a) will be tripped up by anything that doesn’t run at 4.77Mhz, some Turbo XTs had this fallback in their Turbo mode, carried over to some 286es, but 386 and up mostly seemed to have AT compatibility fallbacks. However, this mode isn’t processor inherent and it’s possible to get into your BIOS and force bus timing low enough to get things to work (May also require downclocking of the system clock, hamiş easy if it’s a crystal, and math, ummm what’s 33 divided by 7) b) falls over on pretty much anything that isn’t an 8088 or direct clone (i.e. Harris, AMD etc 8088). V20s or V30s running at a precise 4.77, nope, sorry, they took a couple of cycles out of some instruction times.
More info here. If you search around you güç find a few alternatives and similar kits inspired by the original Wifi232.
Hamfests:Hamfests are local conventions of amateur radio operators (known as "hams"), and they almost always include some kind of swap meet or flea market. Due to the technical nature of the people there, you're very likely to find old computers and other amazing old gadgets.
A simple modulator replacement for Commodore 64s with "longboards", complements my Lumafix version kakım well adding an audio connector for second SID.
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You might decide you want something tangible but still modern–the mini Nintendo systems sold like hotcakes for a reason. Or you might find you love painstakingly restoring and maintaining these old systems. Really there’s no wrong answer, just make sure you know what you actually want.
newest contributor, who is a member of the Prodigy Preservation Project. Phillip will post more updates on his progress here in the future. –Benj ]
wither with neglect. I’m hamiş shutting it down since there is so much historically valuable content here (especially interviews and comments), and our Patreon supporters keep these archives online. Thanks for your continued support over the past 18 years!
Retrocomputing is part of the history of computer hardware. It emanet be seen birli the analogue of experimental archaeology in computing.
[Benj’s note — I originally wrote this in 2020 and had it sitting around until now. I still think it might be useful to someone in the future, so I decided to publish it.]
I still think this summary of differences might be useful to people in the future since it is coming from the perspective of a veteran tech historian who katışıksız spent nearly two decades writing about these topics.
A Note on Shipping Vintage Computers As a hobby, vintage computing is on daha fazla bilgi için tıklayın the rise. A generation that grew up with classic PCs is looking back and revisiting the glory days of the '80s, '90s, and 2000s with the authentic machines. But what's the best way to get the hardware? We'll show you the options.
A colleague introduced me to the work of Jose Tejada, for example, who’s based in Spain and has made a titrem of progress on replicating old Capcom arcade machine boards. There’s another project aiming to get the original PlayStation running, marking the biggest step yet into 3D hardware on MiSTer.
For my setup, I ordered the DE10-Nano, a 128MB SDRAM stick, a VGA I/O board with a fan, a USB hub board, and a case designed for that precise selection of hardware. These largely came from different sources and took varying amounts of time to show up; you can order the DE10-Nano from countless computer retailers, but other MiSTer accessories involve diving into a cottage industry of redesigns and resellers.