Comments on: The sands of time are silicon. http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/2010/01/18/the-sands-of-time-are-silicon/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:04:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dixie http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/2010/01/18/the-sands-of-time-are-silicon/#comment-819 Dixie Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:25:32 +0000 http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/?p=1325#comment-819 It's an exe, so Win 3.11 will run it. It's *optimized* for Win95, but it'll work on any Windows version except XP and 7... which is what I have. (I have 98, but the old 98 machine is now a Linux firewall.) You now, I'm really starting to feel the Irish blood now. I *could* spend five bucks and make this problem go away, but noooo, I'm a-gonna' do it on the cheap! (chuckle) It’s an exe, so Win 3.11 will run it. It’s *optimized* for Win95, but it’ll work on any Windows version except XP and 7… which is what I have. (I have 98, but the old 98 machine is now a Linux firewall.) You now, I’m really starting to feel the Irish blood now. I *could* spend five bucks and make this problem go away, but noooo, I’m a-gonna’ do it on the cheap! (chuckle)

]]> By: Sailorcurt http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/2010/01/18/the-sands-of-time-are-silicon/#comment-818 Sailorcurt Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:36:34 +0000 http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/?p=1325#comment-818 I'm confused. If it's a win 95 program, why do you need to get a win 3.11 computer onto your network? Don't you need to get a win 95 computer onto your network? Doesn't matter, you don't need to explain anything to me. Maybe I'm just confused about something. Do you have a computer with Windows XP in it? You could try <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6D58729D-DFA8-40BF-AFAF-20BCB7F01CD1&displaylang=en" rel="nofollow">Windows Virtual PC 2004</a>. I've never used that one but it supposedly allows you to run Windows 95 apps. As far as finding a NIC for a 486 computer...I assume it's all ISA expansion slots: Good luck with that. I'll check the computer graveyard in my attic, but I don't hold out much hope. I think I got rid of all of the really old stuff a few years back (I still had a 386, 16mhz motherboard that worked fine...other than being so outdated as to be useless). I’m confused. If it’s a win 95 program, why do you need to get a win 3.11 computer onto your network? Don’t you need to get a win 95 computer onto your network?

Doesn’t matter, you don’t need to explain anything to me. Maybe I’m just confused about something.

Do you have a computer with Windows XP in it? You could try Windows Virtual PC 2004. I’ve never used that one but it supposedly allows you to run Windows 95 apps.

As far as finding a NIC for a 486 computer…I assume it’s all ISA expansion slots: Good luck with that.

I’ll check the computer graveyard in my attic, but I don’t hold out much hope. I think I got rid of all of the really old stuff a few years back (I still had a 386, 16mhz motherboard that worked fine…other than being so outdated as to be useless).

]]> By: Dixie http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/2010/01/18/the-sands-of-time-are-silicon/#comment-817 Dixie Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:02:04 +0000 http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/?p=1325#comment-817 Oh yes. Which is why I'm even bothering. I wanna smash some Ethereal heads so badly right now. Oh yes. Which is why I’m even bothering. I wanna smash some Ethereal heads so badly right now.

]]> By: Dixie http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/2010/01/18/the-sands-of-time-are-silicon/#comment-816 Dixie Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:01:25 +0000 http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/?p=1325#comment-816 Problem is that the version of XCOM I have is the "Gold" Win95 version... it's actually the DOS version with an executable "shell." Said shell can't be stripped off. So, I now have to figure out how to get a Win 3.11 IBM 486 onto my network (and the network card in it died a decade ago and is in a display at a tech school.) Anyone now where I can buy an EISA or MCA LAN card? Problem is that the version of XCOM I have is the “Gold” Win95 version… it’s actually the DOS version with an executable “shell.” Said shell can’t be stripped off.

So, I now have to figure out how to get a Win 3.11 IBM 486 onto my network (and the network card in it died a decade ago and is in a display at a tech school.) Anyone now where I can buy an EISA or MCA LAN card?

]]> By: Sailorcurt http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/2010/01/18/the-sands-of-time-are-silicon/#comment-814 Sailorcurt Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:34:57 +0000 http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/?p=1325#comment-814 <a href="http://www.dosbox.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dosbox.com/</a> I use the Mac version and it works great. http://www.dosbox.com/

I use the Mac version and it works great.

]]> By: Linoge http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/2010/01/18/the-sands-of-time-are-silicon/#comment-812 Linoge Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:05:17 +0000 http://dixiecarpetbagger.com/?p=1325#comment-812 XCOM is <em>totally</em> worth it. XCOM is totally worth it.

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