Wow, pictures please !!!!!! Steve >________________________________ > From: Michał Pleban <lists@michau.name> >To: "cbm-hackers@musoftware.de" <cbm-hackers@musoftware.de> >Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 12:23:45 PM >Subject: Strange CBM710 with 3.5" drive > > >Hello! > >Today I picked up a strange CBM710 machine from eBay. Unfortunately it >does not power on, but here's what I found: > >* There is a DIN5 socket at the back. It is wired to the User Port by >two wires. It's not an IEC port (different pinout, too little wires). > >* There is an unknown adapter on the expansion port. It is wired to the >video connector so I assume it's some kind of graphic adapter. There is >an array of TTL glue logic there and one 40pin chip which has a big >radiator glued on - I cannot unglue it so I don't know what chip this >is. On the board are markings "GDP 64K" and "Elektronikladen 4930 >Detmeld 18". There are many manually resoldered wires on the board, one >chip is even piggybacked on another. > >And, the most strange of all... > >* There is another board on the second expansion port, with an EPROM and >SAB2793B chip, and attached to it is... a 3.5" floppy drive!!! It is >mounted at the front, through a hole cut crudely through the front panel. > >As I said, it does not power up so I cannot test anything, so I'd >appreciate any input on what these might be? > >Regards, >Michau. > > > Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list > > > Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2013-06-13 18:01:28
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