[OT] Waddizzit??

From: Bob Lafleur <bob_lafleur_at_technologist.com>
Date: Sat Jun 22 23:20:13 2002

I have a Packard Bell Platinum that has a TV card in it. It's a P166. I
might probably have the drivers for the TV card, as I purchased the
machine NEW (gasp!) back in 1995 or 1996 or so. It still runs - my wife
uses it to surf the net and E-mail.

As for the TV card, you need to run a cable from the connector on the
back of the card to the similar connector on the video card.

   - Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Richard Erlacher
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 8:55 PM
To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: [OT] Waddizzit??


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.

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.

I snagged a similar one last week, with a 1.6GB HDD and an 8x CDROM, but
it has a TV card that I'd like to make work if it's possible. Anybody
have any experience with this Packard Bell stuff?

Dick
Received on Sat Jun 22 2002 - 23:20:13 BST