Re: Secret Weapons of Commodore 13th edition

From: B. Degnan (billdeg_at_degnanco.com)
Date: 2007-07-08 17:25:38

At 03:32 AM 7/8/2007 +0200, you wrote:
>On Mon 02 Jul 2007 at 20:00:50 -0400, B. Degnan wrote:
> > Note the IEEE connector on the inside of the "Malvern" 8296
> > http://www.vintagecomputer.net/commodore/Malvern_8296/P1010132.JPG
>
>I have a "normal" 8296-D, and that connector and the coiled cable look
>exactly like my keyboard connector and cable (same as with the other
>models in the rounded case). That connector is a normal D-type
>connector, not an IEEE one (which looks much like a Centronics
>connector, as in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE-488, which always
>were terribly expensive)

I am in error.  The IEEE cable is in the back, the picture you're 
referencing above IS the keyboard cable and connector.  oops.  There is a 
little patch cable from the board's IEEE port to the external case, but I 
don't have a picture.

Bill D


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