Re: Replacing capacitor on KT600 board
Posted on 2016-09-19, 19:28
I sometimes use a stainless steel pick to clean molten solder from the through hole. Faster than a solder sucker.
Re: Pipeline Burst Cache (Pentium COASt Module era)
Posted on 2016-09-19, 19:24
candle_86 wrote: I commited a sin back in win95, I used realplayer for MP3's Is self flagellation a sin?
Re: i486 DX2 66 vs Am486 DX2 66 and the winner is...
Posted on 2016-09-19, 19:22
Actually, the case revolved primarily around Intel honoring the 1982 agreement (they were allowed to bargain stringently, not shut the door completely) That's the same thing, isn't it? I mean, the subject of Intel honouring the agreement or not was the i386, which Intel didn't believe they had to …
Re: i486 DX2 66 vs Am486 DX2 66 and the winner is...
Posted on 2016-09-19, 00:40
I'm not interested in some kind of useless debate about semantics. As I said generally 'cross-licensing' is about IP, not specifically about manufacturing/second-sourcing. The original agreement was not referred to as a 'cross-licensing' agreement, and is not the same as the 'cross-licensing' …
Re: i486 DX2 66 vs Am486 DX2 66 and the winner is...
Posted on 2016-09-18, 21:18
The thing is, the term 'cross-license' is defined specifically as being about IP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-licensing The agreement for second-sourcing is not referred to as a 'cross-license', but rather as a 'technology exchange agreement', and focuses specifically on manufacturing …
Re: i486 DX2 66 vs Am486 DX2 66 and the winner is...
Posted on 2016-09-18, 19:19
Here's a couple of sources I consulted. https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/3437730.txt http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1158&context=chtlj The term you used, IP, is a blanket term often used to encompass (not exclusively) patent rights, trademark, trade dress, and …
Re: i486 DX2 66 vs Am486 DX2 66 and the winner is...
Posted on 2016-09-18, 16:42
No, not quite. The cross license was originally in place as a condition of IBM using Intel technology in the PC. That's not a cross-license. That was the original license for production of second-source x86 CPUs. It was about chip designs, which is why it had to be renewed for every new CPU. The …
Re: DDR2 Board AM2 with 8 DDR2 Slots ?
Posted on 2016-09-18, 09:53
The generational equivalent is Socket F.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2016-09-18, 09:36
Did you melt in with nichrome wire?
Re: Star Wars Despecialized Editions
Posted on 2016-09-18, 09:36
keenmaster486 wrote: ^ Amen. I don't know what's wrong with Lucas. Insanity would explain a lot 🤣 Why did Microsoft give the world Cortana (aka Clippy Jr.)? The answer is 'hubris'.
Re: i486 DX2 66 vs Am486 DX2 66 and the winner is...
Posted on 2016-09-18, 09:32
No, not quite. The cross license was originally in place as a condition of IBM using Intel technology in the PC. Due to a squabble, AMD did not have access to the 386 and 486 design from Intel as they had with previous designs. When they came out with their own versions based on reverse engineering, …
Re: Please help me find software to back up my huge CD collection
Posted on 2016-09-18, 08:43
RAID10 will fail if more than a disk of a span fails. It's usually indicated for write intensive scenarios like DB servers, etc. For cold storage there are better options like RAID5 (having a dedicated hotspare is nice). RAID 5 is less than ideal these days. Considering volume sizes and rebuild …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-09-18, 01:08
luckybob wrote: Also the data BUS width is also 64 bits wide. if memory serves. Yes, until Core i and Athlon64 moved to serial buses.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-09-17, 21:18
xjas wrote: ^^ That board on the top left has 64-bit PCI-X slots and takes 32-bit CPUs? How does that work? SDRAM is 64 bits wide.
Re: Options for gaming
Posted on 2016-09-17, 20:03
If your P133 is a P54CS, you may be able to OC it effectively, or it may be fast enough for your purposes. I can't see the chipset. 440BX?
Re: Options for gaming
Posted on 2016-09-17, 18:54
You may want to check if the Pentium 200 has TR12 registers to manipulate. Might make a good slowdown machine using SETMUL.
Re: What connector is this?
Posted on 2016-09-17, 17:41
Those types of connector were common on sound cards prior to PCI hardware. By this point, almost everyone was on the same page using 2.54mm pin pitch jacks (which had been the ostensible standard for years). Get yourself one of these and save a bunch of trouble. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon. …
Re: What is the best PCI graphics card that I could put in a Pentium 1 system
Posted on 2016-09-17, 11:18
And so easy to come by... 😵
Re: What is the best PCI graphics card that I could put in a Pentium 1 system
Posted on 2016-09-17, 08:44
Hey guys, I'm upgrading a computer and I'm wondering what the best card is I could hope to put in a Pentium 1 computer system. It's a Packard Bell btw so conflicts might be a thing. lol Here are some cards I have atm: Diamond Multimedia Speedstar 64 ATI RAGE II+ S3 Virge VX S3 Virge DX S3 Trio 64V …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2016-09-15, 21:21
krivulak wrote: But northbridge and southbridge controlled by the same chip? Nope. Two different chips. Check the part numbers.
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