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The CSIPH Newsgroup
The CSIPH Facebook Group
PS/2 and MCA Related Fan Sites
Vintage Hardware and Software
Official Websites
Old Ardent Tool Mirrors
Last update: 28 May 2023
The CSIPH Newsgroup
comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
aka "CSIPH" is a newsgroup dedicated to PS/2 systems, even the non-MCA ones. It
is inhabited mainly by people who are enthusiasts, obsessives, M.A.D. or all
three!
If you are just stopping by, the easy to use but somewhat limited
Google Groups
web interface is probably the best option for you.
However, for the best experience, you will need a newsreader (client
software, e.g. Thunderbird) and some
NNTP provider (e.g. Kevin Bowling's CSIPH server
or Eternal September).
Warning: The current 102.x builds of Thunderbird
have trouble sending NNTP (newsgroup) messages. The client often crashes before
the message is sent. To work aroud this issue download the latest 91.x build
(91.13.1
as of writing), launch it once with the "--allow-downgrade" argument if
downgrading from a newer version, and disable automatic updates. Backup your
user data before doing the downgrade procedure!
The CSIPH Facebook Group
If you prefer social networks to connect with other people, you are welcome
to join our "IBM PS/2 PC
Server and Microchannel based systems enthusiasts" Facebook group.
PS/2 and MCA Related Fan Sites
Kevin Bowling's Archive - archived websites, documents, and other resources
David Beem's links page, adapter photos, planar photos & ROM images
The Microchannel Enthusiast's Page by Peter Wendt (upd. 2007)
Walsh Computer Technology Computer Collection Pages by William Walsh (upd. 2021)
William's Microchannel Adapter Information ("Greyghost") by William Walsh (upd. 2019)
Personal System/55 by Tatsuo Sunagawa (upd. 2004) (local version)
Personal System/55 - a partially updated but incomplete Japanese version (upd. 2023)
IBM Multistation Family by Mr. Tahara (upd. 2017) (local version)
Tavi PS/2 Pages by Bob Eager (IDMCA and more) (upd. 2020)
Alfred Arnold's website and his file collection (upd. 2023)
Just Another Freekin' Web Page incl. P70 page by Jim Shorney (upd. 2007) (local P70 page)
The PS2 Resource Center by Computercraft (upd. 2020)
The PS/2 Page - PS/2 File Library by Dennis Smith (mostly dead IBM ftp links) (upd. 2017)
Vintage Hardware and Software
Bitsavers Archive of vintage computer documentation and software
1000 BiT Manuals, brochures, photos, videos, etc.
OS/2 Museum Michal Necasek's blog about IBM OS/2 and vintage HW/SW/OS in general
Ken Shirriff's blog Computer history, restoring vintage computers, IC reverse engineering etc.
OS/2 Site Australia OS/2 Warp Software and Information
VGA Legacy MKIII Photos and info about all kind of video cards
INT10h.org by "VileR" - Everything about classic PC fonts
Admiral Shark's Keyboards Plenty of info on various IBM keyboards
IBM PS/1 Resource Page Files, documentation, emulator, and more
Forums
Vintage Computer Forum (VCF)
VOGONS vintage computing
Geekhack forum for keyboard enthusiasts
Deskthority mechanical keyboards
BetaArchive pre-release software and abandonware
Official Websites
IBM - Official Links
IBM Offering Information
IBM Global Search
IBM Networking FTP,
IBM Boulder FTP &
IBM Software FTP
(all 3 FTP links lead to the same location now)
IBM - Mirrors
IBM PCCBBS FTP server (Kevin's)
EPRM mirror (different version)
Old Ardent Tool Mirrors
Warning: The mirror sites linked below are
outdated and unmaintained. Some of the archived pages are known to
contain incorrect and/or misleading information. Proceed with caution!
Bob Eager's Mirror circa 2000 [UK]
Kevin's Mirror circa 2001 [US]
William's Mirror circa 2003, modified index [US]
Vampire's Mirror circa 2016 [IT]
Retro PC Mirror circa 2016, same as Vampire's (mirror2; unreliable) [SE]
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