Having acquired a Terasic DE10-Nano FGPA Development Kit, I was very keen to install the MiSTer software distribution and try some retro computing cores.
First on the list: the 80486 PC. I’ve many fond memories of DOS and Windows 95 gaming, messing with IRQ settings, tuning config.sys and autoexec.bat to get things working “just so”.
Luckily for me, DOS gaming is very well served on MiSTer via the ao486 core.
Project Notes
| Status | Completed |
| Goal | Play DOS and Windows 95 games on the MiSTer FPGA platform |
After a lot of tinkering, I was able to setup file sharing, install a Memory Manager, configure the Sound Blaster, add CD-ROM and Mouse support, configure Roland MIDI and install Windows 95.
I chronicled the whole thing via a series of blog posts (see below).
A great result!
Project Updates
- MiSTer AO486 Core Part 1 – Getting Started - 06 Feb 2021
- MiSTer AO486 Core Part 2 – Sharing Files With MiSTerFS - 14 Feb 2021
- MiSTer AO486 Core Part 3 – Managing Memory - 13 Mar 2021
- MiSTer AO486 Core Part 4 – Sound and Music Setup - 13 Mar 2021
- MiSTer AO486 Core Part 5 – Adding CD-ROM Support - 13 Mar 2021
- MiSTer AO486 Core Part 6 – Mouse Support - 13 Mar 2021
- MiSTer AO486 Core Part 7 – Quick Start DOS Image - 18 Mar 2021
- MiSTer AO486 Core Part 8 – Roland MT-32, Sound Canvas Audio via MidiLink - 28 Mar 2021
- MiSTer AO486 Core Part 9 – Installing Windows 95 - 28 Mar 2021
