Retro Net – DLink DGE-528T
This card isn't really retro, but it works with PCI. I couldn't find a packet driver for DOS, so a workaround was necessary.
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Retro Net – Artisoft LANtastic
I acquired this card in a bundle from eBay. When I first saw it, I thought, „what on earth are these two SUB-D 9 connectors, that's not exactly standard.“ Then, when I randomly pulled it out of a box for the description, I thought the same thing again. It did ring a bell for Lantastic, though...
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Retro Motherboard – GA-586ATE Rev 4.D
A Socket 7 motherboard for the Pentium I, with only one voltage, so up to 166MHz without MMX. The board has an Intel 8243xFX chipset. It only supports 72-pin FPM and EDO RAM, but has six slots for it, and up to 128MB. My 2x 32MB modules were also recognised. As the benchmark shows, this motherboard, with…
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Retro Motherboard – FIC 486-HC-HD
The board started after a bit of a jump-start with contact spray. The Award BIOS is rubbish, but we'll surely find a better solution. The cache expansion is quite nice, unfortunately my 4MB SIMMs don't work with the board yet. Let's see what happens. Views Facts Manual BIOS TMS27C512 BIOS Chip The AMI BIOS found on RetroWeb works…
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Retro Net – 3Com Etherlink II/16
Predecessor to the Etherlink III card, unfortunately without an RJ45 connector. If you know how to do it, the card is quickly configured and easy to handle, even though it's still not clear to me how the IRQ is set. Please leave a comment if you know more.
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Retro Net – 3Com Etherlink III
One of arguably the most famous and popular network cards. Simply turn it on, configuration is possible. With this card, Plug and Play finally seemed to be truly possible, and the configuration tool was also usable without problems.
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Retro Motherboard – HIPPO COM v2.1
A 486 motherboard with a DX2 66 on board. An IDE controller for two hard drives and two floppy drives, as well as a 2xCOM, LPT and game port are also already on board.
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Retro Project – ISA Boot EEPROM Card
Simple ISA card with space for a 27C256, 28C256, or 28C64B (U/E)EPROM. The 28C*** EEPROMs can be programmed using the card. This card can be used, for example, for the XT-IDE BIOS, XT-RAMTEST, or ROMOS.
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Retro Project – Mini ISA ROM Card
Simple ISA card with space for a 27C256 type ROM. The EPROM cannot be programmed in-system; a programmer such as the XGecu T48 is required for this. A UV lamp is used to erase the ROM.
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Retro Project – XT-CF-Lite Version 4.1
Another XT IDE controller, with a Compact Flash slot, which is accessible from the back of the computer with the correct slot bracket. The board is built with through-hole components, with the Compact Flash slot being the exception. Therefore, the board should be easy to solder. Link to project Link to project Views Facts Schematics Documentation SW1 – I/O address selection…
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