What is it ?

From: bill claussen <elecdata_at_kcinter.net>
Date: Wed Nov 22 08:46:59 2000

Hi Lawrence,

What was model of the Zenith Computer? I have the complete set of Service
Manuals for the early Zenith Computers.

Bill
Elecdata1

Lawrence Walker wrote:

> > > I have a short 8-bit card with a strange mouse socket. It could be
> > > a Zenith card as I found it in an old Zenith PC case piled up inside
> > > with other cards which obviously didn't belong to the Zenith.
> > > It has a DE9 monitor connection with a mono/color switch below it
> > > and a port labelled "mouse" below that. It is a DIN with 9 staggered
> > > holes but smaller than your standard k-b socket and larger than a
> > > PS/2 or Mac one. Internally it has 2 game and one light-pen
> > > connectors. It's most significant chip is a 100pin surface mounted
> > > 6612. The only removable chip is labelled AM2764ADC, and 838AE9G.
> > > Most of the other chips are logoed GS. There is a # written with
> > > marker pen S88101035. Did Zenith have a proprietory mouse at some
> > > point or is this another beast entirely. I notice that most of the
> > > GS low-powered Shotsky chips are labelled some multiple of H eg:
> > > H10, H18, H38 etc. which makes me think Zenith/Heath.
> >
> > puting a (bus)mouse and a EGA/VGA on one board sounds a
> > lot like ATI - just they clearly marked all boards with
> > their logo :(
> >
> > No idea.
> >
> > Sorry
> > H.
> >
> Yeah usually ATI clearly identifies itself. The thing about this board
> that intrigues me is the mouse socket. It's like a slightly larger Mac
> or PS/2 socket. Are there many other unusual mouse plugs. For
> example I've never seen a Sun mouse but imagine it's similiar to
> Mac or Next plugs. Possibly I'm knowledge-deficient when it
> comes meeses :^} Curses on proprietory mfg.
>
> ciao larry
>
> Reply to:
> lgwalker_at_look.ca
Received on Wed Nov 22 2000 - 08:46:59 GMT