Re: Biggest program to ever be released commercially on floppy disks

Posted on 2013-08-29, 17:10

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The NewTek Video Toaster 4000 software came on 30+ floppies. There was a CD-ROM available too, but they weren't all that common on Amigas of the time period.

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Re: Posting about retro hardware on other forums

Posted on 2013-08-28, 02:27

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I see it on Youtube when some 20 year old kid who thinks he knows everything posts an ignorant comment under a video about 386 or 486 systems. The comments usually range from insulting the owner of the system for still using something that old to mouthing off about how much he THINKS he knows about …

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Re: 1992 top hardware

Posted on 2013-08-27, 20:01

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Here is an ad from 1992. These likely take the same 6-disc magazines their home audio CD changers took, so sourcing one if missing shouldn't be a problem.

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Re: 1992 top hardware

Posted on 2013-08-25, 20:06

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The Adaptec AHA-2840/42VL seems to pop up on ebay all the time. Try and find the floppy-less version because even though there is a switch for it, the floppy interface doesn't seem to disable itself properly. The card has wide compatibility with a variety of operating systems (hey its Adaptec!). The …

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Re: Looking for shareware compilation discs. (CD or Floppy)

Posted on 2013-08-24, 18:42

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I ordered stuff from Software Labs in the past. I likely still have the floppies somewhere. Not too sure about the catalog though. I haven't seen it posted yet, but textfiles' archive of shareware CDs can be found here: http://cd.textfiles.com/

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Re: my 5x86 systems : 120mhz vs 133mhz

Posted on 2013-08-24, 18:38

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Beige PCI Powermacs numbered 7200-9600 use 5v 72 pin memory, so any memory specc'ed for those should work. They can use either FPM or EDO, though, so if your m'board doesn't support one of those then you'll have to buy RAM appropriate to the particular m'board. PCI Powermacs use 5V 168pin 64-bit …

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Re: windows8

Posted on 2013-08-22, 12:19

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... Gates reassured Summit attendees that Microsoft Bob won't come back as an animated dog living in a virtual house, but instead as a disembodied voice from the cloud like Apple's Siri or Google Now. It will be wrapped in the Windows 8 tiled interface and understand everything that the user does, …

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Re: 1992 top hardware

Posted on 2013-08-22, 12:14

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I knew someone who had a high end system in late 1992. Their configuration was as follows: -486 DX2/66 -16 MB of RAM -256KB L2 cache (along with memory, VERY expensive in the day) -around 500MB SCSI hard drive -Toshiba 2X caddy loading SCSI CD-ROM drive (lightning quick in its day) -SCSI 5.25 QIC …

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Re: Windows Sound System Card "mod"

Posted on 2013-08-21, 14:47

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If I were to cut the OPL3 from an original Microsoft Windows Sound System card, would the card still be usable? Would it then sit better with something like an SB Pro? If it worked, it seems like it could be a pretty nice combo. Why not just go for one of the many Aztech cards out there that have a …

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Re: Symphony 80486 VLB motherboard

Posted on 2013-08-13, 20:31

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Its a typical generic VLB motherboard from 1992ish. Nothing special. 5v only, no power management and no Pentium Overdrive support. Likely only supports write through mode L2 cache too.

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Re: Symphony 80486 VLB motherboard

Posted on 2013-08-13, 19:14

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Young Micro VEGA 486F-2VL http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/Y/YO … A-486F-2VL.html

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Re: ctl alt del causes hang

Posted on 2013-08-12, 02:36

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Is EMM386 installed? If so, does the machine reboot as it should when in real mode? It can do weird things like that. You can also try EMM386's "alt boot" switch to get around the problem. [ALTBOOT] Specifies that EMM386 use an alternate handler to restart your computer when you press CTRL+ALT+DEL. …

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Re: Compiling a database of vintage Motherboard Manuals. 286, 386, 486

Posted on 2013-08-08, 19:45

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http://www.elhvb.com/ Consists of several archives from over the years.

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Re: Insurance for 'vintage' computer parts?

Posted on 2013-08-06, 01:19

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How much are the systems worth? The insurance premiums will likely exceed the replacement costs no matter how rare unless its something like an Apple I or Altair (truly rare and irreplaceable). In the grand scheme of things, vintage computer systems and parts generally aren't worth all that much, …

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Re: Owners of the Highend 486 Systems - Please Advise

Posted on 2013-08-05, 13:13

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I never had an issue with using old computers in that type of weather. Our original 486 back in the 90s was subjected to it as well without any problems for years. Being that most of the hardware is reaching 20 years old, problems are bound to crop up though. 90-95 degree (F) days are typical every …

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Re: Rebuild -5v on newer ATX psus

Posted on 2013-07-31, 22:52

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by NJRoadfan

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Seem to recall the MAX232 being used to create -5v in a circuit. Don't know what the current draw is on something like a LAPC-I though. http://www.societyofrobots.com/electronics_ne … _voltages.shtml

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Re: Roll your own XT clone

Posted on 2013-07-24, 22:03

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16-bit ISA can't really be utilized with 8086 though since it requires 24 address lines (8086 only has 20), but if proprietary firmware were written for say a VGA card there would be a tremendous benefit from having the 16 bit databus. Same goes for EMS memory expansion. Could he still have done a …

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Re: DTK PKM-0033S +5V pin overheating + PS/2 mouse implementation

Posted on 2013-07-18, 14:59

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Test Windows NT or Linux with PS/2 mouse support removed from the BIOS image, as both should directly probe the keyboard controller to determine if a PS/2 mouse is present. If it works and detects the mouse, all the BIOS setting does is modify that INT 11 "Equipment ID" value I mentioned earlier. …

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Re: Games that make good use of EAX

Posted on 2013-07-14, 19:30

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The EMU20k X-Fis (the real "X-Fi" not any of the fake software ones) does have hardware MIDI. Under the current DanielK pack, EAX effects on MIDI is broken when in Entertainment mode (MIDI stops playing after a few notes when EAX is on). You have to switch to Audio Creation mode for it to work …

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Re: DTK PKM-0033S +5V pin overheating + PS/2 mouse implementation

Posted on 2013-07-14, 06:33

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I seem to recall you just need to send the keyboard controller the right command to kick it into ps/2 mode. A simple DOS TSR should do the trick. I wish I knew how to do this. All 3 of my EISA boards have PS/2 Mouse compatible keyboard controllers. The AMI datasheets state that the AMIKEY …

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