Reply 51940 of 52983, by BitWrangler
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rkurbatov wrote on 2024-02-25, 22:07:I don't know why, but I bought that strange 486 early board with ISA ports only. Soyo SY 020C. And 486 DX-50 in pair to it. […]
I don't know why, but I bought that strange 486 early board with ISA ports only. Soyo SY 020C. And 486 DX-50 in pair to it.
Typical 486 is DX2-66 with VLB - that is quite interesting per se, but it's PC of year 1994, that transition between Win3.11 and Win95.
But finding something of the early high end is somewhat problematic - components are much more rare and expensive (were and are).
It could be pretty interesting build - I have ATI Mach 32. If it really has Bus mouse onboard , then I need Microsoft Bus-mouse.
Probably one of my 2.88 floppy drives can be an interesting match. And if I had Adlib Gold - it would be something really special - full of strange and expensive components that never became popular and quickly became obsolete.
Logitech bus mouse should also work. If you see Microsoft "kidney" mouse with a serial connector, check the label underneath it might be serial and busmouse, just needs an adaptor. Think it was "in port mouse" they called it.
Edit: Just thinking, mine has a sage green color plug, don't know if that's helpful for quick ID.
I have an old CAD system, has Asus ISA-486 motherboard and Diamond Stealth VRAM ISA, it only had a DX33, but I am thinking of putting my DX50 in it.
Unicorn herding operations are proceeding, but all the totes of hens teeth and barrels of rocking horse poop give them plenty of hiding spots.