Re: Favourite 1996 games?

Posted on 2020-05-20, 17:19

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by TimWolf

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Amazed that Davros and Garrett W were the only mentions of Descent. That was a freaking awesome release that blew my mind. Tomb Raider also stands out. Sadly I didn't get Duke for many years after. I really don't know why. ~TW

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Re: Leading Technology 5500AT 286 Project

Posted on 2020-05-15, 12:06

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by TimWolf

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Okay, tried it out with a 35.xx mhz crystal I harvested from an old broken router. It will boot up and post but the hdd (ide onboard) will not load up. It works fine with the original 24mhz crystal. I think this confirms that the crystal is being shared and clocked down somewhere. The question now …

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Re: Leading Technology 5500AT 286 Project

Posted on 2020-05-13, 19:53

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by TimWolf

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The following eBay listing is the same board. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Motherboard-with-N80 … rs/254530094154 I am going to try the suggestion of 32 and 40mhz crystals, because even 16 or 20mhz would be a victory in my quest. Thanks

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Re: Leading Techknowlegy 5500AT 286 Project

Posted on 2020-05-12, 22:37

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by TimWolf

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I know that the i287-XL was intended to be 12.5mhz but many have said it can be pushed further as it is really a 387. It is my understanding that the clock will either be half or 66% of the original, but I'm not sure with board. NPU clock setting depends on CKM pin (#39) - if it's a logic level L …

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Re: Leading Techknowlegy 5500AT 286 Project

Posted on 2020-05-05, 00:15

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by TimWolf

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I know that the i287-XL was intended to be 12.5mhz but many have said it can be pushed further as it is really a 387. It is my understanding that the clock will either be half or 66% of the original, but I'm not sure with board. NPU clock setting depends on CKM pin (#39) - if it's a logic level L …

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Leading Technology 5500AT 286 Project

Posted on 2020-05-04, 20:46

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by TimWolf

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Working on this machine again, and moving the conversation to a new post as my original one was about the 287 options alone and this one is going to be about everything I'm doing. This machine contains a motherboard with surface mounted 286-12. Here is a link to the board on stason. I have also …

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Re: Best 286 / 287 match up

Posted on 2020-05-03, 17:46

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by TimWolf

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0I know this one has been a while but I've started working on it again. I did get a i287XL for it. Right now I'm waiting on a PLCC68 SMD socket. Wondering if anyone has any specs or knowledge on the motherboard I am working with right now? It has a 24mhz crystal for the processor, and I am going to …

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Re: Why does the .wav on Windows 95 startup jitter on my PC?

Posted on 2020-03-04, 08:21

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by TimWolf

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Cloudschatze wrote on 2020-03-02, 17:50: What is playing as the startup sound? I'd assumed it was the default, but perhaps it's not, and is something of a longer duration? True it does have plus and it is a plus sound. I'll try some others and see what they sound like.

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Re: Why does the .wav on Windows 95 startup jitter on my PC?

Posted on 2020-03-02, 17:40

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by TimWolf

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Wasn't able to find the MCI suggestion either. Control Panel > Multimedia > Advanced [tab] > Media Control Devices > Wave Audio Device (Media Control) > Properties [button] > Settings [button] The default setting is 4 seconds. Something between that, and the maximum of 9 seconds, ought to solve the …

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Re: Why does the .wav on Windows 95 startup jitter on my PC?

Posted on 2020-02-27, 15:50

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by TimWolf

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The DMA option appeared in 95B, IIRC. At any rate, it does not exist in 95 retail, and does exist in 95C. I suspect this will help if not solve the problem. Disk access on my 95A box cripples the box. E.g., during heavy I/O like boot-up, or software installation, or copying large files, pretty much …

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Re: Why does the .wav on Windows 95 startup jitter on my PC?

Posted on 2020-02-25, 22:52

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by TimWolf

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I've got Win95 C. The option doesn't seem to be there under system / hard drive. Does that mean my Quantum drive doesn't support it, or that the OS doesn't have the option? I thought B had the option default off, but could be turned on, but can't seem to find anything on C. Thanks for any info! TW …

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Re: Why does the .wav on Windows 95 startup jitter on my PC?

Posted on 2020-02-25, 14:11

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by TimWolf

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I've got Win95 C. The option doesn't seem to be there under system / hard drive. Does that mean my Quantum drive doesn't support it, or that the OS doesn't have the option? I thought B had the option default off, but could be turned on, but can't seem to find anything on C. Thanks for any info! TW

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Re: Why does the .wav on Windows 95 startup jitter on my PC?

Posted on 2020-02-23, 11:36

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by TimWolf

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I'll try messing with DMA. I've got a Soundblaster 16 Value 2770 and Awe32 EMU8000 board in there.

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Why does the .wav on Windows 95 startup jitter on my PC?

Posted on 2020-02-23, 01:51

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by TimWolf

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I've got a socket 3 running a 5x86 P90 at 160mhz, 128mb ram, 256kb cache. Even before all of those upgrades when it was a 486/DX2/80 the sound stutters on bootup. I figure it's something loading, but I'm not sure what. Only my Matrox 8mb video card has a process in the background coming on when the …

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Re: Which one of these 286 CPUs?

Posted on 2020-02-16, 09:50

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by TimWolf

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If there is a pic it didn't u/l. Following.

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1993/94 ).

Posted on 2020-02-12, 16:28

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by TimWolf

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Do you plan to try Aladdin?

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1993/94 ).

Posted on 2020-02-07, 19:40

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by TimWolf

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How does the Earthworm Jim run for you?

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1994 )

Posted on 2020-02-06, 19:51

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by TimWolf

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Yes I have that very same unit. For some reason my fan was the opposite direction. I've turned it over now. Played a few more hours of C&C Covert Missions last night, and it still kept nice and cool.

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Re: 486 Multimedia dream build ( 1994 )

Posted on 2020-02-04, 19:32

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by TimWolf

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More photos: Conner 240mb Hard drive from 1993 Intel 486dx4-100 CPU with fan/heatsink 4x CDROM drive. I have a question about your CPU cooler. I'm using one of these on a 5x86, but it is the same. However the label that yours is showing in the 'up' position, is actually down against the heatsink. …

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Re: ADDING a Logo to a Bios

Posted on 2020-02-02, 17:30

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by TimWolf

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I'd assume I need to use a hex editor to take the front off the one bios, and add it to the other? Am I at least on the right track?

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