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2026-07-11T07:16:41Z

Michael Dale: /* Getting Started */

'''Welcome to ''VOGONS Wiki''''', a reference site covering vintage computer hardware used for playing games that don't run correctly on modern computers.

Current goals:
* Write about the details, advantages, disadvantages and quirks of useful old gaming hardware.
* Write guides to help get old games running their best.
* Populate the [[:Category:Lists of devices|Device Library]] with as many devices as possible!

While many of members of VOGONS.org participate on this site it is unaffiliated and '''not run or maintained by the owners of VOGONS.org''', please do not contact them for support or issues.

== Getting Started ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup Wiki Page Markup Guide] (how to make Wiki pages)
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo EmbedVideo] plugin info (embed videos from common sites)

Note: Accounts require approval. Email michael @ dalegroup . net after you've submitted your request and he will approve as soon as possible.

== Gaming Build Guides ==

*[[Hardware guides]]
*[[Software guides]]
*[[Recommended Builds]]
*[[Best of the Year Builds]]

== Hardware Info ==

The [[:Category:Lists of devices|Device Library]] is a new project designed to record as much information about vintage PC hardware as possible. This includes high resolution photos, jumper settings, drivers and utilities, as well as tips for using each device to its fullest.

{{#ask:
[[Category:Lists of devices]]
| format=ul
| columns=3
}}
It uses Semantic Mediawiki to allow pages to be accessed like a database, so that [[Vogons Wiki:Running queries|queries can be run]] to find devices with certain characteristics, or to quickly compare a list of devices by displaying the desired characteristics in table form (for example, the [[Audio|list of sound cards]] shows which cards use the original Yamaha OPL FM synthesis method, and which cards use another almost-compatible alternative instead.)

Contributions are encouraged, especially the addition of devices not already present. The more devices are added, the better this resource will become!

There is already a good deal of useful hardware information on this wiki in non-database form, and this will (hopefully) be progressively moved over to the Device Library:

*[[CPUs]]
*[[Graphics Cards]]
*[[Sound Cards & Modules]]
*[[Motherboards & Chipsets]]
*[[Input Devices]]
*[[Monitors]]
*[[Storage]]

== Game Setup Guides ==

*[[General DOS articles]]
*[[General Windows articles]]
*[[Specific DOS game guides]]
*[[Specific Windows game guides]]

== User benchmarks ==
*[[3dfx Benchmarks]]
*[[Socket 7 benchmark results]]

== [[Retrocomputing resources]] ==
* [[Interesting_Vogons_Threads|List of interesting Vogons threads]]

== Related sites ==
* [http://vogons.org VOGONS Forum]
* [http://www.vogonsdrivers.com VOGONS Vintage Driver Library]
* [http://www.dosbox.com DOSBox]

Ensoniq

2026-07-11T07:07:13Z

Michael Dale: Replace Flash-based MP3 player with HTML5 audio (1.39 upgrade: FlashMP3 extension removed)

Ensoniq was a popular electronic musical instrument and sound processor company that produced sound cards during the 1990s. Their cards competed against Creative Labs' offerings. At the end of the decade they were suffering financially and were purchased by Creative and merged with the E-mu subsidiary.

==Cards==
===Soundscape S-2000===
Based upon the OttoR2/Sequoia/MC68EC000 chipset and an AD1848KP DAC/ADC, the Soundscape S-2000 was a high-quality wavetable sound card in 1994. It has clean, quality output, especially noticeable when compared to Creative Labs' ISA cards. There is no MIDI effects processor but the samples have reverb/chorus pre-computed.

I/O ports are configured by jumpers. DMA, IRQ, SB emulation and some other settings are software configurable.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%;"
! Doom E1M1
! Dark Forces
|-
| [[File:Soundscape - Doom E1M1.mp3]]
| [[File:Soundscape - Dark Forces.mp3]]
|}

===Soundscape DB===
This is a Waveblaster-compatible daughtercard with the Otto/Sequoia/MC68EC000 chipset on board with 1 or 2MB ROM. Again there is no effects processor but the samples have pre-computed effects.

===Soundscape PnP / OPUS ===
This is an OEM-only cost-reduced product with similar specifications to the S-2000. It uses the AD1845JP and a MIDI chipset consisting of Cow and Opus. It has compatibility problems with some DOS games because of the use of I/O addresses not used by S-2000 (games don't always support them). Again there is no effects processor but the samples have pre-computed effects.

Hardware settings are configured by PnP and by the SSINIT program.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%;"
! Doom E1M1
! Dark Forces
|-
| [[File:Soundscape Opus - Doom E1M1.mp3]]
| [[File:Soundscape Opus - Dark Forces.mp3]]
|}

===Soundscape Elite===
This is a revision of the S-2000 board. The Elite model includes an effects DSP daughtercard, called the "ESP", that is fully programmable by a Windows application and by sysex commands. The patch set is revised and has notably stronger percussion samples. The Elite was released in 1995.

I/O ports are again configured by jumpers. DMA, IRQ, SB emulation and some other settings are software configurable. PnP is not supported.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%;"
! Doom E1M1
! Dark Forces
|-
| [[File:Soundscape Elite - Doom E1M1.mp3]]
| [[File:Soundscape Elite - Dark Forces.mp3]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%;"
! Dark Forces (FM emulation)
|-
| [[File:Soundscape Elite - Dark Forces (FM).mp3]]
|}

===Soundscape II===
The Elite without the ESP daughtercard and possibly a different patch set.

===Soundscape VIVO 90===
This card uses the Mark 5 / OttoR2 MIDI chipset and an AD1845JP DAC/ADC. This card replaced the Opus card as an OEM favorite and was available at retail. Aside from the disappointing 1MB patch set, the card is the first to require EMM386 for DOS support, creating problems for some old games that conflict with EMM386. Settings are configured by PnP and by the SSINIT program.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%;"
! Doom E1M1
! Dark Forces
|-
| [[File:Soundscape Vivo90 - Doom E1M1.mp3]]
| [[File:Soundscape Vivo90 - Dark Forces.mp3]]
|}

===AudioPCI===
The final sound card from Ensoniq is a very cost-reduced PCI card that is almost entirely host-driven (software-based). MIDI is a soft-synth in both Windows and DOS and has limitations that make it impossible to produce a patch set that rivals the older cards with 2 megabyte ROMs.

When Creative purchased Ensoniq, a driver update was released renaming the card to Sound Blaster PCI 64. This also added some new features. In Windows 9x it has rudimentary DirectSound3D 4-speaker support and minimal A3D/EAX emulation.

The ES1370 is not AC97 compatible and is actually natively 44.1 kHz. 48 kHz playback plays with a higher-than-normal pitch. Apparently the chip lacks sample rate conversion.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%;"
! 8MB / Doom E1M1
! 8MB / Dark Forces
|-
| [[File:AudioPCI - Doom (8MB).mp3]]
| [[File:AudioPCI - Dark Forces (8MB).mp3]]
|}

<gallery>
File:Soundscape s2000.jpg|Soundscape S-2000
File:SoundscapeOpus.jpg|Soundscape OPUS
File:Soundscape elite.jpg|Soundscape Elite
File:Soundscape vivo mark5.jpg|Soundscape VIVO 90
File:Audiopci.jpg|AudioPCI
</gallery>

==Elite FX Toolkit==
Windows 3.x application that allows the user to control the ESP effects processor. Works on Windows 9x as well.
<gallery>
File:Ensoniq elite fx toolkit 08.png
File:Ensoniq elite fx toolkit 03.png
File:Ensoniq elite fx toolkit 04.png
File:Ensoniq elite fx toolkit 05.png
File:Ensoniq elite fx toolkit 06.png
File:Ensoniq elite fx toolkit 07.png
File:Ensoniq elite fx toolkit 01.png
File:Ensoniq elite fx toolkit 02.png
</gallery>

==Comparison table==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! Name
! Model
! Release Date
! Bus
! Chipset
! PCM
! MPU-401
! Patch Set
! EMM386 req'd
! Standards
! SNR
! I/O
! CD Interface
! OS Support
! Notes
|-
| Soundscape S-2000
| S2016
| 1994
| ISA
| OttoR2B, Sequoia, MC68EC000, AD1848KP
| 16-bit 48 kHz
| hardware
| 1, 2 MB
| No
| SB 2.0, Adlib, MT-32, General MIDI, WSS
| 83db
| aux-in, line-in/mic, line-out, gameport/MIDI
| Panasonic, Sony, Mitsumi
| DOS, W3.x, W9x, NT4, OS/2
| CD interfaces optional. OEM models may have 1MB ROM.
|-
| Soundscape DB
| SSDB
| 1994
| -
| OttoR2, Sequoia, MC68EC000
| 16-bit 48 kHz
| hardware
| 1, 2 MB
| No
| General MIDI
|
| waveblaster port
| -
| -
|
|-
| Soundscape OPUS
| S3016
| 1995
| ISA
| Opus, Cow, MC68EC000, AD1845JP
| 16-bit 48 kHz
| hardware
| 1 MB
| No
| SB 2.0, Adlib, MT-32, General MIDI, WSS
|
| aux-in, line-in/mic, line-out, gameport/MIDI
| -
| DOS, W3.x, W9x, NT4, OS/2
| PnP
|-
| Soundscape Elite
| S2016-II
| 1995
| ISA
| OttoR2C, Sequoia, MC68EC000, AD1848KP
| 16-bit 48 kHz
| hardware
| 2 MB
| No
| SB 2.0, Adlib, MT-32, General MIDI, WSS
| 83db
| aux-in, line-in/mic, line-out, gameport/MIDI
| IDE, Panasonic, Sony, Mitsumi
| DOS, W3.x, W9x, NT4, OS/2
| effects processor daughtercard. New 2MB ROM.
|-
| Soundscape II
| S2016-II
| 1995
| ISA
| OttoR2, Sequoia, MC68EC000, AD1848KP
| 16-bit 48 kHz
| hardware
| 2 MB
| No
| SB 2.0, Adlib, MT-32, General MIDI, WSS
| 83db
| aux-in, line-in/mic, line-out, gameport/MIDI
| IDE, Panasonic, Sony, Mitsumi
| DOS, W3.x, W9x, NT4, OS/2
| Elite minus ESP
|-
| Soundscape VIVO 90
| VIVO-90DB
| 1996
| ISA
| Mark 5, OttoR2C, AD1845JP
| 16-bit 48 kHz
| software
| 1 MB
| Yes
| SB Pro 2, Adlib, MT-32, General MIDI, WSS
| 90db
| aux-in, line-in/mic, line-out, gameport/MIDI
| -
| DOS, W3.x, W9x, NT4
| PnP
|-
| AudioPCI 3000
|
| 1997
| PCI
| ES1370, AK4531
| 16-bit 48 kHz
| software
| 2, 4, 8 MB
| Yes
| SB Pro 2, Adlib, MT-32, General MIDI, WSS, Soundscape
| 90db
| aux-in, line-in/mic, line-out, gameport/MIDI
| -
| DOS, W3.x, W9x, NT4-6
| MIDI FX in W9x. DS3D 2/4-speaker, EAX and A3D with SBPCI64 driver.
|-
|}

==Related links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/19970607101326/http://www.ensoniq.com/html/multimedia_products.htm Ensoniq within Internet Archive]
*[http://johnengelmann.net/technology/ecw/ AudioPCI .ecw patch set information]

[[Category:Hardware]]
[[Category:Sound Cards]]

StarRTS

2026-04-24T04:55:28Z

Michael Dale:

I've always wanted to benchmark Starcraft 1 to compare Pentium vs Cyrix CPUs. I decided to throw Claude Code at the job and it has written me a little command line Win 95 benchmark tool that should replicate Starcraft/RTS style logic paths.

Mid/late-90s Socket 7 CPUs (Intel Pentium / P55C, AMD K6 / K6-2, Cyrix 6x86 / MII, IDT WinChip) all claim "Pentium-class" performance but diverge sharply in real workloads — integer pipeline width, FPU throughput, L1 cache size, write-combining, and MMX support all differ. Generic benchmarks (Dhrystone, CPU-Z) don't capture which of these chips actually played the era's games well. StarCraft 1 (1998, Win95, DirectX 5, 16 MB min RAM) is the canonical workload because it leans on exactly the operations where these CPUs diverge: integer-heavy pathfinding, 8bpp sprite blits to a DirectDraw back-buffer, 16.16 fixed-point unit physics, and fog-of-war tilemap updates.

First Release - StarRTS Bench v0.1

https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/File:Starrtsbench01.zip

== Michael Results ==

Ryzen 7 7700 - Windows 11 - Not clean boot - 380424 - Work PC

Ryzen 7 7800X - Windows 11 - Not clean boot - 370151 - Home PC

Pentium 233 MMX - Windows 98se - 3212

StarRTS

2026-04-24T01:32:42Z

Michael Dale:

StarRTS

2026-04-24T01:32:23Z

Michael Dale:

I've always wanted to benchmark Starcraft 1 to compare Pentium vs Cyrix CPUs. I decided to throw Claude Code at the job and it has written me a little command line Win 95 benchmark tool that should replicate Starcraft/RTS style logic paths.

Mid/late-90s Socket 7 CPUs (Intel Pentium / P55C, AMD K6 / K6-2, Cyrix 6x86 / MII, IDT WinChip) all claim "Pentium-class" performance but diverge sharply in real workloads — integer pipeline width, FPU throughput, L1 cache size, write-combining, and MMX support all differ. Generic benchmarks (Dhrystone, CPU-Z) don't capture which of these chips actually played the era's games well. StarCraft 1 (1998, Win95, DirectX 5, 16 MB min RAM) is the canonical workload because it leans on exactly the operations where these CPUs diverge: integer-heavy pathfinding, 8bpp sprite blits to a DirectDraw back-buffer, 16.16 fixed-point unit physics, and fog-of-war tilemap updates.

First Release - StarRTS Bench v0.1

https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/File:Starrtsbench01.zip

**Michael Results**

Ryzen 7 7700 - Windows 11 - Not clean boot - 380424 - Work PC

Ryzen 7 7800X - Windows 11 - Not clean boot - 370151 - Home PC

StarRTS

2026-04-24T01:32:13Z

Michael Dale:

I've always wanted to benchmark Starcraft 1 to compare Pentium vs Cyrix CPUs. I decided to throw Claude Code at the job and it has written me a little command line Win 95 benchmark tool that should replicate Starcraft/RTS style logic paths.

Mid/late-90s Socket 7 CPUs (Intel Pentium / P55C, AMD K6 / K6-2, Cyrix 6x86 / MII, IDT WinChip) all claim "Pentium-class" performance but diverge sharply in real workloads — integer pipeline width, FPU throughput, L1 cache size, write-combining, and MMX support all differ. Generic benchmarks (Dhrystone, CPU-Z) don't capture which of these chips actually played the era's games well. StarCraft 1 (1998, Win95, DirectX 5, 16 MB min RAM) is the canonical workload because it leans on exactly the operations where these CPUs diverge: integer-heavy pathfinding, 8bpp sprite blits to a DirectDraw back-buffer, 16.16 fixed-point unit physics, and fog-of-war tilemap updates.

First Release - StarRTS Bench v0.1

https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/File:Starrtsbench01.zip

Michael Results
Ryzen 7 7700 - Windows 11 - Not clean boot - 380424 - Work PC

Ryzen 7 7800X - Windows 11 - Not clean boot - 370151 - Home PC

StarRTS

2026-04-24T01:31:52Z

Michael Dale:

I've always wanted to benchmark Starcraft 1 to compare Pentium vs Cyrix CPUs. I decided to throw Claude Code at the job and it has written me a little command line Win 95 benchmark tool that should replicate Starcraft/RTS style logic paths.

Mid/late-90s Socket 7 CPUs (Intel Pentium / P55C, AMD K6 / K6-2, Cyrix 6x86 / MII, IDT WinChip) all claim "Pentium-class" performance but diverge sharply in real workloads — integer pipeline width, FPU throughput, L1 cache size, write-combining, and MMX support all differ. Generic benchmarks (Dhrystone, CPU-Z) don't capture which of these chips actually played the era's games well. StarCraft 1 (1998, Win95, DirectX 5, 16 MB min RAM) is the canonical workload because it leans on exactly the operations where these CPUs diverge: integer-heavy pathfinding, 8bpp sprite blits to a DirectDraw back-buffer, 16.16 fixed-point unit physics, and fog-of-war tilemap updates.

First Release - StarRTS Bench v0.1

https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/File:Starrtsbench01.zip

Michael Results
Ryzen 7 7700 - Windows 11 - Not clean boot - 380424 - Work PC
Ryzen 7 7800X - Windows 11 - Not clean boot - 370151 - Home PC

StarRTS

2026-04-23T06:49:42Z

Michael Dale:

I've always wanted to benchmark Starcraft 1 to compare Pentium vs Cyrix CPUs. I decided to throw Claude Code at the job and it has written me a little command line Win 95 benchmark tool that should replicate Starcraft/RTS style logic paths.

Mid/late-90s Socket 7 CPUs (Intel Pentium / P55C, AMD K6 / K6-2, Cyrix 6x86 / MII, IDT WinChip) all claim "Pentium-class" performance but diverge sharply in real workloads — integer pipeline width, FPU throughput, L1 cache size, write-combining, and MMX support all differ. Generic benchmarks (Dhrystone, CPU-Z) don't capture which of these chips actually played the era's games well. StarCraft 1 (1998, Win95, DirectX 5, 16 MB min RAM) is the canonical workload because it leans on exactly the operations where these CPUs diverge: integer-heavy pathfinding, 8bpp sprite blits to a DirectDraw back-buffer, 16.16 fixed-point unit physics, and fog-of-war tilemap updates.

First Release - StarRTS Bench v0.1

https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/File:Starrtsbench01.zip

Ryzen 7 7700 - Windows 11 - Not clean boot - 380424

StarRTS

2026-04-23T06:47:51Z

Michael Dale:

File:Starrtsbench01.zip

2026-04-23T06:47:06Z

Michael Dale: StarRTS Bench v0.1

StarRTS Bench v0.1

StarRTS

2026-04-23T06:45:29Z

Michael Dale: Created page with "I've always wanted to benchmark Starcraft 1 to compare Pentium vs Cyrix CPUs. I decided to throw Claude Code at the job and it has written me a little command line Win 95 benc..."

Math coprocessors

2026-04-03T03:18:06Z

Michael Dale:

[[File:387_math_coprocessors.jpeg|200px|thumb|A range of math coprocessors for the 386]]

There are currently no pages for math coprocessors.

IEEETEST
https://www.vogonswiki.com/images/8/80/FASMATH.ZIP

== External Links ==

* [https://www.vogonswiki.com/images/2/21/Coproc.txt What you always wanted to know about math coprocessors V1.5]

[[Category:Lists of devices]]

File:FASMATH.ZIP

2026-04-03T03:17:42Z

Michael Dale: Includes IEEETEST

Includes IEEETEST

File:AT Computer Cases.jpeg

2026-03-01T03:52:45Z

Michael Dale:

Epson EL2

2025-12-07T06:14:33Z

Michael Dale:

{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Image = Epson_EL_Motherboard.jpeg
| Bus type = ISA
| Bus width = 16-bit
| Bus speed =
| 8-bit ISA compatible = Yes
| Manufacturer = Epson
| Chipset =
| Compatible with = [[Has compatibility::RS232]], [[Has compatibility::LPT]], [[Has compatibility::PS/2 Keyboard]], [[Has compatibility::PS/2 Mouse]]
| Connectors = [[Has connector::RS232/DB9]], [[Has connector::LPT]], [[Has connector::PS/2]]
| Config = ?
| Requires -5VDC =
| Requires -12VDC =
}}
{{Device Infobox/Motherboard
| Form factor = Custom
| CPU socket = ?
| COAST slot = N
| ISA slots/16-bit = 3
| RAM slots/30-pin = 2
| Max RAM =
| Is ROM socketed = Yes
| ROM type = 28-pin JEDEC
| Is ROM writable = No
}}
{{Device Infobox/IO
| Serial ports = 1
| UART = ?
| COM1 = Yes
| COM2 = ?
| COM3 = ?
| COM4 = ?
| Parallel ports = 1
| Bi-dir =
| ECP =
| EPP =
| LPT1 = Yes
| LPT2 = ?
| LPT3 = ?
| LPT4 = ?
| Game ports = 0
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Manual =
| Driver =
}}
The EL2 and EL3s are compact machines released by Epson in the early 90s.

The EL2 and EL3s share a common M-IO board with a separate board that contains the CPU, BIOS, and memory connection.

The RAM is a custom module that often includes some on-board ram and slots for custom SIMM slots.

Linked is the BIOS setup disk (in Italian) for the Epson EL2 286 computer.

[[File:Epson_EL2.jpg|200px|thumb|Epson EL2 and EL3s]]
[[File:Epson_EL2_Back.jpeg|200px|thumb|Back]]
[[File:Epson_EL_Motherboard.jpeg|200px|thumb|Motherboard w/386 CPU]]
[[File:Epson_EL_Memory.jpeg|200px|thumb|Memory]]
[[File:Epson_EL_VGA.jpeg|200px|thumb|Video Card]]

[[File:Epson EL2 BIOS.zip‎]]

== Memory Module ==

The Epson EL uses a custom memory module. These photos below are from the EL2 and is a single 2MB simm.

[[File: Epson_EL2_2mb_Memory.jpeg|200px|thumb|2MB Memory Module]]
[[File: Epson_EL2_2mb_Memory_Front.jpeg|200px|thumb|Front]]
[[File: Epson_EL2_2mb_Memory_Back.jpeg|200px|thumb|Back]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=31860 Related thread on the VOGONS forums]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160902031457/http://www.retro-pc.net/musei/comp/epson_el2/index_ru.htm Another related website on this computer]

File:Epson EL2 2mb Memory.jpeg

2025-12-07T06:11:31Z

Michael Dale:

File:Epson EL2 2mb Memory Front.jpeg

2025-12-07T06:11:23Z

Michael Dale:

File:Epson EL2 2mb Memory Back.jpeg

2025-12-07T06:11:10Z

Michael Dale:

Epson EL2

2025-11-19T09:57:39Z

Michael Dale:

The EL2 and EL3s are compact machines released by Epson in the early 90s.

The EL2 and EL3s share a common M-IO board with a separate board that contains the CPU, BIOS, and memory connection.

The RAM is a custom module that often includes some on-board ram and slots for custom SIMM slots.

Linked is the BIOS setup disk (in Italian) for the Epson EL2 286 computer.

[[File:Epson_EL2.jpg|200px|thumb|Epson EL2 and EL3s]]
[[File:Epson_EL2_Back.jpeg|200px|thumb|Back]]
[[File:Epson_EL_Motherboard.jpeg|200px|thumb|Motherboard w/386 CPU]]
[[File:Epson_EL_Memory.jpeg|200px|thumb|Memory]]
[[File:Epson_EL_VGA.jpeg|200px|thumb|Video Card]]

[[File:Epson EL2 BIOS.zip‎]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=31860 Related thread on the VOGONS forums]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160902031457/http://www.retro-pc.net/musei/comp/epson_el2/index_ru.htm Another related website on this computer]

Epson EL2

2025-11-19T09:55:45Z

Michael Dale:

The EL2 and EL3s are compact machines released by Epson in the early 90s.

The EL2 and EL3s share a common M-IO board with a separate board that contains the CPU, BIOS, and memory connection.

The RAM is a custom module that often includes some on-board ram and slots for custom SIMM slots.

Linked is the BIOS setup disk (in Italian) for the Epson EL2 286 computer.

[[File:Epson_EL2.jpg|200px|thumb|Epson EL2 and EL3s]]
[[File:Epson_EL2_Back.jpeg|200px|thumb|Back]]
[[File:Epson_EL_Motherboard.jpeg|200px|thumb|Motherboard w/386 CPU]]
[[File:Epson_EL_Memory.jpeg|200px|thumb|Memory]]
[[File:Epson_EL_VGA.jpeg|200px|thumb|Video Card]]

[[File:Epson EL2 BIOS.zip‎]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=31860 Related thread on the VOGONS forums]
*[http://www.retro-pc.net/musei/comp/epson_el2/index_ru.htm Another related website on this computer]

Epson EL2

2025-11-19T09:52:52Z

Michael Dale:

Epson EL2

2025-11-19T09:50:38Z

Michael Dale:

Epson EL2

2025-11-19T09:49:51Z

Michael Dale:

File:Epson EL VGA.jpeg

2025-11-19T09:48:36Z

Michael Dale:

File:Epson EL Memory.jpeg

2025-11-19T09:48:28Z

Michael Dale:

File:Epson EL Motherboard.jpeg

2025-11-19T09:48:18Z

Michael Dale:

File:Epson EL2 Back.jpeg

2025-11-19T09:48:08Z

Michael Dale:

Epson EL2

2025-11-19T09:39:15Z

Michael Dale:

Linked is the BIOS setup disk (in Italian) for the Epson EL2 286 computer.

[[File:Epson_EL2.jpg|200px|thumb|Epson EL2 and EL3s]]

[[File:Epson EL2 BIOS.zip‎]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=31860 Related thread on the VOGONS forums]
*[http://www.retro-pc.net/musei/comp/epson_el2/index_ru.htm Another related website on this computer]

File:Epson EL2.jpg

2025-11-19T09:38:19Z

Michael Dale:

User talk:COdy The HUN

2025-11-08T03:28:05Z

Michael Dale: Welcome!

'''Welcome to ''Vogons Wiki''!'''
We hope you will contribute much and well.
You will probably want to read the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents help pages].
Again, welcome and have fun! [[User:Michael Dale|Michael Dale]] ([[User talk:Michael Dale|talk]]) 14:28, 8 November 2025 (AEDT)

Main Page

2024-12-20T21:44:58Z

Michael Dale: /* Related sites */

'''Welcome to ''VOGONS Wiki''''', a reference site covering vintage computer hardware used for playing games that don't run correctly on modern computers.

Current goals:
* Write about the details, advantages, disadvantages and quirks of useful old gaming hardware.
* Write guides to help get old games running their best.
* Populate the [[:Category:Lists of devices|Device Library]] with as many devices as possible!

While many of members of VOGONS.org participate on this site it is unaffiliated and '''not run or maintained by the owners of VOGONS.org''', please do not contact them for support or issues.

== Getting Started ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup Wiki Page Markup Guide] (how to make Wiki pages)
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:FlashMP3 FlashMP3] plugin info (add audio playback to pages)
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo EmbedVideo] plugin info (embed videos from common sites)

Note: Accounts require approval. Email michael @ dalegroup . net after you've submitted your request and he will approve as soon as possible.

== Gaming Build Guides ==

*[[Hardware guides]]
*[[Software guides]]
*[[Recommended Builds]]
*[[Best of the Year Builds]]

== Hardware Info ==

The [[:Category:Lists of devices|Device Library]] is a new project designed to record as much information about vintage PC hardware as possible. This includes high resolution photos, jumper settings, drivers and utilities, as well as tips for using each device to its fullest.

{{#ask:
[[Category:Lists of devices]]
| format=ul
| columns=3
}}
It uses Semantic Mediawiki to allow pages to be accessed like a database, so that [[Vogons Wiki:Running queries|queries can be run]] to find devices with certain characteristics, or to quickly compare a list of devices by displaying the desired characteristics in table form (for example, the [[Audio|list of sound cards]] shows which cards use the original Yamaha OPL FM synthesis method, and which cards use another almost-compatible alternative instead.)

Contributions are encouraged, especially the addition of devices not already present. The more devices are added, the better this resource will become!

There is already a good deal of useful hardware information on this wiki in non-database form, and this will (hopefully) be progressively moved over to the Device Library:

*[[CPUs]]
*[[Graphics Cards]]
*[[Sound Cards & Modules]]
*[[Motherboards & Chipsets]]
*[[Input Devices]]
*[[Monitors]]
*[[Storage]]

== Game Setup Guides ==

*[[General DOS articles]]
*[[General Windows articles]]
*[[Specific DOS game guides]]
*[[Specific Windows game guides]]

== User benchmarks ==
*[[3dfx Benchmarks]]
*[[Socket 7 benchmark results]]

== [[Retrocomputing resources]] ==
* [[Interesting_Vogons_Threads|List of interesting Vogons threads]]

== Related sites ==
* [http://vogons.org VOGONS Forum]
* [http://www.vogonsdrivers.com VOGONS Vintage Driver Library]
* [http://www.dosbox.com DOSBox]

Main Page

2024-12-20T21:44:27Z

Michael Dale:

'''Welcome to ''VOGONS Wiki''''', a reference site covering vintage computer hardware used for playing games that don't run correctly on modern computers.

Current goals:
* Write about the details, advantages, disadvantages and quirks of useful old gaming hardware.
* Write guides to help get old games running their best.
* Populate the [[:Category:Lists of devices|Device Library]] with as many devices as possible!

While many of members of VOGONS.org participate on this site it is unaffiliated and '''not run or maintained by the owners of VOGONS.org''', please do not contact them for support or issues.

== Getting Started ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup Wiki Page Markup Guide] (how to make Wiki pages)
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:FlashMP3 FlashMP3] plugin info (add audio playback to pages)
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo EmbedVideo] plugin info (embed videos from common sites)

Note: Accounts require approval. Email michael @ dalegroup . net after you've submitted your request and he will approve as soon as possible.

== Gaming Build Guides ==

*[[Hardware guides]]
*[[Software guides]]
*[[Recommended Builds]]
*[[Best of the Year Builds]]

== Hardware Info ==

The [[:Category:Lists of devices|Device Library]] is a new project designed to record as much information about vintage PC hardware as possible. This includes high resolution photos, jumper settings, drivers and utilities, as well as tips for using each device to its fullest.

{{#ask:
[[Category:Lists of devices]]
| format=ul
| columns=3
}}
It uses Semantic Mediawiki to allow pages to be accessed like a database, so that [[Vogons Wiki:Running queries|queries can be run]] to find devices with certain characteristics, or to quickly compare a list of devices by displaying the desired characteristics in table form (for example, the [[Audio|list of sound cards]] shows which cards use the original Yamaha OPL FM synthesis method, and which cards use another almost-compatible alternative instead.)

Contributions are encouraged, especially the addition of devices not already present. The more devices are added, the better this resource will become!

There is already a good deal of useful hardware information on this wiki in non-database form, and this will (hopefully) be progressively moved over to the Device Library:

*[[CPUs]]
*[[Graphics Cards]]
*[[Sound Cards & Modules]]
*[[Motherboards & Chipsets]]
*[[Input Devices]]
*[[Monitors]]
*[[Storage]]

== Game Setup Guides ==

*[[General DOS articles]]
*[[General Windows articles]]
*[[Specific DOS game guides]]
*[[Specific Windows game guides]]

== User benchmarks ==
*[[3dfx Benchmarks]]
*[[Socket 7 benchmark results]]

== [[Retrocomputing resources]] ==
* [[Interesting_Vogons_Threads|List of interesting Vogons threads]]

== Related sites ==
* [http://vogons.zetafleet.com VOGONS Forum]
* [http://www.vogonsdrivers.com VOGONS Vintage Driver Library]
* [http://www.dosbox.com DOSBox]

Main Page

2024-12-20T21:44:01Z

Michael Dale:

'''Welcome to ''VOGONS Wiki''''', a reference site covering vintage computer hardware used for playing games that don't run correctly on modern computers.

Current goals:
* Write about the details, advantages, disadvantages and quirks of useful old gaming hardware.
* Write guides to help get old games running their best.
* Populate the [[:Category:Lists of devices|Device Library]] with as many devices as possible!

While many of members of VOGONS.org participate on this site it is unaffiliated and not run or maintained by the owners of VOGONS.org, please do not contact them for support or issues.

== Getting Started ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup Wiki Page Markup Guide] (how to make Wiki pages)
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:FlashMP3 FlashMP3] plugin info (add audio playback to pages)
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo EmbedVideo] plugin info (embed videos from common sites)

Note: Accounts require approval. Email michael @ dalegroup . net after you've submitted your request and he will approve as soon as possible.

== Gaming Build Guides ==

*[[Hardware guides]]
*[[Software guides]]
*[[Recommended Builds]]
*[[Best of the Year Builds]]

== Hardware Info ==

The [[:Category:Lists of devices|Device Library]] is a new project designed to record as much information about vintage PC hardware as possible. This includes high resolution photos, jumper settings, drivers and utilities, as well as tips for using each device to its fullest.

{{#ask:
[[Category:Lists of devices]]
| format=ul
| columns=3
}}
It uses Semantic Mediawiki to allow pages to be accessed like a database, so that [[Vogons Wiki:Running queries|queries can be run]] to find devices with certain characteristics, or to quickly compare a list of devices by displaying the desired characteristics in table form (for example, the [[Audio|list of sound cards]] shows which cards use the original Yamaha OPL FM synthesis method, and which cards use another almost-compatible alternative instead.)

Contributions are encouraged, especially the addition of devices not already present. The more devices are added, the better this resource will become!

There is already a good deal of useful hardware information on this wiki in non-database form, and this will (hopefully) be progressively moved over to the Device Library:

*[[CPUs]]
*[[Graphics Cards]]
*[[Sound Cards & Modules]]
*[[Motherboards & Chipsets]]
*[[Input Devices]]
*[[Monitors]]
*[[Storage]]

== Game Setup Guides ==

*[[General DOS articles]]
*[[General Windows articles]]
*[[Specific DOS game guides]]
*[[Specific Windows game guides]]

== User benchmarks ==
*[[3dfx Benchmarks]]
*[[Socket 7 benchmark results]]

== [[Retrocomputing resources]] ==
* [[Interesting_Vogons_Threads|List of interesting Vogons threads]]

== Related sites ==
* [http://vogons.zetafleet.com VOGONS Forum]
* [http://www.vogonsdrivers.com VOGONS Vintage Driver Library]
* [http://www.dosbox.com DOSBox]

Vogons Wiki:About

2024-12-20T21:43:07Z

Michael Dale: Created page with "Vogons Wiki is a wiki designed for the retro computing hardware community. While many of members of VOGONS.org participate on this site it is '''unaffiliated and not run or m..."

Vogons Wiki is a wiki designed for the retro computing hardware community.

While many of members of VOGONS.org participate on this site it is '''unaffiliated and not run or maintained by the owners of VOGONS.org''', please do not contact them for support or issues.

If you do have any problems please contact michael - at - dalegroup dot net or you can PM him here https://www.vogons.org/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&u=24975

User talk:Hornpipe2

2024-09-17T02:12:44Z

Michael Dale: Welcome!

User talk:Mitchellin

2024-07-09T12:12:41Z

Michael Dale: Welcome!

File:3dfx Voodoo 3 Shootout.xlsx

2024-06-12T04:16:15Z

Michael Dale:

File:Voodoo 3 shootout.pdf

2024-06-10T06:21:58Z

Michael Dale:

PCB

2024-01-13T05:04:32Z

Michael Dale:

PCB is a website designed to allow you to store and record a list of your hardware. Currently it supports CPUs, GPUs & Benchmarks.

The plan is to expand this with other components and allow you to share information between users. Long term it will contain a place to store and compare benchmarks.

You can sign up here:
http://pcb.vogonswiki.com/

Very basic todo list or ideas list:

*<strike>Bootstrap 3 interface</strike> - Version 1.5
*Public Profiles
*Sharing data between users or all users (with private options too)
*Export to CSV & PDF (would be nice to create some nice downloadable PDFs with benchmarks/reviews etc)
** Added export CPUs to CSV - Version 2.5
*Computers
** <strike>CPU</strike> - Version 2.0 (multiple)
***Actual Running Speed
**Motherboard
**RAM (multiple)
**Case
**HDD (multiple)
**<strike>Video Card</strike> - Version 2.1 (multiple)
**Sound Card
**Network Card (multiple)
**PSU
**CD/DVD (multiple)
**Operating System (multiple)
*Benchmark Applications
**<strike>Name</strike> - Version 2.0
**Version
*Benchmark Tests
**<strike>Name</strike> - Version 2.0
**<strike>Resolution</strike> - Version 2.0
**<strike>Comment (i.e FSAA, AF etc)</strike> - Version 2.0
*Benchmarks
**<strike>Benchmark Test ID</strike> - Version 2.0
**<strike>Computer ID</strike> - Version 2.0
**<strike>Value</strike> - Version 2.0
*CPU
**<strike>Manufacturer</strike> - Version 1.0
**Family
**<strike>Stepping</strike> - Version 1.0
**<strike>MHz</strike> - Version 1.0
**FPU Cores
**ALU Cores
**Bus Speed
**Multiplier
**Socket

==Version 1==
[[File:Pcb-version1.png|350px|thumb|First Release]]

'''Changes'''

*First Release
*Supports storing a list of CPUs

==Version 1.5 - Dec 2015==
[[File:PCB 1.5.png|350px|thumb|New Interface - Version 1.5]]

'''Changes'''

*Responsive (mobile device support) Bootstrap 3 interface & theme
*Various upgrades to the framework to support future features.
*Migrated code repo from svn to gitlab

==Version 2.0 - Dec 2015==

[[File:PCB 2.0.png|350px|thumb|Global Results Graphing]]
[[File:PCB 2.0 computer.png|350px|thumb|Computer Profiles]]

'''Changes'''

*You can now create computers with: name, description and CPU
*You can now create benchmark results from a fixed list of Applications and Benchmarks (these need to be populated)
*You can now see a graph and results of similar benchmarks
* Includes a range of 3dmark applications and default benchmark option
* Quake 3 Demo with 2 time demo 1 benchmarks

==Version 2.1 - Dec 2015==

'''Changes'''

*You can now add Video Cards
*You can now edit your computer
*You can now assign a Video Card to your computer
*Results changed to Bar Graph

==Version 2.2 - Dec 2015==

'''Changes'''

*You can now upload/attach files to a computer
*Gallery for files

==Version 2.5 - May 2018==

[[File:PCB_2.5_cpus.png|350px|thumb|Version 2.5 Improved Theme]]

'''Changes'''

*New improved theme
*You can now export CPUs to a CSV file
*Added additional benchmark applications (Doom, Quake, PCPBench & 3DBENCH2)

==Version 3.0 - Jan 2024==

WIP - Not released let

'''Changes'''

*Migrated to upgraded framework
*Improved Interface
*Live search and sorting
*Added Motherboards

==Video Demo==

{{#ev:youtube|P6c4y85zPX4}}

File:PCB 2.5 cpus.png

2024-01-13T05:03:45Z

Michael Dale:

PCB

2024-01-13T04:51:07Z

Michael Dale:

PCB is a website designed to allow you to store and record a list of your hardware. Currently it supports CPUs, GPUs & Benchmarks.

The plan is to expand this with other components and allow you to share information between users. Long term it will contain a place to store and compare benchmarks.

You can sign up here:
http://pcb.vogonswiki.com/

Very basic todo list or ideas list:

*<strike>Bootstrap 3 interface</strike> - Version 1.5
*Public Profiles
*Sharing data between users or all users (with private options too)
*Export to CSV & PDF (would be nice to create some nice downloadable PDFs with benchmarks/reviews etc)
** Added export CPUs to CSV - Version 2.5
*Computers
** <strike>CPU</strike> - Version 2.0 (multiple)
***Actual Running Speed
**Motherboard
**RAM (multiple)
**Case
**HDD (multiple)
**<strike>Video Card</strike> - Version 2.1 (multiple)
**Sound Card
**Network Card (multiple)
**PSU
**CD/DVD (multiple)
**Operating System (multiple)
*Benchmark Applications
**<strike>Name</strike> - Version 2.0
**Version
*Benchmark Tests
**<strike>Name</strike> - Version 2.0
**<strike>Resolution</strike> - Version 2.0
**<strike>Comment (i.e FSAA, AF etc)</strike> - Version 2.0
*Benchmarks
**<strike>Benchmark Test ID</strike> - Version 2.0
**<strike>Computer ID</strike> - Version 2.0
**<strike>Value</strike> - Version 2.0
*CPU
**<strike>Manufacturer</strike> - Version 1.0
**Family
**<strike>Stepping</strike> - Version 1.0
**<strike>MHz</strike> - Version 1.0
**FPU Cores
**ALU Cores
**Bus Speed
**Multiplier
**Socket

==Version 1==
[[File:Pcb-version1.png|350px|thumb|First Release]]

'''Changes'''

*First Release
*Supports storing a list of CPUs

==Version 1.5 - Dec 2015==
[[File:PCB 1.5.png|350px|thumb|New Interface - Version 1.5]]

'''Changes'''

*Responsive (mobile device support) Bootstrap 3 interface & theme
*Various upgrades to the framework to support future features.
*Migrated code repo from svn to gitlab

==Version 2.0 - Dec 2015==

[[File:PCB 2.0.png|350px|thumb|Global Results Graphing]]
[[File:PCB 2.0 computer.png|350px|thumb|Computer Profiles]]

'''Changes'''

*You can now create computers with: name, description and CPU
*You can now create benchmark results from a fixed list of Applications and Benchmarks (these need to be populated)
*You can now see a graph and results of similar benchmarks
* Includes a range of 3dmark applications and default benchmark option
* Quake 3 Demo with 2 time demo 1 benchmarks

==Version 2.1 - Dec 2015==

'''Changes'''

*You can now add Video Cards
*You can now edit your computer
*You can now assign a Video Card to your computer
*Results changed to Bar Graph

==Version 2.2 - Dec 2015==

'''Changes'''

*You can now upload/attach files to a computer
*Gallery for files

==Version 2.5 - May 2018==

'''Changes'''

*New improved theme
*You can now export CPUs to a CSV file
*Added additional benchmark applications (Doom, Quake, PCPBench & 3DBENCH2)

==Version 3.0 - Jan 2024==

WIP - Not released let

'''Changes'''

*Migrated to upgraded framework
*Improved Interface
*Live search and sorting
*Added Motherboards

==Video Demo==

{{#ev:youtube|P6c4y85zPX4}}

File:MWD Travel Network 2012.png

2023-02-18T21:44:30Z

Michael Dale:

Rise CPUs

2023-01-13T06:48:38Z

Michael Dale:

==Rise mP6==

[[File:RiseMP6.png|200px|thumb||Rise mP6 iDragon CPU]]

File:RiseMP6.png

2023-01-13T06:47:40Z

Michael Dale: Rise MP6 in Socket

Rise MP6 in Socket

BitBoys

2023-01-06T09:23:13Z

Michael Dale:

As pictured, a BitBoys Oy - Pyramid3D TR25202 video card / 3d accelerator. Includes the actual board, Programmer’s Reference Manual, ISV (Independent Software Vendor?) Disk, and VGA pass-through cable. This board is configured with 8MB of SDRAM.

[[File:S-l1600-17.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-18.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-19.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-20.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-21.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-22.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-23.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-24.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-25.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-26.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-27.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]

BitBoys

2023-01-06T09:22:52Z

Michael Dale:

As pictured, a BitBoys Oy - Pyramid3D TR25202 video card / 3d accelerator. Includes the actual board, Programmer’s Reference Manual, ISV (Independent Software Vendor?) Disk, and VGA pass-through cable. This board is configured with 8MB of SDRAM We are the original owner of the card so happy to answer any questions there may be.

[[File:S-l1600-17.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-18.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-19.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-20.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-21.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-22.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-23.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-24.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-25.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-26.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]
[[File:S-l1600-27.jpg|200px|thumb||Pyramid3D TR25202]]

File:S-l1600-18.jpg

2023-01-06T09:22:08Z

Michael Dale:

File:S-l1600-19.jpg

2023-01-06T09:21:58Z

Michael Dale:

File:S-l1600-20.jpg

2023-01-06T09:21:49Z

Michael Dale:

File:S-l1600-21.jpg

2023-01-06T09:21:43Z

Michael Dale: