# 8088 BIOS: disassembling Tandy and IBM PC firmware images

> This repository disassembles BIOS images from 8088 machines: the Tandy 1000, Tandy 1000A, Tandy 1000 HX, IBM PCjr, and IBM PC 5150. The README says the original images are in roms/ and the disassembly is in the subfolders, made with IDA Pro freeware.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Binary
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/ricardoquesada/bios-8088>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/ricardoquesada/bios-8088/blob/6dc405d3db57b9bb7042aabdd2428400195d3547/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/bios-8088/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/bios-8088/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/bios-8088/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- The README names no license or a build command.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/ricardoquesada/bios-8088/blob/6dc405d3db57b9bb7042aabdd2428400195d3547/README.md>

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