Retrograde Station >> IBM PCjr Cartridge Dumps & PCjr only software

 

Cartridge Basic by Microsoft
Replaces the Cassette ROM Basic. Loads at E800:0.
Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image (32 kb)

 

Crossfire by Sierra On-line
Interesting info about game will be added here (at some future date)... Loads at E000:0.
Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image (8 kb)
Download DOS conversion (6 kb)
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Exploring the IBM PCjr v1.1 by Digital Learning Systems & IBM
Download boot image (70 kb)

 

IBM PCjr System BIOS
This is a dump of the original system BIOS of the IBM PCjr. Located at F000:0, just like on all PCs.
Download System BIOS (49 kb)

 

IBM PCjx System BIOS
This is a dump of the original system BIOS of the IBM PCjx. After the PCjr failed in USA, IBM released the PCjx in Japan and Australia, but it failed as miserably as the PCjr did. Instead of the 360KB diskdrive of the PCjr, the PCjx had 2 3,5" 720KB disk drives as well as other improvements over the PCjr. The BIOS is located at F000:0, just like on all PCs.
Download System BIOS (48 kb)

 

IBM PCjr Colorpaint by IBM & Marek and Rafal Krepec Inc
Loads at E000:0.
Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image (64 kb)

 

King's Quest 1 PCjr by Sierra On-line
The original release of this classic. Originally released as a demonstration for the IBM PCjr, to help out its poor sales. However, the game didn't sell all that well, and was later release first for Tandy 1000, which featured the same 16 color graphics, and 3 voice sound as the PCjr, and then later for the PC as well. For the PC, it only has CGA graphics (the only one available at the time), but it gives 16 colors in composite mode.
Download boot image (196 kb)
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Lotus 1-2-3 by Lotus Development Corp.
First cartridge loads at D000:0 and the second at E000:0.

Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image 1 (64 kb)

Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image 2 (64 kb)

 

Mineshaft by Sierra
Interesting info about game will be added here (at some future date)... Loads at E600:0.
Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image (8 kb)
Download DOS conversion (5 kb)
Mobygames game rap sheet

 

Mouser by Gebelli Software
Interesting info about game will be added here (at some future date)... Loads at E000:0.
Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image (8 kb)
Mobygames game rap sheet

 

PC ID by Racore
This cartridge will make the PCjr identify as a genuine PC. It's a byte for byte match with the original PCjr BIOS, apart from the 2 bytes at F000:FFFD. It replaces the original BIOS at F000:0.
Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image (49 kb)

 

Pitfall II by Activision
Loads at E000:0.
Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image (17 kb)
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Quick Silver by Synetics

Speeds up boot process by skipping most of the POST. Makes the machine boot in about 3 seconds. Appearantly there is some incompability in the PCjr BIOS, which prevents QuickBasic v3.00-4.50 from working properly on the PCjr. Using this ROM cartridge fixes that incompability, and is referenced by Microsoft. The cartridge replaces the original BIOS at F000:0.

Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image (49 kb)

 

RiverRaid by Activision
Loads at E000:0.
Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image (17 kb)
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ScubaVenture by Gebelli Software
Loads at E600:0.
Download .JRC PCjr cartridge image (8 kb)
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Touchdown Football by IBM
Download boot image (75 kb)
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All the JRC images are actual dumps from PCjr cartridges, and are for future use in Tand-Em. The boot images on this page will only work on real PCjr's, or in emulators that emulate PCjr, they won't work on Tandy.

If you have a working PCjr and want to dump cartridges, there is a link to the JRipCart program on the Programs page. If you have carts not listed here, feel free to send dumps of them.