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= Product Support & Documentation =
  
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[[File:Retro-pie-logo.JPG|320px|RetroPie Logo|link=Retro Pie Instructions]]
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* <h1>[[MPCNC|MPCNC Parts (Mostly Printed CNC)|link=MPCNC]]</h1>
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[Xi8088_Version_2.0|Xi 8088 IBM PC/XT Compatible Processor Board]]</span>
[[File:20200410_200057_example_small.jpg|320px]]
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Build your own IBM compatible PC. <br/>Click on the image below to learn more.
* <h1>[[Xi 8088]] IBM PC/XT compatible processor board</h1>
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[ISA Backplane]]</span>
[[File:Xi_8088_-_Complete_Board.png|320px|link=Xi8088_Version_2.0]]
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This backplane can be used with the XI8088 and many other single board computers.
* <h1>[[ISA Backplane]]</h1>
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[ISA Floppy Disk and Serial Controller]]</span><br/>
[[File:Isa-backplane.jpg|320px|link=ISA_Backplane]]
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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]]
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|[[File:Isa-backplane.jpg|320px|link=ISA_Backplane]]
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|[[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/>
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This card replaces a physical hard drive with a Compact Flash (CF)<br/>
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card acting as a solid state disk.
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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.
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|<span style="font-size:150%">[[Retro Pie Instructions]]</span><br/>
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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]]
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|[[File:Opl2_sound_card_small.jpg|320px|link=opl2]]
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|[[File:Retro-pie-logo.JPG|320px|RetroPie Logo|link=Retro Pie Instructions]]
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= Retro Computing Software Development =
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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 install FreeDOS 1.3 <br/>on an Xi8088 machine that has a Floppy and a Hard Drive<br/>
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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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= Retro Computing =
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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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|<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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Latest revision as of 22:46, 21 July 2023

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



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