Re: can I install a Pentium 200 in socket5?
Posted on 2019-12-10, 10:58
feipoa wrote: There are always the CPU upgrade interposers if the board you select ends up being not being suitable. Yes but sometimes the upgrade cost 2/3 time the computer.
Re: can I install a Pentium 200 in socket5?
Posted on 2019-12-10, 06:47
I don't have this computer yet, I'm deciding whether to take it, the Pentium 75 has a huge appeal for me, but I wouldn't want to take a car too limited. I wish at least we could upgrade to Pentium 200
Re: can I install a Pentium 200 in socket5?
Posted on 2019-12-09, 19:09
chipset i think is SIS85C503
can I install a Pentium 200 in socket5?
Posted on 2019-12-09, 18:19
I read that in the socket5 you can install the pentium 120 at most, why can't you install the pentium 200?
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-09, 12:13
https://i.imgur.com/rfkVjgTl.jpg I'M ALMOST OFFENDED... almost... naw Just kidding. I can defiantly understand if you're only into late 90s PC games then a 286 wouldn't be much use to YOU. But those of us who play (and love to play with) games & computers from the 80s 286 are fairly awesome. Father …
Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga
Posted on 2019-12-07, 08:39
I like to candidate my Acer Travelmate 517TE. It has all the ports you can imagine and has enough power for practically every 1990-1999 game, excluding those that require specific 3D acceleration given by external cards. The only flaw in my opinion is that the build quality is not comparable to that …
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-06, 06:09
What is PAS?
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-05, 18:25
And... if i find a 286 to 386 upgrade??? i’m obtaining a 32 bit capable, protected mode and all the “cherries”?
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-05, 14:31
I've always been fascinated by the 386dx40, maybe I'll find him swapping with this 286 ...
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-04, 22:18
This is my computer and his mainboard https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-3PNmBWFOvqF_QBXtpvKqbz1zh9FSsno I must admit, Olivetti's designs were quite unique back in the day. I actually recently got hold of an M4 Modulo (486DX2-66 CPU) with a similar design. woooww you gave me a fantastic …
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-04, 21:29
If your only goal is to play games they are all useless, just use Dosbox, its by far the most compatible. Even by chosing to use real hardware the goal of your target is flawed. My primary intent is absolutely not to play, certainly not the first. I like to disassemble computers, restore them, …
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-04, 21:24
Just changing the CPU won't do anything, clock sources must also be changed and it is unlikely the board will run stably past 20MHz. You will also need faster memories too. My board have 3 different oscillator, 24 32 and 14,3 Mhz. Can the 32Mhz be for cpu only? 32/2=16Mhz. if i change that with a …
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-04, 20:22
Personally I find a slow 286, 8Mhz and a Pentium 90 cover everything I want to play. I can tweak the P90 to slow it down if needed and the 286 covers everything else, with the exception of things designed to run on an 8086 which is not of my interest. So where everyone else seems to like 386 and …
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-04, 20:14
the point is just this, I created this post to judge if objectively the 286 was useless, not if it was personally useful for past experiences or particular preferences. Short answer - it purely depends on what your needs are and what software/games you wish to run on it. You can ask the same …
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-04, 18:50
Personally I find a slow 286, 8Mhz and a Pentium 90 cover everything I want to play. I can tweak the P90 to slow it down if needed and the 286 covers everything else, with the exception of things designed to run on an 8086 which is not of my interest. So where everyone else seems to like 386 and …
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-04, 14:27
Just changing the CPU won't do anything, clock sources must also be changed and it is unlikely the board will run stably past 20MHz. You will also need faster memories too. My board have 3 different oscillator, 24 32 and 14,3 Mhz. Can the 32Mhz be for cpu only? 32/2=16Mhz. if i change that with a …
Re: A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-04, 10:20
I didn't think my post was so successful. Honestly, I found myself with this 286 as a gift and I really enjoyed disassembling it and cleaning it after 30 years of dust. I also had a lot of fun studying the motherboard, very small with a maximum of ten integrated circuits. Personally for me, when the …
A 286 computer, is it totally useless?
Posted on 2019-12-02, 22:38
As I have already written in the other post (which is more technically oriented) friends have given me a beautiful Olivetti 286. For my experience and for what I read here on the forum it would seem a useless computer on the retrocomputing side. Excluding those who have a sentimental value for the …
Re: Suggestion to supercharge a 286 Olivetti
Posted on 2019-12-02, 08:49
a CR2450 is installed for luck and not a dallas.
Re: Suggestion to supercharge a 286 Olivetti
Posted on 2019-12-01, 16:37
I tried to turn it on and on the monitor it writes me: CMOS Timer Error UNRECOVERABLE POWER-UP ERROR. I think it's a battery problem (which is still its original) but does anyone have experience with this mistake?
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