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by Neville
Fri 31 Dec, 2021 2:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: MichaelJManley taking over as PCem maintainer
Replies: 82
Views: 51551

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: MichaelJManley taking over as PCem maintainer

Fantastic news! Not that PCem needs much more IMHO. There's better PC Booter compatibility, and... No, that's all.
by Neville
Tue 09 Mar, 2021 1:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: Trouble with DOS and 1 Gb. harrdrive.
Replies: 2
Views: 2183

Re: Trouble with DOS and 1 Gb. harrdrive.

That was it!

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Thank you, that was driving me nuts.
by Neville
Mon 08 Mar, 2021 8:44 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Trouble with DOS and 1 Gb. harrdrive.
Replies: 2
Views: 2183

Trouble with DOS and 1 Gb. harrdrive.

One of my favorite machines to use with PCem is a 486/66 with 1 Gb. and DOS 6.22. However, I recetly realised my 1 Gb. harddrive is running out of space, and not for the usual reasons. It seems to me that I can't set up more that 500 Mb. of space. It's weird, because I thought the limit for this ver...
by Neville
Fri 16 Oct, 2020 2:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Thank You SarahWalker for PCem
Replies: 11
Views: 7490

Re: Thank You SarahWalker for PCem

Hell yeah! I still use DOSBox for the more demanding games, but recreating my first PC system in such detail almost brought me to tears. Not to mention the possibility of recreating machines like the Tandy 1000, the Amstrad PC or the IBM PS/1, custom desktop included.

PCem rocks.
by Neville
Wed 24 Jun, 2020 4:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: PCEM Reference Guide?
Replies: 5
Views: 4445

Re: PCEM Reference Guide?

by Neville
Tue 21 Apr, 2020 4:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: v16 released!
Replies: 30
Views: 24620

Re: v16 released!

Very cool. I have a newbie question, though. Does the FPU for 386 / 486 computers affect in any way the gaming experience?
by Neville
Tue 21 Apr, 2020 3:59 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: v16 compatibility & bug list (WIP)
Replies: 55
Views: 60399

Re: v16 compatibility & bug list (WIP)

As already mentioned [url=https://pcem-emulator.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3461]in this thread[/url], The System 16 Emulator somehow stopped working on v16. Not that many people probably use it, but it could be an indicative of something not working right. On the other hand, now Lotus: The...
by Neville
Tue 21 Apr, 2020 3:55 pm
Forum: General
Topic: PCem window is stuck outside of the screen
Replies: 4
Views: 5205

Re: PCem window is stuck outside of the screen

Same thing happenned to me somehow. Delete pcem.cfg and run the program again. Solved!
by Neville
Mon 20 Apr, 2020 12:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The System 16 emulator just stopped working on v16
Replies: 0
Views: 4221

The System 16 emulator just stopped working on v16

OK, I know. Lots of changes with every new PCem version and most of them are for the better. This said, I like to run this old Sega System 16 emulator with PCem and just noticed it stopped working, so I thought I should report it. I use to run it with this setup: - Pentium 166 CPU - 64 Mb. RAM - S3 ...
by Neville
Wed 18 Dec, 2019 5:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Tandy 1000 harddrive troubles.
Replies: 1
Views: 3487

Re: Tandy 1000 harddrive troubles.

The problem seems to have solved itself... I updated the roms, it looks like I was missing some XTIDE roms.

Proof: https://i.imgur.com/ynodXLL.png
by Neville
Sun 27 Oct, 2019 6:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Tandy 1000 harddrive troubles.
Replies: 1
Views: 3487

Tandy 1000 harddrive troubles.

I have a harddrive image for my Tandy 1000 profile, one that I set up with a previous version of PCem. It was 20 Mb. in size and I installed DOS 5.0 and some version of Deskmate. However, it no longer works. Whenever I try to boot it up it complains that it can't find an OS. I've tried to reinstall ...
by Neville
Thu 01 Aug, 2019 12:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: A more powerful Tandy profile, please?
Replies: 9
Views: 10234

Re: A more powerful Tandy profile, please?

There's an old Tandy emulator for DOS called Tand-Em. I think it includes utilities for dumping your Tandy firmware, but the format will likely different from PCem.
by Neville
Wed 31 Jul, 2019 7:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: A more powerful Tandy profile, please?
Replies: 9
Views: 10234

Re: A more powerful Tandy profile, please?

OK. Then so far we have two Tandy 286 models which retained the Tandy graphics and sound: - Tandy 1000 TX - Tandy 1000 TL/3 Both would be good candidates for emulation. BTW, the Tandy 1000 are not fully compatible with the IBM PCjr. They have the same architecture, but it's handled differently. See ...
by Neville
Wed 24 Jul, 2019 11:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: A more powerful Tandy profile, please?
Replies: 9
Views: 10234

Re: A more powerful Tandy profile, please?

I'm more interested in Tandy graphics than Tandy sound, but that info is still very interesting. It means there could a reason to emulate the 2500 SX as well as the 1000 TX.
by Neville
Tue 23 Jul, 2019 4:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: A more powerful Tandy profile, please?
Replies: 9
Views: 10234

Re: A more powerful Tandy profile, please?

According to Wikipedia, "The [Tandy 1000] RL and RL/HD featured a surface-mounted 9.54 MHz 8086 processor". Further models (1000 RLX, 1000 RSX) had 80286 and 80386 CPUs, but by then the Tandy propietary graphics had been changed to an AcuMos 512 Kb. VGA or an AcuMos SVGA. Which means the P...
by Neville
Tue 23 Jul, 2019 4:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: A more powerful Tandy profile, please?
Replies: 9
Views: 10234

A more powerful Tandy profile, please?

I really like that PCem emulates the Tandy computers, but right now the only profiles available are for the Tandy 1000 and the Tandy 1000 HX, with a CPU of 8088/16 tops. That's enough for many Tandy compatible games, but not for the latest games with Tandy support, like "Chuck Yeager's Air Comb...
by Neville
Tue 16 Jul, 2019 4:02 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: 3DFX compatibility list
Replies: 99
Views: 157874

Re: 3DFX compatibility list

NASCAR Racing 2 + Grand National Series Expansion Pack shows glitches, especially visible whenever dirt / smoke are present. Regular NASCAR Racing 2 will probably have them, I'll check later. Game is running under guest Pentium 166, S3 ViRGE DX, 64 Mb RAM and DOS 6.22. https://i.imgur.com/CR3pN7j.pn...
by Neville
Sun 30 Jun, 2019 4:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Jim Power broken
Replies: 1
Views: 3852

Re: Jim Power broken

The dynarec can also affects other games, at least it does "Lotus: The Ultimate Challenge".
by Neville
Mon 24 Jun, 2019 6:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I don't think KEYB SP is working right...
Replies: 24
Views: 23001

Re: I don't think KEYB SP is working right...

I'm getting wrong results under MS-DOS 6.22. This is what I get when I press Mays + the top row in my keyboard, under the function keys:

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by Neville
Mon 24 Jun, 2019 1:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I don't think KEYB SP is working right...
Replies: 24
Views: 23001

Re: I don't think KEYB SP is working right...

Thanks for the tip.
by Neville
Sun 23 Jun, 2019 7:05 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I don't think KEYB SP is working right...
Replies: 24
Views: 23001

Re: I don't think KEYB SP is working right...

Thank you. For a moment I thought I was seeing ghosts.
by Neville
Wed 05 Jun, 2019 6:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I don't think KEYB SP is working right...
Replies: 24
Views: 23001

Re: I don't think KEYB SP is working right...

I'm just loading KEYB SP at the end of my AUTOEXEC.BAT, but that used to suffice on the old days.
by Neville
Wed 05 Jun, 2019 4:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I don't think KEYB SP is working right...
Replies: 24
Views: 23001

I don't think KEYB SP is working right...

I regularly use several DOS machines, and I just realised the symbols no longer match my keyboard's, despite having loaded KEYB SP. I don't think i had this issue with v14, but I'm not sure. Can anyone reproduce this?
by Neville
Sun 26 May, 2019 8:08 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Can we have a PCem BIOS datfile?
Replies: 10
Views: 14931

Re: Can we have a PCem BIOS datfile?

Not really. I just thought you could swing either way.
by Neville
Sun 26 May, 2019 3:47 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Can we have a PCem BIOS datfile?
Replies: 10
Views: 14931

Re: Can we have a PCem BIOS datfile?

I have to admit it, I've seen unofficial datfiles for PCem in other boards. And any reaction from Sarah Walker would be understandable. From "let the others build them and use them at their own risk" to "If it's already done, let me at least do it properly." BTW, don't ask me abo...
by Neville
Tue 21 May, 2019 7:49 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Can we have a PCem BIOS datfile?
Replies: 10
Views: 14931

Re: Can we have a PCem BIOS datfile?

openMSX (or should I say catapult?) has another posible solution:

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by Neville
Tue 21 May, 2019 6:41 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Can we have a PCem BIOS datfile?
Replies: 10
Views: 14931

Re: Can we have a PCem BIOS datfile?

Depends. Some emulators like FB Alpha have an option in their menus to create datfiles, which I find a great idea. However, I'd be equally happy with a datfile being made available with every new version of PCem.
by Neville
Tue 21 May, 2019 5:02 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Can we have a PCem BIOS datfile?
Replies: 10
Views: 14931

Can we have a PCem BIOS datfile?

As PCem grows it's becoming harder for me to keep track of all the necessary BIOS and other files required to run it. It doesn't help that I've been updating every new release on top of the previous ones. My question is, what about adding the option to PCem to create a datfile for ClrMAMEPro and / o...
by Neville
Wed 22 Aug, 2018 4:35 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Help with Hercules InColor emulation.
Replies: 9
Views: 9643

Re: Help with Hercules InColor emulation.

Can you remember what machine you used to test the HIC? That could save me a lot of testing.
by Neville
Wed 22 Aug, 2018 1:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Help with Hercules InColor emulation.
Replies: 9
Views: 9643

Help with Hercules InColor emulation.

Since I heard "Karateka" has support for this card I've been wanting to give it a try. However, I've come into a few obstacles. 1) What machine works reasonably well with this card? I've tried a few of the older ones, but either they come with in-built video cards or the BIOS doesn't seem ...