Hamby wrote on 2021-09-19, 14:46:
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I don't have it yet; it's quite expensive. It's *about* the speed / power I want. An AGP port would have been nice (from the pics I've seen, it doesn't have one; 3 PCI, 4 ISA)
No Pentium 1 would normally come with AGP port, as Intel only introduced them on Slot 1 systems. ALi, SiS and Via did make So7 boards with AGP, but by then they would be paired with K6-2 or MII CPUs at least. Technically you could put a Pentium 100 on one, but it's very unlikely such a system ever shipped.
120mhz would be okay; 75mhz isn't a dealbreaker anyway.
Worst-case you have a fixed 1.5x multiplier with no jumper implemented for 2x. That means max Pentium 100 (1.5x66MHz). If you do have 2x, you go up to P133. In both cases you can circumvent the limitation by manually connecting BF1 CPU pin to ground for 3.0x multiplier, which would let a P200 (non-MMX) run at native speed. Note that a P200 draws 50% more current than a P100, so there's a risk here that the motherboard might not be able to handle it - but we're still only talking 15W, so unlikely.
I've been trying to find horizontal desktop cases in both AT and ATX; not having much luck, even disregarding price. The Gateway 2000 deskop is such a beautiful case, but a lot more money than a tower AT case I could find to stick a socket 7 motherboard in. But with a working system, it might be worth it. It looks like I could put another motherboard in it if I had to, but I'd rather stick with the original. IF I get it. It doesn't come with the hard drive, which isn't a big deal; I'd probably put a CF card in it instead.
I also have a NOS Gateway Anykey keyboard I could pair with it.
Thanks for the info and advice!
I'd definitely stick with the original motherboard. If you want a generic system, there's no point in burning money on this Gateway. Frequently even AT/ATX 'standard' boards in OEM systems had little proprietary touches like front panel connectors. You'd lose that with something else.