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BIOS source | From a TurboXT clone (CPU: 8088) |
Supplier | archeocomp at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on NOV13 |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the string | "8088-BIOS (C) 1985,1986, AMI" |
Comment | Contains the date "01/31/89" at the start and at the end. |
Download | AMI 8088-BIOS 31JAN89.BIN |
BIOS source | Motherboard: labelled X'GOLDEN BOARD (CPU: 8088) |
Supplier | jh1523 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on JUL15 |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the string | "S.pecial I.ntegrated D.esigns Co. BIOS For PC,XT-16 Version 4.1" |
Comments | 1. Photo of BIOS ROM is in the ZIP file. 2. Possibly made by Golden Star Technology Inc. 3. User manual may be the one at here. (Circuit diagram shows 8 ROM's designated U28 to U35.) |
Download | SID BIOS version v4.1.zip |
Motherboard photo | Photo (3 MB) |
BIOS source | Motherboard: labelled X'GOLDEN TURBO-BOARD (CPU: 8088 @ 8 MHz) |
Supplier | modem7 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF) |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the string | "T U R B O - XT 1986 Speed 4.77/8.00MHz Version 3.10" |
Comments | 1. Same BIOS as the one on my BITCOM 640KB TURBO SYSTEM BOARD motherboard. See the BITCOM entry below. 2. The date at the end appears to be partially corrupted. 3. Motherboard possibly made by Golden Star Technology Inc. 4. User manual for a very close motherboard is at here. (Component layout same, except extra jumpers.) 5. For this BIOS, toggling of turbo mode is done via [CTRL][ALT][-] |
Download | Turbo_XT_3.10_2764.bin |
Motherboard photo | Photo (10 MB) |
BIOS source | Motherboard: PIM-TURBO, by DTK ? (CPU: 8088 @ 8 MHz) |
Supplier | Robin4 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on JUN23 |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the string | "Submarine Personal Computer XT Ver.2.0" |
Download | BIOS ROM - Submarine Personal Computer XT Ver.2.0.bin |
Motherboard photo | Photo |
BIOS source | Motherboard: PIM-TB10-Z REV-9, by DTK (CPU: 8088 @ 10 MHz) |
Supplier | modem7 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF) |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the string | "DTK Corp. COMPUTER '88 DTK/ERSO/BIOS 2.42 (C) 1986" |
Comment | User's manual is here |
Comment | 1. Revision 9 of motherboard. 2. Same BIOS as the one on my Bi-017A motherboard. See the Bi-017A entry below. 3. The BIOS beeps the speaker (a single beep) before it displays anything on-screen. |
Download | DTK_ERSO_2.42_2764.bin |
Motherboard photo | Photo (10 MB) |
BIOS source | Motherboard: XT clone motherboard, made by Juko (CPU: V20 @ 12 MHz) |
Supplier | modem7 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF) |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the string | "XT BIOS V2.05 COPYRIGHT Award Software Inc. 1986" "(C)Award 1986 IBM COMPATIBLE" "SUPERWAVE ELECTRONIC CO., LTD." |
Comments | 1. "JUKO" is printed on the underside of the motherboard PCB (between slots 4 and 5). 2. The motherboard matches with the layout diagram shown in the manual of the 'UX Turbo Mainboard'. 3. A variation of this motherboard has 1 MB of RAM. |
Download | Award_XT_2.05_2764.bin |
Motherboard photo | Photo (1 MB) |
BIOS source | Motherboard: Unbranded XT clone (CPU: 8088 @ 8 MHz) |
Supplier | SomeGuy at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on MAY17 |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the string | "ETHOM Associates Inc. Personal Computer Version 1.1F" |
Download | BIOS ROM - ETHOM Associates - version 1.1F |
Motherboard photo | Photo (1 MB) |
BIOS source | Motherboard: Unbranded XT clone (CPU: 8088 @ 8 MHz) |
Supplier | Chr$ at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on AUG21 |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the strings | "(C) COMPUTER TURBO version 2.0 1985" "(C) PC/XT TURBO" "8 MHz SYSTEM" "10/16/84" |
Download | BIOS ROM - COMPUTER TURBO - version 2.0 |
Motherboard photo | Photo |
BIOS source | Motherboard: From a generic XT clone (CPU: 8088) |
Supplier | SomeGuy at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on DEC13 |
BIOS chip type | ???? |
Contains the strings | "Copyright (c) 1984,1985,1986 Phoenix Technologies Ltd" "ROM BIOS Ver 2.27" "YANGTECH.INC" |
Download | Phoenix XT clone BIOS V2.27 dated 29MAY86.zip |
BIOS source | Motherboard: Micro Universe (CPU: 8088) |
Supplier | MikeS at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on APR08 |
BIOS chip type | ???? |
Contains the strings | "Copyright (c) 1984,1985,1986 Phoenix Technologies Ltd" "ROM BIOS Ver 2.51" "Micro-Universe ver 1.0B" |
Download | Phoenix XT clone BIOS V2.51 dated 21JAN87.zip |
BIOS source | From a "ALCO 8MHz" machine (CPU: 8088) |
Supplier | kishi at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on MAR10 |
BIOS chip type | ???? |
Contains the strings | "I.B.M..Copyright (c) 1984,1985,1986 Phoenix Technologies Ltd" "ROM BIOS Ver 2.27" |
Download | ALCO8MHZ.bin |
BIOS source | Samtron 88S, an XT clone computer made by Samsung |
Supplier | modem7 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF) |
BIOS chip type | 27C256 |
Contains the strings | "IBM COMPATIBLE 88 BIOS COPYRIGHT Award Software Inc." "8088 Modular BIOS Version 3.0F, Copyright (c) Award Software Inc." "SAMTRON 88S Ver 2.0A - SAMSUNG CO., LTD. 1989" "Hyosung Computer" |
Comments | 1. Motherboard contains on-board RTC and floppy controller. 2. Computer can boot from either of its two floppy drives. |
Download | samsung_samtron_88s_vers_2.0a.bin |
BIOS source | Motherboard: Unbranded XT clone (CPU: 8088) |
Supplier | cr1901 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on JUN13 |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
Contains the strings | "EXCEL-TURBO Computer" "9/20/1985 Version 3.1" |
Comments | 1. Almost identical to the 'Turbo_XT_3.10' BIOS above. |
Download | EXCEL-TURBO_Computer_3.1_2764.bin |
BIOS source | From an "American XT Computer" (CPU: 8088) |
Supplier | SomeGuy at the Vintage Computer Forum, DEC13 |
BIOS chip type | ???? |
Contains the strings | "American XT Computer" "(C) 1986 For American XT BIOS V.1.32" |
Download | American XT BIOS V.1.32.zip |
BIOS source | Motherboard: Unbranded XT clone (CPU: 8088) |
Supplier | SomeGuy at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on DEC13 |
BIOS chip type | ???? |
BIOS contains the string | "Copyright (C) Faraday Electronics 1983" |
Download | Faraday Electronics 1983.zip |
BIOS source | Laser Turbo XT, an XT clone computer made by VTech |
Supplier | 3pcedev at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on JUN14 |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
Contains the strings | "BIOS V1.11" "Copyright 1986,87 Central Point Software, Inc." |
Comment | Manuals are here |
Download | VTech - Laser Turbo XT - BIOS V1.11 - 27C64D.bin |
BIOS source | Laser XT/3, an XT clone computer made by VTech |
Supplier | Robin4 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on DEC14 |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
Contains the strings | "BIOS V1.26" "Copyright 1986-1989 Central Point Software, Inc." |
Comments | 1. According to Robin4, there are two ROM's, both with identical contents. !!! 2. Operations manual is here |
Download | VTech - Laser XT3 - BIOS V1.26 - 27C64.bin |
BIOS source | Motherboard: labelled 'SUPER 10-B1' (CPU: 8088) |
Supplier | KenKo of the forum at http://www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
Contains the strings | "Copyright (c) 1984,1985,1986 Phoenix Technologies Ltd" "ROM BIOS Ver 2.51" |
Comments | 1. Almost identical to the 'Phoenix XT clone BIOS V2.51 dated 21JAN87' BIOS above. 2. Photo of BIOS chip is in the ZIP file. 3. Main motherboard chip is an ACER M1101. |
Download | SUPER 10-B1 - Phoenix BIOS V2.51.zip |
Motherboard photo | Photo |
BIOS source | Motherboard: Hedaka HED-919 (CPU: 80286) |
Supplier | alecv at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF) |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
Contains the string | "80286 CPU BIOS VERSION 3.28f" |
Comments | A 286 based XT clone |
Download | Hedaka_HED-919_bios_version_3.28f.zip |
Motherboard photo | Photo |
BIOS source | Motherboard: Unbranded XT clone (CPU: 8088 @ 4.77 MHz) |
Supplier | giobbi at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF) |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the strings | "86(C) TD3.86 ID:75102637" "COPAM(C) 1985" "Author:Thomas Lao" |
Comment | BIOS chip is labelled: TD 03.86 |
Download | Clone XT BIOS - TD3.86 ID 75102637.bin |
Comment | A later version, TD3.93, is at here (source: bblkkskgv at http://www.phantom.sannata.ru) |
BIOS source | Motherboard: Topstar 88T, by Hyosung (CPU: 8088) |
Supplier | Interstate 8088 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF) |
BIOS chip type | 27C128 |
BIOS contains the strings | "8088/86 Modular BIOS Version 3.0 10/21/87" "Copyright (c) Award Software Inc." |
Comment | Motherboard contains on-board: - 'Paradise' CGA - floppy controller (connector labelled DISC) (supporting 4 drives on the one connector) - RTC - parallel port (connector labelled PR) - two serial ports (connectors labelled ASYNC1 and ASYNC2) (pinout) - Light pen connector |
Download | Hyosung Topstar 88T - BIOS version 3.0.bin |
Motherboard photo | Photo |
BIOS source | Motherboard: JUKO NEST |
Supplier | Anonymous Coward at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF) |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the string | "V3 BIOS ver 2.01" |
Comment | Juko NEST has two ROM's, both identical |
Download | Juko NEST - V3 BIOS ver 2.01.bin |
BIOS source | Hyundai SUPER-16T, an XT clone computer (CPU: 8088 @ 8MHz) |
Supplier | sequoia at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on FEB20 |
BIOS chip type | 27C128 |
BIOS contains the strings: | "HYUNDAI Personal Computer" "Falcon Basic I / O System Version 1.12Ta" "(C) Copyright Falcon Technology Inc., 1986 All rights reserved" "PattersonLabs IBM(R) compatible ROM BIOS (C) Copyright 1986,1987Patterson Laboratories,Inc." "HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO.,LTD." |
Comments | 1. Motherboard is labelled: HYUNDAI TURBO SYSTEM BOARD ASS'Y E40080016 REV.B 2. CPU speed (4.77MHz vs 8MHz) can be toggled using CTRL-ALT-ENTER. 3. The utility software is at here. |
Download | Hyundai SUPER-16T - Motherboard BIOS - Version 1.12Ta.zip |
Motherboard photo | Photo (2 MB) |
BIOS source | Hyundai SUPER-16TE, an XT clone computer (CPU: 8088 @ 10MHz) |
Supplier | sequoia at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on FEB20 |
BIOS chip type | 27C128 |
BIOS contains the strings: | "Patterson Labs Basic I/O System Version 2.00Id" "(C) Copyright Patterson Labs Inc., 1986-89 All rights reserved" "PattersonLabs IBM (R)compatible ROM BIOS (C) Copyright 1986,1987Patterson Laboratories,Inc." "HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO.,LTD." |
Comment | Motherboard is labelled: HYUNDAI SUPER-16TE SYSTEM BOARD |
Download | Hyundai SUPER-16TE - Motherboard BIOS - Version 2.00Id.zip |
Motherboard photo | Photo (1.5 MB) |
BIOS source | Motherboard: JUKO Baby XT BXM-10 (CPU: V20 @ 10MHz) |
Supplier | fdiskitup at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on SEP22 |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS displays: | Phoenix ROM BIOS Ver2.52D Copyright (c) 1984-1988 Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved |
Comment | Motherboard is labelled: BXM/10-III |
Download | Phoenix ROM BIOS Ver 2.52D.bin |
Motherboard photo | See post #1 at here. |
Alternate BIOS | See posts #89 and #93 at here. That is Ruud providing a copy of the 'Juko ST BIOS ver 2.30' BIOS from his motherboard. |
BIOS source | Motherboard: labelled BITCOM 640KB TURBO SYSTEM BOARD (CPU: 8088 @ 8 MHz) |
Supplier | modem7 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF) |
BIOS chip type | 2764 |
BIOS contains the string | "T U R B O - XT 1986 Speed 4.77/8.00MHz Version 3.10" |
Comments | 1. Same BIOS as the one on my X'GOLDEN TURBO-BOARD motherboard. See the X'GOLDEN TURBO-BOARD entry above. 2. The date at the end appears to be partially corrupted. 3. For this BIOS, toggling of turbo mode is done via [CTRL][ALT][-] 4. CPU clock: Non-turbo = 4.77 MHz, turbo = 8 MHz. |
Download | Turbo_XT_3.10_2764.bin |
Motherboard photo | Photo (25 MB) |
BIOS source | Motherboard: labelled Bi-017A TURBO-XT M/B VI (CPU: V20 @ 10 MHz) |
Supplier | modem7 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF) |
BIOS chip type | 2764 |
BIOS contains the string | "DTK Corp. COMPUTER '88 DTK/ERSO/BIOS 2.42 (C) 1986" |
Comment | 1. Same BIOS as the one on my PIM-TB10-Z REV-9 motherboard. See the PIM-TB10-Z entry above. 2. The BIOS beeps the speaker (a single beep) before it displays anything on-screen. 3. JP6: jumper off = non-turbo, jumper on = turbo 4. CPU clock: Non-turbo = 4.77 MHz, turbo = 10 MHz. |
Download | DTK_ERSO_2.42_2764.bin |
Motherboard photo | Photo (25 MB) |
BIOS source | Motherboard: SUPER-10 Turbo XT Mainboard (CPU: 8088 @ 8/10 MHz) |
Supplier | SunDown79 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on JUN24 |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the strings | "AMI- 05/06/87" "8088 BIOS (C)1987 AMI, for SUPERTRON ELECTRIC CO., LTD." |
Comments | 1. Similar to "8088-BIOS (C) 1985,1986, AMI" above. 2. Photo of BIOS chip is in the ZIP file. 3. Main motherboard chip is an ACER M1101. 4. Manual for the host motherboard is at here. |
Download | AMI-8088 BIOS for SUPERTRON ELECTRIC CO., LTD - 05_06_1987.zip |
BIOS source | Motherboard: Unbranded XT clone (CPU: 8088) |
Supplier | VeryVon at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on JUL24 |
BIOS chip type | 27C64 |
BIOS contains the strings | "(c) 1984 RIMOS Inc" and "Ver XT0.0" |
Comment | Motherboard appears to be the same as the X'GOLDEN BOARD above. |
WARNING | This BIOS caused the problem described at here. |
Download | Clone XT BIOS - RIMOS Inc Ver XT0.0.zip |
Motherboard photo | Photo |