Whether you’re into 1980’s computing or Windows 98/XP gaming… You’ll no doubt have put some thought into the video card your vintage computer has (or will have). Some are hunting for the 3D accelerator of the late 90s, while others…
What Makes a Vintage Gaming PC?
These days if you asked a group of people what a retro gaming PC was, you’d get a pile of different answers! That’s because there are entirely different generations who want to re-live a specific era. My experiences spanned 3…
Retro News – So much has changed!
Tempted to turn this site into more of a news type site. I’m blown away by all the projects going on out there that keep retro computing alive.There’s a lot going on right now! Here’s just a handful of the…
[Solution] Frozen on Verifying DMI Pool Data
Had a really frustrating time recently with a M5ATA Biostar Socket 7 board. This system is a Pentium 233MMXQuantum 6GB72pin EDO or 128pin SDRAMW/standard floppy, CDROM & SB sound. It all started with random CDROM errors while reading discs. I…
There’s A Team Preserving Vintage PC Knowledge
Long ago… when you bought a motherboard or an entire computer, you’d get a set of books, installation and driver disks. If you needed help, you could telephone the manufacturer or write a letter. Some had dial-in bulletin board systems…
[Download] DOS PC Magazine Labs – Benchmark from 1986
I don’t know the history behind the PC Magazine Laboratory Benchmark Series… But… I was going through some old 360k floppies when I stumbled upon a copy of this program. PC Magazine Labs – PC Magazine Laboratory Benchmark Series Release…
KenTech Video Drivers
Found a disk with a Driver tool for a KenTech ISA graphics card. The utility appears to set different VGA screen settings. Making this available to anyone who wants or needs it. VERY basic DOS program. Here’s the link to…
The Saga of the Artist Graphics 2000i PCI (3GA Graphics Accelerator)
Why I started researching the Artist Graphics 2000i 2-meg PCI I picked up a cool 25lb box of random ISA/PCI cards from the 80s-90s from someone in Georgia who was getting rid of them all. Had it shipped all the…
Captain’s Log… Stardate April 30/21
I guess this is the first page on this website… People usually make promises about what they’re going to do… but not here! Alas, all you’ll find is another site dedicated to sharing whatever I want about retro hardware. You’ll…