From my point of view, there is something ascetic about retrocomputing. Some time ago I asked AI to generate images of a scriptorium full of XT class computers. I find the idea very retro and futurist at the same time. It also brings vibes from Anathem; I love calling my computers syntactic devices …

I've tested every combination in my Amstrad XT and 386SX. I built 3 images for the Amstrad: xt_12.img using the command: netdrive create hd 10 fat12 xt_12.img xt_16.img using the command: netdrive create hd 10 fat16 xt_16.img xt_16b.img using the command: netdrive create hd 10 fat16b xt_16b.img The …

Hi. It's MS-DOS 3.2 from the Amstrad install disks. I used fat16, thinking fat12 inefficient. I didn't use fat16b because I wanted a small hard disk. I'll try to replicate the issue again and report.

I've just configured netdrive in my Amstrad PC1512, adding a more or less period correct 20Mb drive. The server in a raspberry pi 4, running current Raspberry Pi OS for arm64. I barely managed to cram all the network drivers (for a 3COM Etherlink III, the config program is almost 300K) in a 360K …

Thanks for this info. Here's a couple of pics of a card i got off ebay a couple of weeks ago. Talking about cost reduction: I just bought an antique pentium-100 and it had this very soundcard. It wasn't working, and the big resistor in the board was running really hot. After desoldering, it seems …