Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this video I show off the breakout board that allows me to get monochrome video from the Convergent NGEN computer and display it on an IBM 5151 monitor. It took a little bit of hacking since the Convergent isn't designed to work with the 5151 (wrong frequency, wrong vertical sync polarity) but I got it working. I then go on to run the B26 diagnostics and install BTOS. For more vintage computer stuff, see smbaker.com
In this video I show off the breakout board that allows me to get monochrome video from the Convergent NGEN computer and display it on an IBM 5151 monitor. It took a little bit of hacking since the Convergent isn't designed to work with the 5151 (wrong frequency, wrong vertical sync polarity) but I got it working. I then go on to run the B26 diagnostics and install BTOS. For more vintage computer stuff, see smbaker.com
