Re: [Fractint] Re: Fractint on XP
Hans-Joachim:
I think can put an upgrade replacement P3/800mhz CPU chip on my old P2/450.
Are you saying that Fractint will run faster on that than on my 1Gig & 2Gig
P4? Hmmmmm.
It could well do so, because the P4 is optimized for 32-bit code, not the 16-bit code Fractint uses. You might check places lke Tom's Hardware Guide or ExtremeTech for tests and reviews on that topic. IIRC, the AMD processors run 16-bit code much faster than the P4s do.
BTW there's a way to edit msdos.sys to boot directly to the DOS 7.0 command
prompt. I forgot the exact commands but I'm someone on this mail list knows
the code.....
I'd use OpenDOS or DRDOS instead, then you don't have to hassle with msdos.sys and you don't have to waste disk space on all the other Windows files that would be installed on it. David gnome@hawaii.rr.com
David: I still want to have the Windoze 95/98 multi-boot option to transfer my rendered files via MS Networks to my other PC (Win2000) which functions as the Printer server for my HP DJ3500 CP printer. I also like to use PaintShop & Photoshop to clean up and anti-alias my files. Space really isn't an issue. I burn my "Keeper" images onto CD-Roms anyway. A clean multiboot to DOS 7 (Win95/Win98) is the way to go for me. I think the big breakthrough with DOS 7 was the supposed elimination of the "1Meg Dos Ceiling", doing away with the need for EMS and XMS. Too bad it was only ten years too late. A FAT16 File system Partition is also the way to go for Fractint. I've noticed thatg Faactint does prefer FAT16 to FAT32, even though I've got Fractint on a Fat32 file system partition on one of my PCs . All the best, TG
BTW there's a way to edit msdos.sys to boot directly to the DOS 7.0
command
prompt. I forgot the exact commands but I'm someone on this mail list
knows
the code.....
I'd use OpenDOS or DRDOS instead, then you don't have to hassle with
msdos.sys
and you don't have to waste disk space on all the other Windows files that would be installed on it.
David
On 19 Oct 02, at 19:59, Tony Parker wrote:
David:
I still want to have the Windoze 95/98 multi-boot option to transfer my rendered files via MS Networks to my other PC (Win2000) which functions as the Printer server for my HP DJ3500 CP printer. I also like to use PaintShop & Photoshop to clean up and anti-alias my files. Space really isn't an issue. I burn my "Keeper" images onto CD-Roms anyway.
Whatever you like - your system, after all. ;-) I wonder, though - if you boot W9x to its non-GUI DOS mode, do you still have access to your network? My W95 box doesn't provide that. Had another thought - you could just set your existing W9x boot to boot to the text menu (same thing you see when you press F8 at the "Starting Windows 9x" message. One of the options there takes you into the DOS mode of W9x. When you want to boot to DOS text mode, just pick the appropriate menu option (Boot to command line, I think it's called). BTW, I like the MS Powertoys (I think that's the one) that provides ways to manipulate msdos.sys without editing it. I don't trust my typing skills any more! ;-)
A clean multiboot to DOS 7 (Win95/Win98) is the way to go for me. I think the big breakthrough with DOS 7 was the supposed elimination of the "1Meg Dos Ceiling", doing away with the need for EMS and XMS. Too bad it was only ten years too late.
Actually, it doesn't get rid of the 1Meg DOS ceiling. It only provides the last MS version of (DPMI) DOS Protected Mode Interface memory, which was intended to replace EMS and XMS. IIRC, you only get it if you're running a DOS session under the Windows GUI. FWIW, Fractint doesn't use DPMI, but it flies quite well using XMS. Least ways, large disk video images generate very quickly under OS/2 on my 700MHz Duron system, giving Fractint 4MB of XMS. Avoid EMS - it's *much* slower.
A FAT16 File system Partition is also the way to go for Fractint. I've noticed thatg Faactint does prefer FAT16 to FAT32, even though I've got Fractint on a Fat32 file system partition on one of my PCs.
I use Fractint under OS/2 using OS/2's HPFS file system. HPFS is the file system that NTFS is based on. Fractint has no problems at all. What do you mean by Fractint seeming to prefer FAT16 to FAT32? David gnome@hawaii.rr.com
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