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PC 486SX (ao486) • QNX 4.25 (Unix-like OS) on ao486

MISTerFPGA about 8 days ago

Hello community,Preliminary notes:QNX is a Unix-like microkernel real-time OS, primarily targeted for embedded devices and which some of you might remember for its amazing 1.44 MB floppy demo from mid '90s sporting a fully bootable OS, GUI, mouse support, …
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Review: AYANEO Pocket S - Premium Android Power That's Perfect For Emulation

Time Extension about 11 days ago

Monster in your pocket.AYANEO has previously made a name for itself in the realm of gaming PC hardware, from portable powerhouses like the Flip DS and Flip KB to tiny desktop devices, such as the AM01 and AM02 'retro' mini computers.It has also dipped a to …
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Feature: FPGA Vs Software Emulation - Which Is Best? We Asked Four Experts To Find Out

Time Extension about 18 days ago

Which option should you choose in 2024?Once upon a time, if you wanted to play a retro game without using the original hardware, then your only option was software-based emulation. These emulators would be coded for platforms such as Windows, Linux or Andr …
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Pushmo World for the Wii U (known as Pullblox World in Europe and Australia) features an original…

Supper Mario Broth about 2 months ago

Pushmo World for the Wii U (known as Pullblox World in Europe and Australia) features an original arrangement of a Super Mario Bros. music medley in its soundtrack.Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Source: youtube.com user “Orcastraw Music” …
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Game Center CX Writer Launches New Video Game-Themed TV Show

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Pajapiko is described as "a gaming slumber party".Masayuki Kibe, a writer known for his involvement in the Japanese variety show Game Center CX has just launched a new video-game-themed game show on TV Asahi (as spotted by Gosokkyu!)The show, which is call …

What do you guys use for reliable benchmarks for modernish CPU's?

VCFed about 2 months ago

For example, I have an E5 2667 V3 XEON (8C/16T) and was comparing it to a desktop I7-5960X (8C/16T) same socket LGA 2011-3 https://cpu.userben... …
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Please help me with my rare Toshiba libretto 30CTK

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello! Someone at work gave me this Toshiba Libretto 30CTK for free I'm trying to get it to work. It doesn't boot. It doesn't see the HDD. So i thought... okay, the hard drive is broken. But its not. I connected it via an adapter to my windows deskto …

Capacitor issues outside of home computers.

VCFed about 3 months ago

Lately I have been watching videos on Youtube about car/engine repairs and teardowns and came across one about a mint old Lexus that worked fine then just quit working, and then worked again. The issue that even the dealer could not repair after replacing …

NEC PC-9821Xt13/K12 - $300 CAD

VCFed about 3 months ago

Everyone, I am selling a PC-9821Xt13/K12 In excellent shape. It comes with both mouse and keyboard, and I equipped it with a CF adapter with YAHDI; it has 32MB of RAM. I prefer this model to the desktop style because it has 5 C-Bus slots and on-board SC …

Folks could use your input on where I could get some BACK-UPS UPS chassis' since Im in a poor area for power...

VCFed about 3 months ago

I have already mentioned here on the mountain trees fall constantly. And if they arent crushing my pickup trucks they are taking out power lines. I have a generator of course which is back up and running... But I also rely on UPS units for my major centers …
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Two Q1s found in London

VCFed about 3 months ago

Anyone come across the Q1? This article: ... first desktop computers unearthed in London house clearance Two of the world's first desktop computers have been …

Other Computer / System Cores • Q1 Computer Core Possible?

MISTerFPGA about 3 months ago

I randomly stumbled upon this article about a found-in-the-attic prehistoric computer: https://www.mirror.co.uk/ne... ... s-32146932I must admit I've never heard about it (or forgot if I did) and was quite surprised to see how good looking and co …

Calling all Coppermine-128 Celeron 600 owners...

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello guys, I'm going to start using a Celeron 600MHz (66MHz FSB) CPU in a Toshiba laptop that takes desktop Socket 370 CPUs. The system will have 256MB of ram and a 32GB SD card inside an IDE adapter for the Windows 98se OS. I am downgrading the 1GHz PI …

Searching: Drivers for Microsoft Soundsystem soundcard for Windows 3.x

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello, does someone have drivers for the Microsoft Soundsystem soundcard for Windows 3.x, probably for MS-DOS as well? The soundcard and it's drivers is very rare, for example used in the 486(slc) based Olivetti M4 / M6 desktop PC series and Olivetti Phi …

Can I use 2 Winchester controller cards to add a third floppy to my 486 computer

VCFed about 3 months ago

I have a 486DX Micro Q (?) desktop computer that has a Maxtor HD and a 5 1/4" TEAC 1.2 MB drive and a 3 1/2" floppy drive. It is running DOS 5.0 and has 5 ISA slots available. I cannot find any markings on the current controller card as to the …

Compaq Ipaq 1801-Microcode Update Error

VCFed about 4 months ago

Howdy folks! I have a first model Compaq Ipaq desktop that I'm working on. I recently upgraded the CPU to a PIII 1Ghz, but now I'm getting, "1801-Microcode Update Error". It's fine with a 733 Mhz, but not the 1G. I need to update the BIOS, bu …
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Apple Mac at 40 Years - Nice Article

VCFed about 4 months ago

From Tech Radar: ... Mac at 40: I watched it change everything, including me Not my first but my favorite ... …
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Plessey PM-837 (Omnibus card)

VCFed about 4 months ago

While waiting for some parts to change the fans of my 8/e desktop, I took this card to look after it. I got it two years ago and did not do anything with it. I even was not able to get any information about it. The numbers 700292-100 or 700233-10 did n …

Window 7 Ryzen Build (Part 3)

VCFed about 4 months ago

6) Select “Browse my computer for driver software” opting for “Let me pick from a list of drivers on my computer”, then select “Have Disk”. 7) Open the desktop folder containing your “.inf” and click on the desired selection. 8) Upon compl …

8-bit acorn software: other • Corrupt AUCI Econet 'Network Supervisor' disc

Stardot about 4 months ago

I have an Advisory Unit Computers in Education pack (Disc, manual & wallet).Archimedes Desktop Network Utilities for Level 3 & 4AU Enterprises LtdThe disc is corrupt:-(Does anyone have a copy of the software please:!NetManage!NetPass!N... …

strange issues, quicksilver 933, A board. slow speeds and lockups

Mac OS9 Lives about 4 months ago

i have a 933 quicksilver that i used for some months to copy cd's, image drives, some games, with zero issue. 10.4.6 and 9.2.2.  this system went into a closet and then i pulled it out again recently.  it would not boot, locking up at desktop …

8-bit acorn hardware • Interesting problems with commands from a rom image in SWRAM on an Electron

Stardot about 5 months ago

I have written my Desktop software in assembler to make a 'proper' rom image.The Keyboard version is attached in a SSD. Control by cursor keys+SHIFT on BBC or Electron if you can get that far!Problems1. Early during development, as soon as I tested on an …

32-bit acorn hardware • A3010 ZIDEFS mini podule

Stardot about 5 months ago

Okay, I got my A3010 up and running (see my other thread about the psu).I recently got the ZIDEFS IDE mini produle from eBay and I ran into the next hurdle. As soon as I install the podule, either with or without cf-adapter (I tried a SD card adapter too …

32-bit acorn software: RISC iX • Tutorial: How to transfer files RISC OS<->RISC iX

Stardot about 5 months ago

Transferring files from RISC OS to RISC iX and vice versa isn't too hard (especially from iX->ROS), but there's some interestingness for sure.From RISC iX to RISC OS:This is the easiest transfer direction. The RISCiXFS module loaded by !RISCiX can actu …
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communications • Econet: *Notify fun

Stardot about 5 months ago

I've been having some fun playing with Econet *Notify To send on a Beeb:*NOTIFY <station> <message> To receive on a Beeb:The received message is dumped in the keyboard buffer! To send on a RISC OS 2 Archimedes:The NetFiler icon has a "Notif …