Re: Lucky IIgs find at Computer Fair

["Mark Cummings" <figjams@primus.com.au>]

>Looks like AE started with ZIP DRAM (24x 256k x1 bit), switched to 6x 256k
x4
>DIP RAM on the daughterboard and then revised the main board to eliminate
the
>daughter board.

cool, looks like I have the most recent version then.

> I will have to locate the version letter on my board.

my REV # is etched or printed (?) near the wording "Little Blue <something>"
at the front of the board on the component side.

>I assume that the empty 40 pin socket is for an 8087 math co-pro? Does an
>Intel 8087 work or do I need an NEC part to match the V30 processor?

Yes, I think so, have to check my notes in the Apple jungle downstairs, and
if you find a source I wouldn't mind one myself. I think you need a
i8087-10. I have a 80287-10 but the pinout is not even close when I looked
into it a month ago.
Mitchell Spector has all the good info and a manual. There is a bios setup
which you can access with appropriate keypress (forgotten off hand, but
written down in my jungle) There is a web site with some handy info at:

http://osites.tripod.com/transport.html

>No, I did not get any manuals. Are PCT driver disks available on line?

see above site for some driver d/l.

>What about manuals and other info? So far I have only identified
>2 of the connectors on the PCT - the disk and video ports.

the above site has more info on the connectors.

>So far the //gs seems to work. I have not tested the High Speed SCSI card 
>or the PCT.

The HS SCSI card is easier to test, all you need is an external SCSI drive,
pretty easy to come by, ex-Mac, and ADU (in System 6.0.1) or Apple HS SCSI
Utilities to format/partition it.

Mark