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Re: Microsoft Premium Softcard //e doesn't fit in my Apple //e!



"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message 
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> Alex Freed <alex_news@alexfreed.com> wrote:
>> On 2/22/2013 11:11 AM, Sean Fahey wrote:
>>> On Thursday, February 21, 2013 5:19:17 PM UTC-6, Steven Hirsch wrote:
>>>
>>>> As to whether we can Alex into offering another run of the Z80 boards - 
>>>> who
>>>> knows?  Doesn't hurt to ask (he reads this group periodically).
>>>
>>> If I could get the uber-super version of the card like what you have,
>>> I'd commit to 2 more.
>>>
>>
>> I do read this group from time to time. :)
>> I think my PCPI clone wasn't bad at all - they all worked fine AFAIK and
>> with 20 MHz Z80 CPUs were 10 times faster than the SoftCard from MS.
>>
>> The problem with the manufacturing is that I have no desire to hand
>> assemble them and volume is way too low for a factory run. If there is
>> enough interest to justify say 20 more cards I can order a run of the
>> PCBs, but those will be strictly do your own assembly kits.
>>
>> -Alex.
>
> Surface mount or through-hole?
>
> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon

It appears to be all through-hole to me.

http://alexfreed.com/FPGApple/Applicard.html

Bill Garber
http://www.sepa-electronics.com