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  1. Re:Love GoG by Skweetis · · Score: 1 · on GOG: How an Indie Game Store Took On the Pirates and Won

    ...what we need is a "Win9X Box" that will simulate say a 733MHz P3 with 384Mb of RAM and a Geforce 4 that will fake all the quirks that devs would use back then.

    For 3D-accelerated games from that era, I've had good luck with dgVoodoo. Unaccelerated DirectDraw stuff often flat refuses to run on newer versions of Windows, but I've gotten some things to work with The DirectDraw Hack and similar programs, depending on the game.

    But, that's not really what you're asking for. QEMU might be a good starting point; getting it to emulate a P3 and a Geforce 4 may be a lot of work (I haven't perused the source), but probably not impossible; I mean, it's designed to emulate selected CPUs and video cards already.

    WINE is getting good, too -- I want to try this when it's working.

  2. Re:Well... by tylersoze · · Score: 1 · on Doctor Marries Doctor's Daughter, TARDIS Explodes

    And here's the chart for all those interested. :)

    http://www.freeweb.hu/neuwanstein/primer_timeline.html

  3. Re:Timeline for Primer by hAckz0r · · Score: 1 · on Software Evolution Storylines, Inspired By XKCD

    I think the parent post was referring to this image: http://www.freeweb.hu/neuwanstein/primer_timeline.jpg. The original URL gives a 404, but I managed to locate the actual link by searching for the proper Blog article on that site for the date specified in the original URL.

  4. Re:Clearly, they would be much more impressed... by xded · · Score: 2, Informative · on Mobile Phones vs. Supercomputers of the Past

    But first try watching Primer, just to know what you shouldn't do...

    It's one of the best movies I've ever seen, but watch it 2/3 times before judging -- as suggested by the director himself -- or use some reference timeline when in doubt (spoilers ahead).

  5. Re:Speaking of Glide by Phaid · · Score: 2, Informative · on 3dfx Voodoo Graphics Gets Windows XP x64 Support

    Yup. There are a number of Glide emulators, but dgVoodoo is the one I have had the most success with (for Red Baron 3D). If it matters, it's also likely the highest performing one since it is a direct Glide to DirectX emulation, whereas most of the others were Glide to OpenGL emulators. I say "if it matters" because on a modern system the overhead of this conversion will make no difference given the simplicity of the games that used Glide.

  6. Re:The Replicators! by aled · · Score: 1 · on Space Spiders to Assemble Satellites in Orbit

    THE REPLICATORS

    (Enemy of all living things in the Universe)

  7. cli is good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on A Non-Dogmatic History of the GUI

    But this is better.. ;)

  8. Re:identify codecs by vasko · · Score: 2, Informative · on Dealing w/ Codec Hell Under Multiple OSes?
    There are programs out there specifically designed to identify the codec. Not to make a plug but I use a program called G Spot. It tells you what codec is need and where on your system is the codec supposed to be.

    ... and then go to the GalgoNET, download ACE Mega Codec Pack and install only codecs/filters that you absolutely need. Link to the page with few more details.

  9. Re:Cell phones will destroy civilization. by pacc · · Score: 2 · on Doom Ported to Nokia phone

    You don't know what you are talking about, cellphones will bring Civilization to the state where it's merits are best enjoyed.

    Remember the first PC version? The current state of civilization for mobile phones brings back all the right memories...