Re: Show us your 8Mhz to 10Mhz XT Turbo sysyems.

Posted on 2020-12-24, 22:38

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by Caluser2000

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keropi wrote on 2020-12-24, 22:28: nice!! I am still running this system here: Hyundai SUPER-16TE xt clone: restoration and info the only change is that I now have a NTSC 1084 monitor so I get color cga digital/composite on the same screen 😀 Well done! Mine also came with the original User Guide …

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Show us your 8Mhz to 10Mhz XT Turbo sysyems.

Posted on 2020-12-24, 22:26

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by Caluser2000

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As the title suggests this thread is for XT Turbo class 8Mhz to 10Mhz systems. Mine is a Redstone Computers 10Mhz with a PIM-TB10-Z mobo, 640k of ram, TVA EGA monitor and card, XT-IDE 8-bit isa card with a 2gig Big Foot hdd, enhance XT class keyboard, DFI three button mouse that can be switched to …

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Re: Should a Diamond Speedstar Pro (CL-GD5426) work in Win3.1 in 286 real-mode?

Posted on 2020-12-24, 19:47

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by Caluser2000

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The title of this thread needs changing. When I saw it I thought wtf?

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Re: Recomended OS, software and games for a late 286?

Posted on 2020-12-24, 13:37

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by Caluser2000

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386SXs from the same year and speed as late 286s were SLOWER running Window 3.x in 386 Enhanced mode or Standard Mode than a 286 running Windows 3.x in Standard mode. As I posted earlier the early 386SXs were a con job by the computer industry. Just saying.. You are completely discounting the fact …

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Re: Recomended OS, software and games for a late 286?

Posted on 2020-12-24, 05:51

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by Caluser2000

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386SXs from the same year and speed as late 286s were SLOWER running Window 3.x in 386 Enhanced mode or Standard Mode than a 286 running Windows 3.x in Standard mode. As I posted earlier the early 386SXs were a con job by the computer industry. Just saying..

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Re: Why won't the ONT renew the IPs on the network?

Posted on 2020-12-24, 01:13

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Miphee wrote on 2020-12-23, 21:28: You are probably right. But shouldn't a device that is turned off get a new IP after it's back on? Not always. The router might recognice the devices unique mac address and match it to the same ip the device had prior.

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Re: Vintage Rigs on the 'Net - pics, tips, tricks

Posted on 2020-12-23, 22:17

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Handy compact systems. I paid $50 for each about 10 years apart. Most of my systems were free, cheap or around $nz30-$nz80 mark. I'm willing to pay $nz150 for a system I really want like fully kitted out Acorn RiscPCs/A400/x, A4000s or A3000s. Both of my Amiga A600s were reasonable too at $nz90 for …

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Re: Vintage Rigs on the 'Net - pics, tips, tricks

Posted on 2020-12-23, 19:46

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Wow! You got me with this Compaq Presario All in One. This is a computer from my childhood, I've been looking for the same for quite a bit, but the prices are high. That 486 died but I do have the Pentium 75 variant and all the original installation disks and CD. Hmm, that's sad news, what happened …

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Re: Recomended OS, software and games for a late 286?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 18:02

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by Caluser2000

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I played Eye of the Beholder for hours during the wet winter months on my original 286/16. I'm not a what you would call a hard core gamer but that system certainly wasn't a sloth compared to equivalent 386SX set ups mates had. In fact they were quite shocked how well it ran. PFS: WindowWorks was my …

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Re: Recomended OS, software and games for a late 286?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 17:17

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My to 286s (the current Zenith 286/12 LP Plus from 1990 and my old 286/16 (designed to run MS Windows 3.x and take 8megs of ram in 30 pin simms on board, wihich it is packing now. I got it with 4megs of ram installed.) from around the same time certainly have/had vga and IDE hdds. I bought the 286/ …

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Re: Vintage Rigs on the 'Net - pics, tips, tricks

Posted on 2020-12-23, 17:13

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winuser_pl wrote on 2020-12-23, 16:18: Wow! You got me with this Compaq Presario All in One. This is a computer from my childhood, I've been looking for the same for quite a bit, but the prices are high. That 486 died but I do have the Pentium 75 variant and all the original installation disks and …

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Re: Vintage Rigs on the 'Net - pics, tips, tricks

Posted on 2020-12-23, 08:52

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My Zenith 286/12 LP Plus running Aracne on MS Dos 5 back in 2014. Hackaday link- https://hackaday.com/2014/10/23/hackaday-retr … n-the-internet/

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Re: mistakenly bought Adaptec AHA-1510A SCSI adapter (version with no BIOS), would it still work on a 286?

Posted on 2020-12-23, 02:37

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by Caluser2000

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that makes a whole lot of sense. it hadn't occurred to me that I'd need BIOS to boot - duh! I ended up ordering the BIOS version of that board, $20 mistake after shipping. I guess that's not terrible but now I have this paperweight on my desk. You can still use it. Just not as a boot device scsi …

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Re: DOSBox vs PCem vs 86Box which do you prefer?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 20:34

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Jorpho wrote on 2020-12-22, 20:26: I'm pretty sure PCem would not run at an acceptable speed on my ancient PC. Doesn't sound like the use case it was intended for...

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Re: Recomended OS, software and games for a late 286?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 19:42

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by Caluser2000

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I just got my first 286/12 to my collection and since my experience from that time period is quite limited I need some help with finding out what fits it best. Not sure why you wanted it in your collection when you didn't know what you were going to do with it..? 12 MHz is unfortunately already …

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Re: Recomended OS, software and games for a late 286?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 17:39

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by Caluser2000

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The initial MS Dos 5.0 had a few issues as well but MS Dos 5.0a and IBM Dos 5.02 tidied that up.

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Re: Laser Turbo XT (software?)

Posted on 2020-12-22, 17:29

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by Caluser2000

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What are you trying to do? It should run any Dos and software designed to run on XT class hardware. In other words a shit load of stuff.

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Re: Non-upgradeable 486?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 17:25

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by Caluser2000

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Good on you. Thanks for the update.

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Re: Ultimate OS/2 Warp 4 machine?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 08:05

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by Caluser2000

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dr.zeissler wrote on 2020-12-22, 07:58: It's not just OS/2 on that machine ;-) […] Show full quote It's not just OS/2 on that machine 😉 2GB P HPFS OS/2 Warp3 2GB P FAT16 MSDOS/WIN3X 2GB P FAT32 WIN98SE 2GB L 79 AMITHLON XGB FAT32 DATA Kawl 😉

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Re: Ultimate OS/2 Warp 4 machine?

Posted on 2020-12-22, 07:52

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by Caluser2000

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Interesting infos, thx! Yes I already have a special bootdisk, but it has the later original 506er not the dani-stuff. No worries mate. Just take your time. Getting OS/2 sorted out to your taste can be very frustrating. I found the original MS Windows 98 performed just as well as my old Warp v4 …

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