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Topic: pci to isa adapter |
OldComputerGeek
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Forum: IBM PC/XT & AT Webforum
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:46 am Subject: pci to isa adapter |
doesn't intel still make the 8088/8086 and 80186/80188 for embedded things like traffic signal controllers and simple stuff like that? quite remarkable the 386sx had a production run of around 80 year ... |
Topic: Newest version of Windows for a 486? |
OldComputerGeek
Replies: 43
Views: 38631
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Forum: IBM PC/XT & AT Webforum
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:49 pm Subject: Newest version of Windows for a 486? |
Can you load WIN 98SE or Me on a 486? My dad still has an old Gateway 486 here with the original WIN 98 but I can't get it configured for Wi-Fi because they didn't support that until SE came out. |
Topic: pci to isa adapter |
OldComputerGeek
Replies: 13
Views: 13667
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Forum: IBM PC/XT & AT Webforum
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:44 pm Subject: pci to isa adapter |
For companies that have test equipment that needs an ISA slot, $600 is cheaper then having to spend 10X that to redo the fixture.
And right off hand, I can think of 5 different pieces of equipment ... |
Topic: XT ISA VGA - Which card? |
OldComputerGeek
Replies: 20
Views: 22259
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Forum: IBM PC/XT & AT Webforum
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:24 pm Subject: XT ISA VGA - Which card? |
ET4000AX is nice on an ISA 16 bit card as well for VGA.
How about the ATi VGA Wonder? Can you tell I'm biased? |
Topic: XT ISA VGA - Which card? |
OldComputerGeek
Replies: 20
Views: 22259
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Forum: IBM PC/XT & AT Webforum
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:20 pm Subject: XT ISA VGA - Which card? |
"Supposedly it makes Wolf3D on the XT go faster"
Is there such a thing as an ISA slot 3d accelerator? |
Topic: XT ISA VGA - Which card? |
OldComputerGeek
Replies: 20
Views: 22259
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Forum: IBM PC/XT & AT Webforum
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:30 pm Subject: XT ISA VGA - Which card? |
If you can find an ISA bus ATi Mach64, that is generally accepted as the fastest 16-bit ISA slot video card. I have an ATi Graphics Expression 2mb that I managed to find cheap still in the original bo ... |
Topic: pci to isa adapter |
OldComputerGeek
Replies: 13
Views: 13667
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Forum: IBM PC/XT & AT Webforum
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:11 pm Subject: pci to isa adapter |
"The PRO 700 is a PCI-to-ISA bus extender kit, allowing you to attach ISA cards to a PC with a PCI slot. "
Why on earth would you want to put an ISA card into a machine with a PCI bus? ... |
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