Re: My Schneider AT Towers
Posted on 2017-10-27, 07:44
SoundBlaster 2 (CT1350B)! 😀 https://imgur.com/SZO9vHf.jpg With CMS chips, too! Whait, was that an official upgrade ? There's a sticker on the GAL chip! 😳
Re: ES688 card crashes 486 system, need help configuring it.
Posted on 2017-10-27, 07:40
I don't know. Maybe it's just the PnP BIOS that's getting in the way (if present). Or something like that. I'd try to get it running in Win9x also.
Re: Perfect 486 PC, but ugly Bios and slow RAM :(
Posted on 2017-10-27, 07:35
Yes, on DOS5/6, someone just presses F5 during boot. It's safer that way. I had trouble configuring my network card if config.sys and autoexec.bat were processed.
Windows for Workgroups birthday
Posted on 2017-10-27, 03:10
Hi, everyone! Today it's the birthday of Windows for Workgroups. The first version, v3.10, was released 25 years ago, on October, 27th of 1992. It was the last version of Windows to run on PC/AT PCs with 80286 processors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x#Windows_for_Workgroups_3.1 What …
Re: How do I go about configuring this AT case front panel speed display?
Posted on 2017-10-27, 03:08
The third digit sometimes just was a dot. Perhaps to help find out orientation, dunno.
Re: 286 EGA build mk2
Posted on 2017-10-27, 01:30
CkRtech wrote: And EGA Trek. 😁 Yeah! (^_^)
Re: ES688 card crashes 486 system, need help configuring it.
Posted on 2017-10-27, 00:49
Thanks. I'm using an ESS688 in one of my 286es and it works fine. :confused: The setup was done via jumpers. Even the cards on-board IDE controller is available during booting.. That mixer utility was about the only software I really used; I believe. IRQs can be shared, as long as only one devices …
Re: "Old" Capacitors
Posted on 2017-10-27, 00:34
I wonder, since we're talking about electrolytics.. Where can I find out date codes of these caps ? - If I wander through my local electronics shop of choice, I'll see the same looking capacitors again and again. How can I be sure these are still good and not something like ~15 years old already ? - …
Re: My First 286
Posted on 2017-10-27, 00:24
Well done. Just keep in mind that late-80s 286 machines sometimes had this config: 1.2MB HD 5.25" drive, 720KB DD 3.5" drive. So maybe you're required to change these settings in the CMOS setup accordingly. (Yes, I know, later 286 machines also had 1.44MB drives already..:) ) Anyway, if you …
Re: ES688 card crashes 486 system, need help configuring it.
Posted on 2017-10-26, 15:46
Similar here. 1024x768. 🙁
Re: My First 286
Posted on 2017-10-26, 15:40
Yes, but that shouldn't be a real issue, since you're the owner and have access to the inside of the PC. As far as I know, there should be a little plug/cable thing that goes from the key lock to the lower left/center corner of the mainboard. If you're lucky, the header on the mainboard is labeled " …
Re: Best headphones for games?
Posted on 2017-10-26, 12:22
It also depends on the games, I guess. 😐 Playing an adventure game and listening to a fabulous MT-32 track while sitting in your comfy arm chair with a cup of tea in your hand is differend from playing some heavy shooter or action game.
Re: Is it possible to go over the 640KB barrier on an 8088 using some software ?
Posted on 2017-10-26, 12:05
- Provided that the XT machine has memory at that location. An UMB card could provide it, for example. XMS memory (!= extended memory) could also be possible, if an EMS-XMS driver existed (like EMM286 in reverse, but using an EMS board). Yikes, just found out that it really did (at least for int15h …
Re: Perfect 486 PC, but ugly Bios and slow RAM :(
Posted on 2017-10-26, 09:44
It has very simplistic Bios boot appearance (AT&T bios, but when you enter it, it will be SurePatch bios, see pic), and it tests its memory for... 30 seconds! 48Mb Ram being tested each time for half a minute! What Can I do about it? Uploading better BIOS? Buying faster RAM? Hello, maybe you can …
Re: My First 286
Posted on 2017-10-26, 09:10
Congrats on your first 286! :) Now you've got a clean and pure 16-Bit (/24-Bit) machine. It looks fine from what I can tell by the photo, also. If it has at least one MiB of overall memory, you can load DOS in HMA, load EMM286, run Windows 3.1 (on its knees, but still), etc. Speaking of Windows, I'm …
Re: Help on installing updates or service packs for Windows ME
Posted on 2017-10-26, 08:46
Here's one, but it might not be stable: http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#ME1 I'm using a localized version of Windows and I haven't tested it myself yet, sorry. 🙁
Re: Need a database program
Posted on 2017-10-26, 08:36
Re: Actual Windows Emulator
Posted on 2017-10-26, 08:33
Wait, are you talking about that universally beloved space cadet thing (the monkey island of pinball games, so to say) ? In case you do, it also works on good ol' Windows 3.1 via Win32s. 😀 http://gunkies.org/wiki/File:Windows_NT_4.0_p … g_on_Win32s.jpg
Re: optimal ports for ct4520
Posted on 2017-10-25, 12:35
Hi darkwarrior, The Blaster setting in autoexec.bat is just a variable. It is meant as an aid for games, so they can find out the Sound Blaster's config more easily. What you can try to do is to run CTCU and change the configuration to "Configuration No.2" or similar. I can't remember alll of the …
Re: Actual Windows Emulator
Posted on 2017-10-24, 21:09
Any suggestions for a good classic small game for Windows 3.1 that is free or at least has a demo? Hi, you'll find quite a lot at archive.org's software library. :) https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_win3_games Some small games I know of: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=490710# …
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