Re: C128D

Hello Bil,

Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 3:07:23 PM, you wrote:

> Was a European C128D a standard main PCB with the A10 wire near the front
> of the PCB?

Yes. The only difference I can surmise between the 128 and 128D
boards, is the population of the connectors for the floppy drive
controller on the mainboard - on the straight 128 boards I've seen,
there are just the solder pads.

Julian


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-cbm-hackers@musoftware.de
> [mailto:owner-cbm-hackers@musoftware.de] On Behalf Of Jim Brain
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 10:51 PM
> To: cbm-hackers@musoftware.de
> Subject: Re: C128D

> On 11/26/2013 9:45 PM, Steve Gray wrote:
>> Yup, it looks like the european c128d. It's a cool design. To me it
> seems to make more sense than a single pcb that combined computer and
> drive. I bet the plastic 128d would be easier to maintain/fix.
> For Bil's benefit:

> I concur.  The cost reduced 1571, with it's limited 6526 replacement and
> special drive ROM was not welcome.

> Jim

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 Julian                            mailto:jp@digitaltapestries.com


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