2024 Changelog

For more recent changes go HERE.


29 Dec 2024

27 Dec 2024 — 28 Dec 2024

  • SCSI-2 FW, SCSI-2 DFW, SCSI 4-1 & SCSI 4-4 - various minor part ID additions (thx Louis)
  • External Links - (a)periodic update:
    • Removed ohlandl.retropc.se mirror (mirror made private on request - thx Mattias)
    • Added link to Infania Networks archive
  • Operator/Indicator Panel - removed dubious Op Panel origin info
  • Fixed some broken links (thx LinkChecker)
  • Other minor changes

25 Dec 2024 — 26 Dec 2024

  • NCR System 3300 - Model 3350 page:
    • Reworked 150-0017396 CPU card outline [1]
    • Added P150-0016663, 150-0016675 & P515-0000477 CPU card outlines and part lists [1]
    • Added P150-0016663 CPU card photos [2]
    • Added 150-0017396 & P515-0000477 CPU card photos [3]
    • System board - added datasheet links
    • Additional support disk links
    • Reorganized page
  • GXT150M page:
    • Added 40G1728 card outline and parts list [1]
    • Added 40G1728 card photos [4]
    • Moved UltraSpec 13W3 adapter info to IBM 13W3 Display Cable Pinouts
    • Reorganized page
  • SGI IrisVision page:
    • Added photos of individual boards [4]
    • Additional board ID
    • Additional part ID and datasheet links
    • Minor cleanup
  • SCSI-2 Differential F/W page:
    • New component-side outlines and additional part ID [1]
    • Added solder-side outline for Enhanced DFW [1]
    • Corrected Corvette vs. Enh. Corvette Turbo performance metrics (thx Louis)
    • Corrected jumper info
    • Added links to shared DFW -> FW info
  • SCSI I/O Controller 4-1 page:
    • New adapter outline [1]
    • Added adapter photo [5]
    • Additional part ID/datasheet links
  • SCSI I/O Controller 4-4 page:
    • Added adapter outline [1]
    • Additional part ID/datasheet links
  • IBM SCSI Layout - cleanup, added links
  • System Programs Pages - partial cleanup
  • Japanese Display Adapters page:
    • Added basic BVEC B1 info and adapter ID
    • Added B1 adapter photos [6]
  • Removed some duplicate files
  • Other minor changes

   [1] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [2] Photos by Niklas Richardson
   [3] Photos from unknown ebay seller(s)
   [4] Photos from okqubit.net
   [5] Photo from ebay seller "on-wing"
   [6] Photo from Y! Auctions seller "nlarf70120"

13 Dec 2024 — 17 Dec 2024

  • External Links - (a)periodic update:
    • Removed ohlandl.ipv7.net mirror (it now redirects back here) [1]
    • Removed tavi.co.uk/ps2pages/ohland/ mirror (also redirects back here) [2]
    • Added link to Bob Eager's OS/2 pages and his more recent website
  • Added redirects to satisfy traffic from ohlandl.ipv7.net
  • Added redirects to satisfy traffic from tavi.co.uk/ps2pages/ohland/ and other 2001-era mirrors
  • 7012 Common Devices & 7012-370 Planar & Memory - removed some duplicate info
  • Model 5550 386 - V2 (25 MHz) Planar outline/part ID update
  • Removed duplicate ASCII Display Station page and images
  • Other minor changes

   [1] Thanks to the ipv7.net admin for adding a rewrite rule to keep all existing links alive!
   [2] Thanks to Bob Eager for adding a rewrite rule to keep all existing links alive!

09 Dec 2024

   [1] Files from William Murray
   [2] Photos by Alexandros Paterakis
   [3] Files from bitsavers.org
   [4] Outline and part ID by Tomáš Slavotínek

07 Dec 2024

   [1] Driver developed by Ryan Alswede & Christian Holzapfel
   [2] Driver developed by Christian Holzapfel

02 Dec 2024 — 03 Dec 2024

   [1] Info provided by Joe George, John Horvath, and Tomáš Slavotínek

01 Dec 2024

  • XGA Display Adapter/A page:
    • New adapter outline [1]
    • Unified part ID info
    • Added photos of early XGA-2 adapter [2]
    • Added AGND and common-mode choke info and photos [3]
    • Removed top-level DRAM links
  • XGA-2 Display Adapter/A page:
    • New adapter outline [1]
    • Unified part ID info
  • XGA Video Memory - added Compatible Devices section with links
  • LAN Adapter/A for Ethernet page:
    • New "long" adapter outline [1]
    • Corrected 5494 LAN/A adapter ID to FEE6
    • Added photos of New and Old 5494 LAN/A adapter [4]
    • Additional adapter ID
    • Added EtherStreamer vs LAN/A front-end comparison
  • EtherStreamer MC 32 page:
    • Added datasheet link
    • Added EtherStreamer vs LAN/A front-end comparison
  • TR Adapter/A & TR 16/4 Adapter/A - added ID ROM type & datasheets
  • Other minor changes

   [1] Outline by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [2] Photos from ebay seller "amj_autos"
   [3] Photo by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [4] Photos by David Beem

28 Nov 2024

  • Token-Ring Network 16/4 Adapter/A page:
    • New outline for all 3 adapter variants [1]
    • Part ID corrections/additions (thx Dave for ID ROM info)
    • Added datasheet links
  • Token-Ring Network Adapter/A page:
    • Reworked both adapter outlines [1]
    • Part ID corrections/additions
    • Added datasheet links
  • Other minor changes

   [1] Outline by Tomáš Slavotínek

27 Nov 2024

  • Pentium Interposers and Upgrades page:
    • Added Evergreen Spectra 233 photos [1]
    • Added Evergreen Spectra 333 photos [2]
    • Added Evergreen Spectra 333 jumper settings
    • Fixed/added various archive.org links
    • Various factual corrections
  • LAN Adapter/A for Ethernet page:
    • Added alt. photos of New LAN/A adapter [3]
    • Additional adapter ID
  • 5494 Twinax Adapter - added alt. adapter photos [3]
  • 5494 Files page:
    • Added alt. Base & Utility disk images & photos [3]
    • Fixed dead IBM links
  • 5494 Planar - expanded note about non-zero ROM checksums
  • Other minor changes

   [1] Photos by "Cyrix200+"
   [2] Photos by "tkrn's archive"
   [3] Photos and files from Joe George

26 Nov 2024

  • ChipChat 16 & 32 page:
    • Newer ChipChat is Rev. C [1]
    • Added photo of back side of Rev. C [1]
    • Added Linux info [1]
    • Added FCC ID info

   [1] Info and files provided by Christian Holzapfel

25 Nov 2024

   [1] Driver by Ryan Alswede & Christian Holzapfel
   [2] Info provided by John Horvath
   [3] Outline by Tomáš Slavotínek
   [4] Photos from Alexandros Paterakis
   [5] Photos and files from Christian Forstreuter
   [6] Photos from Raymangold22
   [7] Photos and files from Ryan Alswede
   [8] Photos by Paolo Cuzzit (UMMR)
   [9] Photos from ebay seller "Computer Trade Exchange"

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"

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