Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-01-16, 20:19

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by Stiletto

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Still, lemme know how you make out sometime. For laughs, try imaging your laptop you did the other day for backup, then putting the flat load of XP plus network drivers back on, and then let one of these utilities go to town and see what happens, and compare to the manual install later. :) I'm …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-01-16, 16:21

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Nice, didn't know such tools existed :D Will check them out for sure, thanks. Yep. Keep in mind they can still detect the wrong things or provide the wrong drivers, or the automation of installation go screwy, but if you have a clue, you should be able to figure those out. Stuff really sensitive - …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-01-16, 15:27

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Put Windows XP on a notebook I wasn't using. No XP drivers from Compaq, it's a small notebook with a basic AMD E-300 APU, but the drivers from Realtek (Ethernet, Audio and card reader), RaLink (wireless) worked well. The graphics and chipset driver was harder to find, but I got lucky with drivers …

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Re: Worst 90's computer brands?

Posted on 2016-01-15, 22:41

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Packard bell! Dealing with their crappiness every day! But I like them. Surprisingly, Packard Bell seems to have a good reputation in the UK and in South America for some reason. Packard Bell kept on selling in Europe after it left the US so maybe they cleaned up their act a bit. If memory serves …

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Re: prevent 4:3 burn-in on 16:9 plasma???

Posted on 2016-01-15, 22:22

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PhilsComputerLab wrote: Too easy then, just run DOSBox in window mode! Wouldn't that create a frame around the window, which could then burn into the plasma? Provided the window stays motionless... ... Borderless windowed gaming maybe?

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Re: Interesting game music page redux

Posted on 2016-01-15, 16:56

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yes, he had posted in a ten-year-old thread about VGMPF (so long ago they didn't have their own domain yet, neither did VOGONS at that time)

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Re: The Wrapper Collection Project

Posted on 2016-01-14, 18:52

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uglide https://www.gog.com/forum/deus_ex_series/uglide_new_glide_wrapper_for_deusex_goty http://www.hedgehogeyes.com/uglide.html Awesome find, DosFreak. New Glide wrappers are few and far between. :) Boris the creator of ENB has released a basic DX8 to DX9 converter here http://enbdev.com/download_ …

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Re: Interesting game music page redux

Posted on 2016-01-14, 18:19

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DUDE. You just bumped a thread that hadn't been posted in for ten years. I split off your post, but I am ticked off. DON'T DO THAT. [EDIT] In fact, the way you post to threads with only a sentence at a time, I highly suspect you're a spammer of some kind.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2016-01-14, 18:01

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Recent retro: Tried to get surround sound from current Netflix app on current Roku OS 7.0 on a 2012-era Roku 2 XS to a 2011 Pioneer VSX-52TX audio/video receiver without HDMI. Setup: Currently HDMI from a LG BD-530 goes into an HDFury3 (with 1080i DIP switches thrown) and then into an ancient …

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Re: Photon Torpedo with greenish display

Posted on 2016-01-14, 17:43

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Good job de-modifying it, feipoa. 😀

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Re: Need some old patches for games

Posted on 2016-01-12, 21:49

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breech wrote: Let me know if you need any of these (so1) files http://oi63.tinypic.com/2urbfk9.jpg […] Show full quote Let me know if you need any of these (so1) files Nice, but Google won't find the thread that way. Better to list them as text. 😀

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2016-01-11, 20:16

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badmojo wrote: Nice to hear from you Roy, where have you been? Well, he was recently incepted, so... celebrating? 🤣 http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/01/its- … ept-day/423357/

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Re: Looking for the name of a game

Posted on 2016-01-11, 04:40

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Spy Hunter? Started in the arcade, ported to multiple platforms.

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Re: Ultim@te Race - the arcade

Posted on 2016-01-09, 10:16

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There's many DOS ones in MAME already. The first one that comes to mind is: http://www.progettoemma.net/index.php?lang=en&gioco=filetto Now I've seen it all. "Couldn't get enough of those half-assed arcade-to-PC ports with shit CGA graphics? Rejoice - we bring you shit CGA graphics directly to the …

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Re: Interesting links

Posted on 2016-01-09, 09:23

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Godlike wrote: Enigmas Hardware Gallery Doesn't Enigma have an account here? 😁 Godlike wrote: 3dfx Canopus Pure 3D ASUS CUSL2-CB "Black Pearl" I am not really sure these count as "interesting"... considering I would've read them Back In Teh Day.

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Re: Ultim@te Race - the arcade

Posted on 2016-01-09, 00:13

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Speaking of PC-compatible hardware in arcades. Half-Life 2 Survivor is one of those games. Indeed: http://mamedev.emulab.it/undumped/index.php?title=Half_Life_2_Survivor Although that's actually a type of hardware called Taito Type X+, a derivative of Taito's Type X. In this case, the hardware …

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Re: Ultim@te Race - the arcade

Posted on 2016-01-08, 21:39

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Yes, PC-compatible hardware (to the point where it boots DOS or Windows or Linux) in an arcade cabinet has a pretty lengthy history, though I'd argue that it didn't kick into high gear until the mid-late 90's. 😉

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Re: Ultim@te Race - the arcade

Posted on 2016-01-08, 21:34

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Well, first someone like The Dumping Union needs to find the game :P But emulation of PowerVR Series2 PC-hardware will probably come someday anyways with or without this obscure (unreleased?) arcade port. Much like the POD Arcade page, we'll put info here as we find it. http://mamedev.emulab.it/ …

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Re: Ultim@te Race - the arcade

Posted on 2016-01-08, 21:11

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Here we have a little more info on the hardware, it was of the OpenArcade (PC Arcade) format: http://www.pure.com/de/press/january-1999/article_21987 http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Arcades-Are-Battling-to-Get-Back-in-the-Game-2938256.php "Ultim@te Race utilises a customised PC system from …

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Ultim@te Race - the arcade

Posted on 2016-01-08, 20:59

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Being of both VOGONS and MAME worlds, when I come across crossovers (typically PC hardware in arcade cabinets), I tend to find it kinda interesting. For an example, see my research into "POD Arcade": http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=36656 Today, I learned that there is an advertising flyer …

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