VECTOR 4/8086 - Boot Rom Quick ReferenceFrom Inside a Vector Graphic SX/5000 (Vector 4/8086 variant)

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Open in radare2

radare2 -a z80 -b 8 -m 0x0000 V2_AC_Interleaved_XHE_XHO.bin
Seek What
s 0 Jump table
s 0x36 Cold boot
s 0x14f Main menu
s 0x1b2 Continuous test (menu T)
s 0x1d2 System test suite
s 0x1000 Floppy load
s 0x1066 Winchester load (menu W)
s 0x1072 Winchester helper (auto-boot)
s 0x10b8 Type 21h SYSTEM FILE
s 0x13a9 Handoff setup → JP FF4C
s 0x573 Stub source (copied to 674C)

Key addresses

Addr Symbol
0000 Reset → JP 0036
014F Main menu
07F4 Key table F/T/W
01B2 Continuous test loop (T)
01D2 System test suite
01F7 PROM checksum test
0211 Keyboard test
0244 Disk controller test
026D Memory/screen test
1000 Floppy load
1066 Winchester menu entry → 1072JP 2400
1072 Winchester helper (unit 0, also auto-boot)
10B8 Type 21h path
11EE Next dirent
1231 Next file sector
1272 Alloc map decode
13A9 Handoff setup → JP FF4C
0573/674C Z80 stub (OUT 02, map, JP 0)
67E0 OS param block / 8086 EA trampoline
1434 Geometry+restore
14A8 Read sectors
155D HW errors
11C0 Sys errors
1600 Select unit
2400 SYSTEM header buffer
2600 Alloc map buffer
FF4C Type21 transfer

Decision: floppy vs SYSTEM FILE

read LBA0 → 2400
(2402)==02 && (2442)&C0==80
if (2442)&3F == 21 → full file load → JP FF4C
else if (2400)!=0 → JP 2400
else error

Decision: Winchester

unit 0, read LBA0 → 2400 via 1638
(2402)==02 else error #2
(240B)==(09AA) else error #5
CALL 1434 A=0 (geometry from header)
JP 2400   ; always (no type 21h branch)

Dual-CPU summary: Z80 and Intel 8086

Item Detail
8086 code in boot ROM? No
Z80 transfer (type21) JP FF4C after mapper rebuild
8086 trampoline EA + off/seg at 67F0 (from SYSTEM file)
Release port candidate OUT (02),01 in stub @0573/674C only
Stub run by 13A9? No — copied only; OS may call later

See Dual-CPU architecture.

Documentation map

See Documentation index.

If anyone has additional information, manuals, schematics, or software for this Vector 4/8086 CPU variant (Vector Graphic SX/5000), please contact me.

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Document generated: July 31,2026
Updated: July 31, 2026