Hi,
Does anyone have any recommendations for a '90s era PC that has PCI and
ISA slots? Ideally I'd like to have EISA slots too. ? At least I
think that's what I want.
I'm developing an itch to play with older networking equipment, Token
Ring, FDDI, etc. and I suspect that a machine running '98 / NT 4, or a
Unix / Linux from the late '90s would be a good candidate to mess with
things.
Obviously I'll need two devices to communicate. I may end up looking
for an older Cisco router that supports the various interface types.
Years ago I had a Compaq desktop that had PCI and EISA slots. I'm
trying to re-acquire it from the friend that it went to.
Does anyone have any Pro Tips on things to look for or avoid? ? One of
the worries that I have about the aforementioned Compaq is that it used
proprietary components (the keyboard connector looked like a PowerBook
SCSI connector) that would be hard to replace if (read: when) a problem
develops.
I would greatly appreciate any tips / tricks / things to avoid.
Thank you in advance.
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Grant. . . .
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