Should an IDE hard drive be connected to an old XT computer, or is a larger hard drive needed for the 386? Can a BIOS be „easily“ rewritten or should the computer be replaced with a newer one? Since neither is usually an option, fortunately there is the XT-IDE project. Now the XT computer can be fitted with new hard drives...
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I don't know why ScrapComputing always makes a "blaster" out of its projects, but they are all helpful. The ISA Blaster is an ISA board with a USB port for a mouse. Plug it in, install the modified driver, and it should be working. Great, right? A modern optical USB mouse on old hardware, I have to try it, I...
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I was almost beside myself when looking for a Rise card for measurements on a running PC or to be able to operate the DIP switches without removing the board. The simplest 30-year-old hardware is being hawked at exorbitant prices. It should also be noted that some of them are equipped with proprietary connectors on the board. The...
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A 386DX40 motherboard with space for a co-processor, which in this case is also fitted. 8 SIMM slots allow up to 32MB of memory to be addressed. 128KB of cache is very generous for a 386 board. The board looks very tidy, all ISA slots are 16-bit. Let's see how the performance looks. ...
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Now I also have a 386DX40 on an MSI motherboard. The motherboard had battery damage and, judging by the snipped leg pair, likely a shorted tantalum capacitor. The damage to the DIN socket for the keyboard has already been repaired with two jumper wires; the board works perfectly. This invites me to do some tests. …
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8-bit ISA network card with 10Base2/5 connection. Unfortunately, it can only be operated in the combination Address 0x280/IRQ3 or 0x300/IRQ5. Software configuration did not work for me.
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16-bit network card with a BNC thin Ethernet connector and a 15-pin SUB-D thick Ethernet connector.
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Views Facts Manual – Drivers Win 9X DOS Other – Conclusion Works under DOS and Windows. Downside it requires EMM 386 memory and a lot of memory. Not all old games work with it due to the missing FM chip. Related Posts Sources https://theretroweb.com Good places for drivers http://vogonsdrivers.com/ https://www.philscomputerlab.com Log Date Description 22.10.2024 Post created 02.11.2024 Pictures …
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PCI Sound Card with DOS Compatibility. Views Facts Manual – Drivers Win 9X Dos Other – Conclusion Works under DOS and Windows. Disadvantage it requires EMM 386 memory and a bit of memory. Also, not all old games run with it because of the missing FM chip. Related Posts Sources https://theretroweb.com Good places to find drivers http://vogonsdrivers.com/ https://www.philscomputerlab.com Log Date …
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Da es immer schwieriger wird an funktionierende Diskettenlaufwerke zu kommen, hat Gotek einen Emulater entwickelt. Dieser kann anstatt eines original Laufwerks eingebaut werden. Der Emulator liesst seine Daten von Disk-Images auf einem USB Stick. So können hunderte von Images per Knopfdruck ausgewählt werden.
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