Super 8086 Box, my home-built PC XT emulator with Adlib, MPU-401, joystick and NE2000 support
In 2019 I played with 8086 Tiny Plus v1.34, developed by Jaybert Software and improved from the original 8086 Tiny
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Networking
Fujitsu Siemens FSC Futro S210 thin client
I got from eBay a FSC Futro S210 thin client, which can support up to 512MB RAM, 32GB CompactFlash card
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HP Compaq NC6120 laptop, the king of ports, a must-have for retrocomputing enthusiasts
In an attempt to find a laptop which has a parallel port but is modern enough to run Windows 7,
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Setting up a modern laser printer to work with Windows 98 using D-Link LPR client
I bought a Brother MFC-L2750DW laser printer which supports connection via USB, Ethernet as well as Wifi and wanted to
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Using NFS to transfer files between Windows and MS-DOS 6.22
Although I successfully configured Microsoft Network Client 3.0 to access my shared folder on my Windows 7 machine, the setup eats up almost 100KB of
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Using Microsoft Network Client 3.0 for MS-DOS with modern versions of Windows
In order to facilitate transferring files from my main PC to my VirtualBox machine running MS-DOS 6.22, I installed Microsoft
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Installing Microsoft Web Deploy on Windows 7
I recently attempted to install Microsoft Web Deploy on Windows 7 for on my BIS-6620 fanless embedded PC. After following the
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Limited Internet connection issues when using VPN connections on Windows
As a frequent user of VPN (Virtual Private Network) for personal purposes, using both free software such as Hamachi and
Read moreUsing SOAP web service in an iOS application
I recently needed to connect to SOAP web services written in .NET/PHP from one of my iOS applications when I
Read moreUnlocking the Linksys SPA2102 Phone Adapter
I got myself a free Linksys SPA2102 SIP-to-PSTN adapter from a friend. However, to my disappointment, it is locked to
Read moreUsing Tor to Bypass the Great Firewall of China
As many people know the Internet is fairly heavily censored in China. This can be annoying when you want to
Read moreRunning a Server on Windows Mobile
For HTML & ASP via IIS: Install httpd web server component. This is not necessary on PocketPC2003 Emulator as a
Read moreSetting connection priority on Windows XP
To set which connection will be used for Internet access if there are multiple connections available: Method 1: Open Start
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