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486 Update! HELP! AHHHHHH!
seaner:
--- Quote from: bcard74 on October 11, 2002, 12:25:20 pm ---I am aware of the fact that a faster computer will work. However, my question is whether an increase in RAM and a better video card will actually PLAY these older games. Why bother buying a P166 or something for 50 bucks when I can spend 5 on a 2MB card and another rack of RAM? The whole computer only cost me 15 bucks CAD, thats about $.03 USD. And yes, I know that is about what its worth :)
Thanks ;)
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I have some old dimms if you really need them. No more 486 in the house. But I'd rather not donate them if you're just going to end up picking up a p200 or something next week :)
StarGoddess222:
hey...there's this program called PacPC kinda like a vertically scrolling pacman (mazes are still the arcade versions, though). it can run in DOS on a 386 25.
Amra:
The Vid Card will make a diffrence on older cards, but not on newer cards. I run Mame on a 1 Meg Trident 8900 ISA just fine. You do need enough video memory to hold each frame, and draw the next frame before its blinked onscreen (think of it like having a buffer for the video) but anything more then 4 MB and your just wasteing money.
shmokes:
honestly, why are you even trying? I throw away pentium 90's on a semi regular basis. I can't even donate them to State agencies (I work for the gov't). I can't donate them to anybody. You could seriously double the speed of your processor for free.
Why don't you try running mame on an abacus.
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: shmokes on April 04, 2003, 01:43:15 am ---honestly, why are you even trying? I throw away pentium 90's on a semi regular basis. I can't even donate them to State agencies (I work for the gov't). I can't donate them to anybody. You could seriously double the speed of your processor for free.
Why don't you try running mame on an abacus.
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Why? Why not? When all you're interested in doing is making a cabinet for classics, you don't need the extra ponypower. Besides, it's a challenge, and it's fun. I can tackle the problem of my Trident chipset with another video card, but now I'll have to see if I can dig up an old copy of the SciTech Display Doctor, see if I can give it a run for it's money.
I don't know where you are, but if you were close, I'd take those P90's off your hands.