First post, by sharc
i somehow lost the notepad file that was tracking everything installed in the 386 i use for old dos games, so opening it up and taking pictures of everything was in order. while i'm at it, why not share?
this was basically baby's first retro rig, though i had more than enough help from friends and from trawling for info on these here forums.
i've been unable to find anything about this case (a Data Tech 486DX label on the back and a DTK computing emblem on the front) but i saw this giant red toggle switch and that was it, sold, gotta have this
on to the guts!
CPU: AMD 386DX/DXL-33
MB: Soyo SY-016A/SY-019B ?
RAM: 12MB SIMM 30pin (cannot remember the speed, but i think/hope it's all 60ns)
PSU: Enlight EN820212 200W
HDD: a highly period-incorrect 100GB drive :U
FDD: TEAC FD-55GFR
FDD: Panasonic JU-257
CD: Panasonic CR-589 B (pull from an old compaq, is this worth keeping?)
Video: Orchid Technology Pro Designer II
Audio: Sound Blaster Pro 2 CT1600
I/O: AB-862G Super I/O Card (whose mouse port is falling to bits, any recommendations re: replacement are welcome)
mannnnn i need to get the dust outta here something awful, i didn't even notice how bad it was until i saw the pictures. i , uh, can't really remember why i picked this particular video card. but the sb pro 2 was selected for OPL-3 through a better yahama chip than prior models, adlib/original sound blaster compatibility, and stereo DAC that the SB16 (reportedly?) doesn't emulate properly.
someday it would be cool to have a roland card or external unit in this setup. someday when i have infinity dollars
it's sitting at only only 12MB because i never replaced what i lost after some kind of accident i never understood took out a cd controller card, a bank's worth of ram and the i387 that i had installed immediately prior to this all going down. i blame the 387.
i don't know why i like looking at board closeups but i just do. the dx-33 was chosen on the somewhat arbitrary goal of running wing commander well, and others seemed to note that a dx-40 board probably needs cache disabled first. i don't know if that's accurate, since i don't have a dx-40 to compare results with, but it at least gave me a fixed point to aim for when i had no idea what i was doing otherwise.
not like i know what i'm doing that much better now but, you know