Re: Super Socket 7 - VIA MVP3 or ALi Aladdin V?
Posted on 2010-09-17, 10:59
Thanks for the information! The Aopen and Iwill come with a K6-2-300 and the GB has a K6-2-450
Re: Super Socket 7 - VIA MVP3 or ALi Aladdin V?
Posted on 2010-09-17, 10:40
Wow so much info! Still reading... I have my eyes on these boards: VIA: Aopen AX 59 Pro ALI: GB GA-5AX and Iwill XA100 Plus
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2010-09-17, 08:48
No plans as of yet. I tend to buy 2 or more items to save a bit on postage / have a backup incase I break something.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2010-09-17, 08:43
Got these today:
Super Socket 7 - VIA MVP3 or ALi Aladdin V?
Posted on 2010-09-17, 08:32
What do you guys reckon? Anything I should look out for / avoid? Thanks! I have zero experience with Super Socket 7 so any input is greatly appreciated!
Re: Anyone got any RAM for sale?
Posted on 2010-09-16, 15:30
That is a very good rule... Today I came came across a game that has better sound through ScummVM. It's Monkey Island 2. Under DOS you have either Roland MT-32 but then you miss out on a few sound effects (spitting noise, bat noise, voice FX when you use the voodoo doll and so on...) ScummVM has a …
Re: Modern LCD monitors - what about a win9x .INF file?
Posted on 2010-09-16, 13:53
I had a PCIe X300 card (so quite new) and it didn't support my widescreen LCD monitor (It's a 18.5" with 1366 x786 pixels). So I wouldn't be surprised if you run into issues with a widescreen LCD on older computers.
Re: Anyone got any RAM for sale?
Posted on 2010-09-16, 01:56
Test Drive and Wing Commander should be fine if you swap the DX4 for a 486 DX or SX and turn off the L1 cache. That's an excellent idea... In general I find 486 machines more flexible as you can run a 25MHz cpu all the way up to a DX4-100 and AMDs 133 chip. Often you can also change the speed …
Re: Assembling a machine for DOS/Win3x
Posted on 2010-09-15, 03:16
Well there is one thing you have plenty as a student and that's time... I would look for complete computers which you can pick up for free. Put up notes, search the classifieds and so on. You would be surprised how many people have old computers hiding somewhere. Then keep what you need and sell the …
Re: Assembling a machine for DOS/Win3x
Posted on 2010-09-15, 02:58
Well might be time to look for a new board? Good thing is they are cheap... If it's to hard, I usually move on and cut my losses. Time is also money 😉
Re: Impact of motherboard cache on 486 machines?
Posted on 2010-09-14, 15:46
Gotcha! Please ux-3 don't take it the wrong way if I confuse something 😉 I'm not a spring chicken anymore 😀
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2010-09-14, 12:34
Haven't got a problem with that... Costs including shipping and tax and all fees worked out to A$ 125 per midi box. It's certainly not a bargain by any means, but you have to keep in mind that I was able to purchase all these units within 2 weeks and without the ebay bidding stress where you need to …
Re: Impact of motherboard cache on 486 machines?
Posted on 2010-09-14, 12:20
Yea I got my eyes on some Super Socket 7 boards here in Australia! Any good boards to look for? The ones I have in my watch list are: Aopen AX 59 Pro, Iwill XA100 Plus and GB GA-5AX. One has VIA chipset, the others ALI. Regarding jumpers... You aren't wrong at all! I believe I had a Maxtor drive and …
Re: Impact of motherboard cache on 486 machines?
Posted on 2010-09-14, 10:05
Well I guess there is only one way of finding out! 😀
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2010-09-14, 09:20
Yes 3x Sound Canvas is a bit overkill, but there was a lack of other items. Really wanted a CM-32L as well, but none came up. A ton of CM-64s though and MT-32 in all flavours (Old and new and MT-100)... So I just got a few Sound Canvas to get the cost average down.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2010-09-14, 07:41
Got some new goodies today! Uploading all the pics right now. Can't believe I will finally be able to listen / play with Roland sound. As a kid I just couldn't afford these midi modules but now you can get a bunch on a weeks savings. Man I love Retro stuff... Don't mind the bear, he's just for …
Re: 80 video cards of 1999-2003: 3D benchmarking (ixbtlabs.com)
Posted on 2010-09-14, 07:19
Awesome! Tomshardware used to do massive CPU and VGA charts. But I haven't seen any for ages. They where awesome to compare your new gear with what you had before... PS: I am uploading some pics of my latest goodies 😀
Re: Assembling a machine for DOS/Win3x
Posted on 2010-09-14, 03:31
Remove everything (IDE and Floppy) and see if it POSTs and gives you an error message. If you do, then try booting only from the floppy drive..
Re: Impact of motherboard cache on 486 machines?
Posted on 2010-09-14, 03:30
Hehe yes I remember these jumpers... Just a quick question as I don't want to create a new thread. Pentium cpus like P54C or P55C did they come witha Turbo Button or other options to slow them down? Or do they suffer from the same issue as Pentium IIs and IIIs meaning they end up way to slow once to …
Re: Impact of motherboard cache on 486 machines?
Posted on 2010-09-13, 11:31
Yea the board I am interested in does have support for 8 GB drives.
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