Re: Best tracker MODS ever [1988-2020]
Posted on 2021-07-20, 09:22
I would love to download this and have a listen but I literally don't trust that mega.nz link... 🙁
Re: No-name ES688F card: Time to ditch it?
Posted on 2021-07-18, 08:22
OK I checked out my 386SX. It has this card installed, jumpered as shown in photo: https://i.postimg.cc/dtL0LCfT/Edison-Gold-16-D.jpg Here is the system configuration for DOS: https://i.postimg.cc/G80BHsh3/ES688-AUTOEXEC.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/JDbsJ4GN/ES688-CONFIG.jpg Here is the ESSCFG output: …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-07-11, 00:52
GuillermoXT wrote on 2021-07-10, 11:19: Got this nice soundcard for a few bucks 🙂 Does anyone have the documentation for me for setting it up? 16259158701682255676554083286926.jpg This looks like the same card as yours: Where to find Jumper settings for Audio Drive ES688
Re: PCI slots fouling CPU heatsink
Posted on 2021-07-09, 10:30
It happens to AGP boards as well 😀 PCPartner Socket 7 epic design fail
Re: Voltage fluctuations on ASUS P5A-B
Posted on 2021-07-05, 02:13
Hey guys. Yes, it's an old thread. Still love to have peoples input on it re. troubleshooting. I wouldn't have linked to this thread if I wasn't interested 😀 Unfortunately, I haven't been able to do anything with the board since I first encountered the problem. One day I will! (I hope 😀)
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-07-04, 03:57
dinth wrote on 2021-07-03, 11:38: Found it on ebay I have this same board but I'm experiencing voltage fluctuations with it. Love to know if you happen to run into similar problems with this board. Voltage fluctuations on ASUS P5A-B
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-06-26, 08:05
Messing around with my Windows 98 rig today, playing some games etc. Suddenly my my CDROM drive stops opening, stuck. Needle/pin opening doesn't work, like there is no mechanism behind it to push open the drive. Super frustrating, I have had this happening to so many drives before, not sure what …
Re: EXCELGRAPH - ISA Video Display Controller (ET4000/W32i)
Posted on 2021-06-20, 20:47
root42 wrote on 2021-06-20, 20:00: More screenshots, showing okay CGA screens and broken VGA and SVGA stuff. Problem with memory?
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-06-20, 06:08
Messing around with my Windows 98 rig today, playing some games etc. Suddenly my my CDROM drive stops opening, stuck. Needle/pin opening doesn't work, like there is no mechanism behind it to push open the drive. Super frustrating, I have had this happening to so many drives before, not sure what …
Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread
Posted on 2021-06-18, 06:57
vad4r wrote on 2021-06-06, 06:24: 386SX25_10.jpg Interesting way to park unused slot covers. 😀
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2021-06-14, 06:36
Messing around with my Windows 98 rig today, playing some games etc. Suddenly my my CDROM drive stops opening, stuck. Needle/pin opening doesn't work, like there is no mechanism behind it to push open the drive. Super frustrating, I have had this happening to so many drives before, not sure what …
Re: Unknown brand AT Taiwan Cases - an attempt to gather information
Posted on 2021-06-08, 09:32
KINGSPAO - Below is the Model 35 which seemed to be an extremely popular chassis on 386/early 486 systems from 1990-1994. https://www.vcfed.org/forum/filedata/fetch?photoid=1196990 I have two low-profile versions of this for my 286 and 386. https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=943130#p943130
Re: Newly written driver(s) for Sierra's Creative Interpreter – Starting with Plantronics ColorPlus
Posted on 2021-06-06, 04:13
Those switches for 186 and 286 are just for the support of different instruction sets. I.e. a 186 has a more evolved instruction set over an 86, and a 286 has a more evolved instruction over and 286, and a 386 is 32bit instead of the prior 16bit processors. When a C compiler generates the byte code, …
Re: Newly written driver(s) for Sierra's Creative Interpreter – Starting with Plantronics ColorPlus
Posted on 2021-06-05, 20:24
One of the differences might be, that the 286 is not limited to a fixed segment size of 64KB anymore. I don't know for sure, though. That is only in 286 protected mode. There is very little software that uses this mode on the 286, let alone games. Bill Gates famously referred to protected mode on …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-06-03, 21:32
appiah4 wrote on 2021-06-03, 13:52: Just yesterday I was posting about still not having any 386DX systems and today I came across these so I grabbed them. In the same post I was whining about not having an A2000 or A3000 so hopefully life sends those my way as well.. I love motherboards with chunky …
Re: The bracket thieves
Posted on 2021-06-03, 21:30
Unfortunatelly, I don't know what happened, but could not connect to the linked page: Looks like something between you and them is running some sort of net nanny on your behalf, making sure you're not doing "unsafe" things on the Internet. :) Probably your ISP. What the reason is they are filtering …
Re: The bracket thieves
Posted on 2021-06-03, 10:52
These guys [1] make custom brackets. I haven't figured out how to use their website yet properly. You can search for brackets by their cutouts [2]. I wanted to see if I could get brackets made here for my Snark Barker but I haven't gotten around to it yet, and I'm also not informed enough to actual …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-06-02, 15:08
mtgmackid wrote on 2021-06-02, 14:27: Great looking case! […] Show full quote HanJammer wrote on 2021-06-02, 09:30: This rather uninteresting build, but in a supercute case. Great looking case! Bought more cards/etc. from ewaste on the cheap (Diamond V2 is 12mb): Putting the Promise card in my 386 …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-06-02, 10:18
HanJammer wrote on 2021-06-02, 09:30: This rather uninteresting build, but in a supercute case. Worth a deep clean I'd say. Even the drive bay face plates are cool. 😀
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-05-30, 11:06
How weird that the box it came in (the box for a completely different video card) is also dated 1991. Kinda blows up my "the card in the box was an upgrade" theory. This is the correct box with the accessories of the ATI Graphics Ultra: Whoo. That box looks quite modern, like something from the …
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