Thanks I'll have a read through and see if I have anything useful. I've only tried the dos and Windows so far, they're working. With just those I think I have my monies worth. If I have a handful more of the ones with random stuff that I can repurpose I'll be happy.

Found myself in need of a few 3.5" floppys. Rather than pay over £1 each for them I found a job lot of 50 on fleabay for £10. Lots of random stuff but luckily for me a genuine copy of dos 5.0 (Toshiba) and an Elonex oem copy of Windows 3.1 There are some random drivers in there along with some …

I always do a fresh OS install pretty quickly. If there's an old install to dig around in, that's always fun for five minutes before I replace it. Darry makes a great point about checking for anything that might need to be archived. Not sure there is going to be any of interest to archive. They …

I have a 486 to sell. As enthusiasts would it be more interest to you as it stands or would you prefer it restored? Should I add a graphics card? Would you prefer a clean install of windows or prefer to have a look through the old stuff on the hard drive before doing it? If the point is making the …

I have a 486 to sell. As enthusiasts would it be more interest to you as it stands or would you prefer it restored? Should I add a graphics card? Would you prefer a clean install of windows or prefer to have a look through the old stuff on the hard drive before doing it?

Keyboard working through the Ps2 adapter. Mouse not working. Need to go and see if pc world have a Ps2 compatible one. IMG_20200710_164654.jpg If not you can get cheap OEM NOS Ps2 mouse off ebay from the likes of Compaq, HP, Dell, and weren't terrible back when they used PS2. The Intellimouse ones …

Result. Changed the battery and and hdd settings in the bios. Boots to Windows 95. Keyboard working through the Ps2 adapter. Mouse not working. Need to go and see if pc world have a Ps2 compatible one. Filename IMG_20200710_164654.jpg File size 820.04 KiB Views 382 views

I finally got round to getting keyboard and mouse adapters. I can now get into the bios which is a good start. Its not booting from the hdd, but I'm hoping that's just the cmos battery. If not then next stop is new ide cables.

I've read a few conflicting reports about them. 1 was a period magazine article about the Bravo. That did say they were the weakest and also cheapest when compared to their Compaq and Gateway equivalents. The other was a general article about the brand. That claimed because many things were done in …

I have a couple 486 AST computers. However i was unable to get them to recognize the motherboard cache upgrades. I would like to know if you are able to upgrade your cache. Not sure I'm going to take them that far, but I'll let you know if I do. Also got a couple of projects I need to finish before …

maxtherabbit wrote on 2020-06-26, 21:56: ast made good shit I honestly knew very little about them. I bought them because I thought it was a good price for any 486 machine. If they both work then I'll move one on and hopefully cover the cost of both.

Looks like a damn fine machine, ps2 mouse port, always a nice bonus on a 486. You may already know but if you have spare PS2 keyboards lying around you can just get an adapter rather then a whole new keyboard. Success rate is much better then mouse usb to p2s adapters I only have usb so I'll look …

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Hi, guys new to the forum. I picked up a couple of Ast Bravo LC 4/66 desktops today. This is my first foray into the 486 world., so I'm on a bit of a learning curve. They had been in a store room for over 20 years and were used to teach CAD during their working life. At first look, apart from dust, …