This would make writing the BIOS back to the chip a lot easier. Like you said, getitf98 looks like the right program to use. I probably will make backups using all the programs, just in case. If the chip died and I found the backup unusable, that would be pretty bad. I think that writing the BIOS back to the chip will probably be the biggest challenge. I know close-to-nothing about writing EPROMs, what writer to buy, hex codes, or bank switching, so a guide might be helpful.
BIN files above. In case this makes it easier, I've made 4 separate disk files HDM format that can be written to floppy diskette that contain these programs on each disk along with DOS 6.
These are ready to be written to actual disks using DiskImage. Quote from: 98digger on August 19, , AM Thanks for posting the links! As a minimum, I would recommend using getbios so you have the necessary roms to reproduce your machine in an emulator, and also getitf98 so you have a complete backup of the EPROM chip. BIN files in the right order read the readme! This is completely untrue.
There is absolutely nothing illegal about any of those emulators. You should be doing a clean boot regardless of which rom dumping program you use. That means no himem. It should still dump the correct data, but to be safe, you should confirm that bank4. Actually, I debated this with the people over at Maidens of the Kaleidoscope link to the topic is in my previous post on this thread.
Annex86 apparently had no copyright in its included BIOS. However, we figured that all of the emulators are, in fact, illegal, when we were able to see the NEC boot loader on every emulator when two HDI's were mounted. I don't know whether it is the emulators or the images, so I opted to stay away from both until a clear answer became available. Quote from: 98digger on August 19, , AM Actually, I debated this with the people over at Maidens of the Kaleidoscope link to the topic is in my previous post on this thread.
None of those emulators include a "default BIOS", so what you're saying doesn't make sense. The emulators are in no way illegal by themselves. What specific file did you view with a hex editor? Quote However, we figured that all of the emulators are, in fact, illegal, when we were able to see the NEC boot loader on every emulator when two HDI's were mounted.
It includes a built-in boot selector that activates when multiple partitions are present. If you're that concerned about it, you should contact NEC and ask them. And you probably shouldn't go around downloading random HDI files. Quote from: kobushi on August 19, , AM You should be doing a clean boot regardless of which rom dumping program you use. Ah, I guess that case, I need to find a way to create a very barebones Dos 6.
I was playing around with it earlier trying to take out himem and emm and one other, but by removing them I was getting "No System Files" errors.
So I thought they needed to be in there to work. I didn't try removing them from the config. For now I'll remove the link to that zip file with the pre-configured Bios tools disks until I can learn how to create a cleaner version of DOS.
Thanks for stepping in to point this out or my dumps may not have been good ones to preserve. PC has more than 13 chips that make up the architecture, which appear to demonstrate the complexity and advancement over the IBM-PC architecture at the time, at least. Go Up Pages 1. User actions. The Big Blue threat was averted, and within a few short years, the PC became the standard business computer in Japan. Whereas NEC's earlier computers were aimed at electronics tinkerers, young students, and even families, the PC was all business.
It was boring. But it got the job done, and that meant the PC worked its way into not only every white-collar office in Japan, but also onto factory floors and into science labs. For the PC, games were only an afterthought. But businessmen tend to take their work home with them, and over time, the PC gradually became a fixture in many households.
The PC received a steady drip of games right from the beginning, but most of these early titles were straight ports from 8-bit computers. A new graphics board allowed for x with 16 colors out of a palette of , once again edging out IBM's then-current EGA standard, which only offered x with 16 colors from a palette of In this way, NEC kept the platform relevant by releasing as many as a dozen new models every year, ranging from desktops and laptops to hi-res CAD machines and factory control computers.
But even with these improvements, the PC didn't shake its original shirt-and-tie identity and come into its own as an entertainment machine until after the release of the last PC model at the end of One of the biggest upgrades occurred at the end of , when NEC released the first of a new multimedia-focused series called the PC This new lineup featured a built-in CD-ROM drive, an upgraded FM synthesis chip, and a new graphics subsystem capable of x with colors, although most games continued to stick with the already-established x with 16 colors.
When compared against its contemporary bit rivals from Sharp and Fujitsu, the NEC PC was no match for the audiovisual capabilities of the X and the FM Towns, but what it did have was a giant userbase and a relentless march of incrementally better models.
The PC game library exploded in the early s, and even after Windows 95 ultimately united the computing world, the PC series remained a major force in the Japanese computer market until the end of the millenium.
However, there is one key difference to keep in mind: drive letters are assigned according to the boot device. If you boot from a floppy disk, the floppy drives become drives A: and B:, while the hard disk drive becomes C:.
Conversely, if you boot from the hard disk, the hard disk becomes A:, while the floppy drives become B: and C:. Most games can be fully controlled with a two-button mouse or joystick. On the keyboard, movement is almost always numpad 4,6,2,8 or the cursor keys. Can't find a website for Neo Kobe sets. Reviewer: Animedude - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 4, Subject: Ok so it seems nothing was actually missing.
Update: It seems nothing was actually missing. Just located in a place I wasn't expecting. I didn't know it had that DoujinHomebrew folder. That definitely changes my rating to a full 5 stars! Here's a list of all 6 of their known games, and some info about each one. The site I linked to above has info only. If you use email and contact the guy who runs the site, and ask nicely for a copy of one of the games, he may send you a copy, but the site itself hosts nothing.
That's how I got one of the games mentioned on his site. This post is less of a review, and more of a request, for the owner of this archive. This is a great archive so I'd like to give it 5 stars, but as long as it's missing any companies, I can't give it more than 4 stars. Even if you only had one game from every company known to have made PC98 games, I could give you 5 stars for being inclusive of every company that made games for that computer, but this has tons of games from many companies, while missing ALL games from at least one company, so that lack of representation of any games from at least one company costs you 1 star.
When this is fixed, I'll edit my review if archive. Just wanted to say that the BMP games are not missing! BMP was a doujin group, not a commercial software company. There are hundreds of more games in the doujin folder!!! I love PC and it games and tools etc. For those who are looking for the same files, you can't go wrong with this collection.
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