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VESA - How do I get UniVBE

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Name: Judas Iscariot
Date: June 23, 2003 at 13:23:01 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Pro
CPU/Ram: Duron 800Mhz / 786Mb pc13
Comment:

Bonjour, I have just been given an old, but very fine, copy of Duke Nukem 3D. However, in order to get a resolution of greater than 320 x 200 it says I must use a VESA screen mode. As I understand it, seeing as my video card isn't VESA compliant, I need a program called UniVBE to simulate a VESA chipset. Is this so, and if it is could some nice person explain to me what UniVBE is and how can I get a copy. I do need to play Duke Nukem or I fear I'll cry.

Thank You,
Me.



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Name: ops
Date: June 23, 2003 at 13:47:43 Pacific
Reply:

UniVBE

(UNIveral VESA BIOS Extension) A SciTech Software VESA driver from TR Consulting, San Jose, CA, that supports VGA adapters from more than 20 different vendors. It allows DOS applications that are written to the VESA BIOS Extension standard to work with most of the display adapters on the market.

Have a look here: http://home.student.utwente.nl/r.muller/unirefresh/videoproblems/

You may have to do further searching on Google.



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Response Number 2
Name: salgolf
Date: June 23, 2003 at 14:39:01 Pacific
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Your login name is not funny.


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Response Number 3
Name: x86
Date: June 23, 2003 at 16:55:16 Pacific
Reply:

XP has difficulty with 16bit software and some DOS software, as there is no DOS in the NT family.

Try setting the Install.exe file to W95 compatibility and executing in the Command Prompt Box


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Response Number 4
Name: Tendrousbeastie
Date: June 25, 2003 at 07:07:08 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks for the help ops and x86.


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