Picked up another truckload! Take a look?

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Wed Mar 4 23:27:36 1998

At 06:17 PM 3/4/98 +0000, you wrote:
>> Sam Ismail wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > This is indeed for the Apple. It connects to a socket inside the case in
>> > the upper-righthand area of the motherboard (with the keyboard facing
>> > you). It is probably the highest (or one of the highest) quailty
>> > joysticks ever to be made for the Apple. A true classic.
>>
>> These could also be used on the Sanyo MBC-55x series PC "compatible" as
it also
>> used the Apple socket type joystick.
>
>Oh really? That is weird. :) I used to have *3* MBC 555 w/o HDC,
>just basic 2 180K drives and maxed out one or two to 256k and played
>with them until it blew up. Do you have more info about these MBC
>555's and I'm bit puzzled by everyone's comments about quality, Sanyo
>made those boxes that IBM put to shame in quality overall in their PC
>and XT boxes.
>
>The power supplies is oh goody old fashioned linear type not switcher
>and all bare. The fan is ball bearing type and very SILENT, I still
>have this fan.

   The power suppply was also so weak that it died if you stuck a 8087 in
the machine. I used to have to unplug one of my floppy drives in order to
use the 8087.

   Joe
Received on Wed Mar 04 1998 - 23:27:36 GMT