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by omarsis81
Tue 30 May, 2023 9:05 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: New hardware for PCem v18?
Replies: 6
Views: 7572

Re: New hardware for PCem v18?

Pentium 3 is more feasible as it only requires a couple of new instructions (SSE).
by omarsis81
Sat 19 Nov, 2022 11:21 am
Forum: Development
Topic: How rip or save BIOS from PCs?
Replies: 4
Views: 5219

Re: How rip or save BIOS from PCs?

The best and most reliable way is to use an eprom programmer. That debug.com method may work in early computers and may not get you a reliable dump.
by omarsis81
Thu 30 Dec, 2021 12:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: MichaelJManley taking over as PCem maintainer
Replies: 82
Views: 51097

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: MichaelJManley taking over as PCem maintainer

I'm very happy to see PCem back again and welcome Michael Manley.
This is the best way to end this 2021
by omarsis81
Wed 09 Jun, 2021 1:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: PCem cassette support and register monitor
Replies: 6
Views: 2614

Re: PCem cassette support and register monitor

I think that with "taptools" you can create a cassette image to use in PCem, however I believe that wasn't truly x86 experience. I can't think of any game commercially released in cassette or the IBM PC
by omarsis81
Wed 09 Jun, 2021 3:38 am
Forum: General
Topic: PCem cassette support and register monitor
Replies: 6
Views: 2614

Re: PCem cassette support and register monitor

cassette format is only read only - the user who created it, JohnElliott worked on a save function but it wasn't commited by Sarah into PCem
you can read more here and get some info
http://pcem-emulator.co.uk/phpBB3/viewt ... 98&p=11926
by omarsis81
Sat 05 Jun, 2021 3:22 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Packard Bell Legend 600X (PB300)
Replies: 2
Views: 2490

Re: Packard Bell Legend 600X (PB300)

There are no datasheets for the UMC as far as I know
ACC2036 that's the first time I read about this chipset
by omarsis81
Sat 05 Jun, 2021 3:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: PCem V15 , v16 , v17 crash immediately after running machine
Replies: 10
Views: 3701

Re: PCem V15 , v16 , v17 crash immediately after running machine

edit the config file and change the renderer, maybe from OpenGL to software or Direct3D
by omarsis81
Sat 05 Jun, 2021 3:09 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Building on PowerPC
Replies: 5
Views: 4007

Re: Building on PowerPC

EVEN if you compile PCem to work on a PowerPC it probably won't emulate a 8088@4.77 mhz
I did try to run PCem in a Pentium 4 and had terrible results
by omarsis81
Sat 05 Jun, 2021 3:04 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Quick question about double word mode on virge
Replies: 2
Views: 2758

Re: Quick question about double word mode on virge

maybe a typo...
could you please make a patch and fix it?
by omarsis81
Mon 31 May, 2021 3:14 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Future hardware emulation
Replies: 1
Views: 1572

Re: Future hardware emulation

I don't think we could see ANYTHING until Sarah decides how to continue with the project
http://pcem-emulator.co.uk/phpBB3/viewt ... f=2&t=3708
by omarsis81
Sun 30 May, 2021 7:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Age of Empires 1 graphical glitches on v.17 / MacM1
Replies: 8
Views: 5268

Re: Age of Empires 1 graphical glitches on v.17 / MacM1

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html
The M1 is more powerful that I thought. It is today's best performing single thread of all!
by omarsis81
Sun 30 May, 2021 7:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How fast of a PCem CPU?
Replies: 10
Views: 5583

Re: How fast of a PCem CPU?

Wow! Pentium II 350 now is more than I dreamt possible! We can easily reach the PII max maybe next year or 18 months
by omarsis81
Sat 29 May, 2021 4:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: PCem V15 , v16 , v17 crash immediately after running machine
Replies: 10
Views: 3701

Re: PCem V15 , v16 , v17 crash immediately after running machine

delete any config file or create a new setup
maybe you are loading some configuration that invokes bioses you don't currently have
by omarsis81
Sat 29 May, 2021 3:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: PCem V15 , v16 , v17 crash immediately after running machine
Replies: 10
Views: 3701

Re: PCem V15 , v16 , v17 crash immediately after running machine

are you using the official executable? Pentium II only is available in v17...
by omarsis81
Wed 26 May, 2021 4:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How fast of a PCem CPU?
Replies: 10
Views: 5583

Re: How fast of a PCem CPU?

You limitation to a Pentium II 233 is expected. PCem is very demanding on the processor. I have a 4790k and I can run a Pentium MMX 200 fairly good, sometimes 233 mhz
by omarsis81
Sat 22 May, 2021 11:35 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Age of Empires 1 graphical glitches on v.17 / MacM1
Replies: 8
Views: 5268

Re: Age of Empires 1 graphical glitches on v.17 / MacM1

I even won a game without a single bug
Look for W9531201.zip for the Virge DX driver
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by omarsis81
Sat 22 May, 2021 5:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Age of Empires 1 graphical glitches on v.17 / MacM1
Replies: 8
Views: 5268

Re: Age of Empires 1 graphical glitches on v.17 / MacM1

Works fine in my system.
Maybe it's like Sarah said, ARM specific bug, or try another 2D Virge driver
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by omarsis81
Sat 22 May, 2021 4:13 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Age of Empires 1 graphical glitches on v.17 / MacM1
Replies: 8
Views: 5268

Re: Age of Empires 1 graphical glitches on v.17 / MacM1

I have the Gold version and will test the game in my Windows 8.1 x86 system
by omarsis81
Mon 05 Apr, 2021 9:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Is there a way to force quit PCem?
Replies: 3
Views: 2188

Re: Is there a way to force quit PCem?

Open the task manager wit CTRL ALT DEL and then select PCem to End Task.
by omarsis81
Tue 23 Mar, 2021 1:05 am
Forum: Development
Topic: [Request] Atari PC 4
Replies: 1
Views: 3273

Re: [Request] Atari PC 4

To see if it is complicated or not we need to know what chipset and/or Super I/O it uses. Maybe it is already emulated in another machine...
by omarsis81
Sun 21 Mar, 2021 5:08 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Some noob questions from a new user...
Replies: 2
Views: 2218

Re: Some noob questions from a new user...

1) The user is to find the drivers for each video card, but for the second sentence it seems you are confused with the ROMs for the video cards...
2) Pentium II @ 450 mhz in theory, but no computer can handle 100% emulation at present
3) Not sure, never tried
4) I believe Windows XP
by omarsis81
Mon 22 Feb, 2021 2:50 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: RPM and manpage for PCem
Replies: 3
Views: 5630

Re: RPM and manpage for PCem

Excuse the ignorance, but what does a manpage and a specfile do?
by omarsis81
Sat 16 Jan, 2021 4:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Emulation of IBM PS/1 Rapid Resume
Replies: 2
Views: 2287

Re: Emulation of IBM PS/1 Rapid Resume

IBMULATOR exclusively emulates the PS/1. It would be interesting to see if that emulator has that specific feature
by omarsis81
Fri 25 Dec, 2020 3:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Merry Christmas
Replies: 2
Views: 2366

Re: Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you and everyone!!
by omarsis81
Sun 20 Dec, 2020 12:52 am
Forum: General
Topic: Voodoo 2 Total Memory Size?
Replies: 5
Views: 3970

Re: Voodoo 2 Total Memory Size?

What I DO see troubling to me is that 8mb and 12 mb both have fixed 4MB frame buffer memory (at least the Monster, Creative and all known brands). So why bother with playing with the frame buffer memory from 4 or 2mb?
by omarsis81
Sun 20 Dec, 2020 12:42 am
Forum: General
Topic: Voodoo 2 Total Memory Size?
Replies: 5
Views: 3970

Re: Voodoo 2 Total Memory Size?

So, first my confusion is... Don't ALL Voodoo 2 cards have 2 TMUs, with 8MB cards having 4MB Framebuffer, 4MB Texture Mem and 2 TMU chips and 12MB cards having 4MB framebuffer, 8MB Texture Mem and the same 2 TMU chips..? :? I can't see where your confusion is. Indeed all Voodoos2 have 2 TMUs regard...
by omarsis81
Sat 19 Dec, 2020 10:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: PII 233-300 Mhz runs perfectly except in daggerfall ?
Replies: 19
Views: 11107

Re: PII 233-300 Mhz runs perfectly except in daggerfall ?

On what processor are you running that config? Ryzen 5000 series?
by omarsis81
Tue 15 Dec, 2020 11:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: v17 released!
Replies: 33
Views: 33280

Re: v17 released!

I was highly surprised by this release too! Sarah should be awarded the Order of the British Empire :mrgreen:
by omarsis81
Thu 10 Dec, 2020 8:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Future sound card musings
Replies: 48
Views: 26600

Re: Future sound card musings

Well, what I meant is that I believe the DB50XG is the best (or one of the best) wavetables around. It is far from having a Sound Canvas, but sound quite good IMHO
by omarsis81
Thu 10 Dec, 2020 11:26 am
Forum: General
Topic: Future sound card musings
Replies: 48
Views: 26600

Re: Future sound card musings

DB50XG is close to the Sound Canvas, so I'm very exited about that one!