Re: What should I do with this weird 5x86 system? Take apart?

Posted on 2015-11-17, 16:49

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by matze79

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nemail wrote: thanks for the clarification on the cpu frequency! besides, i have decided to put the pc as-is to the basement, maybe i'll use or recycle it sometime... Recycle ? 😳 man, don't do this.

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Re: x86EMU emulator releases

Posted on 2015-11-17, 16:39

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i run on wine -> linux, maybe you could post a linux binary too ?

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Re: x86EMU emulator releases

Posted on 2015-11-17, 13:30

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it would be intressenting to port this to a ARM CPU on bare metal without underlying OS, using SDCard as HD, etc. Creating a complete XT System (something like MIST.. or ZET CPU).. Like this: http://www.fleasystems.com/flea86.html Emulation on 8051 MCU (8Bit). But i'm not skilled enough to do this …

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Re: which of these vga cards for Am5x86-133?

Posted on 2015-11-14, 16:11

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VLB is just a direct connection to the CPU. Thats why its only useful on 486s. PCI is a different Kind and can be used with almost every 32bit CPU and up. Sparc, PPC, 68k, x86, x64, ia64, PPC64, Sparc64, Alpha, Mips... VLB is 486 only, and some Pentium Boards use weird Bridging Chips to adapt it, …

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Re: which of these vga cards for Am5x86-133?

Posted on 2015-11-14, 12:36

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Who needs a V2 in a 5x86 ? the cpu is too slow 😳 Is there really a game that runs fluid in these configuration ? except teapot GL ?

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Re: Making DOS ROM for Turbo XT?

Posted on 2015-11-13, 13:59

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by matze79

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http://rayer.g6.cz/romos/romose.htm already did it, added it as module to AWARD Bios on a 2Mbit ROM. (Pentium 2, 440LX)

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Re: internet in 286 windows 3.1 ?

Posted on 2015-11-12, 15:09

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by matze79

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Whats the point of running old technology, Fun.

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Re: Bondwell B310 display problems / Repair

Posted on 2015-11-12, 13:37

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by matze79

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Thanks, so it whas my fault.. 😀 Now its working Perfect! i just suck the solder off with my desoldering station and the capacitor felt off. And expected + to be + of the capacitor.

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Re: internet in 286 windows 3.1 ?

Posted on 2015-11-12, 11:30

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Arachne doesnt support 287 in current release 🙁

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Bondwell B310 display problems / Repair

Posted on 2015-11-12, 09:43

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by matze79

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Hi have a little Problem with a Device like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JS3K324Q5w here a a Picture of my issue, IMG_20151031_111309.jpg here are some more: http://www.dosforum.de/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9960 i have this little Bondwell B310 Laptop with 40Mb Harddisk and Harris 286 12Mhz CPU. …

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Re: Pentium III 733Mhz beating Pentium 4 1.7Ghz quite a bit when it comes to SSE instructions

Posted on 2015-11-07, 12:39

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by matze79

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Looks like a glitch or defective CPU. Even a 1,3Ghz P4 has faster SSE Score then a 733Mhz P3.

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Re: Touble with a socket A motherboard

Posted on 2015-11-01, 17:51

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by matze79

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Caps can dry out without bulges. If you have a Multimeter you can check the outputs of the VRM's.

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Re: 3D Labs Wildcat VP970

Posted on 2015-10-31, 19:17

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by matze79

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This is a Workstation Card, not meant for gaming. its for CAD applications, with very stable drivers. Solid Works / Solid Edge, Lightwave are the discipline of this card.

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

Posted on 2015-10-31, 15:45

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Left: Pentium MMX 233Mhz, Asus VX97 96Mb Ram Powersupply, solderjoints broken, 5V Line dead. Right: Luckystar 6VBX2 with Celeron 333Mhz, Yamaha ISA Soundcard (Rust, Dust, Case Bend..) Mainboard finds Random Ramsizes (64Mb as 32Mb some times as 64Mb, 192Mb as 128Mb etc..) Both in Bad Condition, …

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Re: Touble with a socket A motherboard

Posted on 2015-10-31, 13:02

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by matze79

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Can you make a Image of the Voltage Regulator Section, show us the caps there. If they look like this, you need a replacement: http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/3514/4237.bad_2D00_caps_2D00_3.jpg http://s10.postimg.org/j65kk9zu1/DFI_LP_B_KZG_ …

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Re: What's a good / the best PCI graphics card I can put in a 500mhz IBM Aptiva E 190?

Posted on 2015-10-30, 17:51

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by matze79

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I use a Radeon 7000 PCI in a K6-2, runs well. Beware of GeForce 2 PCI Cards, many have 32bit Memory Bus (and GF4 MX4000) That make them slower then TNT2 PCI Cards (Elsa Synergy II for example which has 128Bit RAM). Example for a Bad GeForce 2 PCI Card: http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/791/geforce2- …

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Re: The Ultimate 686 Benchmark Comparison

Posted on 2015-10-29, 15:01

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Today i got this: Filename powerleap.jpg File size 173.1 KiB Views 14430 views i can try a few Benchmarks with K6-2 or 3 on Socket 5 Board soon, if the BIOS doesnt look up 😉 ftp://cyberia.dnsalias.com/pub/filebase/hw/si … L-K6-III-98.pdf The Socket 7 Platform was impressive, really a long life time …

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Re: Must have software for DOS and Windows

Posted on 2015-10-28, 14:58

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by matze79

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FastLynx V2.0 One of the Best Laplink/Nullmodem Cable Software :) fx_001.png Action: Left 286 PC, Right Linux PC running Dosbox with USB-2 Serial Converter. fx_002.png Using Dosbox as Master it runs only 19200 Baud stable. Using the 286 as Master it runs full 115200 Baud. just modifiy dosbox.conf …

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

Posted on 2015-10-28, 13:50

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I use Linux (Debian Etch) on my 5x86 (486), for Tasks who Windows is too old. Latest 486 Kernel is 2.6.32, all above is broken. I can run recent Software on it. (Updated Libaries) Eg. SSH, FTP, HTTP/HTTPS Client, some time i also listen to Radio with it. (MP3).

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Re: Best OS for a 286?

Posted on 2015-10-28, 13:01

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DOS 7.1 runs on 8088. FAT32 has only a 32bit adressing. This means nothing. Even a 8bit CPU can read it, if you write the code. Example: BEOS uses 64bit Journaling Filesystem, the PPC CPU the BeBox used was only 32bit and the Pentium 3 too. FreeDOS is another Situation.. There are 386 Kernels and …

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