Pim-turbo xt 8088-2

I just got this really cool whole system :-D

I dont know a lot about these older machines, but this one is just so cool.
any how this is the board I have:



I found this picture which was very close to my board, then I edited it to match the one I have, the bios has a hand written sticker on it - DTK 2.27

Well the Hard drive is like nothing ive ever seen 2 data cables on it one the same as the big floppy and one smaller, seagate. It has 2 big floppies. The keyboard even has the old lotus mini manual attachment, a joystick, a printer Panasonic KXP109i, and color monitor, it also came with a huge software collection, MS Flight Simulator with all booklets, and about 10 maps, 2 floppies. Lotus 123 2 floopies + manual and keyboard layout. of course its loaded with DOS. Also have the 7 floppy MS windows 3.1 loads of educational software and nearly 100 games :-D all have origional sleeves and guides, maps, clues, manuals including the manual for the printer.

The only thing that does not have a book or manual is the PC itself, it has a metal tag on the front upper left corner "Personal Computer XT" If anyone knows more about this awesome piece of history that I now own I would begratefull to know the jumper settings, specs, etc.. but in the meantime I am having a ball after I cleaned it up and set it up, been playing some of the games, exploring, etc.. The drive has spinrite installed, and I found a note so I know to type park everytime before I shutdown to keep the drives data safe :-D

Well I also geuss I should introduce myself Hiya, I am Shawn, glad to be here, I am so jazzed about this system that I just had to join so I could share this with people who also find these Vintage machines exciting :-D

Well I gotta run, I will be back tomorow, and Ill try to update my profile more, and read more in the forums


Thanks all, -wave-

DTK is still around and was one of the early Taiwanese clone makers. Your board sounds pretty typical. Usually, there was a way to drop the speed of the board to 4.77MHz, either with a switch or a key combination.

Have fun!

Well the Hard drive is like nothing ive ever seen 2 data cables on it one the same as the big floppy and one smaller, seagate.

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That's because it's an MFM controller. If i'm wrong, don't be too harsh on me; i read the info out of a book.

You may want to consider getting one of hargle's XT-IDE card, which will let a modern IDE hard drive be used in an XT or compatable.

And also, welcome to the Vintage Computer Forums!

linuxlove said:

You may want to consider getting one of hargle's XT-IDE card, which will let a modern IDE hard drive be used in an XT or compatable.

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Why? According to the OP, the current MFM HD works just fine--and is probably going to continue working just fine for years to come. Sometimes you get a good one.

Changing out the hard drive would seem to me to destroy the value of the item as a relic. Besides, no version of DOS that you can run on an XT will really support a "modern" (i.e. 100's to 1000's of GB) hard drive. At best, you'll only be able to use part of it.

The manual for a later PIM motherboard, the "10 Mhz Turbo" (PIM-TB10), is at http://members.dodo.com.au/~slappanel555/manuals/10 Mhz PIM-TB10 Turbo Mainboard.pdf

Thanks everyone for the comments, Yeah I was thinking I will prolly keep the current mfm HDD the way it is, perhaps I might consider adding an ide card someday if needed but for now everything works perfect, and I would like to keep it in origional condition

Thanks a bunch for the link to the manual too I am heading there now to check that out.

Also I have told a few of my friends I am looking for older vintage computers, and today a friend stopped by and told me about 2 old computers at their friends, I guess they have been in a barn for quite a few years now, but they are supposed to be from before 1990, at least thats what I was told, and I know the barn looks like its in good shape so I am hoping that weather hasent affected them, any way I already have the OK to go and pick them up for free so I have my fingers crossed and Ill let you all know what comes of it.


Sincer I put the word out around here that Ill adopt any and all computers and parts that anyone doesnt want or need any more I have ended up with a little stockpile with a few pearls in it. If my stock starts getting to big Ill look to you guys

again thanks everyone

That's how it starts, one old computer.......