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Re: Motherboard - Identify and help with this Socket 7

Posted on 2017-11-29, 12:27

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

So having quickly read the manual:- The turbo connector on the motherboard is for an LED. The turbo button on the case won't work and the turbo mode is accessed by a keyboard <+> or <->. This is a shame, as the turbo on this case shows both a hi and lo speed on the LCD display. There is reference to …

Re: Motherboard - Identify and help with this Socket 7

Posted on 2017-11-29, 12:08

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thank you LeFlash. Yes, it's here:- http://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Adv … nced%E2%88%95EV

Motherboard - Identify and help with this Socket 7

Posted on 2017-11-29, 11:46

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've got this motherboard. It has a Winchip 180 CPU and 8 MB RAM. It's all working, BIOS is fine etc. It can boot from floppy disk and recongnise but not boot from a CF Drive. I have the following questions:- What make and model is it? Is there a manual for it anywhere? Does the itegrated IDE …

Re: Jackpot - Was given an entire Store Inventory for FREE

Posted on 2017-11-21, 13:01

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Re-open the shop! We can all take shifts..

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-21, 08:30

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

jesolo wrote: Looks like a nice 386 - let us know what the specs are when you do collect it. Thanks. Will do!

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-20, 08:33

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ebay: 386: https://thumb.ibb.co/f1evV6/386.png Dot Matrix Printer: https://thumb.ibb.co/btypq6/printer.png If all is well, hopefully I collect on Sunday. Tongue In Cheek Rant: I was meant to stop buying old hardware when I put together a PC that could run old DOS games. Then I was meant to stop when …

Re: Modern case for 486

Posted on 2017-11-10, 20:12

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There's not much choice in the UK. There's very little choice on Ebay. I've been on the lookout and did a deal with a seller on Amibay.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-11-09, 12:05

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

appiah4 wrote: Good read. Thanks for sharing.

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-11-09, 08:50

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

We all have to do our bit! :happy: Here in the UK, the charity shops near me don't tend to do Computers. And a lot of the good looking stuff ends up on ebay on their e-shop sites. But there is a 'Scrapstore' in Swindon, Wiltshire, UK that deals in selling low cost computers (I am not affiliated with …

Re: Is there any way to put together a socket 7 dos/windows gaming pc cheaply?

Posted on 2017-11-07, 20:41

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

NFS2: https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/need-for-speed-underground-2/10225 Indiana Jones: https://www.gog.com/game/indiana_jones_and_the_fate_of_atlantis Both look like they can run on a P3 @1GHz on Windows XP. So that may be a good starting point. And I'm sure Wolf3d wll work …

Re: Is there any way to put together a socket 7 dos/windows gaming pc cheaply?

Posted on 2017-11-07, 12:35

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

It's funny that once everyone was throwing these machine away and now they're sought after. Let's start another way. What old games are you looking to play? Games like 'Speedball 1', 'Donkey Kong', 'Frogger' for DOS run too fast on my 486 DX2 when the 'Turbo' button is on. With it off, they run fine …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-24, 20:23

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have finally gone through all my Amiga disks. From one Amiga fan to another, well done on your dedication. Don't forget, you can always store the ADF files on a Compact Flash drive and write them back to the Amiga Floppy Disks. At the recent UK, South West Amiga meet, I had my Parallel Iomega Zip …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-24, 20:18

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Nice 486! I assume you got the extra 1MB of RAM added for 1280x1024. And I had that Mitsumi keyboard on my P90, but it broke and I threw it out decades ago. I need to get a new one for authenticity. Many thanks. Here's the video card. What can you tell me? https://preview.ibb.co/gEHYo6/IMG_20171004 …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-24, 16:28

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I'll check on the extra 1MB tonight and report back.

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-24, 12:26

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

My 486 update. With the help of my friend, 'we' diagnosed and sorted out the motherboard. 'We' replaced the barrel batter with a coin battery holder and diode and added some wiring to get round the keyboard not working. The system has a: Quadtel S3 86c001/005 VLB Video card (I've seen the thread …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-10-12, 10:39

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I love that. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-11, 07:45

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Having purchased my 486 DX2 and having tried to rid it of corrosion around the battery area, I can't help thinking this may be a losing battle. Some traces are worn. I've used white vinegar and then distilled water to clean. I have an electrical engineer friend who will take a look and salve. And …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-10-06, 14:44

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I've finally got a 486 in my collection. It was an Ebay auction win. https://thumb.ibb.co/ePkmqb/IMG_20171004_203007_1.jpg A Sound Blaster 16 Value ISA card A Vesa Local Bus S3 Video Card A peripheral card (parallel and serial) A network card (ethernet and some other serial connector) A CDROM Drive …

Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-09-21, 10:49

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

A lot of love for the Amiga here. I was fighting the Amiga's corner when a lot of my friends had PCs. I was secretly jealous, but fast forward 20+ years later, my Amiga 1200 is running with an ACA 1221 upgrade, CF Drive as a HDD, 64 MB RAM, Gotek Floppy drive and real-time clock. And I also have a …

Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-06-09, 19:46

by andrewreader

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Bought this today..... It has all the cables, the powersupply, mouse, two "the arcade" joysticks, a full box of disks, original manuals and an extra external floppy drive. Really looking forward to play some games on it. s-l640e.jpg Well done sir. My Amiga 1200 is alive and well. Here in Swindon, …

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