how go on what??
About my XT computer?? Iam still working on it.. But first iam going to collect the stuff and testing them before i will post my build here on this forum..
Its not easy to find good stuff these days.. You need to test it before you can use.. And if an eprom is bad i need fix that to. Otherwise i wouldnt have a working system after all..
The things thats are bin done..
Motherboard (thinking of placing an co processor aswell for the vintage historical..)
The motherboard have 1024KB of memory installed (hardcore) (i know it would only use 640KB after all) But maybe i can use it as EMS mem.)
Only need parity mem chips. (i know i dont need them to use it as game computer.. But when installed those chips, its more a complete system)(and i like that)
I have an working XT keyboard over here. Want to find some more as spare ones.. You never have enough of them..
VGA 8-bit do i have over here and its in working shape..
But i want to have an EGA or CGA card.. (have to go find an 9 pin color monitor as well.)
I have mount a new 1.44 TEAC floppy drive.. The other one was dead..
And using an temporary 1.2MB 5,25 inch floppy drive.. Ill go buy an other one that matches the case. The TEAC iam going to use on an other system.
Iam thinking of using the Soundblaster 1.5 CT1320C on the system.. If this is useless ill stick an other one in i think..
The harddisk and NEC t128 controller is working, but only need to buy some Internal 50 pin terminators.
So the system is almost running..
Iam think of using an tape drive in it for make backups of the harddisk..
Few days ago i played some games on this system. Like elevator, paratrooper, tapper.. Those games i have played in the 80s when my dad bought are first Headstart VENDEX EXPLORER XT computer..
It doesnt had an harddisk at all, but you could buy an miniscribe in that time, but was very expensive.. I know it only could read 720KB floppy disks.
Had ms-dos 3.31 on the system, and you need to boot it from floppy disk..
The monitor was an yellow monochroon display.. 🤣
~ At least it can do black and white~