Re: SFF DOS box with VIA C3 (Neoware CA2)

Posted on 2017-09-13, 19:02

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It runs anything i have thrown at it so far, and very fast. A bit too fast actually, and my version of moslo does not seem to work on it (as the only program not working on it unfortunately). Interesting little system you have there. The cool thing is that you can still decide on what ISA soundcard …

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SFF DOS box with VIA C3 (Neoware CA2)

Posted on 2017-09-13, 18:39

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2017-09-13 18.48.37.jpg Another small form factor build of mine for DOS and Windows 3.11. This time a Neoware CA2 thin client. I have tried building a SFF DOS machine before with a Neoware Eon, but the Cyrix Geode was incompatible with a lot of software, and would not boot with anything in the ISA …

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Re: Are GeForce 256 DDR cards that rare?

Posted on 2017-09-10, 19:42

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A guy near by had an IBM Aptiva PIII-700/133 for sale with a TNT2 M64 card, which i picked up for about 60$. Not a particularly good price, but old hardware is rare around here. When i came home with it, i found that the graphics card was a CT6970 Creative Annihilator and not another shitty M64 :) ( …

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Re: Retro Computing Discord

Posted on 2017-04-12, 14:00

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Nice 😀 Always good with some casual retro computing/gaming chat!

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Re: Internet emulation (and safe network for old windows boxes)

Posted on 2017-03-23, 18:45

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I didnt know that was possible 😀 Its good for getting the pure HTML, then the images can be snagged from the modified version of the pages

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Re: Internet emulation (and safe network for old windows boxes)

Posted on 2017-03-21, 05:45

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The Pi is on your regular wifi network and has internet connectivity. It should be possible to make it act like a proxy to IA but you need to resolve from the correct approximate date and strip some IA headers. That should also slow down the connection considerably 😀

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Internet emulation (and safe network for old windows boxes)

Posted on 2017-03-20, 19:48

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I have four Windows 98 boxes for multiplayer games. As I do not want to expose them to the dangers of the real internet (if IE5 and FF1 could even render most of the current web pages correctly), I have made an isolated network only for these computers. On this network i have only a switch and a …

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Re: Advantech 7551 expansion slots

Posted on 2016-12-14, 16:05

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Thanks for the tip. I do get the boot logo so i think it has enough power, but it just doesnt proceed after that. Did your machine turn off completely or just freeze? Can you disable the on-board sound card in your BIOS? I can only select soundblaster compatability or native (which i guess is AC97 …

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Re: Advantech 7551 expansion slots

Posted on 2016-12-13, 20:29

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Sorry for bumping an old thread, but did you do anything do make the Ultrasound work other than just inserting it? I have a Neoware Eon which is almost identical to the eSeSIX, but unfortunately it wont boot when i insert a Vibra PnP card (BIOS says the ISA is PnP compatible).

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Re: Getting a PC to boot with a Vibra CT2890

Posted on 2016-12-07, 20:07

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In the caption to the top imgur picture you say Is there no way to disable the onboard audio completely? Also the Vibra probably wants to be on IRQ 5, so try setting IRQ 5 to "Legacy ISA" (bottom picture) Unfortunately it cant be disabled completely it seems. Only setting is "Native" or "Sb16". I …

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Getting a PC to boot with a Vibra CT2890

Posted on 2016-12-06, 20:58

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Basically the computer wont go past POST when the card is in the ISA slot. Unfortunately i do not own another ISA card or ISA equiped computer to test if the card or port is faulty. The computer boots just fine without the soundblaster installed. There are no visible leaky CAPs. Any suggestions? …

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Re: ATI Radeon 8500LE = a FireGL 8700!

Posted on 2016-11-07, 16:48

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Have you tried manually choosing a 8500LE when installing the driver in windows 98 device manager?

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Re: Rasperberry Pi, LattePanda and UpBoard (creditcard size computers) for retro gaming

Posted on 2016-11-07, 11:00

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I bought a PI some time ago and was very disappointed in its dosbox performance. I then looked at other SBCs but ultimately gave up on finding any that offered sufficient compatibility and performance. My solution became 3 mini PCs /thin clients for my retro gaming needs. A Neoware Capio for DOS / …

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Re: identify 486 motherboard

Posted on 2016-11-06, 17:40

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there is no image

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Re: How to fix your dead on-board floppy controller

Posted on 2016-11-06, 16:31

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yawetaG wrote: So what solved it? Such a long and interesting topic can't just end like this! Unless it was just a faulty floppy cable or something...

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Re: PCI GPU Benchmarks of 9200, 9200SE, NVS280, MX4000

Posted on 2016-10-30, 18:38

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Original post edited I just tried a 9200 (not SE) with 128 bit bus, 256MB (not that i think thats necessary) and higher core clock. It is without a doubt my favourite fanless PCI Windows 98 graphics card now! 😜

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Magic carpet spell menu keeps popping up

Posted on 2016-10-27, 11:46

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When ever i play Magic carpet, the spell menu will randomly pop up quite often and at any time (makes battle impossible). I have tried both the GOG version and disk version and it happens with both of them. There seem to be some periodic graphics flicker too, but i cant tell if thats just the spell …

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Re: Claustrophobia feeling from having too much stuff?

Posted on 2016-10-26, 12:41

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Up to about 5 years ago, I only had a couple of retro PC's, which I either kept or were given to me. But, I soon realised that, what if my retro PC's starts failing after 10 years? Do I have backup parts? Haha! So true so true. We know how hard it was to get the stuff we have already, so we are …

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Re: Well, should I ask this girl to coffee or not?

Posted on 2016-10-26, 07:55

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Yeah dont worry about it, at least now it will be a tiny bit easier to ask the next one out 😀

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Re: Is there a go to cd-rom drive for Dos6.22/Win3.11?

Posted on 2016-10-25, 07:42

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I have a 486 where i cant get drives faster than ~16x to work. I have only tried like 5-6 drives, so it may be bad luck or incompetence on my part. I used the mscdex from dos 6.22.

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