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- From: tgreen@iastate.edu (Todd Greenfield)
- Subject: 800xl pbi on 1200xl (was Re: New Address...)
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <Dec16.054337.48996@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> <1992Dec16.171734.23386@mtu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:54:05 GMT
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- In <1992Dec16.171734.23386@mtu.edu> jjmcwill@next3 (Jeffrey J. McWilliams) writes:
-
- >In article <Dec16.054337.48996@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
- >spatton@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Samuel Patton) writes:
- >>
- >> I have been seriously considering the purchase of an 800XL to get the
- >> Parallel Bus. Anyone selling a bare 800XL board that I could put in
- >> a PC case????
-
- >Actually, once you've done the 800XL OS ROM upgrade to your 800XL, it isn't
- >much work to add a Parallel BUS. The only problem is, you won't end up
- >with a 50 conductor card edge connector, you would use a header connector
- >or something like that instead, so a Black Box cable would need a IDC PIN
- >connector crimped onto the end, next to the 50 cond. edge card connector
- >that comes with it. The 1200XL motherboard is the same size as the 800XL
- >motherboard, I just found that out last night. I was making measurements
- >for installing a XF551 3.5" drive and controller inside my 1200XL, and
- >had the mother board out, and compared it with my topless 800XL.
- >The 1200XL is bigger
- >because the first several inches at the front of the computer
- >are empty space, the top cover comes down really low here.
-
- just FYI: radio shack sells a 72 pin edge connector prototype
- board which can easily be cut down to 50 pins, so you could have the
- same connection as the 800xl. this board also works well for
- connecting to the 130xe version of the pbi - just need to add
- a connector for cartridges.
-
- Todd
- --
- Todd Greenfield
- tgreen@iastate.edu
-