Re: Pentium 133 DOS gamer dream machine (1995 ).

Posted on 2020-06-06, 16:08

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by waterbeesje

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Just a silly question: what's with the 5,35 floppy disk drive? For around 1995 it was already quite obsolete I thought? Ok, I do have one in my K6-3+ machine as well for backward compatibility with XT systems in case I cannot find my laplink cable... Is this the case with you too? That’s the thing …

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Re: Pentium 133 DOS gamer dream machine (1995 ).

Posted on 2020-06-06, 13:04

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by waterbeesje

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Just a silly question: what's with the 5.25 floppy disk drive? For around 1995 it was already quite obsolete I thought? Ok, I do have one in my K6-3+ machine as well for backward compatibility with XT systems in case I cannot find my laplink cable... Is this the case with you too?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-06, 09:44

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by waterbeesje

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computerguy08 wrote on 2020-06-06, 07:42: I got all of this for 10€ today. 20200606_102743.jpg Nice find! For you know if they are working?

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IBM Aptiva 2137 - IBM theme files found!

Posted on 2020-06-05, 20:51

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by waterbeesje

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For a little while I own an IBM 2137, E60 to be exactly. After getting it, the system would not boot to its hard drive, but not weird sounds and detected well in BIOS. Took it out and set It aside because it is said to be a slug. Now I decided to check what's wrong with it, attached it and the boot …

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Re: ATX to AT PSU requirements for AT Socket 7 with Pentium MMX 200 MHz???

Posted on 2020-06-04, 19:13

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by waterbeesje

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Have you thought about the power switch? When using a regular ATX case you need a different switch to keep the computer on as the normal ones only make contact when actually pushed and don't connect when released. AT power switch stays on when you push the button. (Sorry, what did you call or in …

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Re: finding a working IDE DVD drive

Posted on 2020-06-04, 14:38

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by waterbeesje

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What I usually do may not be the most desirable way, but I have not had any problems with it: Create an ISO file or cue/bin and copy to a compactflash card on the modern computer. Then on the old one I mount it with Daemon tools and rely fully on the image. The audio is translated to digital by …

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Re: What is your oldest working Brand name computer ? - ( Challenge ).

Posted on 2020-06-03, 21:46

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by waterbeesje

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Does my Multitech MPF-PC count? It's basically an IBM PC clone (with wide ISA slot layout), date 1984. Specs: D8088, 256kB RAM, 5,25" 360kB FDD, CGA, DTC 5150BX 2, Shugart 712 HDD. Original keyboard and Monochrome screen Turns on but can't boot from dos floppy as firmware asks for a DIOS boot file …

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Re: Questions for an early 1995 Pentium config

Posted on 2020-06-03, 20:10

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by waterbeesje

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(...) Also I've seen some very early Pentium board still having those Dallas (?) battery I don't even want to see after the time I spent years ago trying to replace it internally.. I don't even want to remember the effort trying that.. Those Dallas clocks are not that hard to modify and mount a …

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Re: Questions for an early 1995 Pentium config

Posted on 2020-06-02, 13:58

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by waterbeesje

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IT really depends on what your expectations are. For a higher end Pentium I'd get myself a P100 or even 133 if the motherboard support it. The higher bus speed would complement the graphics card. For a more basic system based on your P75 I'd get a S3 trio or 864, with just 1 or 2MB. Still good, not …

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Mitac MSC-242 Isa motherboard manual / jumper settings?

Posted on 2020-06-02, 10:05

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by waterbeesje

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Yesterday I collected some interesting stuff. This included a Mitac MSC-242 industrial processor board. The seller told me it was a working system pull about 8 years ago, so it should work. It's got a DX/2-66 installed according to a sticker on the bottom of the processor. And a Dallas clock of …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-06-01, 23:03

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by waterbeesje

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I've got my stuff! And it is even more interesting than I hoped for :) For starters: a DX/2-66 processor board, full cache and no ram. Next up: a Cognex VM16 video mixer, whatever that is, connected to a ISA sraphics cars with S3 928! And some drives the seller didn't know anything about. Among …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-31, 10:43

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by waterbeesje

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Just have bought some nice stuff: - unknown isa processor board, with CPU and without ram. Looks like it might be socket 3, but it's totally unknown - Some kind of ISA graphics card with early tuner (or something that looks like a tuner), connected by the feature connector - some fairly late 486 …

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Re: Fascination with the lowest end hardware from a given class

Posted on 2020-05-30, 13:38

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by waterbeesje

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The underdogs do get my attention, but not exclusively. With XT I'm spoiled: most of them already run at 8 or 10MHz with full blown 640kB RAM. Some have MFM/RLL drives, some XTA, some property ones, but with exception of my Model 30s they are fairly fast for their generation. I have this nice little …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2020-05-28, 22:30

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by waterbeesje

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Not exactly today, bit a nice find anyway. Sometimes I get some mystery boxes with war other people call old computer junk, knowing it may or may not contain some interesting stuff. Often I don't go thru all stuff at once, off I find something interesting I'll get that running first. One of these …

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Re: IBM Aptiva - which graphics card?

Posted on 2020-05-28, 21:45

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by waterbeesje

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I've made my decision, and restored the system to its original condition. K6-233 with 32MB SDRAM. Only the 4GB hard disk is still present and the compactflash adapter. Running the 3Dmark 99 tests gives me an amazing 120 3Dmarks and 1274 CPU marks. Been watching a slide show... So I put in my Diamond …

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Re: 8087-2 at 10MHz?

Posted on 2020-05-28, 11:58

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by waterbeesje

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The photos were not too clear, but it looked like they are all dated 1984, so it'll probably would work I guess. To prevent overheating I could install a little heat sink in top and hope the case just ventilates enough to help keeping temperatures below critical. At least for the 8MHz computers. For …

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8087-2 at 10MHz?

Posted on 2020-05-27, 19:53

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by waterbeesje

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In my collection I have a few XT class computers running the 8088 or 8086 processor. All without 8087... for now. 3 times IBM model 30; 8086 at 8MHz Multitech MPF-PC; 8088 at 4.77MHz Philips P3105; V20 at 8MHz Philips P3120; 8088 at 10MHz Tulip PC Compact 2; 8088 at 10MHz a working Turbo XT board …

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Re: ALG2228A with issues?

Posted on 2020-05-26, 15:02

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by waterbeesje

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Indeed we both have a Tweakers account (just looked It up), but that is not where I got it (Marktplasts actually). The problem seems to be the same kind, but it is definately another card: mind does not have dip switches :) It looks like mine has got a bad repair at the main chip, and I suspect that …

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Re: The Ultimate Hardware 2019 project- a new, modern TH99

Posted on 2020-05-25, 21:32

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by waterbeesje

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What I really was after with addition of these capabilities was this. On my local trading website I come across a nice Pentium motherboard. Not too much details but there is a brand and model number. The more details I get, the more sure I am I have the parts to make it work. When these are not …

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Re: Tell us about your 3DFX collection

Posted on 2020-05-25, 16:44

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by waterbeesje

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Poor me... 1x Diamond Monster voodoo 1 1x CT 3D blaster voodoo 2, might not be working 1x nameless voodoo 3 3000 AGP confirmed to boot into DOS and runs DOS benchmarks... Still have to put out into my K6-3 machine. Most of my machines can't handle a 3DFX card, because they lack AGP and PCI and run …

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