Re: PC-Cards on Macintosh (NUBUS or PDS or PCI)

Posted on 2020-01-22, 21:36

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by tokyoracer

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I got a "DOS Compatible" Performa 630. Really fun, very useable with it's 486 @66 and SoundBlaster Vibra module. Running DOS 6.22 and Win 3.11. Mac is running System 8.1 (would prefer 7.5.5 but it didn't like the DOS card on that OS).

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Re: Compaq Presario 522 CDS posting problems.

Posted on 2020-01-19, 17:04

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by tokyoracer

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There's a whole thread on vogons about these Compaq systems if you bother to look. Describes how they come to bits and a bit more. They are old systems so with anything that old expect issues occurring. I see that now, I'm not really regular here so yes I didn't know about the thread originally, …

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Re: Compaq Presario 522 CDS posting problems.

Posted on 2020-01-17, 22:42

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by tokyoracer

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I've got a CDS524 and the on board ram isn't recognized and it wont run a true 32bit OS such as linux or OS/2. Runs Dos and Windows 3.1 fine though. Also have the P75 variant and that is fine. These are good systems if if you have a good one and you are tight on space. Paid $50 for the 486 and $30 …

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Re: Compaq Presario 522 CDS posting problems.

Posted on 2020-01-17, 19:41

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by tokyoracer

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I really am at my wits end with these AIO Compaq's now... So an update, a few months ago, I finally splashed out a 3-figure sum on a whole new working machine (bar the HD). Installed a 630MB HD I had laying around, put the original software (including that annoying HD loaded BIOS Compaq insisted on …

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Re: Too many old hard drives

Posted on 2019-09-10, 16:28

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by tokyoracer

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After my fiasco with my Compaq Presario (AiO), which is limited to 2.1GB. I'd say they're worth keeping as they're not going to be many working examples as the years pass by. Then again I have a soft spot for old mechanical drives. Something about the complete silence of an SD/CF/Flash solution …

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Re: Compaq Presario 500 series HD replacement. (All-in-one).

Posted on 2019-09-09, 22:09

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by tokyoracer

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Thanks for the info, pity I can't use a bigger drive and just use an overlay. The closest I got to 2GB is just under 7GB and then the next smallest I have is a 500MB one. It's possible I could just set it up on a other machine but I don't have one to spare right now. Oh well, 500 megs will do for …

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Compaq Presario 500 series HD replacement. (All-in-one).

Posted on 2019-09-08, 00:07

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by tokyoracer

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I finally managed to find another one of these machines that actually works (a 524 CDS). Well, mostly anyway. I swapped some bits around and now I'm fairly happy with it, but I'm having a hell of a time trying to get a modern hard drive replacement as the thing arrived with the original drive which …

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Re: Compaq Presario 522 CDS posting problems.

Posted on 2019-05-07, 12:51

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by tokyoracer

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Sorry, for the necro. So I left this machine in storage for about a year I thought I'd dig it out again and see if it's still doing the same. Upon booting, my fears were correct, still the same. Sometimes getting stuck counting RAM on posting and sometimes the Party Check 2 error. Since then though, …

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Compaq Presario 522 (+ 524) CDS posting problems.

Posted on 2018-04-03, 20:57

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by tokyoracer

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Hi all, it's been a while but it's good to be back, just wish it was for a different reason. I have one of them unusual All-in-one Compaq's from the mid 90s and for a while it has been working fine with RAM maxed out (68MB), an NIC and a 100 DX4 Overdrive. I decided to lend it to my dad as I hadn't …

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Re: IBM XT Hard Disk troubleshooting.

Posted on 2018-01-07, 17:58

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by tokyoracer

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I might give that a go. Thanks mate. Will keep you posted when I get the time to try it out.

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Re: IBM XT Hard Disk troubleshooting.

Posted on 2018-01-07, 16:27

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by tokyoracer

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Ok it's actually working now. It always freaks me out when old hardware just mends itself like this, (often after I've actually posted a thread online). But yes I will backup whatever I can (atleast stuff that's useful). But what's the most efficient and/or cost effective solution for transferring …

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IBM XT Hard Disk troubleshooting.

Posted on 2018-01-07, 15:47

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by tokyoracer

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After buying a NEC V20, I thought I'd spend a lazy Sunday testing it out on my 5160. So off came the case (easy when you lose the damn screws during a house move argh!) and expansion cards and gently lifted the AMD 8088 to swap for a V20. After installing, I fired her up and went through the 640K …

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Re: VOGONS Driver Library

Posted on 2017-12-29, 17:17

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by tokyoracer

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Just tried to find drivers for an Aztech card and the site seems to time-out for me. Is it down again? [EDIT] Ok I'm not going crazy it seems. (:

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Re: WPA2 PCMCIA WiFi card for 98SE laptop.

Posted on 2017-11-25, 22:58

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by tokyoracer

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Nice thanks for the info, going to try out the WPC54G. G-speed and (apparently) WPA2 compatible. Even says on the side of the box it supports 98SE! Got to be worth a try for a fiver new and sealed...

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WPA2 PCMCIA WiFi card for 98SE laptop.

Posted on 2017-11-25, 19:23

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by tokyoracer

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It's been a while but after a house move and managing my my stuff from storage I'm finally getting round to sorting out my machines. However in the time my disks have been away, most are now unusable and gotten mould. I hate when this happens since it destroys disk drives before knowing that the …

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What's this chip for on my CT2830?

Posted on 2017-07-11, 12:05

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by tokyoracer

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Hi chaps. Got this CT2830 some years ago and never really gave it a second thought that it could be even remotely interesting. It wasn't until I dug this card out of one of my old machines and after some research, saw that it had a chip on it that's missing from all the Google image searches I could …

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Re: Abit AB-PB4 for 486 build

Posted on 2017-03-01, 22:20

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by tokyoracer

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Forgive my idiocy, the only thing I know about PISA cards is most (if not all) seem to be entire systems on a card. Are up you basically asking how it is implemented? Would they be two separate entities or would they work in tandem? If so I can only answer with; "I don't know" and probably may never …

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Re: Abit AB-PB4 for 486 build

Posted on 2017-03-01, 17:34

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by tokyoracer

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Sorry guys for dragging this thread from the dead but I see no sense in making another thread if my issue is about this very motherboard (plus it's not a terrifically long time ago anyway). Anyway, after alot of delays and moving house, I finally got round to sorting some of my machines, (I got …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-10, 18:20

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by tokyoracer

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Nice X800, used to have an AGP Sapphire one some years ago and loved it. Reliable, though for some reason only ever seemed to work with Cattles**t 6.12. All other drivers caused weird graphical artifacts in the screen. The 2600+ I'm all too familiar with aswell. Was my first (own) computer's CPU way …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-09, 14:11

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by tokyoracer

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Pretty oldskool card arrived today. TsengLabs ET3000AF 8-bit ISA: I wonder if it will work in my 5160...

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