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by thera34
Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: Commodore 16, 64, 128, VIC-20, PET
Topic: How can I get text from my PC to 64 core?
Replies: 5
Views: 414

Re: How can I get text from my PC to 64 core?

I don't know about MacOS (and most probably is the same scenario), but for Win/DOS you can fast create/format/manipulate files on floppy images with VICE emulator: -get VICE C64 emulator (bonus point for being portable as well) -create and format an empty D64 image using c1541 utility from VICE: c1541.exe -format DISKNAME,01 d64 whatever_name.d64 -...
by thera34
Wed May 29, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: 22 best DOS GUIs
Replies: 3
Views: 764

Re: 22 best DOS GUIs

Hehe, tried most of those about a month ago (think I got same link from an YT vid, iirc) :D At least one of them (F56) is requiring FPU and won't work with the software Q87 one. The rest, mileage will vary, from crawling (Blue)/graphical glitching (M-OS 98) to work just fine afaik (and ofc, usability varies as well from case to case). Tested under ...
by thera34
Sat May 25, 2024 1:35 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Windows XP
Replies: 4
Views: 955

Re: Windows XP

Yes, I followed them precisely, waiting hours to install, copying those files over , first with the German ISO, then the English one (picked from forum posts) but no dice :(
(yet)

by thera34
Sat May 25, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Windows XP
Replies: 4
Views: 955

Re: Windows XP

Yup, I did. @kconger brought it up to me this https://msfn.org/board/topic/186080-xp-running-on-a-486-cpu/ a week or so ago My firsts tests on ao486 lead to bsod during installation. Managed a full install within x86Box, but it will not boot under ao486 stating "NTLDR missing" and another file missing error (the files are there, for sure ...
by thera34
Thu May 23, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: X68000, PC88, PC98
Topic: Conversion from 2HD to HDF?
Replies: 7
Views: 1007

Re: Conversion from 2HD to HDF?

Nodoyuna wrote: Thu May 23, 2024 5:19 pm

Thanks for the links and sorry for not have done my own research before asking

No worries, I wasn't referring to you specifically, was more like a general idea :)

If you have Discord, do join us there as well, you might get faster quick answers from community as well

by thera34
Thu May 23, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: X68000, PC88, PC98
Topic: Conversion from 2HD to HDF?
Replies: 7
Views: 1007

Re: Conversion from 2HD to HDF?

Do it yourself and learn about X68000 and HumanOS, plenty of information literally just two forum posts below. https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?p=84758#p84758 (and many many more in the same page) Later edit: plus https://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=x68000:creating_floppies_from_disk_images_on_x68000 As a general note for all new users, please ...
by thera34
Sat May 18, 2024 11:41 pm
Forum: X68000, PC88, PC98
Topic: How do I set up my own HDF file?
Replies: 3
Views: 538

Re: How do I set up my own HDF file?

Just the below forum post should give you plenty of info if you follow those links: https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?p=84758#p84758 on how to convert hdm floppy images to d88 type, as well as how to install games on a HDF (hard-disk file, with HumanOS and all). As well as from pinned messages in Discord: https://discord.com/channels/64790939747...
by thera34
Fri May 17, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: IDE Controller Errors in Linux on AO486
Replies: 40
Views: 13558

Re: IDE Controller Errors in Linux on AO486

Reviving this thread a bit for Gentoo Linux on ao486 :) IF you're having issues with the root pass on the previously shared VHD by @sajattack and you're not into Linux password recovery, I talked with him and he graciously offered a new version here: https://nextcloud.paulsajna.com/index.php/s/Pcno7G8dYpoyZHk. The root pass would be now: MiSTerFPGA...
by thera34
Sat May 11, 2024 1:27 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: QNX 4.25 (Unix-like OS) on ao486
Replies: 1
Views: 711

QNX 4.25 (Unix-like OS) on ao486

Hello community, Preliminary notes: QNX is a Unix-like microkernel real-time OS, primarily targeted for embedded devices and which some of you might remember for its amazing 1.44 MB floppy demo from mid '90s sporting a fully bootable OS, GUI, mouse support, modem/network support, file manager and so on. As I played with that demo back in the '90s o...
by thera34
Fri May 10, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Getting Windows 3.1 Games to Work
Replies: 3
Views: 661

Re: Getting Windows 3.1 Games to Work

You need to setup CD-ROM support in DOS first (see this https://www.jamesfmackenzie.com/2021/03 ... m-support/)

I personally use http://adoxa.altervista.org/shsucdx/ instead of mscdex, and XCDROM instead of OAKCDROM driver, but to each its own

by thera34
Fri May 10, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: MSX core by Molekula and Princess Paloma’s Rescue - no sound?
Replies: 6
Views: 1221

Re: MSX core by Molekula and Princess Paloma’s Rescue - no sound?

The official released MSX core by Molekula is MSX1.
If you want to use the unreleased MSX2 core, follow this : https://vampier.net/MSX/

by thera34
Thu May 02, 2024 7:45 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: OPL3 Progress
Replies: 65
Views: 17392

Re: OPL3 Progress

just try with q87 ... the same edit : https://archive.org/details/sadt2_zip work has someone 2.0.27 version (last g2) or 2.0.30 (before extended mode) to try ? edit 2 : 2.0.27 work also (found at https://archive.org/details/adlib-tracker-ii-for-dos) The problem with this program (and others) is that it uses CWSDPMI (and not DOS/4GW or DOS/32A DOS ...
by thera34
Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:12 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: VESA 2.0 Under DOS
Replies: 34
Views: 18096

Re: VESA 2.0 Under DOS

I've been looking further, and I've now found a solution which works for all resolutions and has passed every test I've thrown at it. Use version: SDD653-D Commands: uvconfig -s10 -c5 -m4096 -l248 -d9 -k54 -b config -s10 -c5 -m4096 -l248 -d9 -k54 -b univbe Found out that a rather obscure game, Surface Tension from 1996, would NOT run actually with...
by thera34
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:35 am
Forum: X68000, PC88, PC98
Topic: Other Things to Do with X68000
Replies: 6
Views: 7909

Re: Other Things to Do with X68000

Probably ppl made themselves HDFs tailored to their needs, maybe copied files from larger (not yet supported by the core scsi images). If you wanna learn a bit your way around Human68K and other X68000 OS-es or apps, here are some useful links: https://nfggames.com/X68000/index.php - A LOT of software for X68000 (including OSes like Human68K, SX-Wi...
by thera34
Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: 0MHz DOS Collection 2024.03.20 Released
Replies: 404
Views: 71291

Re: 0MHz DOS Collection 2024.03.20 Released

Heroes of Might & Magic II You might want change the default on rungame.bat to SB16. CD-Audio is choppy on this game unfortunately, I myself have a MT32Pi and use MIDI, best we can have for now on Heroes 2. Also, you can delete the Multiplayer choice, it won't work in your setup as you don't have even PPP support installed (this game also uses...
by thera34
Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: 0MHz DOS Collection 2024.03.20 Released
Replies: 404
Views: 71291

Re: 0MHz DOS Collection 2024.03.20 Released

Heroes of Might & Magic II You might want change the default on rungame.bat to SB16. CD-Audio is choppy on this game unfortunately, I myself have a MT32Pi and use MIDI, best we can have for now on Heroes 2. Also, you can delete the Multiplayer choice, it won't work in your setup as you don't have even PPP support installed (this game also uses...
by thera34
Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next
Topic: zx spectrum boot.rom
Replies: 3
Views: 3670

Re: zx spectrum boot.rom

Forum has plenty of info: viewtopic.php?t=6533 (and viewtopic.php?p=60600#p60600 plus some other links in these threads).

Hope it helps.

by thera34
Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:04 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Networking Under MS-DOS
Replies: 35
Views: 24860

Re: Networking Under MS-DOS

Yes, because by default the core's IP address assigned via PPP would be .254, first three octets being your LAN specific (like 192.168.1.0/24 in most cases).
Here is the up-to-date how-to on PPP (and not only) connections on different cores/OSes: https://mister-devel.github.io/MkDocs_M ... connection

by thera34
Thu Dec 28, 2023 6:18 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Individually Bootable VHDs for Each Game
Replies: 191
Views: 198048

Re: Individually Bootable VHDs for Each Game

I created a compatibility chart . Feel free to edit or to adopt. Aces of the Pacific totally works on ao486. It requires 610,000 bytes (595KB) of conventional memory AND 344,064 bytes (336 KB) of Expanded memory (EMS). You need to fiddle a bit with memory managers (EMM386/QEMM in this case for EMS) to get it done. If in doubt, you can use Flynnsbi...
by thera34
Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:19 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Q87 - FPU software emulator for AO486
Replies: 18
Views: 8713

Re: Q87 - FPU software emulator for AO486

Added Humpty's Scramble to the list, it seems to work fine on both EMM386/QEMM setups. As mentioned, DOS32A gives a marginal effect on game speed. Only tested the 2D levels, didn't reach yet to 3D ones, will see how it goes.

by thera34
Mon Dec 25, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Individually Bootable VHDs for Each Game
Replies: 191
Views: 198048

Re: Individually Bootable VHDs for Each Game

For Magic Carpet 2 - The Netherworlds you need to replace (copy over and rename) DOS4GW.exe with DOS32A.

by thera34
Sat Dec 23, 2023 7:31 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Q87 - FPU software emulator for AO486
Replies: 18
Views: 8713

Re: Q87 - FPU software emulator for AO486

Added Battle Arena Toshinden to main list, unfortunately the performance is not great at all to play this game
Tested as usual under DOS 7.1, EMM386/QEMM setups. Also used DOS32A instead of DOS4GW.

by thera34
Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Networking Under MS-DOS
Replies: 35
Views: 24860

Re: Networking Under MS-DOS

SSH and SFTP work as well under MS-DOS using the latest fork of SSh2DOS client from here: https://github.com/AnttiTakala/SSH2DOS/releases
Copy it to your DOS VHD, edit the included wattcp.cfg file to reflect your core's PPP IP/netmask/DNS/gateway.

by thera34
Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:42 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Networking Under MS-DOS
Replies: 35
Views: 24860

Re: Networking Under MS-DOS

ChatGPT DOS client - works perfect on both ao486 and PC XT, it also requires an external proxy (for convenience I used a RaspberryPI) to process SSL Where to get it and instructions (also for setting up a proxy): https://github.com/yeokm1/doschgpt Discord discussion/pics/other links: https://discord.com/channels/647909397477195803/1047332497492553...
by thera34
Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:54 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Return to Zork
Replies: 15
Views: 8756

Re: Return to Zork

Most of games with CD Audio work fine now on ao486, except RTZ and Betrayal at Krondor afaik, could be some other (this last one is not recognized at all by the core, or at least the bin/cue floating around, but seems to work in PCEm).

by thera34
Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:00 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Return to Zork
Replies: 15
Views: 8756

Re: Return to Zork

I packaged a CD-ROM version that seems to be working, as in: I can wander around, get into the lighthouse, see a few videos and get killed by a rather disturbingly large bird.. ftp://ftp.area536.com/doscontainer/testbuilds/rtzork-cd.zip It contains both a VHD and an ISO that need to be mounted at the same time. It may help to set your core RAM to ...
by thera34
Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:02 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Return to Zork
Replies: 15
Views: 8756

Re: Return to Zork

I assume OP referred to CD version not working properly when music is on, am I mistaken ?
@Bas: Didn't check much into your VHD (just ran it 5 mins and checked diff between your install and my CD based one), but it looks to me that is the floppy version, right ?

by thera34
Fri Nov 17, 2023 6:13 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Windows 95 with Internet?
Replies: 17
Views: 15356

Re: Windows 95 with Internet?

You can find updated information/links on how to setup PPP (and not only) connections on different cores and supported OSes here : https://mister-devel.github.io/MkDocs_M ... /computer/
Still missing AtariST and MacPlus, as I never tried to install/configure PPP under these by myself. If anything, please feel free to contribute.

by thera34
Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:17 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Elan Enterprise Core Release Candidate by RW FPGA-Dev Team
Replies: 50
Views: 23922

Re: Elan Enterprise Core Release Candidate by RW FPGA-Dev Team

Thank you for this very nice surprise ! :)

Testing it a bit, besides selectable CPU speed/RAM amount, discovered that SymbOS running on Enterprise has now working mouse support.

by thera34
Tue Sep 05, 2023 4:19 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Q87 - FPU software emulator for AO486
Replies: 18
Views: 8713

Re: Q87 - FPU software emulator for AO486

When I run that sb command it works right up until it creates the new sttng.exe file from the sttng.le file. At that point it creates a zero byte file and fails. Any idea what could be causing it to fail at that point? Also are the cut scene all rainbow for you? The normal game play is fine, but the intro cutscene looks like an oil slick :lol: Do ...