Re: Why is Amiga so popular with retro community ?
Posted on Yesterday, 16:31
I prefer ACORN risc stuff myself. I mean AMIGA stuff is sooo common......
Re: Why DOS died...
Posted on 2021-04-17, 04:39
DOS is not dead. That is all.
Re: Internet is slow on one computer yet fine on the other
Posted on 2021-04-16, 16:32
I'd be switching OSs
Re: What is your unconscious motive for retro hardware ?
Posted on 2021-04-16, 16:28
Nothing unconscious at all. I just like it because I can generally repair it.
Re: Other hobbies?
Posted on 2021-04-16, 16:08
Riding and maintaining my motorcycles will always be my main hobby.
Re: Made in USA 386 with Media Vision PAS16
Posted on 2021-04-16, 06:28
Assembled in Singapore. Interesting... Might be time for a title edit don't you think?
Re: Golden age of computing for personal computers
Posted on 2021-04-02, 15:57
In some ways, it's now, for a typical user. nope nope nope nope. I definitely agree with jasa1063 on this one, todays computing platform take so much control away from you that there is really barely anything "personal" about it anymore, you are merely a number, an ID to be milked from ADs. it …
Re: Old hard-drive buying tips
Posted on 2021-03-09, 07:46
I also prefer spinning drives over CF or SD, and not necessarily because of the "retro" or "nostalgia" factor. I've had more than enough incompatibilities with dodgy adapters and cards and have accumulated enough old drives so I just use them. If it fails, it goes in the trash or as a test load for …
Re: IRC clients for old systems
Posted on 2021-03-05, 16:29
creepingnet wrote on 2021-03-04, 20:10: There was another IRC Client for DOS called LeetIRC by Mike Chambers. MikeC recommends TCPjr for Dos systems these days.
Re: IRC clients for old systems
Posted on 2021-03-05, 16:27
PIRTCH16-WIN3.X PIRCH32-WIN9X-NT. PMIRC-OS/2
Re: Battle of the Made in U.S.A 486 computers.
Posted on 2021-03-03, 17:04
I guess the WINNERS are going to be the ones that are durable enough to still be working. Currently the VLB motherboards are in the lead with best performance. So I will have to benchmark these 3 with the same ram and CPU to get a WINNER. Candidates 1) Mecer/Galaxy/Atrend - German Contaq chipset …
Re: Do you want an EGA monitor?
Posted on 2021-02-24, 08:55
I have an EGA monitor thanks, works well and it was free. Did you consider it before getting it? How much do you use it compared to your other displays? Would you have got it if it wasn't free? I considered nothing. A by chance acquisition really. It came with and xt-turbo system with ega video …
Re: Do you want an EGA monitor?
Posted on 2021-02-24, 04:42
I have an EGA monitor thanks, works well and it was free.
Re: Which operating systems work on i586?
Posted on 2021-02-23, 01:24
In the Slackware installation you use to be able to switch to a 486 kernal. That may be someting worth trying. I found it less seamless than the above three.
Re: Which operating systems work on i586?
Posted on 2021-02-22, 20:48
VectorLinux Light Edition is usable on computers with 256 MB of RAM I'm sure there are other distros but this one is based on slackware. Yes and Caluser2000 mentioned Debian Jessie (~2015) back there, so that gives some indication that maybe some older Mint versions would also work (since they're …
Re: How are things these days?
Posted on 2021-02-20, 18:49
Good to see things are going well mate. Yeah prices have gone up for ye oldde stuff but there still are bargins to be had. Right time, right place and all that. May stuff has doubled or tripled in price in the last 3 or so years. I'm happy with that. Anyway good to see you are back.
Re: Which operating systems work on i586?
Posted on 2021-02-19, 02:38
Jessie runs fine in 256meg of ram on a K6-2 233 and Pentium 166mmx.
Re: Chrome Will Soon Lose Support For Some Ancient CPUs
Posted on 2021-02-17, 03:04
Mah. There are other web browsers. I can't recall ever using chrome.
Re: What is the proper setting for NPU ?
Posted on 2021-02-14, 05:50
Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-02-14, 04:49: I want to add a intel 387 math coprocessor to this motherboard. I need to know with jumper setting for Synchronous or Asynchronous ? Have a look at your first picture.
Re: Preferred IDE and Floppy cables?
Posted on 2021-02-13, 03:25
Any marking on the IDC cable to indicate pin 1 is fine unless you are blind.
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