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Nefir · 11-12-2003, 05:16 PM

You can get X-Com running on XP by using VDMSound (a very nice hardware emulator for these old games) - http://ntvdm.cjb.net/ (as far as I know, its not designed to run on 98).

BUT... its still not perfect. The game is just not made for these super-fast CPUs we have today. From what I can tell, there is no software timer to control the speed, so the game will run WAY too fast, unless you have a P133 or something. There are programs to limit CPU speed, but I find that they only make things even worse (ie: lockups, etc.)...

With 98, you can try to install a DOS driver for your sound card, and boot to DOS. That should work too...

11-12-2003, 05:16 PM	#16 (permalink)
Nefir Junkie Location: Louisville, KY	You can get X-Com running on XP by using VDMSound (a very nice hardware emulator for these old games) - http://ntvdm.cjb.net/ (as far as I know, its not designed to run on 98). BUT... its still not perfect. The game is just not made for these super-fast CPUs we have today. From what I can tell, there is no software timer to control the speed, so the game will run WAY too fast, unless you have a P133 or something. There are programs to limit CPU speed, but I find that they only make things even worse (ie: lockups, etc.)... With 98, you can try to install a DOS driver for your sound card, and boot to DOS. That should work too... __________________ You do not use a Macintosh, instead you use a Tandy Kompressor break your glowstick, Kompressor eat your candy Kompressor open jaws, Kompressor release ants Kompressor watch you scream, Because Kompressor does not dance