Tests showed that versions 1.oP 1.0U 1.018 all show "Divide overflow" error

I will try GOG version of SQ3 from 1+2+3 bundle, AFAIK it contains newer version.

Looks like there were 4 versions of game released: 1.0P, 1.0U, 1.018 and 1.052, according to http://sciwiki.sierrahelp.com/index.php?title … tes_of_Pestulon Mine is 1.0P, from three 720KB 3.25 diskettes release, with black and white INSTALL.EXE version

Hi! What are your full system specs? CPU: Intel 80286-12 MB: Deico PC-286i (https://arvutimuuseum.ee/th99/m/C-D/30611.htm) 4 Mb RAM Sound: Sound Blaster 2.0 CT1350B (hangs when using speaker (STD.DRV) in-game too, so not a culprit) Video: PARADISE PEGA2A EGA Also motherboard battery is replaced …

Hello all! Have you ever encountered strange bug in SQ3, error "Divide overflow" appearts in upper left corner and game hangs completely? AFAIK 286 PC is withing recommended specs for this game. This error appears when Sierra logo starts to appear on the screen after launch. There is a workaroung …

Thanks everybody for your help! I see now that DX motherboards are indeed rare. Will look for 'classic' mbs that are available (will be assembling 486-era PC some time later, so additional versatility would be an overkill, but thanks for detailed explanation!) As for CPU/FPU, I have one restriction …

Hi guys! I'd like to build 386 machine from scratch, can you advise me, what motherboard should I be searching for? I've had 386SX back in the days (1993-1997 I think), now I want something more powerful :) I want to install fastest Intel 386DX (is it 33 mhz? A80386DX-33?) and Intel FPU (also 33 mhz …

Hello guys, I need some advice from you/ So today I got old IBM CGA video card by mail and wanted to check it in my 8086 machine. Upon power up, one of the capacitors blew up! 4.jpg Back of the board: 3.jpg This is one of the three-legged tantalum capacitors that were popular back in the day, right? …

Some chipsets that come to mind are Headland's HT12 & GC101A-PC chipsets, VLSI's VL82C10x , UMC's UM82C206 & Suntac's ST62c2xx chipsets. What about G2 (or later Headland) GC102 chipsets? Are those normal?

Hi all! I want to assemble a 286 machine and I need some advice from you guys. What 286 motherboards are considered better than others? What models should I look for? AFAIK there were motherboards with SIMM slots, were they more or less common? Should I try to buy one? Were there models with CR-2032 …

Ended up buying ECS P5SV-B rev 2.0 motherboard on SiS 5571 chipset in very good condition. While in transit, somehow keyboard port fuse got broken, so the keyboard wouldnt work. Not sure what caused this, the fuse itself looks good. Good thing this can be fixed easy. It came with Pentium MMX 200, …

what motherboard was in the Pentium 100 PC that just failed today? it was on i430VX chipset The fastest non-MMX P54CS will run on any So7 board. Not So5 (without modification) as it needs the second multiplier pin for 3x multiplier. So that gives you a lower limit. As for the the upper limit, you …

Hello guys! Some help needed with choosing Socket 7 motherboards. My old Pentium 100 MB died today, fixing it would take some time, so I decided to purchase something new from the same era. Read some info, now kinda confused. Don't want to go too high to MMX/Pentium Pro/PII era. I want to be able to …