A must for any geek or a useful end-use for older laptop model year ...
trigger for this project was actually finding a use for a recent TI Travel Mate 4000e laptop, with a year 1992 even for simple Children's software is no longer suitable.
The hardware specification reads like this:
- CPU: 486SX25
- RAM: 4MB
- Hard disk: 205 MB
- Video: VGA 640 x 480 x 8 bit, Color DSTN screen
- CD-ROM: No
- USB: No
- LAN: No
is really only DOS as the operating system in question is running on this hardware fairly reasonable. The original Windows 3.11 does work well, but with any application software is already overtaxed and also extremely unstable.
as storage media for the operating system and the images I have used a compact flash card that is connected via an adapter as a hard disk. For this, the CF card in the BIOS of the computer, however, be configured with the "right" CHS mapping, otherwise there are errors in data access. Because, unlike hard drives in CF cards, the number of cylinders, heads and sectors not specified on the case is, these parameters must be determined. , You can use the tool CTATBUS.EXE of c't magazine.
Since the computer can now boot from the CF card, hard disk and floppy drive are completely eliminated.
First, then, the laptop has been exploited fully to all boards and the display were separated from the rest. (The housing is now my son as a toy). was then inserted into the inner workings of a so-called 3d picture frames and on the back wall - which I have previously painted black - screwed.
The result is to the left. At the time of admission 6:22 DOS was installed on the Compact Flash card.
In the background, the cover can be seen with two viewing windows that are finally as the front view of the vertically mounted display. Alternatively, you can admire through the second window hardware, or present a photo on a piece of cardboard.
the picture frame is now my sister in action.
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