https://www.pcmicro.com/elebbs/faq/rte200.html
Here I found the solution to fix error 200, at least with this common case,
running TP7P5FIX.COM before INSTALL.EXE, Wolfenstein 3D works flawlessly with
no issues. I do my test in a Laptop with i3 7th gen processor and 4Gb RAM DDR4,
modified FD-Set
> That's not to say that FreeDOS is perfect. For the life of me, I
> cannot get the Wolfenstein 3D installer (1wolf14.zip) to run on
> FreeDOS. Even with nothing loaded, INSTALL.EXE aborts with "Runtime error 200
> at 0774:0091"
"For the life of me" ... "Runtime error 200"
which is a REALLY w
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 4:52 PM ZB wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 10:54:50AM -0600, Jim Hall wrote:
>
> > I think that's a very narrow view. The reality is that a lot of the
> > "classic" (say, '486 or earlier) hardware is hard to find - at least in
> > working condition.
>
> The site: ebay.com
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 4:29 PM ZB wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 04:03:57PM -0600, Jim Hall wrote:
>
> > But like the report on BTTR, I can't run Wolfenstein 3D. I've tried a
> > number of different combinations: (I am running RC5 on QEMU on Linux)
> >
> > . With and without SLOWDOWN (attempte
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 10:54:50AM -0600, Jim Hall wrote:
> I think that's a very narrow view. The reality is that a lot of the
> "classic" (say, '486 or earlier) hardware is hard to find - at least in
> working condition.
The site: ebay.com
The search phrase: motherboard 486
The result: more tha
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 04:03:57PM -0600, Jim Hall wrote:
> But like the report on BTTR, I can't run Wolfenstein 3D. I've tried a
> number of different combinations: (I am running RC5 on QEMU on Linux)
>
> . With and without SLOWDOWN (attempted SLOWDOWN /MHz486:66 and /MHz486:133,
> and SLOWDOWN
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 4:03 PM Jim Hall wrote:
> [..]
>> Have you tried slowing down your PC? There is a lot of tools that can
>> help with that. Sometimes the binary can be also patched (the TPP patch
>> worked for me on the Jazz Jackrabbit game eons ago).
>
>
> And that was the solution. Runni
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 12:43 PM Mateusz Viste wrote:
> On 20/11/2021 18:25, Jim Hall wrote:
> > That's not to say that FreeDOS is perfect. For the life of me, I cannot
> > get the Wolfenstein 3D installer (1wolf14.zip) to run on FreeDOS. Even
> > with nothing loaded, INSTALL.EXE aborts with "Run
Hi.
I urge everyone to try the Floppy version of Alone in the Dark. Game does
not run on FreeDOS.
While investigating i came up to a discussion on dosemu2/fdpp that mentions
that games like Alone in the Dark and Alpha Waves corrupt and resize the
PSP. Somehow MS-DOS versions don't have a problem
Hello.
Today the problem is that not everyone have old hardware, so they use what
they have, new hardware or virtual machines.
I stil have my first pc IBM 286 with msdos 4.0, but i think i installed 5
or 6, can't remember.
I installed freedos on a asus eeepc, runs well, but with no sound.
Eventual
I have Wolfenstien 3D. It’s been a while. But, I’m fairly sure I’ve run on top
of FreeDOS. I’ll need to check when I have the time.
I also have a couple PQ and other Sierra games laying around. I think most of
them worked without issue. But, again it’s been a while.
I do recall that Battle Che
On 20/11/2021 18:25, Jim Hall wrote:
That's not to say that FreeDOS is perfect. For the life of me, I cannot
get the Wolfenstein 3D installer (1wolf14.zip) to run on FreeDOS. Even
with nothing loaded, INSTALL.EXE aborts with "Runtime error 200 at
0774:0091"
Does not sound like a FreeDOS probl
> I think that's a very narrow view. The reality is that a lot of the
> "classic" (say, '486 or earlier) hardware is hard to find - at least
> in working condition. And dedicating an entire machine to FreeDOS .
> So most people run FreeDOS on modern hardware (if they dedicate
> hardware to it at a
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 4:15 AM Eric Auer wrote:
>
> Hi! There is a thread about freedos game compatibility on BTTR,
> started by liljames2k:
>
> https://www.bttr-software.de/forum/forum_entry.php?id=18483
>
> Zyzzle suggested making sure that all DOS extenders are in PATH
> (not sure why Zyzzle
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 4:38 AM ZB wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 11:13:45AM +0100, Eric Auer wrote:
>
> > Hi! There is a thread about freedos game compatibility on BTTR,
> > started by liljames2k:
> >
> > https://www.bttr-software.de/forum/forum_entry.php?id=18483
>
[..]
> 1. Any attempt to r
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 03:43:42PM +0100, Eric Auer wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > 1. Any attempt to run any old game -- if you mean "testing FreeDOS
> > compatibility" -- should be done on "legacy hardware".
>
> Not necessarily. It is exciting to check what can be done on modern PC.
Necessarily if you me
Hi!
> 1. Any attempt to run any old game -- if you mean "testing FreeDOS
> compatibility" -- should be done on "legacy hardware".
Not necessarily. It is exciting to check what can be done on modern PC.
> If anyone is using newer hardware -- e.g. PCI-only -- you'll never 100%
> know "is it Fr
On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 11:13:45AM +0100, Eric Auer wrote:
> Hi! There is a thread about freedos game compatibility on BTTR,
> started by liljames2k:
>
> https://www.bttr-software.de/forum/forum_entry.php?id=18483
>
> Zyzzle suggested making sure that all DOS extenders are in PATH
> (not sure wh
Hi! There is a thread about freedos game compatibility on BTTR,
started by liljames2k:
https://www.bttr-software.de/forum/forum_entry.php?id=18483
Zyzzle suggested making sure that all DOS extenders are in PATH
(not sure why Zyzzle said DPMI extenders) but in any case, I do
think Commander Keen
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