Question about the IBM PC 5150 system start

[Kelo]

Hello Friends

I've got an IBM PC 5150. The machine has the 256 kB board with memory card and a total of 512 kB ROM, 2 full-heigh floppyes, a monochrome video card with monochrome monitor (IBM 5151) and of course no hard disk.

The computer works fine and the PC-Diagnostic 2.02 don't report any faults.

But, while booting there is no memory-count-up. There is only a blinking underline while the computer is booting.

My Question: Is it normal for the IBM 5150 PC not counting-up the memory on system start or is it a fault?
Btw: My IBM XT 5160 is counting-up the memory.

Thanks for helping and greetz from Switzerland.

Kelo

[Terry Yager]

Yes, the blinking cursor is the normal start-up display for the 5150. The memory count came in later models.

--T

[Kelo]

@Terry

:lol: Thanks a lot for the fast response. My 5150 also seems to be in excellent condition. :lol:

Greetz
Kelo