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Posted by wessd on July 25, 2008, 8:43 pm
Please log in for more thread options Compaq desqpro 386DX/20 I have the memory board for it....I had 2 of these 386DX/20s at one time, very nice. The Ram card was hella expensive. I also am looking for any information on an early 1990's ramdisk board, this was written about in Byte, it was an AT bus card (maybe EISA) that used AC power. Any ideas? WessD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on July 25, 2008, 9:35 pm
Please log in for more thread options Ok, and what does this have to do with ponies? >I also am looking for any information on an
>early 1990's ramdisk board, this was written about in Byte, it was an >AT bus card (maybe EISA) that used AC power. Any ideas? > >WessD I wish I could help, but you are denied. At this point a poster is a better option than upgrading ancient gear. To upgrade it, more info about it might help, including what memory it had, what (sockets?), etc, etc. If you don't have the spare sips, it is hardly worth tracking down and buying them today. If you have the spare sips, you might as well plug them in and see if they are detected. If you mention the specific make and model of the hardware, it might help someone help you... but it's not so likey 10 years + after the hardware became obsolete. If it is only for historic reasons, methink it is historic enough in it's original configuration. Maybe even better like that. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by wessd on July 26, 2008, 7:29 am
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>On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:43:59 -0500, wessd
> >>2 pcs I want.
>> >>Compaq desqpro 386DX/20 >>I have the memory board for it....I had 2 of these 386DX/20s at one >>time, very nice. The Ram card was hella expensive. >> >
Hi Dave.
>Ok, and what does this have to do with ponies? > > >
Niether one needed sipps.
>To upgrade it, more info about it might help, including what >memory it had, what (sockets?), etc, etc. If you don't have >the spare sips, it is hardly worth tracking down and buying >them today. If you have the spare sips, you might as well >plug them in and see if they are detected. > I did have sipps at one time. should have kept at least one. but instead, snipped the legs of the sipps and made them into simms. >If you mention the specific make and model of the hardware,
>it might help someone help you... but it's not so likey 10 >years + after the hardware became obsolete. > 10 years? Hella longer than 10 years. 386DX/20 with 387 and this math copro, ega and this mem expansion card was STATE of the art and actually performed most task as fast ast the dell optiplex 486dx2/50 I had. The hd died in the compy, so I tossed it FOR SOME STUPID REASON!!!!! >If it is only for historic reasons, methink it is historic
The Compy would be for historic reasons.
>enough in it's original configuration. Maybe even better >like that. The ramdisc card is just to prove I'm not insane. WessD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on July 26, 2008, 12:39 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:29:12 -0500, wessd
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>>On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:43:59 -0500, wessd
>> >>>2 pcs I want.
>>> >>>Compaq desqpro 386DX/20 >>>I have the memory board for it....I had 2 of these 386DX/20s at one >>>time, very nice. The Ram card was hella expensive. >>> >>
>>Ok, and what does this have to do with ponies? >> >> >Hi Dave.
> >>
>>To upgrade it, more info about it might help, including what >>memory it had, what (sockets?), etc, etc. If you don't have >>the spare sips, it is hardly worth tracking down and buying >>them today. If you have the spare sips, you might as well >>plug them in and see if they are detected. >> >Niether one needed sipps.
>I did have sipps at one time. >should have kept at least one. >but instead, snipped the legs of the sipps and made them into simms. > Well you called them boards and cards, so what exactly are they? Is there any other info you have about them that might be a good lead? >
>>If you mention the specific make and model of the hardware,
>>it might help someone help you... but it's not so likey 10 >>years + after the hardware became obsolete. >> >
>10 years? >Hella longer than 10 years. That's where the + comes in, I was referring to practically anything 10 years old or older. >386DX/20 with 387 and this math copro, ega and this mem expansion card
>was STATE of the art and actually performed most task as fast ast the >dell optiplex 486dx2/50 I had. The hd died in the compy, so I tossed >it FOR SOME STUPID REASON!!!!! Ok, but state of the art could be said of many computers at any time in history, until a few months go by and something else displaces it as being state of the art. Since it's not reasonably usable by today's standards, I don't see why adding something that wasn't original equipment would be desirable. >
> >>If it is only for historic reasons, methink it is historic
>>enough in it's original configuration. Maybe even better >>like that. >The Compy would be for historic reasons.
>The ramdisc card is just to prove I'm not insane. Did Byte mention the manufacturer? Contacting them or possibly some employee who was there at the time might help, or the author of the Byte article. As for proof of sanity... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by wessd on July 26, 2008, 5:28 pm
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>Well you called them boards and cards, so what exactly are >they? Is there any other info you have about them that >might be a good lead? > card and board are the same. this wa an addon card with dram that had a wall wort to keep it powered up. the ram card i have for a compy, is oem,proprietary, and can only work on that model of 386 as it is a form of local bus. >Ok, but state of the art could be said of many computers at
>any time in history, until a few months go by and something >else displaces it as being state of the art. Since it's not >reasonably usable by today's standards, I don't see why >adding something that wasn't original equipment would be >desirable. > > it's like hopping up an old car... >
>Did Byte mention the manufacturer? Contacting them or >possibly some employee who was there at the time might help, >or the author of the Byte article. > i have been all over byte.com, and the internet.... I believe it was pournell who wrote about it in 1990. around 1990 july or augast/sept. but, it could have been 1992 in the same months.... >As for proof of sanity...
i know, that's tougher.
> WessD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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>Compaq desqpro 386DX/20
>I have the memory board for it....I had 2 of these 386DX/20s at one
>time, very nice. The Ram card was hella expensive.
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