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Re: Sorry - More Unknown ][ Cards!
Hi, may I just pick the brains of any ][ hardware guru's for a moment?
>
> I have three cards that I would like identifying:
>
> "Mountain Computer MULTIFUNCTION (C) 1981" with a 13-pin and 10-pin header
> socket. Multi I/O card? Anyone have the pin-outs?
>
My *guess* is it's either a serial/parallel card, or perhaps an
Analog/Digital converter. . .
> "Stellation Two ==/ The Mill (C) 1980" - a really wierd looking card with
> a switch on it, hand labelled PACAL / OS9.
>
That's a 6809 co-processor card, you used that to run OS-9 (operating
system) programs. (OS-9 was real popular with 6809-based systems
such as the Tandy Color Computer). Without the software to run OS-9,
probably not horribly useful. .. .
> "Microsoft (c) 1980" - A small card with some memory chips and a Z80 on
> it.
>
Looks like a CP/M card to me . . .Again, needs special software,
although
boot disks should be *much* easier to get for the CP/M card, than for
the OS-9 card described above.