Re: "Commodore 64 Prototype Project"

From: Jim Brain <brain_at_jbrain.com>
Date: Sun, 06 May 2012 00:55:47 -0500
Message-ID: <4FA61263.5020805@jbrain.com>
On 5/5/2012 9:27 PM, Robin Harbron wrote:
> Anyone know what this strange item is?  
> http://www.ebay.ca/itm/270963998077
>
> From the item description:
>
> "This unit was great found in Mountain View (Silicon Valley, CA) 
> approx over 15 years.
>
> The retired Commodore Engineer told us that this system was use for 
> the project of Commodore back years.
>
> Other than that we have lack of info about what the project it had 
> used for, may be some Commodore collectors know about it."
>
> It has a Rev. C C-64 motherboard so it's clearly not a C-64 prototype :)
>
> Robin.
>
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  * Interesting that it's "Symwar" on the KERNAL IC, and SYMAR on the
    daughtercard 2732
  * The 26 ICs confuses me.  I was guessing DRAM, but 26 seems an
    interesting number (256kb *4 * 26 = 3.4MB)
  * 2 6551s and associated drivers are onboard.  That will potentially
    make it hard to determine use, as it no doubt integrated with a dual
    UART type device (or two devices)

Jim



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