Retro PC Build – Collecting more parts
I’m getting there, have to get a few more items and I can start. I bought a Socket 3 Lucky Star LS-486E REV:C2 on eBay. Has PCI and ISA slots and the max ram it can take is 128MB. So naturally I...
View ArticleRetro PC Build – I got lucky
The eBay seller for the motherboard was happy enough to test the board to see if EDO ram will work. It does work and it’s on it’s way. However it will take a month to get here.
View ArticleUp coming weekend project
This weekend I am going to create a guide on installing an IQ4 Alarm Panel. Reason being I am the only tech at work that knows how to. Granted we had Johnson Controls over showing everyone how to do it...
View ArticleRetro PC Build – Skip the floppy
After thinking about it I decided to skip the floppy for the machine. Face it, the floppy disk is dead. Long live solid state! Anyway, it’s cheaper to buy a Gotek floppy emulator then buying a floppy...
View ArticleRetro PC Build – Custom ISA Card
Along with the build I need a few things done to the system. First is a keyboard. I was looking around eBay for a PS/2 or AT keyboard and they’re too expensive. I don’t want a cheap-o membrane type...
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Retro PC Build – Almost Done
Got 99% of the parts gathered up and installed. System Specs280Watt ATX Power Supply with AT adapterLucky Star LS-486e REVC256KB CacheAm486 DX4 100MHz128MB EDO RAMSound Blaster AWE 64Graphics Blaster...
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Retro Computer idea for a internal WiFi Hayes Modem
Came across a DIY WiFi Hayes Modem. Basically in a nut shell it’s a modem emulator for old computers that don’t have the ability to use modern Ethernet and WiFi. So you “Dial” into a file server or...
View ArticleRetro PC Build – Minor setbacks
The USB to PS\2 and AT adapter doesn’t work. I tried and tried and no luck so I ordered a keyboard. I also discovered the CD-ROM drive is bad but luck would have it on eBay I found a 8X CD-ROM drive...
View ArticleRetro PC Build – Dang it!
So I was able to find a keyboard to tie me over until the mechanical one shows up. So I was able to finally interact with it. When I tried to boot the first time I got the dreaded “Floppy disk(s) fail...
View ArticleRetro PC Build – Light at the end of the tunnel
It was bugging me that the floppy controller was acting like this. Also I wanted to try a different IDE to compact flash adapter I had leftover from a HP Analyzer upgrade I did a few years back. No...
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