On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Alberto Rubinelli - A2 Sistemi wrote:
> > My bet is that it is a video card for a Compaq (Portable 2) and that the
> > round connector is a power plug.
Those usually say Compaq in multiple places on them.
This says "ICL"
Why does it say "Barcode"? The last handheld barcode scanner that I had
had a DE9 connector.
> The 15 pin high density connector, like vga is not near rf filter or video
> dac components. I'm not sure this is a vga out.
> The original video board of the Portable II (my machine) is like this :
> http://www.retrocomputing.net/parts/compaq/portable2/compaq_01.jpg
You have the CGA board. (RCA, DE9, 4 pin Berg(for RF mod))
There was also an optional EGA board. (YES, the
internal monitor IS capable of 640 x 350)
Both of those were recognizable by the dual row header connector
near the middle of the board that the internal monitor connected to.
Also, MOST of them had one extra bend at the top of the bracket (there is
a Compaq CGA board on the front cover of most of the early editions of
Mueller)
And ATI made a Compaq EGA.
I've never [knowingly] seen a Compaq VGA from the "Portable" days.
Received on Thu Aug 14 2003 - 13:33:00 BST
