Re: 8k
Posted on 2021-06-19, 15:54
First Gen 8k sets are on clearance but the clearance price is still high and I don’t need an 80” set
Re: Leak of Windows 11
Posted on 2021-06-16, 20:50
Should have called it Windows 9 Or IX Fill in the continuity
Re: Voodoo 1 with a 16-bit ISA VGA card? Dolch LPAC-486.
Posted on 2021-06-16, 16:37
Something I’ve never understood Why couldn’t Voodoo cards send /receive the picture over the feature connector?
Re: Moderator violating Community Standards
Posted on 2021-06-15, 13:57
Gosh this is like a courtroom drama, may I approach the bench? I know this is just hearsay and will be stricken from the record but I've never had a problem with the mods here. They are sometimes heavy handed with BS posts, reactions, memes, humor Although minorly irritating on occasion it’s their …
Re: Why are 8-bit Chips Rectangular?
Posted on 2021-06-13, 03:45
Ribbon style manufacturing gives you flat pins on the edge of the chip Cheap easy but likely not dense enough when pin counts gets into the hundreds
Re: PC Chips 286 M216 Motherboard
Posted on 2021-06-13, 00:41
maxtherabbit wrote on 2021-06-13, 00:37: Yet it's only 20MHz... And 53ns The Computer Shopper always listed 50ns ram at astronomical prices as well So yes it existed in the day but as stated 1991 hit 50ns was invented and after that literally no one cared about zero wait states or memory speeds
Re: PC Chips 286 M216 Motherboard
Posted on 2021-06-13, 00:33
I can clearly show you many period advertisements advertising 0 wait states 45-56ns system memory in their mid-range to upper range offerings with all sorts of cpus. Can you, please? Because I certainly have seen them for up to 20MHz processor clocks, but not beyond Neither have I. Nor have I seen …
Re: PC Chips 286 M216 Motherboard
Posted on 2021-06-12, 02:07
No, it's just that there are no 30pin modules that were produced at an officially rated 50ns (or faster) speed. Above statement is false I can clearly show you many period advertisements advertising 0 wait states 45-56ns system memory in their mid-range to upper range offerings with all sorts of …
Re: HP 386 motherboard and what to do with it.
Posted on 2021-06-11, 17:31
That’s one big MF’r fit for a full size AT case If you can sort out the voltages needed for the PSU, I doubt it would be hard to hard wire My concern would be if it has “soft power” or wires the power switch through the header which may be problematic Good luck
Re: 386SX pin-compatible upgrades
Posted on 2021-06-10, 22:47
maxtherabbit wrote on 2021-06-10, 22:28: maybe try overclocking the sx16 to 20 or 25 before you go to all the effort to yank it? I had a small 40mhz board with an sx16 onboard, just had to peel a sticker to see the real chip
Re: EISA->PCI adapter or EISA CF card?
Posted on 2021-06-09, 03:41
I would imagine they were throwing whatever parts they had in the bins on the boards and shipping them. Could be a result of PC “recycling “ or reclamation In some foreign places if there is a penny to be made they will reuse it, lots of strange things like Pentium mmx300mhz come about this way
Re: Fastest pc you have win98 on? (besides emulation)
Posted on 2021-06-04, 18:51
PII 366 mobile- That is the I heard it existed but never have seen one category Between Intel and AMD 366mhz has to be the least common clocking 333/350/400 common
Re: Windows 2.0 floppy version
Posted on 2021-06-04, 14:18
My retail copy of Windows 2.03 could do this! However, not sure anyomore if I used a 720KB disk or an 1.44MB disk. Sorry! :sad: Windows 1 could install to a dual 360kb setup (and you needed both disks and drives unless you enjoy floppy swapping a lot) Windows 2 I don’t remember how large of floppy …
Re: Do these Core 2 Quad CPU models exist at all?
Posted on 2021-06-04, 02:53
Miphee wrote on 2021-06-03, 12:45: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400 What a pointless CPU
Re: Windows 2.0 floppy version
Posted on 2021-06-04, 02:47
It’s best to install to a hard drive then copy windows over to a floppy 1.44mb is best
Re: Movies for a 486 computer ?
Posted on 2021-06-03, 00:30
Nah, 5x86 won't quite do it, software MPEG 1 decoding is cycle thirsty, software only needs P133, any hardware codec help helps though, even SiS6326 PCI cards will enable it, if you get the right drivers. My 5x86 came with a 1mb pci graphics card and XINGMPEG player, I don’t remember any issues and …
Re: Movies for a 486 computer ?
Posted on 2021-06-02, 23:10
My 486dx2 had some long 320x200 AVIs included with one of the demo CDs, seems like they played just fine in full screen I wouldn’t call them movies per se but they had music and “impressive 3D computer graphics” (in a video) Video CDs should be playable especially on a 5x86 with a decent svga card
Re: I have a 486SX to play some games and I'm lost about drivers and other things
Posted on 2021-06-01, 20:02
Not to be odd man out but the 486sx25 is literally the only cpu that requires an overclock no one built an SX25 in the day and didn’t overclock. If you have a cache less 486 motherboard and want a small speed boost overclock the FSB to 33mhz, if your not worried about loosing data? Try 40mhz or even …
Re: The worst motherboards you have had to work with
Posted on 2021-05-29, 18:17
I had owned 3 different PCCHIPS SIS 730 Motherboards The Rev 1.6 was the best despite only working with old Duron Chips The REV 5 was OK but less stable and good with the Duron 1200 I had The Rev 7 I wanted to use a 200mhz FSB 2ghz Athlon from a laptop and the board finally had official 266mhz FSB …
Re: Windows 3.x EGA Drivers
Posted on 2021-05-29, 18:09
There is a 4 color Tandy driver Primary + black if memory serves Trouble is just the act of rewriting a driver to fit that memory structure
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