Hi Dick,
If you do manage to locate the information on that daughterboard, I would
be interested in a copy.
--tnx
--tom
At 08:17 AM 3/16/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Speaking of the Xerox 820 ... I've got a little daughterboard that was
made by
>a local company, the purpose of which was to introduce a 179x where the 1771
>lives. With the addition of some software I don't have, it makes the thing
>double-density (MFM) capable. It even has a wire with an "EZ-Hook" for
>attaching to a parallel port bit, though I don't know which one. <sigh>
>
>With less than a week's effort, I could find this thing, but it would take a
>concentrated effort of a month or so to find the one-sheet document that went
>with it.
>
>Dick
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Robertson" <steven_j_robertson_at_hotmail.com>
>To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 7:57 AM
>Subject: RE: Z80 BigBoard ID Needed
>
>
>> I have an 820 I'll let go reasonably. Shipping will be a bit of a PITA.
>>
>> Where are you located?
>>
>> SteveRob
>>
>> >From: Tom Uban <uban_at_ubanproductions.com>
>> >Reply-To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>> >To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>> >Subject: RE: Z80 BigBoard ID Needed
>> >Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 08:34:35 -0600
>> >
>> >BTW, I am interested in either a z80 big board or a xerox 820 if
>> >anyone has one they want to find a new home for...
>> >
>> >--tom
>> >
>> >At 09:03 AM 3/16/02 -0500, you wrote:
>> > >> At 10:03 PM 3/15/02 -0600, you wrote:
>> > >> >I've got what I was told is a BigBoard. Can someone check
>> > >> >out the picture at:
>> > >> >
>> > >> >http://www.dittman.net/z80.jpg
>> > >> >
>> > >> >and see if you recognize it?
>> > >>
>> > >> That is a Xerox 820, which is the same schematically as a z80 big
>> >board.
>> > >> The big board was a different form factor (the same size as an 8"
>> >floppy
>> > >> drive) and was usually a kit.
>> > >
>> > >If California Digital is still in business, I believe the
>> > >boxed CP/M they were (are?) selling is for the Xerox 820...
>> > >
>> > >If gone now, I have a copy...
>> > >
>> > >-dq
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>>
>>
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