PCXT port for MiSTer by @spark2k06.
Discussion and evolution of the core in the following misterfpga forum section:
https://misterfpga.org/viewforum.php?f=40
The purpose of this core is to implement a PCXT as reliable as possible. For this purpose, the MCL86 core from @MicroCoreLabs and KFPC-XT from @kitune-san are used.
The Graphics Gremlin project from TubeTimeUS (@schlae) has also been integrated in this first stage.
JTOPL by Jose Tejada (@jotego) was integrated for AdLib sound.
JT89 by Jose Tejada (@jotego) was integrated for Tandy sound.
games/PCXT
to your MiSTer SD Card and uncompress hd_image.zip
. It contains a FreeDOS image ( http://www.freedos.org/ )ROMs should be provided initially from the BIOS section of the OSD menu, then it is only necessary to indicate the computer model and reset, on subsequent boot of the core, it is no longer necessary to provide them, unless we want to use others. Original and copyrighted ROMs can be generated on the fly using the python scripts available in the SW folder of this repository:
make_rom_with_ibm5160.py
: A valid ROM is created for the PCXT model (pcxt.rom) based on the original IBM 5160 ROM, requires the XTIDE BIOS at address EC00h to work with HD images.make_rom_with_jukost.py
: A valid ROM is created for the PCXT model (pcxt.rom) based on the original Juko ST ROM, and with the XTIDE BIOS embedded at address F000h.make_rom_with_tandy.py
: A valid ROM is created for the Tandy model (tandy.rom) based on the original Tandy 1000 ROM, requires the XTIDE BIOS at address EC00h to work with HD images.From the same BIOS section of the OSD it is possible to specify an XTIDE ROM of up to 16Kb to work at address EC00h. It is also provided in this repository.
Other Open Source ROMs are available in the same folder:
pcxt_pcxt31.rom
: This ROM already has the XTIDE BIOS embedded at address F000h. (Source Code)pcxt_micro8088.rom
: This ROM already has the XTIDE BIOS embedded at address F000h. (Source Code)ide_xtl.rom
: This ROM corresponds to the XTIDE BIOS, it must be maintained for some scripts to work, it can also be upgraded to a newer version. (Source Code)Note: Not all ROMs work with MDA video: (IBM5160, Yuko ST and pcxt31 works)
The floppy disk image size must be compatible with the BIOS, for example:
It is possible to use images smaller than the size supported by the BIOS, but only pre-formatted images, as it will not be possible to format them from MS-Dos.
Any contribution and pull request, please carry it out on the prerelease branch. Periodically they will be reviewed, moved and merged into the main branch, together with the corresponding release.
Thank you!