Re: Is there a dosbox version for 486?

Posted on 2021-07-06, 04:17

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Rikintosh wrote on 2021-07-06, 03:59: - Save states - Greater control - compatibility with what is not on my hardware - Stability […] Show full quote Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-07-06, 01:17: Why when it runs Dos natively? - Save states - Greater control - compatibility with what is not on my …

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Re: Bare Minimum Late DOS/Late Win95 Build

Posted on 2021-07-06, 03:34

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Intel486dx33 wrote on 2021-07-06, 03:17: Yeah, I guess there really is no substitute for the DreamBlaster X2 GS wave table. Your just fooling yourself otherwise. Link: https://www.serdashop.com/X2GS Give us some examples please as to why it is superior to anything else. Other vogons members may …

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Re: EMM386 W/623k But Reboots

Posted on 2021-07-06, 03:33

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The 486DX2/66 certainly was an iconic cpu. I picked up a slimline DecPClp+, AcerAcross and some other 486 systems. Quite a few were shipped with 486SX25 cpus. One originally had a Texas Istruments 486DLC33.. All the previous owners upgraded the cpus to either 468DX2/50s or 486DX2/66s. The AcerAcross …

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Re: Is there a dosbox version for 486?

Posted on 2021-07-06, 01:17

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Why when it runs Dos natively?

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Re: EMM386 W/623k But Reboots

Posted on 2021-07-06, 01:15

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Nice games collection man. I'm play the occasional game not hard core at all. Rather be riding my old Honda CB550F. I'm in the keep old systems and memories alive camp as well...:) Have a functioning Apple Mac SE because the all-in-one is iconic. Have quite a few Acorn systems as well but mainly I'm …

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Re: 386SX/40 build

Posted on 2021-07-05, 22:53

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A 386/40 should have some cache. Regardless whether DX or SX. Depends.. Cache is not the all hail method. i also found 386DX40 Systems with Cache with very slow memory Speeds. Some MX Chipsets had 8Kb integrated into System Chipset and this was also already giving a good boost :-) And also there …

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Re: 386SX/40 build

Posted on 2021-07-05, 22:24

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A 386/40 should have some cache. Regardless whether DX or SX. With cache an sx40 would give an early ISA only 386dx-33 a run for it’s money Heck IBMs 386SLC seemed to run circles around identically clocked 386DXs but it may have also coincided with the IBM having local bus IDE and VGA VRS ISA all …

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Re: 386SX/40 build

Posted on 2021-07-05, 21:14

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A 386/40 should have some cache. Regardless whether DX or SX. With cache an sx40 would give an early ISA only 386dx-33 a run for it’s money Heck IBMs 386SLC seemed to run circles around identically clocked 386DXs but it may have also coincided with the IBM having local bus IDE and VGA VRS ISA all …

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Re: Shuttle XPC Barebone SB61G2 V3

Posted on 2021-07-05, 20:42

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Some more pics. Because it is so small and connectors/cables are very accessible it's a great platform to test other computer components with.

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Re: What hardware do you think belongs in a museum?

Posted on 2021-07-05, 20:25

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MS Windows 1 was released. Ooops I mean 3..😉 The GREAT DEBATE between a professor and his student regarding micro v monolithic *nix kernels https://armantutorial.wordpress.com/2015/02/2 … orvalds-debate/

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Re: What hardware do you think belongs in a museum?

Posted on 2021-07-05, 20:10

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Prior to 1995-96 there was a lot going on. Novell Netware dominated the network scene for a while. First decent MS gui. MS V IBM re OS/2 v Windows, MS Dos v DRDos, release of IBMs PC Dos for consumer consumption and quite a lot more. IBM switch back to more generic x86 systems. NeXT system and what …

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Re: What hardware do you think belongs in a museum?

Posted on 2021-07-05, 18:53

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What distro is that? Devuan Jessie. sysvinit version of Debian Jessie so no systemd. Went archive status last year. Of course Firefox chugs along but Dillo is quite spritely. Unfortunately you can't logon to vogons with Dillo. I'd say anything 400mhz system up would run Devuans newest 32-bit …

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Re: What hardware do you think belongs in a museum?

Posted on 2021-07-05, 18:22

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What about a P200mmx showing it can access the modern internet. Now that is REAL POWER right there...;) What distro is that? Devuan Jessie. sysvinit version of Debian Jessie so no systemd. Went archive status last year. Of course Firefox chugs along but Dillo is quite spritely. Unfortunately you …

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Re: What hardware do you think belongs in a museum?

Posted on 2021-07-05, 18:08

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What about a P200mmx showing it can access the modern internet. Now that is REAL POWER right there...😉

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2021-07-05, 16:56

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Why though? :smile: Assuming this reply was for me, just because lol. I like to make up little challenges for myself to keep my computer knowledge on the up and up, and making different eras of hardware work together is challenging :-p Making systems do what they are not suppose to do is great fun …

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

Posted on 2021-07-05, 16:50

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Seem to have taken over half the lounge floor again. It's only been two weeks since I cleaned it up.

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Re: What hardware do you think belongs in a museum?

Posted on 2021-07-05, 16:40

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That which is emblematic of hardware architectures no longer in common use. I'd put a 1997 era late AT machine with Windows 95 in a museum alongside maybe a 386 and an original IBM PC. Aha! It wasn't OEMs I was looking for, it was form factor. You're right AT is what screams 90s. Btw he already has …

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Re: What hardware do you think belongs in a museum?

Posted on 2021-07-05, 16:37

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keenmaster486 wrote on 2021-07-05, 15:56: That which is emblematic of hardware architectures no longer in common use. I'd put a 1997 era late AT machine with Windows 95 in a museum alongside maybe a 386 and an original IBM PC. A Compaq 386DX DeskPro system would be the go I'd imagine. First …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-07-05, 15:43

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Systems like that were sold post the year 2000. Like my Acer F1 system.

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Re: 386SX/40 build

Posted on 2021-07-05, 15:33

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Down our way I never saw any 386sx system above 25mhz. Most folk upgraded there current 386DXs to AMD40s of Cyrix 486DLCs. Or 486DLC systems sold as "486s. A lot of Cyrix chips were sold in mobos that would take 386 and proper 486 cpus. A The owners could upgrade them to proper 486s when prices …

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