WE32100 (was: Re: What's your coolest ISA card?)

From: joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Sun Aug 12 07:16:30 2001

At 11:09 PM 8/11/01 -0500, Brian wrote:
>In message <5.1.0.14.1.20010811170740.00ac5c60_at_mailhost.intellistar.net>,
>joe w
>rites:
> >At 10:51 PM 8/10/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >>In message <898.623T1600T2555249optimus_at_canit.se>, "Iggy Drougge" writes:
> >> >What is the 3B1 based on, then?
> >>
> >>68010 with a custom paged MMU. In a slightly different configuration,
> >>the 3b1 was also known as the 7300.
> >
> > It was also known as the Unix PC". AFIK the only difference between
> >the 7300 and 3B1 was the larger capacity hard drive. The larger drive was a
> >full height model so the top case cover was replaced with one that had a
> >hump in it. Many of the 7300s were modified after they were delivered
> >therefore many are still labeled as 7300s even though they have been
> >modifed to 3B1s.
>
>There was some debate over whether the 3b1s also had a little
>bit heaftier power supply to handle the full height drives.
>There never seemed to be a really definitive answer, but
>it seemed to me that it was the same capacity, but had a
>different connection to the drive.

     I think you're right. However I think a lot of 7300 also got
retrofitted with the beefier supply. I *think* there was also an improved
fan that was released at about the time. But I don't remembef if it was
part of the modified PS or if it was a separate mod. The old fans were
notorious for stopping and allowing the system to overheat and burn itself up.

     Joe
Received on Sun Aug 12 2001 - 07:16:30 BST