Re: Look at my hardware (see pic.)

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

"Thomas Haenselmann" <haensel@okay.net> writes ...
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> 
> it's Thomas again. I wrote you a message a few days ago that I bought an
> apple IIe but don't have an OS for it. Well, I still don't have one but
> today I found an old apple on the side of a road (honest).
> 
> After having cleaned the computer it looked like it came right out of the
> box. It seems to work, at least the startup screen shows up. There are
> several cards inside but I don't have any idea what they are for. Can
> someone have a look at the JPG-Pic and tell me?
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     I guess buying the IIe jiggled some transdimensional portal-- now, you'll
find Apple II's all over the place.

     None of the cards is familiar to me; but, there are some indications of
function here and there:

Card 1 looks like a parallel printer interface

Card 2 seems to have 64k of RAM and the metal box looks like RF stuff-- perhaps
it is an 80-col card with an RF output built in to connect to a TV's VHF
antenna input.

Card 3 seems to have some sort of 'heavy duty' IC in the upper right-- like a
voltage regulator, solid state relay, or audio amplifier module. If the cable
comes out to just 2-4 contacts or leads, I'd guess an audio output card. If
it's a 9-pin Dsub type female connector, a fair guess would be a mouse card.
Knowing the type of the 40-pin IC could help.

Card 4 must be a disk controller card since it goes to the 5.25" drive. (The
blue ribbon cable looks awfully wide for an Apple 5.25" drive.)


     Anyway, nice pictures. It looks like you found some pretty neat stuff!



Rubywand