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3D Benchmarks, Posts, Retrogaming, Windows 98, Windows XP

The History of (and Nostalgia for) 3DMark

Exploring the evolution of the iconic 3DMark benchmark software and its role in pushing the limits of graphics tech.

The History of (and Nostalgia for) 3DMark

3Dfx, Retrocomputing, Retrogaming, Videos, Voodoo

3Dfx Voodoo 2 on a Modern PC!

A breakthrough! Using a PCI-e to PCI adapter, I was able to connect my old 3dfx Voodoo2 to a modern PC running Windows 10.

3Dfx, Retrocomputing, Retrogaming, Tweets, Videogames, Voodoo

“I used a PCI-e to PCI adapter to connect a 3Dfx Voodoo2 to my Windows 10 PC. And it actually works!”

DOS, How To, Posts, Retrocomputing, Retrogaming, SBEMU

How To Install SBEMU on a Bootable USB Stick

SBEMU allows you to play DOS games, with sound effects and FM audio natively on modern hardware – no Sound Blaster required!

Here's how to get started.

How To Install SBEMU on a Bootable USB Stick

DOS, Retrocomputing, Retrogaming, SBEMU, Videos

How To Install SBEMU on a Bootable USB Stick

Want to get started with SBEMU? Here's how.

DOS, Retrocomputing, Retrogaming, SBEMU, Videos

SBEMU Just Killed Your DOS Gaming PC

SBEMU is a new DOS program that emulates a Sound Blaster card. It uses its own sound handling code to playback DOS game audio natively on modern hardware – magic!

DOS, Retrocomputing, Retrogaming, SBEMU, Tweets

“Can you run Doom: On a Core i7 PC? With Sound Blaster and AdLib audio? Natively in DOS? With SBEMU you can! It's a game changer!”

How To, Posts, Retrocomputing, Retrogaming, Windows XP

How To Install Windows XP from USB Flash Drive with Easy2Boot

How can you install Windows XP with no CD drive?

How To Install Windows XP from USB Flash Drive with Easy2Boot

Retrocomputing, Retrogaming, Videos, Windows XP

How to Install Windows XP from USB Flash Drive with Easy2Boot

A super easy way to install Windows XP on system with no CD drive. Enjoy!