Hi! On Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 12:08:49PM +0100, Michał Pleban wrote: > I don't have a main unit, but what I do have is the remnant 8296D case > which is identical than in 7x0. And I know a guy in Germany who is > selling 7x0 mainboards, but without chips. So you could supply chips on > your own (maybe from your spare 6x0 board) and you would be good to go! I have a 8296-D but it's complete and I would hate the idea of cannibalizing it just for the case. The chips for the mainboard wouldn't be the problem, but then I'm in a similar situation than several years ago: I kept the 710 without the keyboard and power supply for years until I decided that I need the space for something else. As soon as I gave it away, I got a keyboard (without a 7x0 attached :-), and even some time later I got a pack with power supplies. Some of them were used as replacements for 5x0 machines. It's ridiculous. I've owned and worked with several 6x0 machines since more than 25 years, but never a working 7x0. BTW: Do the US B256s have the same switching power supplies like the P500? I've seen two of these power supplies. One was already dead when I got it, the second one broke down after a few weeks of use. Either they're bad quality or they don't cope very well when switched to 240V. My other machines had linear power supplies which generate more heat, but I've never seen one go bust. Regards Uz -- Ullrich von Bassewitz uz@musoftware.de Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2011-01-02 17:00:03
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