There's basically two possibilities you may find: The ISA card is a fairly trivial piece of hardware, using I/O ports or memory-mapping only. In this case, it is pretty likely an USB-to-ISA or PCI …

I would like to dual boot Windows 98 and Windows XP to be able to play a large quantity of old PC games (from late MS-DOS titles to Windows XP games). I also plan on installing both of …

Mar 1, 2018 · The original IBM PC and later variants used an Intel 8253 or 8254 as a sound chip. Why did users add sound cards such as the Adlib or Sound Blaster. I remember voice output …

Jul 20, 2016 · 20 If the IBM Model M keyboard is one of the ones that uses the AT protocol, you may be able to use a passive 5-pin to PS/2 adapter, chained with an active PS/2 to USB …

Feb 28, 2018 · I am trying to fix up an old work computer I have from the early to mid 90's. Everything works fine, but the hard drive makes a horrible clicking noise when it loads …

Aug 20, 2021 · It performs full emulation of IBM PC/XT (8088) hardware that implements the chipset/ISA using the actual BIOS images of the PC, video cards and hard drive controllers. It …

Aug 8, 2019 · They typically used per-CPU daughtercards. Multiprocessing on PC-based x86 only became possible in generic systems with the advent of the MultiProcessor Specification in …

Aug 20, 2023 · Since function AH=08 (Get current drive parameters) is unavailable, how does PC-DOS/MS-DOS detect the number and type (e.g. 180 kB or 360 kB) of floppy drives on a pre …

Aug 3, 2022 · The question is pretty straight forward. How did they do so much more than the simple, unidirectional 4 axis of analog control, plus 4 on/off buttons? There was surprisingly …

Apr 17, 2017 · In 1990 a '386 PC was very expensive, very few people would have one at home. Especially for pre-1990 games, if you want to stick with a PC instead going with a more era …