jeffpar
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I'm looking for a few Compaq ROMs for my PC emulation project (www.pcjs.org). Specifically, I'd like to obtain a copy of Compaq's original DeskPro 386 system BIOS ROMs, as well as the EGA video card ROM that was sold with early DeskPro 386 systems.
If anyone has a DeskPro 386 and/or Compaq EGA card, I'd love to work with you to grab a dump of those ROMs.
Through ebay, I've already obtained a couple of different DeskPro 386 motherboards and dumped their ROMs. One is from a 386-16 and the other from a 386-25, but both were manufactured in 1988, so I'm still looking for any earlier DeskPro 386 ROMs. I've posted the 386-16 ROM dump on my site, and will continue posting everything else I find.
The Compaq EGA video card (and its ROM) has been much harder to find. It seems that most people who hung onto their DeskPros invariably upgraded their video card at some point, and probably tossed the old EGA card out.
Which is unfortunate, because at the time, Compaq's EGA was a very special card. Its ROM was designed to be relocated into RAM by the DeskPro BIOS, improving overall video performance.
Thanks,
Jeff
If anyone has a DeskPro 386 and/or Compaq EGA card, I'd love to work with you to grab a dump of those ROMs.
Through ebay, I've already obtained a couple of different DeskPro 386 motherboards and dumped their ROMs. One is from a 386-16 and the other from a 386-25, but both were manufactured in 1988, so I'm still looking for any earlier DeskPro 386 ROMs. I've posted the 386-16 ROM dump on my site, and will continue posting everything else I find.
The Compaq EGA video card (and its ROM) has been much harder to find. It seems that most people who hung onto their DeskPros invariably upgraded their video card at some point, and probably tossed the old EGA card out.
Which is unfortunate, because at the time, Compaq's EGA was a very special card. Its ROM was designed to be relocated into RAM by the DeskPro BIOS, improving overall video performance.
Thanks,
Jeff