8 Jan
2003
8 Jan
'03
10:59 p.m.
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Scarletd wrote:
I just recently picked up an old 8 bit ISA TV Tuner
card, a Compaq
MG9910-20893. On the label it states "For use only with Compaq Computer
Products."
Anyone here ever have one of these? If so, is it true that it can only
be used with an actual Compaq system, or will any DOS/Win 3.1 system
with ISA slots work? I need to know before I try to test it. If it
does require a Compaq system, then I will have to pull the hard drive
out of my Linux Box (a Presario 9546) and slap in another drive and
install DOS 6.22 and WfW 3.11. But if it will work in any system, I can
just add it to the old 486/DX-33 I set up just to run classic DOS games
without having to do the great hardware shuffle.
I have one of these somewhere too. I ended up removing some of the labels
to figure out who actually made it, and it turned out to be just an OEM
version for Compaq. IIRC, it was made by a company called CEI. If you have
any trouble finding the software for it, I'll see if I can dig up the
stuff I archived. The board has a standard VESA interface, so you should
be able to connect it to any standard VGA board's VESA header. I never did
much with mine, as I wasn't able to find the proper connector to connect
an antenna to it. I seem to remember the software worked under Win3.1.
Also, if it does require a Compaq system, has anyone
out there used one
of these cards under Linux? Thanks
AFAIK, there isn't any Linux support for it, but if you manage to get it
working, let me know!
-Toth