Re: Nexgen motherboard and Intel 486
Posted on 2020-09-13, 19:55
More like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybXrrTX3LuI
Re: Tandy 1400LT. Copying and executing Command.com from RAM disk
Posted on 2020-09-12, 21:02
kirikl wrote on 2020-09-11, 22:41: Its working! With set path! Yes. Speed is amazing! Boot is longer, but not dramatically, probably 5 seconds more! Thank you! Nice! Sorry I forgot about the PATH earlier. That five extra seconds will be worth it when everything else goes so much more smoothly. Glad …
Re: Tandy 1400LT. Copying and executing Command.com from RAM disk
Posted on 2020-09-11, 22:13
You might also need to set the PATH= variable to NOT use A:, in case you type a command and it's trying to find files on a diskette that's not inserted. What is the exact error message you are getting when you try this?
Re: Tandy 1400LT. Copying and executing Command.com from RAM disk
Posted on 2020-09-11, 21:07
Well, I misunderstood your question or you misunderstood my answer. Use the command.com that the RAM disk works with. I was just mentioning that this technique should work with DOS versions other than the one I was using. Basically, if you can boot from a floppy and it makes a RAM disk for you, you …
Re: Tandy 1400LT. Copying and executing Command.com from RAM disk
Posted on 2020-09-11, 19:46
What DOS version it started from? I'll try later today. I have tandy DOS (ibm?) 3.20 When I had a Tandy 1000 SL or similar, I think I was using 6.0 or 6.22 with my boot diskettes but the COMSPEC variable goes way back, it should be supported in older MS-DOS (and other) versions. I used the above …
Re: Tandy 1400LT. Copying and executing Command.com from RAM disk
Posted on 2020-09-11, 19:13
Yes, you can copy command.com to the RAM drive and then set the COMSPEC variable to point to the new location. Put that in the AUTOEXEC.BAT after the command that copies COMMAND.COM to the RAM drive: Copy code to clipboard 1 COPY A:\COMMAND.COM C:\COMMAND.COM /B 2 SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM
Re: Rocking AMD 386 DX 40Mhz system build
Posted on 2020-08-31, 17:19
Robin4 wrote on 2011-06-26, 14:02: Temperoraly ATI Wonder+ 512MB Graphics card. Ohhhh, 512KB 😉 Was wondering where you'd gotten a 512MB ISA card 😉
Re: Windows 3.1 / 9x games that require Quicktime
Posted on 2020-08-12, 15:57
skitters wrote on 2020-06-08, 19:03: Here's my list. It's not complete. Connections Came here to say Connections but you beat me to it (by some months, even). Loved the TV show. I still need to finish that game.
Re: Any way to wipe a FATX partition from a Western Digital Protege HDD?
Posted on 2020-07-23, 22:05
Also, if DBaN has already gone more than even .01%, it's probably done the job.
Re: Any way to wipe a FATX partition from a Western Digital Protege HDD?
Posted on 2020-07-23, 21:16
We don't know the size, the rotational speed (probably 7200rpm) the or the wipe method you're using so it's hard to attempt to guess. Did you use a default like DoD short? Or even quicker, the "quick erase" if the controller supports it (which, possibly not if it's IDE). How many rounds? …
Re: New/third retro machine came in today!
Posted on 2020-07-23, 20:34
Very VERY nice! To possibly ID that motherboard, orient it so the keyboard port is to the lower right and then compare to the line drawings that start here: https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/m386_1.html You'll soon be able to quickly skim the images until you find a match. It's a LITTLE …
Re: 486 vs Pentium for a Retro build
Posted on 2020-07-09, 22:02
Strangely, the 486 is less of a favorite of mine compared to 386 or Pentium, but that boils down to pure nostalgia, I'm sure. I also like those 386-to-486 upgrade chips, even as the rest of the 386 board's architecture means that it'll still be at a disadvantage (for example, smaller motherboard …
Re: ebay NOS dual pentium pro build
Posted on 2020-05-31, 19:27
Yeah, all the ALR mobo batts were snipped as they were large barrels and all starting to leak. Luckily the leaks were fully contained and zero damage to the boards. Those boards have an external battery hookup and I'm sure you have already found the pins. Yep, nice and clearly marked and right …
Re: ebay NOS dual pentium pro build
Posted on 2020-05-31, 19:05
Am I threadjacking? Maybe I'm threadjacking 🙁 I'll start a new thread soon once I get more pics and stuff.
Re: ebay NOS dual pentium pro build
Posted on 2020-05-30, 16:50
I am not with the boards at the moment while I help a family member and Luckybob's is buried right now, but I remember using a screwdriver head to power cycle the board while testing so probably what you said on JP31. Alright, I'll see what I can come up with, thanks! Edit 1541hrs 30MAY2020: Yes, …
Re: ebay NOS dual pentium pro build
Posted on 2020-05-30, 16:21
The pin to start the board is inside the 20-pin header on the front (ish) of the motherboard next to the IDE. I dont remember exactly which one, but iirc its near the middle and on the side farthest from the cpus. Just to clarify: JP31 will power on the board JP31 is part of a 4-pin header-- is it …
Re: ebay NOS dual pentium pro build
Posted on 2020-05-30, 05:09
Just noticed the unpopulated area on the board marked "Universal Serial Bus" (yes, spelled out, which is great because had it just said USB I might have thought "Naaaaawww, they can't mean *USB* USB, can they?").
Re: ebay NOS dual pentium pro build
Posted on 2020-05-30, 04:43
Just a reminder... like Luckybob mentioned, you probably wont ever need the 6-pin aux power for normal operation. I ran that board off the 20-pin just fine. Glad you're finding time for the build. Such a nice mobo. It dawned on me a few moments ago that right there on the first page of the thread …
Re: ebay NOS dual pentium pro build
Posted on 2020-05-30, 00:48
So, this week I've been working on my dual PPro system (from liqmat's giveaway thread) FINALLY! Had to take an angle grinder and Dremel to a small ATX case that works out much better than a couple of very large "gaming" cases that held some fairly snazzy computers for their time (picked up at …
Re: Windows 3.11 on a 386SX
Posted on 2020-02-27, 18:09
Here you go. :) https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=57408 It's an older thread, though. The article said that, unlike Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1 used the FPU for drawing. I'll try to slog through the German article (loan words and cognates make it almost readable). I can see it accelerating …
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