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Did anyone in the group buy the PARADISE 8514/A PLUS CARD? I am after the
@adf. Have the same card but no @adf in ardent database https://www.ebay.com/itm/146445369444?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=l3cB-wWCSoW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LFC-JFTBRDe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY


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http://ps-2.kev009.com/mcabase/mcb/adp/adf/@8044.ADF


AdapterId 8044h

AdapterName "Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter"

NumBytes 0


Alex wrote:

PARADISE 8514/A PLUS

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Uh, this makes no sense.

Louis Ohland wrote:

http://ps-2.kev009.com/mcabase/mcb/adp/adf/@8044.ADF

AdapterId 8044h

AdapterName "Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter"

NumBytes 0

Alex wrote:

PARADISE 8514/A PLUS

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Both ADFs are the same.

@8044.ADF - Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044.adf

@8044.ADF - Paradise 8514/A Plus Video Adapter
same card - other brand / rename to @8044.ADF ! http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044par.adf


Louis Ohland wrote:

Uh, this makes no sense.

Louis Ohland wrote:

http://ps-2.kev009.com/mcabase/mcb/adp/adf/@8044.ADF


AdapterId 8044h

AdapterName "Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter"

NumBytes 0


Alex wrote:

PARADISE 8514/A PLUS

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Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> wrote:

Both ADFs are the same.

@8044.ADF - Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044.adf

@8044.ADF - Paradise 8514/A Plus Video Adapter
same card - other brand / rename to @8044.ADF ! http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044par.adf

Louis Ohland wrote:

Uh, this makes no sense.

Louis Ohland wrote:

http://ps-2.kev009.com/mcabase/mcb/adp/adf/@8044.ADF


AdapterId 8044h

AdapterName "Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter"

NumBytes 0


Alex wrote:

PARADISE 8514/A PLUS

So true yet so problematic. Still no @adf found 😞

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Uh, you DID see the ADFs, right?

I've never seen such a >short< ADF, but it is possumble.

Did you try the @8044.ADF?

Alex wrote:

Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> wrote:

Both ADFs are the same.

@8044.ADF - Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter
http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044.adf

@8044.ADF - Paradise 8514/A Plus Video Adapter
same card - other brand / rename to @8044.ADF !
http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044par.adf


Louis Ohland wrote:

Uh, this makes no sense.

Louis Ohland wrote:

http://ps-2.kev009.com/mcabase/mcb/adp/adf/@8044.ADF


AdapterId 8044h

AdapterName "Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter"

NumBytes 0


Alex wrote:

PARADISE 8514/A PLUS

So true yet so problematic. Still no @adf found 😞

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Hi !

http://ps-2.kev009.com/mcabase/mcb/adp/adf/@8044.ADF

AdapterId 8044h

AdapterName "Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter"

NumBytes 0

As far as I recall that's the way to include cards that are not
precisely MCA cards but base on older ISA-designs and are only adopted
to MCA bus and identified with that. They have the IO ports to send a
card-ID ... but the parameter settings are done with generic ISA-style
I/O operations.
Cards may or may not have an EEprom to store the setting or a piece of software that initializes them during startup.
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http://www.mcamafia.de/
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Flea-Byte item is gone, so I can't even begin to guess on functionality...

Alex wrote:

Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> wrote:

Both ADFs are the same.

@8044.ADF - Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter
http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044.adf

@8044.ADF - Paradise 8514/A Plus Video Adapter
same card - other brand / rename to @8044.ADF !
http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044par.adf


Louis Ohland wrote:

Uh, this makes no sense.

Louis Ohland wrote:

http://ps-2.kev009.com/mcabase/mcb/adp/adf/@8044.ADF


AdapterId 8044h

AdapterName "Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter"

NumBytes 0


Alex wrote:

PARADISE 8514/A PLUS

So true yet so problematic. Still no @adf found 😞

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Reminds me of the Magni VGA Producer, no ADF...

Peter H. Wendt wrote:

Hi !

http://ps-2.kev009.com/mcabase/mcb/adp/adf/@8044.ADF


AdapterId 8044h

AdapterName "Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter"

NumBytes 0

As far as I recall that's the way to include cards that are not
precisely MCA cards but base on older ISA-designs and are only adopted
to MCA bus and identified with that. They have the IO ports to send a card-ID ... but the parameter settings are done with generic ISA-style
I/O operations.
Cards may or may not have an EEprom to store the setting or a piece of software that initializes them during startup.

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FCCID DBM603248
61-603248
WD95C00VR
WD9510-LR
Bt478KPJ80
512K on board, 4x 28-pin ZIPs, 4 outlines for another 4x
SW1 to set for monitors, etc
Eight fookin' oscillators...
16-bit AVE video.


Louis Ohland wrote:

Flea-Byte item is gone, so I can't even begin to guess on functionality...

Alex wrote:

Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> wrote:

Both ADFs are the same.

@8044.ADF - Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter
http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044.adf

@8044.ADF - Paradise 8514/A Plus Video Adapter
same card - other brand / rename to @8044.ADF !
http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044par.adf


Louis Ohland wrote:

Uh, this makes no sense.

Louis Ohland wrote:

http://ps-2.kev009.com/mcabase/mcb/adp/adf/@8044.ADF


AdapterId 8044h

AdapterName "Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter"

NumBytes 0


Alex wrote:

PARADISE 8514/A PLUS

So true yet so problematic. Still no @adf found 😞

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Hi !

Reminds me of the Magni VGA Producer, no ADF...

Well - *technically* MCA allowes barebone I/O operations within the
lower 8-bit adress range, which is a base operation used for
non-intelligent or non-DMA-based interfaces. Even the reading of the systemboard ports to gain the ADF data is a simple I/O operation.
So essentially it is not required to identify a card against the machine
to get it operational.

*However* this is not the way MCA was designed to operate and it cannot
do autoconfiguration and distribute ressources when it has no infos on
what ressorces are already used by "other" cards and interfaces. It is
like operating an early ISA machine with no PnP where you had to
scribble down the I/O ports, interrupts, use of memory space and
suchlike. And run in a pithole or crash the machine if you make an error.

So Non-ADF-cards were unicorns in a way and derived 1:1 from their
ISA-cousins with only adapting them to the MCA connector - just to
"offer something". Someone did quite a lousy job.
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http://www.mcamafia.de/
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On 3/18/25 8:36 AM, Alex wrote:

Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> wrote:

Both ADFs are the same.

@8044.ADF - Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter
http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044.adf

@8044.ADF - Paradise 8514/A Plus Video Adapter
same card - other brand / rename to @8044.ADF !
http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044par.adf


Louis Ohland wrote:

Uh, this makes no sense.

Louis Ohland wrote:

http://ps-2.kev009.com/mcabase/mcb/adp/adf/@8044.ADF


AdapterId 8044h

AdapterName "Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter"

NumBytes 0


Alex wrote:

PARADISE 8514/A PLUS

So true yet so problematic. Still no @adf found 😞

Did you try the ones Louis linked? It is the same chipset so there is a chance it is suitable especially with what Peter wrote.
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https://www.ardent-tool.com/video/WD9500_Chipset.html

Louis Ohland wrote:

FCCID DBM603248
61-603248
WD95C00VR
WD9510-LR
Bt478KPJ80
512K on board, 4x 28-pin ZIPs, 4 outlines for another 4x
SW1 to set for monitors, etc
Eight fookin' oscillators...
16-bit AVE video.

Louis Ohland wrote:

Flea-Byte item is gone, so I can't even begin to guess on
functionality...

Alex wrote:

Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> wrote:

Both ADFs are the same.

@8044.ADF - Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter
http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044.adf

@8044.ADF - Paradise 8514/A Plus Video Adapter
same card - other brand / rename to @8044.ADF !
http://mcamafia.de/mcapage0/adf/@8044par.adf


Louis Ohland wrote:

Uh, this makes no sense.

Louis Ohland wrote:

http://ps-2.kev009.com/mcabase/mcb/adp/adf/@8044.ADF


AdapterId 8044h

AdapterName "Western Digital Imaging PRO MC Video Adapter"

NumBytes 0


Alex wrote:

PARADISE 8514/A PLUS

So true yet so problematic. Still no @adf found 😞

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https://www.ardent-tool.com/video/WD_9510_MC.html

Alex wrote:

Did anyone in the group buy the PARADISE 8514/A PLUS CARD? I am after the @adf. Have the same card but no @adf in ardent database https://www.ebay.com/itm/146445369444?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=l3cB-wWCSoW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LFC-JFTBRDe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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https://www.ardent-tool.com/video/WD_9510_MC_Photo_Mem_Exp.jpg

Maybe... the raisin for the adapter to have only four ZIPs is so that
the matching four VRAMs on the memory expansion have a place to FIT?

https://www.ardent-tool.com/video/WD_9510_MC_Photo_No_Mem_Exp.jpg

Perhaps populate the base board with 4x ZIPs and a couple SMD caps?

Louis Ohland wrote:

https://www.ardent-tool.com/video/WD_9510_MC.html

Alex wrote:

Did anyone in the group buy the PARADISE 8514/A PLUS CARD? I am after the
@adf. Have the same card but no @adf in ardent database
https://www.ebay.com/itm/146445369444?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=l3cB-wWCSoW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LFC-JFTBRDe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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Appendix B shows the implementation of 1280x1024 resolution with
external back-end support and two DACs. The fast DAC BT451/458 is used
for 1280x1024 and 1024x768 resolutions. The slow DAC BT471/478 is used
for VGA passthrough. The flicker-free capabilities do not apply to that DAC.

Louis Ohland wrote:

https://www.ardent-tool.com/video/WD_9510_MC.html

Alex wrote:

Did anyone in the group buy the PARADISE 8514/A PLUS CARD? I am after the
@adf. Have the same card but no @adf in ardent database
https://www.ebay.com/itm/146445369444?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=l3cB-wWCSoW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LFC-JFTBRDe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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3.4.4 CLOCK CONSIDERATIONS
A major design element of the WD9500-SET1 is the provision for two
separate and independent clock rates; one for drawing operations, the
other for screen refresh. In particular, faster monitors can be used
without changing the clock rate of the drawing facilities within the WD9500-SET1, and conversely, use of slower monitors will not degrade
drawing speed.

The system clock signal, provided by an external 60MHz oscillator,
drives the drawing process within the WD9500-SET1 , and is used to
generated VRAM timing. The pixel clock, used to drive the screen refresh process, is selected from among eight oscillator outputs to accommodate different types of monitors. Three PDM output signals, CLKSEL2, CLKSEL
1, and CLKSELO, are provided to make the selection.

In the United States, non-interlaced video monitors use a vertical
refresh frequency of 60Hz; in Europe, the standard is 70Hz. Including
the interlaced IBM 8514 monitor (vertical frequency 43.48Hz) produces
Table 14, in which the "Pixel Frequency" is the frequency of the
oscillator selected by CLKSEL2, CLKSEL 1, and CLKSELO as input to the
PDM's PCLK pin.

The typical WD9500-SET1 board will therefore be configured with
oscillators at 25.28, 44.90 and 64.37MHz for use with U.S. standard
monitors, or with oscillators at 31.40, 44.90, and 74.16MHz for use with European standard monitors. A more ambitious design might include all
seven clock frequencies, with the MID2-MIDO inputs (as per
"Configuration Strapping" earlier in this chapter) aiding in the selection.

Louis Ohland wrote:

https://www.ardent-tool.com/video/WD_9510_MC.html

Alex wrote:

Did anyone in the group buy the PARADISE 8514/A PLUS CARD? I am after the
@adf. Have the same card but no @adf in ardent database
https://www.ebay.com/itm/146445369444?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=l3cB-wWCSoW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LFC-JFTBRDe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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Preliminary, dated 01-25-1991

Louis Ohland wrote:

3.4.4 CLOCK CONSIDERATIONS
A major design element of the WD9500-SET1 is the provision for two
separate and independent clock rates; one for drawing operations, the
other for screen refresh. In particular, faster monitors can be used
without changing the clock rate of the drawing facilities within the WD9500-SET1, and conversely, use of slower monitors will not degrade
drawing speed.

The system clock signal, provided by an external 60MHz oscillator,
drives the drawing process within the WD9500-SET1 , and is used to
generated VRAM timing. The pixel clock, used to drive the screen refresh process, is selected from among eight oscillator outputs to accommodate different types of monitors. Three PDM output signals, CLKSEL2, CLKSEL
1, and CLKSELO, are provided to make the selection.

In the United States, non-interlaced video monitors use a vertical
refresh frequency of 60Hz; in Europe, the standard is 70Hz. Including
the interlaced IBM 8514 monitor (vertical frequency 43.48Hz) produces
Table 14, in which the "Pixel Frequency" is the frequency of the
oscillator selected by CLKSEL2, CLKSEL 1, and CLKSELO as input to the
PDM's PCLK pin.

The typical WD9500-SET1 board will therefore be configured with
oscillators at 25.28, 44.90 and 64.37MHz for use with U.S. standard monitors, or with oscillators at 31.40, 44.90, and 74.16MHz for use with European standard monitors. A more ambitious design might include all
seven clock frequencies, with the MID2-MIDO inputs (as per
"Configuration Strapping" earlier in this chapter) aiding in the selection.

Louis Ohland wrote:

https://www.ardent-tool.com/video/WD_9510_MC.html

Alex wrote:

Did anyone in the group buy the PARADISE 8514/A PLUS CARD? I am after
the
@adf. Have the same card but no @adf in ardent database
https://www.ebay.com/itm/146445369444?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=l3cB-wWCSoW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LFC-JFTBRDe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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https://www.ardent-tool.com/datasheets/WD_WD9500.pdf

Complete version already in-hand

Louis Ohland wrote:

Preliminary, dated 01-25-1991

Louis Ohland wrote:

3.4.4 CLOCK CONSIDERATIONS
A major design element of the WD9500-SET1 is the provision for two
separate and independent clock rates; one for drawing operations, the
other for screen refresh. In particular, faster monitors can be used
without changing the clock rate of the drawing facilities within the
WD9500-SET1, and conversely, use of slower monitors will not degrade
drawing speed.

The system clock signal, provided by an external 60MHz oscillator,
drives the drawing process within the WD9500-SET1 , and is used to
generated VRAM timing. The pixel clock, used to drive the screen
refresh process, is selected from among eight oscillator outputs to
accommodate
different types of monitors. Three PDM output signals, CLKSEL2, CLKSEL
1, and CLKSELO, are provided to make the selection.

In the United States, non-interlaced video monitors use a vertical
refresh frequency of 60Hz; in Europe, the standard is 70Hz. Including
the interlaced IBM 8514 monitor (vertical frequency 43.48Hz) produces
Table 14, in which the "Pixel Frequency" is the frequency of the
oscillator selected by CLKSEL2, CLKSEL 1, and CLKSELO as input to the
PDM's PCLK pin.

The typical WD9500-SET1 board will therefore be configured with
oscillators at 25.28, 44.90 and 64.37MHz for use with U.S. standard
monitors, or with oscillators at 31.40, 44.90, and 74.16MHz for use
with European standard monitors. A more ambitious design might include
all seven clock frequencies, with the MID2-MIDO inputs (as per
"Configuration Strapping" earlier in this chapter) aiding in the
selection.

Louis Ohland wrote:

https://www.ardent-tool.com/video/WD_9510_MC.html

Alex wrote:

Did anyone in the group buy the PARADISE 8514/A PLUS CARD? I am
after the
@adf. Have the same card but no @adf in ardent database
https://www.ebay.com/itm/146445369444?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=l3cB-wWCSoW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LFC-JFTBRDe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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The Bt471 has a 256 x 18 color lookup table
with triple 6-bit video D/A converters.
The Bt478 has a 256 x 24 color lookup table
with triple 8-bit video D/A converters. It
may be configured for either 6-bit or 8-bit
D/A converter operation.

Louis Ohland wrote:

Appendix B shows the implementation of 1280x1024 resolution with
external back-end support and two DACs. The fast DAC BT451/458 is used
for 1280x1024 and 1024x768 resolutions. The slow DAC BT471/478 is used
for VGA passthrough. The flicker-free capabilities do not apply to that
DAC.

Louis Ohland wrote:

https://www.ardent-tool.com/video/WD_9510_MC.html

Alex wrote:

Did anyone in the group buy the PARADISE 8514/A PLUS CARD? I am after
the
@adf. Have the same card but no @adf in ardent database
https://www.ebay.com/itm/146445369444?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=l3cB-wWCSoW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LFC-JFTBRDe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> wrote:

The Bt471 has a 256 x 18 color lookup table
with triple 6-bit video D/A converters.
The Bt478 has a 256 x 24 color lookup table
with triple 8-bit video D/A converters. It
may be configured for either 6-bit or 8-bit
D/A converter operation.

Louis Ohland wrote:

Appendix B shows the implementation of 1280x1024 resolution with
external back-end support and two DACs. The fast DAC BT451/458 is used
for 1280x1024 and 1024x768 resolutions. The slow DAC BT471/478 is used
for VGA passthrough. The flicker-free capabilities do not apply to that
DAC.

Louis Ohland wrote:

https://www.ardent-tool.com/video/WD_9510_MC.html

Alex wrote:

Did anyone in the group buy the PARADISE 8514/A PLUS CARD? I am after >>>> the
@adf. Have the same card but no @adf in ardent database
https://www.ebay.com/itm/146445369444?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=l3cB-wWCSoW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LFC-JFTBRDe&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

No luck with any ADF 🤔

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No luck with any ADF 🤔

IDMCA
https://www.ardent-tool.com/utils/idmca.html

Run it and report the adapter's POSID.

Either the POSID is correct [and the ADF is duffed], the POSID is wrong [adapter issues?] or space aliens have turbo-dorked your adapter.
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Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> wrote:

No luck with any ADF 🤔

IDMCA
https://www.ardent-tool.com/utils/idmca.html

Run it and report the adapter's POSID.

Either the POSID is correct [and the ADF is duffed], the POSID is wrong [adapter issues?] or space aliens have turbo-dorked your adapter.

And the POSID winner is…….0611

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Alex <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Louis Ohland <ohland@charter.net> wrote:

No luck with any ADF 🤔

IDMCA
https://www.ardent-tool.com/utils/idmca.html

Run it and report the adapter's POSID.

Either the POSID is correct [and the ADF is duffed], the POSID is wrong
[adapter issues?] or space aliens have turbo-dorked your adapter.

And the POSID winner is…….0611

Oops sorry the real winner is…8044

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Entirely possumble that the ADF is truncated. Until we get actual files,
we have nothing...

Oops sorry the real winner is…8044

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