After I assembled the first iteration of PC5014, I
decided to grab some older hardware and see what I could do with it. One fun
project that soon led to another.
PC5004
The first of these projects was a Windows 98 PC.
Initial Build
Motherboard: ASUS P5A-B (Baby AT)
Super Socket 7 with 3 DIMM slots
Components
PSU: Cooler Master Elite (460w)
CPU: AMD K6-2 (300 MHz)
RAM: 320MB (256+32+32) PC100 SDRAM
GPU1: Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 PRO (4MB S3 Virge/DX)
The keyboard was shared with PC5014 via a KVM switch. The motherboard doesn't
have a PS/2 port without its USB/MIR card, so I picked up a dedicated serial
mouse for it.
I used a CompactFlash solution for the hard drive as it was cheaper than
getting a full-fat IDE drive. For internet connectivity, there's a
WiFi bridge connected to the ethernet
card.
KernelEx is installed to
be able to run later browsers and other software for fun. I have Opera 11.64,
but am trying to track down 12.50 Build 1497, which is supposedly
the latest version that will run.
2020 Redesign (planned)
Since I've decided to build a seperate PC for DOS gaming (more on that below),
5004 will be upgraded to be able to play some more demanding games.
Components
CPU: AMD K6-2 (475 MHz)
RAM: 352MB (256+64+32) PC100 SDRAM
GPU: ATi Radeon 9000 64MB
APU: SoundBlaster Live! CT4870 (EAX2)
Drives
A: 3.5" 1.44MB FDD
B: USB LS-120 SuperDisk (Shared via KVM)
C: 32GB 266x CompactFlash card in IDE adapter
D: Sony 16x/40x DVD-ROM
PC5094
For a while, I was putting something together to run an oldschool BBS on. I was
then reminded that thin clients exist, so
I decided to turn this system into a dedicated DOS gaming rig.
Planned Build
Motherboard: PC-Chips M525 1.1 (Baby AT?)
Socket 7 with 1 DIMM and 4 SIMM slots
Components
PSU: StarTech AT (230w)
CPU: Pentium MMX (200 MHz)
RAM: 32MB PC133 SDRAM
GPU: S3 Trio/64V+ (2MB)
APU: SoundBlaster Vibra16 PNP (ISA)
OS: MS-DOS 7.1
Drives
A: 3.5" 1.44MB FDD
C: 8GB SSD (IDE)
D: Sony 4x CD-ROM
E: Swappable CF card bay
As stated on the Tech Wishlist, I'd love to have a
3Dfx Voodoo (4MB) and Gravis UltraSound in here someday.
PC5008
After upgrading 5014's CPU to an FX-8320, I decided to see if I could use the
older processor for something, and looked up AM2+ motherboards.