6 May
2018
6 May
'18
7:45 p.m.
On 05/06/2018 04:45 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Depends on your CPU needs, but if you're willing
to settle for P2/P3 era,
anything using the Intel i440BX or GX generally has very good ISA support.
Well, to be honest, I don't have any real need beyond enough to run the
OS, a basic editor (preferably something more user friendly than
ed(lin)) and run a networking stack.
I /might/ consider playing some old DOS / Windows 3x / Windows 9x based
games, nothing fancy. (Yoda Stories is the most likely candidate.)
If you want to go earlier than that (90s covers a lot
of ground), a 486
or P1 or SS7 board might also be a possibility.
Ya.
I'm thinking more in the P I / II / III range.
I've long had a soft spot for the Pentium Pro. I wonder what those
machines are going for these days. ? A LONG time ago I saw an
advertisement for a system that could accept six Pentium Pros. ? This
could turn out to be dangerous.
I've got to say, I don't recognize SS7 as a CPU type. In fact, SS7
means Signaling System 7 to me. Different genera, but possibly the
proper time frame.
I like the Supermicro and Advantech boards, but YMMV.
ACK I'm fond of Supermicro machines too.
--
Grant. . . .
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