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The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

#11
It reminds me my childhood and how the pieces were nice and easily maintainable.

I would propose two improvements (sorry if I missed them) - Add filtering for items with a picture only - Allow to a user to browse a category (without necessity of searching)

Well done ;-)

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

#13
Oh this brings some memories.

I was one of the people who still ran DOS when this wasn't really very common any more, and was constantly looking for things like drivers that would bring proper vesa or sound support to newer hardware on DOS. I ended up starting a webpage dedicated to collecting those drivers for DOS, which by now must've been decades ago.

It never grew very big, but I also never took it down. I wonder if it helped some people over the years.

https://dosdriver.de/

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

#14
post #3

Their server (PHP 8) is Free Software under the GPL v3 but I can't find any link to the SQL dump mentioned in the README that one would need to actually run it.

Where do you see such a requirement?

I think the GP was talking about the database schema and not the actual data. If they were talking about the data it sounds like it would be in reference to the setup guide of the project.

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

#15
Not sure if its the browser or interface, yet trying to search for Motherboards, Expansion Chips, Chipsets, ect... I always get a limited number of possible Manufacturer choices.

Motherboards ends at "ASIA DATA, Inc"; Expansion Chips ends at "Chromatic"; Chipsets ends at "IMS". I was able to view a large list briefly once, but I'm not sure what I did.

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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post #13

Oh this brings some memories. I was one of the people who still ran DOS when this wasn't really very common any more, and was constantly looking for things like drivers that would bring proper vesa or sound support to newer hardware on DOS. I ended up starting a webpage dedicated to collecting those drivers for DOS, which by now must've been decades ago. It never grew very big, but I also never took it down. I wonder…

How late in the game were you running DOS?

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

#18
post #15

Not sure if its the browser or interface, yet trying to search for Motherboards, Expansion Chips, Chipsets, ect... I always get a limited number of possible Manufacturer choices. Motherboards ends at "ASIA DATA, Inc"; Expansion Chips ends at "Chromatic"; Chipsets ends at "IMS". I was able to view a large list briefly once, but I'm not sure what I did.

It seems to be how the web site is designed, if you use the search function all the ones past those points are there, just don't show up in the lists.

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

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post #15

Not sure if its the browser or interface, yet trying to search for Motherboards, Expansion Chips, Chipsets, ect... I always get a limited number of possible Manufacturer choices. Motherboards ends at "ASIA DATA, Inc"; Expansion Chips ends at "Chromatic"; Chipsets ends at "IMS". I was able to view a large list briefly once, but I'm not sure what I did.

The idea is to enter in the Manufacturer name, and it auto-completes. The list is absurdly long to load directly.

Re: The Retro Web – Database, Docs, BIOS, Drivers, etc. for old PC Hardware

#20
post #13

Oh this brings some memories. I was one of the people who still ran DOS when this wasn't really very common any more, and was constantly looking for things like drivers that would bring proper vesa or sound support to newer hardware on DOS. I ended up starting a webpage dedicated to collecting those drivers for DOS, which by now must've been decades ago. It never grew very big, but I also never took it down. I wonder…

How late in the game were you running DOS?

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