Questions tagged [ibm-pc]
For questions about the early IBM PC, clones and compatible systems.
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Can you name this 386/486 era computer case?
Escort Computer is a Local PC brand in Turkey. They had popular Escort Multimedia series in late 90's. Prominent with distinctive case design. They were using off the shelf OEM hardware. I believe, ...
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What are the differences between MS-DOS and DR DOS FASTOPEN?
OS/2 Museum's history of DOS mentions the FASTOPEN.EXE TSR was introduced in DOS 3.3. Its entry on DOS 4.0 adds some implementation details.
It reminded me of the DR DOS FASTOPEN=nnnnn directive in ...
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PC AT power supply not providing correct voltage
I'm refurbishing a Pentium 120 PC with an AT power supply. It seems to work, at least nothing pops or smokes, but there's a slight problem with voltages, particularly on the motherboard connectors. ...
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Is there any way to obtain the abandonware 1994 original release of Klik & Play in non-English, non-"For Schools" versions?
In the mid-1990s, I purchased a Swedish boxed copy of v1.0 (I believe) of Klik & Play in a computer store. Since that, the floppies have died and I stupidly even threw away the entire big box and ...
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Soltek SL-52B2 motherboard manual
I'm looking for the manual of this motherboard. Google can't seem to find one for this exact model, only similar ones. Help appreciated, thanks!
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What old LCD monitor am I thinking about?
I once had a PC with an LCD monitor and I'd like to remember what model that monitor was. Here's what I remember:
It was basically a beige rectangular box with right angles on all corners. Only the ...
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What was the first PC-compatible computer to have a DRAM controller?
The original IBM PC used a timer from the 8254 PIT and a channel from the 8237 DMAC in order to refresh RAM with dummy reads (and I think used NMI to signal parity errors.) I'd like to know when PC's ...
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Portable 386 that only ever beeps continuously; no video
I've acquired a late-80s portable 386 with builtin LCD in unknown working state. It only ever beeps continuously on boot, with no picture on either the built-in LCD or an external VGA-connected ...
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