On Dec 5, 10:26, Philip Pemberton wrote:
> That's great. Unfortunately the CPU (a NEC D780C) died this morning while
I
> was re-tuning the modulator (modulator was set too close to Channel 5).
> Sooo... Does anyone have a spare D780C or am I going to have to pull
apart my
> Toshiba HX-10 (MSX) and, er... "borrow" the CPU?
> Alternatively a ZiLOG Z80 would be fine. The original CPU has a 1984 date
> code, but it's in a socket so I guess it's been replaced already. A
> replacement from 1982-1986 would be nice (82xx to 86xx date code), but
not
> essential.
I have a spare D780C with a 1983 date code. Mail me off-list if you want
it.
I think the original may have been socketed. It was common to socket
thingss like MPUs, ROMs, etc, in those days, but the 1984 date code sounds
late -- I think the Ace came out in 1982.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Thu Dec 05 2002 - 13:03:01 GMT