Re: Prototype my eye

["Silicon Sam" <SiliconSam@gmail.com>]

mdj wrote:
> Scott Alfter wrote:
>
> > It's also somewhat odd that a pair of Disk IIs would've been used with a
> > platinum IIe, but maybe the builder made that choice because Disk IIs
> > would've been easier to build into this type of case (there's no front
> > faceplate as such on newer drives, so some additional fabrication would've
> > been needed).
>
> That's not a platinum IIe. The keyboard is from the second-generation
> biege IIe, and the motherboard is a pre-platinum European PAL
> motherboard. How can I tell? The auxiliary slot is in line with slot 3,
> and it has PAL written on it.
>
> Platinum boards are most easily distinguished by the use of 64x4 DRAM
> chips instead of 64x1 (meaning there is only two DRAMS on the board
> instead of 8)
>
> European platinum boards still contain the auxiliary slot inline with
> slot 3, but do not support PAL video output.
>
> I imagine whoever constructed this thing used a Euro board to make it
> look more 'prototypy' compared to US native IIe's
>
> Matt

  Also notice that the Disk ]['s have different speed controller
boards.  One is Shugart, the other Alps.  Not even an Apple disk
contoller too.   The keyboard does look a little light colored to be
beige.  And it has the 110/220V power supply as well.

Raymond