Re: The journey of Tulip Vision Line DC 486sx TC35

Posted on 2017-03-17, 15:27

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by tabm0de

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I've got the same computer. Could you tell me if the floppy drive is anything special? I think when I got this computer I removed the floppy drive and its cable. Then some time later, I wanted to use this machine so I grabbed a random floppy drive and a random cable, but it didn't work. I ended up …

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Re: New heatsink dx2 overdrive

Posted on 2017-03-15, 11:58

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by tabm0de

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I was looking at http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-80486-overdrive-50-MHz-SZ902-/192129341543?hash=item2cbbcd1867:g:Ye0AAOSwx2dYJmgu And what i know that model of dx2opd50 do have heatsink, and problebly would need one if bought. Maybe http://www.akasa.com.tw/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl& …

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New heatsink dx2 overdrive

Posted on 2017-03-15, 11:48

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by tabm0de

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Is it possible to change the heatsink on a old overdrive? or install a new one if heatsink is missing? I saw somehere it is possible to use with "thermal adhesive"? its a type of glue? or am i talking like a crazy guy

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Re: Problem with ct1600?

Posted on 2017-03-13, 16:49

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by tabm0de

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Thanks for your time but sadly it doesn't work in my 486 sx25 witch my other ct1600 work in.

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Problem with ct1600?

Posted on 2017-03-13, 15:50

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I have a card that I can't get working in any computer, well I can't find it on I/o 220 or 240 when testing with test-about.exe, even when changing jumpers. So I tough the card maybe broken? But in one computer I get conflict so it seems it's working? I have another one but components are in …

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Re: help with compaq presario 7220

Posted on 2017-03-10, 17:56

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by tabm0de

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Thanks for the reply's but it is as gerwin sausage, it needs program on disk the old user formatted the disk hehe but I found the "compaq f10 setup" floppy image 😀

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help with compaq presario 7220

Posted on 2017-03-10, 12:56

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by tabm0de

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So i got myself a "compaq presario 7220" and i really cant find any manual and having a hard time accessing bios, i have tried with pressing F1 and F10 but nothing helps, keyboard is working so thats not a problem, even tried a orignal compaq keyboard with same problem.

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[UPDATE 4 / DONE] The journey of Tulip Vision Line DC 486sx TC35

Posted on 2017-03-07, 22:36

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by tabm0de

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So i got my self a old Tulip Vision Line DC 486sx TC35 with built in 486 sx 25mhz. Bord info: http://th99.classic-computing.de/src/m/S-T/31924.htm front http://www.shahdesign.com/486/front1.jpg back http://www.shahdesign.com/486/back1.jpg inside http://www.shahdesign.com/486/inside.jpg So i started …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-03-07, 21:06

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by tabm0de

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Compaq Presario 7220 for $30 inc shippment. Pentium 100mhz whit 16mb ram. Owner was going to throw it out since he couldnt install os on it, it was way to clean to pass that out 😀

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Re: Help with "DRAM-chips" for memory upgrade for vga

Posted on 2017-03-01, 21:24

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by tabm0de

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Thanks! appreciated 😀 Found out it was mt42c4256z-8 on the board and was easy find on ebay / aliexpress if im allow to use that name 😉

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Help with "DRAM-chips" for memory upgrade for vga

Posted on 2017-03-01, 20:46

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by tabm0de

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So i have my self a real special 486 tulip visionline TC35. I would like to upgrade the S3 video memory from 512Kb to 1Mb It is possible reading a old site: | TC35 Video Memory Expansion | | ---------------------------------------------------- | | expansion | number | feet | | of | to | DRAM chips | …

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

Posted on 2017-02-28, 18:05

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by tabm0de

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Found my self 2 brand new old digital keyboards without win key for my 486 😀

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Re: Help with overdrive choose

Posted on 2017-02-28, 15:38

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by tabm0de

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Thanks, now If only opd was as many as opdr on ebay 😉

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Help with overdrive choose

Posted on 2017-02-28, 12:05

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by tabm0de

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Oki, so i bought a tulip visionline dc 486 sx (TC 35 B03 486sx-25) and want to upgrade to a overdrive for better speed ;) I know i need a ODP and not ODPR version of the overdrive. But after reading on overdrive packages and information document i now wounder if it is possible to buy a dx2odp66 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-02-25, 18:37

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by tabm0de

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Went to buy a pentium 200mhz and after asking for more I got my self a working 486 also, just needs a clean on the outside.

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Help whit ati agp cards ;)

Posted on 2017-02-15, 09:05

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by tabm0de

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Im unsure if any off thease card are good for anything or if any are equal to voodoo2/3 or tnt card or such. If some one could clarify a little to me i would be happy.

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Re: WIP - Old p2/pII gaming machine

Posted on 2017-02-14, 19:28

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by tabm0de

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Aopen AX6BC is BX and your P2-300 is either Deschutes or Klamath (Klamath being older and hotter). It's a 66MHz CPU but chances are yours has several unlocked CPU multipliers. It's probably set to 4.5x (55x4.5 == 300MHz) right now. If you feel like some experimenting and don't mind getting barely …

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Re: WIP - Old p2/pII gaming machine

Posted on 2017-02-12, 21:26

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by tabm0de

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Haha forgot to put pII in the header 😉 I use a old hp 486 dx 100mhz for "Old" games :p But the answer would be Aopen AX6BC 😉

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Switch slim Fdd Canon md3661 for Gotek or equal

Posted on 2017-02-11, 11:24

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by tabm0de

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Have anyone Done this?? I would like to do it on my ast powerexec but unsure since it's zif connection.

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Help with AST Powerexec 4 33sl

Posted on 2017-02-10, 20:20

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by tabm0de

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I have a good working AST Powerexec which i would like to clone the disk that still works before i put in a cf card instead since i want to keep the original disk safe :). For some reason when i use the ide to usb adapter the drive just spins up fast and keeps spinning and nothing will show up on my …

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