Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-07-05, 01:11
Awww, Nice ! Hard to find. I want silver one. Check out mine. Ultimate Audio / Gaming build - Terratec/SB Audigy2zs
Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)
Posted on 2019-07-04, 15:32
Today’s breakfast. It’s getting HOT in the American south-west desert. And I don’t feel to good today So I’ll just have a fruit smoothie. These bags of fresh frozen fruit are so convenient. Yummm...
Re: AMD 5x86 X5-133 (now with POD)
Posted on 2019-07-04, 00:36
The purpose for building a 486 66/100mhz or AMD 5x86-133 is so you can downclock the CPU between 25mhz and 133mhz. You can do this with the Turbo switch cutting the CPU speed in half to 66mhz from 133mhz. and then with the "Setmul" utility reducing the CPU down to the performance of a 386sx-25mhz. …
Re: AMD 5x86 X5-133 (now with POD)
Posted on 2019-07-03, 16:55
How well did it play MP3 files with Winamp program on the AMD-5x86-133 and on the Intel Pentium overdrive CPU ?
Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)
Posted on 2019-07-03, 15:11
A dozen donuts. I’ll just have a glazed donut and chocolate swirl croissant with my Starbucks coffee.
S3 trio64 vs, S3 vision 968 ?
Posted on 2019-07-02, 02:59
What is the difference between these two PCI graphics cards ? 1) STB S3 trio64 , 2mb. 2) Number 9 , S3 Vision 968 , 2mb For DOS and Win95/98 game play performance ?
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-06-30, 15:19
A couple Number 9 S3 Vision 968 PCI Video cards.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-06-30, 15:03
@rikukos Yeah, those MCA sound cards are rare and expensive when you can find them. This is the only reason I did not purchase a hardware proprietary IBM PS/2.
Need winzip and winrar for DOS ?
Posted on 2019-06-30, 04:16
Need winzip and winrar for DOS 6.22 ?
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2019-06-30, 02:20
I made some back plate turbo switches and they work great. I just drilled a hole in these back plate covers and attached the switches. Later I modified some case power switch wires and screwed them into the turbo switch. I finished them off with a little solder so they would not come loose. You can …
Re: 486dx4-100 vs. AMD 5x86-133 on LS-486 with SB AWE64
Posted on 2019-06-30, 02:02
This computer works great ! I made some turbo switches this weekend and I put one into this computer With turbo turned on I can slow down the computer to 66mhz. In combination with “Setmul” utility and disabling L1 cache I can slow down the computer to 386sx-25mhz. Or maybe even less. I don’t know …
Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)
Posted on 2019-06-29, 17:00
Fresh fruit from California. Peaches, Plums, and Apricots. Silicon Valley was first full of fruit tree orchards and vegetable fields before it became a tech mega center. There are still allot of fruit tree and vegetable fields in surrounding counties. There is nothing like eating fresh crisp ripe …
Re: Laptops for DOS gaming
Posted on 2019-06-29, 15:58
I have some Apple Macbook PCC laptops, Toshiba Satellite, IBM 380 Thinkpads, and Sony PCG Vaio laptops. I really like the Macbook and Sony Vaio for there large and clear displays. Fast CPU’s , lots of ram, and large fast hard-drive’s. Easy to repair and upgrade. I put HGST 7200 RPM 80gb hard drives …
Re: Best (Super) Socket 7 motherboard?
Posted on 2019-06-29, 14:48
Nothing has changed since the 90s -> the Best SS7 motherboard is FIC VA-503+ :D Yes, I have 2 of these and they work great. They have a 5.5 multiplier so you can have an AMD 5x86-133-P75 over clocked to 550mhz. 1mb of cache and up to 512mb. of ram. 2x AGP support. USB supports USB-3.0 thumb-drives …
Re: What's the nastiest thing you caught from a retro PC/Part?
Posted on 2019-06-29, 14:33
I purchase a Macintosh Classic 2 in an original box but the box had been invaded by a mouse that left droppings in the box and some sun flower seeds. But usually, just dust and dirt and sticky mystery stuff like gum or candy residue. What I really hate is handling old motherboards, and PC Cards with …
Re: 486dx4-100 vs. AMD 5x86-133 on LS-486 with SB AWE64
Posted on 2019-06-29, 13:50
I really like this DOS boot menu provided by Phil’s computer lab. It is very convenient and works great.
Re: IBM PS/1 - Consultant 2133-G50 upgrade questions.
Posted on 2019-06-29, 00:06
Just be careful. That overdrive cpu is 3v. I think the "487SX" was 5v. not quite sure,but this is the video i watched. dx20dp66 l5200714 sz933 https://youtu.be/Eodr8IEIsmk?t=150 Yeah, The one I recommend is a 5v. that actually runs at 66mhz. http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/80486u/Intel-ODP486DX-33. …
Re: IBM PS/1 - Consultant 2133-G50 upgrade questions.
Posted on 2019-06-28, 22:30
I have the same PS/1 I added an Intel overdrive CPU but I should have added this one. It will actually turn your 25mhz computer into a 66mhz computer. See it has an extra pin in the center for a total of 168 pins. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Overdrive-CPU-ODP486dx-33-SZ802-Vintage-Gold/ …
Re: USB front connector in socket A ?
Posted on 2019-06-28, 16:00
Yes, dremel the plug or just break it off that plugged up pin with a paper clip.
Re: USB front connector in socket A ?
Posted on 2019-06-28, 14:51
Pins No-pin and NC are not needed. if pin #1 is the blocked pin. Then the row behind it is black then green then white and red at the end. row #1 = Not needed / omit row #2 ground - black row #3 +data - green row #4 -data - white row #5 - red - vcc / 5v. Look at example #2 and AC97.
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