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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Re: Gateway 2000 486dx-33 Restoration

Posted on 2018-05-19, 04:16

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by Intel486dx33

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I just purchased some VLB controller cards and some Promise IDE-Max controller cards. Also some 500mb hard-drives for very little money. For about $250ea. I am going to have two very good 486 computers that I wish I would have had back in 1993. My first 486dx-33 computer with 4mb ram and 120mb …

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Re: Gateway 2000 486dx-33 Restoration

Posted on 2018-05-18, 14:50

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by Intel486dx33

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I just purchased some Sound Blaster AWE64 ISA cards for these Gateway 2000's. Works with DOS thru Win-10

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Re: Help me pick parts for 486dx4

Posted on 2018-05-18, 14:43

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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: 486 Cache size and speed questions

Posted on 2018-05-18, 05:41

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by Intel486dx33

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I am curious about something, did some research but so far can't find concrete evidence What difference does the cache size make with a 486 128KB vs 256KB 256KB vs 512KB 512KB vs 1MB and what difference does cache speed make 20NS vs 15NS 15NS vs 12NS do they make any performance difference for DOS …

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Re: Help me pick parts for 486dx4

Posted on 2018-05-18, 04:35

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by Intel486dx33

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You can change the cache settings in the bios to slow down the computer also there are some programs available to slow down the CPU for playing old games.

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