HELP! Needed: Japanese IBM 5545T reference diskette

[aaron7]

Hi everyone! Trying to get my IBM PS/2 5545T (Japanese P70) up and running, but I am in need of the reference diskette.

The P70 disk that works fine on my other P70 and my GE Fanuc II does not work on this; gives me an error.

I'm guessing I need the diskette for this specific system.

I don't even know where to start... far as Google is concerned this system barely even exists.

Are there any Japanese vintage computer groups that I could fumble my way through with a translator?

Help!

 

[MissArgent]

I don't know anything offhand, but if you're not averse to a bit of newsgroupery the boys at Comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware might be of assistance!

 

[aaron7]

It has been a long time since I've used newsgroups. Is there a simple program/website to interface with them or do you still have to add them to your email program like Outlook?

 

[MissArgent]

If you go have an account with Google for any services (Gmail, an android phone, etc.) you can use Google Groups to access the board.

 

[aaron7]

Oh great! Thanks, I will check them out.

 

[WBST]

Oh great! Thanks, I will check them out.

Hi Aaron,

unfortunately, Sandy, our Japanese NG member/collator doesn't list the 5545T as one of the systems he'd researched. Kevin's mirror shows as much as we know:
http://ps-2.kev009.com/sandy55/

N.B. there is an e-mail link at the bottom of the main page. I do NOT know if the unmunged address works, nor if Sandy is still with us.