Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-03-01, 19:19

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by Jupiter-18

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One thing that interests me about this board is that proprietary memory expansion slot in the back. I would love to know more about it. Is there anyone who knows anything about it or similar ones?

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-03-01, 16:11

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by Jupiter-18

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The offer went through! I am now the proud owner of my first 386! So, what next? I gotta start choosing cards for this thing! Most importantly, graphics and sound. Being a 386DX-40 board, I'm thinking something Cirrus Logic or Tseng. For sound its either SB16 or AWE32 for me.

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-03-01, 05:13

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by Jupiter-18

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http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/motherboards/S/SH … 86-HOT-307.html

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-03-01, 04:56

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by Jupiter-18

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The seller seems to indicate it is working with just two, so maybe i won't have to add the third. I do want to upgrade to 256k of cache though, so i might need the third 16k TAG socket Soldering iron away!!

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-03-01, 03:51

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by Jupiter-18

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Seems to be legitimate WB cache. What puzzles me is that one of the tag ram socket locations is unpopulated on the board. There isn't even a socket soldered there (the pads and printing are there though), despite the information i've seen about this board saying there should be three tag ram sockets …

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-03-01, 03:34

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by Jupiter-18

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I found the datasheet on the chipset here

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-03-01, 03:30

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by Jupiter-18

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Well, it has WB cache support, so that's good. I'm gonna finally have my first 386!

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-03-01, 01:10

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by Jupiter-18

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I think i'm gonna go for it!

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-03-01, 00:49

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by Jupiter-18

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HEYYYYYYY I may have a dozen other projects going but i may have found a real great deal! https://www.ebay.com/itm/311886563614?ul_noapp=true How does this look? It just dropped down to 55 USD! It is an ISA only system, so something along the lines of a DX40!

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Re: Setting up 98se and DOS for a n00b

Posted on 2018-02-19, 05:21

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by Jupiter-18

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It looks to me like there is quite a bit of complicated file organization for that. Is it difficult to do?

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Re: Setting up 98se and DOS for a n00b

Posted on 2018-02-18, 00:49

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by Jupiter-18

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Ooh thanks!!

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-02-17, 20:15

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by Jupiter-18

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Ooh, i like the look of that bottom one. Has all the features i'm kind of looking for (as far as ISA only goes).

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Re: Setting up 98se and DOS for a n00b

Posted on 2018-02-17, 20:14

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by Jupiter-18

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I think pure DOS can come later for now i'd like to ensure i know how to best optimize 98se.

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-02-17, 05:44

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by Jupiter-18

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Seems like a plan to me.

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Setting up 98se and DOS for a n00b

Posted on 2018-02-17, 05:11

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Hello! So I have gotten a pretty good grasp of the ins and outs of basic retro PC hardware, but in terms of software, I am again at a loss. I have my first machine effectively finished: K6-3+/450 Asus P5A 32 (soon to be 512) MB PC133 SDRAM Matrox G400 Max GPU Yamaha Audician 32+ Generic 120GB IDE …

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-02-17, 05:04

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by Jupiter-18

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Sorry i haven't been on School got a little overwhelming! Anywho, 386 chipsets seem INCREDIBLY confusing. What do i look for?

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-02-06, 00:00

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by Jupiter-18

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i absolutely plan on multiple 386 builds a hybrid vlb is one another would be eisa a third would be pure 386 isa only Any particular tips for that? Pure 386, no hybrid chipsets, isa only?

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-02-04, 22:06

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by Jupiter-18

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OK. I'll put that lower on my list. EISA vs VLB?

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-02-04, 05:32

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by Jupiter-18

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Is EISA worth it to look for in a 386 system?

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Re: Best 386 Motherboard?

Posted on 2018-02-03, 23:03

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by Jupiter-18

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That'll be the day eh? 😁 I really have appreciated all the help, it's been a great learning experience! How about EISA? It's kind of the PCI-X of the 386/486 era, correct? Mostly server usage?

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