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CGA to SCART adapter

VCFed about 2 months ago

For all those that are interested, I made a CGA to SCART/VGA 15 kHz adapter. ... - profdc9/CGA2Scart: A PCB for a CGA To SCART adapter A PCB for a CGA To SCART adapter. …
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Expansion Cards for Data General One Laptop

VCFed about 2 months ago

Hi I got hold of a Data General One Model 2. Most Model 2s have LCD but mine has a electroluminescent screen which makes it very special. I would love add to its functionality by adding expansion cards e.g. EGA adapter or even sound cards. Unfortunatel …

EGA Card - Looking for Jumper Settings

VCFed about 2 months ago

Hey everyone! I picked up a EGA card hoping to use it in my 5160 with a 5153 that I picked up recently. Wanted to try some EGA games on CGA monitor. Having some trouble finding any documentation on the card though and wanted to verify jumper and switch …

IBM 5154-002 EGA Schematic Needed

VCFed about 3 months ago

Please help, I can't find the IBM model 5154002 schematic anywhere. Can anyone help me? well thank you …

Good EGA card that fits inside a 5160 case

VCFed about 3 months ago

I recently won an online auction for an EGA monitor. I intend to use it with my 286-in-a-XT/5160-case system and I'm thus looking around on eBay for a suitable EGA card to use with it. There are several such cards on sale from various vendors in Europe …

NuXT onboard video stopped outputting signal

VCFed about 3 months ago

Messing around trying to get a video card working in a slot, now my onboard video doesn't output anything. I've restored dip switch 1 and 2 to on (VGA/EGA) and switch 7 to on (enable onboard video) and the system boots fine. Just no video. Is it supposed t …

Simcity Original for DOS

VCFed about 4 months ago

Im looking for a working version of the Original Simcity for DOS. I want to find a copy that works on ALL the video formats properly. I used to play this on my IBM 5160 with CGA monitor and want to relive that as well as try out other modes like hercules I …

AST EGA 3G PlusII Card - ROM dump, disk and manuals

VCFed about 4 months ago

Picked up this card complete in box. The original manuals and diagnostics diskette were still in a sealed sleeve. Scanned the box, manuals, dumped the ROM (via dumper, not debug.com) and imaged the diagnostics diskette. The manual scans are too big to at …

Paradise PEGA1A EGA 8bit ISA Card - Strange Symptoms

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hello. I've recently acquired this EGA card. It is a PEGA 1A / AutoSwitch EGA 350 (OEM 3 - ASSY 28700 REV 2). Admittedly, it was a little dirty and corroded in parts. The EPROM was even missing its sticker! After a clean, amazingly it seems to work - well …

Paradise 38315B EGA blown capacitor.

VCFed about 4 months ago

Dear Group, I have been given a working Olivetti m280 with a dead EGA Paradise video card. A capacitor has blown and it has probably damaged the near one. Can somebody tell me which are the two capacitor types that I have to change? Thank you very much for …

5154 EGA CRT Replacement

VCFed about 4 months ago

Many of us are familiar with replacing caps and resistors to repair a monitor, etc.; however, is there a valid replacement part number, place to purchase, or the part number of a comparable TV where we can find a donor CRT? Which 13-inch TV CRT can be used …

EGA PEL panning & scanlines

VCFed about 5 months ago

I read this old post about EGA: https://forum.vcfed.org/ind... said: .... EGA and the Paradise PVGA1A, and maybe others, display start is latched at the f …
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Horace Hagfish Is A New Puzzle Game On Steam With Glorious EGA Graphics

Time Extension about 6 months ago

Only you can prevent a gravy drenched future!Back in 1984, IBM introduced a new display standard for their IBM line of personal computers.Enhanced Graphics Adapter or EGA (as it was often abbreviated) was a vast improvement over the CGA (Color Graphics Ada …

Help on monitor issue with Taxan 770 plus, powers on but video collapses.

VCFed about 6 months ago

So this is a hard lesson to not recap things that aren't broke. I recapped my 1987 working Taxan 770 monitor and when I put it back together I had one high voltage crack on power on. Thinking it was just the anode cap getting settled back or something du …

Windows 3.0 EGA color driver for 8088

VCFed about 6 months ago

Over 10 years ago, Montecarlo4Tony released a Windows 3.0 VGA driver for 8088 I wanted to see if an EGA version was possible too, but I got a bit stuck trying to duplicate the patching techniques Tony used. I am happy to report that n0p stepped in and fi …

Unknown XT class SBC CPC-010 ROM dump and explanation

VCFed about 7 months ago

I found this ISA card recently and thought it was an EGA video card because of the DE-9... Etched with : 61-020066-00 and screned with NT2V0 DC 9046 #515001-01 Turns out it is a single-board computer. I went to the local junk shop and got myself an ISA b …

D9200 pinout for Sega Blast City

Arcade Projects about 7 months ago

Hello, I need to mount my D9200 into my Blast City. I am not able to get a picture at 15khz no matter what combination I have my wires on the connector R G B GND V H _ GND V H Does anyone know how it's supposed to hook up for sync?? I get a good pictur …

Why did graphics/monitors begin with digital and move to analog?

VCFed about 7 months ago

So CGA has a digital signal for each color and an intensity (4 bit?) and then EGA went in with an individual intensity for each color (6 bit). Are these TTL? Then when VGA arrived they decided to make the signals analog. My question is, why didn't they …

Arcade monitors for sale - CRT and LCD - D9200 D9400

Arcade Projects about 7 months ago

I have three arcade monitors for sale because I don't have a use for them at this point. 1. Wells Gardner 279400 - 27" CGA/EGA/VGA monitor Has been in storage and was working when last tested a few years ago; I don't have a unit to test at this poin …

Question regarding the IBM graphic card

VCFed about 7 months ago

Before I experiment and damage my computer / monitor ... Is the IBM EGA card has backward compatibility to use with 5153 or 5151 monitor ? Is the IBM CGA card has backward compatibility to use with 5151 and also forward compatibility with 5154 Or I nee …

IBM graphic card to VGA adapter

VCFed about 8 months ago

Beside getting a VGA card to plug to 5150, 5160 or 5170 I would like to know if there is a solution or an adapter to VGA to plug to the following card IBM Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter (MDA) IBM Color Graphics Monitor Adapter (CGA) IBM Enhanced …
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game for 5160 and 5151 monitor

VCFed about 8 months ago

Hi all, I've got an IBM XT 5160 with a monocrome 5151 monitor. I'm looking for a game which works with that monitor which seems pretty limited in what can be displayed. The video card is an EGA Paradise. Besides the MCGA version of Prince of Persia, I hav …

IBM 5150 PC w/ 2nd rev MB(256KB) - Lo-tech 1MB ISA 8 bit ram expansion rev 1 card not detected

VCFed about 9 months ago

Hoping someone might have some advice on this issue. I am running the lo-tech rev 1 card on an IBM 5150 w/ 256KB of ram on the main board. Booting into DOS 3.30 from floppy(tried both MS DOS and PC DOS), using CHKDSK and seeing 256KB or total memory. Not s …

IBM XT 5160 keyboard issue

VCFed about 9 months ago

Hi all, I am resuscitating an IBM XT 5160 and the keyboard doesn't seem to be working. I tested the board on my bench, out of the case. With just the EGA card connected it shows error 601 (floppy, expected), press F1 to continue but nothing would happen …

VE Text Editor for DOS, v4.4a Released - Adds MDA/Hercules Support

VCFed about 9 months ago

Hello fellow vintage PC enthusiasts! I am pleased to announce the release of version 4.4 of my VE text editor for DOS. What is VE? VE (Visual Editor) is a full screen text editor for DOS. Think vi power, but smaller, faster and friendlier to use. You can l …