Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-06-03, 05:06

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Got myself an interesting CRT today, which seems to be EGA monitor. It's Thomson 4460D. It requires some adjustment; we'll see if it works at all. I kinda like the design. EGA CRTs seem to be rare - It's the first one I have seen for sale for a long time. After receiving the monitor yesterday and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2021-05-20, 08:37

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Got myself an interesting CRT today, which seems to be EGA monitor. It's Thomson 4460D. It requires some adjustment; we'll see if it works at all. I kinda like the design. EGA CRTs seem to be rare - It's the first one I have seen for sale for a long time. Filename ega1.png File size 1.64 MiB Views …

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Strange stuttering in Doom, Blood, etc.

Posted on 2021-03-01, 08:28

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Hi! I have a decent setup for games like Doom or Blood, or similar: VLI-486SV2G (GX4) with POD83, 512kb cache, 2mb TSENG ET4000W card and 16MB of RAM. The PC runs from CF card that is installed in TEKRAM VLB caching controller. I still can't play the aforementioned games fluently. They work very …

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Old Toshiba T4600C - beautiful but faulty (code P80)

Posted on 2021-02-21, 08:16

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Hello there, I recently bougt a very nice little laptop - Toshiba T4600C (486@33mhz, TFT, 4mb RAM, FDD). The condition of the computer is outstanding. But it does not power on. After I connect the PSU or insert the battery (works!) it displays "P 80" on the diagnostic display. And nothing happens. I …

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Re: Whi is my socket 3 soooo slow?

Posted on 2020-07-08, 15:17

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PC-Engineer wrote on 2020-07-08, 12:19: Ok, set JP21 to Pos. 2/3 and set L1 and L2 in BIOS to WT. Which BIOS version do you have? Will check that out while I'm at home this evening and let you know. Thanks!

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Re: Whi is my socket 3 soooo slow?

Posted on 2020-07-08, 15:16

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matze79 wrote on 2020-07-08, 13:17: Does it use VIA Chipset ? No, it's a SIS based motherboard.

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Re: Whi is my socket 3 soooo slow?

Posted on 2020-07-08, 11:05

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Thank you for all your answers! a) I am pretty sure that turbo is engaged - when I disengage the button it works even slower (I don't know how slower is even possible ;-); b) The fan seems to be working fine - and I think this is not the case as the mentioned IBM 5x86 is fanless and the computer …

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Whi is my socket 3 soooo slow?

Posted on 2020-07-08, 05:48

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Hi, I have just recently returned to my socket 3 build where I have Pentium Overdrive 83 installed on Asus VL/I-486SV2GX4 v.2.1. motherboard. To my surprise, irrespective of the jumper setting which seem to be fine (verified them couple of times) there is something wrong and the computer works as …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-10-05, 08:58

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Some days ago I found this. Yesterday I found some time to clean it and straighten up the bracket.

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Re: 286 build

Posted on 2018-08-20, 05:27

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I guess EMS card is not necessary, as this Suntac moterboard has native EMS support and you can fit more memory that you will ever need through those SIPP modules (which are hard to find but easy to make, I guess)

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Re: 286 build

Posted on 2018-08-19, 22:55

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I would put some WD Paradise inside. Tseng is nice, but even 3000 seems to be an overkill to me. As for the card - Adlib seems accurate. You could also try some old SB, like CT-1320 which gives both adlib and CMS support. Or some Aztech NX II, which supports some other standards (such as covox and …

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Re: What to do with an old computer ?

Posted on 2018-07-08, 21:12

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I mostly store them and try to get things well organised. And I fail.

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Re: A beast of a computer - Compaq Deskpro 84'

Posted on 2018-07-05, 19:11

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This time - coupled with my new Rolant MT-32 for best sound and some Gravis analog joystick I found on the carboot sale last weekend. Roland sits on Polish computer magazines from 86-90 period! https://i.imgur.com/90NCZmT.jpg I was messing with the hard drive a bit. It had some faults but I made to …

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Re: A beast of a computer - Compaq Deskpro 84'

Posted on 2018-06-28, 18:21

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Hey OldCat! I really appreciate your comment! Thank you! (thanks for all of them!) As to the dwarf - I loved the game, and it"s a Polish game. I see you are also from Poland

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-22, 11:58

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Got a new old stock ICS1614 chip today. IMG_20180622_185917.jpg It doesn't look overly exciting, but for those who have no idea what it is, it's the Gravis GF1 chip from the Ultrasound. I installed it in the dead $20 Ultrasound I bought a while back, and now the card is alive for the first time. …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2018-06-22, 08:09

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I wasn't actually hunting for this exact variant of Model F keyboard, but as it appeared yesterday on the local listing for 40$ equiv, I just hit it, not knowing that I was purchasing the model that is considered the most valuable (expensive) of all model Fs nowadays (going for 300$ or so on a …

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Re: A beast of a computer - Compaq Deskpro 84'

Posted on 2018-06-18, 14:49

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Greg, thanks for your advice! I tried doing so - but I found it difficult to configure XT IDE as a primary drive. I will try harder.

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Re: A beast of a computer - Compaq Deskpro 84'

Posted on 2018-06-17, 21:18

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Update: I finally got the computer fully operational. Again, I'm impressed with it's pristine state - It's as old as I am and I have aged slightly worse ;-) As planned, I fitted it with 1.2 and 1.44 drives and SB CT-1320A (CMS + adlib compatible card). I have also fixed the MFM drive which had some …

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Re: A beast of a computer - Compaq Deskpro 84'

Posted on 2018-05-31, 15:53

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about 5162 - I could not reapair this machine, but maybe salvaging it for parts is not a good idea indeed. As to the HD drives, I've got about 170 big box games on floppy and I found some little 8 bit HD card with it's own ROM which I want to use. I don't really like GOTEK thingies.

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Re: A beast of a computer - Compaq Deskpro 84'

Posted on 2018-05-30, 21:19

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Sorry, my mistake. You're right. I am going now to install: - a sound card - I guess I'll go with Soundblaster CT 1320A I owe, for SB and CMS copatibility; - High density floppy controler (8bit) I found recentyl; - ATI 8 bit EGA wonder card; -Digital joyastick controller; - Microsoft InPort adapter …

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