Very nice, I wanted the joys of oldskool systems with new motherboard a CPU. Ended up with Nixsys system, installed my old soundblaster pro and enjoy doing some DOS stuff indeed. In the end I want to be able to play old Sierra/Lucasarts games.
I never heard of Nixsys! People are still making system with ISA slots!? thats kind of crazy cool.
I am desperately in need of a wroking MOBO with an 8BIT ISA slot. Sadly t and 486I have with those slots are not longer functional. I've got a CGA and monitor I want to work, but the card cannot be plugged into a 16bit IS slot due to overhang on the card.
Very nice, I wanted the joys of oldskool systems with new motherboard a CPU. Ended up with Nixsys system, installed my old soundblaster pro and enjoy doing some DOS stuff indeed. In the end I want to be able to play old Sierra/Lucasarts games.
I never heard of Nixsys! People are still making system with ISA slots!? thats kind of crazy cool.
I am desperately in need of a wroking MOBO with an 8BIT ISA slot.
Sadly t and 486I have with those slots are not longer functional. I've got a CGA and monitor I want to work, but the card cannot be plugged into a 16bit IS slot due to overhang on the card.
The Nixsys N370-T70 is perfect, turn off all cashing and it can be a slow as a 486 =).
I really recommend it, I use a IcyDock for SSD drives and have seperate ones for DOS, Windows 95 and Linux.
https://nixsys.com/nx370-t70
Both Nixsys and Synology are overpriced but it saves me so much time and I can do what I actually like.
They allow me to use the devices as a hobby instead of building and maintaining them as a hobby ^^.
thats kind of crazy cool.yo u can get XT clone mobos rather cheap (checks) from, like $70+ to about
I am desperately in need of a wroking MOBO with an 8BIT ISA slot. Sadly the XT and 486I have with those slots are not longer functional. I've
got a CGA card and monitor I want to work, but the card cannot be
plugged into a 16bit ISA slot due to overhang on the card.
--- SBBSecho 3.24-Linuxi wanna see! <3
HArd for me to justifiy the cost, and more importantly, collect yet another computer in my already burgeonong collection
MY wife certaintly would not be happy with another addition!yo i hear this exact quote all the time in the retro world at DFW!
I am desperately in need of a wroking MOBO with an 8BIT ISA slot.
Sadly the XT and 486I have with those slots are not longer
functional. I've got a CGA card and monitor I want to work, but the
card cannot be plugged into a 16bit ISA slot due to overhang on the
card. --- SBBSecho 3.24-Linux
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thats kind of crazy cool.
I am desperately in need of a wroking MOBO with an 8BIT ISA slot.yo u can get XT clone mobos rather cheap (checks) from, like $70+ to about 120$ and systems go about 120$+
Sadly the XT and 486I have with those slots are not longer functional. I've
got a CGA card and monitor I want to work, but the card cannot be plugged into a 16bit ISA slot due to overhang on the card.
They allow me to use the devices as a hobby
instead of building and maintaining them as a
hobby.
Re: Re: hey i am back from being very busy with DFW events!
By: opicron to Boraxman on Fri May 09 2025 18:03:48
They allow me to use the devices as a hobby
instead of building and maintaining them as a
hobby.
I grok that. I've been building since the late '80s, and I've enjoyed doi it. But now, it's kinda lost it's appeal, probably 'cause I'm older and d have as much patience. In fact, my current box is an Intel NUC I bought a 7-8 years ago; it's showing it's age, too. Thing is, I have a pile of new components sitting in the next room, that I bought about 10 years ago, jus waiting to be assembled. I just never felt like building the damn thing, really need to, this NUC is almost on life support.
As for maintenance, whether you build it or buy it, it still needs to be l after occationally, both in terms of software and hardware. What are you do when it starts slowing down or a component dies? Pitch it...sell it? would be such a waste. Most common issues can be easily solved with a lit time and effort.
Join the Vintage Computer Sales group on Facebook. They have all sortsomg!!!! i should see!
of old tat going for sale.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2103793056560583
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