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>>>> Anyone have any problems running old DOS progs or games in
>>>> Windows
>>>> XP Command Mode with the 9800 Pro? My wife's 9600XT works fine
>>>> but
>>>> my nVidia 6600GT is fuzzy when running the old DOS games in
>>>> 640x480.
>>>> I am thinking of switching it to a 9800 Pro. Comments
>>>> appreciated!
>>>
>>> Would you happen to have a LCD screen whose native resolution is
>>> not
>>> 640x480? Then the problem might be that the screen is unable to
>>> scale
>>> sharply to the resolution requested.
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>>> gt
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>> Appreciate the response, but actually I have tried both cards in
>> 2 PCs with LCD displays and the Radeon 9600XT works fine but the
>> nVidia 6600GT is fuzzy in the DOS emulation. I called tech
>> support and was told that the newer cards (nVidia) abandoned
>> trying to get the DOS emulation in Windows XP to function
>> perfectly with their cards since DOS is obsolete.
>> That's why I would appreciate a response from someone with a 9800
>> Pro who runs old favorite DOS games.
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> I run many using the Doomsday Engine with no problems. Also Quake
> using Winquake. Both Winquake and Doomsday allow you to scale
> your games up to high resolution, in my case 1280x1024 to match
> my LCD monitor native resolution.
>
> The 9800 Pro has been troublesome for me though. Looks like I
> will be returning my second one shortly.
>
>
Thanks - hope you get a working 9800 Pro. I am thinking of the
Sapphire from Newegg - is that your prob?
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