Re: Should I buy this 486 motherboard?

Posted on 2016-10-18, 09:39

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by jheronimus

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i have a 486 board with 4 simms and 1 72pin installed, works great. 486 boards with onboard IDE connectors are not as common as boards with an IO Card. What should this board cost ? I usually buy 486 mainboards WITH Ram and WITH a cpu for 15eur Around 15 EUR with cache, but no RAM/CPU. This seems …

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Re: Should I buy this 486 motherboard?

Posted on 2016-10-18, 06:51

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by jheronimus

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debs3759 wrote: Most of my VLB boards have on board IDE/Floppy connectors. It's worth considering if you don't already have an i/o card (although they are plentiful and usually cheap) Thanks, but I already got a VLB I/O and a Cirrus Logic 5428 video card)

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Should I buy this 486 motherboard?

Posted on 2016-10-17, 22:50

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by jheronimus

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Hi, all I'm looking to buy a motherboard for an AMD 5x86+VLB configuration. This is going to be my first 486 build, and there are so many different chipsets and kinds of motherboards so I'm a bit worried I might overlook something. The motherboard I am about to buy is Wintech (?) mv035 rev. C. Here …

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Re: Help me with this Christmas present idea for my dad

Posted on 2016-10-13, 15:37

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by jheronimus

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If I get a tape deck or a floppy drive, can I just use standard cassette tapes or 5 1/4" floppy disks, or do those require special mediums? I've never owned a C64, but I remember an LGR video saying that you can basically connect any MP3 player or smartphone with an aux cable and simply "load" …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-10-12, 21:58

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Slowly progressing towards my 5x86 build! I'm extremely excited because I have a lot of plans for this project: getting MS-DOS networking, trying Phil's MT32/MIDI cable trick working and so on. Just out of curiosity, what is this MIDI cable trick? I have an MT32 and I'm always interested in these …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-10-12, 21:13

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by jheronimus

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Cool... VLB cards are nice stuff. (Especially the 5428) I would really love to have one my self. I have had a 5x86-133 running without any fan. It was only a passive heatsink, that used to cool a P-166. I do have a 486 heatsink, but I might need to run 5x86 at 160 MHz, so I'm a bit cautious. Also I …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-10-12, 21:01

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by jheronimus

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Slowly progressing towards my 5x86 build! I'm extremely excited because I have a lot of plans for this project: getting MS-DOS networking, trying Phil's MT32/MIDI cable trick working and so on. So, some VLB goodness today! http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag262/ilembitov/DSC_1552_zps4arc8irb.jpg …

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Re: Replace a battery on a 386 motherboard

Posted on 2016-10-10, 07:01

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by jheronimus

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Thanks a lot, guys! I'll test the motherboard tonight and will try to remove the barrel.

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Re: Replace a battery on a 386 motherboard

Posted on 2016-10-09, 20:49

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by jheronimus

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Replace a battery on a 386 motherboard

Posted on 2016-10-09, 20:43

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by jheronimus

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Sourced a 386 motherboard today with an integrated AMD 386-40 CPU, some RAM (not sure the amount), an ISA video card, a multi I/O. Basically, everything I need for a 386 rig. The only issue is that the battery is leaking and needs replacing. http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag262/ilembitov/AMD% …

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Re: Do I really need a Voodoo card or can I do everything with a glide wrapper?

Posted on 2016-09-29, 07:05

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by jheronimus

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You had better be quick if You want one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/STB-3dfx-Voodoo2-graphics-card-12-MB-PCI-/141184075457?hash=item20df3a06c1:g:5UEAAOxyYANTa430 I got one last week, brand new mint condition. You need a pass through cable though as well. Ha, that's funny. There is a store in Moscow …

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Re: Socket 7 vs Socket 8

Posted on 2016-09-28, 09:03

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by jheronimus

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It's worth noting that your P166MMX might by itself be very potent for DOS gaming, depending on whether it exposes TR12 registers to SETMUL. http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/J.Steunebrink/k6plus.htm Can you please elaborate on that? I always thought that I need a "plus" K6 for downclocking via setmul. I …

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Re: Dell 828FI CRT monitor

Posted on 2016-09-27, 10:09

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by jheronimus

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Short answer: it's OK if you like it :) Long answer: there are a lot of factors to consider, most of which have more to do with the condition of your unit rather than its specs . 1) is it bright enough? CRT screens tend to get dimmer with age. Can you turn up the brightness to comfortable levels and …

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Re: Roland MT-32, CM-32L + General MIDI for $50 Building a MIDI box

Posted on 2016-09-26, 22:09

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by jheronimus

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Has anyone tried using Mac as a General MIDI box? There is a Munt for Mac, so I'm guessing it should be pretty straightforward in that regard, but what kind of software would I need for GM?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-23, 20:50

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by jheronimus

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Got another PC today for about 15 USD. DSC_1493.JPG DSC_1498.JPG Now, my main reason for getting it was the case — I love desktop AT cases and I know how hard are they to come by. 15 bucks is an okay price for something like this. However, it looked so wonderfully weird and it originally came with ~ …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-22, 19:15

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by jheronimus

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kixs wrote: I can't see the writings on the memory chips, but if they are MD908, than these are 1MB ones and you have 2MB total memory. If you have MD909 than they are 1.25MB ones. It's a nice card 😉 MD908. Oh, thanks! I just got my info from a review I quickly googled, guess that wasn't the whole …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-22, 18:41

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by jheronimus

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Got a free Pentium MMX machine today. The case is kind of dirty and pretty generic anyway, so I'm not gonna post it. However, the internals are the reason why I got it. First, a Tseng ET6100: DSC_1475.JPG It has two 1,125 MB MDRAM chips for a total of 2,25 MB. It has two empty slots for MoSys chips. …

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Re: Socket 7 System just doesn't want to boot anything

Posted on 2016-09-19, 09:20

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by jheronimus

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Are you trying to boot Windows setup off CD-R/CD-RW? Is your CD drive modern enough for that?

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Re: Socket 7 System just doesn't want to boot anything

Posted on 2016-09-18, 12:11

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by jheronimus

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It looks like the system did not detect any of your drives — it says "none" against all the drives in this table. I assume that it doesn't show them on the first POST screen either (the one that appears right after you press the power button). 1. Disconnect all the drives including the FDD. Remove …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-09-15, 15:23

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by jheronimus

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Got this wee tiny Socket 7 board for little less then dollar. Is there some teeny tiny case I can fit it in to make nice small set? Already tried with Pentium MMX i have laying around and figured out that it will not accept 512 MB of RAM, but that really doesn't matter since 256 MB is plenty enough …

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