Recent content by Forrest

Hello everypony! Quick odd one, A while back I bought a rare copy of Silpheed, the special edition with the IBM PS/1 sound modes. Anyways, it came with everything except the inner box. Like, the sleeve is here, but the inner generic Sierra box is just straight missing. No proper way to display...

Correct. Mine us an empty hole. Guess I didn't mention that, was hoping someone who had one could chime in. What I can tell you though is the hole is about 59x22mm, with the center of the screw hole being about 5.5mm from the top edge of the square hole. At least that's what my Harbor Freight...

Hey there! Long time no post. My IBM 5162 is nearly complete, even found a real 5154 monitor! Now just need to figure out why it doesn't work :P Anyway, back to that little battery holder. I just got an idea. Could a new one be 3D printed? And more importantly, can I find someone to do it for...

Hey there! I'm after a Roland LAPC-I midi card. In box is great but I am cool with just a loose card. Message me if you got one!

Hey there! I'm after the elusive IBM 1390131 keyboard, the silver badge will go quite nice with my XT/286. Also if anyone has an appropriate AT style cable for it, that would be great!

Hey there! I am finally getting around to my XT/286 build, having trouble finding some new drives. FDD: I want to add a 3.5" drive to the system, mine only came with the 5.25" half height and a blanking kit. I've read somewhere that later XT and XT/286's had this as an option, and if so, I'd...

Hi! I'm trying to find a complete copy of the IBM XT/286 Guide to Operations. Send me a message if you have one or know of one. Thanks!

Hey there! I've got an original PSU for my IBM XT/286 5162 (p/n 83x1557). Internal circuits are in fantastic shape, but a couple of the pin headers got damaged when I tried to disassemble it for inspection and cleaning. I'd like to replace the pin headers rather than solder the wires directly to...

Ugg, thought i finally had one in the bag but nope! Why should I get a break? I am in need of a motherboard. An IBM XT/286 board, p.n. 62X1025. And at this point I don't even care if it works; I'll MAKE it work! So, story about earlier...by chance found one on Hard Disk Direct. $80! Ordered...

On the lookout for an IBM PS/2 Graphics Adapter (feature #4050) (model 1887744) (VGA-ISA) Take it these things must be pretty rare...

I am restoring an XT-286, but I'm missing one of the motherboard standoffs. They look like that photo, but i would love to find one in black to match.

I have an IBM joystic for a PCjr, it's in really good shape, except one of the springs is pretty weak. I would like to replace it, but I know nothing about measuring springs and whatnot, so I just need to make sure I have the right one.

So, i was wondering if anybody has ever tried to make a reproduction PCB. Long story short, I *thought* I was buying a XT model 286 on eBay, but it turns out it had an aftermarket board, which, unlike the real IBM board, has suffered the barrel battery corrosion plague. Since these models are...

Yeah, need the board for a 5162... Just got what was supposed to be an XT/286 on eBay, but was really just an IBM case with an aftermarket board inside. Said board is also covered in corrosion from a barrel battery. Sooo.....yeah. Need a board

Need a keyboard for an XT model 286, EBay wants, like, $90 for one of those!