DTK Computer Peer 1630 PC (with upgrades)
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2012
- Here's another rescued, revived and (eventually) restored computer. This was originally a DTK Computer Peer 1630 personal computer with a 386SX-16 microprocessor on a DTK motherboard. It appears to have been built in 1991. Around 1993, someone replaced the motherboard with one having a faster Am386SX processor clocked at 40MHz. I suspect they were going for a cheap performance boost.
The Am386SX processor has all the limitations of the Intel 386SX (16MB RAM limit, 16/24 bit data/address bus, needing two external 16-bit cycles for one 32-bit operation) with a faster clock speed. Despite the "hampered" design, it still would have given somewhat improved performance.
I've found evidence that suggests the replacement motherboard was offered in various speeds. A 33MHz version also exists. Surprisingly, considering that the CPU is soldered, the clock crystal is socketed.
DTK Computer produced motherboards, various expansion cards, desktop PCs and servers from the beginnings of the PC clone era all the way up to the Pentium 4. They're still around in some capacity, though I have no idea if they still make computers or not. Interestingly, the local library has a few other DTK systems, including an early Pentium machine that is still in use at the front desk.
This computer's FCC ID number is F82-5K4PEER1630, granted in late 1989. Identifying numbers on the motherboard include TK83305P9 and TK83305P9-4N-D-02. Neither one produces too many results in a web search.
Remember: If you care about your old computers, make sure none of them have a potentially bad and leaky NiCad CMOS battery in place! Remove it before it harms your old computer. Also consider removing button cell batteries from old computers, or replacing them with new ones. Though it is a lot less likely, I have definitely seen dead or damaged button cell batteries leak and make a mess in old computers.
it's a fake apple:) (we in the netherlands call pears a peer and an expression: compairing apples with pears (compairing two totally defferent things)
My first ever PC was from DTK - and I had NEVER any of problems with its hardware.
At work our computer admin at the time supplied us with dtk's. From xt clones to the early 386 era. Back then computers were really expensive. Especially the IBM's, hence the popularity of the dtk. They worked well for us and were solid reliable. Seeing this brings back memories. I have forgotton a lot about the early computers now since it has been so long. Amazing how well you remember so much about them. You must play around with this old stuff fairly often.
For those of you that are showing your computer ignorance, that was Michael Dell's first commercial desktop! I have one, and it has the original version of DOS and Word Perfect 1.0! Runs great!
I had this computer. Bought it in 1991 with 1 mb of ram. Don't remember the price but I upgraded hard drive to 170 Mb for - imagine this - $1,200. (that price I do remember)! I think it maxed out at 5 mb of ram on the motherboard at about $150 a megabyte. Wow. I don't remember how ram I upgraded it to in the end! Thank for the post!!!!
You would be amazed how long cigarette smoke stays in electronic equipment,I found my parents old General Electric clock (gotta be from the 80's) and it still has a hint of nicotine (my father was a smoker,don't become an accountant on wall street) ,to think it has held on for 15 years.
short ceiling or tall furhead?
What that guy did looked like something my father would do.
Nice Bill. Your vintage computer videos rock!
Ahh yes. The "Turbo" button.
Yet another great vintage computer video!!! Thanks so much for the upload bill can't wait to see the next
Furhead reminds me of the guys I used to work with at AT&T. I worked in the Construction Dept. and they were a wild crazy bunch of guys.
Man you have such interesting gadgetry. I love vintage stuff like this even though im pretty young. 22 years of age.
I would bet that multifunction board was made by DTK as well. The Oak VGA board may not be fancy enough to support CGA/EGA and Hercules output; many early VGA cards simply offered the 9-pin output as a way to connect an already-VGA-capable Multisync monitor (as likely previously used with EGA) without needing to buy a new 9-pin-to-15-pin cable. And it's been a long time since I've seen that text-only AMI BIOS screen! The only 386 clone I have left has Phoenix BIOS.
Love the comic relief. Keep up the good work.
Love these things! Subscribed.
All your videos make me want to start a new antique computers collection. I've seen so many thrown away in dumpsters, and after watching your videos I regret everyone I let get carried to its land fill graveyard.
My Aptiva's CMOS battery croaked a bit ago...thankfully, i had a CR2032 handy and the original wasn't the evil, soldered down sort.
(Thank you, 1st Mainboard, for not giving your AMD Duron 733 upgrade board a evil soldered down battery!)
neat. great video
Awsome random Furheaddedness