Tag Archives: DECstation 220

I have been doing more work on the DECstation 220. As I commented in my previous post, it is only putting out a corrupted pattern to the screen because it is not writing anything to the video memory, apparently because the EMEM … Continue reading →

Previously I reported that I am now getting corrupted video out of the DECstation 220. I have spent the last couple of weeks trying to understand the problem, checking the tracks to all the chips in the battery-damaged area, on both … Continue reading →

I am now getting a corrupted video pattern on the DECstation 220 Continue reading →

Some time ago I collected a DECstation 220. This is the machine that succeeded the Rainbow. It uses an Intel 80286 processor and is DOS compatible. Mine, being a European version, has Olivetti parts inside. The person I got it … Continue reading →