It probably had something to do with IBM wanting to only sell "PS/2" at that moment in time, but still wanting to offer a lesser machine for their existing customers who didn't want to convert to MCA. We ended up staying with the IBM XT until we ended up switching to the Pentium with Micron. Then …

Yes, I think I also did a "clean" using my Win10 machine on a couple of CF cards. It's been a while since I setup my CF cards but now that @keropi mentions it I do recall doing the clean also. Seaken

"Not sure what IBM was thinking when making the Model 30." I was purchasing computers for our business back then. We did not end up going with the PS/2. But I think the "XT" models like the Model 30 were made available for those who did not want to invest in Micro Channel and only wanted machines to …

I'm not sure, but I had some trouble with a couple CF cards until I first fixed the MBR before formatting and loading the OS. Maybe you can try that fdisk /MBR see here for info on XT-IDE. Not sure if this is your interface or not: https://minuszerodegrees.net/xtide/XT-IDE%20-%20Problems.htm Seaken

I'm new to this hobby and this is kinda harshly put but do you ever get a feeling that you're paying too much for what is essentially worthless junk? I don't pay ebay prices but often I'm still thinking whether there is any sense in hoarding old hardware, but on the other hand it's fun to tinker …

I have a Gateway 486DX2-66 and I run DOS 5.0, WfW 3.11, Win 95 , and OS/2 1.3EE, using System Commander to multi-boot. On my AST 486/33 I run DOS 5.0 and Win 3.11, and Concurrent DOS 386. On my MicroLab 486DX4-100 VLB I run DOS 5.0, Windows 95 and OS/2 2.11, also using System Commander. …

Thank you for this thread. I was able to subscribe to several more sites. Seaken

One of the comments suggested that “XT” machines used the 8088 and any machine that used an 8086 would be an “AT” machine since it was a “x86” variant. I disagree with that understanding of what is an XT and what is an AT. If you are younger than 50 you may not remember the days of the IBM PC, then …

OK so I've typed in the right numbers for my HDD and floppy, and the floppy seems to be working. What has changed about the HDD is that it no more says there is no bootable disk, but it says that there is no operating system now. And it says it in swedish which I find a bit odd if there is nothing …

Back in the day, in 90's, Amiga 'elitists' considered IBM compatibiles inferior machines that lacked soul. Here, in Poland, they even called PC 'clones' and their users 'clonards'. I didn't understand such concepts but it changed once I felt myself similar thing at some point. For me, it's started …

Imagine not using Windows XP... I do. I use Linux instead. Seriously, I did like XP and I keep it the hard drive when I put Linux on these machines, as a dual boot. Also, I still have a scanner that I use that only works in XP. Interestingly, there is a Linux distro called Q4OS that can be set up …

Amazing to see the interest this has caused, thought it would be a rather low-key build. I am enjoying your thread on the 286. You guys are using terms that I don't know but I'm still finding it very interesting. I've never been a from-scratch builder and all my systems have come from hand-me-downs …

Yes, for expandability a bigger tower case is nice. But for fitting more systems into a small space I do like the Small Form Factor. The older Cake Box style of the PC and AT is bigger than the Small Form Factor. As long as you can live with the minimum amount of cards and or drives many of the Cake …

Bonus system Compaq PROlinea 4/50 (i dont consider this system in the main collection, die to being not interesting to me + the state of the case is a bit miserable, compared to my DeskPRO system. I will sell/ trade that PROlinea for something i like) Is it the style of the case that doesn't …

@kolderman, Yes, not good if you're claustrophobic! This is way better than it used to be. When my dad moved out of this space I moved in and this is twice the space I had before. Unfortunately I have to work around the pool table. It's not mine, it belongs to my wife and it was here when her …

Hello Vogoners! I've been reading here for years but this is my first post. I'm going to try to post a couple pics of my Computer Lab and I'll post a link to a page on my site I am setting up. I hope I don't screw this up, here goes: This is my DOS Corner of my Lab. I have several old computers in …