Re: Commodore PC Boot DISK

From: Justin <shadow_at_darksideresearch.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 18:14:12 -0500
Message-Id: <F6C45EBB-E776-4139-BB9A-A4FDF1EFF09E@darksideresearch.com>
Lift its skirt and you’ll probably see that Commodore just rebranded BIOS from Phoenix or the like.

Justin
 
> On Feb 8, 2016, at 15:55, didier derny <didier@aida.org> wrote:
> 
> I finally I found that the motherboard was a late motherboard (1989)  
> by Triple D International  and the board is a TD20
> 
> strangely it works with the commodore bios...
> I tried the bios that seems to be the original bios but it's not working
> 
> thanks for your help
> 
> --
> didier
> 
> On 08/02/2016 17:54, Terry Raymond wrote:
>> You might have a look on:
>> www.zimmers.net
>> 
>> I saw one CBM PC there that looks similar.
>> Terry Raymond
>> 
>> On Monday, February 8, 2016, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:23 AM, didier derny <didier@aida.org> wrote:
>> > I have a motherboard with 8088/nec 20 capability but I have no experience
>> > with Commodore PC
>> > I even doubt that this board is from Commodore...
>> 
>> Doesn't look like.
>> 
>> > the board is very small every thing is regrouped tightly around the bus
>> > connector
>> > I've not seen any commodore sign on the board...
>> > just on the bios
>> 
>> Right.
>> 
>> > this is the board... any idea if it is from commodore ?
>> > http://www.ebay.fr/itm/111853153902?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
>> 
>> The BIOS chip is almost certainly a CBM BIOS.  You see the copyright
>> message, and the part number matches a known CBM BIOS chip...
>> 
>> http://mhv.bplaced.de/test/hexdump?CBM_NR=380258-03
>> 
>> The board in the picture, though, looks like a generic Taiwanese 8-bit
>> PC clone board, not Commodore style, not marked Commodore.
>> 
>> I have a Commodore Colt.  Its board is quite different, down to a
>> different style of power connector (Molex) and a 40-pin XT-IDE
>> interface.  Not even close to this board.
>> 
>> -ethan
>> 
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