Which cards do you have? I will then check if I need them. I have a WDXLR831 Windows accelerator card (based on a WD90C31 chip) readily available. In storage I have an ATI All-In Wonder Pro (although I think that's actually an early AGP card) and a DEC 486 ISA motherboard with an integrated S3 924 …

I really can't understand why people still do this hack. They still manufacture drop-in replacements, and there are no shortage of DIY boards to adapt the equivalent external-battery package to that integrated-battery PDIP form factor. Why go to the trouble of mutilating a dead one when there are …

So you're just looking for dumps of the EPROM chips? I only have one or two graphics cards, but I'd be happy to provide those if they'd be useful to you and if I can find an EPROM programmer to borrow. A list of what you already have might be helpful, though, so nobody duplicates any effort.

In addition to what others have said, I would also make sure to check around the battery/battery socket on the motherboards to make sure the battery hasn't leaked. Sometimes the damage is fixable with a little vinegar, but if the battery acid has sat on the board for a long time, it can eat right …

Just a thought...You mentioned having FreeDOS on another computer, but if you're planning to use this computer mostly for games, I would reccomend using a copy of the real MS-DOS or PC-DOS, as they will have much better compatibility.

Didn't we have a thread where there were torrents and mirrors from the lucasarts ftp? I'm not sure about that, but I did find this grab of the FTP site made in April 2013. I can't vouch for its integrity though, as I haven't tried it yet. Edit: It also appears that FileWatcher has an HTTP mirror of …

As requested, I have uploaded the OPTi 82C931 drivers (and user's manual) here at VogonsDrivers.

Nice! I love the case! What do you plan to do with this system?

I pulled out the Ethernet card today. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the computer boots a bit faster now that it doesn't have to load the ROM from it. Since it was gone, I moved the OPTi sound card to IRQ5 where it belongs. I'll have to do some more testing, but at least one game (Monkey …

I wish you luck on holding out not spending money, a Sound blaster can be had cheaply, as can ram, then you catch the bug and want to get other parts for it which aren't so easy to find and before you know it you have all sorts of hardware floating around Yes, that's exactly why I'm trying to be …

The HDD is overkill, plus I like the original sound of the old hard drives. Yes, I agree, but this is the only spare drive I had after the original one died. To me it's just not worth it to track an older one down, especially since it would have a higher chance of failure. However, if one fell into …

I have a Digital Equipment DECpc 433 MT from 1993 that I have slowly been restoring. It's been quite an interesting system to work with. I'd like to use it mostly for DOS games, but I also have some other software on it like Microsoft Office, and I might try to see if I can find an old CAD program …