[Ham-Computers] RE: windows stuff

Fri Sep 2 03:26:30 EDT 2005

an inpressing list, but not complete..

My first XT was an Laser XT2 (4.7 and 10 Mhz, in speed mode)

the 80486 are mathematical Co-processors, not CPU's.
they can enhanced the speeds of the PC, only with programms who are special
write for 486..

I miss the Intel 186, Intel P4 and Intel Celeron versions, also MY CPU:
Intel Pentium 4 3GHz HT.

Marcel

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Hmmmm, x86 CPU history...scratching my head...

Original IBM PC and PC/XT - 4.77MHz
IBM PC/AT - first 6MHz, then 8MHz

Various CPU's by Intel, AMD, TI, Cyrix, etc.
8088 4.77MHz, 7.16MHz, 8MHz, 10MHz
8086 4.77MHz, 5MHz, 8MHz
NEC V20 and V30 (8088 and 8086 alternatives) - 8MHz, 10MHz, and I think
12MHz
80286 - 6MHz, 8MHz, 10MHz, 12MHz, 16MHz.  Unoficially, there was a 20MHz
version too.
80386DX - 16MHz, 20MHz, 25MHz, 33MHz, and some 40MHz
80386SX (80386DX with a 16-bit data path) - 16MHz, 20MHz, 25MHz
80486DX - 16MHz, 20MHz, 25MHz, 33MHz, 40MHz, 50MHz
80486DX/2 - (486DX with 2x internal clock) - 50MHz, 66MHz
Note: from this point forward, x86 processors are all internally clock
multiplied with a slower "front side bus".

386SLC, 486DLC - "hybrid" chips by TI and IBM - essentially a 486 core with
a 386 die-size and data bus.
80486DX/4 - (486DX with 3x internal clock) - 75MHz, 90MHz, 100MHz, 120MHz
80486SX, SX/2 - same as 486DX without the internal math co-processor
Pentium - 60MHz, 66MHz, 75MHz, 90MHz
Pentium II - 233, 266, 300, 333, 350, 400, 450MHz
Pentium III - 500, 550, 600, 650, 667, 700, 733, 750, 800, 850, 900, 933,
950, 1GHz, 1.1GHz
AMD K6 - Pentium compatible processor by AMD - 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 166,
200, 233, 266MHz versions.
AMD K6-2, K6-2/3D - AMD's answer to the P-II, but still used the same
"Socket 7" used by original Pentium processors.  233, 266, 300, 333, 350,
366, 400, 433, 450, 466, 500, 533, 550MHz.
AMD K6-3 - AMD's attempt to keep "Socket 7" alive.  Not many were sold as
the "Duron" and "Athlon" were released around the same time.  400, 450, 500,
550MHz

I'll stop the list here as I think most are familiar with the current Intel
and Pentium processors (although the Intel "M" series might need some
discussion).  This list is not all-inclusive...there were other x86
processors in the mix too.

And, just for fun, here's my hardware "history".  It's long, so press
"delete" now if you wish.

Atari 2600 (actually Sears Video Arcade) - later sent in to Atari for
"upgrading" to support newer games like Space Invaders and Missle Command.
Before the upgrade, Space Invaders didn't display correctly on screen.  I
later added the Arcadia "SuperCharger" system to it.

TI-99/4A
Commodore 64 w/1541 disk drive
Home-brewed PC clone, 8088 @ 4.77MHz two floppy drives, no HD.
Added 30MB Seagate ST-238 RLL drive and controller for $399.
Changed the CPU to an NEC V20
Added the "Microspeed" speed booster circuit to bump the speed to 7.16MHz.
See, overclocking isn't a new idea at all!
Thanks to my Aunt, added a 2MB EMS memory board and an 8087 co-processor
Upgrade motherboard to 12MHz 80286.
Upgrade HD to Mitsubishi 60MB RLL
Upgrade video to EGA, but stuck with CGA monitor...more colors though (16
out of 64)!
Upgrade to NEC MultiSync II monitor
Added the original "Adlib" sound card
Upgrade to 386sx-16
Upgrade to 386DX motherboard with 25MHz cpu, then 486DLC-40MHz CPU
Upgrade to Orchid ProDesigner II VGA video (VLB)
Upgrade to Microscience 3.5" 120MB IDE hard drive
Upgrade to 66MHz 486DX/2 CPU (and motherboard), overclocked to 80MHz
Upgrade to Number 9 GXE64 Pro video card (VLB)
Upgrade to 100MHz DX/4 CPU
Upgrade audio to MediaVision Pro Audio Spectrum, later upgraded to MV PAS-16
Upgrade to Pentium 120MHz
Upgrade video to Number 9 Motion 771 PCI

Wow...things are getting fuzzy...

Added Turtle Beach "Maui" sampled MIDI playback card
Upgrade to Pentium 166MHz, then 233MHz with a motherboard change or two.
Upgrade to Matrox Millenium, then Millenium II, then Millenium G400MAX video
Upgrade to Turtle Beach "Multisound Monterey" sound card
Upgrade to Turtle Beach "Tropez Plus" sound card
Upgrade to Pentium-II motherboard & 266MHz CPU, then 350MHz
Upgrade to ViewSonic 15GS monitor
Upgrade audio to TBeach Montego II Quadzilla
Upgrade to Pentium-III motherboard and 733MHz CPU, then 866MHz
Upgrade to TBeach Santa Cruz sound card
Upgrade to NVidia "Quadro" based video
Upgrade to ViewSonic VG150 15" LCD Flat Panel (analog)
Upgrade to Intel 7205 based motherboard (first with with Dual Channel RAM
support)
Installed 2.2GHz CPU, then 2.53GHz, and currently at 3.06GHz
Upgrade to NVidia GeForce4 4200Ti video
Upgrade to ViewSonic VX500+ 15" LCD Flat Panel (digital)
Upgrade to NVidia GeForceFX 5900XT video
Upgrade to ViewSonic VP171 15" LCD Flat Panel (digital)

Along the way, there have been many case changes, but I usually kept the
same power supply unless it no longer fit the new case.  Current case is an
Antec P180.  Current power supply is a PC Power and Cooling Silencer 400ATX.
There were also many HD changes and for about 3 years I had an all SCSI
system (hard drives, scanner, tape backup, ZIP drive).  I switched back to
IDE drives, but I still use most of the other SCSI devices.

Also along the way, I had an original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES),
an NEC TurboGrafix-16 (like the TI-99/4A, great technology, poor marketing,
and same fate though it was a hit in Japan), and a Sony PlayStation.  When
Mattel re-introduced the Intellivision as the Intellivision II, I bought it
and one game...Discs of Tron - my favorite game on that system.  Returned it
for a refund after two weeks because I remembered why I hated the
Intellivision so much...that "disc" controller was murder on the thumbs!

Currenty inventory (of primary system):
Gigabyte GA-8INXP Motherboard (Intel 7205 "Grantsdale" chipset)
3.06GHz Intel Pentium-4 over-clocked at 3.31GHz
1GB Dual Channel RAM
350GB total drive space (plus a stockpile of 2.5" drives)
Nvidia 5900XT based video
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz audio
LeadTek WinFast 2000 TV Tuner and video Capture card
Adaptec 19160 LVD SCSI controller
Pioneer DVR-A07XLB DVD Recorder
Plextor 12/10/32 SCSI CD-R drive
HP LTO-1 100GB SCSI Tape Backup
UMAX PowerLook III SCSI scanner (1200dpi optical)
Nikon LS-20 Slide Scanner
Iomega ZIP 250 and 750 drives
ViewSonic VP171 17" TFT Flat Panel
Epson Stylus 880i and R300 printers for color
HP LaserJet 5M for black and white
Antec P180 Mid-Tower case (more like two-thirds tower)
PC Power and Cooling Silencer 400ATX power supply
Somewhere around I also have SyQuest 230MB and 1.5GB cartridge drives.

Anyways...again, Duane, look what you started!

  - Aaron, NN6O

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