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Changelog

2025 Changes

13 Jan 2025

• Added NCR "BAM BAM" Video Adapter page containing:
  
  • Adapter outline and parts list [1]
  • Adapter photos [2]
  • Adapter interface information
• Artist XJS Lite MC (5090) - part ID and datasheet link tweaks
• Moved TIGA Docs to the common datasheets folder
• Other minor changes

   [1] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [2] Photos by Lorenzo Mollicone

12 Jan 2025

• Model 5550 386 page:
  
  • Added V0/V1 planar outline and parts list [1]
  • Added V0/V1 planar photo [2]
  • Added V0/V1 BIOS ROM images 56F7416/56F7417 [2]
  • Added Vx 386 CPU board P/N and parts list [1]
  • Added Vx 386 CPU board photos [2]
  • Added Vx riser card P/N and parts list [1]
  • Added Vx riser card photos [2]
  • Added 23F2165 4MB SIMM photos [2]
• Added crosslinks between related PS/2 and PS/55 planar pages
• Japanese Display Adapters page:
  
  • Added BVEC B1 outline and parts list [1]
  • Alternative B1 adapter photo [2]
  • Added BVEC B1 BASE daughtercard outline and parts list [1]
  • Added BVEC B1 BASE photo [2]
• PS/55 Adapter List - removed non-Japanese adapters, minor corrections
• SCSI I/O Controller 4-4 - alternative adapter photos [3]
• List of Known Planar IDs page:
  
  • Added alt. Ricoh MyTool name (thx Louis)
  • Added 5571-V1 ID (thx Louis)
• NCR System 3300 - Model 3350 - removed "Bam-Bam?" reference from Clarity I section
• Other minor changes

   [1] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [2] Photos and files from Tomáš Slavotínek
   [3] Photo from Y! Auctions Japan seller "k_border_815"

10 Jan 2025

• Added INMOS IMS B017 IBM PS/2 Motherboard page [1] containing:
  
  • Documentation and links
  • IMS S217 software information
  • Crude adapter outline and basic parts list
  • Adapter photo [2]
  • Architecture information
  • J3 connector pinout
  • ADF sections
• SCSI - added Build a Wide-Bus Test and Development System PDF (thx Louis)
• IBM SCSI /A page:
  
  • Expanded T-RES information
  • Reworked internal terminator info, removed off-topic autotermination info
• IBM SCSI w/ Cache page:
  
  • Expanded T-RES information, removed bogus T-RES reference for older adapters
  • Reworked internal terminator info, removed incorrect autotermination claims
  • Added Measurement and characterization PDF (thx Louis)
• 9585 Type 1 Planar & Bermuda Planar - expanded 42G3371 terminator info
• 8573 P70 - added Plasma Adapter Block Diagram (thx Louis)
• P/370 - added The BiProcessor: A merger of two architectures PDF (thx Louis)
• Micro Channel Architecture page:
  
  • Added link to SCB performance article (thx Louis)
  • Added Design Strategies For Interface Of Bus Architectures PDF (thx Louis)
    
• Patents - added US5671443 - DMA Accelerator (thx Louis)
• Other minor changes

   [1] Page compiled by Louis Ohland, edited by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [2] Photo from DesignSpark

03 Jan 2025 — 04 Jan 2025

• Japanese SCSI Adapters - additional part ID
• 8573 P75 - additional SCSI info (thx Louis)
• P/370 - added VM Development Workstation - User's Guide [1]
• 9585 Type 1 Planar - Term. module ID & updated outline
• Other minor changes

   [1] Document scan provided by Kevin Adams

01 Jan 2025

• Upgrading the P90 Complex pages:
  
  • Removed some obsolete and/or redundant info
  • Additional BIOS info and links
• Website backend update
• Other minor changes

Older Changes

2024 Changelog
2023 Changelog
2022 Changelog
2021 Changelog
2020 Changelog
2016 – 2019 Changelog

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