SRQ wrote:Interestingly XCOM 1 (Ufo Defense) also doesn't work- it hangs in the /exact same manner/.
I think the games might be halting up […]
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Interestingly XCOM 1 (Ufo Defense) also doesn't work- it hangs in the /exact same manner/.
I think the games might be halting upon detection of no mouse. Weird that they give no error.
For those curious, I have identified it as an ASUS 486 board. No model number, apparently- since it was their first.
Not sure what the hell the two spaced-out ISA 8-bit looking slots are.
As seen here: http://img0104.psstatic.com/160524924_isa-486 … -intel-486-.jpg
Those two spaced-out ISA 8bit slots are for a optional external expension memory board.. That board have more simm slots on it.
Why they did not added it to the motherboard is because of
1. space.
2. With the extra components normally the motherboard would be very expensive to buy back in the day.. So when you needed more, you had to paid more. So they placed the extra simm sockets, circuitry on a separate expansion board that would hold the rest of it. Also the memory board would give you more memory options.. So instead of 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB you could also using 2MB, 3MB, 5MB, 6MB , 7MB and so on.
The first ISA slot is for interfacing the motherboard.. The back slot is connected with the Simm slots on the motherboard to the simm slots on the expansion board (same idea like VLB connector, that the graphics card could communicate with the system bus / processor. But the back slot communicates with all the memory banks on both sides.
3. Lower price for the motherboard without the extra, with it would only raise up the selling price.
~ At least it can do black and white~