Re: Intel AL440LX
Posted on 2019-05-03, 06:42
Looks a lot like the stock Intel motherboard Dell used in its XPS D___ lineup, very robust motherboard, though the OEM version lacks the onboard sound.
Re: Old hardware giveaway thread.
Posted on 2019-05-03, 06:32
This changes everything!
Oldest PC game to support Roland MT-32
Posted on 2019-05-03, 05:25
What was the oldest/first game to support the Roland MT-32 as a music/sound option?
Re: CT4520 AWE64 Value SPK/LINE Header
Posted on 2019-05-02, 20:45
After some trial and error I found out that it was a staggered header, not sequential. Just leaving this here in case someone needs the info later on.
Re: top20 DOS utils/tools
Posted on 2019-05-02, 20:05
about USSR - I remember a clone of NC - Volcov Commander :) mod player - I think when gravis started to be sooo popular, everyone have INERTIA on their PCs I dont remember now, but there was also very popular pic viewer, which did not look only on extension, but header part of a file, this way I …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-05-02, 13:40
Nice!!! You also had a D333 too, no? Maybe post them side by side? I hope to find a T___ to display alongside my D333 someday as well 😀
Re: 386 SX-40 - Is this CPU actually good for anything?
Posted on 2019-05-02, 13:07
The 386 SX-40 is probably too close In performance to your 486 that there would be little reason to choose it, I doubt many people at the time upgraded from 386 sx-40’s to a 486 sx-33 (expensive). Still it’s any interesting piece of hardware. I can always repurpose my 486 as a DX40, DX2-50 or DX2- …
Re: Commodore Bankruptcy Anniversary
Posted on 2019-05-02, 12:53
One of the main advantages of the Amiga, was the Zorro slot, because it had autoconfig. A kind of Plug And Play solution, that worked from the start. Haynie mentioned, that the only thing at that time, that came even close on the PC platform, was the EISA slot. Look at the Zorro slot, as an EISA …
Re: 386 SX-40 - Is this CPU actually good for anything?
Posted on 2019-05-02, 12:45
The ISA BUS is a limiting factor all the way up to VLB but 16-bit memory access should really cripple this bard, no? The cache really helps that much? If it can indeed do speeds of around DX-33 I would be greatly impressed. Time to make a build around it I suppose. What would be a good period to …
Re: top20 DOS utils/tools
Posted on 2019-05-02, 12:40
PixView. The slideshow mode changed my life as a teen.
386 SX-40 - Is this CPU actually good for anything?
Posted on 2019-05-02, 12:23
On a whim I bought and restored a mystery Baby AT 386 motherboard a while back; I was hoping it was a DX40 - Nay, I was CERTAIN it was a DX-40 because I could read the "40" bit on the CPU (the rest was covered in dirt) but when it arrived and I cleaned it, it turned out to be an SX40: https://i. …
Re: top20 DOS utils/tools
Posted on 2019-05-02, 10:34
1994 onwards: TERMINATE
Re: Commodore Bankruptcy Anniversary
Posted on 2019-05-02, 08:28
Commodore had great marketshare in two niches which if they could actually concentrate on and develop PCs for, they would have made a killing: Home Computing/Gaming and TV Production. Instead, they tried to sell the same computer again and again at an age when office computers had caught up to them …
Re: VOGONS Driver Library
Posted on 2019-05-02, 07:16
To be fair he was not advocating for reinstating USB printer drivers, he was debating the usefulness of preserving drivers for printing/plotting/imaging hardware that are decidedly vintage. Regardless, it's Squall's server and he does what he wants with it, and seems to have taken a very level …
Re: Post photos of your Rarest or Unique computers or components.
Posted on 2019-05-02, 06:44
oeuvre wrote: I have nothing remotely rare or unique 🙁 You do have a rare and unique sense of humor.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-05-02, 06:43
Set up Windows 98SE and all drivers on my Dell Dimension XPS D333; it works like clockwork so far. I only need to test my internal AWE64 to Montego Line Out routing and the Voodoo 2 I had to fix about two dozen bent and contacting pins on.. If all works out, it will be my daily driver :) Also.. …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-05-02, 06:41
Any particular reason why you did not go for much easier to acquire black drives and covers?
Re: PCI sound cards and Chipsets from various manufacturers...
Posted on 2019-05-01, 16:56
Try an FM801 card on that board if it works (should) FM is much better than Vortex.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-04-29, 21:09
Bought this card because it was on sale for $1.50 and looked interesting. The only cards with this kind of dual feature connectors that I know of are the Banshee and i740. My bet is on Banshee. Does anyone know what this card really is? Looks most like a version of the Gainward CardExpert 740 ( …
Re: Is CF Sandisk ULTRA II 2Gb decent card ?
Posted on 2019-04-29, 14:14
I've used a SanDisk Ultra II 2GB compact flash just fine with a 430VX motherboard in the past, but these things have a ton of counterfeits and revisions so you have to just try regardless. Iam buying new old stock from local IT department. Will those work as well in Laptops ? They should, but you …
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