Re: Is it possible to enable more than 634K of free conventional memory?

Posted on 2024-05-16, 22:44

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by dukeofurl

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Good news everyone. A friend was able to hex edit the level to remove some stuff. The need for some extra memory in order to open the level is no more.

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Re: Is it possible to enable more than 634K of free conventional memory?

Posted on 2024-05-16, 11:34

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by dukeofurl

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Aww shucks, that seems beyond my abilities right now. Thanks for the replies.

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Is it possible to enable more than 634K of free conventional memory?

Posted on 2024-05-16, 01:20

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by dukeofurl

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Odd question, but I have an unusual circumstance. I was working on a custom Xargon level using the recently released level editor ( https://archive.org/details/xargon-edit-version-04-01-24 ). It was getting pretty deluxe, full of level scenery and objects/enemies/bonus items, and I was saving my …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-05-14, 00:54

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by dukeofurl

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Oh, there are soooo many places that could go wrong ... If I am not wrong, it's carbon coated connectors on the PCB? Be careful with those. There could also easy be a break just next to that metal bar, where it goes from being full flexible to being held rigid by the bar ... Well... I didn't make …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-05-13, 12:22

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by dukeofurl

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The original gateway keyboard (not in picture) is broken, basically the entire row of alpha keys starting with A do not register, as well as a couple in other rows. It looks kinda dingy so I will strip it down to clean the keys and circuit membrane/PCB, and hopefully that might repair it as well. …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-05-12, 14:25

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by dukeofurl

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I picked up this gateway yesterday. It's a pentium 75, 28MB ram. From a collector standpoint it came with the original monitor, keyboard, software+drivers CDs and disks and instructions and other literature that I guess came with it originally. It seems the og OS was windows 95 but the previous …

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Re: Getting fuzzy sound in Epic Megagames mod music

Posted on 2024-05-09, 18:32

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by dukeofurl

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So... I tried out these game specific fixes for Jazz and Epic Pinball and the overall effect of using them is that the distorted channel and clean channel have swapped! I still have the distortion but at least its clear its a driver/software issue rather than a speaker/cable issue in any case. I've …

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Re: Getting fuzzy sound in Epic Megagames mod music

Posted on 2024-05-09, 11:25

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by dukeofurl

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Oh cool I didn't know this existed. I'll give it a try. I know there was something similar for the Gus pnp - game specific patches for these particular games.

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Getting fuzzy sound in Epic Megagames mod music

Posted on 2024-05-09, 02:10

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by dukeofurl

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I have a weird experience right now on my new-to-me pc (pentium 166, dos 6.22, using unisound to enable an Opti 82c931 soundcard). Epic games such as Epic Pinball and Jazz Jackrabbit that use tracker music have distortion in the music on one channel (the other channel sounds good). Other dos games …

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Re: Pocket 386, the brother of Hand386 and Book8088, the story so far ...

Posted on 2024-04-30, 19:35

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by dukeofurl

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Very cool. I love the form factor, similar vibe to a libretto. The models so far haven't really been fast enough for the games and programs I like to use so I'm chilling out and waiting to see if an even more enhanced version may come out in the future as I think it would just end up living on the …

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-04-30, 01:40

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by dukeofurl

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Hi everyone. I never get tired of looking at this. My 386 upgraded with cyrix 486drx2 CPU. It has been in my family for 33 years now. On the slow side but good enough for many of the popular shareware games of the early 90s PXL_20240429_012542563.jpg PXL_20240406_195550933.jpg 2 sound cards (Gus and …

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Re: IBM PC 330 Retrostation showcase, build log, questions

Posted on 2024-04-29, 18:29

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by dukeofurl

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The PC 330 and the PC 350 share the same motherboard. I understand the PC 350 has some issues using/detecting HDDs and CF that are in excess of 8gb so you may want to avoid that 32gb card. The startech cf adapter is a good one. I've also heard that the PC 350 is somewhat picky with the type of cf …

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Re: Standard Computer Corporation 386/486, attempt to refurbish

Posted on 2024-04-09, 18:13

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by dukeofurl

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A lot has happened since the last update. The PC is essentially where I want it at this point with its full upgraded hardware configured comparable to how it had been upgraded back in the day. I've also dug out my old monitor and some old speakers to complete the look. Here's what's happened since …

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Re: dosdash - Graphical menu dashboard for MS-DOS

Posted on 2024-04-09, 17:37

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by dukeofurl

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Really cool idea! Would be perfect for if you were trying to configure a gaming pc for kids, or someone who didn't grow up with dos but still wants to play the games.

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Re: New version of Xargon (Epic Megagames 1994) released on 4/1/2024 with level editor + bonus levels! (not an April foo

Posted on 2024-04-04, 16:03

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by dukeofurl

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^i am glad that this version exists, which I think reflects the hard work of a fan with the permission of the original dev, but I find that the gameplay feels pretty different from the original. For instance, when you jump in the original game, the character lands, kneels down and pauses for a bit …

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Re: New version of Xargon (Epic Megagames 1994) released on 4/1/2024 with level editor + bonus levels! (not an April foo

Posted on 2024-04-04, 12:01

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by dukeofurl

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^that was a port by a fan, and that's right, there's been no public release of compiled binaries and I don't think it's been worked on in some time.

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New version of Xargon (Epic Megagames 1994) released on 4/1/2024 with level editor + bonus levels! (not an April fool)

Posted on 2024-04-02, 02:00

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by dukeofurl

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Allen Pilgrim, the original designer and programmer of Xargon back in 1994 has graciously released a version of Xargon that allows you to edit your own levels, maps, and story scenes using an editor that is built into this special 4/1/2024 dos version of the game. He has also provided a very …

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Re: Trouble getting Gravis PNP soundcard to work on my 386

Posted on 2024-03-29, 01:20

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by dukeofurl

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I played with the GUS soundblaster emulation IRQs and DMAs and it made no difference with any of my issues. So now I'd like to post some examples and ask of anyone else who has a GUS PNP whether they have the same audio issues on their system, at which point I can stop trying to mess with …

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Re: Trouble getting Gravis PNP soundcard to work on my 386

Posted on 2024-03-28, 22:46

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by dukeofurl

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I've discovered that sometimes pressing keys on my keyboard can result in glitches with the sound blaster emulation. The most notorious example I've encountered so far is that the opening/main menu music of Lamborghini American challenge (a game I played often with Gus adlib emulation in the 90s). …

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Re: Gravis Ultrasound Sony/Mitsumi CD-ROM interface daughtercard

Posted on 2024-03-27, 21:36

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by dukeofurl

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Cool. Nice to see they kept the red color going for their cards even when it was some kind of extra add on. I actually had a Gus Max and a mitsumi drive back in the 90s. I think the max had a mitsumi port on it for that model. Currently have a mitsumi drive and separate controller card for it, will …

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