this card did not come with the cable that plugs into the motherboard 8088 socket or the 8087 plug that supposed to be plugged into that socket. there is also no software for it and i can't seem to locate anything on the net for it. what i plan to do with it use it on a tandy hx which is already is equipped with very low profile isa slots from a provided adapter. i also purchased an isa adapter (providing 2 isa slots and coming from china) to provide a right angle and will protrude from the top of the pc. it will be an ugly and fragile setup if get it going but the reward will be for smoother gaming for a pc that is slow.
the tandy as of now has some other upgrades including a cf card booting dos 3.3, parallel port card with a zip drive, digital rgb (cga) to analog rgb adapter (provides a way to hook up to an ordinary tv with a scart rgb to componant thing), atari joystick adapter and an external adlib card plugged into the built in parallel port (only works with patchable games).
i did a similar accelerator upgrade to a tandy tx years ago with other upgrades that are almost exactly the same except for actual isa adlib. the 286 tandy tx has a "MAKE IT 486" chip installed. benchmarks like a fast 386 when you enable the cache and use a util to speed up the ram.
anyway, the tandy hx doesn't seem to have an 8087 socket and i am assuming that i won't be needing the 8087 plug that supposed to be with the breakthru 286 card. i am hoping that i can build the cable for the 8088 socket and find some software for the card. i may be able to figure out the cable by finding the 8088 ground connections from the breakthru ribbon connector socket. the ribbon looks as if its a strait shot to the 8088 slot from pictures i have seen of the card. if i can obtain these things i will definitely test the card on a less cared about computer first. i would also like to use the HX extra isa slot (3 max) for an actual adlib card. i am also concerned that HX power supply can handle 3 cards at once (286,cf & adlib ). i will have to give up the isa parallel card and i have no problem with that. it may also be possible to "MAKE IT 486" but that is another adventure into the unknown.
if anyone can help provide software and/or pinout of making a cable it would be so much appreciated.
thanks
the tandy as of now has some other upgrades including a cf card booting dos 3.3, parallel port card with a zip drive, digital rgb (cga) to analog rgb adapter (provides a way to hook up to an ordinary tv with a scart rgb to componant thing), atari joystick adapter and an external adlib card plugged into the built in parallel port (only works with patchable games).
i did a similar accelerator upgrade to a tandy tx years ago with other upgrades that are almost exactly the same except for actual isa adlib. the 286 tandy tx has a "MAKE IT 486" chip installed. benchmarks like a fast 386 when you enable the cache and use a util to speed up the ram.
anyway, the tandy hx doesn't seem to have an 8087 socket and i am assuming that i won't be needing the 8087 plug that supposed to be with the breakthru 286 card. i am hoping that i can build the cable for the 8088 socket and find some software for the card. i may be able to figure out the cable by finding the 8088 ground connections from the breakthru ribbon connector socket. the ribbon looks as if its a strait shot to the 8088 slot from pictures i have seen of the card. if i can obtain these things i will definitely test the card on a less cared about computer first. i would also like to use the HX extra isa slot (3 max) for an actual adlib card. i am also concerned that HX power supply can handle 3 cards at once (286,cf & adlib ). i will have to give up the isa parallel card and i have no problem with that. it may also be possible to "MAKE IT 486" but that is another adventure into the unknown.
if anyone can help provide software and/or pinout of making a cable it would be so much appreciated.
thanks
