Re: Win 98se vs. ME vs. Win 2000 vs. XP

Posted on 2018-05-30, 19:02

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by Intel486dx33

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You'd be better off with a Pentium 4 motherboard, one that still has ISA slots, or maybe Socket A with ISA, and Windows XP. Okay, Yeah I found this AMD Socket A board that supports up to 1200ghz Athlon CPU. Or I can choose a Intel BX 440 Mobo Socket 370 that Supports 1.4ghz. P3 Tualatin CPU. P4 …

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Re: Win 98se vs. ME vs. Win 2000 vs. XP

Posted on 2018-05-30, 16:37

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by Intel486dx33

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Since I want to use Terratec cards with ISA and PCI it looks like I am stuck with a P3 1ghz mobo running Win98se or ME or Win2000 Which OS do you think is best out of these ?

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Re: LGA 775 Motherboards with AGP Slots

Posted on 2018-05-30, 16:19

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by Intel486dx33

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Newegg has some of these ASRock G41C-GS R2.0 LGA 775 Intel G41 + ICH7 Intel Motherboard for - $65 or this one has AGP. ASRock 775I65G R3.0 LGA 775 Intel 865G + ICH5 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - $50 http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=291286875270&category=1244&pm=1&ds …

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Win 98se vs. ME vs. Win 2000 vs. XP

Posted on 2018-05-30, 16:16

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by Intel486dx33

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Which supports Sata drives and which is bests for Gaming ? I want to build a 775 Core-2-Quad gaming computer and install Win 98 , ME or 2000 with Sata drive support. Or should I just use an IDE to Compact flash adapter ? What about an SSD ? I want to make it a Media computer with Terratec Audio …

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 Clones

Posted on 2018-05-30, 07:37

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by Intel486dx33

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What about the Terratec ewx 24/96 24-bit ? Any good ? Where is the best place to buy Terratec cards ?

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 Clones

Posted on 2018-05-30, 07:21

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by Intel486dx33

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This week I received a Terratec Maestro 32 (2nd edition) ISA Sound Card. This card is also WSS compatible. But my favorite games don't support WSS, I am talking about Tie-Fighter / System Shock etc. I tried swapping System Shocks miles drivers with unreliable success. Normally I thought SB-Pro mode …

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Re: Sound cards for 486DX4-100 system?

Posted on 2018-05-30, 06:57

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by Intel486dx33

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Ok, so how about this: Turtle Beach Tropez Plus Sound Blaster Pro 1 (for dual OPL2 fun) PAS16 - Logitech version with no drive controller. Music Quest MPU-401 for some nice intelligent mode MT-32 support. Aztech I38-MMSD802 Should I replace one of these with an Ensoniq S-2000 or maybe with …

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Re: IBM 380 Win-95b Networking NOT working.

Posted on 2018-05-29, 19:17

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by Intel486dx33

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What is PCMCIA card services in device manager ? What driver is needed? I could not find a driver for this.

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Re: Looking for decent win98/DOS PCI soundcard.

Posted on 2018-05-29, 19:10

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by Intel486dx33

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Hello , Iam building 98’ PC with Super Socket 7 k6-2 500 however my base which is Compaq Presario 7479 has only PCI slots and some integrated ESS allegro 1, I was thinking about SB Live SB0100 since they are quite common in place I live , and I wanted to ask what are your opinions :) Any help is …

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Re: IBM 380 Win-95b Networking NOT working.

Posted on 2018-05-29, 17:00

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by Intel486dx33

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I have not checked the NET.INF listing yet. How would I be able to reinstall all those networking files ? Here are some photos of my Networking situation. The Problem could be Missing PCMCIA card services driver in Device manager ? Or Missing networking files or services ?

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IBM 380 Win-95b Networking NOT working.

Posted on 2018-05-29, 09:15

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by Intel486dx33

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Hello, I have an IBM Thinkpad 380 that I am having trouble getting the networking to work. It has the original installation of Win-95b and I don't want to reinstall the OS because it has allot of original setup programs and demo videos on it. I made backups of all the IBM programs just in case I …

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Re: Game Recommendation for my 486dx 50Mhz.

Posted on 2018-05-24, 19:02

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by Intel486dx33

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Access: -Amazon Guardians Of Eden -Countdown -Martian Memorandum -Mean Streets Accolade: -Les Manley In: Search For The King -Les Manley In: Lost In L.A. Adventuresoft: -Simon The Sorcerer 1 -Simon The Sorcerer 2 Core Design: -Curse Of Enchantia -KGB (Conspiracy) -Universe Dynabyte: -Nippon Safes, …

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Windows 3.11 Long File name patch ?

Posted on 2018-05-24, 12:34

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by Intel486dx33

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Hello, I just built a Windows 3.11 486 computer. I have Windows 3.11 for Work groups installed. However I do not know how to fix the Long file name listing in File explorer. The file names are limited to 8 characters and appear like this shortfil~ Network~ Creativ~

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Re: Gateway 2000 486dx-33 Restoration

Posted on 2018-05-24, 00:37

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by Intel486dx33

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Update: I have been able to get only one of my Gateway 2000 486 to work. I had to use these parts: OEM computer Gateway 2000 486dx-33 Diamond Audio card with IDE controller for CDROM. 3com 3C509 ISA Network card. Original VGA WDC graphics card. I have this computer loaded with DOS 6.22 and Win 3.11 …

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Re: Gateway 2000 486dx-33 Restoration

Posted on 2018-05-23, 21:29

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by Intel486dx33

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Okay, I have all the parts in but I am finding out that this Gateway 2000 bios is a pain to work with. I am having trouble trying to get hard-drives to work with this bios. Work in Progress.

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Re: Help me pick parts for 486dx4

Posted on 2018-05-23, 21:25

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by Intel486dx33

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I have found out that it is really more trouble than it is worth trying to build a 486 computer with todays used parts. It's hard to find good parts and it is a gamble to buy used parts. It is much easier, reliable and less expensive to build a DOS computer with modern parts like many You-tubers …

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Re: Any Thinkpad lovers here?

Posted on 2018-05-22, 12:32

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by Intel486dx33

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Despite the fact tat there are Thinkpad specific forums there are quite some around here. I have quite some in my collection like 755c, 600x, 600e, X21, T23, T40p, T60,T60p, X61, W510 I bought a use 755c as a collectible but it had a bad display ribbon cable so the display had lines going through …

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Re: Help me pick parts for 486dx4

Posted on 2018-05-20, 17:38

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by Intel486dx33

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Search eBay for IBM Thinkpad 380 laptop. They sell for about $100 and IBM offers drivers in DOS/3x/NT351/NT4/95/98 They come with 1st gen pentium CPU 166-233mhz, 3gb Hard-drive and supports up to 64mb of ram. Here is a video on how easy it is to fix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWGOLO5HTDs RAM …

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Re: Help me pick parts for 486dx4

Posted on 2018-05-19, 04:26

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by Intel486dx33

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I have few slot 1 builds but they arent very nostalgic for me thats the main reason for me to build one with 486 instead If you want Silicon Valley then get an IBM pre-built 486dx and upgrade the CPU to dx-100 Gateway 2000 486 also has a Turbo button. Or an HP 486 Dell 486 if you can find one. I …

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Re: Help me pick parts for 486dx4

Posted on 2018-05-19, 04:20

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by Intel486dx33

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Don't be shy of building a vlb system. Check ebay and other local vendors for vlb cards, cirrus logic 5428 will serve you beautifully as a starter and they are generally pretty cheap. If you want the most power for the buck look for a board that can run an AM5x86 133 and see if you can run it at …

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