Re: Anyone use an old linux OS on an old PC?

Posted on 2015-10-29, 06:10

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[I agree though DOS would be a better match for an old PC, but then getting TCP/IP working to transfer files can often be a pain, so I wouldn't mind being able to boot Linux so I can use that to maintain the DOS partition! That and having something that properly uses the 286's protected mode would …

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Re: Anyone use an old linux OS on an old PC?

Posted on 2015-10-28, 17:49

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286s and below do not feature the protected flat memory model required by any modern Unix. Then the fun part is getting Linux running on one of these machines with ELKS ! Personnally would prefer to use Dos on my 286. It networks etc just fine. The software library is quite vast as well. Hardware …

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Re: Anyone use an old linux OS on an old PC?

Posted on 2015-10-28, 17:45

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Linux is shit, old or new version. There are always problems issues with drivers (video, audio) a and the 3Dsupport is SHIT. why do I need to compile a new kernel in order to get 3Dsupport, come on that's stupid. You have to move mountains to get 3D and then it's SLOW. Linux = Shit Well that's not …

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Re: Anyone use an old linux OS on an old PC?

Posted on 2015-10-28, 06:01

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Run Red Hat 7.3 on my HP slimline 200mmx as it picked up every piece of hardware. Got rid of all the Nautilus crap. Use Window Maker and a few light kde and Gnome 1.4 applications and Opera 8 something as it's browser which works well with Vogons. Started off with 32megs of ram and it now sport …

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Re: Kixs's 286 to the Max

Posted on 2015-10-22, 06:18

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Nice setup kixs. There is a reason for 16megs-"just because you can" 😉 Windows 3.1 will love you for it.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-10-18, 05:08

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Thanks for the help man and the link. I guess when my 3com network card comes I will get to load up some drivers/software and hit up IRC....maybe. haha We will see. Here's a tutorial on what you'll need to set up TCP/IP using TCP32b in WfW http://win31.yolasite.com/windows-tutorials.php You don't …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-10-18, 04:41

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bbhaag wrote: Sorry I didn't know there was a difference. Is regular Windows 3.11 a better choice than wfwg 3.11 ? Say for just your average user. Like for a guy who just bought an old pc and wants have some fun. Not at all. I used WfW 3.11 with the Calmira II shell for quite some time.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-10-18, 04:33

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Yes...I did install Windows for workgroups 3.11. Is that a bad choice? Thanks for the link and some suggestions for an IRC client. No it's not a bad choice. Just trying to determine exactly what you where referring to wrt Windows versions. Windows 3.11 is not wfw 3.11 though quite a few folk seem …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2015-10-18, 04:15

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I installed Windows 3.11 on my DEC and purchased a 3com network card. I thought it might be fun to jump on Usenet or IRC. If anyone has some software suggestions I would appreciate it. I haven't used a Newsgroup reader or IRC client from that era in awhile. WS_IRC or mIRC work in win3.x. Use the …

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Re: It's 286 time!

Posted on 2015-10-13, 04:35

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Nice.

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Re: It's 286 time!

Posted on 2015-10-12, 05:17

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Good to see you got it sorted RTFM has a lot going for it. I thought that the 286 computers were unpopular due to the real/protected mode bug. I had a nice run out of my original 286/16 clone setup. Some of the OEM systems had a few extra tweaks. I'm pleasently surprised how well my current 286/12 …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2015-10-10, 12:08

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133MHz wrote: Acumos AVGA1 onboard video with 256KB DRAM (and yes, it seems to be an Acer motherboard) My first thought when I saw the case was it was rebranded or very ACER looking.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-10-10, 04:52

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Cool! I was reading that the average 386DX 33 came with an 80MB... Don't worry about period correctness mate. I put a 240meg hdd to supplement my 286/16s original 40meg drive in 1993. Bigger the better. You'll fill a smaller drives space up fairly smartly. I run a 4 gig drive in my '89 386DX25 with …

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Re: Does Windows 3.0 support ZIP drives

Posted on 2015-10-09, 05:02

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download the drivers and have a peak http://files.mpoli.fi/hardware/HDD/IOMEGA/ you can veiw the contents of each file on this page http://files.mpoli.fi/unpacked/hardware/hdd/iomega/

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Re: Question about "updating" Windows 98...

Posted on 2015-10-06, 05:59

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Don't forget to up the Universal usb mass store driver update http://reboot.pro/topic/2411-universal-win98- … storage-driver/ as well. I've got it running Win98 gold.

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Re: VL Bus Multi I/O card that supports 'large disks'

Posted on 2015-10-06, 04:57

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I should have pointed out that the recognising of the disk happens inside the AMI BIOS' hard disk detection routine. If the Promise is in, the BIOS hard disk detection works. Without, it doesn't, and says the disk is only 52MB. Still an onboard Promise BIOS, hooking INT13 and letting the main BIOS …

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Re: Is it possible to make a multi choice iso?

Posted on 2015-10-01, 22:44

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Jorpho wrote: but i was hopeing somebody could already make a ready one for me so i have to install the systems just with boot menu? Well, that would be an illegal copy of those operating systems, now wouldn't it?. Not if you already have a licence to use those OSs.

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Re: What Piece of PC Hardware Have You Owned Longest

Posted on 2015-10-01, 05:23

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Thuderboard sound card I had in my original 286/16.

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Re: It's 286 time!

Posted on 2015-09-30, 21:32

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Currently been reading Jan '89 PC Mag. It has a good review on various 286/12s. Looking at the ads some earlier 16-20s even sported intergrated IDE. Can't get over the price Zenith was asking for their z248/12 Model 80 VGA system but it did appear have some i/o magic not seen on a lot of clone …

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Re: What wedge shaped computers like the C64c and Amiga 500 are out there?

Posted on 2015-09-30, 04:47

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Acorn 3k series Filename AcornArchimedesA3010.jpg File size 68.02 KiB Views 1671 views Filename Acorn 3000.jpg File size 69.17 KiB Views 1671 views Ran one of the more interesting OSs in ROM http://www.houseofmabel.com/puters/RISCOS3/ Filename plain.gif File size 14.63 KiB Views 1670 views

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