EMSMagic (Users)
> > These options turned out to be a lot better than DOSBox, which couldn't
> > run the game at a decent speed.
>
> I cannot confirm this. VDMSound works very bad on my PC, it's virtually
> unusable. And for Ultima Underworld DosBox should be fast enough on a P4.
DOSBox just is so darn slow (relatively). I mean, my P166 is faster. I'm not saying it's not amazing (it is), but yeah, it could be faster.
> > Now, why I say EMSMagic is one of the coolest pieces of software I've
> seen
> > in a long time is because it's actually a legit DOS app. It takes XMS
> and
> > emulates EMS with it, and can be run after bootup, even obviously under
> > Windows. Great if you almost never need EMS - you can just run your
> games
> > that require it in a batch, and unload after they quit.
>
> Yes, but it needs 64 kB low DOS memory for the EMS window, which will make
> many games complain because they run out of conventional memory.
And it's abandoned without source available, so no more updates! But at least it doesn't need V86 mode.
Complete thread:
- EMSMagic - sol, 13.06.2008, 18:59 (Users)
- EMSMagic - Laaca, 13.06.2008, 19:52
- EMSMagic - Japheth, 13.06.2008, 20:25
- EMSMagic - rr, 13.06.2008, 20:52
- EMSMagic - RayeR, 14.06.2008, 00:53
- NOEMS NOVCPI NOVME Magic - DOS386, 14.06.2008, 15:26
- NOEMS NOVCPI NOVME Magic - Rugxulo, 17.06.2008, 02:23
- NOEMS NOVCPI NOVME Magic - sol, 19.06.2008, 19:25
- NOEMS NOVCPI NOVME Magic - Rugxulo, 17.06.2008, 02:23