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= Product Support & Documentation =
 
= Product Support & Documentation =
  
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|<span style="font-size:150%">Xi 8088 IBM PC/XT Compatible Processor Board</span>
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[Xi8088_Version_2.0|Xi 8088 IBM PC/XT Compatible Processor Board]]</span>
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Build your own IBM compatible PC. Click on the image below to learn more.
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Build your own IBM compatible PC. <br/>Click on the image below to learn more.
 
|<span style="font-size:150%">[[ISA Backplane]]</span>
 
|<span style="font-size:150%">[[ISA Backplane]]</span>
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This backplane can be used with the XI8088 and many other single board computers. It offers POST code display and LED voltage indicators. Works with modern ATX power supplies and has 9 pin serial header, and onboard -5V rail for retro sound cards.
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This backplane can be used with the XI8088 and many other single board computers.  
 
|<span style="font-size:150%">[[ISA Floppy Disk and Serial Controller]]</span><br/>
 
|<span style="font-size:150%">[[ISA Floppy Disk and Serial Controller]]</span><br/>
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This ISA Floppy Disk and Serial Controller card provides one floppy disk interface supporting up to two floppy drives, an RS-232 serial interface. This board is also compatible with the GoTek SDCard -> floppy drive emulators. This is an easy way to add SD card reading capabilities to your retro PC.
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This ISA Floppy Disk and Serial Controller card supports up to two floppy drives.
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|[[File:Xi_8088_-_Complete_Board.png|320px|link=Xi8088_Version_2.0]]
 
|[[File:Xi_8088_-_Complete_Board.png|320px|link=Xi8088_Version_2.0]]
 
|[[File:Isa-backplane.jpg|320px|link=ISA_Backplane]]
 
|[[File:Isa-backplane.jpg|320px|link=ISA_Backplane]]
 
|[[File:floppy-controller-assembled.jpg|320px|link=ISA Floppy Disk and Serial Controller]]
 
|[[File:floppy-controller-assembled.jpg|320px|link=ISA Floppy Disk and Serial Controller]]
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[XT-CF-Lite V4]]</span><br/>
 
|<span style="font-size:150%">[[XT-CF-Lite V4]]</span><br/>
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This card allows connecting a Compact Flash (CF) card to computers with ISA bus and using it as a virtual hard drive.
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This card replaces a physical hard drive with a Compact Flash (CF)<br/>
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[OPL2 Sound Card|OPL2 Adlib Compatible Sound Card]]</span>
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card acting as a solid state disk.  
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The ISA OPL2 Card is based on Yamaha OPL2 chip, officially known as YM3812. This card is compatible with the AdLib Music Synthesizer that was very popular in late 80's - early 90's. Most older games support Adlib out of the box and no drivers or environment settings required to get this card up and running. Assemble it, plug it in and it just works!
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[Opl2|OPL2 Adlib Compatible Sound Card]]</span>
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This sound card is compatible with the AdLib Music Synthesizer <br/>that was very popular in late 80's - early 90's.  
 
|<span style="font-size:150%">[[Retro Pie Instructions]]</span><br/>
 
|<span style="font-size:150%">[[Retro Pie Instructions]]</span><br/>
 
This page shows how to setup your brand new SD card for the first time.
 
This page shows how to setup your brand new SD card for the first time.
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|[[File:Xt-cf-lite-v4.jpg|320px|link=XT-CF-Lite V4]]
 
|[[File:Xt-cf-lite-v4.jpg|320px|link=XT-CF-Lite V4]]
 
|[[File:Opl2_sound_card_small.jpg|320px|link=opl2]]
 
|[[File:Opl2_sound_card_small.jpg|320px|link=opl2]]
 
|[[File:Retro-pie-logo.JPG|320px|RetroPie Logo|link=Retro Pie Instructions]]
 
|[[File:Retro-pie-logo.JPG|320px|RetroPie Logo|link=Retro Pie Instructions]]
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This is a very popular CNC that you can mostly print yourself. The documentation on this page shows you how to setup the firmware on the RAMPs board.<br/>
 
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[[File:20200410_200057_example_small.jpg|320px|link=MPCNC]]
 
 
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= Retro Computing Topics =
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= Retro Computing Software Development =
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[16-bit Development Environment Setup]]</span>
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[FreeDOS 1.3 Installation | FreeDOS 1.3 Installation]]</span>
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This page shows how to setup a 16-bit development environment <br/>on FreeDOS<br/>
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This page shows how to install FreeDOS 1.3 <br/>on an Xi8088 machine that has a Floppy and a Hard Drive<br/>
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[[File:Hello_borland.png|320px|link=16-bit Development Environment Setup]]
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[Quick_Reference_Utility | Quick Reference Utility by David Jurgens]]</span>
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The information found here is distilled knowledge of many <br/>
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thousands of pages of Programmer reference material for the <br/>
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IBM PC and compatible computers from the 80s and 90s<br/>
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[Open-source_Development_for_16-bit_machines|16-bit Development Environment Setup on Windows 10]]</span>
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This page shows how to setup a 16-bit development environment <br/>on Windows 10 targeting the 80x86 architecture <br/>
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|[[File:Freedos_mascot.png|320px|link=FreeDOS 1.3 Installation]]
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|[[File:Quick_ref_util.png|320px|link=Quick_Reference_Utility]]
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|[[File:Hello_borland.png|320px|link=Open-source_Development_for_16-bit_machines]]
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|<span style="font-size:150%">Quick Reference Utility by David Jurgens</span>
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= Retro Computing =
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This is a wiki version of the Quick Reference Utility <br/>written in 1991 by by David Jurgens<br/>
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Retro computing is the use of vintage computers and video game consoles, typically from the 1980s and 1990s. It is a hobby that involves collecting, restoring, and playing with these older systems, both as a means of nostalgia and to learn more about the history of technology. Many retro computing enthusiasts build home-made computers and develop software and games for them, while others collect and preserve original systems.
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[[File:Quick_ref_util.png|320px|link=Quick Reference Utility]]
 
  
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[Retro Consoles and Games]]</span>
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[Retro Computers]]</span>
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= Watch Collecting =
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Watch collecting is a hobby of acquiring, restoring and appreciating timepieces from different eras and styles.
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[[Watch Collecting]]

Revision as of 00:19, 18 December 2022

Product Support & Documentation

Xi 8088 IBM PC/XT Compatible Processor Board

Build your own IBM compatible PC.
Click on the image below to learn more.

ISA Backplane

This backplane can be used with the XI8088 and many other single board computers.

ISA Floppy Disk and Serial Controller

This ISA Floppy Disk and Serial Controller card supports up to two floppy drives.

Xi 8088 - Complete Board.png Isa-backplane.jpg Floppy-controller-assembled.jpg
XT-CF-Lite V4

This card replaces a physical hard drive with a Compact Flash (CF)
card acting as a solid state disk.

OPL2 Adlib Compatible Sound Card

This sound card is compatible with the AdLib Music Synthesizer
that was very popular in late 80's - early 90's.

Retro Pie Instructions

This page shows how to setup your brand new SD card for the first time.

Xt-cf-lite-v4.jpg Opl2 sound card small.jpg RetroPie Logo

Retro Computing Software Development

FreeDOS 1.3 Installation

This page shows how to install FreeDOS 1.3
on an Xi8088 machine that has a Floppy and a Hard Drive

 Quick Reference Utility by David Jurgens

The information found here is distilled knowledge of many
thousands of pages of Programmer reference material for the
IBM PC and compatible computers from the 80s and 90s

 16-bit Development Environment Setup on Windows 10

This page shows how to setup a 16-bit development environment
on Windows 10 targeting the 80x86 architecture

Freedos mascot.png Quick ref util.png Hello borland.png

Retro Computing

Retro computing is the use of vintage computers and video game consoles, typically from the 1980s and 1990s. It is a hobby that involves collecting, restoring, and playing with these older systems, both as a means of nostalgia and to learn more about the history of technology. Many retro computing enthusiasts build home-made computers and develop software and games for them, while others collect and preserve original systems.

Retro Consoles and Games


Retro Computers



Placeholder.jpg Tandy1100FD.jpg Placeholder.jpg

Watch Collecting

Watch collecting is a hobby of acquiring, restoring and appreciating timepieces from different eras and styles.

Watch Collecting

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