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--- blog:386_pc [2021/05/08 15:31] – [Front Panel] john
+++ blog:386_pc [2021/05/23 20:28] (current) – john
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    * Using the 486 instruction set in a 386DX package
-   * Has 1KB of on-cache level 1 cache
+   * Has 1KB of on-chip level 1 cache
 It will be a nice test for those boards which are socketed to see the performance delta of just changing the processor and keeping everything else the same.
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 If it wasn't for that one bezel edge, I would have no second thoughts about leaving the front panel as it is... but compared to the newly painted chassis and the re-painted case (see below), well, it still stands out like a sore-thumb....
-==== Painting ====
+==== Case Cover ====
+First thing I did was give the inside a quick spray in some white primer that I had left - it was a bit oxidised and messy:
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+For the exterior I used Plastikote RAL9010 White (satin finish):
+{{:blog:386:img20210508132812.jpg?400|}} {{:blog:386:img20210508132819.jpg?400|}}
+On it's own, the case looks absolutely fabulous. I'm quite keen on the colour; it's enough of an off-white to match the lighter-end of the spectrum of old AT computer cases.
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+However, placed next to the cleaned front panel:
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+==== Rethinking Things... ====
+I'm really not keen on painting the front bezel - other than that one edge which has yellowed it is in good condition and painting it would lose all of the button/indicator labels.
+My only real option at this point is to repaint the metal casing in a colour that now more accurately matches the front panel.
 ==== LCD Display Config ====
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+By default, the case came configured with a high/low setup to show 33/16MHz:
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+The rear of the display was set as shown:
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+I'll set the display to 40MHz high, and 10MHz low, since there isn't a standard for when turbo is disabled on 386 boards. That means I need to set:
+   * Units column (//0// in high mode, //0// in low mode)
+     * 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F
+   * Tens column (//4// in high mode, //1// in low mode)
+     * 3B 3C 2F 2G
+==== Case Configuration ====
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+===== MT32-Pi Installation =====
+The excellent [[https://github.com/dwhinham/mt32-pi/|MT32-Pi bare-metal MT32 emulator]] from Dale Whinham is a great alternative to an external Roland MT-32 MIDI module and I thought it would be fun to build it into a self-contained, drive-bay mounted addition to the 386.
+[[:blog:386_pc_mt32pi|Read more...]]
 ====== 386 Motherboard Shootout! ======