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==Native OS/2 Games== | ==Native OS/2 Games== | ||
To run OS/2 native games I recommend preparing the system with the following utilities and libraries: | |||
* [https://www.arcanoae.com/resources/downloadables/arca-noae-package-manager/ Arca Noae Package Manager] is a very good tool install rpm packages, maybe you already have it, but double check that you are on the latest level. | |||
* There is a pack of libraries that you must have installed, just check that you have the followin: | |||
yum install xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | |||
* SDL Libraries | |||
* GI Libraries. A few games require it, not very critical. | |||
* | |||
==DOS Games with OS/2's DOS VDM== | ==DOS Games with OS/2's DOS VDM== |
Revision as of 17:49, 17 February 2019
The goal of this experiment will be to create a Retro Gaming Machine (PC) with ArcaOS 5.x (OS/2 Warp 4.52) . The idea is to list the things that you will need to setup ArcaOS to run:
- Native compiled OS/2 games
- DOS games on the virtual DOS VDM session that OS/2 has.
- Windows 3.1 or 16bits games on Win-OS/2.
- DOS games with DOSBox if required.
So let's start:
Native OS/2 Games
To run OS/2 native games I recommend preparing the system with the following utilities and libraries:
- Arca Noae Package Manager is a very good tool install rpm packages, maybe you already have it, but double check that you are on the latest level.
- There is a pack of libraries that you must have installed, just check that you have the followin:
yum install xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- SDL Libraries
- GI Libraries. A few games require it, not very critical.
DOS Games with OS/2's DOS VDM
Win16 games with Win-OS/2
Trying DTA.
- Install DTA (2002/11/30)
- Configure the Win-OS2 Session:
- EMS_MEMORY_LIMIT = 0
- EMS_FRAME_LOCATION = NONE
Extra things for Windows 3.1
- Quicktime 2.12, 1.81 M: The latest Quicktime version that will work with 3.1x. The archive additionally contains the Quicktime Internet-Plugin v. 1.1. [1]
- Video for Windows 1.1e -
- Media Player 5.2 beta, 5.5M [2]
- WIN32s 1.30.172, 2.41M [3]