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Main data
Romset and name:
cs8230 386 motherboards using the CS8230 chipset
Short name:
386 motherboards using the CS8230 chipset
Manufacturer:
-
Year:
198?
Genre:
Computer
Category:
Computer / Business - Terminal
Serie:
-
Driver source:
pc/at.cpp
Language:
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Only one supported
Input:
Mouse, Keyboard
Buttons / keys:
108
Coins:
0
Cabinet:
-
Free-play:
Not supported

Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
-
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
640x480@60.054866 Hz, CRT 31kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
AM9517A, Intel 8042AH, Intel 8051, Intel I386
Audio
Sound:
4 audio channel
Audio chips:
Filtered DAC, Floppy sound, Speaker
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.215 released on oct-30 2019
Last release:
Mame 0.289 released on jul-31 2026
Clone of:
ibm5170 PC/AT 5170
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Romset:
Status
OVERALL:
PRELIMINARY
Emulation:
Preliminary
Graphic:
Imperfect
Color:
Good
Sound:
Good
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Not supported
Additional info
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  • PCB
  • Commands
  • Init
  • Driver
  • XML
  • Motherboard:

    386 motherboard using the CS8230 chipset © 198? Unknown

    Released in the late 1980s, the CS8230 AT/386 CHIPSet was designed to provide a "100% IBM PC AT compatible" architecture for the 80386 processor. While your previously documented OPTi and ALi boards represent the transition to hybrid/PCI architectures, the CS8230 represents the "Golden Age of ISA-based 386 systems," where stability and compatibility were the primary design goals.

    TECHNICAL
    Implementation: A seven-chip VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) set, which included the 82C301 Bus Controller and 82C302 Page/Interleave Memory Controller.

    Processor Support: Designed specifically for the Intel 80386DX at 16, 20, or 25 MHz.

    Memory Architecture: Supported up to 16MB of DRAM with a "Page/Interleave" memory subsystem, which was a significant performance innovation at the time.

    Bus Interface: Strictly ISA (AT bus). It was designed before the standardization of VESA Local Bus (VLB).

    Peripherals: Often paired with the C&T 82C206 Integrated Peripherals Controller (IPC), which replaced several discrete chips (timers, interrupt controllers, DMA controllers) that were previously spread across the motherboard.

    TRIVIA
    "40 ICs plus memory": C&T famously marketed this chipset by stating that a complete 386 motherboard could be built using only 40 components plus memory. This was a massive cost-saver for manufacturers, helping the 386 drop in price and become the standard for office PCs by 1990–1991.

    BIOS ROMs (HI/LO): Boards using the CS8230 almost exclusively utilized a "HI/LO" BIOS pair (two physical EPROM chips for the system BIOS). If you encounter one, remember that you need to read both chips and combine them into a single binary image to successfully dump the BIOS for preservation.

    Jumpers and Wait-States: This chipset was famous for allowing "Programmable Wait States." In the BIOS, you could tighten the memory timings to gain performance, but doing so often made the system unstable—a "fine-tuning" ritual that many early PC enthusiasts remember fondly.

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/game/235591/?o=2
    Information provided by © Alexis Bousiges
    Information provided by Contribute to the translation
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  • Information provided by Fabricio Coroquer, revisited from the work of
    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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