Bad Feelings...

From: A.R. Duell <ard12_at_eng.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Mon Jun 23 09:08:59 1997

[Disk II]
> Blasphemer! No really though, if you must call the Disk ][ controller a

:-)

> kludge, at least qualify it by calling it a beautiful kludge, which it is.

Well, I'll agree it's a minimalist design. Beauty, however, is in the eye
of the beholder.

> Tony, any information you can e-mail me or send me concerning the
> Sorcerer would be appreciated. I need information about the power
> requirements, plus just general information such as how much RAM it came
> with, processor type, built-in languages, etc. Thanks.

I thought the Sorceror had an internal mains PSU and you just plugged it
in. I will check before you apply 110V (or 240V) to the 5V line, though.

The processor was a Z80.

The only built-in 'language' was a machine code monitor. Basic and other
software - I have a text editor/word processor somewhere - were in ROM
cartridges that plugged into the side of the machine. These cartridges
were, in fact 8-track tape cases with a little PCB inside them.

> Sam


--
-tony
ard12_at_eng.cam.ac.uk
The gates in my computer are AND,OR and NOT, not Bill
Received on Mon Jun 23 1997 - 09:08:59 BST

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