Highscreen 286 - 16 MHz, still alive, MT-32, HD

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Let me show you, that even a 16 MHz 286 MS-DOS computer could be an awesome retro gaming system. It just does not want to rest in peace :)

0:02:00 Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge
0:04:20 Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
0:05:59 Commander Keen 5 - The Armageddon Machine
0:08:05 LHX Attack Chopper
0:11:32 Wolfenstein 3D
0:14:51 Great Courts 2
0:16:39 4D Sports Driving (aka STUNTS)
0:19:23 Monkey Island 2 LeChuck's Revenge
0:24:08 Another World
0:28:47 Jetfighter II
0:31:30 Drakkhen
0:34:36 Jill Of The Jungle in Jill Saves The Prince
0:36:32 The Games: Winter Challenge
0:39:19 Formula One Grand Prix
0:42:16 Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis
0:45:03 Chuck Yeager's Air Combat
0:49:27 Bio Menace
0:51:27 Prince Of Persia
0:54:11 Lemmings
0:56:55 Crazy Cars III (Re-released as Lamborghini AC in 1994)
0:58:55 Flashback
1:01:36 4D Sports Tennis
1:05:05 F-15 Strike Eagle II
1:07:15 Duke Nukem II
1:09:00 Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge
1:11:46 The Catacomby Abyss 3D
1:13:44 Striker
1:15:45 Red Baron
1:20:00 Day Of The Tentacle
1:26:34 Dune II
1:33:22 Race Drivin'
1:37:14 Indianapolis 500 The Simulation
1:40:40 Leisure Suit Larry 5
1:41:51 Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0

1:43:50 Superscape 3D Benchmark (3dbench)
1:45:33 Let's compare 286 vs 486
1:46:50 That 386SX story...

Already released back in 1982, the 80286 processor was not widely chosen and almost not used in home pc systems at all. High costs and rarity in software that actually uses the advantages of the 286 like memory management or the protected mode prevented an early breakthrough.

In the late 80s and early 90s, the 286 finally got some atention. The 386 and first 486 processors were already introduced to the world. But at this time, the 286 also got more power than on it's release (clock speeds now reaching from 10 to 20 MHz). It became an affordable alternative to the new expensive high end 386 and early 486 systems. I would dare to say that until 1992, there was rarely a DOS game that essentially needed a 386 processor.

And that was also exactly the same period when IBM compatible PCs became popular for gamers. Games for IBM MS-DOS and compatible PCs finally made use of sound cards, midi devices and most importantly the 286's & later 386's core microarchitecture.

While working on this project, rebuilding the computer of my childhood, I began to understand, why the IBM compatible machines took over and put an end to the home computer-era. Somehow sad but true.

This machine was the low-end solution of the Highscreen Kompakt Series III.
Not sure if they were ever sold outside of germany.

The Vobis Highscreen Kompakt Series III consisted of the following models:
AT 286, AT 386SX, AT 386-25, AT 386-33 CACHE and a Laptop called "Microspace"
Hallo Zusammen,

Hier zeige ich euch, was der alte 286er von Highscreen noch so alles drauf hat.
Er ist nicht exakt der Gleiche, der damals von Vobis angeboten wurde, hat aber wie das Original, ein Motherboard mit Headland Chipsatz und einen AMD 286 Prozessor mit 16 MHz.
Im Vergleich zu meinem Nachbau war das Original sehr spartanisch ausgestattet.
Wer einen hatte, erinnert sich vielleicht...

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