Re: Two more cards to identify...help again? :-)

[Doug Browning <wpg750@mb.imag.net>]

If I remember rightly, the MECC disk created a list file of "learned" cards, which
users were encouraged to send to the creators to facillitate the creation of updated
versions.

stephen e buggie wrote:

> I have two diagnostic disks that IDENTIFY THE CARDS IN THE SLOTS.
>
> One is Apex diagnostics, the other is a MECC disk.  One of the disks will
> "learn" cards that it cannot identify, for future reference.  The other
> has a fixed list of cards.
>
> Send $3 to cover the cost of disks and postage.  (Other public domain
> diagnostics will be included in the set.)       Steve Buggie
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> DaveZinkin (davezinkin@aol.com) wrote:
> : First, thanks to everyone who responded to my first post...it's been a while
> : since I used the II on a regular basis (my first computer was an Apple II Plus)
> : and I'm a little rusty.  In the meantime, I have two more cards (actually more,
> : but three different ones)...could I impose upon all of you for more help,
> : please?
>
> : 1. Card says "Interactive Structures Inc", "PR12", "REV D" and one chip has a
> : sticker with the words "IDI2 COLOR (C)I.S. 1982 R6.0" on it.  There's a
> : connector
> : that looks like it could be for a Disk II except that it only has 16 pins.
>
> : 2. Blue card, about the size of a IIe 80-column card but with a connector that
> : goes into a regular-type slot.  (I compared the sizes.)  It says "Fourth
> : Dimension Board 2" and one chip has a gold sticker indicating "Do Not Remove".
> : There's also an empty chip socket.  (I have five of these.)
>
> : For those who wanted to buy the UDC and High-Speed SCSI cards, I'm trying to
> : find out if that's possible.  We've got a ton of Apple II stuff (43 Workstation
> : cards, among others) and I'd love to see it go to good use, but since we're a
> : school district, state rules limit what we can do with it.
>
> : Thanks again for all your help!
>
> :  -- David



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