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by SarahWalker
Wed 18 Nov, 2020 8:05 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: v17 compatibility & bug list
Replies: 77
Views: 70798

Re: v17 compatibility & bug list

Low res stuff should be fully fixed as of 088354f6. I hope.
by SarahWalker
Wed 18 Nov, 2020 4:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Anyone knows why Virtual 86 mode does not work properly well when playing DOS games on Windows 3.1 on MS-DOS 6.0 ?
Replies: 32
Views: 13324

Re: Anyone knows why Virtual 86 mode does not work properly well when playing DOS games on Windows 3.1 on MS-DOS 6.0 ?

Also please provide details of emulator configuration.

Windows 3.1 _did_ have a lot of issues running DOS games, so at least some of the issues you're seeing are likely to not be emulator bugs.
by SarahWalker
Wed 18 Nov, 2020 9:54 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Museum Madness - FM Synth in DOS sound lag, despite it being solid 100%
Replies: 14
Views: 8365

Re: Museum Madness - FM Synth in DOS sound lag, despite it being solid 100%

Could you provide a recording of the 'sound lag' please?

Also, Museum Madness sounds like the most totally radical game ever.
by SarahWalker
Tue 17 Nov, 2020 9:54 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: v17 compatibility & bug list
Replies: 77
Views: 70798

Re: v17 compatibility & bug list

leilei wrote: Mon 16 Nov, 2020 7:01 am - 3DMark2001: Render-to-texture issue, PCem segfaults during "Demo"
Fixed in 09a7b468.
by SarahWalker
Tue 17 Nov, 2020 8:34 am
Forum: Development
Topic: v17 compatibility & bug list
Replies: 77
Views: 70798

Re: v17 compatibility & bug list

- Quake (DOS, 400x300/512x384 bugged)
Fixed in 5c20fe7c.
by SarahWalker
Tue 17 Nov, 2020 7:42 am
Forum: Development
Topic: [FEATURE REQUEST] Removable Media Drive Emulation Overhaul
Replies: 11
Views: 7084

Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] Removable Media Drive Emulation Overhaul

There is a disc changed indicator on the AT and later FDCs, and yes, PCem does update that when you load a new disc image in without ejecting the old one first. If this wasn't implemented, then in DOS you could DIR a disc, load a new disc, DIR again and still get the old disc contents. CD drives hav...
by SarahWalker
Mon 16 Nov, 2020 7:35 pm
Forum: Merged patches
Topic: [Patch] New VHD support... now with added dynamics
Replies: 63
Views: 55862

Re: [Patch] New VHD support... now with added dynamics

Image not closing should be fixed in d6bf0bae.
by SarahWalker
Mon 16 Nov, 2020 6:00 pm
Forum: Merged patches
Topic: More SCAT chipset machines
Replies: 28
Views: 37871

Re: More SCAT chipset machines

Committed based on the above at d5dbe302.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:57 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: v17 compatibility & bug list
Replies: 77
Views: 70798

v17 compatibility & bug list

I'll update this post with any results posted to this thread. (Last update - 25/11/2020 22:25 GMT+0) Working : MS-DOS 2.11 Tandy 1000HX, 8088/7.16, MS-DOS 2.11 MS-DOS 3.30 Acer 386SX25/N, Am386SX/25 AMA-932J, i386SX/16 AMI 286 clone, 286/12, AVGA2 AMI 386DX clone, Am386DX/40, Trident TVGA9000B AMI 3...
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Hard drive for the Compaq Deskpro 386
Replies: 4
Views: 3275

Re: Hard drive for the Compaq Deskpro 386

You need to configure the hard drive in BIOS setup. For the Deskpro 386 it's disc based, so you need a copy of the Compaq setup disc.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 11:12 am
Forum: Merged patches
Topic: [Patch] Amstrad PC5086
Replies: 5
Views: 6352

Re: [Patch] Amstrad PC5086

Committed at a89347d4.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 10:41 am
Forum: Development
Topic: v17 feature freeze at end of Saturday 14th of November
Replies: 11
Views: 8410

Re: v17 feature freeze at end of Saturday 14th of November

Now frozen. I'll work through the existing backlog of patches and will probably create the testing thread in the next day or so.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: Adverts for emulated hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 41520

Re: Adverts for emulated hardware

I did want to post a Pentium II advert btw, but I only have PC Zone magazines from that era (1997), and Intel seem to have decided to market the Pentium MMX to gamers instead. If anyone does have one of the P2 print adverts, please post it here!
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:51 am
Forum: General
Topic: Adverts for emulated hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 41520

Re: Adverts for emulated hardware

Except that of course it _wasn't_, with the 3000 still available in early 2001. 3DFX's closure meant that no new stock was forthcoming though, and the V3 disappeared from retail shortly after this, after nearly 2 years on the market.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:50 am
Forum: General
Topic: Adverts for emulated hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 41520

Re: Adverts for emulated hardware

By Spring 2000 it was essentially the end of the road, with PCW vainly trying to sell '3dxf' cards against the GeForce 256, and the V5 just around the corner...
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:48 am
Forum: General
Topic: Adverts for emulated hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 41520

Re: Adverts for emulated hardware

By Christmas it was mostly selling in budget form as the 2000, with the 3500 putting up a not entirely convincing fight against the TNT2 Ultra. Notice that PCW is offering cheap games with the 3500 in an attempt to sell it.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: Adverts for emulated hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 41520

Re: Adverts for emulated hardware

The competition soon showed up though.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:46 am
Forum: General
Topic: Adverts for emulated hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 41520

Re: Adverts for emulated hardware

Unlike the Banshee, V3 has a very long commercial life, which you can trace through PC World adverts. Here it is at launch, at the top of the graphics world.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:20 am
Forum: General
Topic: Adverts for emulated hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 41520

Re: Adverts for emulated hardware

Of course immediately after posting that I find another V3 ad. This is technically cheating as PCem doesn't emulate the 3500, but I think the 'family' shot makes this one count. Note the Unreal Tournament screenshot - UT was reviewed in the same magazine I got this ad from. Can't believe this was 21...
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: Adverts for emulated hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 41520

Re: Adverts for emulated hardware

Here's a double page V3 ad from around launch time. Obviously 3DFX were retailing their own boards by this point so the marketing and product image are much more focused. Funny, I don't remember many (if any) V3 ads after this initial push.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:09 am
Forum: General
Topic: Adverts for emulated hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 41520

Re: Adverts for emulated hardware

And here's a PC World ad showing what 3DFX _wanted_ Christmas 98 to look like. Techworks kicked off a V2 price war around this time and the Banshee and V2 ended up the same price.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:07 am
Forum: General
Topic: Adverts for emulated hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 41520

Re: Adverts for emulated hardware

Creative on the other hand got lazy and tacked the Banshee onto an existing V2 ad.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:06 am
Forum: General
Topic: Adverts for emulated hardware
Replies: 59
Views: 41520

Re: Adverts for emulated hardware

Still can't believe 3dfx did TV ads...

Not a lot of Banshee ads, but it did have a very short commercial life. Here's the Maxi Gamer Phoenix. I love the questionable choice to other cards to compare against.
by SarahWalker
Sun 15 Nov, 2020 9:03 am
Forum: Merged patches
Topic: [Patch] New VHD support... now with added dynamics
Replies: 63
Views: 55862

Re: [Patch] New VHD support... now with added dynamics

shermanp wrote: Sun 15 Nov, 2020 6:54 am Alright, here's some fixes.
Committed at 322b25a4. I also unilaterally removed the use of _wfopen_s, commit 95e6819f.
by SarahWalker
Sat 14 Nov, 2020 7:13 pm
Forum: Merged patches
Topic: [Patch] New VHD support... now with added dynamics
Replies: 63
Views: 55862

Re: [Patch] New VHD support... now with added dynamics

Committed at 602d6f1c.

I'll have a look at the image not closing bug. Hopefully won't be too difficult to fix.
by SarahWalker
Sat 14 Nov, 2020 2:21 pm
Forum: Merged patches
Topic: [Patch] Kasan Hangulmadang-16
Replies: 7
Views: 9701

Re: [Patch] Kasan Hangulmadang-16

Committed at 87941f29.
by SarahWalker
Sat 14 Nov, 2020 1:49 pm
Forum: Merged patches
Topic: [Patch] Trigem Korean VGA
Replies: 9
Views: 17265

Re: [Patch] Trigem Korean VGA

Committed byte panning and cursor skew at ed30e171. I've not committed the addressing changes, as I'm not keen on adding an additional slow path to all the VGA read/write handlers, as this affects all cards to some degree. I think a better approach would be to have some specific ET4000 handlers for ...