First post, by edumoes
Hello everyone!.
After some years of searching for parts, i've finished my (final?) XT Build.
Monitor: IBM TERMINAL 3178, modified to VGA standard.
Motherboard: XT JUKO / CPU: NEC V20 - 10mhz / FPU: Soon (damn chinese fake chips...)
Memory: 1MB / Floppys: 1.2mb & 1.44mb (You can even boot old copy protected disks)
Audio: Sound Blaster CT2290 16bit + Music Quest PC MIDI card 8 bit + Roland MT32
Video: Acumos AVGA1 16bit + Video2: MDA 8bit (for high memory in DOS)
Dual game port card 8 bit
Network: NE2000 Compatible (chip umf9003). 16 bit
CF-IDE 512MB / DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.0
Additional Slot fan blower
Bios Upgrades: Super XT Bios / XT IDE Bios / Floppy HD BIOS
Future upgrades: RTC CARD (now it sync time at boot with NTP). Maybe an Internal ZIP (i've read that it's possible with a Lo Tech XT CF card and modified drivers)
Classic XT clone case, with IBM Terminal monitor 3178
Terminal alike arrangement 😀
Components (From top to bottom)
Serial -IDE - Floppy Controller / MDA card / Dual game port card / fan blower / SB16 CT2290 / Music Quest / Ne2000 network / Acumus AVGA1
This machine is used mainly for playing old graphics adventure games (Like Sierra On-line classics). And some -1990 racing/simulation games, like Indianapolis 500.
All games up to EGA/VGA 16 colors graphics works fine of course. Some early VGA 256 colors games are still playables
PD: Sorry, no editing, and maybe low/high volume on videos. I do this on my free time. It's my de-stressing hobby.
Videos:
Running Silpheed Intro with MT-32 module
https://youtu.be/ApOKeBXl_GY
Test Drive 1 intro (checking ghosting)
https://youtu.be/lt6L7TkZaRk
Adjusting monitor for best view. Monkey island gameplay
https://youtu.be/Wkad0My9tzA
Bonus. Another unfinished project, XT clone made in Argentina, with a Intel Wildcard 88 cpu.
https://youtu.be/_YQu9QzK4uE