I remember issues of having to identify which port the sound card was in, or the video card, within the software. I think as late as Warcraft II? and it seemed somewhat random, whether you would have these issues with an install and not another--I guess that's really a common driver problem?DOS games were so bad I eventually had to make boot disks for each of them.
Some needed EMS, some needed XMS, some needed the extended lines for my wavetable card. Its too much work trying to get multiple games running under one setup. A disk for each was eventually necessary.
And since DOS loaded damn near instantly it wasn't a big deal.
My OS didn't load that fast again until Windows 10 on a SSD.
The google AI forum bots are definitely getting better, but it seems they are having conversations between themselves, but across forums and topics. Really strange.By the spring of 1962, the first computer game was complete. Russell considered selling the game. But the only customer would have been Digital Equipment, because his game could run only on.
Wait, what the hell is that new poster about?The google AI forum bots are definitely getting better, but it seems they are having conversations between themselves, but across forums and topics. Really strange.
I actually liked setting IRQs manually.I remember issues of having to identify which port the sound card was in, or the video card, within the software. I think as late as Warcraft II? and it seemed somewhat random, whether you would have these issues with an install and not another--I guess that's really a common driver problem?
It gave me the sense that I knew what was going on with my PC. Also, in the early days when Windows was trying to set IRQs automatically, it would often do so incorrectly. Then they took away the hardware dip switches so everything had to be configured by software. I think Win95 was the first MS OS to get automatic IRQs right.You're weird.
irq's... man im getting old.. I complete forgot about those and setting those.. wow..I actually liked setting IRQs manually.
I remember setting IRQ with jumpers.irq's... man im getting old.. I complete forgot about those and setting those.. wow..
Time flies.irq's... man im getting old.. I complete forgot about those and setting those.. wow..
Yes! And for awhile I actively preferred that since automatic IRQ allocation would set things up wrong. If you had a jumpered device, it had to follow the selection you made in hardware. Some devices only liked certain IRQs. And you only had so many IRQs to choose from so planning was required.I remember setting IRQ with jumpers.
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