OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Games

DOS Gaming and ArcaOS

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Martin Iturbide:
Hi again.

I found the OS2.GAMES 2.1f documentation. If someone has a newer one, or other sources of DOS games documentations under OS/2 pelase let me know.

Regards

Mathias:
WOW! What a list! Also impressive to see which stuff does what and for which games. - Hats off! : ))
*bookmark*

Martin Iturbide:
Hi

If someone knows how to contact Enrique Britto, author of eGamer, that is a great asset for DOS gaming under OS/2 and I would like to see his software open sourced.

Regards

Pete:
Hi All

Spotted this and wondered if it could be a starting point in creating a virtual soundblaster https://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/

I do not know anything about this project but here is the description given on http://www.abandonia.com/en/programs

VDMSound is a program that overcomes what has probably been the most exasperating limitation of DOS boxes since Windows NT - sound support. VDMSound emulates SoundBlaster compatible as well as Adlib music. In development are improvements to the existing joystick emulation, and possibly VESA support. It is a self-contained, 100% software emulation program that is completely independent of your audio hardware type and settings. VDMSound works with any soundcard, and will even work on computers that have no audio hardware at all. This software is highly recommended if your computer is too slow for running DOSBox as it will start most games in regular WinXP command prompt.


Regards

Pete

libertybasic:

--- Quote from: Martin Iturbide on March 22, 2019, 05:18:01 pm ---Hi again.

I found the OS2.GAMES 2.1f documentation. If someone has a newer one, or other sources of DOS games documentations under OS/2 pelase let me know.

Regards

--- End quote ---
Yeah sound seems to be a big problem for many DOS games.  Then there's memory managers.  I was thinking that OS/2 might be good for running DOS games but when I examined the list it looks pretty hit or miss.

Have there been any advances in ArcaOS to improve the memory management issues?

-Carl Gundel
http://www.libertybasic.com

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