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By: Gowan McGland
Date: 1/4/99 12:32:31 AM
# Replies: 12
Okay, here's the thing.
I've "inherited" some 486 hardware and I wanna make it halfway usable for my sister to use. If she doesn't want it, I'm thinking about putting Linux on it just for grins.
Anyway, I need a PCI motherboard that'll support a 486DX4-100 and I'd like it to have on-board IDE/Serial/Parallel so I can put a drive worth using in it.
Anyone have any ideas? Maybe have one laying around? Lemme know.
Response #1
By: Da Sissop
Date: 1/5/99 7:10:15 AM
I'll betcha the friendly folks at UBM have one or two.
Response #2
By: The Sorcerer
Date: 1/6/99 3:02:30 AM
Gowan Sez:
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I've "inherited" some 486 hardware and I wanna make it halfway usable for my sister to use. If she doesn't want it, I'm thinking
about putting Linux on it just for grins.
Anyway, I need a PCI motherboard that'll support a 486DX4-100 and I'd like it to have on-board IDE/Serial/Parallel so I can put a drive worth using in it.
Anyone have any ideas? Maybe have one laying around? Lemme know.
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I thought I had one in the back of my closet but I was mistaken. Sorry.
I gotta 486 motherboard with VLB slots though...and maybe an EIDE I/O card.
Sorc'(Rev)
Response #3
By: rorschach
Date: 1/23/99 9:51:45 PM
you will NOT find a PCI/486 mother board..... they don't exist. you can fnd VLB boards and EISA boards but if you find a PCI board I'll buy you dinner. I d have a 6x cd-rom i'll sell ya cheap. I got a WD 720 mb drive that I am currently using. i could probably be convinced to part with it but it would be a pain in the ass to rip it outta the machine at this point (too many things reside on it...)
Response #4
By: sooz
Date: 1/24/99 11:43:21 AM
I mailed Gowan the 486.
Response #5
By: Da Sissop
Date: 1/31/99 9:49:53 PM
I've just re-acquired the old 286 I used to run the old dialup Grunion on.
Response #6
By: The Sorcerer
Date: 2/2/99 7:39:23 PM
I just acquired a NeXTstation Turbo system running OpenStep 4.2. VERY COOL!
The next thing on my list to find is a TRS-80 Model III or IV in good working order and cosmetic condition.
Sorc'(Rev)
Response #7
By: Da Sissop
Date: 2/2/99 8:45:38 PM
I'm about to acquire an old 486 system from work for $90.00.
I'll give ya the specs when I find out what they are.
Response #8
By: Homer The Brave
Date: 2/2/99 9:31:07 PM
NeXTStation... drool... drool...
Response #9
By: The Sorcerer
Date: 2/3/99 1:09:19 AM
Yeah, I got the NeXTstation on eBay. (Aiiieee! I've been bitten by the eBay bug!!!) Really good cosmetic condition, and very snappy for a 33MHz CPU! OpenStep 4.2 is great to work in from what I've seen so far...gotta love that interface!
Sorc'(Geek)
Response #10
By: sooz
Date: 2/3/99 7:14:42 PM
eBay is a trip. You could put a dog turd up there, and someone would bid on it.
In fact, I might do that. I'll let you know what the results are. Don't forget to do your eBay search... "dog +turd"
Response #11
By: Da Sissop
Date: 2/3/99 9:41:27 PM
Don't bother, I already got one from WebAuction.
Response #12
By: sooz
Date: 2/4/99 12:53:01 PM
Damn. It's too late. I did a search for "TURD" on eBay, and got 2 hits, both for dinosaur poop. They've both been bid on, one several times. Damn.