[OT] Waddizzit??

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sat Jun 22 22:47:33 2002

it's a half-length ISA card, that's half the height of the "normal" ISA card,
i.e. it's about 1.3" tall, above the edge connector, and the thing has two
IC's, one of which is a Cypres 7C185-25, which is an 8KB SRAM, and the other
is a 100-pin PQFP (20x30) on ~.5mm pin-pitch, stock-numbered 360357-00RevA,
and a bunch of diodes, a Mosfet, and a bunch of passives. As I mentioned
before, a Mac serial port cable plugs into the mini-din, but a PS/2 mouse does
not.

I did find that my old Logitech hand-scanner plugs into the board.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Waddizzit??


> On Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> > I just picked up a PC at the local thrift store. It has a board
> > that's a half-height ISA card with the designation SCB5 Junior. It's
> > got a mini-din at the backpanel, though it's definitely not the keyed
> > sort used by a mouse or keyboard. I've got to admit, I'm puzzled.
>
> Do you mean half-height? or half length?
> Is there any circuitry or chips on the board?
>
> That might help to narrow the choices
> bus mouse
> scanner (particularly hand scanner)
> graphics tablet
> camera
> sound
> . . .
>
> > The PC, BTW, was a 150 MHz Packard Bell "Platinum" with a 5 GB WD
> > drive and a 56x CDROM, along with the "usual" sound and modem boards
> > and the usual built-ins. It had no keyboard or mouse, and therefore
> > cost only $1.99. I've already established that the drives work, and
> > the machine, which has 48MB of 72-pin DRAM, also seems to run without
> > a hitch. Unfortunately, the OS will have to be reinstalled, since it
> > was passworded.
>
> WHICH OS?
> NT has real passwords, but is probably crackable.
> 9x passwords are NOT even intended to keep you out, and you can create a
> new "login" without having to crack the old one.
> What kind of partition does it have?
>
>
Received on Sat Jun 22 2002 - 22:47:33 BST