Re: Best way to shutdown a 386/486 ?

Posted on 2019-10-05, 16:20

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by Intel486dx33

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I think you're supposed to press CTRL-ALT-DEL to flush the SMARTDRV cache before cutting the power. Is this what you mean? Well, My IBM PS/1 has a proprietary power switch and power supply. In Win3x the power switch does not work. So I can exit to IBM DOS menu and then select to go to DOS command …

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Re: IBM PS/1 Consultant 1993 with Sound blaster.

Posted on 2019-10-05, 16:01

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by Intel486dx33

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What is the best way to shut down this computer becasue it just goes in a loop. The IBM menu system makes this computer just go in a loop. When in Win3.1 I can exit to IBM DOS menu and then exit to command line DOS. But the power button will NOT work then. It just exits DOS back to Win3x. So what is …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2019-10-05, 15:56

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by Intel486dx33

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GigAHerZ wrote: Damn, where are those flea markets you guys can visit and get stuff from!? I went through 5 different goodwill-like places in my home town, and they are only selling clothes and shoes... You need to go to computer recycle centers.

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Best way to shutdown a 386/486 ?

Posted on 2019-10-05, 15:49

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by Intel486dx33

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I would like to know what is the best way to shutdown a 386 or 486 computer. I don’t want to ruin the hard drive, filesystem, software, OS , RAM, Cache , or Power supply. So what do you think is the best way to shut it down ( turn off ) ? I am running DOS 6.21 and Win3x. Is there a DOS program or …

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Re: Posts your Halloween Build

Posted on 2019-10-05, 15:26

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by Intel486dx33

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in Marvin \ System Specs

It’s that time again. Time to bring out the Halloween computer. Any suggestions on games, music, screen savers, components, etc. Just look at these Giant Pumpkin from Half moon bay. ( very close to Silicon Valley area ) Halloween is BIG in California.

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Re: Another IBM damaged!!

Posted on 2019-10-04, 22:57

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by Intel486dx33

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You could try to repair too. Some JB weld should fix the cracked bottom. As for the cover. Make a mold out of some clay to fit the broken piece, Then create some sort of mold from that piece. You can fill the mold with resin for a temporary piece. Then 3D scan the replacement for printing with a 3D …

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Re: Another IBM damaged!!

Posted on 2019-10-04, 22:38

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by Intel486dx33

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The problem is that nobody wants their box treated roughly, so everybody puts FRAGILE on their packages, even when they're not actually shipping anything fragile. I alway send a note with my eBay purchases. Hi, Thank you for the sale. Shippers in my area are very rough with boxed items. So please …

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Re: Nexgen - the Pentium killer - WIP

Posted on 2019-10-04, 22:19

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by Intel486dx33

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How much ram does this motherboard support and what type ? What about cache ? What OS’s are you going to use ?

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Re: Retro machines usefulness/connectivity thread

Posted on 2019-10-04, 19:54

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by Intel486dx33

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I just use them for playing old games.

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Re: Post your 'current' PC

Posted on 2019-10-04, 19:47

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by Intel486dx33

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Srandista wrote: Intel486dx33: First of all, iPad isn't PC... And second, we really don't care about it... Video: https://youtu.be/llZys3xg6sU

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Re: Posting Challenge-Oldest Browser, OS and hardware.

Posted on 2019-10-04, 19:38

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by Intel486dx33

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Time Period: 1993-1995 Specs: Motherboard - PCchips 918i ( Socket-3 ) Chipset - ALI CPU - AMD5x86-133 P75(ADW) OverClocked @ 160mhz. Cache - 256kb. RAM - 64mb EDO Graphics - Number9 ( S3 Vision 968 chip ) PCI. Audio - Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum PAS16P. Network - Netgear FA310 PCI ( Digital Chip …

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Re: Using IDE on SB16

Posted on 2019-10-04, 19:29

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by Intel486dx33

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So I'm trying to put the finishing touches on what will end up being my first "from scratch" 486, and one of the very last things I need to do is to get a CD drive installed and working. Since my mainboard doesn't have onboard IDE/floppy connectors, everything has to go through controller cards, …

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Re: Need opinion. HP Vectra 486/66

Posted on 2019-10-04, 19:26

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by Intel486dx33

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

From what I remember these have noisy Seagate hard drives. Other than that they are nice desktops.

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Re: Another IBM damaged!!

Posted on 2019-10-04, 19:23

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by Intel486dx33

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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Another reason why I went with the IBM PS/1 over the PS/2. PS/1 Pros: Metal case ISA slots Easily upgradeable. Non proprietary hardware CR2032 Coin battery PS/2 cons: Plastic case MCA slots Really Hard to find sound cards for MCA Proprietary hardware Nicad Battery leaks known to destroy motherboards …

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Re: Post your 'current' PC

Posted on 2019-10-04, 19:16

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by Intel486dx33

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My everyday driver. ( Base model iPad with keyboard ) I loath the MS-Windows computer. I only use my Macs or Windows computers when I absolutely have to.

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Re: IBM PS/1 Consultant 1993 with Sound blaster.

Posted on 2019-10-04, 19:05

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by Intel486dx33

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Between 1992-1995 IBMs were a serious ripoff. They still pretended their machines were relevant and charged twice as the competition for basically the same thing. Goodness only 50%. From previous posts by other members here you would've thought 486s were dropped as soon as the P60s were released …

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2019-10-04, 12:24

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by Intel486dx33

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Today I had my first twinkie. Our local supermarket has got a new American sweets aisle! It was a box of 10 for £5!!!!! https://i.imgur.com/IlQ2sImh.jpg They're not that great. The cream has a weird aftertaste or something. Hostess Twinkies today taste nothing like the ones 20 years ago. Hostess …

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Re: Best way to copy CDROM to Hard-drive ?

Posted on 2019-10-04, 12:20

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by Intel486dx33

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Okay, I used the following command “xcopy e:\*.* s/e/ c:” That copied everything on the CDROM disk to the hard-drive including subdirectories and empty directories. Worked great.

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Re: Best way to copy CDROM to Hard-drive ?

Posted on 2019-10-03, 15:57

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by Intel486dx33

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I don’t want to remove the drive from the case as it is bolted in and difficult to remove. Is there a DOS command I can use to copy all these files at once from cdrom to hard drive ?

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Re: Best way to copy CDROM to Hard-drive ?

Posted on 2019-10-03, 07:43

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by Intel486dx33

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Here is what is on the CD. I want to boot off a DOS 6.21 boot disk and run a command to copy all the files to the hard-drive. But I need the best way to do this without changing any of the original file directories and attribs. What is the best way to do this ?

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