PS/2 Links

• ps-2.kev009.com is an archive of old documentation and sites centric to IBM systems. This is a good place to download reference disks, now that IBM does not support the PS/2 series any more.
• PC And PS/2 POST Error Codes

  What is your computer trying to tell you when it boots up and prints out a number? Its a POST code, Power On Self Test error code. What this means is that your IBM PC, PS/ 2, or clone has detected a problem. They are explained below.

• Tavi PS/2 Pages: You can get the IDMCA utility here to identify MCA adapter cards.

  These pages are an attempt to bring together some of my hard-won information about IBM PS/2 machines. Although mainly directed at the MicroChannel systems (model 50 and above) there may be the occasional snippet about the lower end ISA-based systems as well.

• Personal System/2: A "sidebar" in the history of OS/2, this page gives a very good overview over the series.

  The Personal System/2 line of IBM computers, or PS/2 for short, was introduced in April 1987. It was in many ways a radical departure from the AT - perhaps too radical. The PS/2 had a number of minor and three major new features: VGA, 1.44MB floppies and Microchannel Architecture (MCA) bus.

• IBM's PS/2 series with OS/2 is part of a guide to multimedia platforms.
• Computercraft: The PS2 Resource Center
• PS/2 FAQ v4.0 (1996)
• 9595 Ardent Tool of Capitalism: Despite its name, this site provides lots of information about the other types and the PS/2 series in general as well.
• Peter Wendt's MCA Enthusiasts Page.
• Why do I like IBM PS/2?
• Comparison of the Performance of Various MCA Ethernet Adapters
• PS/2 File Library by Dennis Smith, the only thing that's left of his PS/2 Page. The download links are broken since IBM no longer supports the PS/2 series.
• comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware is said to be one of the friendliest groups on the net.

Collectors

• Marco de Odorico
• Alfred Arnold
• WCT — Computers Collection

  These pages contain information on IBM Personal System/2 Model 25 computers, some MCA and PS/2 related hardware information, and finally a nearly complete listing of the PS/2 systems that I own and operate…

Accessories and Upgrades

Some companies still manufactures parts for the PS/2-series.

• ChipChat used to offer soundcards (Soundblaster compatible) and memory expansion cards. The homepage does not mention them any more, but there are still seperate pages for the soundcards:
  • ChipChat Sound Card for Micro Channel PS/2
  • ChipChat Sound Card FAQ
  The memory expansion cards may have been discontinued altogether.