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486 Update! HELP! AHHHHHH!
bcard74:
Last night I put 16 MB of RAM and a 1MB card in it and it is much better, but still crap.
Have to go with the 200MMX, that will run the classics I am sure. Thanks for everyones input.
Brent
Chris:
Did you ever try forcing a lower resolution video mode, like -320x200?
--Chris
SirPeale:
I just happened to come across this thread while searching for information for the bartop I'm going to build.
Your 486 running VAntAGE is just fine. You could use more RAM (try a computer show, you might get lucky) but the real problem is the video card. The old adage is that it doesn't matter how much memory your vid card has, as MAME just outputs to the screen.
Well, that's wrong. I had a K62/500 that I put a 256k video card into, and was getting 2-3 FPS from Pac-Man. Replaced with a 2M card, and everything was fine.
Finding an ISA card that has more memory will be kind of tricky. I've got a 486 right now that uses shared memory with the on board video. The Trident chip mangles the video signal, and nothing is viewable. Would have been sweet to use it, as the profile is quite low! Luckily all the 486's I have have PCI slots. Yes, 486s had them, but not too many.
One such board was the KM-S4-1 (see my tech page on my website for details on that board). Another was the VIP.
Parts for such beasts are out there, it just takes some looking. Good luck.
rampy:
--- Quote from: Peale on April 03, 2003, 11:39:58 am ---I just happened to come across this thread while searching for information for the bartop I'm going to build.
Your 486 running VAntAGE is just fine. You could use more RAM (try a computer show, you might get lucky) but the real problem is the video card. The old adage is that it doesn't matter how much memory your vid card has, as MAME just outputs to the screen.
Well, that's wrong. I had a K62/500 that I put a 256k video card into, and was getting 2-3 FPS from Pac-Man. Replaced with a 2M card, and everything was fine.
Finding an ISA card that has more memory will be kind of tricky. I've got a 486 right now that uses shared memory with the on board video. The Trident chip mangles the video signal, and nothing is viewable. Would have been sweet to use it, as the profile is quite low! Luckily all the 486's I have have PCI slots. Yes, 486s had them, but not too many.
One such board was the KM-S4-1 (see my tech page on my website for details on that board). Another was the VIP.
Parts for such beasts are out there, it just takes some looking. Good luck.
--- End quote ---
Peale... Have you tried utlizing an old copy of scitech display doctor to get the most out of that old embeded trident chip?
Odd that this comes up as yesterday I was looking for vid card bargains on ebay and saw someone selling a VLB (very long bus card - remember those!?) and nearly spit my soda through my nose =P
rampy
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: rampy on April 03, 2003, 12:55:54 pm ---
Peale... Have you tried utlizing an old copy of scitech display doctor to get the most out of that old embeded trident chip?
Odd that this comes up as yesterday I was looking for vid card bargains on ebay and saw someone selling a VLB (very long bus card - remember those!?) and nearly spit my soda through my nose =P
--- End quote ---
I haven't. I'm not sure that it would help. I seem to remember something about Trident chips and shared video memory not liking MAME for some reason. Although it's been a while, perhaps my mind is playing tricks on me.
As for a VLB video card, I've got a Number Nine VLB (Vesa Local Bus) card that I paid $110 back in 1996 for still lying around. Another card as well (not a #9) but I could be wrong. But, the 486 in question only has ISA and PCI ports, so it's a moot point. Besides, in a bartop unit, lower profile is the key, right?