AST MonoGraphPlus

[compaqportableplus]

I just got an IBM XT in from eBay yesterday and it had this very interesting card in it!




It’s an AST MonoGraphPlus. It’s basically like a SixPakPlus, but it trades the memory part for monochrome (Hercules compatible) graphics! It has all the other capabilities of a SixPakPlus, such as parallel, serial, clock/calendar and possibly a game port, but I don’t know for sure.

Problem is, I can’t find ANY information about this card. My Google searches have come up with very little.

I’m looking for any info or documentation I can find on this card! Anyone have anything?

Thanks!

 

[jafir]

There is this doc which says don’t run the IBM diagnostics until you can find the stuff you’re looking for: https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/AST/Bulletins/Technical bulletins/AST_TB_0245.TXT

 

[compaqportableplus]

There is this doc which says don’t run the IBM diagnostics until you can find the stuff you’re looking for: https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/AST/Bulletins/Technical bulletins/AST_TB_0245.TXT

Yes I did see that actually. Quite an odd issue! Definitely good to know though.

Would be great if someone had an image of the MonoGraph-Pak disk!

 

[Plasma]

I don't see any game port on there. I'm sure that astclock will work, maybe also preview.