Hit the jackpot

[Nightwolf]

So today in networking I was going through the hardware rooms and what do I find...?

One intell I386 from '85? A80386DX-20
One Intel something or another I have no idea from 1986, A80387DX-20
and one Intel 486 from '89, A80486DX-33

What can you guys tell me about these things?

[GnomeWizardd]

they are OLD maybe u can play oregon trail on them! :Rocker:

[fatcat]

looks like 2 20mhz machines and 1 33mhz machines. not sure what 387 is

[primesuspect]

that's a math co-processor I believe.

[lemonlime]

Very nice vintage hardware you've got there! I've still got an 8088 lying around somewhere at home :)

[airbornflght]

oregon trail was an awesome game!

[HaX0r]

386DX-20 = 20MHz i386
486DX-33 = 33MHz i486
387DX-20 = 20MHz Co-Processor / FPU (Floating Point Unit for floating point math)

Not sure why you stated you "hit the jackpot" though... Those CPU's are very old and you can find them in old hardware at computer junk yards. They are still good for embedded single-function devices (for example, industrial automation or standalone sensor arrays or something), but not really any good for consumer-use equipment - other than nostalgia. You could still run Linux on it and use it as a router though...

Thanks!

S.

[dancarrai]

I am just trying to post a new thread.
Can someone tell me how ?

Thanks.

[V|P]

oregon trail was an awesome game!
Yea. I use to go hunting all the time in it. Shoot me some bison.

[csimon]

DX has the mathco and SX doesn't

[airbornflght]

You could still run Linux on it and use it as a router though...


my router has a processor that would blow it away. the only thing it is useful for is nostalgia. Kind of cool to find old hardware you thought would have been long gone. Actually, at Enid Concrete where my dad works, they just replaced their 386. :eek2:

[Kwitko]

Nice haul, Nightwolf. Found some pics and info on those chips:
http://cpu-museum.de/?m=Intel&f=80386DX
http://cpu-museum.de/?m=Intel&f=80486DX

Believe it or not, the 486 has enough juice for practical applications. You'd be able to run a Linux-based firewall with a 486, possibly even the 386.

I just acquired a Compaq Presario with an AMD Am486-DX4-100 and 16MB of EDO RAM from our factory to use at home as a hardware firewall. Alas, the rig no longer boots, but I did manage to rescue the chip. It's a relic, and might even make its way into the 1337 processor package as a travel companion for the 1337 proc. Sort of a 1336 proc.

[Nightwolf]

Also found a an AMD K6-2, what can you guys tell me about this.

AMD K6-2/4000AFQ
2.2V CORE/3.3V I/O
A 9915DPAW

[Enverex]

... it's an AMD K6-2 400Mhz... what more is there to know about it?

[Krikey]

miscellaneous supplies are key....you really don't need that much ammo anyways....

[Krikey]

was the turbo button the same thing as the math co - processor?

[Thrax]

No, a turbo button was a physical overclocking of the processor at the flip of a switch. The co-processor did complex math functions that couldn't be built into the CPU.