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Re: Windows 3.11 for Workgroups vs Windows 3.11 networking

Posted on 2024-01-25, 21:09

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Neither version has any form of TCP/IP support out-of-the-box. You've got to provide your own winsock implementation which may or may not support dial-up internet service. Windows 3.11, like Windows 3.1 and 3.0, has built in support for networks but no built-in network client or server - you've got …

Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-01-25, 02:34

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Yeah, the DECpc LPv/LPv+ systems make for a pretty trouble free DOS gaming machine - just add a sound card of your choice and maybe an XTIDE ROM if you want to use CF cards and you're good to go. Never had any trouble with them except for needing to replace the DS12887 RTC chip and their slightly …

Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-01-23, 19:41

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I've got a HiNote on the way which should be fun to play with - I've been after a Windows 9x laptop for a while. Still a bunch more DEC PCs to check over too - probably need to order some caps before everything is running nicely.

Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2024-01-23, 09:39

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Lately I've been going through my stack of DEC PCs - checking their condition, doing a bit of research, taking a few photos, etc. Here are the ones I've done so far with a few notes. Click any picture to embiggen... Digital DECpc LPv+ 466d2 https://www.zx.net.nz/computers/dec/decpc-lpv+/images/thumb …

Re: 486 PC Hard Drive Troubles

Posted on 2024-01-23, 03:48

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Sounds rather similar to the issues someone else was having with a DECpc LPv 466d2 - that machine was from 1993, has a Phoenix BIOS, and also ran into issues copying command.com while installing MS-DOS. I gave my slightly newer one a quick test with a CF card adapter and a random 1GB CF card and …

Re: Dec 466d2 CF Card trouble

Posted on 2024-01-17, 09:12

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Well, if it was me (or more like when its me - I've got a bunch of DECpc LP/LPv/LPv+ awaiting restoration and I doubt they all have good HDDs in them) I'd either : go with the small 256MB known working CF card and use a network drive for everything else - I use NetWare, but perhaps mTCP NetDrive is …

Re: Dec 466d2 CF Card trouble

Posted on 2024-01-17, 04:48

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Kind of surprised the LPv is missing that setting! There is only about 5 months between the two models - the LPv was announced 30 August 1993 while the LPv+ was 17 January 1994. As far as I can tell the only (advertised) difference is that the LPv+ adds "Energy Star-compliant power management". I …

Re: Dec 466d2 CF Card trouble

Posted on 2024-01-15, 19:49

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I don't think there were any firmware updates publicly released for the DECpc line - doing one might require finding someone else with the same machine that has a newer BIOS. OP isn't super clear on what exactly the "Dec Pc 466d2" they've got is though - there were a few models some of which are …

Re: Digital Venturis FX5150s

Posted on 2024-01-13, 21:27

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Those CRTs certainly look the part for the 1997/1998 era Digital PCs. The -EY fetched out of storage a few days ago is doing this thing to an unusable extent sadly. https://www.zx.net.nz/mirror/h18000.www1.hp.com/legacysupport/digital/images/PC3100_LP.gif For some bizarre reason in October 1997 …

Re: DEC Digital PC 3500 DOS/WIN98 build

Posted on 2024-01-09, 03:25

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

And someone kindly sent me a compatible NLX card out of, I think, A Compaq Deskpro: Filename nlx-card-front.jpg File size 500.99 KiB Views 338 views Filename nlx-card-rear.jpg File size 601.17 KiB Views 338 views Filename nlx-card-installed.jpg File size 741.39 KiB Views 338 views Seems to work …

Re: DEC Digital PC 3500 DOS/WIN98 build

Posted on 2024-01-09, 03:23

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I'd completely forgotten about this thread when I dug my own Digital PC 3500 out of storage a few days ago and set out to figure out what the AGP situation was with it. Sadly mine is a bit more yellowed but pretty much the same model - 233MHz Pentium II, 64MB RAM. It will be getting Windows 98 just …

Re: pinging Al Kossow

Posted on 2023-11-27, 22:28

in Milliways

in Milliways

He is on the ClassicCMP as well as the vcfed forums I believe

Re: DOS network works without Packet Driver, but fails with the driver enabled

Posted on 2023-11-24, 07:45

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

In addition to running two NIC drivers at once not being allowed, I expect running two TCP/IP stacks at once isn't going to work terribly well either. If you've installed the MS Client with TCP/IP support I wouldn't expect both it and mTCP stuff to work even if you use the NDIS packet driver shim. …

Re: DOS network works without Packet Driver, but fails with the driver enabled

Posted on 2023-11-23, 18:20

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

In addition to running two NIC drivers at once not being allowed, I expect running two TCP/IP stacks at once isn't going to work terribly well either. If you've installed the MS Client with TCP/IP support I wouldn't expect both it and mTCP stuff to work even if you use the NDIS packet driver shim.

Re: Digital Venturis FX5150s

Posted on 2023-10-25, 20:33

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

The machine, if it was sold with a monitor, probably would have been sold with a DEC PCXBV-xx CRT Display, such as this PCXBV-FZ 17": https://www.ebay.com/itm/134594856909 or this PCXBV-YA 15": https://sites.unoeste.br/museu/monitor-digital-pcxbv-ya/ They're pretty nice looking CRTs. I've got a …

Re: LS120 as a floppy for modern computers

Posted on 2023-10-20, 07:35

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The problem with LS120 is that while you can boot from it if your BIOS supports it, you can't access it as a drive from DOS without a driver... It's best to have both a floppy and an LS120. The real problem with LS120 is the drives are today un-cleanable. Regular cleaning disks will destroy the …

Re: Tools needed to repair Old PC Hardware

Posted on 2023-10-05, 21:26

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Rather than desoldering braid (though I guess it might still be useful for something), if you can afford one desoldering guns are great. I've got a cheap one kind of like a less colourful one of these (probably from the same factory) and it can desolder pretty much any through-hole component in …

Re: the Penultimate Semi Vintage Windows OS

Posted on 2023-09-19, 09:47

in Milliways

in Milliways

Age of machine matters a lot here - what would be well suited for a 2007 machine would be pointlessly slow on a 1998 machine, and what would run best on a 1998 machine likely couldn't even run on a 2007 machine without a lot of effort. But if I had to pick one it would be 32bit XP if only because it …

Re: Serial Issues

Posted on 2023-09-17, 20:29

in DOSBox General

in DOSBox General

I use several programs that require serial interface through DOS: HP48 PDL & HP version of Columbia University Kermit Transfer If you're still trying to run MS-DOS Kermit in DOSbox, have you considered not using DOSbox? Kermit is available for practically every platform under the sun so there is …

Re: Showing some love for Adaptec's ugly ducklings: Adding big drive support to EISA and VL controllers

Posted on 2023-09-14, 21:01

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Impressive. I don't suppose you'd consider taking a look at ASPI4DOS.SYS as well? The latest version of it does not work at all with the 1542B. The previous release, dated 1997, does support the 1542B but it has a bug. The latest BIOS for the 1542B supports extended translation, and indeed works …

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