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Rebuilding 486 - need video card

Dark-StarDark-Star
edited November 2010 in Hardware
Hey all you fellow oldschoolers. I'm attempting to get my very first computer back online, a genuine 66/486 with 32 MB RAM.

I've got just about everything except a decent video card and drivers for same. The problem is I've got a mishmash of boards out in the garage and NO idea what they are or where the hell to find software - and believe me I am no stranger to Internet archaeology.

Are there online places that still specialize in trading old hardware? I'd go to RL swap meets...if they hadn't all pretty much died after 9/11.

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  • Ka0sKa0s
    ebay.
  • stitchstitch
    When it comes to drivers for old video cards, well, if all else fails and you can't find a driver (try driverguide or something), use an S3 virge driver, they are pretty much a universal "work with anything" driver.
  • BeowulfBeowulf
    What type of card can your motherboard take VESA/ISA/PCI?
  • stitchstitch
    OHAI Beowulf!!!! long time no see
  • gdea73gdea73
    If your motherboard is ISA-based, try this:

    Fahrenheit 1280 (Plus) - eBay

    There are a few on eBay for sale, take a look. Another good choice is this:

    Number Nine GXE

    But crap, I'd go for the third (1st irrelevant, 2nd insane price).

    Again this is assuming ISA. BTW a great ISA sound card is the SoundBlaster AWE64 Gold, you can pick one up for cheap.
  • Ka0sKa0s
    Beowulf wrote:
    What type of card can your motherboard take VESA/ISA/PCI?

    holy shit... this is beowulf's first post in nearly six years.
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