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2016 - 2019 Changelog
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For more recent changes go HERE.
Note: Only the more significant changes were
tracked during these early (and very hectic) years of the MAD Edition, so this
list is very much incomplete.
26 Dec 2019 – 27 Dec 2019
- Minor index and disks page tweaks
- Links/media links update
01 Dec 2019 – 16 Dec 2019
- Index page update, sections reorganized
- Minor Operator/Indicator Panel changes, 85 Indicator Panel schematic update
- Added Flash ROM info page
- Reworked 85 K/N planar outline and description
- Updated 9595, Bermuda, and Lacuna planar outlines and description
- Merge of the latest Louis' changes; snapshot taken 15 Dec 2019
20 Nov 2019 – 23 Nov 2019
- Index page update, new index menu, reworked sub-sections, a little bit of SEO
- Fixed some broken links and URL case inconsistencies.
14 Nov 2019 – 16 Nov 2019
- Updated and fixed the Processor Complex Matrix (from Louis)
- Added Tech. Ref. for PS/2 76/77 i/s, Server 85, Server 95, 95A (INF) (from Louis)
- Index page update (simplified and reorganized)
- New index pages for PC, RT, RS/6000, ThinkPads, and other systems
- Tweaked colors of the PS/2 form factor previews
- New index image (from Wikipedia, made by Raymangold22, public domain - CC0)
- Reorganized the Needham's Programmers section a bit
- Added a few more IBM patents
- Added some new POST/IML error codes + other minor tweaks
26 Sep 2019
- Model 76/77 - added some more flash BIOS files, minor cleanup
21 Aug 2019 – 23 Aug 2019
- Added RM Nimbus index and files
- Added some Olivetti files
- A few additions to the Link collection
- Minor index update and some other changes
- Tweaked "Peter H. Wendt's Adapter Picture Collection" and made it available locally
18 Aug 2019
04 Jul 2019 – 17 Aug 2019
- Cleaned up a few pages
- Imported a few more linked pages, added internal links
- Promoted the "ALR Files" page to a proper ALR index page
- Added NCR index page, NCR file libraries, system files, documents, etc.
- Added Olivetti index page, Olivetti system list, service guides, documents, etc.
- Configuration index and Technical Background index are now two separate pages
- Technical Background - added info about MCA-specific programming routines
- Imported Model 25 pages from William R. Walsh's website + new sub-index
- Imported EduQuest pages from William R. Walsh's website + new sub-index
- Added Apricot index page, system info, and some files.
- Merge of the latest Louis' changes; snapshot taken 17 Jul 2019
- 95/95A planar cleanup, new outlines, fixed links
- Parallel port & mouse cleanup (fixed links, imported files, reworked tables, etc.)
- Floppy pinouts reworked tables, added 40-pin planar pinout, cable diagrams...
- Resolved the networking index vs adapters index vs main index redundancy
- Imported Token Ring NIC benchmarking info from Wolfgang Gehl
- Added Infotronic IGP64 CHROMA/MCA page, based on info from Wolfgang Gehl
- Resolved the 9590 planar vs 9590 Common Devices redundancy
- Added a proper 9590 index page, cleaned up the 9590 pages, new planar outline
- Cleaned up the Op Panel page, replaced all the ASCII-art with proper schematics
- Added some more PS/2 and MCA patents held by IBM, new patent folder and index
- Added memory technology docs from IBM Microelectronics (DRAM, VRAM, etc.)
- Reworked the Op Panel page, added schematics for 85, 95 XP, and 95A panels, pinouts and much more...
- Imported Intel FDIV Processor Replacement Program pages
- Imported Processor Complex-related IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletins + links
- Reworked the PS/55 and Multistation index pages, fixed up a few other PS/55 pages.
- Added memory chip conversion chart (DRAM, SRAM, EPROM, FLASH...)
- Fixed a multitude of broken links and URL case inconsistencies.
- Some final pre-release touches across the board.
29 May 2019 – 25 Jun 2019
- Merge of the latest Louis' changes; snapshot taken 29 May 2019
- Cleaned up a few pages
- Imported a few more linked pages
- Fixed some internal links
- Added a few more scans/articles
- Removed some more duplicate pages (serial, parallel, error index, etc.)
- Added a list of the RETAIN books
- Added PS/2 brochures (from 1000bit.it)
30 Apr 2017 – 13 Jun 2017
- Merge of the latest Louis' changes (apart from some "broken" bits, and parts
that were already tweaked in the MAD Edition); snapshot taken 30 Apr 2017
- Added PS/2 Model List and PS/2 Form Factor pages
- Added a collection of PS/2 and MCA articles from PCMag, InfoWorld & other mags.
(Only links to individual images at this time. Thx Google Books!)
- Added a few more PS/2 PDFs
- Added local copy of reconstructed Piper Research website
- Added Kingston Files
- Cleaned up a few pages (burn in hell WYSIWYG HTML editors!)
- Imported a few more linked pages
- Some plain text tables reworked to HTML format
- Added 6900 - Personal Typing System page with info and pics from Scott Peterson
- Added detailed 8580 20 MHz planar outline and component list
- Reworked/corrected/added a few more planar outlines (8525, 8530...)
- Added a list of common IBM PS/2 ASICs
- Added Technical Information Catalog (by IBM) - list only, no files
- Added PCI/Micro Channel White Paper (by IBM) - PCI/MCA comparison
- Added local copy of (MCDA) Micro Channel Developers Association, just for fun...
- New fancy index images
- Tweaked the PS/55 and Multistation "Timeline" pages
- Tweaked a few more PS/55 and Multistation pages (mostly formatting fixes)
- Added Kentie's Model 95 and Model 95 Case Conversion pages
- Reorganized the Networking sections
- Added CNet 650E/2 adapter info and files
- Imported 3Com EtherLink/TokenLink files
16 Aug 2016 – 01 Sep 2016
- Imported pages from many other PS/2 and MCA-oriented websites. Namely:
- Peter Wendt's MCA Mafia (incl. The Blue Book)
- Sandy's Personal System/55
- Mr.Tahara's 5550 Multistation
- Michael Lang linux pages
- MAD Max's Extreme Computing with Microchannel
- Jim Shorney's pages (P70, etc.)
- Index page reworked
- PDF Documents section extended and cleaned up (added files from MCA Mafia, schematics...)
- Some missing bits and pieces (pages, pictures...) recovered. Thanks web.archive.org!
- Imported many external pages and files (pictures, documents, binaries...)
- Many internal links fixed
- Some duplicate pages and sections removed or merged; links updated accordingly
(Like the four, mostly identical, versions of the "SCSI w/Cache" page.)
- Some plain text tables reworked to HTML format
- Some pictures reworked, tidied up, etc.
- Fixed formating of many pages (to a truly unified form shared across the website)
- Other minor changes (typos, text formating, file names, dir. hierarchy...)
16 Aug 2016
- Created an offline copy of Louis' Ardent Tool for personal use. Read the full story HERE.
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