Changelog

2024

02 Nov 2024

  • IBM Plant Codes page:
    • Added info about "Made for IBM" products
    • Reorganized the plant code table
  • External Links and other pages - updated UMMR link to our mirror (the original site went offline)
  • Other minor changes

12 Oct 2024 – 13 Oct 2024

   [1] Files provided by Eric Schlaepfer aka "Tube Time"
   [2] Photo from Yahoo! seller "nlarf70120"

28 Sep 2024 – 29 Sep 2024

  • PS/55 Brochures & Advertisements - added advertisements [1]
  • PS/55 Model 5530 - added 55530Z-S ASCII Article [1]
  • PS/55 Model 5550 386 page:
    • Added photos of Stage II planar [1]
    • Added 5550-S/T/V Technical Reference [1]
    • Added 5550-S/T & 5570-T ASCII Article [1]
  • PS/55 Model 5570 - added 5550-S/T & 5570-T ASCII Article [1]
  • Japanese Display Adapters page:
    • Added better photos of DA III [1]
    • Added EFFF ADF file for Display Adapter - J
    • Added adapter codenames [1]
    • Additional DA-I info [1]
  • IBM 5550 Multistation page:
    • Added 5550 & PS/55 ad scans [1]
    • Added 5540, 5560, JB-5000 magazine article scans [1]
  • KDOS - Japanese DOS page:
    • Separated from the OS/2 info
    • Retranslated using ChatGPT
    • Cleaned up and reorganized
    • Added K3.31 and K3.44 disk images [1]
    • Added KDOS/BASIC documentation [1]
  • IBM 5550 - Operating System/2 page:
    • Separated from the KDOS info
    • Retranslated using ChatGPT
    • Cleaned up and reorganized
  • IBM Plant Codes page:
    • Added code 99 info [2]
    • Expanded code 98 info [1]
  • Disk Collection page:
    • Moved PS/note N45SL disks to the Non-PS/2 section
    • Added PC diagnostic disk v1.02 [3]
    • Added PC & PC/XT diagnostic disk v2.20 [3]
    • Added PS/1 2168 diagnostic disk [3]
    • Formatting/style changes, introduction tweaks
  • Adapter Description Files (ADF) - added EFFF ADF file for Display Adapter - J
  • Other minor changes

   [1] Files provided by Akamaki
   [2] Info provided by Simmi Valgeirsson
   [3] Files sourced from Özgür Kazanççı's page (link)

18 Sep 2024

   [1] Information from David Beem

14 Sep 2024

  • Acculogic SIMMply-RAM page:
    • Added SIMMply-RAM 16 Reference Manual, Quick Start Guide, and SLA scans [1]
    • Added SIMMply-RAM 16 diskette image [1]
    • Added outline & parts list for later SIMMply-RAM 32 adapter [2]
    • Added photo of later SIMMply-RAM 32 adapter [3]
    • Added info on hacking the DS1213 SmartSocket [3]
    • Added support file archives for SIMMply-RAM/16 and /32 [4]
    • Added 70DC ADF/ADP file links
    • Added memory compatibility table
  • Adapter Description Files (ADF) - added alt. 70DC ADF file (Acculogic)

   [1] Files from David Beem
   [2] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [3] Photos and info from Roman Klovdahl
   [4] Files located by Louis Ohland; hosted by ibmfiles.com

08 Sep 2024 – 10 Sep 2024

   [1] Info and photos by Katherine Rohl
   [2] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [3] Dumped by Tomáš Slavotínek using Akamaki's utility
   [4] Scan by William Murray

04 Sep 2024 – 05 Sep 2024

   [1] Disk images provided by an anonymous contributor. Thanks!
   [2] UNPC utilities programmed by Frank van Gilluwe; provided by David Beem
   [3] Patch by Tomáš Slavotínek

02 Sep 2024

   [1] Scans from Ryan Alswede

04 Aug 2024

   [1] Outline, photos and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [2] Photos from UMMR
   [3] ROM dumps and list by David L. Beem
   [4] ROM dumps by Michael Stephens
   [5] Photos from Supervinx
   [6] Info from Daniel Hamilton
   [7] Photos from pleonard on Vogons
   [8] Page created by Louis Ohland, edited by Tomáš Slavotínek

08 May 2024

  • Kingston DataCard 16 & 32 page:
    • Additional ADF & ADP links
    • Corrected 2.5" drive interface/cable info
    • Added KTM-DC32 photo [1]
    • Reorganized & cleaned up
  • Adapter Description Files (ADF) - added alt. Kingston DataCard ADF & ADP
  • Removed the orphaned "8550 Tinkering" page - the same info exists HERE
  • External Links - added link to Paolo Cuzzit's UMMR (what took me so long?!)
  • Removed various external datasheet links; added local copy where needed
  • Other minor changes

   [1] Photo from UMMR

01 May 2024

   [1] File provided by Daniel Basterfield

22 Apr 2024

   [1] ROM images from Mike Lycett

14 Apr 2024

  • Nth Graphics Double Edge page:
    • Renamed the page (we now have the actual adapter name)
    • Added ROM images (v0.5 & v0.7) [1]
    • Updated outlines and parts lists [2]
    • ROM section switching information [3]
    • MXGA driver information
    • Linux XF86Config information [4]
  • Other minor changes

   [1] ROM images from Christian Holzapfel
   [2] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [3] Info from Tomáš Slavotínek
   [4] Info from Christian Holzapfel

29 Mar 2024

   [1] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [2] Photos from Christian Holzapfel
   [3] Photos from ebay seller "on-wing"
   [4] Photos from ebay seller "oldphotos"

24 Mar 2024

  • XGA-1 & XGA-2 - moved common info to a new page
  • XGA-2 Display Adapter/A - removed some clutter - sometimes less is more...
  • Added "Dual XGA-2" page containing:
    • Adapter outline & parts list [1]
    • Adapter photos [2]
    • Other information
  • Radius MultiView XGA page:
    • Added adapter photo [3]
    • Added datasheet links
    • Added note about G200/G201 controllers
    • Cleaned up the page
  • 7009 Planar page:
    • Added riser photos [4]
    • Reworked riser outline & corrected part ID
  • Lacuna Planar - added note about leaking capacitor [5]
  • External Links - Dennis Smith's PS/2 File Library went down
  • Other minor changes

   [1] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [2] Photos from Ryan Alswede
   [3] Photo by Michal Necasek
   [4] Photos from ebay seller "Storage Chic Sales"
   [5] Photo by Tomáš Slavotínek

16 Mar 2024

   [1] Files and information from Ryan Alswede
   [2] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [3] Photos from ebay seller "t.landstorfer"

07 Mar 2024

04 Mar 2024

  • Changed the ambiguous "Type 0" complex designation to "Type 0 Plus"
  • Type 0 Complex - ROM/IML clarification
  • IBM ROM BASIC - added Type 0 Minus complex
  • Added RM Nimbus PC-386/20 page containing:
    • Planar outline, parts list & photos [1][2]
    • 2 and 4 MB memory card outline, parts list & photos [1][2]
    • System ROM image [2]
    • Support files
    • PSU specifications and pinout
    • Battery, speaker & riser info
    • External photos - riser, 4 MB memory card [3]
  • PS/55 Model 5550 386 - added Stage II Planar ROM 38F6933
  • 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (9-K & 9-Q) page:
    • Added WinNT 4.0 drivers [4]
    • Added RS/6000 AIX floppy images [4]
    • Added Linux 2.4 driver [5]
  • Datasheets - various additions
  • Other minor changes

   [1] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [2] Photos and files by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [3] Photos by RM Nimbus Museum (link)
   [4] Files from Ryan Alswede
   [5] Files from Christian Holzapfel

20 Jan 2024

11 Jan 2024

   [1] Scans by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [2] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [3] Article HTMLized by Louis Ohland, edited by Tomáš Slavotínek

08 Jan 2024 – 09 Jan 2024

   [1] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [2] Photos from ebay seller "computer2001"

Older Changes

2023 Changelog
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2021 Changelog
2020 Changelog
2016 – 2019 Changelog

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