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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 1049229" data-attributes="member: 325666"><p>Almost done..</p><p>.I will admit this was a mammoth task ...and there were days when I honestly thought about chucking in the towel.</p><p>But thanks to all the help from other T5200 owners and in particular Ian ..</p><p>All the current mods were done..</p><p>Modified bios ...which made ALL the following possible..</p><p>(A very helpful chap on Vogons - Ian tackled this)</p><p>Faster CPU 386 > 486</p><p>Cache Flush mod..</p><p>More memory 2mb > 12 mb</p><p>Larger hard drive .. 20gb 15gb C: & 5 gb D:</p><p>Windows 95</p><p>8 bit ISA to 16 bit ISA ..</p><p>Non proprietory Floppy Drive</p><p>Added PCMCIA ports x 2</p><p>Rebuilt Keyboard with new key switches.</p><p>Have I left anything out ???</p><p>hope not</p><p>Regrets non ...disappointments few ...but these would include ..no external Keyboard ...limited to 640 x 480 external VGA</p><p>..and this units inability to correctly use 2 x 16 bit ISA slots.</p><p>Here are some pics with it mostly reassembled for the first time since it was taken apart months ago.</p><p></p><p>but I can now add a soundblaster ISA</p><p>..and pcmcia Network card plus a CD drive</p><p>cool !!</p><p><img src="https://www.vogons.org/images/smilies/wink.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Amazing to think this is what 11.5 grand would have got you in about 1991 ..less the mods of course</p><p>for that price you would have got a 386 ...2mb ram ..100mb hard drive...and maybe win 3.1 or DOS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 1049229, member: 325666"] Almost done.. .I will admit this was a mammoth task ...and there were days when I honestly thought about chucking in the towel. But thanks to all the help from other T5200 owners and in particular Ian .. All the current mods were done.. Modified bios ...which made ALL the following possible.. (A very helpful chap on Vogons - Ian tackled this) Faster CPU 386 > 486 Cache Flush mod.. More memory 2mb > 12 mb Larger hard drive .. 20gb 15gb C: & 5 gb D: Windows 95 8 bit ISA to 16 bit ISA .. Non proprietory Floppy Drive Added PCMCIA ports x 2 Rebuilt Keyboard with new key switches. Have I left anything out ??? hope not Regrets non ...disappointments few ...but these would include ..no external Keyboard ...limited to 640 x 480 external VGA ..and this units inability to correctly use 2 x 16 bit ISA slots. Here are some pics with it mostly reassembled for the first time since it was taken apart months ago. but I can now add a soundblaster ISA ..and pcmcia Network card plus a CD drive cool !! [IMG]https://www.vogons.org/images/smilies/wink.png[/IMG] Amazing to think this is what 11.5 grand would have got you in about 1991 ..less the mods of course for that price you would have got a 386 ...2mb ram ..100mb hard drive...and maybe win 3.1 or DOS [/QUOTE]
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