Re: Installing an SBC onto an AT Motherboard?

Posted on 2020-11-28, 00:46

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by AngieAndretti

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I've searched eBay for an Amiga 4000 from time to time, but they seem to have become very rare and extremely expensive... and that's coming from someone who just dropped $450 on a 35-year-old IBM PC 😀 ... but yes, I'd love to have one some day!

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Re: Help w/ RAM Upgrade for IBM 5170 (AT 286) PC?

Posted on 2020-11-28, 00:39

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by AngieAndretti

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As promised, an update: The BRAT90 card worked like a dream! Used the BocaRAM AT Plus driver as suggested and it was delightfully seamless! I haven't received the four matching SIMMs I mentioned yet (hopefully soon) but I borrowed a couple of 3-chip 1MB SIMMs from an old SoundBlaster card - and …

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What are your Favorite Games for a 286 platform?

Posted on 2020-11-28, 00:31

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by AngieAndretti

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I recently purchased a classic IBM 5170 PC (8HMz 286 w/ 640KB+4MB RAM, VGA, SoundBlaster) and I'd like to put together a nice collection of games for it - but I haven't done much gaming on a platform this old before so I'd like some suggestions on the best games you guys remember playing that would …

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Re: Help w/ RAM Upgrade for IBM 5170 (AT 286) PC?

Posted on 2020-11-19, 18:31

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by AngieAndretti

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I purchased the BRAT90 and a set of four 1MB 9-chip 30-pin SIMMs. Thanks for the help. I'll let you know how it goes once it arrives and I play with it 😀

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Re: Help w/ RAM Upgrade for IBM 5170 (AT 286) PC?

Posted on 2020-11-19, 10:29

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by AngieAndretti

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I'm with you on them being overpriced, but the only cheap options I found on eBay are 8-bit cards like the 6-packs. If there's some place else I should be looking, do tell. However if you're suggesting I just wait until a better deal comes along, meh, I'm impatient. This is what I do to amuse myself …

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Re: Help w/ RAM Upgrade for IBM 5170 (AT 286) PC?

Posted on 2020-11-19, 01:07

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by AngieAndretti

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What about the first item I listed? I'm really leaning toward purchasing the first one right now - unless someone here knows that it won't do what I want. I like the BocaRAM boards too but the first item I listed will (if it works) give me 4mb in one clean shot and that seller will let me send it …

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Help w/ RAM Upgrade for IBM 5170 (AT 286) PC?

Posted on 2020-11-18, 20:34

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by AngieAndretti

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I just received an IBM 5170 AT-class 286 PC! Retro PC's have become my hobby and I'm pretty fluent in everything 386-present but this 5170 is pushing my horizons a bit, so I could use a little advice. My 5170 has 512KB base memory onboard - and that's it. The seller also included a loose "Maximizer …

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Re: Installing an SBC onto an AT Motherboard?

Posted on 2020-11-11, 00:29

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by AngieAndretti

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Thanks a lot for the replies so far guys!! cyclone3d, Yes turning the old mobo into a passive backplane is exactly what this experiment is about - that would be the goal. Regarding the specific SBC I linked, I agree it may not be the ideal candidate but I wanted to link something specific to help …

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Installing an SBC onto an AT Motherboard?

Posted on 2020-11-10, 18:07

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by AngieAndretti

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I can't find an answer to this via Google so it may be a stupid question but I'll ask anyway: Is it possible to plug an ISA single-board computer into a regular old AT motherboard instead of plugging into a true backplane? For example, let's say I have an IBM 5170 motherboard. Could I plug in a 386 …

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Creative CT3600: CT-Voice Driver

Posted on 2020-10-18, 11:51

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by AngieAndretti

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Does anyone know what CT-VOICE driver works with the Creative CT3600 card? I have a DOS-based game (Galaga 94) that requires it for digital sound, and I was able to get the game working on my other PC (w/ CT3670) using the SoundBlaster 16 CT-VOICE driver but that same driver produces no sound on the …

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Re: RetroBrite Past the point of "original whiteness?" Suggestions?

Posted on 2020-09-26, 20:18

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by AngieAndretti

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Well here's the result - The drive has been painted. If anyone's curious, the product used is Rustoleum Painter's Touch Smokey Beige. Recipient says he's happy with it.

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Re: RetroBrite Past the point of "original whiteness?" Suggestions?

Posted on 2020-09-23, 13:15

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by AngieAndretti

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I would paint the ODD, the 3.5" FDD and the blankingplate the same colour as the 5.25" FDD. Maby the buttons would get painted too. Everything in pure white would just look weird (imho!). I wouldn't mind that option myself, but he really wants everything to match the case so that's what I'm going …

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RetroBrite Past the point of "original whiteness?" Suggestions?

Posted on 2020-09-22, 20:09

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by AngieAndretti

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I'm nearing completion of my latest Retro PC build: Super Socket 7 AMD K6-2+ 550 w/ Voodoo3-3000 AGP and AWE32 OPL3 sound. We have a front-mounted CD/DVD drive as well as 5.25" and 3.5" floppy drives. Problem is the person I'm building this for saw it and commented "man it's just a shame that one …

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Re: K6-2/3+ Success on Asus P5A 1.06 - simple mod

Posted on 2020-08-29, 04:32

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by AngieAndretti

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Will this work with other CPUs? Like if I dropped a Pentium 100 in there what would happen? If my understanding of what he's doing with the mod is correct, it should still work with a Pentium CPU. Now if you modify the VRM to access the lower voltage-range as discussed later on, that's another …

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Re: "San Francisco Rush The Rock Alcatraz Edition" PC Port on Voodoo2 SLI?

Posted on 2020-08-28, 23:07

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by AngieAndretti

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Yeah, textures are supposed to break like that on Voodoo2. It's a banshee exclusive game for a reason :) Yes I understand that it's not SUPPOSED to work. I'm asking how, if possible, to get around that :) LGR recently did a youtube video showing it working on Voodoo3. The crack does, hypothetically …

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"San Francisco Rush The Rock Alcatraz Edition" PC Port on Voodoo2 SLI?

Posted on 2020-08-28, 01:00

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by AngieAndretti

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Does anyone have experience with the old PC port of "San Francisco Rush The Rock Alcatraz Edition" which was originally released to run only on the Quantum3D-branded Voodoo Banshee? The checks for video card model were later patched-out by a cracker, resulting in a game that could supposedly be …

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Re: AWE32: Stop soundfont from auto-loading at Win98 boot?

Posted on 2020-06-04, 09:17

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by AngieAndretti

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What about renaming the file of the large sound font with a line in autoexec.bat and rename it back with a script after the loading of Windows? I like that idea too! Of course there are currently fifteen potential soundfonts in my collection to choose from, so it's not quite that simple but after a …

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Re: AWE32: Stop soundfont from auto-loading at Win98 boot?

Posted on 2020-06-03, 16:25

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by AngieAndretti

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Maybe a scheduled task that applies the default values through a reg file . I tried something similar earlier today, adding a string to the Run folder in the registry: "regedit.exe /s c:\MIDI-Reset.reg" and it does apply the default value to the registry but TOO LATE. The setting gets read from the …

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AWE32: Stop soundfont from auto-loading at Win98 boot?

Posted on 2020-06-03, 14:39

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by AngieAndretti

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OS: Win98SE Sound Card: Creative CT3670 AWE32 ISA card Software: AWE32 Control (see attached awecp.jpg) Question: AWE Control allows us to load a sound font into the sound card's onboard memory, which affects (improves) the way many games sound. The problem I'm having is that it also saves this …

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Is CANOPUS SPECTRA WF17 (GeForce4 MX460) 3.3v AGP2x Compatible

Posted on 2020-03-09, 18:41

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by AngieAndretti

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I'm considering picking up a Canopus Spectra WF17 as shown here: https://collection.batyra.pl/graphics/nvidia/wf17 for my Pentium III Retro PC. My motherboard is an Asus P2B-D w/ the famous Intel 440bx chipset and an early 3.3v AGP slot. I want to confirm that this particular card is compatible with …

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