Re: The K6-233 or the Pentium-MMX 233?

Posted on Yesterday, 10:33

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For DOS gaming the AMD would be a better CPU because you can down clock it to probably a 386 speeds Using a program called “Setmul” ( set multiplier ). So you probably would be able to play a larger assortment of games using the AMD. On the Intel side. You are stuck at the speed of 233mhz. But its a …

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Re: 3Com Etherlink III 509B ISA - Driver Doesn't Find Card

Posted on Yesterday, 10:25

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This 3com 3c509 was a very popular card back in 1990’s because it was supported in allot of operating systems. If you have another computer with ISA slot then try it there. Windows 3.11, Windows NT 351 and 4.0 , windows 95, windows 98 have drivers built in for this card so it should Find the card …

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Re: HP Pavilion does not want to post ?

Posted on 2022-01-25, 20:29

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by Intel486dx33

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- FIXED - I replaced the coin battery and re-seat the memory modules and that fixed the problem. I think it was a memory problem all along but it needed a fresh battery anyways as I think it was using the original battery from Year 2000. Works fine now. Thanks guys.

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Re: HP Pavilion ( A California Classic )

Posted on 2022-01-25, 20:26

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This HP Pavilion works fine. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=85958 ??? Yeah, I replaced the coin battery and re-seat the memory modules and that fixed the problem. This computer was sitting in my Garage for over a year. It had the original coin battery from year 2000 so I replaced it. …

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Re: HP Pavilion ( A California Classic )

Posted on 2022-01-25, 19:25

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Well, it still works. The life style back in 1980 thru 90’s in Silicon Valley was “Vrum” “Go fast and faster”. So this “Need for Speed” game best exemplifies the “persona” of Silicon Valley workers. ( Fast cars, sports cars, hot rods, and exotic cars ) and the Big Wide open highways in California …

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HP Pavilion does not want to post ?

Posted on 2022-01-25, 00:28

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by Intel486dx33

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I had my HP Pavilion stored in my Garage for a year and now it does not want to post. I get no video either. Only 4 beeps. What can be wrong ? Model # 7850 Pentium 3 @ 933mhz.

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HP Pavilion ( A California Classic )

Posted on 2022-01-22, 09:40

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How many computers had an Arena named after them ? In the 1990’s HP was the largest computer company in California. They had facilities all over California. The HP Pavilion had to be the most popular computer in California family homes and possibly the entire USA. Just about everyone I know had an …

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Re: Famous computer slogans and quotes ?

Posted on 2022-01-21, 19:15

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Mitac- “When reliability is a decisive factor”.

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Re: Nehemiah DOS/Win98 build

Posted on 2022-01-21, 17:17

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by Intel486dx33

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Look here. I think it is the same as yours. I took this one apart. I still need to fix the damaged area. See the black spots on the PCB is where the capacitor ruptured and leaked onto the PCB Damaging the traces. The fix: I think the fix is to get the surface mount capacitor off the PCB. So I plan …

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Re: Nehemiah DOS/Win98 build

Posted on 2022-01-21, 16:34

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by Intel486dx33

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The GPU chips on these Voodoo cards run VERY HOT so you definitely want to add a fan. This is the main reason there are so few PCI voodoo cards around because they over heated and the capacitors leaked and destroyed The traces on the PCB. Hmm, if these PCI cards are getting rare, maybe I should try …

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Re: Nehemiah DOS/Win98 build

Posted on 2022-01-21, 14:08

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by Intel486dx33

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The GPU chips on these Voodoo cards run VERY HOT so you definitely want to add a fan. This is the main reason there are so few PCI voodoo cards around because they over heated and the capacitors leaked and destroyed The traces on the PCB. The AGP voodoo card are a little better but they too run very …

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Re: Nehemiah DOS/Win98 build

Posted on 2022-01-21, 13:45

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I had intended to use a Voodoo 3 2000 PCI card in this build, but I got burned (both figuratively and literally - that voltage regulator gets freaking hot!). The picture comes and goes, and this is 2D, not even 3D. I didn't realize when I bought it, that it had been modded to add a fan. I'm not …

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Re: ( 1995 ) 486DX4-100, Low budget Win95 “Plug-N-Play” build.

Posted on 2022-01-21, 10:55

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by Intel486dx33

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Yes, I remember when Win95 first came out. Microsoft was having a product release party at “Marriotts Great America” theme park in Silicon Valley. And was handing out FREE Demos of Win95. It was a complete OS but would expire after so many days. I don’t remember Exactly how long the demo was good …

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Re: ( 1995 ) 486DX4-100, Low budget Win95 “Plug-N-Play” build.

Posted on 2022-01-20, 23:09

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But your 486 DX2 is perfect for Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Actually the 486dx4-100 is Okay for Win95. It performs okay. I just wanted to rebuild this thing computer component stores were try to sell to customers as a Win95 motherboard / CPU combo upgrade for NEW users who wanted upgrade there old …

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Re: ( 1995 ) 486DX4-100, Low budget Win95 “Plug-N-Play” build.

Posted on 2022-01-20, 21:23

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by Intel486dx33

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Budget 486 build costs in 1995 retail prices. Motherboard / CPU Combo = $100 RAM - 16mb. FPM @ $50 per mb. = $800 Harddrive - IDE 254mb @ $1 per mb = $250 CDROM Drive - IDE 4x Mitsumi = $30 S3 Trio64 Video card = $30 Budget Diamond ISA Sound card = $20 Case with PSU = $35 Total = $1,265 Although the …

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Re: ( 1995 ) 486DX4-100, Low budget Win95 “Plug-N-Play” build.

Posted on 2022-01-20, 14:23

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Okay, I double checked all the jumpers and bios settings on the motherboard. However I received almost the same identical benchmark score as before. I even increased the RAM amount to 32mb. Just to make sure it was not a memory issue. So the 486dx4-100 performed almost twice as fast as the 486dx2-66 …

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Re: ( 1995 ) 486DX4-100, Low budget Win95 “Plug-N-Play” build.

Posted on 2022-01-20, 12:04

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by Intel486dx33

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Disruptor wrote on 2022-01-20, 07:15: Did you bench your DX2-66 and DX4-100 in the same motherboard with same BIOS settings? Yeah, I don’t know why the 486dx2-66 is running so slow. Let me double check the settings and jumpers.

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Re: Nehemiah DOS/Win98 build

Posted on 2022-01-20, 06:50

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by Intel486dx33

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“Philscomputerlab” did a video a while back where he tested different modules of memory for best gaming performance in Win98. He concluded that 1 module of 256mb worked best. 2 modules of 256mb actually cause performance to lag. Did you notice any such lag in your Win98 system ?

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Re: ( 1995 ) 486DX4-100 “budget Plug-n-Play Win95 build”.

Posted on 2022-01-20, 00:33

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by Intel486dx33

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I even have an AMD 486dx2-66 to try. As you can the Intel 486dx4-100 has almost twice the performance of the 486dx2-66 CPU. And this performance difference is very noticeable during operation of the computer.

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Re: ( 1995 ) 486DX4-100 “budget Plug-n-Play Win95 build”.

Posted on 2022-01-19, 22:26

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Okay, How low budget can you go ?…… Here is what I found in my bags of components: 1) AMD 486dx4-100 CPU 2) 8mb Memory ( 2 x 4mb ) 3) Conner 254mb Hard drive form 1993 4) Diamond tech ISA Sound card. This is more of what a budget Win95 build in 1995/96 would have looked like. That Conner hard-drive …

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