Retro Reviews

This page lists all the hardware reviews and restorations here at DOS Days.

Sound Cards

Aztech Sound Galaxy Nova 16 Extra - October 2021
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 Value CT2770 - October 2021
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro 2 CT1600 - July 2023
Ensoniq Soundscape VIVO - June 2022
ExpertColor MED1931 (OPTiFM 82C931) - January 2024
Forte Audio/FX - December 2023
MediaVision Jazz Chipsets - October 2022
MediaVision Pro Audio Spectrum 16 - November 2021
MultiWave AudioWave 16 AISP (SCSI) - November 2023
Orchid NuSound PnP 32 - January 2025
Orpheus 1 Sound Card + X2GS Wavetable DB - August 2022
Parallel Port Sound Cards - November 2020
Terratec Promedia Base 1 - June 2024
Yamaha Audician 32 Plus - January 2023
Yamaha DB50XG - September 2024

Motherboards

Chaintech 4SLE / IPC Family Magic Motherboard - July 2021
Chips & Technologies 386 Motherboard - December 2020
FIC 486VIP-IO2 Motherboard - April 2021
Gigabyte GA686BX Motherboard - September 2021
Gigabyte GA-5AX Motherboard (Creating a DOS Gaming PC article) - December 2019
LM-103S 286 Motherboard, aka Getting a 286 to Run Like a 386! - October 2021
Octek G2 286 Motherboard - February 2020
OPTi 386/486 Hybrid Motherboard - March 2021
PC Chips M590 Motherboard - April 2023
PC Chips M919 Motherboard - June 2023

Graphics Cards & Chipsets

ATi 3D Rage II series - February 2023
FIDA MIX CGA cards - July 2022
Matrox Millennium - December 2022
Matrox Millennium II - January 2025
nVidia RIVA 128 series - June 2023
nVidia RIVA TNT series - July 2023
nVidia RIVA TNT2 series - October 2023
Octek EVGA-16 VGA card - November 2023
Octek VC-001 Gemini EGA Card (Octek MicroEGA) - May 2022
Orchid Fahrenheit VA/VLB - January 2023
Tseng Labs ET3000AX - February 2024
Tseng Labs ET4000AX card - October/November 2022
Video Seven VGA 1024i - February 2023

Laptops

Toshiba Satellite 4010CDT - February 2024

Other

MDA/CGA/EGA to VGA converter - February 2023
Osborne 1 Restoration - April 2022
RGBtoHDMI converter - February 2024
Voltage Blaster - November 2021
XT Clone Restoration - July 2021