted a lot of time there ten years ago. But …

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Re: Please suggest GPU for Windows 95 PC

Posted on 2012-07-05, 21:20

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Why not an ATI Rage II or so, or a TNT?

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Re: Rayman 1 in dosbox

Posted on 2012-07-05, 21:18

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I bought the GOg.com version,but the music is wrong in that version,even with the''fix'' . Why not ask in the GOG forums, then? so first I tried a windows xp patch. Unless it is explicitly described as working with the GOG version, I would not expect patches for the original version to work with …

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Re: what hardware were you using in 1999?

Posted on 2012-07-04, 14:59

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by Jorpho

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Yup, PII 266, ATI All-in-Wonder Pro, Ensoniq AudioPCI, 8 GB hard drive, much like the aforementioned.

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Re: Older machines for general home use

Posted on 2012-07-04, 04:19

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While there were alot of "branded" PC's: Dell, Packard Bell, HP, Compaq, Digital, Toshiba, CTX, Treltron, AST, Leading Edge, Legend, and many others in that era. And IBM, of course, though I can't imagine dealing with their proprietary parts would be preferable. And to complete the feeling of …

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Re: Testing old Game CDs

Posted on 2012-07-04, 00:33

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It says it can scan for bad sectors, too, but the option doesn't seem to do anything. EDIT: i found a free command-line tool called DDump that seems to do the trick.

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Re: Best Mac OS for late 80:es games?

Posted on 2012-07-04, 00:13

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If it's an HDI-45, you'll also need the adapter that changes that to the standard Apple connector. (There are probably HDI-45-to-VGA adapters out there, but I doubt they're easy to find.) You'll also probably want an AAUI-to-Ethernet dongle.

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Re: Serious error installing Windows 98SE.

Posted on 2012-07-03, 20:47

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by Jorpho

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I have no idea what you are doing anymore. I guess the hardware in the new machine doesn't support FAT32 properly for the windows install. FAT32 in itself does not inherently require hardware support. Besides, if that was the issue, you could fix it by setting up a 2 GB FAT16 partition. I guess …

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Re: Serious error installing Windows 98SE.

Posted on 2012-07-03, 19:09

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What if you start off with a smaller partition (under 120 GB, at least), and then expand it after the install? http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_drives/hard_drive_size_barriers.htm (in the section "The ATA Interface Limit (128 GiB / 137 GB) Barrier") indicates that additional drivers are also …

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Re: Help Me fix (or rebuild) an OLD Computer for a Scanner at Auto Shop (Family Business)

Posted on 2012-07-03, 15:35

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I have stripped the computer down to MOBO + RAM + Processor, I have it turn on, but my monitor does not show a BIOS Boot Screen, which makes me wonder whether I should believe onboard graphics are failing, or the MOBO itself? For that matter, are you sure the monitor and the monitor cable are still …

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Re: Help Me fix (or rebuild) an OLD Computer for a Scanner at Auto Shop (Family Business)

Posted on 2012-07-03, 03:21

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Since this computer uses a "Sun" board that has special connectors that I don't know what they're called. Are those connectors in your pictures? They look like fairly standard PC parts. The important thing will be whether you can salvage the contents of the hard drive, which probably contain …

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Testing old Game CDs

Posted on 2012-07-03, 03:15

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I was testing a couple of game CDs today before putting them up for sale. My usual procedure is to attempt to make an image with ISO Buster or ImgBurn, except I kept getting read errors on them. Westwood's Nox, for example. It occurs to me that some of these discs might use some fancy copy …

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Re: Older machines for general home use

Posted on 2012-07-03, 03:11

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by Jorpho

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Unfortunately, "shareware" CD-ROMs are exactly that: any fancy registered versions that were only available from the original developer in the form of packages made in his basement are probably long gone.

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Re: Older machines for general home use

Posted on 2012-07-02, 18:39

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...I find that a very odd question. They had branded machines back then, and they had big-box machines; why shouldn't you do whatever satisfies you? Certainly, I wouldn't think it worth stressing out over if yo can't find one or the other; it's not like there's a large supply out there to pick from …

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Re: Help Configuring "The 7th Guest" To Not Need Discs In DOSBox

Posted on 2012-06-29, 02:34

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by Jorpho

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You don't need the square brackets. (I can barely recall any DOS command that actually required the use of square brackets, which is why they are usually used as placeholders in examples.) You also don't need to specify both the .bin and the .cue file; that would be redundant. IMGMOUNT D C:\OLDGAMES …

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