Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-10, 02:36

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by computergeek92

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Just bought my first ever 386 motherboard!!! :D It's a the fastest ever 386Sx clocked at 40MHz and has 4MB of ram!! It has a Cyclone chipset, 4 ISA, and the cpu is rated as being equivalent to a theoretical 386DX 30MHz! Making it an excellent high mid range gaming motherboard! I'm adding a Trident …

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CD burning on pre-Pentium systems?

Posted on 2015-10-09, 10:45

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I heard of somebody actually burning a cd on a 486DX!!! How is this possible and what (probably DOS) software is used?? What about even a 386?..

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Re: Does Windows 3.0 support ZIP drives

Posted on 2015-10-09, 06:41

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by computergeek92

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Thanks a bunch! I'll try those drivers out once I get my hands on a 386SX 16 someday and have fun playing with the slowest 32-bit PC ever! 😁

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Re: Does Windows 3.0 support ZIP drives

Posted on 2015-10-08, 20:21

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by computergeek92

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So I need Windows 3.1 for it to work?

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Does Windows 3.0 support ZIP drives

Posted on 2015-10-08, 19:05

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ZIP 100 and 250 drives? And I shouldn't have a problem with a 386SX16 with a 3.5, 5.25 floppy drives all together in the same system? Also, how much better is Windows 3.0 vs DOS Shell?

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Re: Slowest 386 practicaly usable with Windows 95 Chicago 4.00.950?

Posted on 2015-10-08, 09:39

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So then how much slower would the SX40 be in comparison to the DX40? And would it even be an acceptable choice to run Win95 on the SX40? I remember reading the 16-bit memory bus did have a performance penalty.

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Re: Does more ram make up for slower cpus?

Posted on 2015-10-07, 11:01

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by computergeek92

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More RAM can actually slow your system down. I remember upgrading my BX PII-450 rig from 256Mb to 768MB of RAM. No, it did not make any performance difference anywhere at all, it's hard to use up even 256MB on a PII anyway, and more RAM does nothing. However, memtest at boot takes thrice more time …

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Slowest 386 practicaly usable with Windows 95 Chicago 4.00.950?

Posted on 2015-10-07, 10:40

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I was looking at videos on Youtube showing that Windows 95 runs pretty good on a 386DX 40, well except for the laughably slow frame rate with the 3d cube screensaver.. :P So now i'm thinking of someday owning a late model 386 just for the fun of it, making the slowest PC that I can run Windows 95 …

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Re: Make Firefox look like the 90's Netscape Communicator browser?

Posted on 2015-09-28, 12:47

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by computergeek92

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I just found something called Foxscape, but its incompatible with the latest Firefox 41 that i'm using. BTW I use Zorin Core Linux as my online OS.

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Make Firefox look like the 90's Netscape Communicator browser?

Posted on 2015-09-28, 12:42

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Is is possible to change the Firefox interface to look like this? Or is it already available as a download? I soooo miss using Netscape back in 2001 as a kid. http://whenintime.com/EventDetails.aspx?e=5ce … DE_LA_INTERNET/

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Does more ram make up for slower cpus?

Posted on 2015-09-20, 10:41

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Lets say we had a Pentium II 450 (perhaps even dual 450's) with 1GB of ram, then will it make more sense to use a heavier OS like Windows XP on it?

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Anyone collect foreign computers?

Posted on 2015-09-17, 10:25

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I'm from the US and brand name foreign computers look pretty cool. Just as nice as US based models. I see newer Packard bells plus older and newer Fujitsu Siemens PCs on Ebay from time to time. There are several UK and German vendors on there that sell vintage era stuff. Does anybody here on Vogons …

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pentium mmx vs pentium

Posted on 2015-09-15, 08:21

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How much faster is a Pentium MMX 166 vs a Classic Pentium 166? What about comparing 200MHz versions?

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Re: comparing performance of Windows 2000 Pro (all Service packs) to just Windows XP SP0 (No service packs)

Posted on 2015-08-27, 03:40

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Yes, with little room to run other applications, and using any free memory inefficiently. Sure, XP might be using ~100 MB RAM, but it's not doing a good job at caching, preloading, or anything to actually make sure of free RAM. Free RAM is wasted RAM, and can be used and given up as needed. As for …

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500mhz with xp

Posted on 2015-08-18, 05:58

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Just curious, but how well would Windows XP (no service packs) run on a K6-2 500MHz with 256MB PC100 and a 120GB ATA66 hard drive? With long term casual use "period correct games and software, including word processing" use and never online ever? I've found that Service packs slow down old computers …

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comparing performance of Windows 2000 Pro (all Service packs) to just Windows XP SP0 (No service packs)

Posted on 2015-08-17, 23:08

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I know that with every release of Windows, adding each new service pack makes the OS run slower. (higher ram and cpu usage even on clean install.) I notice that Windows XP SP3 uses about 250MB roughly, but the original XP release without any service packs uses 60-80mb ram on a clean install (lucky …

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Re: Downsizing my storage space

Posted on 2015-08-13, 07:24

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Also post ads on CPU World, AmiBay and VCF. Any IBM PS/ValuePoint boxes? :) FYI: AK: Alaska: as remote as it get's on the North American continent. Sorry, no IBM PS/ValuePoints. But the oldest PC on the list is a Packard Bell 286 puter but it might be faulty. Then I have a 486 Toshiba Satillite …

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Re: Downsizing my storage space

Posted on 2015-08-13, 03:11

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BTW... I'm from Palmer AK 99645

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Re: Downsizing my storage space

Posted on 2015-08-13, 03:10

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I will take some pictures when I pop in storage one of these days for yall

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Downsizing my storage space

Posted on 2015-08-12, 07:02

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by computergeek92

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I'm downsizing and I need to stop hoarding as much. I have lots of old mid 90's - late 90's computer towers that need to find new homes. I will give any of them away for free. Anyone interested?

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