Re: Fun with thermal paste
Posted on 2021-02-11, 20:17
I wouldn't be surprised if a little got under the CPU in the photo, but I have seen worse. Back when I trawled local PC repair shops and scrounging their rooms/sheds full of old parts.
Re: Fun with thermal paste
Posted on 2021-02-11, 19:45
I've found so much paste on some systems that it was UNDER the CPU. No wonder those systems were not working 😀 And people say you can't have too much 😀
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-02-11, 18:42
Bought two interesting (not the usual Cirrus Logic) VL-Bus cards. They've never been used apparently. Need to get memory upgrade for the Tseng so that it can benefit from bank interleaving. https://dependency-injection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DSC_9117-scaled.jpeg Any idea which S3 chip is …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-02-11, 18:18
Bought two interesting (not the usual Cirrus Logic) VL-Bus cards. They've never been used apparently. Need to get memory upgrade for the Tseng so that it can benefit from bank interleaving. https://dependency-injection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DSC_9117-scaled.jpeg Any idea which S3 chip is …
Re: Formating and partitioning disk for MSDOS 6.22
Posted on 2021-02-11, 16:49
Azarien wrote on 2021-02-11, 16:03: debs3759 wrote on 2021-02-10, 21:27: FAT32 on MSDOS 7.0 (Win95A) onlu supports 2 GB partitions. FAT32 on MSDOS 7.1 (Win95B up tp 98SE) supports 124.55 GB partitions. Win95A/DOS 7.0 does not support FAT32. The 2GB limit is for FAT16. Oops, my bad. Thanks 😀
Re: Formating and partitioning disk for MSDOS 6.22
Posted on 2021-02-11, 01:15
Is it really pedantic to correct a mistake? Only trying to be helpful, not to be insulted. I wasn't trying to insult you. There is a lot of "um actually" stuff going on around here, and I don't mind. I was having a little fun with is all. If I was really annoyed by it I just wouldn't say anything ( …
Re: Formating and partitioning disk for MSDOS 6.22
Posted on 2021-02-10, 23:37
freedos, DOS 7.1, and DOS mode in windows 9x all have fat 32 support. You can make the partitions as big as 2TB - at least theoretically. FAT32 on MSDOS 7.0 (Win95A) onlu supports 2 GB partitions. FAT32 on MSDOS 7.1 (Win95B up tp 98SE) supports 124.55 GB partitions. Well if we want to get really …
Re: Formating and partitioning disk for MSDOS 6.22
Posted on 2021-02-10, 21:27
freedos, DOS 7.1, and DOS mode in windows 9x all have fat 32 support. You can make the partitions as big as 2TB - at least theoretically. DOS is fat 16. The 16bit address space is 2gb. One way to get around that is to make a bunch of partitions each 2gb in size. I think DOS 6.22 can address as many …
Opera for Win 95 on a 486 or Pentium
Posted on 2021-02-10, 19:47
I know version 10.63 was the last to support Windows 95. Did it work on 486 and Pentium systems? If not, cab anyone tell me what was the last version to work on either or both those platforms? I prefer versions >= 8.5, as they are ad free, and I assume earlier versions will still force ads on me. I …
Re: Pentium CPU issue
Posted on 2021-02-10, 16:10
There is no such thing as too much thermal paste when it comes to having issues with the temperatures. No such thing as too much thermal connectivity. Just issues with too much electrical connectivity. https://gag.so/uploads/posts/t/l-62948.jpg LOL I've seen enough systems with too much thermal …
Re: Best pci 2.1 non sse video card?
Posted on 2021-02-10, 16:04
The 6200 is probably the best that you will find. Anything newer is unlikely to have support/drivers for anything as early as a Pentium.
Re: Making an AMD "goldfinger" clone ?
Posted on 2021-02-09, 18:43
It's worth more if it works, if you can get a sample board to test it, could save a fair bit
Re: Making an AMD "goldfinger" clone ?
Posted on 2021-02-09, 13:14
15€ plus shipping is more than fair if you can keep it that cheap. I'd happily pay a little extra for wiretap's work as well.
Re: Making an AMD "goldfinger" clone ?
Posted on 2021-02-09, 12:56
Other people have sold custom built items in here, so I would assume it's OK for small custom runs. I will be interested in a full kit for self assembly, depending on the final cost.
Re: VIA Epia and slow USB FDD
Posted on 2021-02-09, 11:44
I believe the Epia 5000 is only USB 1.1 (according to my document library it's also known as just Epia, and the manual for that says 1.1). Do you know what version is on your Athlon XP motherboard and the laptops? USB 2 is capable of much higher speeds.
Re: How do you treat rust?
Posted on 2021-02-08, 00:27
I treat rust with utter contempt. Rust spreads, and needs dealing with at the earliest opportunity. I agree . I also do not program in it . ;) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(programming_language) EDIT: That was meant as a joke, I have nothing against the programming language, except maybe …
Re: How do you treat rust?
Posted on 2021-02-07, 23:42
I treat rust with utter contempt. Rust spreads, and needs dealing with at the earliest opportunity.
Re: Cracked chip
Posted on 2021-02-07, 19:24
There are at least 4 variations of AMI BIOS for the HT12 chipset. I found all of them would work on my HT12 board. I mirrored them on my own site a while ago, along with a description of the major differences between the BIOS versions: https://www.target-earth.net/wiki/doku.php?id=blog:286_pc#gw- …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2021-02-03, 18:21
I couldn’t resist the “wannabe from 70s” design of this 80186. i80186-TA1700.jpeg Unfortunately it’s going to need quite some effort to bring it back to it’s original glory. Cool a 186, those are pretty rare, aren't they? It seems like that generation was sort of "skipped", maybe because it didn't …
Re: pkzip 2.04 locking up pc - what could be causing this?
Posted on 2021-02-02, 12:33
I think 2.04 was the version I registered (first time I paid for software, and the last time until relatively recently, when I decided to dump all my pirated sw). Can't find it these days, I think it was among the stuff an ex dumped when I was out of the country.
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