The Cursed 386 – The Atronics International ATI-386/B2!
1,432When I saw the bizarre memory layout on the ATI-386/B2, I just had to give it a try for myself. Join me today as I take an in-depth look into this quirky motherboard and explore the very interesting 386 hardware era.
The Retro Web page for the ATI-386/B2:
https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/atronics-international-inc-ati-386-b2-rev-b
SiS Rabbit chipset datasheets and information:
https://theretroweb.com/chipsets/410
ThisOldTech's Links:
https://twitter.com/ThisOldTech2
https://www.ebay.ca/str/thisoldtech
More info on SRAM and TAG ram:
https://youtu.be/CEiSQsDI8dQ
More info on CMOS battery pack construction:
https://youtu.be/4oq8h5Jcejg?si=k-5G6PP4fwTsIUOW&t=103
David E. Larsson's Sound Blaster 1.5 and GUS clone review:
https://youtu.be/JHTt83WQLLc
Interesting vogons thread about SimCity Classic and math co-processors:
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=28177
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00:00 Introduction
02:00 SiS Rabbit Chipset Overview
03:18 The Cursed Memory Layout
06:27 Different Board Revisions
06:43 Hardware Overview Continued
08:38 Other Parts for the Build
10:05 Initial Power Up!
11:15 Troubleshooting Some Instability
12:17 Poor Performance!
13:37 Performance Tweaks
15:20 Some Classic Games
19:04 Conclusion