TV cards/WOZ disks

From: Adrian Graham <agraham_at_ccat.co.uk>
Date: Fri Dec 15 04:51:02 2000

> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 09:20:43 -0800 (PST)
> From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre_at_stockholm.ptloma.edu>
> Subject: Re: TV Tuner cards (on topic, honest :)
>
> You probably have a PeeCee, but I bought a Formac PCI tuner
> card for my
> PowerMac. After I had a mild brain fart getting the RF input

I wish I had the cash to buy a PowerMac! Believe it or not our little one
uses a Color Classic at school so she's right into Apples ATM :) She's only
4 1/2 but had no bother navigating her way round a Performer 475 last
weekend!

>
> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 12:06:44 -0700 (MST)
> From: Jim Strickland <jim_at_calico.litterbox.com>
> Subject: Re: GS disks an' that.
>
> The easiest (and IMHO best) solution to this problem is to go
> to www.allelec.com
> and for $69 purchase the focusdrive IIgs, which has system
> 6.0.1 already
> on it. These drives are great. You'll need at least a 4 mb
> memory expander
> to run it though.

Ah, but that's money :) I'd rather spend the cash on saving more machines
from the skip......

> > I've got a spare Amiga -> CVBS cable if needs be......
>
> What does this do? Perhaps we could trade amiga hardware for
> GS hardware?

It's the official C= D23 to red/white/yellow RCA type connectors to plug
into a 1084 monitor or any CVBS supporting monitor like the Philips CM8833.

> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 14:21:00 -0500
> From: THETechnoid_at_home.com
> Subject: Re: TV Tuner cards (on topic, honest :)
>
> My friend Mark of Skyforward Productions uses a Mirrovideo dc30 series
> card that does both video standards. I think it might also do
> PAL/M and
> Secam. You will have to research the newer-model cards as his is no
> longer made.

thanks! I'll do a swift google search and see what I turn up.


> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:21:27 -0500
> From: Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: TV Tuner cards (on topic, honest :)
>
> For an older PC using PCI slots for the video card, the Real
> 3D Starfighter had a version that had both inputs and outputs that
> could work with both PAL and NTSC. It's a 3D card based on the i860
> and it has 16meg of RAM onboard. I used to see these on eBay quite a
> bit.

'Tis a pity my primary card is a AGP Nvidia GeForce 2......thanks anyway.

> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 23:59:42 +0100 (CET)
> From: kees.stravers_at_iae.nl
> Subject: Re: TV Tuner cards (Correction)
>
> The Matrox Marvel G400-TV can record and playback in both PAL
> and NTSC.
> Kees.

Can it? I didn't know that......I might be able to get one of these locally.

> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:57:27 -0800
> From: "Henry Broekhuyse" <broekh_at_interchange.ubc.ca>
> Subject: RE: GS disks an' that.
>
> The original posting on this topic was from someone with an
> original "Woz" GS. Many "Woz" GSs were of the "ROM 00" type (the later
> versions were ROM 01 and ROM 03). Apparently all versions of GS/OS require
a
> minimum version of ROM 01.

Actually, mine isn't an original "Woz edition" per se. It's a normal GS
that's been signed by the man himself and dedicated to the previous owner
underneath the hood ("Richard, love a bug" it says - the previous owner was
the man behind the Apple Retrospective website and he has a thing about VW
beetles). I was looking at it last week trying to find out what version ROM
it has and I drew a blank.

I'll check the FAQ, but I think the core thing I must do is get a 3.5"
floppy that will actually work.

> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 17:32:53 +0000
> From: Jim Arnott <jrasite_at_eoni.com>
> Subject: Re: GS disks an' that.
>
> WHile we're on the subject of GS's... The local thrift store has a
> complete IIgs system (CPU, monitor, external 3.5" drive, Imagewriter
> II, cables, power supplies, software) that they're asking $25 for.
> Anyone interested? Claim that it fires up just fine. (shipping would
> be from 97883)

And therefore too expensive to get to the UK. I don't suppose you could just
buy the floppy drive for me could you? :o))

cheers folks

adrian/witchy
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the Online Computer Museum
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