Re: [SWCollect] Video Game Invasion
Howard Feldman wrote: I watched it already, that was cool, thanks! Was it supposed to be in Black and White or is my computer just messed? Your computer is messed. The entire thing is in color. Maybe change your desktop color depth and/or download the latest player? -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
[SWCollect] Personal Software Zork
Someone who knows about Infocom take a look at this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3669906360category=182 Notice that in the picture there are two booklets...what's the deal? Stuart -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] Personal Software Zork
Yep, that's definitely the Apple II manual. I saw one auction a long time ago that had it in an open-faced box. Scan is attached, I saved it. - Original Message - From: Freddie Bingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:52 PM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Personal Software Zork The small book looks like the manual from the Apple ][ version. Freddie Lucasarts Museum - http://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org -Original Message- From: Stuart Feldhamer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 3:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SWCollect] Personal Software Zork Someone who knows about Infocom take a look at this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3669906360; category=182 Notice that in the picture there are two booklets...what's the deal? Stuart -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ attachment: ZorkBarbarianBox.jpg
[SWCollect] DOS sound in Win 98SE
As you know I play mostly "classic" games. I use 98SE with SB Live card. Can be very tricky to get sound to work, sometimes nearly impossible. Someone told me about VMDsound but that seems to be for NT, 2000, XP only. Is there something similar for 98SE? And/or something for TRUE DOS mode? I'm decent at this but can be a real headache, there has to be an easier way (yes I could use DOSBox but would like to know how to run without it if possible) Thanks, Tom Visit my web page for many games for sale/trade and screen shots of Ultima Escape from Mt. Drash, Tom's Ultima, Infocom and RPG page
Re: [SWCollect] DOS sound in Win 98SE
Can you restart in MS-DOS mode in 98SE? -Adam - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:31 PM Subject: [SWCollect] DOS sound in Win 98SE As you know I play mostly classic games. I use 98SE with SB Live card. Can be very tricky to get sound to work, sometimes nearly impossible. Someone told me about VMDsound but that seems to be for NT, 2000, XP only. Is there something similar for 98SE? And/or something for TRUE DOS mode? I'm decent at this but can be a real headache, there has to be an easier way (yes I could use DOSBox but would like to know how to run without it if possible) Thanks, Tom Visit my web page for many games for sale/trade and screen shots of Ultima Escape from Mt. Drash, Tom's Ultima, Infocom and RPG page -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] DOS sound in Win 98SE
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As you know I play mostly classic games. I use 98SE with SB Live card. Can be very tricky to get sound to work, sometimes nearly impossible. Someone told me about VMDsound but that seems to be for NT, 2000, XP only. Is there something similar for 98SE? And/or something for TRUE DOS mode? I'm decent at this but can be a real headache, there has to be an easier way (yes I could use DOSBox but would like to know how to run without it if possible) You are at the mercy of your sound card's legacy -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Legacy Sound (was Re: [SWCollect] DOS sound in Win 98SE)
(I hit ctrl-enter when I meant to hit enter -- here's the full message:) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As you know I play mostly classic games. I use 98SE with SB Live card. Can be very tricky to get sound to work, sometimes nearly impossible. Someone told me about VMDsound but that seems to be for NT, 2000, XP only. Is there something similar for 98SE? And/or something for TRUE DOS mode? I'm decent at this but can be a real headache, there has to be an easier way (yes I could use DOSBox but would like to know how to run without it if possible) Unfortunately, you are at the mercy of two things: Your sound card's legacy emulation, and how the game was programmed. If the game supports a Sound Blaster 16 or AWE32, you have half the puzzle solved because they support IRQs above 7 and DMAs other than 1, which is what your sound card is probably going to use in Win98. The legacy emulation, on the other hand, depends completely on the card and the Live! is not as compatible as a Sound Blaster PCI. (Yes, the irony of both products having different levels of backward compatibility with the company's own products is not lost on me :-) Some cards require device drivers for legacy compatibility; since you are on a DOS-based windows (Win9x/WinME), you have the option of loading these drivers if applicable. Sometimes the card provides legacy emulation through the existing Windows drivers. Under Win98, my Turtle Beach Santa Cruz did a passable imitation of a Sound Blaster Pro (not 16, ironically) and it also passed through General MIDI to Windows so I got to hear that too. When I switched to XP, that functionality went away, but DOSBox does a much better job anyway so I'm not crying over it. DOSBox does such an amazing job of emulating both a slower PC and various sound cards that I think you should just abandon trying to get it to work natively. Unless the game was made after 1995, you should be using DOSBox. Which game are you trying to get running? Finally, you can use an actual older card if your motherboard has an ISA slot. This only applies to computers 3 years old or older, of course. Which also leads to another option: Build yourself an older computer and fill it with legacy hardware. For several years I used a Pentium Pro 200 with both a Sound Blaster 16 (with wavetable addon) AND a Gravis Ultrasound in different slots with different settings so that I could play anything I wanted (it had a decent slowdown function). I also keep around a Tandy 1000 (best oldskool PC gaming machine!). For those living in Illinois: I have a surplus of Pentium Pro 200s and also some 486 machines (and a few 386s too) that I am trying to get rid of. Tom and Chris, if you'd like a free oldskool PC to run older games on, you're welcome to drive on over and take your pick. Just give me a day of warning so that I can extract them from the crawlspace, clean them up, and test them. As for legacy sound cards, they go for peanuts on ebay. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ Want to help an ambitious games project? http://www.mobygames.com/ Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
[SWCollect] First version of the CURIOUS Guide is up!
The first version of my availability guide is up and running. http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/ Click on the CURIOUS Scale link, then on the CURIOUS Guide link. I'd really appreciate some feedback (private or public). I'd particularly like to know if it even loads for you. I'm using a stupid Frontpage Excel App right now. It probably won't work for some of you (I'm guessing you need IE). If it does work for you, I'd like to know if the advanced capabilities (filtering using the drop down boxes, and searching) work for you. What I really need is a DB app that will work on my host (classicgaming.com). Suggestions would be most welcome. Anyway, this is just a test version of the Guide. It contains info on: EA flats Infocom SSI Avalon Hill Epyx A little Ultima Even being so limited, it has over 1250 entries. I'm already aware that rarities need to be tweaked, but feel free to make suggestions on anything you see. Thanks, Hugh -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
Re: [SWCollect] First version of the CURIOUS Guide is up!
It didn't load on me; needs Microsoft Office components and Explorer 5.01 (have IE 5.0 something); I wouldn't want to install anything if not necessary, since my system is so unstable/slow as it is. (Mainly wouldn't want to load Office, IE I'll upgrade at some point). Personally I like the simpler, the better and to install as little system files as possible. So is there something in the code that really requires those components or can it be made more backwards compatible. Quote: Missing: Microsoft Office Web Components This page requires the Microsoft Office Web Components. Click here to install Microsoft Office Web Components.. This page also requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher. Click here to install the latest Internet Explorer. - Jukka -- http://koti.mbnet.fi/psychic/eng_index.html - Synchronic Web -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
