Web Browsing in Win98 with a COM Port WiFi Modem

Posted on 2023-07-07, 21:10

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by AngieAndretti

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have an ESP8266-based Hayes Compatible WiFi Modem, like the one sold on https://theoldnet.com/store I mainly use it with ProComm terminal software for BBSing but I'd like to ALSO have that same WiFi modem "dial" into a fake dial-up Internet service provider and get web browsing capability within …

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Re: Asus P5A SS7 Mobo - Stable w/ Pentium CPU, Unstable w/ K6-2's ???

Posted on 2022-11-06, 13:56

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It doesn't ONLY crash in graphics applications, no. I've had installers fail to unpack, claiming the compressed file was corrupted, for example. Also I'm really not thinking it's drivers for two reasons: 1. The same AGP graphics card will loop graphical time demo's for hours on end, rock-solid, with …

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Re: Asus P5A SS7 Mobo - Stable w/ Pentium CPU, Unstable w/ K6-2's ???

Posted on 2022-11-03, 17:06

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Lots of good thoughts guys! 1. Although I didn't mention it, I've used many different RAM sticks. That was one of the very first things I messed with. 2. The P5A 1.06 DOES have a VRM bug if you select 2.0v on an unmodified board. You'll basically get 0 volts and no POST. The finished PC I built with …

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Re: Asus P5A SS7 Mobo - Stable w/ Pentium CPU, Unstable w/ K6-2's ???

Posted on 2022-10-29, 21:06

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here's why I think it's a HARDWARE issue, not software: I have a complete retro PC built around the exact same motherboard, same revision number, running a 550MHz K6-2+ CPU. The software is identical between the two machines - in fact I cloned the boot CF from that existing PC for testing on this …

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Asus P5A SS7 Mobo - Stable w/ Pentium CPU, Unstable w/ K6-2's ???

Posted on 2022-10-29, 11:46

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I saved this Asus P5A v.1.06 board from eWaste. The original CPU that was installed was a K6-2 550. I also tried the board with a known-good K6-2 450. The PC boots 98SE reliably but it cannot complete a 3DMark 2000 benchmark, always crashing out at some point with an error that some random 3DMark …

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Can I make an activity LED for the ISA BUS?

Posted on 2022-06-13, 02:07

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'm building a Turbo XT-compatible PC centered around the Xi 8088 kit and a basic ISA backplane. I'd really like to have an LED on my front panel for BUS activity, but I don't have any ISA slots remaining to plug in a POST card and tap off of that so I'm looking for an easy way to tap a pin or two …

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Re: Voodoo 3 1000 (AGP), is it any good?

Posted on 2022-04-07, 12:19

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ Video

I recently picked up a Voodoo 3 1000 with the 5.5ns RAM because I was curious about overclocking. I added a small heatsink and fan of course, and I got it to run stable at 160MHz. Can anyone else share their top stable overclock speed for the 125MHz V3 1000?

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Re: How to get Terminal Software for an Apple IIc+?

Posted on 2020-12-30, 20:09

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by AngieAndretti

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Can we get a picture of that IIc+? Mom told me she has to unpack the IIc+ still. I thought she had it set up already but it turns out that's the IIgs. I tell you what though - when I visit her to set this up, I'll bring my camera and take some pictures of the computer and of the process. Regarding …

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Re: How to get Terminal Software for an Apple IIc+?

Posted on 2020-12-29, 17:04

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by AngieAndretti

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After some googling, you would need either someone with a Classic Mac and Disk Copy 4.2, or the do it yourself way using ADTPro https://adtpro.com/ and the soft found at: http://apple2online.com/index.php?p=1_73_using-downloaded-software Oh thank you!! ADTPro looks perfect, and I can even buy a pre …

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How to get Terminal Software for an Apple IIc+?

Posted on 2020-12-28, 01:08

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by AngieAndretti

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I'm into vintage PC's - that's my wheelhouse. My mother, however, owns a beautiful Apple IIc+ and she requested, for Christmas, that I try to make it able to send and receive email like I've done with my IBM 5170. I have one of those Hayes-compatible RS232 COM port WiFi Modems and I'm using Procomm …

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Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2020-12-02, 22:15

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Update: the drivers called "CL22V143.ZIP" work great too, and include a SetRES utility for easily changing between different resolutions and color depths - and it's a full English-language driver too. http://ftp.mpoli.fi/pub/hardware/DISPLAY/CIRRUS/

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Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2020-12-02, 21:48

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

You should upgrade your AT to MR-BIOS. It's a lot better than either the IBM BIOS or the AMI replacement BIOS...though either will take care of your memory count problem. That's one thing I really don't want to change on this machine, unless I have to for some reason. I fully acknowledge the …

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Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2020-12-02, 02:54

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Success with the Speedstar Pro graphics card in Windows! The driver called "JWIN2224.ZIP" here: http://ftp.mpoli.fi/pub/hardware/DISPLAY/CIRRUS/ works! Description is "CL-GD5422/CL-GD5424 JWindows Display Drivers Version 1.41" but it works for my CL-GD5426 without screen corruption at 800x600x64k …

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Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2020-12-02, 02:40

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by AngieAndretti

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Where does that two lead cable go? If you're speaking of the grey wire, it goes to a momentary push-button switch that's mounted into the back wall of the case. It's just labelled "switch" on the 287 PCB, but it seems to function as a system reset switch - at least that's what happens if I press it …

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Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2020-12-01, 22:42

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Good news: I got that SnapIn 386 board I mentioned! I've gotten it working and I have UMB's configured with EMM386 for loading drivers high, so plenty of conventional memory now! I reinstalled Win 3.1 in 386 Enhanced Mode and the video drivers that didn't load before do load now! Bad news: With the …

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Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2020-12-01, 17:53

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Here are a couple shots of the MicroWay 287Turbo.

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Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2020-12-01, 11:47

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sorry Grzyb. I was thinking real-mode and standard mode were synonyms but you're right. I had forgotten that. So you're confident the ATI Mach8 would work in standard mode? Lol, I guess I am finding 286 "inconvenient." Some of that's to be expected, as I'm at-home with any 386+ architecture but this …

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Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2020-12-01, 00:30

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

OK Grzyb, yes, I know there's no 286-specific mode for Win 3.1. I believe I called it "Win3.1 in real mode" but yes I was referring to standard mode. I do like your suggestion of the Mach8/32. Those were some of the cards I looked at as alternatives. Jo22, I did try EMU386 but it didn't help in this …

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Re: What are your Favorite Games for a 286 platform?

Posted on 2020-11-29, 09:06

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ Software

Well, I've always been partial to driving games - but there are so many bad ones so it can be tough to wade through. The original Need For Speed on a Pentium I platform was the first game I ever really fell in love with. I don't like games with a lot of puzzles, where you have to "figure it out." I …

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Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2020-11-29, 08:40

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by AngieAndretti

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Recently acquired an IBM 5170 8MHz 286 PC. It came with an 8-bit "Video Seven" VGA card, which I immediately upgraded to a Diamond Speedstar Pro with the Cirrus Logic GD5426 chipset and 1MB video memory. The Speedstar works great in DOS (no problems with any games so far) and I can run Windows 3.1 …

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