Is an IBM PC usable at the same clock speed as an Apple II?
Adrian's Digital Basement
Ah yes -- I've always been curious how a PC would perform if I ran it at the same clock speed as most 6502 machines including the Apple II: 1mhz. Let's first see if I can even get a PC to run that slow, and if I can, how does it perform? Is it usable? And as a bonus, I find out what the slowest possible clock speed I can take this PC to.
0:00 Intro and why I want to do this 17:23 Getting a PC to run at 1Mhz 37:01 Let's run some games! 1:03:03 What is the minimum clock speed this can run at!?
-- Links
Improving this 286 motherboard: https://youtu.be/89zPvQF3tas
Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/
Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g
Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement
My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories
-- Tools
Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J
Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW
Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0
Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy
TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html
TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672
Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184
Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1eSXpo1SA
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