The great PC-Task thread

[XDelusion]

I used to use pc-task a lot on amithlon. Was quite fun/novel playing Need for speed and Wing Commander3 under aos.
As for Dosbox with Voodoo emulation, I did indeed do a build for AROS. The patches only work against 0.72 though, so you both gain and lose some features.

I forget, does 0.72 support JIT?

[Gulliver]

Where is the latest link to 4.4 anyhow?

EDIT: EAB  app/archive

Also remember, it is in Aminet
http://aminet.net/misc/emu/PC-Task44.lha

[fishy_fiz]

Yeah, x86 codepath has had jit cpu emulation since 0.59 if I recall correctly.

[vox]

Hello my fellow amigans.

As you may know, PC-Task 4.4, latest version of the 486 PC emulator for amiga has become freeware lately.
This is the opportunity for everyone to play with this fine and impressive software.

I would like to create this thread so everyone can share here experience and tips with PC-Task.

I am having great fun these days after setting up MSDOS 5, WORD 5.5 and some games on my desktop A1200. Everything runs not so bad with Bliz1230@50MHz/FPU/AGA and 64 MB of FASTRAM.
Some years ago, I remember having been able to use Wolfenstein 3D perfect and even launch Alone in the Dark with an Apollo060@66MHz.


Here is some links to get started:
- PC-Task guide on aminet:
http://aminet.net/docs/help/PC-Task_Guide.lha
- PC-Task 4.4:
http://www.toofiles.com/fr/oip/documents//pctask44lzx.html

Can it be used under MOS and OS4?

Is it faster then DOSBox?

[rvo_nl]

I have couple of questions in knowing how to use PC Task. I have downloaded and installed the latest verse 4.4. But I am unable to continue further from that.

I assigned the virtual HD to Work:HDFile (80 MB) however, I have DOS games burned in the cd and not inside a virtual file hard drive or anything like that. I do not have a boot up disk and I do not know where to go from there.

How do I transfer files into the virtual HD and how do I obtain a bootup disk that works in my Amiga 4000D disk drive when I use PC Task.

Where do I go from here?

Thanks in advance.

 I would recommend mounting a dedicated partition (beware, should be below the first 4Gb of your drive). That way you can copy files across using diropus. I dont think there is a way to do that with a hardfile. You could, however, mount a cdrom drive and install windows 3.11 or 95 that way. From there it should be easier to install games.
 
 BTW, Im not sure what types of games you want to run, they'd better be from the early eighties. You can not run more modern games under PC Task, IMO. If you have a PPC, try dosbox under OS4 instead.

[AmigaClassicRule]

I would recommend mounting a dedicated partition (beware, should be below the first 4Gb of your drive). That way you can copy files across using diropus. I dont think there is a way to do that with a hardfile. You could, however, mount a cdrom drive and install windows 3.11 or 95 that way. From there it should be easier to install games.
 
 BTW, Im not sure what types of games you want to run, they'd better be from the early eighties. You can not run more modern games under PC Task, IMO. If you have a PPC, try dosbox under OS4 instead.

I do not have a PPC. I have only two partitions the first partition is SYS: and it is 3.79 GB the second partition is Work: and it is 3.50 GB or something cannot remember the exact number.  I have made a hardfile0 virtual hardfile and placed it in Work: partition and it is 200 MB. I was informed I can transfer files between Amiga and PCTask inside the actual PCTask itself but I need a bootup DOS disk first in order to do it.

Second, I think the only games that are in the 90's are DarkSun, DarkSun 2, Ultima 7, Savage Empire and Martial Dreams. I hope these games work well when I upgrade my Amiga 4000D to 060 @ 66 Mhz.

Dark Sun system requirement
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Minimum CPU Type: 386DXMinimum RAM Required: 2 MBMinimum Hard Disk Space: 17 MBMinimum OS Version: 5.0Graphics Type: VGAColor Depth: 256 Colors
Savage Empire requirement
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MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTSMinimum CPU Type: XT/CompatibleGraphics Type: VGAColor Depth: 256 Colors
Ultima 7 black gate
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MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTSCPU Type: 486CPU Speed: 33MHzRAM: 548KXMS Memory: 2MBSound Card: PC speakers, AdLibGraphics Type: VGAColor Depth: 256 colorGraphics Resolution(s): 640x480Compatible Devices: keyboard, mouse


So can you say that they work on PC Task if I get my Amiga at 060 @ 66 Mhz then?