The Eric Experiment Builds Custom SFF 486 Retro PC With Actual Vintage Hardware

Apr 17, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Updated on Apr 17, 2023 at 11:45 AM

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This has to be one of the coolest SFF projects I’ve ever seen. The Eric Experiment, seen above pointing at pure awesome, built a real 486 DX4 100MHz into a custom made 3D printed case. He didn’t stop there, as he also crafted a mini-monitor to go with it.

The system uses an ISA backplane as the foundation for the system. He then used a 486 SBC for the CPU and RAM, ESS soundcard, Tseng Labs ET4000 for graphics, and a SMC ethernet card. Eric designed and 3D printed the case from scratch.

This mini retro monster is showcased running Windows 95, DOS, and Windows 3.11. Eric also shows us a few games like SimCity 2000, Lemmings, and The Dig running on it.

Check out his awesome and detailed build video below, and make sure you subscribe to his channel.

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Apr 17, 2023

ALL IMAGE CREDIT FOR ARTICLE: The Eric Experiment
This has to be one of the coolest SFF projects I’ve ever seen. The Eric Experiment, seen above pointing at pure awesome, built a real 486 DX4 100MHz into a custom made 3D printed case. He didn’t stop there, as he also crafted a mini-monitor to go with it.
The system uses an ISA backplane as the foundation for the system. He then used a 486 SBC for the CPU and RAM, ESS soundcard, Tseng Labs ET4000 for graphics, and a SMC ethernet card. Eric designed and 3D printed the case from scratch.
This mini retro monster is showcased running Windows 95, DOS, and Windows 3.11. Eric also shows us a few games like SimCity 2000, Lemmings, and The Dig...

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