Re: IBM PS/1 Change FSB

Posted on 2018-03-08, 02:31

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You can't change the FSB with a jumper, you have to replace the oscillator for that purpose BUT the chipet is specified for max. 33MHz. In reality, you don't want to change the FSB for the 133MHz AMD CPU, because it already runs at 33MHz! The problem is that the board runs at the CPU's default …

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Re: DOS Gaming video card benchmarks on 486 and Pentium platforms

Posted on 2017-11-22, 20:28

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Hi, digging out this thread to add some maybe useful information: I recently bought a small stock of the cool FIC 486-VIP-IO boards and configured one board for a customer for a Cyrix 5x86 CPU. While the board has a lower memory throughput than other late 486 boards, the CPU scores are very good and …

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Re: Alternatives to MSD / favorite diagnostic utilities

Posted on 2017-08-19, 13:04

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NSSI is a very neat tool and it's freeware.

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Re: SC8500 sound card - what does it do?

Posted on 2017-08-01, 20:21

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So welcome in my boat, Dr. Wily. Also habe this card and nope, I also don't have any really matching drivers that get everything to work. Only things known for sure: SC8000 V 3.2: - Gallant / Guillemot made - Compumedia ASC-9408A Soundchip (looks like the main controller) - DSP-9410A - Crystal 4231A …

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Re: Alaris Leopard Rev C 486SLC2 (MR-BIOS???)

Posted on 2017-08-01, 13:13

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I had one of these boards in my collection, too. It had the 50Mhz chip and I was unable to overclock it to 66Mhz. No matter what timings I set in the BIOS, it crashed in applications. so I don't think that the 3x multi possibility directly correlates with a good overclocking capability. I'm pretty …

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Re: PCPbench syntax help

Posted on 2017-07-30, 21:12

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Mode 100 requires a VESA 1.x compliant VGA-BIOS. Run the program with the switch "/modes" to display the modes your graphics card can display. Or just load a VESA (UNIVBE and such) compliant TSR and run again. You can throw this readme into any online translator (it's in German): ftp://ftp.zedz.net/ …

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Re: 386n hard drive

Posted on 2017-07-14, 23:23

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The 386N has an IDE onboard controller and the hard drive is also IDE. You just need a normal IDE cable, a soldering iron and a an edge connector for 45 cents like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/140888512935 . There are also edge connectors for crimp mount, but I'm to lazy to do a search.

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Re: Do pentium pros need both 32 bit o/s and app for optimal performance, or just 32 bit app?

Posted on 2017-06-07, 14:12

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A PPro isn't bad for DOS games at all. This myth has to be busted, I think. For old 16-Bit code it is on par with a standard Pentium. But as soon a 32-Bit code (many games since 1993-94) or FPU demaning stuff comes into play, the PPro really flies away. This is true, though if you were into CPUs at …

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Re: Do pentium pros need both 32 bit o/s and app for optimal performance, or just 32 bit app?

Posted on 2017-06-06, 14:14

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A PPro isn't bad for DOS games at all. This myth has to be busted, I think. For old 16-Bit code it is on par with a standard Pentium. But as soon a 32-Bit code (many games since 1993-94) or FPU demaning stuff comes into play, the PPro really flies away.

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Re: Do pentium pros need both 32 bit o/s and app for optimal performance, or just 32 bit app?

Posted on 2017-06-05, 16:52

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The Serpent Rider wrote: FGB wrote: The PPro will be much faster for later DOS games than the P133. PPro is not enough for heavy DOS. Compared to a P133 a PPro180 probably @200MHz will be much faster. "Not enough" depends on your definition of "heavy DOS".

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Re: Do pentium pros need both 32 bit o/s and app for optimal performance, or just 32 bit app?

Posted on 2017-06-05, 15:00

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He fears his P1 is going to be dead soon. A PPro is great for gaming. The PPro will be much faster for later DOS games than the P133. IMO the ideal configuration is a dualboot with W9x and NT4 SP6. Gaming on NT4 is quite possible, despite the DX-limitation. OpenGL titles really fly, some would be …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-06-04, 14:30

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Bought an Sapphire X850XT PE pcie-e, my first pcie-e card in my GPU collection. Did some tests and it's working fine. NOW TO find out what to do with it.. Nice! Haven't purchased much lately, but saw some cheap ESS AudioDrive cards, so I bought two of them. They haven't arrived yet, but are the …

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Re: Why no 486 to 386 socket adapter?

Posted on 2017-06-03, 18:18

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OK Mr. Junkie, I think we have a misunderstanding. Of course we both can count, I don't really doubt it :dead: In my original post I said there is no "standard drop in replacement" for socket PGA132 which is faster than the SXL2-50. What I really wanted to say is that there is no native CPU above …

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Re: Why no 486 to 386 socket adapter?

Posted on 2017-06-03, 13:50

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WRONG WRONG WRONG Amoretro, can you not count... !? I never denied of the existence of this CPU, but it's obviously you who cannot count: As said earlier in this thread, this is still a 144pin CPU. Sitting on a PGA132 adaptor doesn't make it a native PGA132 CPU. The fastest native PGA132 part is …

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Re: Where can I find the differences between different ESS chips?

Posted on 2017-05-30, 21:22

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Sometimes, you just come across the weirdest stuff in the oddest places. I was browsing through the Textfiles when I came across this 1996 Multi-Media CD that seemed to have some strange audio card text and drivers.. And it had some HTML files detailing the different ESS chipsets, so here you are: …

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Re: AWE32 CT2760 differences

Posted on 2017-05-19, 21:24

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NJRoadfan wrote: Bottom card is the CT2760 Rev. 3, its full PnP. Nope, the bottom card is the very 1st revision of the CT2760 and btw. all CT2760 cards are non-PnP. The PnP versions of the AWE32 series include both CT3980 and CT3990.

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Re: Matrox M3D / PCX2 opinions

Posted on 2017-05-19, 17:11

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If you're looking for a period correct processor, take the Pentium Pro into consideration. Although the PCX2 cards scale well with higher clocked CPUs, a Pentium Pro 200 is still a great CPU for PCX2 cards. It plays the games of its time very well. The Pentium Pro's FPU speed is excellent, …

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Re: Voodoo Rush compatibliity

Posted on 2017-05-14, 20:15

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Yes it does.

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Re: I know this might be pretty basic on asking

Posted on 2017-05-14, 11:09

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Would be a pretty basic but good idea to be more specific with your thread title, e.g. "Olivetti M6 680 Suprema hard drive mounting" 😉

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Re: Voodoo Rush compatibliity

Posted on 2017-05-12, 22:32

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I'd recommend to boot into DOS and start the Tomb Raider 3Dfx demo. if the game starts after the splash screen, the card itself is OK. Please note the Tomb Raider 3Dfx Demo doesn't have bilinear filtering with the Rush (can be patched in the full version of the game. Hint: The demo can be found if …

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