The Oldskool PC | The Oldskool PC Q&A #2: Rarewarez, Baygles, and parking hard drive heads @TheOldskoolPC | Uploaded May 2020 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
The Oldskool PC answers your questions! If you'd like a question answered for the next Q&A video, leave it in the comments below; if I can answer it, I'll try to get to it in the next video.
I lost the audio due to a faulty memory card, so I had the choice of salvaging the in-camera audio, or re-recording the entire thing; I chose the former. Apologies for the worse audio quality. (Also, I have no idea how I missed that a single hair of mine is standing straight up throughout the ENTIRE VIDEO -- just call me Ed Grimley.)
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:01 What hardware would you bring back in time with you to enhance your first computer?
02:05 What's your favorite sound card for DOS PCs?
03:04 What's the most practical sound card for DOS?
04:17 If the IBM PC had originally used an 8086 instead of an 8088, how would the demo 8088 MPH have changed?
05:43 Why do the VGA write modes not support transparancy?
07:04 How did you learn to program MS-DOS?
09:20 What is your programming language of choice?
10:26 What is your favorite computer in your collection?
11:42 How did you become a demoscener, and how did you join the scene?
14:38 Which is better, Scream Tracker or Impulse Tracker?
14:54 What led to the creation and eventual closure of Hornet?
19:15 What Super VHS/MiniDV combo deck are you using?
20:38 What's your favorite non-computing hobby?
22:01 Do you remember "Baygles From Heaven" and does anyone still have a copy of it?
24:45 Were any PCs equipped with SRAM instead of DRAM, and how much faster were they?
26:15 What's your opinion on current DOS and PC emulators?
30:40 Can you share unique software from your collection?
35:42 Can you share unique hardware from your collection?
42:23 What exactly does "parking the hard drive heads" do, and why is it necessary?
47:07 Outtro
Links mentioned in the video:
Hologram Man, a bad film from 1995:
youtu.be/FOThmk6j25Q
The only emulators I can recommend are DOSBOX-X (for 386+ systems) and 86Box (for 286 and lower systems):
github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases
github.com/86Box/86Box
A full retrospective about the AT&T PC 6300:
youtu.be/mUCh46_MzZU
Interview with Macrocom, the people behind ICON: Quest for the Ring and Seven Spirits of Ra:
mobygames.com/featured_article/feature,10
root42's MS-DOS programming playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGJnX2KGgaw2L7Uv5NThlL48G9y4rJx1X
LGR's retrospective on the PC Action Replay:
youtu.be/usaioMbE8EQ
Baygles From Heaven will likely never be distributed because the code quality is embarrassing, but here's what it looked and sounded like:
ftp://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/misc/AtomicBaygles.rar
Want to support me, and help me make more videos like this? Consider becoming a patron: patreon.com/TheOldskoolPC
Incidental music by coda, used with permission: coda.s3m.us
Contact info:
Twitter: @MobyGamer
Email: oldskool.org/personal
Corrections:
The Periscope board was made by a company called "Data Base Decisions", not "Periscope, Inc.".
The Oldskool PC answers your questions! If you'd like a question answered for the next Q&A video, leave it in the comments below; if I can answer it, I'll try to get to it in the next video.
I lost the audio due to a faulty memory card, so I had the choice of salvaging the in-camera audio, or re-recording the entire thing; I chose the former. Apologies for the worse audio quality. (Also, I have no idea how I missed that a single hair of mine is standing straight up throughout the ENTIRE VIDEO -- just call me Ed Grimley.)
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:01 What hardware would you bring back in time with you to enhance your first computer?
02:05 What's your favorite sound card for DOS PCs?
03:04 What's the most practical sound card for DOS?
04:17 If the IBM PC had originally used an 8086 instead of an 8088, how would the demo 8088 MPH have changed?
05:43 Why do the VGA write modes not support transparancy?
07:04 How did you learn to program MS-DOS?
09:20 What is your programming language of choice?
10:26 What is your favorite computer in your collection?
11:42 How did you become a demoscener, and how did you join the scene?
14:38 Which is better, Scream Tracker or Impulse Tracker?
14:54 What led to the creation and eventual closure of Hornet?
19:15 What Super VHS/MiniDV combo deck are you using?
20:38 What's your favorite non-computing hobby?
22:01 Do you remember "Baygles From Heaven" and does anyone still have a copy of it?
24:45 Were any PCs equipped with SRAM instead of DRAM, and how much faster were they?
26:15 What's your opinion on current DOS and PC emulators?
30:40 Can you share unique software from your collection?
35:42 Can you share unique hardware from your collection?
42:23 What exactly does "parking the hard drive heads" do, and why is it necessary?
47:07 Outtro
Links mentioned in the video:
Hologram Man, a bad film from 1995:
youtu.be/FOThmk6j25Q
The only emulators I can recommend are DOSBOX-X (for 386+ systems) and 86Box (for 286 and lower systems):
github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases
github.com/86Box/86Box
A full retrospective about the AT&T PC 6300:
youtu.be/mUCh46_MzZU
Interview with Macrocom, the people behind ICON: Quest for the Ring and Seven Spirits of Ra:
mobygames.com/featured_article/feature,10
root42's MS-DOS programming playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGJnX2KGgaw2L7Uv5NThlL48G9y4rJx1X
LGR's retrospective on the PC Action Replay:
youtu.be/usaioMbE8EQ
Baygles From Heaven will likely never be distributed because the code quality is embarrassing, but here's what it looked and sounded like:
ftp://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/misc/AtomicBaygles.rar
Want to support me, and help me make more videos like this? Consider becoming a patron: patreon.com/TheOldskoolPC
Incidental music by coda, used with permission: coda.s3m.us
Contact info:
Twitter: @MobyGamer
Email: oldskool.org/personal
Corrections:
The Periscope board was made by a company called "Data Base Decisions", not "Periscope, Inc.".
