MAME emulate the Victor. There is only 2 boot disks that work (cpm96 and MSDOS 1.25). Somebody is looking if he can modify the ROM. There is no"option ROM" in the Victor (hence no 640k limitation). Another possibility the ROM have is to boot some code thru serial port. ROM sources are available. …

Nor Gotek nor HxC provide any compatibility with the Victor... All known disk were archived on the link you provided, EXCEPT 512 bytes of the first sector of a boot disk. It seems that, in the TOSEC archive dedecated to MAME, there is two bootable disk for mame. Can't find anything :(. (can't find …

Hi, I'm searching for two Victor 9000 a system disk. It seems to be made of unobtainium.... Those prePC do not use standard IBM PC disk format. No disk image exist, no way to build those disk from anything than a Victor... If somebody gave such disk an can make copy, or lease them... Thanks !

The notch in the socket tells which way to install it. BTW you need a 10Mhz or faster 80287 as most boards run the 287 at 2/3 speed of the cpu unless you have jumpers to set it's clock at a different rate. I see the 32Mhz XTAL for the cpu and a 40Mhz Xtal so am guessing the 287 runs at 10Mhz (no …

Cleaned the board. Using 3 1.5V AA battery with tape and a connector, now, BIOS params stay. BUT. I lost the HDD... Disk Failed to initialize, or HD Controller Failure, not always the same message. Tried with an IDE-PCMCIA converter, I can fdisk, format, copy files on the SDCard but not boot from, …

Hi, I need help to indentify, if possible, this card from a KENITEC 286/16. Working, but leaking battery. I need help to: - find Switch and jumper meaning Kenitec0.jpg - in wich way should I insert a 80287 ? U49 in the left. - find how I can replace the baterry with a 3V battery. On the picture …