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2020 Changelog
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For more recent changes go HERE.
28 Dec 2020 – 02 Jan 2021
[1] Photo from ebay seller "pro-data" (edited)
[2] Scans by Tomáš Slavotínek
[3] Image presented by Dave from EEVBlog, x-rayed by CPU Galaxy
[4] Outline created by William R. Walsh, modified by Tomáš Slavotínek
14 Dec 2020 – 24 Dec 2020
[1] Articles HTMLized by Louis Ohland, edited by Tomáš Slavotínek.
[2] Photos and BIOS images provided by David Beem
[3] Scans by Tomáš Slavotínek
[4] Photo by Louis Ohland
09 Dec 2020
25 Nov 2020 – 09 Dec 2020
- Moved 128-pin Cache Modules to a separate page, reworked, added info & scans
- Moved Reset Button mod to a separate page, expanded, added photos
- Added a proper page for PC730/750, reworked, fixed links
- Reworked, cleaned up and reorganized most IBM SCSI pages
- Japanese SCSI /A - reworked, added adapter photos [1]
- Models 55 SX/SL - added BIOS images & and new riser photos [1], partial cleanup
- Procom 55 SX Riser - added riser photos [1], cleanup
- Model 65 SX - added planar photos & and BIOS images [1], WIP, mostly empty
- Lacuna
- Planar IDs - minor corrections
- Pentium Interposers - technical details about the PL-ProMMX Plus 4.0 interposer
- IBM ASICs - minor update
- Japanese Display Adapters
- Moved Model 5520 to a separate page
- PS/55 pages - minor structural changes for the sake of consistency
- 8543 Planar - added BIOS images [1], reworked
- Imported L40SX Hard Disk Removal and Installation by William R. Walsh
- M-ACPA, AdLib, Audiovation, ChipChat & SoundPiper - reworked/cleaned up
- Sound Blaster MCV / Pro MCV - added SB MCV manuals [5], some more cleaning
- IBM Memory Expansion
- Utilities & Drivers - added SIT (discovered by David Beem), reworked, added index
- External Links & Link Archive - aperiodic update
- Updated Online INF Book Reader to version 0.8a.
(Changelog)
- Many other minor changes across the site
[1] Photos and BIOS images provided by David Beem
[2] Photos from ebay seller "ctesales" (edited)
[3] Photo from Wikimedia user "Darklanlan"
[4] Photos from Tatsuo Sunagawa (Sandy)
[5] Documentation provided by Tatsuo Sunagawa (Sandy), scanned by Tomáš Slavotínek.
01 Oct 2020 – 21 Oct 2020
- Model 90 Planar - reworked, added info about early 8590 planar, added planar photos
- Model 90 Power - reworked, added PSU info and photos, photos can be enlarged now
- Model 90 Common Devices - reworked, added Base Fan info and photos
- Disk Collection - added machine/planar links, reorganized some items
- Fixed ~70 ADF files that had a spurious "<html>" tag inserted at the beginning.
- Added ServerGuide 2.21 Books (thanks Sandy)
- Added a few Patents that got left behind after one of the previous updates.
- Pentium & 486 Interposers/Upgrades - added PowerLeap info, manuals, and software
- Updated Online INF Book Reader to version 0.8.
(Changelog)
- INF Books, BOO Books & Patents - improved list readability, unified style
- PS/55 Files - another cleanup, unified style
- Kingston & Reply Files - cleanup, unified style
- Japanese Display Adapters - additional info from Sandy, minor tweaks
- PC720 - reworked, fixed file links
- Sound Blaster MCV / Pro MCV - added some files, reorganized and cleaned up
- A few more pages cleaned up. Some other minor changes.
20 Sep 2020 – 25 Sep 2020
- Added all missing PS/55 Files. Files provided by Sandy. Thanks! Page cleanup.
- Added Model 30 index page and Common Devices page
- Added Model 30 and Models 35/40 planar pages. Mostly empty currently.
- Model 25 - added hi-res planar (T1 & T2) and riser photos [1]
- Model 30 - added hi-res planar (US & Greenock) and riser photos [1]
- Models 35/40 - added hi-res planar and riser photos [1]
- Model 25 SX - added hi-res planar (L & H) photos [1]
- 486 Interposers and Upgrades - added link to Jan Steunebrink's AMD 5x86 page.
All relevant pages now link to this Upgrade page. Thanks for the heads up, Tim.
- Added a few more Patents. Mostly posted by Louis. Thanks!
Reformatted the table and added links back to Google Patents.
- Fixed a bunch of typos and other errors across the website.
- Switched the index pages and this changelog to the DD Mmm YYYY date format.
[1] Photos provided by David Beem. Thank You!
04 Sep 2020 – 08 Sep 2020
- Merge of the latest Louis' changes; snapshot taken 4 Sep 2020
- Reworked the SCSI Errors page
- POS Operation - tweaked formatting, some minor info corrections
- Many other minor changes across the site
01 Sep 2020
07 Aug 2020 – 27 Aug 2020
- Reworked the PS/2 Family page and many other index/sub-index pages
- Added sub-index for PS/2 Models 60, 65 SX and 80
- Moved 8560, 8565 SX and 8580 - Common Devices to a separate page, reworked
- Moved 8550 and 8570 - Common Devices to a separate page, reworked
- Moved Battery/Speaker Assembly to a separate page, reworked, added FRU info
- Changed "8580 Power" to 8560, 8565 SX and 8580 - Power Supply, reworked, new pinout/voltages graphics and tables
- Corrected the Battery/Speaker Connector Pinouts
- Corrected Planar ID and Planar ADF Info for Model 50Z
- Merged 85/95/3511 Common Devices and the old "Installing Memory" page, cleanup
- Opening/Closing the Case, Ventilation & U-bolt - relocated, cleanup
- Multistation - reworked the Options #1, #2 and some other pages
- About ADF Files - cleaned up and slightly reworked the other ADF pages
- Model M Modification, Adapter Box & Keyboard Cable - cleaned up, fixed images
- Disk Collection - added machine type info, reorganized some items
- PS/55 Complexes - new outlines, some rewrites
- Removed duplicate copies of Al Savage's pages
- Many other minor changes related to the updates listed above
31 Jul 2020 – 02 Aug 2020
[1] Photos provided by Wolfgang Gehl. Thank You!
07 Jul 2020 – 10 Jul 2020
16 Jun 2020 – 17 Jun 2020
11 Jun 2020 – 14 Jun 2020
15 May 2020 – 16 May 2020
09 May 2020 – 11 May 2020
05 May 2020 – 06 May 2020
01 May 2020 – 02 May 2020
17 Apr 2020 – 24 Apr 2020
14 Apr 2020
- Bermuda & Lacuna - overhaul, part ID, links & datasheets
- 35, 40, 56, 57, 76, 77 - removed duplicate info (planar replacing, riser types...)
- 35, 40, 56, 57, 76, 77 - Common Parts - overhaul
- Added 35, 40, 56, 57, 76, 77 - Power Supply - resolves some more redundancy
- 9576 & 9577 - overhaul
- Merged T4 "P" and T4 "Q" pages to Type 4 "P" / "Q" - updated FRUs, FCC IDs,
FDIV info, additional info about PCB layouts, got rid of some redundancy
- Type 4 "Y" - additional FCC IDs, FDIV info
- Complex ID & Type 4 Index - updated to reflect above changes
- 85/95 & 3511 PSU - overhaul, separated Side Cover Fan & 95A PSU Exposed
- Some other minor changes across the board
07 Apr 2020 – 09 Apr 2020
04 Apr 2020 – 05 Apr 2020
02 Apr 2020 – 03 Apr 2020
27 Mar 2020 – 28 Mar 2020
- Merge of the latest Louis' changes; snapshot taken 26 Mar 2020
- A minor index page update, some sub-index pages updated as well
- IBM HD Pinouts - uses global pinout styles now
- 9585 "X" Planar, 9585 "K"/"N" Planar - cleanup, links, datasheets, etc.
- Some other minor changes
24 Mar 2020 – 26 Mar 2020
14 Mar 2020
22 Feb 2020
- Updated Online INF Book Reader to version 0.3a. Added "About" page.
- T4 "N" and "Y" - updated outlines
- Additional info about T4 Flash ROM + programming voltages
- T4 pages - corrected some errors + clean-up
- Added more PS/2, MCA patents (posted by Louis)
- Streamlined the main index and some sub-index pages for easier navigation
- The "Complex Thoughts" page now serves as the main "Processor Complex" index.
All processor complex-related pages can be reached from here now.
- Added "MCA Pinouts"
- Reworked the "MCA Slots" page. Replaced the original ASCII art with pictures.
- Moved the HIMEM.SYS Update info to its own page.
- T4 - added info about diag. LEDs
- T4 - added info about SDL POST diags and SDL POST diag jumper
- Op Panel - added some SDL info
- Added SDL programming page
31 Jan 2020
- Updated Online INF Book Reader to version 0.3
- Added ServerGuide 3.01 INF files (thanks Tim)
- Added IVIEW 2.1, level 100 (fixes some font rendering issues)
21 Jan 2020
- Updated Online INF Book Reader to version 0.2
20 Jan 2020
- Added Online INF Book Reader
02 Jan 2020 – 04 Jan 2020
- Added Operator Panel Upgrade for 9585 K/N
- Added ServerGuide 2.50 INF files (thanks Wolf)
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