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IBM PC AT (Model 5170) ROMs
There were three ROM BIOS revisions for the IBM PC AT:
Each revision was used with a corresponding motherboard type (Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3, respectively), which in turn were used with corresponding 5170 models (Models 68 and 99, Model 239, and Models 319 and 339, respectively). All revisions included IBM BASIC C1.10.
IBM PC AT ROM BIOS (Rev 1)
ATBIOS-REV1 contains the original IBM PC AT BIOS, dated January 10, 1984 (“01/10/84”). It was produced for 5170 Models 68 and 99, announced August 14, 1984.
Do we really think this PC AT BIOS was “finalized” a full 7 months before the PC AT was even announced, let alone available? I doubt it. I suspect the BIOS date string was simply never updated to reflect the date of the final change(s).
From http://minuszerodegrees.net/bios/BIOS_5170_10JAN84_6MHZ.zip:
This is the first BIOS for the IBM 5170.
It is dated 10JAN84.
It is found in type 1 motherboards running at 6 Mhz.
U27 has the IBM part number of 6181028, and is 32K in size
U47 has the IBM part number of 6181029, and is 32K in size
8 bit checksum of 6181028 = 36
8 bit checksum of 6181029 = CA
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added = 00
There are two BIN files in this ZIP file:
1. BIOS_5170_10JAN84_U27_6181028_27256_6MHZ.BIN --> Use this to create a U27 using a 27256 EPROM (rated at 150nS or faster)
2. BIOS_5170_10JAN84_U47_6181029_27256_6MHZ.BIN --> Use this to create a U47 using a 27256 EPROM (rated at 150nS or faster)
The JSON-encoded ROM image that PCjs uses was created using the FileImage command-line merge option:
fileimage --file=/machines/pcx86/ibm/5170/rom/bios/1984-01-10/BIOS_5170_10JAN84_U27_6181028_27256_6MHZ.BIN --merge=/machines/pcx86/ibm/5170/rom/bios/1984-01-10/BIOS_5170_10JAN84_U47_6181029_27256_6MHZ.BIN --output=ATBIOS-REV1.json5 --overwrite
Since a MAP file (bios/ATBIOS-REV1.map) exists as well, it is automatically appended to the JSON file (ATBIOS-REV1) when using a ROM input file (or JSON output file) with a matching filename.
It is also possible to create a merged binary ROM image (ATBIOS-REV1.rom) by adding –format=rom to the command-line (the default is –format=json).
IBM PC AT ROM BIOS (Rev 2)
ATBIOS-REV2 contains the second IBM PC AT BIOS, dated June 10, 1985.
This BIOS was produced for 5170 Model 239, announced October 10,
- It increased the number of supported hard disk types from 15 to 23, fixed some bugs, and added support for 720Kb 3.5-inch floppy diskette drives.
From http://minuszerodegrees.net/bios/BIOS_5170_10JUN85_6MHZ.zip:
This is the second BIOS for the IBM 5170.
It is dated 10JUN85.
It is found in type 2 motherboards running at 6 Mhz.
U27 has the IBM part number of 6480090, and is 32K in size
U47 has the IBM part number of 6480091, and is 32K in size
8 bit checksum of 6480090 = 71
8 bit checksum of 6480091 = 8F
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added = 00
There are two BIN files in this ZIP file:
1. BIOS_5170_10JUN85_U27_6480090_27256.BIN --> Use this to create a U27 using a 27256 EPROM (rated at 150nS or faster)
2. BIOS_5170_10JUN85_U47_6480091_27256.BIN --> Use this to create a U47 using a 27256 EPROM (rated at 150nS or faster)
The JSON-encoded ROM image that PCjs uses was created using the FileImage command-line merge option:
fileimage --file=/machines/pcx86/ibm/5170/rom/bios/1985-06-10/BIOS_5170_10JUN85_U27_6480090_27256.BIN --merge=/machines/pcx86/ibm/5170/rom/bios/1985-06-10/BIOS_5170_10JUN85_U47_6480091_27256.BIN --output=ATBIOS-REV2.json5 --overwrite
IBM PC AT ROM BIOS (Rev 3)
ATBIOS-REV3 contains the third (and last) IBM PC AT BIOS, dated November 15, 1985.
This BIOS was produced for 5170 Models 319 and 339, announced April 2, 1986. It added support for 101-key keyboards and 1.44Mb 3.5-inch floppy diskette drives.
Note that, although minuszerodegrees.net says this revision was found in “type 2 motherboards running at 8 Mhz”, the Vintage Computer Federation refers to the 8Mhz motherboards as “Type 3”.
From http://minuszerodegrees.net/bios/BIOS_5170_15NOV85_8MHZ_VARIATION_2.zip:
This is the third BIOS for the IBM 5170.
It is dated 15NOV85.
It is found in type 2 motherboards running at 8 Mhz.
U27 has the IBM part number of 61X9266, and is 32K in size
U47 has the IBM part number of 61X9265, and is 32K in size
8 bit checksum of 61X9266 = 10
8 bit checksum of 61X9265 = F0
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added = 00
There are two BIN files in this ZIP file:
1. BIOS_5170_15NOV85_U27_61X9266_27256.BIN --> Use this to create a U27 using a 27256 EPROM (rated at 150nS or faster)
2. BIOS_5170_15NOV85_U47_61X9265_27256.BIN --> Use this to create a U47 using a 27256 EPROM (rated at 150nS or faster)
The JSON-encoded ROM image that PCjs uses was created using the FileImage command-line merge option:
fileimage --file=/machines/pcx86/ibm/5170/rom/bios/1985-11-15/BIOS_5170_15NOV85_U27_61X9266_27256.BIN --merge=/machines/pcx86/ibm/5170/rom/bios/1985-11-15/BIOS_5170_15NOV85_U47_61X9265_27256.BIN --output=ATBIOS-REV3.json5 --overwrite