Re: Doom 'MBF' for DOS, Maintenance release 2.04
Posted on 2016-11-06, 02:14
Could you compile a i386 target as well (386 / no FPU) ?
Re: NexGen Nx586-P90
Posted on 2016-11-06, 01:29
Well this is a rare build. Maybe the only NexGen system fully setup on Vogons? I'd really like to see a setup with the Nx586 FPU, which is even rarer. Did you find that Ensoniq with the daughter card? And why are there so many additional ports on the card? 3x IDE and a floppy? Yes it is the Elite, …
Re: Trio3D with 8 MB limited to 1600x1200x32
Posted on 2016-11-05, 16:38
It is most likely a memory transfer limitation of the internal DAC. So it's no bug and working as intended.
Re: old video formats for pentium 1
Posted on 2016-11-05, 15:39
A 486DX2-66 can play MPEG1 in VCD bitrate/resolution (nearly) fine at 256 colors. So MPEG1 should be no problem for a Pentium. MPEG2 in PAL resolution however requires already a P2 300 MHz or similar. So I would go for MPEG1. I have used a workflow with TMPEGENC to convert latest game trailers to …
Re: Help ID'g a Motherboard
Posted on 2016-11-05, 12:35
However it looks like the keyboard controller chip is missing.
Re: most supported ISA network card for DOS / Windows 3.x?
Posted on 2016-11-04, 17:34
Network stacks in DOS were a pain. When you loaded the Netware or LANMAN TSRs you pretty much were very low on conventional memory. Packet drivers were a lot nicer but limited. I don't agree with this. There are ways to load Netware fully and LANMAN partially high. For the case of Netware it is …
Re: sbpnp32 vs sbawe32
Posted on 2016-11-03, 09:39
Because it can be really confusing to determine which model of the SoundBlaster card has a real OPL3 or the Creative made CQM, I started to make a matrix which shows which card uses what method. It's still imcomplete but you may have a look: http://www.amoretro.de/guides-workshops/creative-labs- …
Re: old video formats for pentium 1
Posted on 2016-11-02, 14:10
If I used the player on an S3 Trio card, the upscaling was done in software, so you basically could not really go above 640x480, or the framerate would drop too far. The Trio64 chips had an evolution in capabilities regarding video, also noted here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S3_Trio It …
Re: old video formats for pentium 1
Posted on 2016-11-02, 14:02
I remember there was some video acceleration on the S3 Virge based Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 when we installed it on a Cyrix 6x86. I think the accelerated videos were MPEG-1 but I could be wrong. I think this started around the S3 Trio, perhaps also some ISA cards supported this. Anyway, I heard that …
Re: Guillemot Maxi Sound home studio 64 pro - no music in pure DOS
Posted on 2016-10-31, 22:19
I tried a bit more and found some additional information: -> The DLS file must be DLS Version 1. -> The Maxi Sound 64 Utilities in Win9x work best for converting, the Maxi Sound 64 Utilities in NT4 are still beta and show issues. -> The converted 94B sound fonts work only with the Maxi Sound 64 …
Re: Looking for an ID/manual/jumpers and more info on this 386 AMD 40MHz board
Posted on 2016-10-31, 21:54
Thanks elianda! How did you figure it out? I seem to be missing some of the cache chips and also U23 and U24 (the setup of those seems a bit different on that (your?) site). I'll try and move around/move the cache chips to see if it makes a difference. Well, there is a 019I sticker on the board. …
Re: Looking for an ID/manual/jumpers and more info on this 386 AMD 40MHz board
Posted on 2016-10-31, 14:38
It is the soyo-SY019I: http://retronn.de/imports/hwgal/hw_386eteq.html NPU is detected automatically. Actually not many jumpers there. You board misses a few ICs.
Re: 16bit ET3000 Mysterie Card? Need help.
Posted on 2016-10-30, 12:16
If you look at my picture the DIPs are set to OFF OFF OFF OFF which is the VGA configuration. If you doubt the settings plug a EGA Monitor and change DIPs to EGA config. If you get signal then this DIP config is working as well. Be aware that some cards feature EGA/VGA monitor auto detection, so …
Re: 16bit ET3000 Mysterie Card? Need help.
Posted on 2016-10-30, 00:02
I'd assume the DIP switches are using the default order as on most EGA/VGA cards. I have a very similar model from Ara International Co. Ltd. http://retronn.de/imports/hwgal/hw_graphics_c … 00ax_front.html
Re: More DOS PCI Benchmarks
Posted on 2016-10-29, 21:31
clueless1 wrote: @elianda How would those missing modes effect the TNT2 negatively in actual use? Applications that expect this VESA mode will not work or fallback to a compatibility mode. Or you have to load an additional TSR (like S3VBE20 / UniVBE) to add those modes.
Re: Did Iomega Ever Make RELIABLE Storage Options?
Posted on 2016-10-29, 20:54
I have several ZIP100 and none failed until now. I have no statistics, however my impression is that the Click of Death is exaggerated. Maybe it is like Tetrium noted some way of usage that makes the occurrence of this situation more probable.
Re: More DOS PCI Benchmarks
Posted on 2016-10-29, 19:57
TNT2 M64 FTW! It's got speed, compatibility, funky text modes, VBE3.0... one of the best PCI video cards for DOS gaming. While it has VBE3.0 it supports only 8,16 and 32 bit modes. A typical late S3 Virge supports 8,15,16,24 and 32 bit modes with it's VESA BIOS including the low res modes. VESAINFO …
Re: Gravis Ultrasound Classic problems
Posted on 2016-10-28, 16:16
It does not depend on IRQs/DMAs when ULTRINIT hangs, it just uses the port to set the resources. You may as well try GUSDRIVE2 to set resources as it implements the same functionality. Maybe it reports some error?
Re: Gravis Ultrasound Classic problems
Posted on 2016-10-28, 15:28
While gussetup comes with the installer it is not suited for serious resource testing, as it has bugs e.g. DMA test always fails. What you do is: Jumper the Port on the card. (Fromt he pic it looks like your card is jumpered to 240) On the command line do a SET ULTRASND=port,irq_play,irq_rec,dma_rec …
Re: NexGen Nx586-P90
Posted on 2016-10-25, 11:22
Nice system, but the original case was nicer and better looking - IMHO :D It would mean more work to get the case back in shape but in the end I say it would be worth it. You could scavenge the insides from better speakers and put them in the original case. I like the whole configuration. Congrats! …
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