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17 August 2002, 14:16

oh. ok.

Thanks for doing that bit of testing
I expected it to die

CPC464 · 17 August 2002, 17:52

I installed it, looked at it, tested it and Uninstalled it

I think it's a great concept

But I found that certain progs didn't run properly

§ane · 18 August 2002, 01:38

Kick ass software!

Click here for a full-sized screenshot.

Both emulators are actually frame for frame in sync, but one is lagging behind a smidgeon.

Unknown_K · 18 August 2002, 03:34

How is the sound on those games played using an emulator on an emulator?

Fred the Fop · 18 August 2002, 10:01

Mods..sorry to be an annoying prick, but this is an excellent thread and should not die. Anyway, will someoen answer me this:
I have Windows XP. I now can no longer run my fave old flight sims or my holy gaming grail, Panzer General. Will this virtual PC program let me run old DOS games? Can it emulate Win 95?

§ane · 18 August 2002, 10:24

Quote:

Originally posted by Unknown_K
How is the sound on those games played using an emulator on an emulator?

On average I can pull off 40FPS with WinUAE under a Virtual PC, and as for the sound, well it breaks up a lot. No support for (Direct)3D acceleration unfortunately. I'm gonna try playing a DVD later.

Quote:

Originally posted by Frederic
Mods..sorry to be an annoying prick, but this is an excellent thread and should not die. Anyway, will someoen answer me this:
I have Windows XP. I now can no longer run my fave old flight sims or my holy gaming grail, Panzer General. Will this virtual PC program let me run old DOS games? Can it emulate Win 95?

It sure can, Frederic! It's a fully feldged PC, you can install and run almost any OS you desire. This is part of my reason for installing Windows 98, I want to play old DOS based and Win9x games.

This is great! I can test (ad)(spy)ware, and even viruses while sharing my development environment without fear of endangering my host system!

I'm running this Operating System off my RAM drive - it's lightning fast, of course being only a temporary drive I must back it up often. I use WinRAR for this purpose, and Windows 98 can be compressed down to a mere 90MB!

Unknown_K · 18 August 2002, 10:55

I dusted off my Northgate Omnikey /102 keyboard and braught my 486/160 dos box to my room. Funny I just got done playing Panzer general from start to french campaign.. great game.

I would get really pissed running an emulator that crackled. I will be trying virtual PC 5 on my g3 upgraded 8500 mac sometime in the coming week after I reformat it and instal os 9.1. Just to test it out.

Does the amiga emulator run best on a powermac or a pc? I want to start playing the cd32 games I have downloaded.

P-J · 15 March 2003, 18:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Frederic
I have it for my Mac running Xp. Funny how Windows XP is MORE stable on my iBook than on my PC

In theory Windows XP through Virtual PC should be equally stable on on any machine.

jmmijo · 15 March 2003, 18:59

As a side note, this reads like MS purchased the Virtual PC products from Connectix rather then the actual company. But please if I'm reading this wrong, let me know

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/p...artitionPR.asp

Amiga1992 · 15 March 2003, 23:23

I heard this from a friend the other day. Fucking nice innit?

Belgarath · 15 March 2003, 23:33

M$ seem keen to promote VPC though unlike Sony and VGS...

CPC464 · 18 March 2003, 00:45

I do have this program and must admit I liked it, however after the disaster with win95, the terribleness of Win ME and the crap that XP causes my PC I think I will just stick with Good Old Windows 98SE.

Unless we all fall backwards and they decide to bring back DOS

Pitty they can't make a virtual Emulator proggy, one that combines all calsses of old retro machines

18 March 2003, 01:18

Quote:

Originally posted by CPC464
Pitty they can't make a virtual Emulator proggy, one that combines all calsses of old retro machines

Like M.E.S.S.?

Marcuz · 18 March 2003, 12:48

i would like to have a kind of virtual mac, beside the not so pratic mac-skins for windowblinds and the inutile mac-bar application on top...

kriz · 18 March 2003, 13:04

like http://www.maconlinux.org/

))

cv643d · 18 March 2003, 15:06

Interesting thread. This is how I do to play the good old games on the PC. Im running a secondary harddrive on my Linux computer. With VMWare I am able to run mostly all DOS games I have missed in fullscreen from that harddrive. Nice and elegant.
If I want to add games I just do that from the Linux side after mounting the DOS-harddrive.

adolescent · 19 March 2003, 05:42

Quote:

Originally posted by kriz
like http://www.maconlinux.org/ ))

MacOnLinux is not an emulator and only runs on Linux/PPC unfortunately. I'll give it a try once the AmigaOne G4 is available.

18 August 2002, 01:38	#23
§ane Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: . Age: 44 Posts: 246	Kick ass software! Click here for a full-sized screenshot. Both emulators are actually frame for frame in sync, but one is lagging behind a smidgeon. Attached Thumbnails

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17 August 2002, 14:16	#21
Amigaboy Posts: n/a	oh. ok. Thanks for doing that bit of testing I expected it to die

17 August 2002, 17:52	#22
CPC464 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: York Age: 54 Posts: 393	I installed it, looked at it, tested it and Uninstalled it I think it's a great concept But I found that certain progs didn't run properly

18 August 2002, 03:34	#24
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,380	How is the sound on those games played using an emulator on an emulator?

18 August 2002, 10:01	#25
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	Mods..sorry to be an annoying prick, but this is an excellent thread and should not die. Anyway, will someoen answer me this: I have Windows XP. I now can no longer run my fave old flight sims or my holy gaming grail, Panzer General. Will this virtual PC program let me run old DOS games? Can it emulate Win 95?

18 August 2002, 10:55	#27
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,380	I dusted off my Northgate Omnikey /102 keyboard and braught my 486/160 dos box to my room. Funny I just got done playing Panzer general from start to french campaign.. great game. I would get really pissed running an emulator that crackled. I will be trying virtual PC 5 on my g3 upgraded 8500 mac sometime in the coming week after I reformat it and instal os 9.1. Just to test it out. Does the amiga emulator run best on a powermac or a pc? I want to start playing the cd32 games I have downloaded.

15 March 2003, 18:59	#29
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	As a side note, this reads like MS purchased the Virtual PC products from Connectix rather then the actual company. But please if I'm reading this wrong, let me know http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/p...artitionPR.asp

15 March 2003, 23:23	#30
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I heard this from a friend the other day. Fucking nice innit?

15 March 2003, 23:33	#31
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	M$ seem keen to promote VPC though unlike Sony and VGS...

18 March 2003, 00:45	#32
CPC464 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: York Age: 54 Posts: 393	I do have this program and must admit I liked it, however after the disaster with win95, the terribleness of Win ME and the crap that XP causes my PC I think I will just stick with Good Old Windows 98SE. Unless we all fall backwards and they decide to bring back DOS Pitty they can't make a virtual Emulator proggy, one that combines all calsses of old retro machines

18 March 2003, 12:48	#34
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	i would like to have a kind of virtual mac, beside the not so pratic mac-skins for windowblinds and the inutile mac-bar application on top...

18 March 2003, 13:04	#35
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,188	like http://www.maconlinux.org/ ))

18 March 2003, 15:06	#36
cv643d Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 762	Interesting thread. This is how I do to play the good old games on the PC. Im running a secondary harddrive on my Linux computer. With VMWare I am able to run mostly all DOS games I have missed in fullscreen from that harddrive. Nice and elegant. If I want to add games I just do that from the Linux side after mounting the DOS-harddrive.

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