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80286 ATX mainboard based on the IBM 5170 AT PC


This project features a design for a 80286 ATX mainboard based on the IBM 5170 AT PC - rodneyknaap/atx-286at-v1-mainboard

This process has been extremely difficult and Johann helped a lot by programming python scripts to quickly be able to analyze large volumes of logic equation information. This quickly led me to conclude that in order to integrate many necessary devices onboard as planned, I would need to shift the entire memory subsystem and decoder CPLD onto a ISA adapter card. The 5170 offered substantial performance increases which raised the PC standard to a whole new level of usage, and formed a true competing product for mini computers at the time.

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