Re: Super Fast 486 Cache - 10 ns
Posted on 2012-01-18, 07:09
But do you have a matched set to fully populate a board or are you buying them one at a time as you find them regardless of who made them?
Re: Wikipedia to go offline for 24 hours on 1/18 to protest Intenet Censorship bills
Posted on 2012-01-18, 06:51
Hmmm Usually I don't care about such things, but with this one I don't like that the platform is used for politics. I also wasn't asked if I (part of the Wikipedia community?) agrees with this. But yea, it's just one day... That's kind of the point. To show what could happen. To get people to …
Re: Which OS?
Posted on 2012-01-17, 19:27
Windows 95 is probably better for a 486/5x86 class CPU. I think 98 is going to be a bit heavy on the CPU.
Re: My hardcore V20 NEC 8088 XT build.
Posted on 2012-01-17, 13:22
Is this the one you have? http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATI-VGA-WONDER-ISA-VG … #ht_5096wt_1396
Re: what are we using DOS for
Posted on 2012-01-17, 12:04
Old games that need it.
Re: A look at my Retro PC Collection, 486's and more.
Posted on 2012-01-17, 12:02
I think I have a 386DXL-25 mounted in a nearly identical case as #1 and #7 somewhere.
Re: My hardcore V20 NEC 8088 XT build.
Posted on 2012-01-17, 11:57
I hope that tomorrow the other 5 (yes you red it good!) the 5 ATI WONDER+ graphic cards will arrive here.. Then i have seven (7) of those.. They only costed me 10 euros each.. Normally you wouldnt get them for prices lower then 150 dollars.. I guess I got a good deal on this lot, then. http://www. …
Wikipedia to go offline for 24 hours on 1/18 to protest Intenet Censorship bills
Posted on 2012-01-17, 11:36
http://blogs.computerworld.com/19591/sopa_pip … _to_go_dark_j18
Re: Just built a machine for late-90's gaming
Posted on 2012-01-16, 13:54
Be sure you save a copy of the original BIOS in case the flash fails. Just because a board looks like one that was sold to many OEM's or sold at retail doesn't mean a BIOS flash will work.
Re: AMD Geode in S7 motherboard
Posted on 2012-01-16, 13:51
Tetrium wrote: I read they were a derivative of the MediaGX. The MediaGX was a Cyrix chip, incompatable with the Socket 7 pinout. In the description for the GX and LX it says socket 7 compatible.
Re: AMD Geode in S7 motherboard
Posted on 2012-01-16, 08:52
Wait. They're BGA? How can they be BGA and compatible with Socket 7 motherboards? Compatible with Socket 7 implies that they actually fit in the socket so how can they fit in the socket if they don't have pins?
AMD Geode in S7 motherboard
Posted on 2012-01-15, 22:40
Has anyone tried this yet?
Re: Zotac Releases GeForce GT 520 With Classic PCI Connector
Posted on 2012-01-15, 08:10
Question for you guys. Would this card work in really old computers with PCI slots? Lets say a 486 or Pentium? Or are there potential issues like not having the right voltage and things like that? You wouldn't be able to get a driver for a 486 because they can't run XP unless you want to write your …
Re: DOS + Win95 in dual boot possible?
Posted on 2012-01-14, 22:06
I think it's more that Windows 95 was designed for Pentiums, since they predated Win95 by 2 years :P There is a way I think to do it. You could Probably rig the Autoexec.bat file to exit to DOS rather than continuing to load Windows - then simply type "Win" to load Win9x. I used to have one of my …
Re: Early games that use pixel/vertex shaders.
Posted on 2012-01-14, 18:47
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GoldDragon/ … 8DirectX_8.0.29
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2012-01-14, 18:37
The Pentium 200 is nice. They are somewhat rare as nobody in their right mind went for this one (double the cost of the 166) and then the MMX range came out anyway. There were more of those installed in OEM boxes than sold at retail. They were rare on the used market for a long time and commanded …
Re: Zotac Releases GeForce GT 520 With Classic PCI Connector
Posted on 2012-01-14, 08:01
An example of where this could be useful, at least for me, is the small formfactor Compaq Pentium III box I have. If I had some cash to spare, I could pick that up along with a blue ray player and install them then plug the thing into my TV. While it wouldn't be as graceful as a dedicated bluray …
Re: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Movie any good?
Posted on 2012-01-14, 07:59
I really liked the robot and the black guy. that black guy was supposed to be a ginger in the books. [Can of worms in 3... 2... 1...] I did read the entire series when I was young, probably multiple times. Don't really think that the Douglas Adams style of humour has aged all that well now, FWIW. …
Re: Proud owner of a SB Awe64 Gold *brand new* in the box! :D
Posted on 2012-01-13, 12:35
You're actually going to open a sealed in box Awe64 Gold? I try to keep my sealed stuff sealed and buy already open parts for actual use. I remember a few years ago a guy paid a fortune on ebay for a still factory sealed Apple IIc and then went and opened it AND sent in the warranty registration …
Re: Problem with upgrading Pentium 3 slot 1 CPU
Posted on 2012-01-13, 12:26
man there are pentium3 1ghz and 1.1ghz with coppermine core and 100fsb. :blah: its not very easy to find though, i also want one to run on my bx platform. I meant common speed walls. 600mhz was the fastest first gen p3 made. It came with 512kb of cache. A LOT of systems stopped at 850 mhz. I don't …
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